Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten

Before the words were even out of her mouth, she had already clumsily picked up her chopsticks and reached toward the fish platter. Though the process looked a bit strenuous, she still managed to pick up a big piece of fish and gently, steadily place it into Huang Jun’s bowl.

Seeing this, Weiwei instantly caught on.

She followed right after, also picking up her chopsticks and, though clumsy yet determined, reached toward the fish platter, carefully picked up a piece of fish, then gently placed it into Huang Jun’s bowl, her face glowing with an innocent smile.

Watching these two little ones being so thoughtful and caring toward him, a warm surge, hard to put into words, welled up in Huang Jun’s heart.

He reached out and gently patted their little heads, a tender smile tugging at his lips as he said, "Alright, Daddy will eat!"

At the end, he didn’t forget to remind them, "But you two remember to eat your own food too, okay? If Daddy wants more, he’ll help himself."

Seeing the two little ones nod obediently, Huang Jun continued to savor the fish in his bowl. The tenderness of the fish, the rich aroma of the ham, and the distinct layers of flavor from the other ingredients interwove on his tongue into a delightful symphony.

"Mm, not bad, the taste really is excellent! Looks like this three-delicacy boneless fish turned out quite a success..." Huang Jun’s face was full of joy, and he couldn’t help praising himself.

"Daddy’s dishes are all amazing, he’s never failed even once!"

Qingqing’s childish voice carried a hint of pride. After speaking, she took a big bite of the three-delicacy boneless fish, then shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice into her mouth. Her cheeks puffed up round and full, looking irresistibly adorable.

"Mmm~"

Weiwei hurriedly nodded in agreement as well, while not forgetting to stuff more three-delicacy boneless fish into her own mouth. Her eyes narrowed into slits as she enjoyed the delicious flavor.

Seeing that they were only eating the three-delicacy boneless fish and ignoring the other dishes, in order to prevent an unbalanced diet, Huang Jun smiled and reminded them, "Here, have some carrot, and you should also try the braised pork."

As he spoke, he placed the carrots and braised pork he had picked up into their bowls respectively.

Qingqing obediently ate the carrot and praised him in her milky little voice, "Daddy, you’re amazing, you can make such yummy food!"

Weiwei’s mouth was stuffed full as well, but she still nodded hard to show her agreement.

Huang Jun smiled with satisfaction and said, "You two are great too. Now you even know how to take care of Daddy."

At the end, he didn’t forget to remind them again, "Hurry and eat, or the food will get cold and won’t taste as good."

Even though spring had arrived, the weather still carried a trace of winter’s chill, and because of this one downside, the food got cold very quickly.

After the meal...

Everyone stood up in unison and carried their trays over to the collection baskets beside the dishwasher.

"Chef Huang, we’ll be heading out first."

As they were about to leave, everyone nodded politely to Huang Jun, then each went their own way, returning to their respective posts.

Yang Yuxi and Xie Jianing also joined the stream of people leaving, smiling as they waved goodbye to Huang Jun.

Xie Jianing didn’t forget to bend down gently, her gaze soft as it fell on Qingqing and Weiwei, and she asked in a gentle voice, "Qingqing, Weiwei, would you two like to go back to the classroom with Miss Xie?"

Just thinking about having to help Xie Jianing with the classroom arrangements once they got back made Qingqing and Weiwei feel reluctant from the bottom of their hearts. They exchanged a look, then almost at the same time shook their heads and said, "Miss Xie, we want to stay with Daddy a little longer."

The unspoken meaning was that they wanted to stay with their dad and didn’t want to go back to the classroom for now.

Although Xie Jianing felt a bit reluctant inside and didn’t want to lose these two capable little helpers, she still respected the children’s choice. She helplessly accepted their decision, a trace of loneliness in her heart, and left, tugging Yang Yuxi along.

With the teachers and administrators gone and the kitchen staff busy cleaning up, Huang Jun finally had some free time. He could accompany Qingqing and Weiwei for a walk around the kindergarten, helping them digest their food.

Meanwhile, after Meng Hongze and the other kitchen colleagues finished the wrap-up work, they went together to Liang Yinqiu’s office to formally complete their onboarding procedures.

As the pen tip lightly touched the paper and the last signature was completed...

The hearts they’d had hanging all morning finally felt relieved, settling down completely.

Thanks to not having to be busy preparing food in the afternoon, the kitchen team was able to announce the end of their workday early and enjoy this rare moment of leisure.

Just as they were about to leave, everyone suddenly remembered the dinner portions the kindergarten had thoughtfully prepared for them and hurried to pack theirs to take away.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t afford dinner at home; it was just that the meals at the kindergarten had a much better cost-performance ratio!

After all, no home-cooked meal could compare to food made by Huang Jun!

Even Meng Hongze, who had grown up accustomed to all kinds of delicacies at home, felt the same way and specially took his allotted dinner portion home with him.

With food this delicious, he had no intention of letting his colleagues benefit from it instead!

Just as he stepped through the door at home...

He called out into the house as usual while changing his shoes, "Mom, I’m back!"

"My son’s back!"

Hearing her son’s voice, Wang Yuping, who had been sitting on the living room sofa watching TV, immediately stood up and walked over to greet him, her face full of concern as she asked, "It’s your first day at work today, how does it feel? Are you getting used to it? Tired?"

"It’s alright. The kindergarten hasn’t officially started yet today. I was mainly responsible for preparing meals for the staff in the kindergarten, so the work was fairly easy," Meng Hongze answered, then added, "But once the Lantern Festival is over and the kids all start school, the work will definitely get a lot busier."