Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten-Chapter 241 - 227: What Gift Should We Bring?

Facing his darling daughter’s adorable charm offensive, Liu Shiwei simply couldn’t resist!

He surrendered instantly.

Just about to agree, he suddenly thought of a problem...

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional holiday that emphasizes family reunions.

If we suddenly pop over to Huang Jun’s house, would we be disturbing them, affecting their family gathering?

Maybe...

We should delay it to another day?

He tentatively discussed with his darling daughter, "Hanhan, how about we go to Weiwei’s house the day after tomorrow instead? Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival; maybe Weiwei’s family has plans. We can change the date so everyone can have more fun, okay?"

Liu Ruihan was a bit reluctant. She pouted and said, "No, no, Weiwei said I could visit anytime, and that I could even stay at her place..."

Liu Shiwei: "..."

This daughter, just for a bite to eat, actually thought of staying at Huang Jun’s house. Is she actually planning to abandon her own family?

No way!

This kind of thing must be prevented from happening!

Otherwise, with his darling daughter’s personality, she might not want to come back once she’s at Huang Jun’s house.

How could that be okay?

Just as he was in a dilemma, Wen Xueqian suddenly suggested, "Honey, I heard that Qingqing’s dad is renting a place here. He probably doesn’t have many relatives or friends around. How about we invite their family over to our house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together? This way, our two families can have a lively holiday together."

Oh!

This is a great idea!

This way, we can cleverly solve our darling daughter’s desire to stay at Huang Jun’s house, fulfill her wish to meet with Weiwei, and also celebrate the festival with Huang Jun’s family, improving our relationship. It’s truly a win-win-win situation.

Liu Shiwei’s eyes lit up instantly as he cast a look of admiration at Wen Xueqian, "Honey, your idea is really great."

After that, he asked his darling daughter for her opinion, "Hanhan, what do you think? How about mama’s idea? Do you want Weiwei and Qingqing to come over to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with us?"

Liu Ruihan clapped her hands happily and said, "Yes, yes! That way I can play with Weiwei and Qingqing together!"

After saying that, she blinked her sparkling eyes and asked, "Oh, daddy, can I eat the meal Weiwei’s dad cooks at home?"

Oh!

This "little fox’s tail" is showing so soon?!

But, this desire might be unfulfilled~

After all, as hosts, we should properly entertain our guests. How could we let the guests cook?

Even though he was eager to taste Huang Jun’s cooking, as the host, he had to adhere to basic hospitality etiquette.

Besides, once our families are on good terms, there will be plenty of chances to eat in the future!

He advised with a smile, "Hanhan, since we’re the hosts, we should prepare the meals. It’s the most basic hospitality. Only then, when you visit Weiwei’s house next time, will Weiwei’s dad warmly welcome you and cook delicious food for you. Do you understand?"

Liu Ruihan blinked her eyes and thought carefully, feeling that her dad made a lot of sense.

She obediently nodded and replied, "Okay, daddy, I get it. Then we’ll let Uncle Ge cook the meals, and let Weiwei and the others taste our food, tee-hee~"

"Oh, daddy, do you think Weiwei and the others will come?"

This sudden question left Liu Shiwei momentarily at a loss for words.

After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Hanhan, I’ll call Weiwei’s dad now to confirm whether they would like to come to our house for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Mm-hmm!" Liu Ruihan nodded eagerly like a pecking small chick, her eyes shining with anticipation, unable to resist urging, "Daddy, hurry and call them, I really want to know if Weiwei and the others will come..."

"Alright, alright, don’t rush, daddy will call them right now."

Seeing his darling daughter’s eager expression, Liu Shiwei comforted her and quickly picked up the phone, finding Huang Jun’s number in the contact list.

He pressed the call button, and the sound of the phone ringing echoed in his ears.

On the side, Liu Ruihan’s bright eyes fixed on the phone, with ears perked up as she tried to overhear the conversation.

Finally, after a few rings, the call connected.

Weiwei’s crisp, curious voice came through the phone, "Hello, who is this?"

This voice made Liu Shiwei unsure whether it was Qingqing or Weiwei who answered the call.

He chuckled and tentatively asked, "Hello? Is this Qingqing?"

"No! This is Weiwei!" Weiwei quickly corrected from the other end.

Just then, Qingqing curiously leaned over, pressing her small ear against the phone, eager to hear who was speaking.

Hearing Weiwei’s voice, Liu Shiwei chuckled and continued, "Oh, it’s Weiwei! Hi! I’m Hanhan’s dad, Uncle Liu. Is your dad available to talk now?"

Weiwei replied, "My dad is cooking in the kitchen. Uncle Liu, do you need something from my dad? I can tell him for you."

Liu Shiwei thought about how Huang Jun was busy and then directly said to Weiwei, "Weiwei, it’s like this; Uncle Liu would like to invite you, Qingqing, and your dad to our house tomorrow for the Mid-Autumn Festival to have a reunion dinner. My Hanhan really misses you and Qingqing. Would you all like to come play?"

Facing Liu Shiwei’s invitation, Weiwei was completely on board. Going to Hanhan’s house to play was something she always looked forward to!

But it wasn’t enough for her to be willing; she needed to get approval from her sister Qingqing and her dad first.

Politely, Weiwei responded, "Uncle Liu, please wait a moment. I need to ask my sister and dad."

Then, she turned to get Qingqing’s opinion.

Qingqing nodded to her.

Got it!

Sister is willing.

Now it’s up to dad’s opinion.

