Food: Taking the twins to kindergarten to be chefs

In the parent group of Class 4 of Doraimi Kindergarten, everyone was chatting animatedly.

Peng Peng's mother: "This time our kindergarten's 'fruit and vegetable food sale' event was really great! Each class made delicious specialties, and they all tasted great. Especially the candied haws made by Chef Huang from Class 2. The taste was simply better than any other candied haws stall out there. I wanted more after having one. I only bought three bunches and shared them with my family, but I still felt that it was not enough to satisfy my craving. The most regrettable thing was that I didn't get the spinach steamed cake from our class. Now I think about it and feel it's such a pity!"

Yuanyuan's mother: "@Pengpeng's mother, we are in the same boat. It brings tears to our eyes. I was planning to go straight to our class, but I was dazzled by the colorful lights of the small (3) class and ran over to take pictures. Later, I heard the shouts of the large (2) class, so I hurriedly took the children to buy candied haws. The candied haws were really delicious. After eating them, Yuanyuan and I wanted to buy another bunch, but unfortunately they were sold out. When we ran back to our class to buy spinach steamed cakes, they were also sold out..."

Miaomiao's mother: "@Pengpeng's mother @Yuanyuan's mother, you two should be content. At least you got to taste the flavor of the candied haws. I went too late today and didn't even see the shadow of the candied haws, let alone the spinach steamed cakes in our class. It's such a pity... We can only wait for next year's 'fruit and vegetable food charity sale' event."

Hanghang’s mother: “It’s all my child’s fault. He didn’t explain to me clearly at the beginning. He didn’t tell me that the spinach steamed cake in our class was made by Qingqing’s father. When I got the news and ran over to buy some, they were sold out. What a pity!”

Peng Peng's father: "Alas, our parents in the small (4) class didn't get the chance to get the spinach steamed cake first, but were instead robbed of the opportunity by the elderly people who came to join in the fun. If this were to be told to others, people would probably laugh their heads off..."

Niu Niu’s mother: “I didn’t expect that Qingqing’s father is not only a great cook himself, but can also patiently teach the children how to cook. I really admire him!”

Pengpeng's mother: "It's a pity that Pengpeng was not appointed by the teacher to be a little chef. He didn't get to learn how to make spinach steamed cake from Qingqing's father. He missed a precious opportunity to learn and experience. Otherwise, I would have asked Pengpeng to make me a spinach steamed cake tonight."

Hanghang's mother: "In this event, only a few children were lucky enough to receive cooking instruction from Qingqing's father. It's a pity that my son Hanghang was not selected and can only help out with some auxiliary work. But it doesn't matter. I have encouraged Hanghang to strive more actively next time. I hope he can get Qingqing's father's guidance in person and learn the true skills. In this way, in the near future, I will have the opportunity to taste the delicious snacks made by my son Hanghang for me. Just thinking about it makes me look forward to it!"

Yuanyuan's mother: "@Hanghang's mother, your wishful thinking is really loud and clear!"

Tiantian's mother: "Dear parents, I heard that the chef of our kindergarten is not only responsible for daily cooking work, but also responsible for teaching a certain subject in the kindergarten. Have you heard about this news?"

Xixi's mother: "I have heard of it too. I guess it should be a cooking course. Many kindergartens now offer various interest courses, such as cooking, painting, paper cutting, etc., to enrich children's extracurricular life. Qingqing's father should be teaching this kind of course!"

Tiantian's mother: "Then, it should be a natural thing for us to ask Qingqing's father to give the children a cooking class, right? After all, he is currently a lecturer in the kindergarten, right? Wouldn't it be a pity if we don't use this expertise?"

Xixi's mother: "Haha, Tiantian's mother, your desire to be a "hands-off shopkeeper" is obvious! However, Qingqing's father's cooking and teaching abilities are indeed obvious to all. If children can learn cooking in kindergarten, it can not only cultivate their hands-on ability, but also allow them to learn life skills in practice. This is very meaningful. What do you think?"

Tiantian’s mother: “I fully support this proposal! We can jointly propose to the kindergarten and strive to let Qingqing’s father offer cooking courses to bring a different learning experience to the children!”

Hanghang's mother: "To be honest, even if we don't teach them cooking, it would be great to let Qingqing's father teach the children. After all, he can teach Qingqing and Weiwei to be so sensible and well-behaved, and he is an upright and responsible person. If he teaches the children, their academic performance will definitely be good, not to mention their character."

