The Five-Yuan Lunch Table

Lin Xiao stood in the cramped, bare-bones rental room, clutching the only five yuan he had. Yet his eyes held a steadfast resolve. He had just suffered a major upheaval in his family, and the once fairly stable life he had known had collapsed in an instant. Now all he had left was those five yuan, his entire worldly fortune. But Lin Xiao refused to let hardship defeat him. Since childhood, he had been passionate about cooking, often preparing delicious meals for his family in their kitchen. His exquisite cooking had won unanimous praise from friends and relatives. Now, as he gazed at the busy street outside the window, an idea gradually took shape in his mind: