Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten

On the side, Zheng Yaohua’s gaze wandered between his unremarkable Audi A4 and Meng Hongze’s dazzling Porsche 911. The satisfaction he originally felt was instantly gone without a trace, and he realized he was the clown after all...

Ah!

Life...

It’s really wonderfully mysterious.

Some people are born in Rome, while others are born fated to toil!

Ah!

What is meant to be yours will be yours; what is not, don’t force it.

As long as you have Rome in your heart, everywhere is Rome...

He sighed helplessly, silently comforting himself in his heart.

Then, he forced a smile and said to Yu Daqing and Zhao Weiguang, "Alright, I’ll head out first, see you tomorrow!"

With that, he turned around, walked to his Audi A4, started the engine, and slowly drove away.

"See you tomorrow, brothers."

Meanwhile, Meng Hongze, who was sitting in the driver’s seat of the Porsche, also waved goodbye to the three of them and then drove out of Dorami Kindergarten’s parking lot in the direction of home...

Along the way.

Meng Hongze’s mood was exceptionally light, eager to share the news with his family.

Not long after...

His car smoothly parked in an upscale community, in front of an elegant villa.

After parking, Meng Hongze stepped into the house...

His mother, Wang Yuping, was bustling around in the kitchen.

At the entrance, Meng Hongze skillfully changed into slippers, then called out loudly towards the kitchen: "Mom, I’m back."

In the living room, Meng Jianglin lifted his eyes from the newspaper, looking at his son, his lips curving into a warm smile: "Hongze, you’re back."

Meanwhile, Elder Meng also tore himself away from the TV program, calling out with a voice full of affection: "Ah... Is little Zhe back..."

"Hey... Dad! Grandpa!"

After warmly greeting each one, Meng Hongze hurried into the dining room, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it down quickly, as if trying to wash away all his fatigue with the water.

At this moment, Wang Yuping came out of the kitchen with a plate of washed fruit. Upon seeing her son, her face instantly filled with confusion and concern: "Son, where have you been all afternoon? I haven’t seen you at home."

Meng Hongze put down the water glass, a mischievous smile on his lips, deliberately dragging out his words to heighten the suspense: "Mom, why don’t you guess?"

Mainly playing around for the sake of health...

"Oh, I really have no idea!"

Wang Yuping pretended to be annoyed, but her voice was full of affection and indulgence.

"Come on, mom, just take a wild guess." Meng Hongze continued to show his playful side.

"I won’t, are you going to tell me, or not? If not, forget it..."

Wang Yuping feigned seriousness, but her face was full of indulgence towards him.

Meng Hongze: "..."

Ah!

Why do I have such a mom who spoils the fun?

Of course, he could only keep this thought to himself, afraid that if he said it out loud, he’d receive a lesson in love.

Seeing that his mom didn’t ask further, Meng Hongze had to reveal the answer himself.

He beamed and said, "Mom, I went to Dorami Kindergarten today to apply for the assistant chef position."

"Dorami Kindergarten? Apply for assistant chef?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuping’s surprise was evident, her gaze fixed intently on Meng Hongze, as if she wanted to see through his thoughts.

𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Meng Jianglin and Elder Meng also reacted, both turning their attention away from the newspaper and TV program to look at Meng Hongze, their faces equally filled with disbelief.

They knew Meng Hongze’s pride and confidence well; he always held himself in high regard. Why would he easily lower himself to apply outside to be an assistant chef?

Even more unbelievable to them was that the job application was at a kindergarten.

To them, this was simply a waste of talent, entirely incongruous with Meng Hongze’s identity and abilities.

Moreover, although the family’s restaurant business was not as thriving as before and was experiencing a downturn, it was still doing okay overall.

As the one set to inherit the family business, why would Meng Hongze seek opportunities elsewhere?

This was simply incomprehensible.

"Son, are you joking with us?"

Meng Jianglin asked, full of confusion and concern for his son.

Wang Yuping followed with, "Yes, son, what’s this all about? Don’t make any rash decisions that you’ll regret later."

Elder Meng didn’t ask directly, but his eyes showed his care and wonder for his grandson.

He quietly watched Meng Hongze, waiting for his explanation and answer.

"I’m not joking, nor was it a rash decision, even though it was after watching his video that I got the idea to apply as an assistant chef. I just wanted to give it a try, not expecting to get hired so smoothly."

Meng Hongze succinctly explained his well-thought-out decision to his family, then continued, "That person is quite young, perhaps only around thirty, but his cooking skills can be compared to grandpa’s, and he even has the legendary ’golden tongue’..."

At this, Meng Hongze’s eyes shone with endless admiration and reverence for that chef, and a hint of pride flashed across his face.

But...

The Meng family, after hearing this, once again scrutinized him with incredulous eyes, filled with confusion and lack of understanding.

In their view, Elder Meng’s culinary skills were already top-notch in the industry, so why would Meng Hongze need to seek farther afield to learn from a kindergarten chef?