Food Intelligence King

Chapter 115 The Northern Pumpkin is also a Pumpkin. Teacher Li's Preference

During this time, Chen Zhou chatted with his junior sister and Aunt Zheng about his recent skill mastery.

He also dislikes holding large meetings, like the dean, who spends a long time spouting useless boasts in front of a PowerPoint presentation.

We sat down and had a brief chat.

Putting aside the fact that my junior sister isn't very bright, she is indeed quite skillful with her hands, and tasks like cooking porridge are not difficult for her.

Moreover, there are standardized procedures; how much rice to add, how much water to use, and how long to cook are all easy to master.

She even compiled what Chen Zhou had taught her into a Word document.

"I posted it in the group, senior brothers, take a look."

After Chen Zhou clicked on it, he glanced at the instructions. The content was detailed and accurate, and it even resembled a work manual.

The document was quite well-made, with pictures and layout.

Chen Zhou was looking at the first draft of the work manual when Ms. Lin's information popped up on the screen.

She posted a "like" in the group chat.

The boss's wife, Lin Yifan, was caught slacking off at work by everyone.

The only problem is that Aunt Zheng's phone has a font size that's too big, making it difficult to read the documents sent by her junior sister.

Of course, she brought her skills with her, so there was no need to worry about making steamed buns or rolling out the dough.

I'm currently learning how to use the store's new equipment.

After the junior sister patiently taught her a few times, Aunt Zheng basically had no problems.

Moreover, she possesses a bargaining skill that older women typically have.

Buying a bunch of scallions, some green peppers, or eggplants often resulted in unexpectedly low prices for Chen Zhou.

Therefore, she is sometimes also responsible for purchasing vegetables for the store.

The elderly woman always meticulously reports her expenses.

In conclusion, both individuals have made progress in their respective fields of talent development, which makes Chen Zhou very gratified.

The boss really paid them well, and the employees were really obedient, so the three of them naturally worked together towards the same goal.

After a brief chat, Chen Zhou said to the two of them:

“If we expand or extend our operating period in the future, we will definitely need to recruit new people. You two are both veteran employees, so you will have to help train them.”

"Yes." Aunt Zheng's eyes were firm.

The junior sister smiled and echoed, "Okay."

She has recently resolved the store's social security and other issues, and now she can check them all in her personal account.

People can't always be busy with work; they also need to take care of their lives.

The boy who was faking illness reminded Chen Zhou to spend more time with his child.

Today I picked up Chen Taotao, and the two of them went grocery shopping together.

Although it's not a trip out, it still adds variety to the family activities.

It's the same principle as running a store.

On the way, the little girl enthusiastically shared the fun things that happened at kindergarten—

They recently joined the senior class together and met many new friends, but Teacher Li is still taking care of her.

Chen Taotao met many strangers during the summer vacation because she followed Chen Zhou around, whether it was setting up a stall or opening a shop.

She's a very outgoing and confident girl when it comes to adapting to new environments and new friends.

This put Chen Zhou at ease.

The elderly father recalled the news report about Teacher Li canceling the Tuanyuanfu shopping card and asked:
Do you like Teacher Li?

Without hesitation, Chen Taotao answered, "I like it."

"Tomorrow is Teacher's Day. Would you like to express your thoughts to Teacher Li? What does Teacher Li like?"

Chen Taotao pondered for a moment: "She likes being a rich woman!"

After hearing this, the old father remained silent for a moment.

Chen Zhou couldn't help her with the matter of becoming a rich woman, and besides, Teacher Li wanted to be a rich woman, but she did so with principles. He guided his daughter to start with small gestures.

"Oh." Chen Taotao thought for a moment, "Teacher Li wants to eat meat buns."

"Are these steamed buns from Dad's shop?"

"I don't know!" Chen Taotao shook her head.

The little one really didn't know. She had only overheard Teacher Li talking about it with her colleagues occasionally. Anyway, Chen Taotao always ate steamed buns, so she couldn't say whether she wanted to eat them or not.

Teacher Li probably doesn't know what Tao Tao's father is busy with.

Even if Chen Zhou filled out occupational information with the kindergarten, that was back when he was at the design institute.

Moreover, with so many children and parents in a kindergarten, it's difficult for teachers to get to know each and every one of them.

However, Chen Taotao's words did provide some good ideas.

"Dad will make two steamed buns with you tonight, and we'll give them to Teacher Li tomorrow."

"Good~"

The little girl readily agreed, but Chen Zhou was a bit puzzled. He continued to ask:
"I've never heard you mention this before?"

“I told you, Dad, you said the same thing last time as you did today.”

That is, the sentence "Bring two steamed buns to Teacher Li".

Hmm. Chen Zhou remembered that he had promised his wife that he would bring breakfast to her colleague.

Many things that should be done are probably forgotten after a while due to being busy.

Let's just do it casually tonight.

When I arrived at Xingfu Farmers Market, it was quite lively in the evening.

Chen Taotao, clutching two of Chen Zhou's fingers, weaved through the crowd. Her little head bobbed left and right like a rattle-drum, full of curiosity about everything.
"The tomatoes are so red!"
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"This is also called tomato or foreign persimmon."

Uncle Zhang didn't come today.
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"Your dad sees him every day. When you come in the morning next time, say hello to him."

"This fish is blowing bubbles. Look, Dad."
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"It's Sister Hong who's killing the fish; her knife is very sharp, so don't get involved."

After buying some vegetables and meat, Chen Zhou took the little girl to the pumpkin stall to choose some.

The store has launched a new product, millet and pumpkin porridge, so I have to try it at home first.

Chen Zhou asked the vendor to weigh out a long, oval pumpkin that weighed a little over three kilograms.

Tao Tao herself picked up a small hand-held melon.

"This is for Mom!"

Baby melon is also a type of pumpkin. The little girl doesn't recognize it very well, but the color of its skin does look like something that can be mixed into a salad.

Chen Zhou smiled and said, "Then you can take it and give it to her when you get back."

Okay. I love Mommy~

Chen Taotao has learned to express her small tokens of affection.

After finishing their shopping, Chen Zhou carried the bags while Tao Tao walked ahead, holding the baby melon on her head.

The warm evening sun shone down on them as the father and daughter strolled slowly home.

It casts an overlapping shadow.

The little girl can't distinguish between east, west, south, and north yet, but the melons in the market have managed to bring up all four directions.

She stopped and turned to her elderly father, telling him about her new discovery that day:
"Dad, today I saw winter melon, watermelon, pumpkin, and winter melon."

Chen Zhou smiled as he watched his daughter's lively figure disappear into the distance.

The hustle and bustle of the market still lingered in my ears; I carried heavy loads of groceries in my hands, and the little one chattering excitedly in front of me.
It filled him with a sense of security and warmth.

It's similar to a farmers' market, a place where life was in its earliest form, probably fresh and bustling.

“It’s a baby melon,” Chen Zhou emphasized to her.

Chen Taotao frowned slightly. "Yes, I was talking about Beibeigua."

　I'll try updating three times a week, 2000 words each time. From now on, it should be one chapter in the afternoon and two before bed, totaling 6000 words. I've seen everyone talking about chapter cards lately. Please leave any suggestions regarding update times and word count per chapter in the comments section.

　　
　
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