Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten-Chapter 59 - 56: For the Kids in Our Class, We Comfort Them Even Through Tears
Preschool Classroom.
The children were savoring the delicious pumpkin cakes, completely immersed in the satisfaction brought by the food, without noticing that there was a kid named Chenchen in the class who hadn’t come to school on time, nor did they pay attention to the small episode of Teacher Jiang Xinzhuo taking a call.
Teacher Wei Siyi, known for her meticulousness, sharply noticed the subtle change in Teacher Jiang Xinzhuo’s expression after the call.
She saw a layer of melancholy unknowingly shroud Teacher Jiang’s originally relaxed expression, making her lively face appear heavy.
Therefore,
She couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled and concerned, and curiously asked in a soft voice, "Teacher Jiang, who called?"
Teacher Jiang Xinzhuo sighed lightly and replied, "It was Uncle Li."
"Oh? Uncle Li called, is something the matter?" Teacher Wei Siyi asked with a slight furrow of her brow.
Jiang Xinzhuo explained, "Uncle Li said Chenchen’s mom brought him to the school entrance, but Chenchen just doesn’t want to come in. Uncle Li and Chenchen’s mother couldn’t persuade him, so they called me, hoping I could bring him in."
Well~
Got it!
Another one who’s really against going to school!
Getting someone like that into the preschool, difficulty level... tsk tsk tsk, it’s not just a little hard...
The task is indeed monumental!
She couldn’t help but give Teacher Jiang Xinzhuo a meaningful and sympathetic look, "Teacher Jiang, although this task is monumental, I believe in you~"
"Good luck!"
Finally, she playfully made a fist to cheer her on!
Jiang Xinzhuo smiled helplessly, "Alright, I will do my best. If gentle persuasion doesn’t work, I might have to resort to tougher methods, even if it means hurting my slender arms, I will carry him into the classroom."
Sigh, just a day into the school year, and her arms are already...
Not far from being useless!
"Alright, I won’t chat with you anymore. I’ll leave this place to you and Teacher Liu, I have to go, or Chenchen’s mom and Uncle Li might get anxious waiting."
"Go ahead, rest assured, with Teacher Liu and me here, nothing will go wrong!" Wei Siyi gently waved her hand, motioning her to leave quickly.
Jiang Xinzhuo nodded and then walked out of the classroom, swiftly heading toward the preschool entrance.
Soon enough, a familiar voice reached her ears: "Teacher Jiang, where are you off to in such a hurry?"
Without needing to look.
Jiang Xinzhuo knew who that voice belonged to.
Aunt Li!
Sure enough.
When she looked up in the direction of the voice, she saw Aunt Li’s face smiling like a chrysanthemum half a meter away.
"Oh, it’s Aunt Li! One of the kids in our class has just been dropped off at the school gate, I need to go bring him in."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Li’s face lit up with joy as she cheerfully suggested, "Teacher Jiang, you’re heading to the preschool entrance?! Just so happened I need to bring some snacks to Old Li too, why don’t we go together!"
"Sure!"
Jiang Xinzhuo nodded slightly but didn’t slow down and continued hurriedly towards the gate.
Aunt Li followed with a smile.
As they approached the gate, their ears were filled with a louder and more irritated "No, I don’t want to, I just don’t want to go to school" protest.
Indeed.
This voice was Chenchen’s!
But when it reached Aunt Li’s ears, she shook her head silently in resignation.
Sigh!
Kids these days act like going to school is a life-threatening ordeal!
Thinking back to their days, they didn’t even have the opportunity to go to school!
Sigh!
Truly not appreciating their blessings!
She cast a compassionate glance at Jiang Xinzhuo, silently lamenting: These days, being a teacher is tough!
And Jiang Xinzhuo’s head was beginning to throb.
But what could she do?
The kids in her class needed to be coaxed, even with tears.
She collected herself, approaching with a friendly smile.
Before Jiang Xinzhuo could speak, Lin Huiyi, upon seeing her, immediately called out to Chenchen, "Chenchen, look, Teacher Jiang is here to take you in!"
Chenchen didn’t even glance her way, still hugging his mom’s neck tightly, firmly declaring, "I don’t want to, I want to go home, I want to go home!"
Jiang Xinzhuo gently coaxed, "Chenchen, there are pumpkin cakes at the preschool this morning, they smell so good, plus there’s milk to drink. All the other kids are already eating in the classroom, if you don’t go in soon, the other kids might finish all of it..."
"I’ve had pumpkin cakes before!"
Chenchen said dismissively.
Recalling yesterday when he wanted more braised beef but was refused by Teacher Jiang and afterwards subtly schooled by his mother a bit, he felt a bit disgruntled.
"Today’s snack isn’t just any pumpkin cake; it’s Chef Huang’s molten pumpkin cake..."
Chef Huang?
Molten pumpkin cake?
Upon hearing those words, Chenchen’s little head lifted slightly, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Jiang Xinzhuo could tell Chenchen was a bit tempted, so she seized the opportunity and continued, "Chenchen, let me tell you, Chef Huang made the molten pumpkin cake this morning, it’s especially delicious, crispy on the outside, soft inside, with brown sugar and sesame filling, and the other kids are eating happily!"
At that moment, Aunt Li also came over, pointing to the plate of pumpkin cakes in her hand, and added, "Chenchen, look, this pumpkin cake was made by Chef Huang, smell the aroma, isn’t it enticing?"
The entrance to the preschool was already filled with the lingering fragrance of molten pumpkin cakes, and when Aunt Li brought the cake closer to Chenchen, the rich scent was even more irresistible.
In addition, under the sunlight, the translucent and glistening crust of the molten pumpkin cake was so tempting that Chenchen, being quite the foodie, couldn’t resist such allure.
His eyes brightened as he stared intently at the plate of molten pumpkin cakes.
Seeing the hunger in Chenchen’s eyes, Jiang Xinzhuo seized the moment, taking one of the molten pumpkin cakes from the plate in her hand and gently tore it.
With a "squeak," the molten pumpkin cake could not withstand the force and broke apart.
The crust made a crisp sound as it broke, revealing the filling inside.
This dual sensory temptation made Chenchen’s throat involuntarily gulp.
Even Uncle Li and Lin Huiyi couldn’t escape it, unconsciously making swallowing sounds.
Seeing the time was ripe, Jiang Xinzhuo took the chance to ask, "Chenchen, do you want to try the molten pumpkin cake?"
"Yes!"
The little guy was so drawn to the molten pumpkin cake, he nodded without hesitation.
Jiang Xinzhuo extended her hand to him, "Then come down, and go with the teacher into the classroom to eat the molten pumpkin cake, okay?"
"Okay!"
Chenchen let go of his mother’s neck and asked his mom to put him down.
Once on the ground, he proactively grabbed Jiang Xinzhuo’s hand.
Jiang Xinzhuo praised, "Chenchen is awesome, now say goodbye to Mommy!"
"Goodbye Mommy!"
Chenchen waved his little hand at Lin Huiyi, and then followed Jiang Xinzhuo into the preschool.
Lin Huiyi watched him walk away, relieved that he wasn’t continuing to fuss, and suddenly her attention was caught by Aunt Li’s plate of pumpkin cakes...
