Chapter 627: Lin Mo: Bro, are you secretly signing up for New Oriental?

This way.

Lin Mo smiles and replies, "Just arrived not long ago, I'm still tidying up."

The message had just gone out a short while ago when his phone suddenly vibrated.

The incoming call display showed, to his surprise, Jiang Wen Laoge.

"Little brother! That's not enough of a hint!" As soon as the call connected, Jiang Wen's trademark booming voice erupted, "You get to Yanjing and don't say a word; if your sister‑in‑law hadn't seen your message, I'd still be in the dark!"

Lin Mo smiles and says, "Brother, I was just trying to give you a surprise!"

"Cut the act!" Jiang Wen scolds with a laugh, "Hold on, we're on our way!"

Before Lin Mo could reply, Zhou Yun's reproach came through the line, "Hey, take it easy, I haven't changed my shoes yet…" and then the call was hung up.

Re Ba walks over holding Nuan Nuan, and asks curiously, "What's up?"

"Jiang Ge and the others…" Lin Mo says with a smile, recounting the matter to Re Ba.

As a result, only a few minutes later.

The doorbell rang.

"That fast?" Re Ba blinked, got up to answer the door.

Sure enough, after opening the door, the visitors were Jiang Wen Laoge and Zhou Yun's Sister‑in‑law.

"Sister‑in‑law, you're getting more beautiful!"

Jiang Wen, seeing that Re Ba opened the door, smiled and praised her.

Re Ba smiled after hearing that, beckoning them inside, "Jiang Ge, Sister‑in‑law, long time no see!"

After entering, Jiang Wen also laughed and gave Lin Mo a hug, "Little brother, that's not fair!" but was grabbed by Zhou Yun, "Keep your voice down, don't scare the child."

Nuan Nuan, seeing someone arrive, clapped her little hands excitedly.

Jiang Wen, seeing that, instantly burst with joy, "Oh dear, my big niece, such a good memory!" As he went to pick up the child, Zhou Yun beat him to it.

"Let me hold her first; you big oaf, don't scare Nuan Nuan!" Zhou Yun gently took Nuan Nuan.

Over here, Zhou Yun sat on the sofa holding Nuan Nuan, and Re Ba hurriedly brought tea.

"Nuan Nuan's teeth have been coming in lately, right?" Zhou Yun gently pinched Nuan Nuan's chubby little face.

Re Ba smiled and nodded, "Yes, now she loves to bite things, she wants to bite everything she sees."

"Hahaha, aren't all kids like that?" Zhou Yun pulled a delicate little toy from his bag, "Here, Auntie specially brought you this gift."

Nuan Nuan saw the new toy and laughed with pure joy.

On the other side.

Jiang Wen and Lin Mo stood by the floor‑to‑ceiling window, each holding a cup of tea.

"Little brother, these consecutive animated movies of yours really make us proud," Jiang Wen said, sipping his tea, "Nezha 2 grossed 2.5 billion dollars; the Hollywood crowd must have been stunned!"

Lin Mo waved his hand, "What does that have to do with me? It's mainly Jiaozi's strength!"

"Enough!" Jiang Wen slapped Lin Mo on the shoulder, "Nowadays everyone knows that any film linked to Morning Light pulls in box office without fail." He winked, "How about this: I put your name on my next movie, and give you ten percent of the box office?"

Lin Mo smiles and teases, "Brother, stop picking on me. Your movies still need my name? Nowadays whenever a new film drops, netizens rush to watch it, fearing it might get taken down before they finish!"

"Hahaha!" Jiang Wen roared, "You kid, you're insulting me!"

Afterwards, the two talked about tomorrow's birthday banquet.

Jiang Wen pulled out his phone and flipped through the notes, "Tomorrow's birthday banquet, I haven't invited outsiders; it's just us."

He counted on his fingers, "Ge Daye will definitely come, I just spoke with Feng Dao yesterday, and Director Zhang and Director Chen have also agreed to come…"

You could say that the big shots of the Beijing circle will all be there.

After all, who would skip Jiang Wen's birthday banquet?

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, "Brother, that's a lavish lineup; all these Beijing circle folks are coming."

"Of course!" Jiang Wen said proudly, stroking his beard, "It's a 60th birthday, it has to be lively."

Evening.

Lin Mo had originally planned to take Jiang Wen Laoge, Zhou Yun's Sister‑in‑law and the others out to eat.

But Zhou Yun's Sister‑in‑law replied, everything's already at home, why go out to eat, and the house has everything.

Even Jiang Wen Laoge said it's been a long time, and he wants to show Lin Mo his cooking skills.

"Huh?"

Lin Mo and Re Ba heard Jiang Wen say he would personally cook.

Goodness, the two were stunned for a moment.

Lin Mo has known Jiang Wen for so long, yet it's his first time seeing him enter the kitchen.

"Yo, brother, are you secretly enrolling in New Oriental?" Lin Mo teased with a smile.

Jiang Wen's eyes widened, "Hey! Who do you think you're looking down on!" He rolled up his sleeves and headed to the kitchen, "Today I'll show you what Jiang's Private Cuisine really is!"

Re Ba and Lin Mo exchanged glances and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Zhou Yun laughed and explained, "You don't know, last month Ge Daye came over for dinner and claimed he'd learned two new signature dishes. Old Jiang, with his fiery temper, immediately challenged him, insisting on a cooking showdown."

Lin Mo, hearing that, laughed, "I was wondering why brother suddenly changed his ways; turns out Ge Daye's provocation did it!"

From the kitchen came Jiang Wen's resonant voice, "What do you mean 'provoked'? I'm just discovering new talent!" With a clang, something—perhaps a spatula or a kitchen knife—hit the floor.

Re Ba quickly got up, "Should I go help Jiang Ge?"

Zhou Yun waved his hand, "Let him tinker; he's been cramped lately." He lowered his voice, "He even consulted a master chef to practice his cooking."

"Really? Brother even went specifically to learn cooking?"

Re Ba, now interested, "Then today we must really taste Jiang Ge's cooking."

Zhou Yun laughed, stood, and walked toward the kitchen, "You sit down; I'll give him a hand."

Re Ba hurriedly followed, "Sister‑in‑law, let me help too."

"No need, no need," Zhou Yun waved his hand, gently pushing Re Ba back into the living room. "The kitchen is only this big, can't fit that many people. Besides, Nuan Nuan still needs someone to watch over her."

Not long after, Jiang Wen emerged from the kitchen with two plates of home-style dishes: "Come, come, come, try my specialty!"

Lin Mo leaned in for a look—one plate was tomato scrambled eggs, the other was shredded potatoes with green pepper, both the most ordinary home dishes, yet the smell was quite inviting.

"Not bad, big brother!" Lin Mo gave a thumbs-up, "This tomato scrambled eggs looks just right!"

Jiang Wen said proudly: "Of course! I strictly followed the master's steps— the eggs need to be beaten a hundred times..."

Zhou Yun emerged with a bowl of rice, laughing as he teased: "Come on, it's just tomato scrambled eggs—where does all this fuss come from~"

Re Ba picked up a chopstick of shredded potatoes, tasted it, and her eyes lit up: "Jiang Ge, you've shredded these potatoes so finely, and the heat is just right!"

Besides, just from these two dishes you can tell, Jiang Wen Laoge's cooking skills are pretty good.

Whether to say it or not.

This person, the older they get, the more competitive they become.

Jiang Wen Laoge and Ge Daye, the two of them, probably put in a lot of effort for this cooking showdown.

There are just a few of us at home, and we haven't made many dishes.

Just making do is fine; Lin Mo and Re Ba aren't picky, ordinary home dishes are enough.