After Lu Yichen got home, he was filled with an industrious zeal, giving the already tidy house another thorough cleaning from top to bottom.
He then went to the kitchen to light the honeycomb briquette stove, kneaded the dough and let it rise, preparing to steam flower rolls, steamed buns, and sugar triangles for the next morning.
After taking a shower and returning to his room, he saw it was already past one in the morning, yet he lay in bed with no hint of sleepiness.
Thinking about the tasks for the morning, he tried to suppress his excitement. For safety's sake, he even set an alarm, afraid of missing anything.
He got up at five in the morning and was busy until seven, took another shower, changed clothes, and went to a restaurant outside his alley to place an order for the noon meal.
Back home, he took the last batch of sugar triangles out of the pot, tidied up the kitchen, and looked at his morning's accomplishments with a smile on his face.