Yuanyuan's mother: "That's right. During the anti-riot drill, Qingqing's father rushed forward to protect the children without knowing anything about it. His sense of responsibility and courage are incredible. Look at other kindergartens. Anti-riot drills are just a formality."

Niu Niu's mother: "Yes, a chef can be so selfless to protect the children. We parents should be ashamed of ourselves."

Pengpeng's father: "You are absolutely right. Some parents nowadays are really a headache. They only care about having fun themselves and ignore their children. Some are even addicted to playing mahjong and leave their children alone at home. If something happens, it will be too late to regret."

Hanghang’s mother: “Some time ago, there was news about a parent playing mahjong and starving his child to death! These parents are so irresponsible…”

Xixi's mother: "Okay, okay, we've strayed off topic. Let's get back to the point. Let's have a small vote now. If you support Qingqing's father opening a cooking class for kindergarten children, please reply 'agree' in the group!"

Pengpeng’s mother: “I agree!”

Yuanyuan’s mother: “I agree!”

Tiantian’s mother: “Agreed!”

……

With a series of "agree" messages emerging in the parents' group of Class 4, the proposal to let Huang Jun teach the children has won widespread support from parents.

but.

Some parents did not express their views.

Among them, Huang Jun did not participate.

why?
Because he likes quietness, he blocked the group chat to avoid the disturbance in the parents' group, and inadvertently missed this heated discussion about his teaching.

Most of the other parents who did not express their opinions did so for similar reasons. A small number of them were too busy to check their phones and thus missed the discussion.

However, if they saw it, they would probably agree.

As the leader of the Class 4 Parent Committee, Xixi’s mother Xu Sijun, after carefully summarizing the opinions of the parents, discovered those parents who had not yet spoken out, including Huang Jun himself.

She specifically tagged these parents in the group and asked Huang Jun directly whether he was willing to teach the children cooking skills.

Unfortunately…

So far, these inquiries have fallen on deaf ears and no response has been received.

She guessed that Huang Jun and other parents might be busy with other matters and had not yet found the time to pay attention to the messages in the group, so she decided not to urge them and chose to wait patiently for their reply.

While waiting, the kindergarten's parent committee group became very lively.

The reason behind this is simple - it turns out that not only the parents of the Small (4) class, but also the parents of other classes have the same idea and came up with the idea of ​​inviting Mr. Huang Jun to teach the children how to cook.

This idea quickly aroused enthusiastic response within each class. Parents discussed the feasibility and beautiful vision of inviting teacher Huang Jun to open a cooking course in their respective class group chats. Everyone's opinions were surprisingly consistent, and they all expressed great support and expectations for this.

therefore.

The directors of the parent committees of each class responded quickly and took positive action. They launched an in-depth discussion in the WeChat group of the kindergarten parent committee to explore how to let Huang Jun give a vivid cooking class to all the children in the kindergarten.

In this lively discussion, Xu Sijun, as the head of the PTA of Class 4, naturally spoke up and expressed the opinions and expectations of his class in the group.

finally.

With the joint efforts of the directors of the parent committees of each class, everyone reached a consensus: they decided to directly submit this innovative and educationally meaningful proposal to Principal Liang.

This glorious and responsible task has been honored to fall on the shoulders of Mai Linjie, the head of the Parent Committee of Class 2 and the chairman of the Parent Committee.
But shouldering the trust and expectations of the parents, she had no choice but to accept the task. She picked up her mobile phone, found Liang Yinqiu's phone number, and pressed the dial button.

Waiting for response!

After a few rings on the other end of the phone, Liang Yinqiu's gentle voice came: "Hello, hello, who is this?"

"Hello, Principal Liang! I am the chairperson of the kindergarten's Parents' Committee, Mai Linjie." Mai Linjie introduced herself politely.

Liang Yinqiu was a little surprised and said, "Oh, Chairman Mai, good evening. You called me so late. Is there something urgent that you need to discuss?"

Mai Linjie hesitated for a moment, but still said politely: "Director Liang, actually, I have something about our kindergarten that I would like to discuss with you in private. I wonder if it is convenient for you now?"

Liang Yinqiu smiled and nodded, "Of course it's convenient. Just tell me what you want to say."

Mai Linjie sorted out her thoughts for a while, and then continued, "Director Liang, our garden's Chef Huang, in addition to being our chef, is he also a lecturer?"

Liang Yinqiu was puzzled, but still answered seriously: "Yes, our Doraimi Kindergarten organizes some parent-child courses related to cooking every year. These courses are usually taught by our chefs. For example, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we organized a mooncake-making parent-child activity, which was guided by Chef Huang. You must remember that activity, right? This can also be considered a parent-child course..."

