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Chapter 57 Unleashing All Strength

8 PM.

The streetlights in the Yintai Building plaza emitted a soft glow.

Wang Hai packed up the last portion of fried rice.

"Here's your last one!"

Wang Hai handed the plastic bag containing fried rice and soup to the customer in front of him.

The customer left, carrying the bag, completely satisfied.

Seeing this, the people at the back of the line could only sigh helplessly and disperse.

Lin Chen reached out and turned off the gas stove valve.

With a "click," the flames went out instantly, but the residual heat in the iron pot still emitted a faint aroma of caramelization.

He took off the apron from his waist, picked up a clean rag draped over the car, and began wiping the iron pot and stainless steel countertop.

Wang Hai deftly folded the small table while taking out his old cell phone.

He opened WeChat and glanced at the group chat he had just created.

"Brother Chen! Brother Chen, look!"

Wang Hai excitedly raised his phone, leaned close to Lin Chen, and whispered, "Our group now has over 130 members!"

Lin Chen didn't stop wiping the rag in his hand, but just glanced at the screen with a slight tilt of his head.

On the screen, the group messages are scrolling up rapidly.

"The boss's rules are really strict!"

I feel at ease joining this group!

Yes, we must resolutely resist scalpers!

If the boss sets up his stall tomorrow, remember to let us know in the group chat!

"This clear soup today felt like a spiritual uplift! Tomorrow I'm bringing my whole department to queue up!"

……

Looking at these messages, Wang Hai grinned from ear to ear: "Brother Chen, these white-collar workers are truly impressed by your skills and temperament."

The group had only been created for less than an hour, and people were not only joining themselves, but also inviting colleagues from their departments to join.

At this rate, we'll have over two hundred people by tomorrow!

Lin Chen put the cleaned iron pot back in its original place and said, "Now that the group has been created, you can manage it."

"Leave it to me?"

Wang Hai paused for a moment, then patted his chest and said, "No problem!"

"This is something I'm good at!"

"Set some group rules."

Lin Chen turned around and looked at Wang Hai, instructing him, "Only post the time, location, and quantity of goods to be prepared for each day's stall in the group."

Tell everyone to minimize casual chatting, avoid letting useless messages disrupt notifications, and prevent constant pop-up messages from disturbing others' work.

"clear!"

Wang Hai nodded. "Brother Chen, you've thought of everything."

We're all office workers, and noisy group messages can be annoying.

I'll just treat it as our stall's official notification group—clean and efficient!

"Um."

Lin Chen nodded.

"Daddy, the little stool is all packed up!"

Tangtang hugged her little stool, tiptoed and put it into the back of the tricycle, then turned around and patted the dust off her little hands.

"Tangtang is so capable."

Lin Chen bent down and gently rubbed his daughter's cheek with the back of his clean hand.

"Let's go, pack up and go home."

Lin Chen picked up Tangtang and sat in the passenger seat of the tricycle.

"Alright! Time to go home!"

Wang Hai secured the empty thermos and soup bucket, climbed into the driver's seat, and turned on the ignition.

"Squeak—"

The tricycle smoothly drove out of the square and merged into the city's nightscape.

The early summer evening breeze blew in, carrying a hint of coolness.

Tangtang sat next to Lin Chen. She had played at kindergarten all day and then helped hand out spoons at the stall in the evening. Now she finally couldn't take it anymore.

Her little head drooped down little by little, her eyes were almost closed, and she would occasionally open her little mouth to yawn.

Lin Chen reached out and put his arm around his daughter's shoulder, letting her rest her head on his arm to make her as comfortable as possible.

The tricycle came to a stop downstairs in front of a rented house in the urban village.

"Brother Chen, we've arrived."

Wang Hai turned off the engine.

Lin Chen gently picked up Tangtang.

The little girl had already drifted off to sleep, her tiny hands instinctively clutching Lin Chen's collar.

Wang Hai followed Lin Chen upstairs, carrying two empty buckets.

Push open the door to the rented room.

Lin Chen carried Tangtang into the bedroom and gently placed her on the bed.

He went to the bathroom, wrung out a warm towel, walked back to the bedside, and wiped his daughter's face and hands.

The warm touch made Tangtang a little more awake.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at Lin Chen sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Daddy..."