Eagerly, she slid off the sofa and ran to the kitchen on her little legs, shouting, "Dad, Uncle Liu is inviting us to their house for Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow!"

Qingqing followed closely behind, running along.

Upon hearing Weiwei’s shout, Huang Jun quickly turned down the heat, covered the pot, and let the braised fish simmer and reduce. Then he walked to the kitchen door, slid it open, and puzzled, he asked, "Weiwei, what are you saying?"

When he saw the cell phone raised in Weiwei’s hand, Huang Jun already knew the answer. He smiled and followed up, "Is it a call from Dad?"

Weiwei nodded her little head energetically and said excitedly, "Yes, Daddy, I answered the call for you. It’s from Uncle Liu. He invited us to his house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow and said Hanhan really misses us!" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

With that, Weiwei raised the phone high with her two small hands and handed it to Huang Jun: "Daddy, do you want to talk to Uncle Liu?"

She didn’t forget to ask: "Daddy, are we going?"

Qingqing also looked up expectantly at Huang Jun.

Seeing the two little ones looking eager to go, Huang Jun couldn’t bear to disappoint them, so he smiled and nodded to them: "Okay, we’ll go."

Not a moment later.

The two little ones happily clasped hands and spun in circles, their small figures joyfully dancing at the kitchen door...

Huang Jun smiled and spoke into the receiver: "Hello, Chairman Liu, thank you for your invitation. We’ll definitely be there on time tomorrow; just don’t mind us being a bother."

"Oh, right, I’ll send you the address via WeChat later so you can find us easily. See you tomorrow!"

Huang Jun nodded and agreed: "Okay, Chairman Liu, then it’s settled. See you tomorrow!"

After hanging up, Huang Jun fell into deep thought again.

Speaking of which.

When visiting Chairman Liu’s house tomorrow, surely we can’t go empty-handed?

That would be so impolite!

But, what gift should we bring?

Chairman Liu’s family is so wealthy, they seemingly lack nothing.

Anything too expensive, he couldn’t afford anyway!

"Daddy, what are you thinking about?" Qingqing immediately sensed something unusual about her father, and asked concernedly.

Huang Jun snapped back to reality, smiled, and answered, "Dad was thinking about what gift we should bring for Hanhan tomorrow. We are guests after all, better show a little gesture."

Qingqing blinked while thinking, then suggested: "Daddy, how about you make something delicious? Hanhan would surely like it!"

"Yes, Hanhan loves the food you make most, Daddy!" Weiwei nodded with a smile, finding her sister’s suggestion quite good.

Huang Jun’s eyes flashed with a hint of smile: "So do you know what Hanhan likes to eat most?"

The two little ones exchanged a glance and answered in unison: "Uh, meat buns!"

Don’t ask why they are so sure.

Ask and the answer is Hanhan once shared with them that her father made her favorite meat buns, but his culinary skills were so poor, the buns smelled bad, making her afraid to eat.

Every time Hanhan mentioned it, she showed a deep-seated resentful expression, which made them feel sorry for her when they saw it.

Thus, when Huang Jun asked what Hanhan liked to eat, they almost immediately thought of meat buns.

They hoped the meat buns made by Dad could give Hanhan a mouth-wateringly good experience, thoroughly enjoying the taste of meat buns.

"Alright, then meat buns it is!"

Huang Jun joyfully accepted the suggestion from the two little ones.

"Hehe, Hanhan will surely be very happy!" Weiwei exclaimed excitedly.

"Uh-huh!" Qingqing nodded vigorously.

Weiwei smelled the aroma from the kitchen dishes and felt a bit hungry, she patted her little belly and looked longingly at Huang Jun: "Daddy, when can we eat? Weiwei’s little tummy is singing."

Huang Jun chuckled and replied, "Soon, just wait for the braised fish to finish simmering and we can start eating. You and your sister go wash your hands first and get ready to eat!"

"Okay!"

The two little ones obediently ran to the bathroom to wash their little hands.

...

The Xie family.

Dinner’s atmosphere was gradually fading.

Xie Jianing chewed the last bit of rice in her bowl carefully, put down her chopsticks, and said to her mother sitting opposite, "Mom, I’m done eating, you take your time!"

Liu Fengxia looked up, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion as she stared at her, "Done already? Your appetite seems too small, how about eating some more vegetables?"

"No more, Mom, I’m really full." Xie Jianing didn’t want to listen to the "old mother’s nagging," so she got up and quickly left the dining table.

Liu Fengxia watched her daughter’s departing back and couldn’t help but furrow her brows slightly.

This stubborn girl must be thinking her cooking isn’t as good as the kindergarten food, which is why she eats so little.

Thinking about the food her daughter brought back from kindergarten these days, even when reheated, she still enjoyed it greatly.

But facing homemade food at home, she showed no interest.

Though it must be admitted!

The kindergarten food was truly aromatic!

Even when reheated, the taste remained quite good.

Essentially towering over her cooking skills.

Hence, every time she saw her daughter bring back food from kindergarten, she couldn’t help but take some from her to taste.

What a pity though...

Today the kindergarten is closed, there was no lunch provided, and her daughter couldn’t bring food home, which made her lose the chance to sample it!

"Sigh, forget it, let her be!" Liu Fengxia helplessly shook her head, then her heart prompted a thought, "Maybe I should prepare some fruit for her later, in case she gets hungry tonight."

If it were before, she might not have bothered so much.

But now the reason why she’s doing this is because she wants to foster a good relationship with her daughter, hoping to later on score a taste of the delicious kindergarten food her daughter would bring back.