Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten

But.

Qingqing and Weiwei’s boasting didn’t end there.

They held hands again and ran to Xie Jianing, asking expectantly, "Miss Xie, Miss Xie, do your shoes light up?"

"They don’t light up..."

Xie Jianing looked at their proud little faces and couldn’t help teasing them, "Weiwei, Qingqing, teacher really likes your shoes. Can you lend me your shoes to wear?"

Uh...

This is really "boasting is fun, but boast too much and you get in trouble"...

Weiwei gave Xie Jianing a helpless look, as if to say "I showed you my shoes out of kindness, but now you want them," and shook her little head like a rattle drum: "No way, Miss Xie, your feet are so big, you can’t fit into my little shoes."

Qingqing quickly chimed in, "Yeah, Miss Xie, your feet are way too big compared to ours, you definitely can’t wear them, you’d break them..."

Before the words were finished, the two little ones, like startled fawns, turned and ran off, heading for Huang Jun and Yang Yuxi, afraid that Xie Jianing would insist on trying their shoes.

Xie Jianing watched their retreating backs and couldn’t help but chuckle.

At that moment, Weiwei, as if finding a safe haven, threw herself onto Huang Jun’s leg, clinging to him like a cute ornament.

Qingqing grabbed Huang Jun’s hand, looked up with her innocent little face and bright eyes, and said timidly, "Daddy, I want to go back to the kitchen with you, can I?"

Weiwei quickly added, "Weiwei wants to go back to the kitchen too."

Hearing this, Yang Yuxi cast a helpless look at Xie Jianing, as if saying, "It’s not the brilliant opponent you fear, it’s the clueless one beside you."

Xie Jianing caught the look, winked playfully at her, then turned to Qingqing and Weiwei and smiled, "Qingqing, Weiwei, Miss Xie was just teasing you! Don’t worry, teacher won’t wear your shoes. Just stay in the classroom and have fun!"

But Qingqing and Weiwei, once bitten, twice shy, were still skeptical and insisted on following Huang Jun back to the kitchen.

Thankfully, Yang Yuxi patiently persuaded them and took out her handmade crafts as a distraction, successfully diverting their attention, and finally, Qingqing and Weiwei let down their guard and agreed to stay and play in the classroom.

Now.

Xie Jianing let out a small sigh of relief.

Otherwise, she would have been a "sinner through the ages" and might have been blamed by Yang Yuxi for several days.

Relieved, Huang Jun entrusted the two little ones to Yang Yuxi’s care and expressed his thanks to her.

After that, he turned and went back to the kitchen.

"Hello, Chef Huang..."

The newly joined kitchen team—Ding Xiuzhen and the other four—burst into smiles as bright as flowers when Huang Jun stepped into the kitchen, greeting him warmly.

Huang Jun smiled and nodded, "Hello everyone, are you getting used to the new environment and work?"

Ah~

Not to mention~

This young Chef Huang is really quite nice.

He not only cares about people but is also very pleasant!

Everyone felt a touch of warmth in their hearts and nodded in agreement, faces beaming with satisfaction, "Thank you, Chef Huang, for your concern, we’re getting used to it."

"Chef Huang’s here!"

𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Aunt Li and Aunt Lin greeted him warmly as well, chatting with him amicably.

At the same time, they noticed the absence of the lively figures of Qingqing and Weiwei beside Huang Jun and couldn’t help but ask with concern, "Where are Qingqing and Weiwei? Why aren’t they here?"

"Oh, they’re in the classroom with Miss Yang now!"

Huang Jun explained with a smile and then casually asked, "Have Assistant Chef Zheng and the others arrived?"

Aunt Li immediately replied, "Yes, they’re in the operations room now, busy working with Assistant Chef Qian! They were supposed to report to Director Liang, but he hasn’t arrived yet, so they came to the kitchen first."

Hearing this, Huang Jun felt a tinge of curiosity—why wasn’t Director Liang, who’s always punctual, here yet? But he didn’t let this puzzlement unsettle him, just nodded lightly, and said kindly, "Oh, I see. Then you continue with your work, I’ll go check the operations room."

With that, he turned to the dressing room, skillfully changed into his clean chef’s uniform, and prepared to start the daily disinfection routine.

Just then...

A sudden, urgent shout came from outside the garden: "Aunt Lin, Aunt Li, come to the gate quickly!"

"Huh? Isn’t that Old Li’s voice?"

Aunt Lin heard it and couldn’t help but look puzzled, murmuring, "Sounds pretty urgent..."

"Yes, yes, let’s hurry and see what happened." Aunt Li quickly put down what she was doing and urged Aunt Lin.

"Okay, let’s go."

Aunt Lin nodded in agreement, and they hurried out of the kitchen, heading straight for the gate.

Seeing this, Huang Jun’s curiosity grew, and somewhat concerned, he followed them.

From afar, they could see Director Liang’s car quietly parked at the gate, and Uncle Li was helping her haul something from the trunk.

"Old Li, what’s the hurry?" Aunt Li and Aunt Lin walked and shouted.

"Of course, I called you for something important..." Uncle Li replied without looking up, "Come help carry this..."

"Oh..."

Aunt Li and Aunt Lin came closer and realized that Uncle Li wanted them to carry baskets of carp.

Aunt Li curiously asked, "Director Liang, why did you suddenly buy so many carp?"

Liang Yinqiu answered with a smile, "On my way here, I met an old lady selling carp whose tricycle unfortunately broke down. She was very anxious, so I decided to buy all her carp as a treat for everyone, considering everyone’s hard work. Later, everyone in our garden can take some home as a work perk."

She had intended to arrive at the kindergarten early to handle matters, but this good deed delayed her quite a bit, leading to her late arrival now.

"Ah?"

Aunt Li was a bit surprised and said, "Director Liang, enjoying such a perk on the second day of work is really considerate, thank you! However, you know, our kindergarten’s teachers and some leaders aren’t very skilled in cooking, and they may find it challenging to handle these carp, let alone make dishes with them."

Aunt Lin nodded in agreement, "Yes, just handling these fish is already quite a challenge for them, especially since these carp are small and harder to deal with."

Liang Yinqiu: "..."

Uh...

She focused on doing good but didn’t think of this.

In fact, she herself doesn’t know how to cook carp dishes, and even her husband might find it tricky.

The ultimate destination of the carp could end up being the trash bin!

But now...

The decision was made, and there was no turning back.

"Seems I’ve turned good intentions into troublesome deeds..."

Liang Yinqiu gave an embarrassed yet polite smile and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions to solve this problem?"

Aunt Li thought for a moment and said, "We can help deal with the carp as much as we can, but we really can’t help with the cooking part."

The arriving Huang Jun heard and smilingly suggested, "How about this, I’ll add a carp dish to the menu for everyone at lunch. For the rest of the carp, if anyone wants it, they can take it home and handle it themselves; if not, we can keep it, and I’ll continue to make it for everyone tomorrow. Anyway, the weather is cold now, so the carp won’t spoil easily."

"Alright, Chef Huang, we’ll follow your idea, thank you so much for the effort." Liang Yinqiu expressed her gratitude.

Huang Jun waved his hand with a smile, "No problem, I’m happy to make something delicious for everyone, and it’s a chance to practice my culinary skills."

Aunt Li teased, "Chef Huang, do you still need practice with your skills?"

Huang Jun replied with a laugh, "Actually, I haven’t tried cooking carp before, and this is just the right chance to practice."

Everyone worked together and quickly moved all the carp from the car trunk to the washing area by the kitchen.