Mai Linjie said with understanding: "Of course I remember, that activity was very successful, and Chef Huang's guidance was well received by parents."

Liang Yinqiu changed the subject and asked curiously, "Oh, by the way, Chairman Mai, why did you suddenly ask this?"

Mai Linjie seized the opportunity and clearly expressed the parents' wishes: "Director Liang, this is the case. Didn't our kindergarten hold a 'fruit and vegetable charity sale' this evening? During the event, parents felt that Chef Huang is not only an excellent cook, but also a good teacher. We hope that he can officially offer some cooking courses so that children can learn through practice, which can not only exercise their hands-on ability, but also cultivate their life skills. You see..."

what?
Let the children learn cooking from Chef Huang?
Are you serious?

Aren’t you afraid that a group of children who are not even as tall as the stove will cut their hands and burn themselves?

Liang Yinqiu's eyes widened in surprise: "Huh? You mean, you want Chef Huang to give cooking lessons to all the children in the kindergarten?"

Mai Linjie smiled and shook her head, explaining: "Principal Liang, please allow me to correct you. This is not just my personal request, but the collective wish of all the parents of the children in our Doraimi Kindergarten. I am just a representative chosen by everyone to express our common expectations to you."

Liang Yinqiu pondered for a moment, and the spinach steamed cake made by the Small (4) class today came to his mind - that was the result of Huang Jun's personal guidance to the children.

Thinking of this, she began to feel that the parents' proposal was not a castle in the air and might really be feasible.

But...

The prerequisite is that Huang Jun has to agree!

She responded seriously: "I understand, Chairman Mai. I have received your proposal, and it is indeed an idea worth considering. However, I cannot give you an answer right now. I need to communicate with Chef Huang first, listen to his ideas, and consider how to make the best arrangement."

Mai Linjie quickly expressed her understanding: "Principal Liang, you are right. We have to take our time and not rush. We parents are all looking forward to Chef Huang's approval. It would be a great thing if the children could learn some cooking skills from him."

Liang Yinqiu responded with a smile: "Don't worry, I will handle this matter as soon as possible and give you a satisfactory answer. Thank you and all the parents for your enthusiasm and for providing such valuable suggestions for our kindergarten."

Mai Linjie said happily: "Thank you very much, Director Liang. We parents are all looking forward to your good news."

"Okay, let's talk about this first. I'll contact you in time."

After Liang Yinqiu hung up the phone with Mai Linjie, he pondered for a moment, then swiped the screen of his phone again and dialed Huang Jun's number.

The call came through quickly.

Huang Jun's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, Director Liang, what can I do for you?"

Liang Yinqiu said directly: "Chef Huang, it's me. Actually, there is something I want to discuss with you. Just now, the chairman of the kindergarten's parent committee made a suggestion to me on behalf of all the parents in the kindergarten. They hope that you can teach the children."

"Uh-huh?"

Huang Jun almost jumped up from the sofa, subconsciously thinking that he had misheard, and asked in disbelief: "Liang Yinqiu, what are you talking about? You want me to teach the kids? What can I, a chef, teach the kids? Do I have to teach them how to cook?"

Liang Yinqiu patiently explained: "Chef Huang, the parents do have this intention. They think that you are not only an excellent cook, but also have a heart for children. They hope that you can teach cooking classes to all the children in the kindergarten. This is a common request from the parents, and I can't refuse directly, so I want to hear your opinion."

These words fell into Huang Jun's heart word by word, making him clearly realize that Liang Yinqiu was not joking with him.

Although he did have experience in teaching children cooking today, that was only for individual children and the situation was relatively simple.

But when he thought about teaching all the children in the kindergarten, Huang Jun couldn't help but feel the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

This is not just a teaching task, but also an all-round challenge regarding safety, patience and creativity.

Especially in terms of safety, everything must be foolproof and there cannot be any room for negligence.

Although he already serves as a lecturer in the kindergarten, offering specialized cooking courses, especially for children, is indeed a completely new field for him, which requires him to invest more time and energy in preparation and planning.

Besides, if kids really want to learn, they have to be around ten years old...

Thinking of this, Huang Jun couldn't help but feel a little troubled.

He said to Liang Yinqiu sincerely: "Director Liang, I have to think about this matter carefully. After all, teaching for all the children in the kindergarten is not a trivial matter. I have to consider it carefully."

Liang Yinqiu said with understanding: "Of course, Chef Huang. This does require you to consider it carefully. We are not in a hurry. When you have considered it, we can discuss it further."

"Okay!" (End of this chapter)