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Chapter 86: Stall Opening Notice and a "Hidden Surprise"

Monday morning.

At the alleyway downstairs, the bread truck started up.

Wang Hai sat in the driver's seat, his hands gripping the steering wheel, his face full of curiosity and pride.

Lin Chen sat in the passenger seat, holding a thermos in his hand.

In the back row, Tangtang was sitting obediently in her special pink child safety seat, with her little backpack on her back.

"Brother Chen, how's it going? This car drives pretty smoothly, right?"

Wang Hai stepped on the gas pedal and said with a smile.

"Good."

Lin Chen nodded, looking at the street scene rushing past the window, "It's much better than riding a tricycle, at least you and Tangtang won't have to be exposed to the wind and sun."

"That's right!"

Wang Hai glanced at the back seat in the rearview mirror. "Tangtang, are you comfortable?"

"So comfortable! The seats are so soft and plush!"

Tangtang happily wiggled her little feet, "Uncle Fatty is so amazing driving that big car!"

"Hold on tight, we're off to kindergarten!"

Ten minutes later, the bread truck stopped on the side of the road near the kindergarten.

Wang Hai opened the back door, unbuckled his seatbelt, and carried Tangtang out of the car.

Lin Chen also got out of the car and picked up Tangtang's spare water bottle.

The two of them, holding Tangtang's hand, walked towards the kindergarten gate.

It was peak time for dropping off children at school, and many parents had gathered at the school gate.

"Daddy, Uncle Fatty, I'm going to school!"

Tangtang stopped at the school gate, turned around, and waved sweetly at the two of them.

"Go ahead, and listen to your teachers at school."

Lin Chen gently gave his instructions.

As Tangtang ran into the school gate, Lin Chen was about to turn around and go to the vegetable market with Wang Hai.

"Hey, Boss Lin! Brother Wang!"

Suddenly, a greeting came from the side.

Lin Chen turned his head and saw Xiao Meng's mother leading Xiao Meng, walking quickly over.

Beside her, Hao Hao's mother, holding her son's hand, excitedly joined in.

"morning."

Lin Chen stopped and nodded politely.

"Boss Lin, you even drove a bread truck here today! Your business is really booming!"

Xiaomeng's mother had just seen the bread truck by the roadside and made a joking remark with a smile.

Then, she immediately got to the point, "Boss Lin, you took two days off this weekend, which made us regular customers really hungry!"

Last night, I dreamt about eating the rice you cooked, and it made me so hungry that I got up in the middle of the night and drank two big glasses of water.

It's Monday today, are you setting up your stall?

"Yeah yeah."

Hao Hao's mother chimed in, "I was so craving it yesterday that I made a plate at home just like you made it."

The result was dry and oily, not the same taste at all.

"Boss Lin, you're definitely setting up your stall today, right?"

When pressed by the two parents, Lin Chen gave his answer.

"We're setting up our stall today."

Lin Chen said, "Same time, same place."

"Very good!"

Xiaomeng's mother clapped her hands, "Now there's finally hope!"

Lin Chen turned to Wang Hai beside him: "Hai Zi, send a notification in the group and let everyone know."

"Okay, I'll send it right away!"

Wang Hai took out his phone and opened the WeChat group.

He was typing rapidly on the keyboard on the screen.

[Dear loyal customers, the weekend break is over! We'll be setting up shop at the old flowerbed in Yintai Plaza this afternoon at 5:30 PM sharp! We have plenty of stock and a hidden surprise! See you after get off work!]

The message has just been sent.

"Buzzing..."

"Beep beep beep..."

Wang Hai's phone, as well as the phones of Xiao Meng's mother and Hao Hao's mother, started vibrating wildly at almost the same time.

The group chat instantly erupted in chaos.

"Finally, we're open for business! We've been waiting for two whole days!"

"Got it! I'll be in line on time after get off work!"

What is the hidden surprise?

"Have they introduced a new dish?!"

I'm going to try it today!

"Don't anyone stop me!"

Xiaomeng's mother glanced at the rapidly scrolling messages on her phone screen, smiled, and shook her head: "Look, look, these people are like they haven't eaten for three days."

"Boss Lin, see you this afternoon!"

See you this afternoon.

Lin Chen nodded.

After saying goodbye to the two parents, Lin Chen and Wang Hai turned around and returned to the bread truck.

"Let's go to the farmers' market."

Lin Chen fastened his seatbelt.

With the bread cart, today's delivery was exceptionally easy.

