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

"Hurry up and wash your hands so we can eat! Our dorm has to splurge to celebrate today!"

Su Xiaoxiao was almost suffocating from being squeezed so tightly by her, and patted Li Na's back with a smile: "What are you celebrating? Look how excited you are."

"What else is there to celebrate? Of course, it's not failing any courses!"

Chen Min pushed the skewers in the takeout box to the center, her smile wide and uncontrollable. She picked up her phone and waved it; the screen displayed the academic affairs system's grade inquiry page.

"The results just came out! I got 72 in Advanced Mathematics and 68 in my major subject! I passed them all, not a single one!"

"Me too! I got a 65 in advanced calculus, just barely passing!"

Wang Jia, usually a well-behaved girl, was so excited that she kept slapping her thighs. "I was almost desperate last night when I was memorizing questions, thinking I would definitely have to pay for a retake today. My hands were shaking when I checked my grades just now!"

Li Na took a big bite of fried chicken and said indistinctly:

"Xiaoxiao, it's all thanks to that soy milk! When I entered the exam hall this morning, my mind was crystal clear. I actually managed to write out all the steps for those really difficult questions that usually give me a headache!"

Li Na became more and more excited as she spoke: "If it weren't for that sip of soy milk that completely wiped away my fatigue, I definitely would have fallen asleep in the exam room today. This takeout is on me, Xiao Xiao, you have to eat more!"

Su Xiaoxiao put down her schoolbag, took off her down jacket, and looked at her three roommates' flushed cheeks with excitement. She was genuinely happy for them.

"Since you've all passed the exam, I won't be polite about this takeout." Su Xiaoxiao washed her hands, pulled out a chair, sat down, picked up a skewer of grilled meat, and took a bite.

"Hey, have you guys checked the forum?" Li Na wiped the oil off her hands with a tissue, picked up her phone, and opened the campus forum. "The boys at our school have completely gone crazy."

She turned her phone screen towards everyone.

"Look at this post. It says that a few boys lined up at Jin Street at 3 pm with small stools so they could get soy milk for tomorrow morning!" Li Na's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

Chen Min leaned over for a look and gasped.

"Arranging tomorrow's breakfast at 3 PM? It's below zero outside! Are these people crazy?"

"For them, failing Kobe is far more terrifying than death itself," Wang Jia sighed.

"This is way too much! If we want to drink Boss Lin's soy milk again, won't we have to go out in the middle of the night and freeze every day?"

At this point, Li Na's eyes lit up, and she suddenly leaned over and grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's arm: "Xiaoxiao, are you still hiring at your shop?"

"That's right!" Chen Min excitedly put down her chopsticks. "Xiao Xiao, go ask Boss Lin if we can do odd jobs? We can do anything—waiting, washing dishes, wiping tables! We don't even need wages, just one meal a day!"

Wang Jia nodded vigorously beside her, her eyes full of anticipation.

Su Xiaoxiao took a sip of cola and shook her head.

"The lobby is not short of people right now."

Su Xiaoxiao put down the can she was holding, shattering her roommates' illusions:

"Brother Lin never lets anyone interfere with things in the kitchen. Even if you go, you'll just be standing there doing nothing."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded. "That's Brother Lin's rule, first come, first served."

"The amount of top-grade soybeans delivered each day is limited. To ensure the quality, Brother Lin absolutely refuses to add a single drop of water to make up for it. The supply has doubled these past few days, which is already the store's limit."

Although she didn't know where Lin Fan's supply channels were, she knew that such top-quality products could not be supplied indefinitely.

There was nothing they could do but eat takeout in their dorm room and chatter away about their winter break plans.

……

the other side.

The faculty and staff residential compound of Jiangcheng University.

Zhou Zhengming didn't have many classes today, so he went home early.

He was sitting in a chair, staring at the empty cup for a while.

On the desk sat the clean white porcelain cup, which he had shamelessly smuggled from the Lin family's shop this morning.

Even now, he still finds what happened that morning somewhat unbelievable.

A cup of soy milk not only completely dispelled the chill he had felt while standing in the snow for two hours, but it also made his chronic, long-standing neck pain feel better for most of the day.

What shocked him most was the remarkably clear mind he experienced after drinking it.

As a university professor, he absolutely did not believe it was magic.

There is only one explanation—the variety of soybeans used is extremely rare, and the special cooking method preserves the activity of the plant protein to the greatest extent.

Just then, the sound of a key turning came from outside the gate.

Zhou Xiaoya walked in, carrying a large backpack and looking exhausted. She threw the backpack onto the sofa, slumped down on it, and let out a long sigh.

Zhou Zhengming came out of the study.

"You're back? How's your postgraduate entrance exam preparation going?" Zhou Zhengming poured a cup of hot water and handed it to his daughter.

Zhou Xiaoya took the water cup, held it in her hands to warm it, and a glimmer of light flashed in her previously listless eyes.

"Dad, let me tell you, I was incredibly efficient at reviewing today!"

Zhou Xiaoya sat up straight and said excitedly, "I studied until 2 a.m. last night, and I was incredibly sleepy this morning. But after drinking that cup of soy milk on Jin Street, I went to the study room to read my major courses. I read for the whole afternoon without even yawning, and my mind was exceptionally clear!"

As she spoke, she turned to look at Zhou Zhengming, deliberately drawing out her words:

"Dad, didn't you drink some this morning? You usually get sleepy when you're looking at test papers, how are you feeling today?"

Zhou Zhengming blushed when his daughter asked him that question.

He cleared his throat, put on airs, and said in a deliberately serious tone, "What could I possibly feel? It's just a cup of ordinary soy milk; it just warmed my stomach a little."

"What do you mean by refreshing? It's just that you young people stay up too late, and a sip of hot water helps you recover."

"Tch." Zhou Xiaoya rolled her eyes, clearly not believing her father's stubbornness.

She took out her phone, checked her messages, and said, "Anyway, I've discussed it with some classmates, and we'll go to Jin Street to queue up again at 3 a.m. tomorrow."

"What?!" Zhou Zhengming suddenly raised his voice.

"3 a.m.? The weather forecast says there will be heavy snow at 3 a.m. tomorrow! Are you crazy? You were lucky you didn't catch a cold this morning, are you going again tomorrow?"

Zhou Xiaoya didn't even look up, she pointed to her phone screen:

"Dad, you have no idea how crazy the forum at our school is right now. If I don't go at 3 a.m., I definitely won't be able to buy it tomorrow."

At this point, Zhou Xiaoya stopped scrolling on her phone, looked up at her father who was clearly full of energy but stubbornly refused to admit it, and tentatively asked:

Are you going or not?

Zhou Zhengming was taken aback.

He paused for less than half a second before blurting out, "Go!"