Gourmet Kindergarten

A gentle face peeked out from behind the door; it was Liu Yina, Duoduo's mother.

She came over carrying a plate of freshly washed strawberries:

"What are you chatting about so happily? Here, have some fruit to tide you over, the main course will be served later."

As she spoke, she picked out the biggest and reddest strawberry, forked it with a toothpick, and held it to her daughter's lips: "Duoduo, this is your favorite strawberry. Mom specially picked it for you today."

"Thank you, Mom!"

The little girl obediently opened her mouth, and sweet juice overflowed. Her eyebrows and eyes instantly curved into crescent moons: "It's so sweet! Daddy and Mommy, can you eat some too?"

"Okay, Mom and Dad will eat."

Seeing their daughter's sensible appearance, the couple exchanged a glance, their eyes overflowing with doting affection, and then fed each other a pill.

While eating, Guo Rui suddenly remembered the important matter:

"Wife!"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"How's the process of transferring Duoduo to a new kindergarten going?"

"I visited another school today. The facilities and resources were both good, and the tuition was reasonable."

"Okay, if you think it's okay, let's get the paperwork done in the next couple of days."

To be fair, when "Golden Sun" first started, it had a really good reputation. The principal was hardworking and the teachers were responsible.

But somehow they've been taking a wrong step, and in recent years they've been recruiting fewer and fewer students.

This year, in particular, it was completely crushed by the neighboring "Hanlin Bilingual School," which snatched up most of its students and left only one teacher.

These days, to put it bluntly, the entire kindergarten can't even field a single standard class.

There were only six children left, one of whom was the teacher's own child.

It's heartbreaking to see such a scene.

"Waaaaah..."

The crying nearby startled the couple.

Turning my head, I saw that Duoduo's eyes were red and large tears were falling.

"What's wrong, Duoduo? Why are you suddenly crying?" Guo Rui panicked. "Wife, is Duoduo sick?"

Liu Yina panicked and quickly touched her daughter's forehead: "No fever... Duoduo, does your tummy hurt?"

The little girl pouted and shook her head like a rattle: "Mommy, Duoduo isn't sick..."

"Then why are you crying?"

Duoduo sniffled and sobbed, "Daddy, Mommy, Duoduo doesn't want to change kindergartens."

"Huh? You don't want to change?"

The couple were both dumbfounded.

They noticed that their daughter was unhappy at her current kindergarten.

A while ago, she cried every day saying that all her friends who she had made plans to play with had transferred schools, and she wanted to transfer schools herself too.

But now that they've offered to change environments, why are they suddenly unwilling?

"Duoduo, can you tell Mommy and Daddy why you don't want to switch?" Liu Yina coaxed patiently. "Is it because you can't bear to part with your good friend Tangtang?"

"No, no..."

Duo Duo shook her head rapidly, tears streaming down her face: "Because...because I changed kindergartens, Duo Duo will never be able to eat the principal's sweet and sour pork again!"

"Daddy and Mommy, please don't change Duoduo's kindergarten, otherwise I'll be sad and keep crying, and I can't comfort her..."

Liu Yina: "???"

Isn't it because you can't bear to part with your classmates?

Not because you're afraid of new environments?

It was all for... sweet and sour pork?

Guo Rui, on the other hand, felt uneasy when his daughter mentioned "Guo Bao Rou" again.

Just how delicious is this sweet and sour pork that it can make this little girl crave it so much?

"It's just sweet and sour pork, is it really that delicious?"

"The headmaster's sweet and sour pork was absolutely delicious! It was so sweet and sour, fragrant and crispy!"

Liu Yina, who was listening nearby, couldn't stand it anymore, and her competitive spirit as a mother was instantly ignited.

She looked at her daughter with a half-smile, raising an eyebrow: "Then let me ask you, is my cooking tastier, or is the sweet and sour pork that the kindergarten director makes tastier?"

"Mommy's cooking is delicious too!"

Liu Yina smiled with satisfaction.

The next second—

"But the headmaster's sweet and sour pork is even better! It's better than the one at the fancy restaurant we went to last time!"

Duoduo's mouth watered involuntarily at the thought of sweet and sour pork.

Liu Yina: "..."

Heartbroken.

But... it tastes even better than what you get at fancy restaurants?

Is this little girl bragging?

"Oh, right! Daddy, Mommy!"

Duoduo suddenly remembered something, slid off the chair in a flash, unzipped her backpack, took out something wrapped in layers of tissues, and carefully presented it to her mother:

"I specially brought half a piece of sweet and sour pork for you guys!"

Liu Yina smiled as she took it and opened it layer by layer.

What was presented before me was half a piece of sweet and sour pork.

A small piece was missing from the corner, and there was a faint tooth mark on it.

"Hehe, I asked the headmaster for this half piece, and I wanted to bring it back for you guys to try. But I couldn't resist taking a little bite..." Duoduo twisted her body shyly. "It's delicious, you and Daddy should try it."

Liu Yina was stunned.

An indescribable emotion surged up from the bottom of my heart and instantly filled my chest.

What good deeds did I do in my past life to be able to have such a wonderful little angel as my daughter?

Guo Rui's eyes also reddened as he stared at the half-eaten piece of sweet and sour pork, feeling that there was nothing happier in the world than this.

"Daddy, Mommy, what's wrong?" Duoduo blinked her big eyes, looking puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the couple exchanged a glance and simultaneously reached out to hug their daughter tightly.

"Duoduo is so nice!"

"Mom and Dad are so happy! They're so happy to have such a wonderful child as Duoduo!"

Hearing the praise, Duoduo smiled broadly, picked up her little fork, and happily ate the strawberries.

Liu Yina sniffed, quickly picked up her phone, and took a picture of the half-eaten sweet and sour pork as a souvenir.

Guo Rui didn't say much, and casually broke off a small piece and put it in his mouth.

After chewing a couple of times, his eyes lit up.

"Honey, you should try it."

Liu Yina also took a small bite.

"what?"

The outer layer is still crispy!

It didn't collapse even after being left there for most of the day.

The sweet and sour sauce was perfectly balanced; it wasn't overly sweet at all, and there was a refreshing aftertaste.

very nice!

It tastes even better than what you get at fancy restaurants!

The couple looked at each other, and both saw genuine admiration in each other's eyes.

"Daddy, Mommy, can I have just a little bite?" Duoduo was so tempted by the strawberry that she no longer found the strawberry in her hand appealing.

"Okay, okay, here you go."

The last bit of sweet and sour pork was divided up cleanly among the three family members, each taking a small bite.

Duoduo licked her lips, still wanting more: "The headmaster said he's going to make sweet and sour pork again tomorrow, I want to ask him for some more!"

Guo Rui cleared his throat, turned his head, and looked at his daughter with a serious expression:

"Could you get one for Dad too?"

Liu Yina turned her head and glared at him with disgust.

A man in his thirties, fighting with kindergarten kids for food—aren't you ashamed to admit it?

But before she finished speaking, she silently turned her head and muttered something under her breath:

"...Then Mommy wants one too."

Duoduo's eyes widened.

Then the little head nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice: "Okay! I'll help Daddy and Mommy ask for it!"

Guo Rui: "..."

Liu Yina: "..."

The couple exchanged a glance and simultaneously looked away.

Ok.

That's really embarrassing.

But that sweet and sour pork was really delicious.