Upon arriving at the largest agricultural wholesale market in the south of the city, Wang Hai parked his bread truck in the open-air parking lot outside the market.

After parking the car, Wang Hai pulled a folding cart out of the trunk of the van and unfolded the handle with a "click".

"Brother Chen, let's go."

Wang Hai pulled his small cart and walked into the farmers' market with Lin Chen.

Although he changed his bread truck, Lin Chen still sold the same amount of fried rice every day, so the amount of goods he purchased remained the same, ensuring that there was no waste and that the ingredients were fresh.

The two first went to the grain and oil store, and carried a 50-pound bag of rice onto a small cart, which was enough for their stall for the next few days.

Then I went to the poultry section and picked out some fresh free-range eggs for the day.

Finally, I bought a bunch of fresh scallions and an old hen for making soup.

As for white radishes, a whole bucket of them was prepared yesterday afternoon and is refrigerated, so there's no need to buy any more today.

After buying everything, Wang Hai pulled the small cart full of ingredients back to the parking lot.

"This car can really carry a lot."

Wang Hai opened the tailgate and easily carried the rice and eggs inside.

If these things were put on that old electric tricycle, the front of the vehicle would be lifted up by half.

The two got into the car and drove straight back to the apartment building.

After working together to carry the ingredients upstairs, Lin Chen and Wang Hai went straight into the kitchen to start preparing the dishes without even having time to drink water.

Lin Chen started by processing the rice, which took the most time.

Wash, soak, and precisely control the amount of water.

With several rice cookers running simultaneously, the aroma of rice quickly wafted through the kitchen.

In the other broth pot, the old hen had already been put in and was being simmered over a low flame.

Wang Hai picked up the cutting board and began chopping scallions with a "thump, thump, thump" sound.

After chopping the scallions, Wang Hai shook his wrist, turned around, grabbed a clean dishcloth, wet it with water, and wrung it out.

He moved the free-range eggs in front of him and began to carefully wipe the shells of each egg one by one.

"Brother Chen, these free-range eggs have a lot of mud on the surface."

When you fry rice, you crack the eggs directly into the pan with one hand, so I have to wipe the shells clean beforehand to prevent any dirty bits from falling into the pan and spoiling the taste.

Wang Hai said as he wiped.

Having followed Lin Chen to set up his stall for so long, he had long since figured out every step of making the fried rice.

When stir-frying over high heat, every second counts. The eggs are cracked and cooked immediately, so it's impossible to beat them into an egg mixture in advance. Therefore, cleaning the eggshells is especially important.

"Okay, wipe it clean."

Lin Chen was checking the broth's temperature when he responded without turning his head.

Time flew by as the two worked together seamlessly.

It's four o'clock in the afternoon. All the rice is cooked, the scallions are chopped, the eggs are all wiped clean, and the chicken broth has turned an enticing golden color.

Lin Chen opened the refrigerator door and checked the large bucket of pickled radishes that had been put in yesterday.

Upon opening the lid, a cool, sweet and sour, crisp aroma wafts out. The radish chunks have completely absorbed the juice, presenting an enticing, translucent color.

"You can set up your stall now."

Lin Chen tightened the lid.

"Hai Zi, go pick up Tang Tang from school."

Lin Chen took off his apron and glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Walk!"

Wang Hai picked up the car keys.

The two went downstairs and drove their van to the kindergarten.

After picking up Tangtang, I immediately returned to the downstairs of the rented house to load the car.

Lin Chen pushed out the electric tricycle with the stove welded on it.

The two had a clear division of labor.

The electric tricycle was loaded with rice warmers, clean egg cartons, chopped green onions, and takeout containers—essential for making fried rice.

In the trunk of that van were a bucket of old hen broth and a large bucket of chilled sweet and sour radishes.

In less than twenty minutes, everything was loaded.

Tangtang sat obediently in the child seat of the bread van, her little hands gripping the window.

"The gas cylinder valve has been checked, everything is ready!"

Wang Hai patted the inside of the van and walked to the driver's seat.

Lin Chen walked to the electric tricycle and sat in the driver's seat.

"Hai Zi, you take Tang Tang and drive the bread truck behind them. When you get to the square, park the truck in the parking space next to the flower bed."

"Alright, Brother Chen!"

Wang Hai rolled down the car window and responded.

Lin Chen twisted the throttle handle of the electric tricycle.

Under the slightly warm early summer sunset, Lin Chen rode his electric tricycle ahead, while Wang Hai drove his bread cart with Tangtang on the back, steadily following behind, heading towards Yintai Plaza.