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Chapter 1170 Borrowing a Book

Meanwhile, Miss Yuan followed Lin Mo upstairs, tasted the pickled vegetables he made with garlic sprouts, and her eyes lit up.

"Hmm~ This is good, this is good. Give me more, why are you being so stingy? I didn't say I wanted it all, but you should at least give me half, right?" Miss Yuan said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

This is not like Miss Yuan's style at all. Although her pickled vegetables taste very good, they are not meat after all, and Miss Yuan is a carnivore.

This dish is still somewhat inferior in taste to the one he made on Wednesday. After all, the ingredients are what they are; it's all thanks to the God of Cookery's buff.

It's nice to eat this once or twice occasionally, but after a while, no matter how good the taste is, you'll get tired of it.

"Of course, hurry up and pack me a lot. I'll keep some for myself and give the rest to my sister-in-law. She's been having some morning sickness lately and hasn't had a good appetite. This is perfect for her," Miss Yuan said with a smile, rubbing her hands together.

Lin Mo was somewhat surprised to hear this: "Wow, I didn't realize you cared so much about your sister-in-law. You always think of her when there's something good. Aren't you going to fight your brother at Xuanwu Gate? Have you forgotten about the struggle for the heir?"

"Go to hell! I look down on my brother only because he was a simp and didn't do his job properly. What does that have to do with my sister-in-law!"

"Besides, my sister-in-law is pregnant with my nephew. This kid is bound to be an outstanding person in the future. He's given me a toy, so of course I have to take him seriously!" Miss Yuan said confidently.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo rolled his eyes. This toy was very precious, especially for a little boy. If Miss Yuan were to get her hands on it, one could imagine what might happen; he might end up as a little devil.

Finally, Lin Mo packed two large lunch boxes full of the pickled vegetables he had made for Miss Yuan: "Take this much for now. If you like it, let me know later!"

Regardless of his relationship with Yuan Hua, Miss Yuan, Ms. Jiang, and Old Yuan treat him exceptionally well. It's just a little bit of pickled vegetables, nothing to mention.

It's not like he's asking me to cook for him every day; he wouldn't be stingy with a little bit of pickled vegetables.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Hurry up and take it back. I can come back tonight." After saying that, Miss Yuan grabbed the lunchbox and rushed downstairs without any hesitation.

We're all acquaintances, so there's not much to say.

After Miss Yuan left, Lin Mo opened a bottle of Coke for himself, then turned on his computer, sat on the sofa, and began revising his thesis.

There's no other way; the sooner we finish revising this, the less trouble we'll have to worry about. Even though there are still almost two weeks left, they won't submit it at the end of the month. All we have is about ten days to submit it and get it reviewed. We also need to allow a few days for those who can't get a second revision, otherwise they won't be able to participate in the defense and will have to delay their graduation.

He was already very familiar with the process of logging into the website and starting the plagiarism check, since this was their top priority right now.

Of course, the comment section of a certain Weibo influencer with the surname Zhai must be very lively right now.

But to put it another way, they weren't the most wronged generation, since this had become the norm after the first year of Tianlin.

The most wronged graduating class was the class that graduated when this incident broke out. It was a terrible experience. Everyone else could have graduated easily, but when it was their turn, the intensity suddenly increased. Who could stand that?

Soon, the living room fell silent, with only the clatter of keyboard keys remaining.

He revised and deleted the paper repeatedly, and after two hours, the progress was negligible. Revising a paper is more difficult than writing one because it involves refining and perfecting the work.

"I'm back~~ What's good to eat today?"

Just then, Liu Ruyan pushed open the door and came out. It was Friday, and even the boss was relaxed after finishing a week's work.

"It's not ready yet. What would you like to eat?" Lin Mo asked, taking a deep breath.

He lost track of time while working on the thesis.

Seeing him sitting on the sofa in front of the computer, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?" "Ah, my thesis didn't pass, so I need to revise it. I'm lowering the plagiarism rate," Lin Mo replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's normal for the first draft not to have too many plagiarisms. Everyone does. Let me see, the plagiarism rate is 40%? That's not bad. What was your plagiarism rate before?"

“Thirty-seven percent,” Lin Mo said.

Liu Ruyan:

"You're alright. Even though there weren't any results, and it even got worse with each revision, at least you've exhausted yourself, hehe!"

This was the first time she had ever seen such a reverse operation, and she could only offer an awkward word of comfort.

Lin Mo himself didn't expect that he could make things worse and worse, it was outrageous.

"Alright, never mind, we'll talk about it tomorrow. What do you want to eat? I'll make it right away," Lin Mo said, standing up.

What's the point of changing this? If he continues to make changes in his current state, he'll be heading straight for He Xiaoyue.

In less than an hour, Lin Mo had prepared two dishes and also took out some pickled garlic shoots. The two of them ate a simple bite.

"You said Xiaoyue wants Li Shiya to participate in variety shows and enter the entertainment industry?" Liu Ruyan asked halfway through the meal, somewhat surprised.

Lin Mo nodded: "But Chuanzi himself doesn't want to go, and Sister Yuan and I don't approve either. We just feel like this is unreliable!"

"That's definitely not reliable. Li Shiya is a top blogger with tens of millions of followers. She's doing just fine as her own boss. If she goes on a variety show, she might end up working for someone else." Liu Ruyan said disdainfully.

Lin Mo was taken aback: "So, there's a reason behind this?"

"There are many different opinions. First of all, since the other party is a variety show with no fame, they must be eyeing Li Shiya's popularity. Secondly, they even made Chuanzi appear in women's clothing, which is obviously just using him to attract attention."

If the show becomes a hit, that's their ability; if the show fails, that's Li Shiya's responsibility. Especially now that the country is against the feminization of men, it's fine to be a social media influencer, but if people use being targeted for this on a show, then it's Li Shiya who's damaging her public image.

Secondly, Li Shiya became popular on the show, and the show became popular. Li Shiya was criticized by netizens for appearing on the variety show, but the show still generated buzz, so they didn't lose out either way.

"And I haven't even mentioned the contract yet. When signing a contract with this kind of company, you have to bring a lawyer to avoid being scammed. Also, I'm afraid they'll talk nicely on the phone, but once you get there, they'll change their tune," Liu Ruyan sneered. She saw through all of this very clearly.

In short, appearing on these low-quality variety shows is not as good as cultivating expertise in the self-media industry.

"Is it that serious?" Lin Mo exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Ruyan: "Otherwise, look at those artists, which one of them didn't debut through a company's platform? How many of them grew up on their own?"

Besides, if you really want to do variety shows, you should make more money. Then you and Yuanyuan can each invest some money and produce your own show. If the project is successful, your sister can also get some money. Isn't that more reliable than what you suggested?

"No, no," Lin Mo waved his hand, then continued, "I don't know anything about this. I'd better just focus on my restaurant and hotel!"

"What's so difficult about this? Even if you don't know how to do it, you'll still lose money. As long as you have money, you can just find someone who knows how to do it."

There are so many variety shows now, it's almost like an assembly line. Any show like "Where Are We Going, Dad?" or "Running Man" can be copied. For example, "[Where's my brother, sister-in-law?]", "[Brother-in-law, don't do this]", "[Come on, sister-in-law]", Liu Ruyan said casually.

Lin Mo: "Come on, let's talk on the phone!"

Liu Ruyan:

(End of this chapter)