Gourmet Kindergarten

"Honey... if you're not feeling well, could you have just said something?"

Liu Weimin clung to the door frame and knocked twice.

There was no movement.

"Shufen? Open the door quickly!"

There was still no response.

The door was locked in broad daylight, and no amount of knocking could get it open, which made Liu Weimin very uneasy.

He subconsciously glanced back at his daughter: "Xiaoru, could it be that you were right, your mother really did have heatstroke and fainted?"

"Don't overthink it, just open the door and see."

Without saying a word, Liu Yueru took out the spare key and turned it directly.

The door opened—

Holy crap, it smells amazing!

Liu Yueru suddenly stopped in her tracks, and involuntarily sniffed twice.

What does it taste like?

The rich aroma of garlic is accompanied by a sweet, sour, and crispy flavor!

It smells wonderful!

But the problem is...

Is this smell coming from the master bedroom?

Is this even scientifically sound?

Liu Yueru walked in with a puzzled look on her face.

The room was pitch black, with the blackout curtains drawn tightly shut.

A large quilt was bulging on the bed, and the person was completely wrapped up in it like a "silkworm cocoon," with even their head covered tightly.

This operation is quite puzzling.

Although it's mid-September, it's still hot and stuffy in the afternoon, and the air conditioning isn't on in the house. Is her mom pretending to be a hibernating bear?

wrong!

A faint rustling sound came from under the covers, as if someone was frantically stuffing something deeper inside.

And then there's the lingering sweet and sour, garlicky aroma that fills the whole house—

Goodness, it's confirmed!

Mom is definitely sneaking a bite!

Just now, I must have heard a noise outside the door and was so scared that I hid the delicious food under the covers!

Otherwise, why would you cover yourself up so tightly in this hot weather?

Should we cover it to ferment?

"dad."

Liu Yueru leaned closer and whispered, "I think my mom's fine, but she's definitely sneaking a bite! Look, it's still moving under the blanket, she definitely hasn't finished eating!"

Liu Weimin instinctively tried to defend his wife: "Nonsense, your mother is the most principled person—"

He had barely started speaking when he stopped talking.

The aroma of garlic was so strong that it couldn't possibly have come from outside.

Could it be... that this girl was right?

Liu Weimin stood there, stunned. His eyes twitched, and he raised his hand halfway but then chickened out.

Are you really going to just pull off the covers?

No, no, no, he knows his wife too well.

If you expose him on the spot, he'll definitely be furious and retaliate by accusing you of disrespecting his daughter in front of her.

He won't take the blame for this.

Since the old man was so incompetent, Liu Yueru decided not to hold back.

He stepped forward and grabbed the corner of the blanket—"Swish!"

It didn't budge.

It's clinging to me tightly from under the covers, and with quite a bit of force!

Liu Yueru laughed in anger. At a time like this, they still dare to resist?

She gripped the edge of the blanket with both hands, and with a burst of strength in her waist, she forcefully pulled the blanket down!

The blanket fell off.

Li Shufen lay frozen on the bed, her hands still gripping the corner of the blanket tightly, completely dumbfounded.

Beside her, a lunchbox was neatly placed.

Liu Yueru reacted quickly and scooped it up.

"Hey, hey, give it back to me..." Li Shufen reached out to grab it.

Liu Yueru nimbly dodged: "Mom, that's not very kind of you, eating alone in your room! Tell me, where did it come from?"

"..."

"If you don't tell me, I'll confiscate it!"

"..."

A blatant threat!

She just wanted to eat alone in peace and quiet. Is that easy for her?

I regret not eating out before coming back.

Li Shufen couldn't hold back any longer: "No, no, no! I'll tell you... I took it from Jianjian and Haohao's kindergarten. I used the pretense of delivering food to them, and then I traded the food I made for the vegetables from their kindergarten."

Liu Yueru: "???"

Liu Weimin: "???"

Honey, do you want to hear what you're saying?

"Mom, I'm not trying to be mean, but you've really betrayed my brother and your own grandson! How could you do that!"

