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The students around were eating meat and drinking soy milk with gusto, and the whole hall was filled with a rich aroma and lively conversation.

Time passed second by second.

It was not yet 7:30.

The three large buckets of freshly ground soy milk were all empty.

Su Xiaoxiao put the last few empty cups into the kitchen sink and let out a long sigh of relief.

As diners gradually left the hall, the hustle and bustle of the morning market subsided.

Lin Fan did not rest.

He turned around and walked to the refrigerated display case, taking out two pieces of fresh black mountain pork and several ribs.

Lunchtime is fast approaching, and the preparation of ingredients such as beef brisket and fried rice must be done in advance.

11 o'clock.

The lunch service started on time.

Diners who had been waiting outside poured into the hall.

The temperature in the lobby rose rapidly, and with the beeping of the ordering machine and the roar of the powerful stoves in the kitchen, Lin's Shop ushered in a new round of busy activity.

Bowls of steaming hot beef brisket noodles and golden fried rice with eggs were served. Diners buried their heads in their rice, the sounds of slurping noodles filling the air.

12:30.

With the last plate of fried rice ready, all the ingredients prepared for lunch were used up.

Sold out for today.

Su Xiaoxiao took the familiar wooden plaque and hung it on the shelf outside the gate. She turned back into the house, pulled down the door, and bolted it shut, completely blocking out the cold wind.

The lunch break is over.

Only a few tables of customers remained in the hall, still eating noodles. Lin Yi, with a rag in hand, quietly moved among the empty tables and chairs, deftly clearing away bowls, wiping tables, and mopping the floor.

Lin Fan washed his hands and brought out three simple bowls of tomato and egg noodles from the kitchen, placing them on the small square table next to the bar.

"Dinner's ready," Lin Fan called out.

Su Xiaoxiao put down the account book in her hand, rubbed her sore wrists, and pulled out a chair to sit down.

Tuan Tuan was squatting in the corner, petting the orange cat Xia Jiao's head. Hearing the sound, she stood up, ran to the sink, stood on a small stool to wash her hands, then climbed onto her high chair and picked up a small wooden spoon.

The three people sat around the table, quietly eating their noodles.

After the meal, the last table of guests in the hall also left.

Lin Fan took a tissue and wiped Tuantuan's mouth. The little girl had gotten up early this morning and played with the cat for half the day. Now that she had eaten her fill, her eyelids started to droop.

Lin Fan picked up his daughter and walked to the sofa in the corner of the living room. He laid Tuantuan flat on the sofa, took off his shoes, and took a blanket to cover her.

Tuantuan rolled over, finding a comfortable position, and soon began to breathe evenly. Xiajiao jumped onto the sofa, curled up at Tuantuan's feet, and started snoring along with her.

"Xiaoxiao, I'm going to the back to tidy up some things," Lin Fan said softly.

"Okay, Brother Lin." Su Xiaoxiao nodded and sat behind the bar to start sorting out the delivery slips for the plum juice from the University Town that afternoon.

Lin Fan walked to the back of the hall, pushed open the door of the small storeroom, and locked it behind him.

He stood in the dimly lit warehouse, a thought forming in his mind.

The scene before my eyes changed instantly.

The farm was quiet. At fifty times the speed of time, the crops on the distant red earth were growing well, and the bluestone millstone of Tiangongfang rested quietly in the corner.

Lin Fan had just taken two steps forward when a clear notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the host's daily customer count has exceeded 500, triggering the farm expansion phase quest.]

Lin Fan stopped and brought up the system panel.

A translucent blue screen unfolded before my eyes.

[Task Rewards: Unlock the 'Basic Ecological Orchard' scene, and receive one random pack of top-tier fruit seeds. Also receive 5 Basic Acceleration Fertilizers.]

Looking at the words on the screen, Lin Fan understood.

He turned off the panel and stood there thinking for a moment.

Before the shop started serving soy milk, the customers were quite consistent, mostly regulars like Li Dayong and Chairman Chen, or locals who came specifically because of the shop's reputation.

Although the store has doubled in size by opening up the adjacent space, there are still only a few seats available.

When we have mutton hot pot for breakfast, a table of guests sits for an average of more than half an hour.

The morning market operates for two hours, but the table turnover rate is very low. On average, it only serves about 100 people per morning.

Around noon, we serve beef brisket noodles and fried rice, which is a bit quick and can accommodate around 150 people.

Throughout the day, the number of visitors remained stuck at around 250 or 260, making it difficult to break through.

But since they started making freshly ground soy milk, they have indeed had more customers than before.

Many university students and busy office workers rush into the morning market to buy a cup of hot soy milk.

They didn't take up seats; they stood next to the bar with their cups in hand, drank a few sips to warm themselves up, and then turned and left.

This kind of fast-paced consumption without taking up seats has significantly increased the daily customer flow. Today, we broke through the 500-person mark and unlocked a new achievement, which was an unexpected surprise.

Lin Fan snapped out of his thoughts and looked into the depths of the farm.

As the rewards were distributed, the area on the other side of the farm that had been shrouded in a layer of white mist was slowly dissipating.

After the white fog dissipated, a wide slope was revealed.

The soil is a fertile, dark brown, and the sunlight shining on it gives it a vibrant glow. This is the newly opened, nascent ecological orchard.

Lin Fan opened the system repository.

Inside, there was a kraft paper package and five green powder packets in transparent plastic bags.

He took out the paper packet and fertilizer, and opened it. Inside the kraft paper packet were a dozen or so plump black seeds.

The system provided the following prompt: [Rock Sugar Snow Jade Apple Seeds. The flesh is as white as jade, crisp and juicy, sweet and without any residue, with a naturally refreshing taste, and has excellent palate-cleansing and degreasing effects.]

Lin Fan walked onto the newly unlocked orchard slope.

He picked up the shovel next to him, dug a hole every few meters, put the seeds in, and covered them with soil.

Then he went to the Lingquan Well, drew a bucket of well water, and thoroughly watered each tree pit.

To check the quality of the apples immediately, Lin Fan tore open a bag of [Basic Acceleration Fertilizer].

He evenly sprinkled the pale green powder from the bag onto the moist soil on the surface of several tree pits.

The moment fertilizer comes into contact with soil and water, it dissolves and seeps directly into the ground.

With fifty times the time flow on the farm and the blessing of the sacred soil, miraculous changes began.

The soil loosened slightly, and a patch of green sprouted from the earth. The sapling grew taller, branched out, and grew lush green leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Small white flowers bloom on the branches, and after the petals fall, green fruits appear.

The fruit swelled rapidly, its color changing from green to a translucent snow-white, with a faint frost-like texture on the surface and a hint of alluring red.

In just two minutes, the apple was fully ripe.

Lin Fan stepped forward and reached out to pick a snow-white apple.

The apple felt heavy in his hand, its skin was very smooth, and it had a natural coolness to it. He wiped it casually and took a bite.

"Click."

The sound was crisp and clear.

The peel is extremely thin, and the flesh is as delicate as white jade, without any rough fibrous texture.

The abundant juice bursts in your mouth, with a very restrained sweetness that is not cloying at all, but rather has a refreshing coolness like high-mountain snowmelt.

Swallow it down in one gulp, and your throat and stomach feel comfortable. Your mouth is clean and there is no sour or astringent aftertaste.