Food Intelligence King

Chapter 129 The Zoo's Steamed Buns
After receiving the braised pork rice recipe and leaving Teacher Wei's house, Chen Zhou felt as if he had completed a side quest.

He couldn't help but recall that old saying—

This game offers a high degree of freedom; players are encouraged to explore on their own.

Chen Zhou remarked with a sigh, "My intelligence is quite comprehensive."

The shop happens to have a rotating selection of snacks, so we can explore adding new items these next few days.

The community canteen reopened on Sunday.

It was also the day that Chen Taotao and her kindergarten friends went on an autumn outing to the zoo.

Lin Yifan packed all sorts of things she might need in her little backpack.

Before leaving home in the morning, she gave each of them a final, worried reassurance.

“I’ve remembered everything, Mom.”

Chen Taotao listened to it several times.

"Hmm." Lin Yifan lowered her head and continued:

"Make sure you don't get separated from the teacher. Hold on to the child in front of you. If you need to go to the restroom, tell Teacher Li."

"Okay! I remember, we need to feed Lulu carrot wrapped in vegetable leaves!"

The mother and daughter entered the elevator, and someone helped them press the button for the first floor.

The Fifth Kindergarten is very close to home, but Ms. Lin still got in the car and arrived at the kindergarten at 7:50.

Upon arriving at the meeting place, Chen Taotao happily joined the children's line.

I gathered a few close friends and we grabbed them together.

Teacher Li gave the children little hats.

Although everyone was wearing the same thing, Chen Taotao was still the cutest.

Lin Yifan watched from behind as her daughter boarded the bus.

Chen Taotao found a spot by the window and made two "OK" gestures towards the outside.

Lin Yifan waved goodbye to her daughter with a faint smile on her lips.

She recalled that when Chen Taotao first started kindergarten, she was worried that the little girl would experience separation anxiety.

This refers to the anxiety experienced by children under six years old when separated from someone they have a close relationship with.

Chen Taotao performed quite well at the time.

But Lin Yifan felt that she might have some problems in this area now.

At that moment, her husband's voice echoed in her ears:

"Don't worry about her, isn't this fine?"

"Aren't you going to the store today?" Ms. Lin asked. "I'll have it delivered right from home."

Chen Zhou replied, "There aren't that many customers on weekend mornings, so I had my aunt and junior sister keep an eye on things for a while. Come to the shop at 10:30 and deliver some steamed buns to them."

"Ah."

After returning to the community canteen, Chen Zhou prepared the steamed buns that the store would normally sell today.

We also made some special custom-made items for the children.

Aunt Zheng made the bun wrappers smaller.

Chen Zhou added some decorative shapes to the steamed buns. Simple little animals, combined with the theme of today's autumn outing, will probably be very appealing to the children.

As for the proprietress, she didn't even wait until 10:30 to come over. She parked her car outside the shop and didn't even go upstairs.

Ms. Lin had previously obtained health certificates along with Aunt Zheng and her junior sister, which allowed her to help out at the store at will.

Of course, her attention was mainly focused on the situation at the front lines that Teacher Li posted in the autumn outing group.

Every now and then, I have to answer a few questions from the other three people.

"We've arrived at the zoo."

“It was so hard to braid her hair this morning, she was so restless. Auntie, you can just call me by my name, you don’t need to call me boss lady.”

"He looks a lot like your senior brother."

At 11 o'clock, the customized mini buns were ready. Zhao Yilin packed them up at the store, and Ms. Lin delivered them to the children.

Chen Zhou put his phone in the locker.

I occasionally glanced at it.

In the group chat, Teacher Li was taking photos and videos one by one, and messages kept popping up. At first, the children did some activities in an open space, and then they went to visit various animals, including mules and horses, which were all available at the zoo.

Teacher Li snapped a photo of Chen Taotao feeding a deer.

Later on, there seemed to be some kind of animal show.

Considering that it's not suitable for children to travel far, we chose the zoo in the Bright District of Seaside City as our destination, even though there weren't many real animals there.

Not to mention professional animal performances.

The content shows several dogs walking upright.

The children weren't so picky and watched with great interest.

Around 11:30, Ms. Lin delivered the steamed buns. A message appeared in the group chat saying the children were starting to eat lunch.

Judging from the pictures, they all seem to be enjoying their meal.

Only Chen Taotao remained in the crowd, holding a steamed bun, her face full of confusion.

It's a little out of place.

Teacher Li from the kindergarten must have noticed this problem as well, because she took another photo of Chen Taotao eating a steamed bun.

Chen Zhou's side has consistently received positive reviews, making it difficult to discern their origin.

In the afternoon, the couple took Chen Taotao home.

The little one had saved up a lot of things to say and kept talking to his parents.

First, the topic of feeding small animals came up:

"I'm so amazing, Dad! All the other kids threw away their carrots, but I finished them all."

"You rock."

Chen Zhou gave the little girl a thumbs up.

Then she talked about her confusion about lunch. "Mom, when I first ate the steamed buns, I felt like I had eaten the same steamed buns for lunch before."

"It was your dad who made it." The couple
Chen Taotao, having resolved her doubts, became smug:

"I knew these steamed buns must have been made by my dad. Teacher Li said the same thing."

The couple exchanged a smile. This was a little surprise for her.

The family of three was chatting when the phone rang.

They received a video call from Ms. Lin's sister, Lin Yiling.

After the call connected, Ms. Lin placed her phone on the coffee table in front of her, sitting up straight with impeccable posture.

Chen Taotao did the same, placing her two little arms together on her knees.

She greeted him obediently:
Hello, Auntie!
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"Hey, Tao Tao, have you guys eaten yet?"

"I had steamed buns for lunch, they were delicious."
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"My brother-in-law is here too."

After exchanging greetings, Lin Yiling talked about her trip to Haibin City during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays.

Aunt Tao Tao is quite resourceful; she plans ahead of time, even a month in advance.

Give us ten days' notice to confirm the itinerary.

I might have to ask again in a few days if there are any unexpected developments.

She came alone this time and managed to snag a ticket for October 1st.

Aunt Tao Tao's plan is for her to stay in Haibin City for a day or two before returning home.

It was exactly one or two days, because she bought two return tickets.

Aunt Tao said on the other end of the phone:

"I've booked the plane tickets, the hotel, and found a restaurant. The three of you can come over and have dinner with me."

They certainly sounded like tourists visiting the seaside city, and their tone was very forceful, as if they were giving orders.

To put it bluntly, he just wanted to see if his younger sister was doing well here.

Ms. Lin's feelings towards her sister were similar to those of Chen Taotao.

She is very well-behaved and polite.

She nodded and said:
"Okay, be careful on the road."

(End of this chapter)