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

"Brother Lin, you're finally back."

Su Xiaoxiao pointed outside the door, "There are already hundreds of people lined up outside. I've already boiled the broth and heated the scallion oil in advance."

"Open the door and call out the number." Lin Fan patted Tuantuan's head and told her to go play in front of the drawing board in the corner.

After washing his hands and changing into his chef's uniform, he entered the open kitchen.

Su Xiaoxiao pulled open the door latch. Diners poured in, and within two minutes, the solid wood tables and chairs in the hall were completely full.

Li Dayong took the lead, squeezing straight to the order counter and clapping his hands: "Boss Lin, give me one serving of braised sea cucumber with scallions! And a bowl of clear broth beef brisket noodles!"

"Old Li, aren't you afraid of overeating two portions by yourself?"

Chairman Chen followed him in, slowly took out his phone to scan the code, and said, "Boss Lin, I'd like an order of sea cucumber and some scrambled eggs with tomatoes."

"That's all the food we have each night. Whoever gets it gets it." Li Dayong grinned and proudly waved his phone.

In less than a minute, the ten servings of braised sea cucumber with scallions, priced at 2888 yuan each, on the blackboard were all sold out.

Those big bosses who didn't manage to snag a deal could only beat their chests in frustration and obediently order noodles and fried rice.

Lin Fan immediately busied himself in the kitchen. He heated the oil in the pan, frying the onion slices until they released a rich aroma of scallions.

The simmered sea cucumbers are then added to a pot and the sauce is reduced over high heat. The sauce boils and simmers in the pot, making a "bubbling" sound.

The rich aroma of seafood and the smoky fragrance of scallion oil instantly filled the entire hall.

Outside the hall, a long queue stretched all the way to the corner of the Golden Street.

Three young girls dressed casually and carrying canvas bags were somewhat awkwardly standing at the end of the line.

Holding their queue numbers, they looked out of place at the store's rustic and elegant solid wood decor and then at the group of people in suits and expensive watches in front of them.

"Nana, have we come to the wrong place?" Chen Min tugged at Li Na's sleeve and said in a low voice.

Li Na was also a little uneasy, but she still forced herself to say, "That's right, this is the place. It's the location Xiaoxiao sent me."

"Nana, my legs are numb from standing." Wang Jia stomped her stiff legs and glanced at her phone. "We've been waiting for two hours already, why are people inside eating so slowly?"

Li Na put her hands in her pockets and took a deep breath: "Just hang in there. We each earned two thousand yuan in commission by helping Xiaoxiao sell plum juice. We should support her!"

"But the food here is so expensive! I read online that a bowl of noodles costs 180 yuan." Wang Jia felt a little distressed.

"Since we're already here, a thousand yuan is enough for us to order a few bowls of noodles and scrambled eggs with tomatoes." Li Na gritted her teeth.

Time passed little by little.

As the customers ahead of us finished eating and left, the queue finally shortened.

When Li Na and her two friends arrived at the Lin family's shop with high expectations.

The next second, all three of them gasped simultaneously.

The small blackboard on the wall clearly stated:

Supreme Clear Broth Beef Brisket Noodles: 188 yuan/bowl.

Premium Tomato Scrambled Eggs: 288 RMB/serving

Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallions (New Arrival Today): 2888 RMB/serving

……

"My God..." Wang Jia swallowed hard, muttering under her breath, "Two hundred and eighty yuan for a tomato and egg stir-fry? Are these tomatoes made of gold? Or are these eggs made of gold?"

Li Na gritted her teeth and took out her phone: "We're already here, we can't go back empty-handed. We've pooled together a thousand yuan, enough for three bowls of noodles and a tomato and egg stir-fry."

"Sorry everyone, we've sold out of ingredients for today. Dine-in service is closed."

Just then, Su Xiaoxiao came out of the door with a wooden sign that read "Sold Out Today" in her hand and hung it on the door.

Upon hearing this, the guests at the back of the line sighed and could only disperse helplessly.

Li Na and the other two were frozen in place.

Holding the queue number in her hand and looking at the wooden sign, Chen Min's eyes immediately reddened:

"Sold out...sold out? We've been queuing for two and a half hours!"

After hanging up the name tag, Su Xiaoxiao turned around and immediately saw her three roommates standing at the door in a daze.

"Nana? Chen Min? What brings you here?" Su Xiaoxiao asked in surprise, and quickly went over.

"Xiaoxiao..." Li Na forced a smile and handed over the slightly crumpled queue number slip in her hand.

"We pooled our money to support you and try your boss's cooking. But when it was our turn, they were sold out."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at their red cheeks from the cold and the thousand yuan in their hands that was meant to cover the cost of the meal, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

The weather was a bit gloomy today; they must have been standing in the cold wind for more than two hours.

Su Xiaoxiao opened the glass door and pulled her three shivering roommates into the store.

"Come in quickly, it's windy outside."

As the glass door closed, the cold wind on Jin Street was completely shut out.

The restaurant was well-heated, and the air still carried the rich aroma of braised sea cucumber with scallions, mixed with a subtle fragrance of broth and meat.

As soon as the three girls entered, their stomachs rumbled loudly upon smelling the aroma.

The guests had all left, leaving only a little girl with pigtails in the corner, quietly drawing on the table.

"Xiaoxiao, are they really sold out?" Wang Jia was still a little unwilling, glancing at the wrinkled queue number in her hand.

"We skipped our afternoon elective class to come here."

"They're completely sold out. Our store has a limited supply of ingredients each day, and we close down once we're done."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at them apologetically, "If you had told me you were coming earlier, I would have saved a portion for you in advance."

"No way, we're here to support our business, how can we let you get in through connections?" Li Na took a sip of water and sighed.

"Forget it, since we can't have a proper meal, let's just grab something from that Shaxian snack shop at the street corner."

As they spoke, the three prepared to get up.

Lin Fan then came out of the kitchen with a clean white towel in his hand, wiping the water stains off his hands.

Seeing the three girls standing at the door in a daze, Lin Fan stopped in his tracks.

"What is this?" Lin Fan asked Su Xiaoxiao.

"Brother Lin, they're my classmates," Su Xiaoxiao explained somewhat awkwardly. "They waited in line for two and a half hours, and they sold out as soon as it was their turn. I was just about to take them to the street corner to get something to eat."

Lin Fan draped the towel over the back of the chair next to him and glanced at Li Na and the other two.

"It's windy outside, don't bother," Lin Fan said calmly. "The restaurant is indeed out of main dishes, and the broth has dried up. If you don't mind, could you and Xiaoxiao make do with a bite?"

Li Na and the other two were stunned.

"Boss, I can't accept this. Isn't this too much trouble for you?" Li Na waved her hands repeatedly, nervously clutching the strap of the canvas bag.

"No trouble at all. Just find a place to sit."

Lin Fan didn't stand on ceremony. After speaking, he turned and walked back to the open kitchen.