Chen Shi'an got busy in the kitchen, while Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu helped him out, preparing the other ingredients.
The sound of a key turning in the lock came from outside. Li Wanyin pushed open the front door, carrying the sweet scent of milk tea with her.
"I'm home~"
Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu poked their heads out of the kitchen. "Sister Wanyin."
"Sister Wanyin~ You're back so soon!"
"Yes. When I heard Shi'an was making something delicious, I hurried to pack up and come home."
Li Wanyin smiled, parked the little cart carrying her equipment in the entryway, then came inside and changed her shoes. She brought in the used ingredient containers and utensils to wash later.
After a whole day of wearing a food-service mask, its straps had left faint red marks on her pretty cheeks. Her hair had been tied up too, and only now that she was home did she let it down.
Her beautiful hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall. As though reflecting how relaxed she felt now that she was home, she let out a long breath.
She wasn't surprised to see Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu. Zhizhi had just called her through their four-person group chat, telling her it was about time to pack up her stall and come home for dinner.
"What delicious food are you making tonight, Shi'an?"
"Rice with cured meat! The Taoist said it was to make up for missing it on the Laba Festival!"
"Really!"
Li Wanyin carried three cups of milk tea into the kitchen, giving one each to the younger three.
"Thanks, Sister Wanyin~"
"Thanks, Sister Wanyin-"
What girl didn't like sweet milk tea? All the more so when it was Sister Wanyin's exclusive milk tea, made using the Taoist's