"Hmm..."
Outside, shadows flickered. Inside the kitchen, Xia Yu was cooking.
Another sleepless night of research; in two to three hours, it will be noon, marking a whole day. However, Xia Yu showed no signs of fatigue; rather, he was glowing, his eyes brimming with excitement.
"That's right!"
"Two crucial 'loops' are still missing, which are the ingredients that pair with fermented soybeans. Currently, there are seven 'loops', including fermented soybeans with garlic, fermented soybeans with green onions, fermented soybeans with perilla, fermented soybeans with gardenia, fermented soybeans with mint, fermented soybeans with burdock, fermented soybeans with almonds..."
The self-talk echoed in the empty kitchen, where he was alone.