Supplies Gradually Arrive

Lin Xiao left his address and informed the Haidilao employees to deliver the hot pot base at the scheduled time. As for the food ingredients, they could be directly obtained from the Walmart warehouse later. The hot pot base is quite special. The bagged hot pot bases available on the market are completely different in taste compared to those used in the store. If the taste were the same, who would go to the store specifically to eat hot pot?

After finishing his meal, Lin Xiao was about to go home when his phone suddenly rang. It was the manager of a five-star hotel.

"Mr. Lin, the 500 - table banquet you ordered has been fully prepared. Is it convenient for you to receive it now?"

"Yeah, just send it over," Lin Xiao replied.

Lin Xiao returned home and waited for the delicious food and fine wine to be delivered. These 500 - table banquets would be enough for him to eat for two or three years. Anyway, he still had eight or nine million yuan on hand. Now he didn't feel bad about spending money at all; instead, he was eager to spend it all. On the way home, Lin Xiao thought about what else he liked to eat. So he placed orders with several well - known restaurants in Tianhai City, asking each of them to send a hundred tables. With the eight major Chinese cuisines and Western cuisine, he ordered thousands of tables in total. His food for the rest of his life was now taken care of.

Before long, the food trucks of Hongfu Tianxia Hotel arrived at the entrance of Yuelu Community. There were twenty or thirty vehicles in a mighty line, blocking the road completely. The neighbors in the community were all stunned. The security guard, Old Chen, hurriedly stepped forward to stop them and asked about their intentions. The hotel manager explained the situation, but Old Chen insisted that the owner had to be present before he could let them in. After all, the scale was so large, and no one knew what was in the vehicles. He had to consider the safety of the community.

The hotel manager had no choice but to call Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao immediately went downstairs and came to the entrance of the community. At this time, the entrance was crowded with people, including neighbors from the same unit building, as well as Su Mengli and Li Shihan who were there to watch the excitement.

Lin Xiao walked up to the security guard, Old Chen, and said with a smile, "Uncle Chen, these are the food deliveries for me. Let them in!"

Old Chen was extremely surprised. "Food deliveries? What are you eating that requires more than a dozen vehicles to deliver?"

When the surrounding neighbors heard that they were food trucks, there was an immediate outcry.

"Goodness, there must be at least a few hundred tables! Where is he going to put them?"

"Could something happy be happening in Lin Xiao's family, and he's going to hold a banquet?"

"Could he be getting married? But a few hundred tables are too exaggerated!"

"Look clearly, that's Hongfu Tianxia, a five - star hotel!"

"Ordering a few hundred tables there would cost at least a million yuan!"

"My goodness, spending a million yuan on a single banquet. Lin Xiao really has hidden wealth!"

"I knew their family was well - off before, but now it seems he might be a big tycoon!"

The neighbors talked a lot, and the looks they gave Lin Xiao were filled with more awe and eagerness. Seeing this scene, Su Mengli, who was on the roadside, pursed her lips and made up her mind to win Lin Xiao over. She took the initiative to walk towards Lin Xiao and said with a smile, "Lin Xiao, what's your family been up to lately? Buying so many things."

Lin Xiao ignored her and took out a cigarette and handed it to Old Chen. Seeing that the owner had arrived, Old Chen opened the gate and let the Hongfu Tianxia hotel fleet enter the community. Lin Xiao led the way in front. Although Lin Xiao ignored Su Mengli, she acted as if nothing had happened and chatted and laughed beside Lin Xiao. "What's going on at home that you can't tell me? Aren't we good friends? In the future, I want to get to know you better. Don't treat me like an outsider."

Lin Xiao gave her a deep look and sneered, "I bought all these things for my boss. The last time we ate at a Western restaurant, he treated us. Alas, I wish I were really that rich."

Su Mengli's face changed instantly. "You... You're not kidding me, are you?"

Lin Xiao spread his hands. "How could I lie to you? We've known each other for several years. Don't you know the situation of my family? My parents have passed away, and I'm just a warehouse supervisor. Where would I get so much money?"

This explanation made Su Mengli's face turn uncertain. She had indeed suspected before that a real rich second - generation's family would have to be in big business. Lin Xiao's parents had passed away several years ago. Although they left some property, he still couldn't be considered a rich second - generation. Now that Lin Xiao had admitted it personally, all the doubts in Su Mengli's heart were resolved. She quietly moved a little away from Lin Xiao, smoothed her hair, and with a polite smile on her face, said, "Whether you're a rich second - generation or not, we're still the best of friends, right? I'm not a money - worshipping woman." She deliberately emphasized the words "best of friends". Green - tea girls always leave room for themselves because they still need spare tires and licking dogs to serve them.

Lin Xiao curled his lips and stopped talking to her. On the other side, the employees of Hongfu Tianxia began to move the tables of sumptuous meals to the place designated by Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao usually had a good relationship with people, so he borrowed a warehouse underground in the community from the property management and asked the employees to put the things in first. Although the quantity of 500 - table food was quite large, after being packed in lunch boxes, the occupied area was not too exaggerated. Lin Xiao ordered all top - quality ingredients, including abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, fish maw, Australian lobster, truffles, caviar, and everything. It took some time to move the 500 - table banquet to the warehouse. Even the hotel manager couldn't help but click his tongue. After working for so many years, this was the first time he had encountered such a large take - out order.

Lin Xiao told them to keep moving the things into the warehouse. After the movers left, he secretly put all the food into his alternate space. Others might think Lin Xiao's behavior was strange, but everyone in this world was so busy that who had the spare time to care about an irrelevant person? So whether it was the neighbors or the hotel employees, they just talked about it a little and no one really took it to heart. Soon, all the 500 - table banquets were taken into Lin Xiao's alternate space.

In the evening, Lin Xiao received a call from Zhou Yong, the manager of Zhanlong Company. Zhou Yong informed Lin Xiao that they were ready and could come to build the safe house at any time, asking when it would be convenient for Lin Xiao to start the work. Lin Xiao directly said that tomorrow would be fine and he planned to move to a hotel first.

After talking about the safe - house matter, Lin Xiao waited for Zhou Yong to mention another crucial thing - getting the "Equality for All" device. After hesitating for a while, Zhou Yong lowered his voice and said to Lin Xiao, "If you really have such a need, I can recommend a way for you, but the price might be a bit high."

Lin Xiao nodded. He knew this well. Now he didn't care about the money at all. "That's not a problem. As long as the quality is good."

Zhou Yong replied easily, "Okay, in that case, I'll introduce you. I'll notify you of the transaction location in three days."