Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten-Chapter 45 - 42: Reporting This Teacher and Kindergarten to the Education Bureau Without Hesitation!
As soon as Chenchen said this...
Jiang Xinzhuo, who was about to wave goodbye and see him tomorrow, was stunned.
In an instant...
Her hand stopped mid-air, and swallowed her words. She almost burst into song, "Injustice through the ages, snowy June, blood on silk, drought in years, when will I borrow the dragon-slaying sword, to slay the injustice..."
She blinked, quite puzzled, looking at Chenchen.
Chenchen, oh Chenchen~
Do you even know what you’re saying right now?
Jiang Xinzhuo was too surprised to speak, frozen in place, her mind racing to figure out which part went wrong for this kid to say something so "ridiculous".
At the same time, she was troubled about how to handle this sudden situation appropriately.
After all, whether a child eats enough in kindergarten is a concern for every parent, and if not handled properly, it can easily lead to parental dissatisfaction and doubt.
Yang Yuxi had just handed Liu Yuanyuan over to Xu Caihong and Li Xiuxian, intending to discuss Yuanyuan’s situation in the kindergarten when she heard Chenchen say "Teacher Jiang doesn’t give me food", making her pause in surprise.
She understands Xie Jianing as a person; she wouldn’t do such a thing.
There must be some hidden reason.
Even though she chose to trust Xie Jianing, she felt a bit awkward and sympathetic about Jiang Xinzhuo’s current situation, hoping she can handle it well.
Other parents also vaguely heard this and initially thought they misheard, but after recalling, they were sure they didn’t, and each showed a look of confusion, full of questions in their eyes.
Is it true?
Teachers not giving kids food?
Which teacher is so heartless?
With doubtful expressions, they subtly looked over at Jiang Xinzhuo, wanting to see what a "teacher who doesn’t feed kids" looks like and to find out what exactly happened.
If it was true!
They would spray this teacher with salty soda!
Then report this teacher and the kindergarten to the education department!
Chenchen’s mom was instantly shocked and confused upon hearing her son’s words, her warm smile freezing on her face.
But more than that, she felt anger!
What’s wrong with this Teacher Jiang?
Not giving her son food?
She paid so much tuition, why wouldn’t they feed her child?
This is too much!
Her eyes, previously filled with smiles, now showed dissatisfaction and questioning as she looked at Jiang Xinzhuo.
But she didn’t immediately explode, wanting to see what explanation Xie Jianing would give.
Of course.
In that instant, she had already thought of a hundred excuses Xie Jianing might use, and she also prepared responses to those excuses.
A child is the parent’s weakness; not feeding is unacceptable!
Xie Jianing, feeling a wave of inexplicable and questioning gazes: "..."
For a moment, she felt if she died...
It’d be an unjust death!
She wished she could immediately show the lunchtime photos to these parents to prove her innocence.
But unfortunately, the photos were taken by the assistant teacher and weren’t in her phone album.
Out of options, she composed herself, smiling as she looked at Chenchen, gently asking back, "Chenchen, didn’t you eat two bowls of rice at lunch? Why are you saying Teacher Jiang didn’t give you food?"
Chenchen’s mom, although angry, grabbed onto the "two bowls" keyword rationally.
At home, her son normally couldn’t finish even one bowl, yet now Teacher Jiang implied he had two bowls at lunch.
Surprised, she regained her calmness.
Thinking the kindergarten they chose is a long-established reputable one and wouldn’t do something as outrageous as "not feeding kids", and recalling her child is still young with limited expressive abilities.
So, is there a possibility...
That her son didn’t express himself clearly?
Thinking this, she quickly followed up on Jiang Xinzhuo’s words, reminding Chenchen, "Chenchen, tell me properly, at lunchtime, did you eat? Also, how many bowls did you have?"
At that moment, Chenchen was completely unaware of the misunderstanding his earlier words caused, nor did he know the huge impact they had.
He dutifully nodded, answering, "Of course I ate!"
"Chenchen had one, two, two bowls of rice..."
He counted on his little fingers, showing two fingers.
Chenchen’s mom: "..."
Well~
It’s confirmed, it must be her son’s poor expression!
But she’s curious why her son said "didn’t give food", there must be something behind it.
Curiously, she asked again, "Chenchen, since you ate, and even had two bowls, why did you say Teacher Jiang didn’t give you food just now?"
"I still wanted more, but Teacher Jiang didn’t give me any!"
Chenchen, realizing the serious looks from his mom and Teacher Jiang, sensed the atmosphere wasn’t right and felt uneasy, lowering his head, still unaware of his mistake.
He mumbled, "I didn’t say anything wrong."
Claiming not wrong after actually eating, do you know your words almost made me confront Teacher Jiang!
Chenchen’s mom roughly understood what happened.
Looking helplessly at Chenchen, she chose not to scold him publicly.
With so many teachers, parents, and kids around, she needed to save face for her child, to protect his self-esteem, so he wouldn’t refuse to attend kindergarten later.
She gave Jiang Xinzhuo an awkward smile:" Teacher Jiang, look at this mess..."
"It’s fine, just a misunderstanding, as long as it’s cleared up."
Jiang Xinzhuo smiled, explaining, "During lunch, Chenchen had a very good appetite. He had two bowls of rice, a bowl of soup, and asked for seconds on veggies. We were concerned he’d overeat and have indigestion, so we didn’t give him more food."
For a four-year-old to eat two bowls of rice, a bowl of soup, and extra vegetables, that’s quite a lot!
Chenchen’s mom never imagined her son could eat so much at kindergarten.
It seems the kindergarten food is quite good!
Otherwise, with Chenchen’s nature, he wouldn’t have eaten that much or wanted more.
Surprised and relieved, she said with a smile, "Teacher Jiang, at home, Chenchen never eats that much. It seems the kindergarten meals are more delicious and suit his taste." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"That must be it!"
Jiang Xinzhuo nodded smiling, "We hired a new chef this semester, and many kids love the meals he prepares!"
"As long as the kids enjoy it, I’m at ease."
She smiled, "Thanks a lot today, Teacher Jiang. We’ll head back now."
Before leaving, she prompted Chenchen to say goodbye to Teacher Jiang, "Chenchen, say bye to Teacher Jiang."
"Bye-bye, Teacher Jiang..." Chenchen waved his little hand at her.
"Bye-bye, see you tomorrow."
Jiang Xinzhuo waved, watching them leave.
The other parents, having listened, all felt relieved as well.
Xu Caihong snapped back to reality, fearing her granddaughter might be hungry, hurriedly took steamed cake and yogurt from the bag to hand to her little granddaughter, "Yuanyuan, look at the goodies grandma brought you."
