Xue Kai, keeping the promise he made to his wife Lin Ruoyi, left work early and drove his small BMW to West City Old Street.

Actually, he received a WeChat message from his wife in the afternoon, asking him to go to the West City Old Street Delicious Shop after work to buy some nourishing fish soup.

He was stunned into silence for a while.

If she wanted fish soup, wouldn't it be easier to just have the postpartum care center make it!

Why go all the way there to buy it!

However, considering that his wife was still in postpartum recovery, he decided to go along with her wishes without asking too many questions.

Yet, seeing the line that resembled a long dragon, he suddenly felt as though he had mistakenly entered some popular tea shop.

"Oh my, so many people are in line. This must be a trendy shop, right?"

He seriously suspected that his wife asked him to buy the fish soup from this shop not for the soup itself, but to take pictures and showcase them on social media.

It's just ridiculous!

...

"Keep going, with the pride of a child, the brilliance of life, doesn't perseverance until the end allow you to see it? Rather than dragging on, why not burn brilliantly? For the beauty in your heart, do not compromise until old age..."

After finishing her afternoon classes, Lin Yuru sweated profusely on the playground.

Perhaps it was the conversation with her mom yesterday that eased her mood, or maybe it was the alluring charm of the steamed pork ribs with lotus leaf and sticky rice, making her feel happy, clear-headed, and focused.

In any case.

She had completely walked out of the shadow of her exam failure and had re-engaged in her studies.

Thinking that her mom would soon come to bring her dinner, which she had specifically requested to be the steamed pork ribs with lotus leaf and sticky rice, just reminiscing about the dish's taste made her drool, and she couldn't help but lick the corner of her lips.

Checking the time, she realized it was almost time for her mother to arrive, so she left the playground and jogged towards the school gate corridor.

As soon as she reached the corridor.

She immediately saw her waiting mom, happily rushing over, affectionately calling out, "Mom..."

"Look at you, all sweaty, you don't even wipe it off. What if you catch a cold when the wind blows..."

Ling nagged while quickly taking tissues from her handbag, wiping the sweat from her forehead and neck.

Listening to the concerned nagging, Lin Yuru didn't find it annoying; instead, she felt a deep warmth.

She reached out to hug her mom: "Mom, thank you for caring so much about me."

"You silly child, if Mom doesn't care for you, who will?"

Ling held Lin Yuru's little hand and sat down on the stone bench beside the courtyard.

She placed the food bag on the stone table, opened it, took out the packed box, and moved it in front of her daughter.

"Today at noon, Delicious Restaurant introduced a new dish, the nourishing fish soup. I heard it's quite good for the body. Considering you've been studying hard, I thought you should replenish your energy, so Mom bought you a bowl too. You're not angry with me for deciding on my own, right?"

"Mom, as long as it's from Delicious Restaurant, I won't blame you for acting on your own. Just go ahead and buy it without worries."

"Alright, Mom understands."

"Mom, thank you for working so hard to stand in line for me."

These words warmed Ling's heart.

This kid has matured. She knows how to show appreciation to her mom!

She reached out to stroke Lin Yuru's head, her eyes filled with a loving smile: "Eat up! It will lose its flavor if it gets cold."

"Okay!"

Lin Yuru nodded, initially wanting to open the packed box of steamed pork ribs with lotus leaf and sticky rice out of habit. As she reached out, she paused and decided to open the nourishing fish soup first.

The fish soup was creamy like milk, dotted with bits of green onion, making the slices of white fish look particularly enticing.

She took a whiff of the aromatic scent wafting from the fish soup.

The aroma was rich and sweet, with no hint of fishiness.

She scooped up a slice of fish to taste.

The fish was tender without any bones and not fishy at all.

Each slice was as thin as a cicada's wings, offering an excellently smooth texture in the mouth!

Having been choked by fish bones as a child, she always ate fish very carefully, afraid of choking on bones.

