After the divorce, he took care of his child and sold fried rice; his ex-wife was filled with regret

The walls are gone. The area is more than three times larger. Brand new tables and chairs, exquisite chandeliers.

Lin Fan was wearing a white chef's uniform and simmering broth in the newly expanded, spacious and bright kitchen.

Hearing the noise, Lin Fan turned his head and looked at Su Xiaoxiao, who was stunned.

"What are you standing there for?" Lin Fan asked calmly.

"Lin...Brother Lin..." Su Xiaoxiao pointed at the lobby, her voice trembling, "Where's that wall? Where's the hot pot restaurant next door? How come everything changed overnight?!"

"We took over the place next door yesterday afternoon." Lin Fan wiped his hands with a towel and came out. "The construction team came in last night, demolished the wall, and did a quick renovation. It's all modular materials, so it's easy to assemble."

"Demolish the wall overnight? Renovate overnight?" Su Xiaoxiao swallowed.

Even if the construction team has hundreds of people, it's impossible to transform a hot pot restaurant into this charming Jiangnan courtyard overnight!

Moreover, there was no pungent paint smell from the recent renovations; instead, the room was filled with the fresh scent of wood.

But Su Xiaoxiao knew Lin Fan's abilities. Brother Lin could even make medicinal dishes that could cure diseases with ease, and he could turn a big restaurant into a restaurant overnight. It seemed... not unacceptable.

"The boss is the boss; his connections and efficiency are terrifying."

Su Xiaoxiao muttered to herself and quickly picked up the mop to clean up the soy milk on the floor.

"Starting today, the first floor will be a group dining area; you won't need to share tables anymore," Lin Fan instructed.

"There are six private rooms on the second floor, with a minimum charge of one thousand. Go outside and change the small blackboard."

"Alright!" Su Xiaoxiao said with great enthusiasm. A bigger shop meant they could serve more customers every day, and their revenue would definitely double.

It's almost nine o'clock.

A long line had already formed outside the door.

Chairman Chen and Li Dayong, who were ranked first, were fanning themselves with newspapers and chatting about today's stock market.

"Splash—"

Su Xiaoxiao pushed open the widened folding wooden door from the inside.

"Everyone, Lin Family Shop has been upgraded and expanded, and is officially open for business today." Su Xiaoxiao's clear voice rang out on the street.

The diners outside looked up and glanced inside.

They were dumbfounded when they saw the spacious hall before them, the small bridge over the flowing water, and the old elm pillars.

When I ate lunch here yesterday, it was a tiny, run-down restaurant with only a dozen or so tables.

How did it transform into a high-end restaurant spanning hundreds of square meters overnight?!

The young man at the front of the line, wearing a white shirt, rubbed his eyes hard, took two steps back, and looked up at the entrance.

The old wooden sign, which was only two meters wide, was gone.

In its place stands a six-meter-long black sign with gold lettering, spanning the two storefronts with imposing grandeur.

"Where's Dawei Hot Pot?" The young man pointed to the spot next door where the hot pot restaurant used to be. "Yesterday, this place was sealed off! Where did the big red pillar and the door go?"

Not only him, but the hundreds of people in line behind him were all in an uproar.

"This isn't right!" A middle-aged man carrying a briefcase squeezed to the front, craning his neck to look inside, his eyes almost popping out.

"I passed by here yesterday after get off work, and the hot pot restaurant's entrance was perfectly fine. How come the two restaurants have been connected this morning?"

"Breaking down the wall is one thing, but look at the interior decoration!"

A knowledgeable contractor pointed to the hall floor, his face filled with disbelief: "Those are solid slabs of bluestone! And that pool in the middle, it even has running water and koi fish! This definitely won't be finished in less than a month!"

"But who heard a sound? Smashing walls, hauling away garbage, laying floor tiles—all night long, not a single ghost was seen!"

A collective gasp of astonishment erupted from the crowd.

This illogical event was completely beyond their comprehension.

Even if you hire the largest construction team in the entire city, with hundreds of people working overnight, it's impossible to transform a greasy hot pot restaurant into a quaint Jiangnan courtyard in just twelve hours!

Moreover, the formaldehyde and paint smells from a newly renovated house simply won't dissipate.

But now, standing before this open door, all that greets you is a refreshing breeze and a faint, pleasant scent of bamboo leaves. There isn't even the slightest pungent odor.

"What exactly does this boss do?"

The man carrying the briefcase swallowed hard, as if he had thought of something:

"I get it. Boss Lin must have bought the hot pot restaurant next door a long time ago! He's been secretly renovating inside for months. Last night he just had someone tear down the partition wall and clean up the site overnight!"

Upon hearing this, the people around him nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, that must be it! Otherwise, it just doesn't make sense!"

"Even if it's just demolishing walls and cleaning up, this efficiency is frightening. Boss Lin's background and strength are unfathomable."

"Forget about how it's packaged!" A fat man at the back of the line stamped his feet impatiently. "Hurry up and get in! I'm starving, I don't care how big the restaurant is, as long as the food is good!"

Su Xiaoxiao stood at the door, watching the group of diners go through the shock, the imagination, and finally the self-convincing process, while secretly suppressing a laugh.

Actually, when she first saw the lobby that morning, her reaction wasn't much better than these people's. But since the boss didn't say anything, she naturally didn't say anything either.

"Please take your number tags and enter the restaurant in order." Su Xiaoxiao stepped aside to make way.

Diners eagerly crossed the threshold.

Upon entering the store, the visual and tactile impact becomes even stronger.

The streets outside were sweltering and oppressive, but the temperature inside the shop remained a comfortable 24 degrees Celsius. Stepping on the smooth bluestone slabs, there was no slippery, greasy feeling.

In the artificial koi pond in the center of the hall, the water was crystal clear, and several red and white koi were swishing their tails under the water lilies.

"This chair is quite substantial!" The young man in the white shirt pulled out a chair, sat down, and tapped the armrest. "It's solid old elm wood; it's really stable to sit on."

What were originally a dozen or so tightly packed tables have now become thirty spacious square tables. The distance between the tables has been greatly increased, and simple partitions have been made in the middle with bamboo woven screens.

No longer do we have to bump arms with strangers while eating, or even have to lower our voices to speak, like before.

"That feels good." The man with the briefcase placed his bag on the empty space beside him and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Before, you'd have to stand in line outside in the scorching sun, and then share a table with other people. Now, with this environment, I'd think it's worth it even if I just ate a bowl of white rice, let alone a 200-dollar tomato and egg stir-fry."

The diners took their seats. Although more than a hundred people flooded into the hall in an instant, it did not feel noisy or crowded because the space was spacious enough.

Someone noticed the solid wood staircase leading to the second floor.

"Assistant Su," a boss dressed casually waved, "Is there a restaurant upstairs too?"