Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten

When the parents heard there was a chance to win family meal vouchers and enjoy a delicious dinner within the school, even though the event hadn’t started yet, the anticipation and excitement quietly spread among the crowd.

"Teacher Jiang, I have a small suggestion."

Zhou Zhichong, the father of Chenchen from class (3), couldn’t hold back his thoughts and shared his opinion with the homeroom teacher, Jiang Xinzhuo: "I think it’s a bit stingy to only reward the top three families with meal vouchers. It should at least be extended to the top five to make it fairer and to encourage more enthusiasm from everyone."

As soon as he said this, it immediately resonated strongly among the parents, who nodded in agreement, making the atmosphere even more lively.

"Exactly, just the top three is too few for so many participating families. Even the top five doesn’t seem enough. I believe that to reflect the fairness and inclusivity of the event, rewarding the top ten would be more appropriate. This way, more families can feel the joy and sense of achievement from participating."

"Indeed, I think so too. Our kindergarten has over three hundred families; even ten spots are just a drop in the bucket, not nearly enough. If we could increase the number of prizes, allowing more families to experience the joy, that would be wonderful."

"Yes, yes, this parent is absolutely right! Every family will be enthusiastically preparing for this New Year’s Garden Party. If they miss out on rewards because of limited spots, how regrettable would that be, and how disappointed would the children feel..."

"Precisely, we hope that every child can experience the joy and sense of achievement from participating, and not just a few families. So, teacher, could you please discuss with the school about increasing the number of prizes? Ideally, there should be more than twenty, giving everyone a better chance."

"Yes, yes, increase the number! If more than half the families have a chance to win, the enthusiasm will surely be higher, making the event more successful and meaningful."

"..."

Jiang Xinzhuo and other teachers: "..."

More than half of them...

Why not just say every family in the school gets one?

Jiang Xinzhuo helplessly explained: "Dear parents, please understand that the number of spots we set this time is quite sufficient. Specifically, we’ve reserved spots for the top three in each grade, including kindergarten, junior, and senior classes, so the prizes are not just for the overall top three in the school."

Even so, some parents still felt the spots were insufficient.

"Only nine spots in total... that’s indeed a bit few. I think, even for those ranking lower, there should be some consolation or participation prizes to acknowledge their efforts, like a family meal voucher."

"Yes, I think the competition format could also be more flexible. It doesn’t have to be about speed; it could encourage each family to collect different stamps. As long as they complete all the tasks, they could get meal ticket rewards. This would make it more fun and give every family a chance to win."

"Yes, yes, your ideas are all very good!"

"..."

Seeing the parents’ insatiable look, as if wanting every family to get a meal voucher on the day of the New Year’s Garden Party, left the teachers feeling somewhat helpless, yet they could only maintain their composure, smiling, and saying, "We will definitely take your valuable opinions seriously and convey them to Director Liang at the appropriate time."

Hearing this, the parents finally quieted down, no longer expressing their opinions one after another.

"Miss Yang, can you tell us what highlights the games will have on the day of the event?"

Wan Zhenhong, with a "know your enemy and yourself, and you’ll emerge unscathed" strategy, hoped to learn about the games in advance to practice in his spare time, aiming to stand out during the activity.

Yang Yuxi didn’t think much of it, mistakenly assuming he was worried about the games being too difficult, so she smiled and explained: "Director Wan, rest assured, the games are designed to be fun and easy to pick up. For example, our class is preparing a ’blow the ping pong ball’ game. At that time, we’ll set up four cups filled with water in a row, with a ping pong ball in the first cup, and participants need to..."

Upon hearing this, Wan Zhenhong immediately understood the rules of the game, interrupted Yang Yuxi, and said, "Oh, I see, you need to blow the ping pong ball from the first cup to the second, and so on, without skipping any cups, right? I’m familiar with this game."

Yang Yuxi smiled and nodded, "Yes, that’s pretty much it."

Wan Zhenhong continued to ask, "Miss Yang, could you reveal what other exciting game projects have been carefully planned by the other classes?"

This question made Yang Yuxi’s heart flutter slightly, and she vaguely sensed something amiss.

Oh my...

Careless!

This is definitely a blatant attempt to gather information!

How did she not realize this and fall into Director Wan’s trap?

Indeed.

Those who become directors are not pushovers.

It seems that dealing with Director Wan in the future, she should be more cautious...

She put on an awkward but polite smile and said, "Director Wan, I’m honestly not sure about that, because each class’s teacher will plan activities based on their own creativity."

"Oh, that’s really a shame. But still, thank you, Miss Yang, for your answers."