And this bowl of nourishing fish soup, without bones, she absolutely loved it.

While eating the fish, she also sipped some soup with her spoon.

The taste was incredibly delicious!

"Mom, this nourishing fish soup is really good, you should try it too."

Ling took a sip and nodded in praise: "Indeed, it's really good! No wonder there are even more people in line today than yesterday. I heard most people came specifically for this nourishing fish soup."

The taste was purely fresh and healthy, naturally flavorful, devoid of any fishiness, unlike some restaurants where the ingredients are not fresh, and you could taste only condiments mixed up to cover the lack of freshness.

Because Delicious Restaurant's ingredients are fresh and tasty, Ling was willing to risk a salary cut and take leave to line up and buy it for her daughter.

Otherwise, she wouldn't dare let her child eat these every day!

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed, creating the most relaxing and warm moments for Lin Yuru after a day of intense studying.

And for Ling, sitting by and watching her daughter eat also counted as a form of accompaniment.

"Xiaoyu, remember, health is the most important, learning isn't urgent, just take it a bit slower."

Ling touched her daughter's silky hair, reminding her: "In mom's heart, no matter whether you score well or not, mom always thinks you're the best."

"Mom, rest assured, I'll manage the pace well and won't become obsessed again. Besides, one failure doesn't mean I'll always fail. Throughout my life, I'll face many exams, this is just one of them, and I won't let this one failure knock me over. I believe I'm the best and that I can learn well," Lin Yuru said with a bright smile on her face.

"Mm, mom always believes you're the best!"

...

Although Xue Kai grumbled in his heart, he still obediently stood in line to buy a bowl of nourishing fish soup to bring back.

After all, now, his wife is the most important!

As soon as he got to the maternity center, he headed straight to the room where his wife Lin Ruoyi was.

Entering the room, he smiled and said, "Honey, I bought the nourishing fish soup you wanted."

Lin Ruoyi recalled hearing in the mom group that many moms mentioned this Delicious Shop often had long lines, making it hard to buy from.

Curious, she asked, "Honey, were there many people when you went to buy the nourishing fish soup this evening? Did you wait long?"

"There were quite a few people, actually. I got off work early at 4:50 and arrived a bit after 5pm. By then, there was already a long queue, but it moved fairly quickly, so it wasn't too long before it was my turn."

Upon her questioning, Xue Kai reminisced, "I overheard some customers at the front complaining that the fish soup had sold out quickly at noon, and they couldn't get any. Luckily, the owner made more for the evening, so I got lucky to buy some. I didn't expect the nourishing fish soup to be so popular."

Xue Kai shook his head with amusement.

"When I mentioned this, my initial thought was that it'd be challenging to buy the fish soup after work, so I suggested you go early. It's good you did, or we might not have gotten any!"

Thinking about how the maternity center could also provide fish soup yet his wife went this far made Xue Kai curious, and he couldn't help but ask about it.

"Honey, why did you specifically ask for the nourishing fish soup?"

"Well, because I don't have enough milk. I heard from the mom group that this shop's nourishing fish soup is said to promote lactation. A bowl might just fill up my milk supply, so I wanted to give it a try."

Xue Kai: "..."

This effect... sounds exaggerated, right?!

He seriously suspected that the recommending mom might have been paid…

After all, from all angles, the shop looked way too much like a trendy shop.

Besides, his wife had tried various types of fish soups, and there hadn't been a noticeable increase in milk. How could one bowl of nourishing fish soup fill it up? Who'd believe that?

Before seeing any results, he was rather skeptical.

Even though Xue Kai didn't express it, Lin Ruoyi could sense his skepticism.

"Actually, I'm not fully convinced either, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to try. After all, this bowl of fish soup isn't expensive, and if it works, that's a win for us. If not, the cost of trying is still low, right…"

Xue Kai nodded in agreement: "True, a try doesn't cost much. You're indeed smart, honey."

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