"Wife, what kind of mother and grandmother are you? We provide you with good food and drink at home, but you refuse to eat it and insist on fighting over the kindergarten's food? How good can that stuff possibly be?!"

Beaten up by the father and daughter, Li Shufen blushed and became increasingly agitated: "What's wrong with the kindergarten's communal cooking? That communal cooking is delicious! I love it!"

As she spoke, she took advantage of her daughter's inattention and snatched the lunchbox.

Liu Yueru realized what was happening and immediately tried to grab it.

After a few exchanges between the mother and daughter, the lid was suddenly blown off with a "smack".

In an instant, the complete aroma exploded!

Like a floodgate being opened, it's impossible to stop!

Inside the bento box, there was a layer of golden and crispy sweet and sour pork, each piece coated with a glistening sweet and sour sauce that looked delicious. Next to it was steamed shrimp with garlic and vermicelli, the tender white shrimp meat laid on top of the translucent vermicelli, the garlic fried to a tempting golden brown, and even the inside of the fallen lid was covered with a string of shiny oil droplets.

"Oh my god..."

Liu Weimin stared at the lunchbox, swallowed hard, and exclaimed, "This sweet and sour pork... it smells so good! It looks even better than what you get in restaurants!"

"My goodness..."

Liu Yueru was also stunned. "What kind of amazing kindergarten are Hao Hao and Jian Jian attending now? This presentation, this taste—if this were at a late-night food stall, it would make all the foodies on the street go crazy!"

"Of course!"

Li Shufen instantly regained her composure, unable to resist reminiscing, "Let me tell you, that young kindergarten director wasn't just amazing at these two things, his crispy pork tenderloin was truly exceptional! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, one bite—"

She was speaking with great enthusiasm.

Liu Weimin grabbed a piece of sweet and sour pork with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

After chewing a couple of times, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed another piece.

Liu Yueru couldn't resist either and picked up a shrimp.

One after another, one after another.

Neither the father nor the daughter spoke, but their hands never stopped moving.

"—The batter on that crispy pork tenderloin was incredibly thin, and it was fried to a golden brown. When you bit into it, the juices just kept oozing out. I'm telling you, I've never eaten anything like it in my life—"

Li Shufen lowered her head, preparing to deliver a perfect ending with her tone.

Then she froze.

The lunchbox was completely empty.

Only a few bits of garlic residue remained.

"ah?!"

She looked up abruptly and saw her daughter and husband wiping their mouths with tissues.

"...You two?!"

"This tastes amazing!" Liu Yueru hurriedly changed the subject, feeling guilty. "Mom, how about I bring food to Jianjian and Haohao tomorrow—"

"Honey, let Dad go!" Liu Weimin shoved his daughter aside. "Didn't you have plans to go shopping with your friends tomorrow?"

"It's not necessarily a must to go, I'll still—"

"It's no use you going."

Li Shufen interrupted coldly.

The father and daughter froze at the same time and looked over in unison.

Li Shufen sighed and said softly:

"The headmistress has spoken. Starting tomorrow, parents are not allowed to bring meals to the kindergarten, and they are even less allowed to replace the food in the kindergarten with food from outside."

Liu Weimin: "..."

Liu Yueru: "..."

The abacus beads that had just been set shattered on the ground.

……

The same scene played out simultaneously in several new families.

The moment I brought home the sweet and sour pork and steamed shrimp with garlic and vermicelli, the whole family was in an uproar.

Pei Qian was completely unaware of this.

Golden Sun Kindergarten, Principal's Office.

Pei Qian stretched and woke up from the boss's chair, picked up his phone and looked at it, and immediately raised his eyebrows - his mother had actually transferred 50,000 yuan directly!

"Tsk, stubborn temper, he said he didn't want it but still insisted on giving it to me."

He pursed his lips helplessly, but looking at the extra money in his balance, he felt much more at ease.

Fifty thousand yuan, real money!

Now that Tengqi Kindergarten has been established, it has gained even more confidence.

Just as he was figuring out how to spend the money—

"Ring ring!"

The internal phone on the table rang unexpectedly.