Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten

The night curtain falls.

The lighting in Wan Zhenhong’s dining room is soft.

"Honey, I still have some things to deal with, could you handle the dishes..."

Wan Zhenhong quickly finished the last bite of his meal, put down the utensils, and turned to Liu Jinyan with an apologetic smile.

Liu Jinyan instinctively thought he had some urgent work to do again, so she gently nodded, and said considerately, "Hubby, you go ahead and do your thing, I’ll take care of these little chores..."

"You really work hard, honey."

Wan Zhenhong gently patted Liu Jinyan’s arm, then slowly stood up and walked towards the coffee table in the living room.

He bent down to move the items on the coffee table one by one, carefully placing them in appropriate spots on the TV cabinet.

"Daddy, stop walking around, you’re blocking my TV!"

Niuniu sat on the sofa, her small body almost sinking into the fluffy pillows, engrossed in the world of "Peppa Pig," but unexpectedly her view was blocked by her dad’s tall figure. Her little face showed some displeasure, her tender voice carrying a hint of a whine.

Upon hearing this, Wan Zhenhong quickly turned around, his face filled with a doting smile, squatted down to level with Niuniu, and gently said, "Oh, my little Niuniu, Dad needs to prepare a game, would you be willing to watch TV elsewhere so Daddy can set up?"

At the mention of "game," Niuniu’s eyes immediately sparkled like the brightest star in the night sky. She blinked her big eyes curiously, asking expectantly, "Wow, what game, Daddy?"

Wan Zhenhong replied with a smile, "It’s the game for your class’s New Year garden event..."

Upon hearing this, Niuniu got all excited, her little hands gesturing unintentionally, eyes shimmering with anticipation: "Really? Daddy, I want to participate! I want to play that game too!"

"That’s great!"

He gently stroked Niuniu’s head and nodded, suggesting, "Niuniu, how about you help Dad a bit and set up this game? That way, you can also experience the fun of game preparation."

"Huh? Helping prepare?"

A trace of hesitation flashed in Niuniu’s eyes, her heart wavering between watching her cartoon and helping out.

In the end.

The allure of the cartoon triumphed over the suggestion to help, she puckered her little mouth, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Daddy, although I really, really want to help you, Peppa and George’s story is so exciting right now, I just want to finish this episode first, you prepare by yourself..."

Wan Zhenhong: "..."

This daughter, all that love’s gone to waste...

Oh well~

Since the daughter can’t be relied upon, he has no choice but to count on himself...

He didn’t push further, grabbing a few teacups, ready to head to the bathroom to fetch water.

Witnessing this scene, Liu Jinyan immediately felt her thoughtful efforts were misplaced.

She somewhat speechlessly quipped, "Hubby, the thing you said you were busy with, is this it? If you’re so free to play with water, come on, come on, I’ll give you the rag, you wash the dishes in the kitchen."

With that, she tossed the rag in her hand towards Wan Zhenhong.

Luckily, Wan Zhenhong reacted swiftly and caught it steadily with the hand holding the cup; otherwise, the rag would’ve ended up all over his face.

Wan Zhenhong explained innocently, "Honey, you’re really misjudging me, I’m not skirting chores. I’m actually preparing for our kid’s kindergarten New Year’s garden event, planning to practice the ’blow the ping pong ball’ game technique!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinyan suddenly realized, a gentle smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, "Oh, so that’s what you’re preparing for! So, the ’blow the ping pong ball’ is one of the fair’s activities, right?"

"That’s right! It’s a special game set by our little Class Four, and I went through a lot to glean some hints from Miss Yang. I was planning to find out more about other classes’ games, but Miss Yang caught on, so I didn’t manage to succeed..." he said, with a touch of frustration.

Liu Jinyan comfortingly patted his shoulder, "It’s alright, knowing about this game is already pretty good. You focus on practicing, whether we can enjoy a delicious dinner at the kindergarten depends entirely on you!"

She herself hadn’t savored Chef Huang’s cooking in a long time, though Niuniu occasionally brought back some snacks to sate temporary cravings, those flavors always left one wanting more, eager to feast once again.

Now, an invaluable opportunity to dine at the kindergarten was at hand, and she was certainly not willing to miss it.

Determined to fully support her husband.

She quickly reached out to retrieve the rag, even acting as a little assistant to Wan Zhenhong, helping to fetch water together.

In between assisting, she suddenly recalled the schedule Wan Zhenhong had that day, a thread of concern running through her mind: "By the way, weren’t you supposed to accompany Mayor Yang and the others that day? Can you manage your time to participate in the kindergarten activity?"

"I can almost certainly say, there’s a 99% chance it’s not a problem!"

Wan Zhenhong confidently and unequivocally painted his plan to Liu Jinyan: "Since we are going to visit Dorami Kindergarten, I plan to seize the right moment to express my intention to Mayor Yang and Director Wei. Given my understanding of their reasonable nature, I’m sure they’ll gladly approve of my participation in the activities at the kindergarten. Honey, rest easy, I will give it my all to win that precious family dinner voucher for our little family, so we can share an unforgettable dinner at the kindergarten."