Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten-Chapter 61 - 58: Better to Eat Less of the Delicious Than More of the Unappetizing

Chapter 61: Chapter 58: Better to Eat Less of the Delicious Than More of the Unappetizing

As time quietly passed by, the snack time at Dorami Kindergarten also came to a leisurely close.

Although the children weren’t able to fully enjoy the delicious pumpkin pancakes, overall, they were left with a sense of complete satisfaction.

Indeed.

Each child received an extraordinary portion of snacks today, undoubtedly adding a beautiful touch to their sense of satisfaction.

As for the teachers.

They weren’t as fortunate!

Not only did they have to be busy adding delicious pumpkin pancakes for the children, but they also had to constantly monitor the children’s eating conditions while soothing their little emotions when they couldn’t fully indulge in the snacks.

In the midst of their busy schedule, the teachers could only occasionally taste these delicious pumpkin pancakes, with hardly any time to sit down and truly enjoy them.

By the time they finally found some free time, they discovered that all the delicious pumpkin pancakes had been distributed, leaving only empty plates...

Ah...

What a heartbreaking regret...

So much so that the childcare teachers from each class couldn’t help but discuss the children’s snack situations while returning the stainless steel trays to the kitchen for cleaning.

"Today’s pumpkin pancakes were immensely popular with the children! After finishing two portions, they still clamored for more. If we hadn’t controlled it in time, I’m afraid ten of them wouldn’t have been enough! Oh, these kids are developing bigger appetites now; a few of them are eating as much as I do!"

"Indeed, like our class’s Cheng Xinrui, she never used to finish half a pumpkin pancake, but today she ate two in one go and still wasn’t satisfied, holding her plate up, asking me to add more! It’s comforting yet brings about a little helplessness!"

"We had a similar situation in our class. Yesterday, the children weren’t very interested in the little buns, and we had to coax them patiently to finish. But today, the situation was completely reversed. Before it was even time for snacks, the children smelled the aroma and were clamoring to eat. When the pumpkin pancakes arrived in the classroom, their eyes almost all focused on the plate, and before they started eating, they were already complaining that I hadn’t given them enough. This change is... oh, making it both cute and a bit helpless!"

During the conversation, they arrived at the kitchen.

When they saw Huang Jun, they all shared their "misfortunes" with him!

Wang Wenxia earnestly said to Huang Jun, "Chef Huang, could you kindly make a little more pumpkin pancakes next time? You wouldn’t believe it, but I deliberately ate less breakfast this morning just to save some room to eat your snacks, yet I only managed to eat three, not nearly enough to fill my belly..." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Ah?

Wang Wenxia, you actually ate three?

We only tasted one...

Oh!

We’re all childcare teachers, why is there such a disparity in treatment?

The childcare teachers from other classes looked at Wang Wenxia with envy.

For a moment, they started to suspect that Wang Wenxia’s class received more portions than theirs, or else how could she possibly eat more?

After all, the man behind Wang Wenxia is Chef Huang...

Ah, no!

To be precise, the man behind the children Qingqing and Weiwei in her class is Chef Huang!

Chef Huang would naturally pay extra attention to his own daughter’s class!

As for the other classes...

It’s already fortunate enough if the portions were evenly distributed!

"Wenxia, you had it way better than me; you ate three, whereas I only tasted one!"

Liu Fangling spoke with envy and jealousy but without resentment. She then turned to Huang Jun, beaming with a smile as she pleaded, "Chef Huang, today’s pumpkin pancakes weren’t enough. If possible, please make some more!"

Wu Meijuan nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, yes! In the past, after a morning snack, there would be quite a few pumpkin pancakes left, and the teachers in our class couldn’t finish them. But today’s pumpkin pancakes were so popular with the children that for their sake, we only tasted one, which wasn’t enough at all! If you could make more next time, please do, so we teachers can try a few more!"

Huang Jun listened to their pleas with a sense of helplessness and replied, "Actually, I already made more today. In the future, I’ll try to make more as much as possible!"

"Oh, we don’t have a choice either! It’s because Chef Huang’s food is too delicious and too popular with the children, leaving us teachers with not enough!" The childcare teachers laughed and said.

Upon hearing that, Huang Jun deliberately shook his head helplessly, jokingly saying, "Ah! Sometimes being too delicious and too popular is also a kind of trouble!"