Tangtang's voice was soft and sweet, filled with a deep sleepiness.

"If you're sleepy, just go to sleep."

Lin Chen covered her with a thin blanket.

Tangtang's little hand reached out from under the covers and grabbed one of Lin Chen's fingers.

Although she was so sleepy that her eyes were almost closed, she was still mumbling incoherently, "Daddy... tomorrow is lunchtime at kindergarten... don't forget..."

Lin Chen looked at his daughter, who was so sleepy but still remembered to remind him, and his eyes softened.

"Dad remembers."

Lin Chen held his daughter's small hand, gently patted the blanket, and whispered, "I will definitely do what I promised you."

I'll prepare the best bento for you tomorrow so you can take it to share with Xiaomeng.

"Um……"

Hearing her father's promise, Tangtang smiled slightly. "Daddy's cooking... is the best in the world... Xiaomeng will definitely love it..."

The sound grew softer and softer, and her breathing gradually became even and long.

Tangtang is fast asleep.

Lin Chen sat on the edge of the bed, quietly watching his daughter's sleeping face for a while, then gently withdrew his hand, stood up, and walked out of the bedroom.

In the living room, Wang Hai had already moved two large thermos containers and a soup container to the sink, preparing to wash them.

"Fatty, leave it for now, I'll wash it later."

Lin Chen walked to the folding table, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Wang Hai wiped his hands, walked over and sat down: "Brother Chen, is Tangtang asleep?"

"Yes, I was tired from playing at kindergarten today, and I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow."

Lin Chen poured two glasses of warm water and pushed one of them in front of Wang Hai.

"Kids are energetic, but they also get sleepy easily."

Wang Hai took a sip of water, looked at Lin Chen, and said, "Brother Chen, the same old thing tomorrow, 150 servings of fried rice, right?"

"The quantity remains unchanged."

Lin Chen looked at Wang Hai and calmly outlined tomorrow's plans, "But the time tomorrow morning needs to be earlier."

We need to go to the market early to buy supplies.

Wang Hai was taken aback: "Go earlier?"

Don't you usually go after delivering candy?

"Tomorrow won't work. Tomorrow is lunchtime at the kindergarten, and the cafeteria won't provide lunch. Parents are required to make their own lunchboxes for their children to take with them."

Lin Chen explained.

"I just heard Tangtang muttering something."

"So, Brother Chen, what are you planning to do?"

Wang Hai asked curiously.

"Make cooked food suitable for children that won't taste fishy or affect digestion even when cooled down."

Lin Chen already had a preliminary menu in his mind. "So tomorrow morning, before we take Tangtang to kindergarten, we need to buy all the ingredients for our evening stall and the ingredients I need for making bento boxes."

"After I finish grocery shopping, I make her a bento box and then take her to school."

Lin Chen said.

After listening, Wang Hai immediately nodded in agreement: "No problem!"

Brother Chen, shall we set off at six o'clock tomorrow morning?

The market opens right then, so the ingredients are at their freshest.

"Yes, six o'clock."

Lin Chen set a time: "Go back and set your alarm for six o'clock tomorrow morning. Wait for me downstairs."

"Okay, I'll be there on time at six."

Wang Hai readily agreed, then stood up and picked up his coat from the chair.

"Since I have to get up early tomorrow, I'll head back first, Brother Chen."

I'll wash the bucket when I come over tomorrow morning. You should get some rest too; you're going to show off your cooking skills for Tangtang tomorrow!

Wang Hai grinned as he spoke.

"I'll wash the bucket myself, you go back to sleep."

Lin Chen stood up.

"Alright! Brother Chen, wait a moment. Sweet dreams, Tangtang!"

Wang Hai waved his hand, turned around and walked towards the door, opened the security door and went out.

"Bang."

The iron gate closed gently.

The rented room returned to quiet.

Lin Chen walked to the sink, rolled up his sleeves, and turned on the tap.

Amidst the rushing water, he cleaned the thermos and soup container thoroughly and placed them upside down on the drain rack.

After drying his hands, Lin Chen turned off the living room lights.

He walked to the window in the moonlight and glanced at the night sky.

Tomorrow will be the first time my daughter will share food with her friends at kindergarten.

As a father, he had to do everything in his power to make his daughter proud.