Food Intelligence King

Chapter 119 An ordinary weekend, Captain Wang is a little nervous.
Pick up the kids from school and prepare dinner.

This is Chen Zhou's daily routine.

It's Friday today, and the little girl seems even happier than usual.

"Dad, I really like going to kindergarten now."

"Is it okay to go to the senior class?"

“Okay, Teacher Li praised me this morning, and the headmistress also praised me this afternoon.”

Chen Zhou thought to himself: It seems that your headmistress mother has given her father some face.

The two didn't talk much during the day, but Director Miao left Chen Zhou's contact information, saying that he could just talk to her directly if he needed anything.

Although the Fifth Kindergarten doesn't teach pinyin, math, or other subjects in its preschool education and focuses mainly on companionship, I've felt quite reassured attending it over the past few years.

Chen Taotao didn't need any special care.

Chen Zhou has recently been considering business matters. Since the kindergarten already has a cafeteria, there's no need for him to provide steamed buns himself.

With nothing to do, Chen Zhou recalled the market information from this intelligence report, so he checked the video account of "Gentle and Unassuming".

Rewatching the video from back then, I saw it garnered many likes, and the comment section was quite lively.

Chen Zhou took a look. The most outrageous ones were those that directly called someone "Mom".

"Mom! I want to eat this."

One can sense their enthusiasm for roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), but it's clear that someone as indifferent as a chrysanthemum wouldn't make one. This incident, mentioned in the intelligence report, demonstrates that fans would be coming to the shop to try the snacks.

Chen Zhou was very suspicious that this was his junior sister.

Swipe left to take a look and you'll see she's a female college student.

While the hype surrounding the "prison-themed steamed buns" has subsided, it has left behind some strange memes.

"I'm looking for a fugitive online from the comments section."
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"It's squatting down, beep!"
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“dd”

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Her understated yet elegant video style leaves a stable and unique impression.

"Watching the blogger's videos feels like tucking your long underwear into your socks, making them look bulging and giving you a sense of security."
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"Are you wearing long johns? Actually, if you fold up the loose parts of the long johns legs first, and then tuck them into your socks, they won't look so bulky." (That's the real junior sister.)
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"Why are you wearing thermal underwear? It's not even October yet!"

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Chen Zhou glanced at the comments below the video and felt a strange, almost surreptitious feeling, as if he were spying on his wife.

When Ms. Lin got off work in the evening, Chen Zhou asked her to pick up some of the frozen chestnuts from the store and take them home.

Of course, the proprietress has the key to the shop.

After entering the house, she was carrying a bag of chestnuts that her husband had mentioned.

"Chestnuts shouldn't spoil, so why are they in the freezer?" Ms. Lin asked with slight curiosity.

"This is cooked."

"Ok?"

Chen Zhou took the chestnuts from his wife. They were frozen, rock hard. The temperature difference had caused a white frost to appear on their brown shells.

It's easier to peel than when it was fresh out of the pan this morning.

Although some brownish-yellow granular residue will still be left on the nails, at least they won't burn your hands.

Chen Taotao had eaten roasted chestnuts and steamed chestnuts before.

In her mind, this thing should be hot.

So, seeing the white frost on the chestnut shells and feeling the coolness of the chestnuts, her little eyebrows furrowed again.

"Daddy, why is it Bingbing's?"

There were quite a few questions. Chen Zhou smiled and told her, "Open your mouth!"

"Ow~"

Although Chen Taotao was a little confused, she still obediently tried one.

Steamed and then frozen chestnuts are soft and powdery with a slight coolness. When you bite into them and chew them, your mouth is filled with the rich aroma of chestnuts.

"Daddy, it looks beautiful!"

This summer, Chen Taotao's favorite ice cream was subject to relatively strict control.

Firstly, eating too much cold food might upset the little one's stomach, and secondly, the sugar and additives in it are also things that this mother is quite worried about.

Frozen chestnuts are still pure natural nuts; eating a couple is just to satisfy a craving. My mother is quite reassured about this.

Chen Zhou peeled one for Ms. Lin as well, saying, "Here, open your mouth too."

"Ah."

Nothing much to say, just a positive review plus 0.5. I rounded it up.

Chen Zhou tried it himself; it was icy cold and tasted really good.

Chestnuts ripen in early autumn, so now is the perfect time to eat them. Meanwhile, the weather is still quite hot, so frozen chestnuts stored in the refrigerator are also in season.

It's the delicious flavors of the four seasons provided by Old Meng next door.

Chen Zhou told the mother and daughter about Old Chen mailing chestnuts, and then inquired about his wife's hometown in Guanzhong.

She lives far from home, so if anything happens, her older sister will have to take care of her.

Ms. Lin often talks to her family on the phone, and when her husband expresses his concern, she says, "Everything is fine."

The elderly on both sides have nothing to worry about, and the family's development is stable and improving.

Ms. Lin mentioned that her sister, Lin Yiling, might come to Haibin City for tourism during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays to visit her sister and brother-in-law.

Chen Zhou nodded: "When the time comes, we'll make proper arrangements for her."

Aunt Tao Tao,
Compared to Lin Yifan, she has a completely different personality and a very irritable temper.

The "Ling" in Lin Yiling's name is an overbearing "Ling".

As the head of the family, she takes care of everything, whether it's her own family or her parents' family.

Chen Zhou respected his wife's older sister very much.

Of course, I was also a little apprehensive. My mother-in-law is a complimenter; she's my eldest daughter, and she's not easy to fool.

When they got married, she carefully examined Chen Zhou.

Ms. Lin smiled as she looked at her husband's reaction. "You don't need to be afraid of her."

Chen Zhou looked at his wife suspiciously, thinking: You're more obedient than anyone else when you're with her, like a primary school student.

Chen Taotao likes her aunt, but she's also a little afraid of her.

However, the little one didn't hide her feelings; she told her parents:

“Last time my brother and I made a mistake, my aunt made us stand as punishment.”

The next day, Chen Zhou spent a peaceful weekend with his wife and children.

He did a quick study of the beverage cabinet at home, planning to include it in the next round of targeted intelligence.

Chen Taotao learned Go for a while, and then her elderly mother took her swimming.

Chen Zhou was left alone at home.

Chen Facai and his cat.

The naughty cat has recently reformed and gradually adapted to the pace of city family life, dutifully guarding its little corner of the living room.

If someone is home, it will meow a couple of times when it's hungry; if no one is home, it has learned to find its own cat food by stepping on the ground.

The adult women in the household are the humans it trusts the most.

Young women may be affectionate towards it, but they often feed it random, unhealthy things. It's worthy of affection, but not of trust.

As for the adult males in the household, they are the humans who save the cat's life in times of crisis.

Normally, the person and the cat would not disturb each other.

In the morning, it was Comrade Wang Meng who broke this tranquility.

Perhaps because he had successfully arranged a meal with his junior sister, he sent Chen Zhou a lot of questions.

She doesn't seem like a professional with extensive experience in matchmaking at all.

"Don't treat this dinner like a blind date. Just be natural and let's get to know each other slowly."

Wang Meng: "I'm just a little nervous."

(End of this chapter)