"How about next time I make them taste worse, so you can have more?"

"No, Chef Huang..."

Hearing those words, the childcare teachers became anxious: "We’d rather eat less of something good than more of something bad..."

...

Lin Huiyi drove straight to Sanhe Garden District.

After parking the car, she headed directly to her mother-in-law Lin Guifen’s house.

She hadn’t called her mother-in-law in advance, mainly because her parents-in-law were usually at home, so she wasn’t worried about them not being there.

After ringing the doorbell, the iron door quickly opened, and her mother-in-law’s eyes, full of loving kindness, flashed with joy: "Oh, Huiyi is here. Why didn’t you say beforehand? Come in, come in."

"Mom, I just dropped Chenchen off at school and thought I’d come over to see you and dad since I have nothing planned today," Lin Huiyi said with a smile, carrying several bags of fruits and nutritional supplements bought from the nearby supermarket into the house.

Her father-in-law, Zhou Anguo, wearing a white vest, also stood up from the sofa, happily saying, "Oh, I knew it was you, Huiyi, as soon as I heard your mother’s voice. Come sit, come sit!"

Seeing her daughter-in-law bringing several bags of items, Lin Guifen couldn’t help but say, "Huiyi, we’re still not finished with the nutritional supplements you bought last time. Why did you buy so much stuff again? How will your father and I ever finish all this?"

"No worries, just take your time. These are all freshly dated!" Lin Huiyi smiled.

Knowing her words were in vain, Lin Guifen dropped the subject, pointing to the plate of fruit on the coffee table. "I just cut up some watermelon, nice and refreshing in this hot weather."

"Oh, great, thanks, Mom!"

After washing her hands, Lin Huiyi sat down, with Lin Hui Fen already skewering a piece with a toothpick and handing it over: "Take a bite; it’s really sweet."

"Sure! You should have some too!" Lin Huiyi smiled, accepting the piece and taking a bite.

Instantly, the sweetness filled her throat, with a sandy texture rushing in amidst the crispness—seven parts going down and three parts lingering in her mouth, sweet as can be.

The taste was pretty nice!

The elder couple first inquired about Lin Huiyi’s recent circumstances, inevitably steering the conversation toward the newly-enrolled Chenchen.

The two elder folks were very concerned, often calling Chenchen on the phone; even though they spoke just the other day, they couldn’t resist asking about his recent conditions again.

"Mom, Dad, don’t worry."

Lin Huiyi smiled and reassured them: "Chenchen is doing really well in kindergarten and eating heartily. Yesterday afternoon, he actually ate two bowls of rice and was still asking for more..."

She vividly depicted Chenchen’s lunch scenario at kindergarten yesterday.

Her narrative almost knocked Lin Guifen and Zhou Anguo’s bifocals off their faces!

"What? He ate two bowls and was asking for more? Am I hearing this right?"

Lin Guifen and Zhou Anguo exchanged a glance, surprised followed by skepticism.

Their reaction arose from their memory of this little grandson, who always had a major issue with eating, being so picky that it was a headache.

Now suddenly hearing that he ate two bowls at kindergarten and wanted more naturally left them incredulous.

It wasn’t until Lin Huiyi showed them the photos the teacher posted in the group yesterday that they fully believed the matter.

"I never thought the kindergarten meals would be so enticingly tasty. It seems that as long as the food is delicious, Chenchen’s picky eating resolves itself."

Grandparents were keen on ensuring their grandson ate well at kindergarten, and now seeing their wishes come true made them very happy, hoping the kindergarten would maintain the same food standards in the future.

After a bit more chatting, Lin Guifen checked the time and said, "Huiyi, stay over for lunch. Let me know what you feel like eating and I’ll make it for you."

"Mom, I’d like some pumpkin pancakes."

Lin Huiyi responded with a smile: "The kind with brown sugar and sesame filling!"

Upon hearing that, the elder couple was taken aback once more!

Although Lin Huiyi had never opposed glutinous foods, her interest was always lukewarm—every time pumpkins were harvested at home to make pumpkin pancakes, she would barely take one taste, never having proactively expressed a craving. However, today, she unexpectedly asked for pumpkin pancakes, a sticky and chewy delight.

The elders said nothing more, knowing that since their daughter-in-law wanted them, they should make them!