Midday.
Sunlight slanted through every corner of the Scenic Garden District, with golden rays weaving through the lush trees, casting mottled shadows.
In the Liu family ho, Unit 1, Apartnt 802 of Building 8, a variety of homade dishes were ticulously arranged on the dining table.
The braised pork was glossy and enticing, exuding a tantalizing aroma; the stead fish was tender and juicy, a gentle pinch revealed its smooth texture, and the broth was so clear; there were also the vibrant green vegetables and the golden shredded potatoes...
Despite the abundance of dishes, which looked quite appealing!
Li Xiuxian, however, silently gazed at the food, not feeling particularly inclined to taste it.
The reason.
Wasn’t it just because she had tasted Huang Jun’s delicious als a few days ago!
That texture, that taste...
Tsk tsk tsk~
Simply a masterpiece of this world!
Every ti she rembered, it was unforgettable.
So much so that these days, eating these ho-cooked als, although still tasty, always felt like sothing was missing...
Hmm.
It felt like a kind of soulful void!
Gone was the sense of satisfaction and happiness...
Ah!
Truly, without comparison, there is no harm!
If it weren’t for Liu Qiangtao needing to co ho for lunch, she and her mother-in-law wouldn’t even bother to cook, just eat so fruit or bread to get by.
Indeed.
These days, three als a day, for her, were purely to maintain life, each bite was like a routine going into her mouth, chanically chewed, lacking that passion and expectation for food.
Xu Caihong felt the sa way!
In the past, her demands for food were simple and humble, as long as it filled her belly, she felt content.
But ever since tasting Huang Jun’s cooking...
Her perspective underwent a radical transformation.
At that mont, she truly realized that food was not just sothing to satisfy the appetite, but a magical existence that could touch the taste buds and soothe the soul.
But by the ti she realized this, it was too late.
Because such wonderful flavors are hard to co by again...
They can only beco distant mories!
Who understands this pain?
Who understands this sense of loss that money can’t buy?
Actually...
The daughter-in-law did co up with a new way to freeload.
That is...
Whenever it was close to the kindergarten’s al ti, she could go to the kindergarten, find an excuse, such as "Yuanyuan is just recovering and needs to go ho to take so dicine, so she won’t eat at the kindergarten," and then ask the teacher to pack Yuanyuan’s al so they could take it ho together.
This way, they could also enjoy the delicious kindergarten als.
The idea sounded really tempting.
It was heart-moving.
But just... a bit underhanded!
Xu Caihong, who always adored Yuanyuan, really couldn’t bear to do sothing so unethical just to satisfy her own cravings!
In her view, she could endure hardship, but not let her granddaughter suffer.
However, Li Xiuxian thought, why should the child suffer while she did?
After all, the child is young and will have plenty of opportunities to taste delicacies in the future, while she is getting older, and the opportunities are getting fewer...
Yet because her mother-in-law firmly opposed it, she didn’t dare to put this plan into action.
Put on hold!
Xu Caihong sighed helplessly, a trace of worry between her brows: "Ah, as the saying goes, ’Man is iron, rice is steel, one al missed makes you weak,’ since it’s made, we should eat so, otherwise it would be wasted, let’s eat, let’s eat, Xiuxian..."
Li Xiuxian responded with a smile: "Mom, no rush, let’s wait for Qiangtao to co back, then we can eat together..."
"Alright!"
Xu Caihong nodded in agreent, then rembered sothing: "Xiuxian, when is Yuanyuan’s kindergarten having the ’Cafeteria Open Day’ event?"
Got it!
It’s clear! The mother-in-law wants to use the excuse of attending the kindergarten’s ’Cafeteria Open Day’ event to rightfully eat the kindergarten als!
But the problem is...
Li Xiuxian also wants to attend this event!
Just as Mr. Lu Xun once said: your competition may not only co from other parents in the kindergarten, sotis, it might co from family!
This saying is indeed reasonable!
Thinking this, her sense of crisis deepened.
But speaking of which.
Recently, why haven’t there been any news about the ’Cafeteria Open Day’ event?
Could it be that the kindergarten secretly decided on it?
Shouldn’t... be?
Li Xiuxian shook away the chaotic thoughts in her mind, shook her head and said: "Mom, I don’t know when it will be held either... the teacher hasn’t inford the parent group, so it probably hasn’t happened yet... However, this ’Cafeteria Open Day’ event is really attracting a lot of attention from parents, and I heard that each class only has one parent spot, so it might be difficult to participate."
"Even if it’s difficult, we should strive for it. What if the opportunity really falls on us?
Xu Caihong, after hearing this, pondered for a while and then said slowly: "As the saying goes, ’For soone who eats, their mouth is soft, for the one who takes, their hand is short,’ why don’t we consider giving Miss Yang and the others so gifts, let them take care of us, and give us the spot?"
Li Xiuxian: "(○o○)"
Never expected that her mother-in-law, who always opposed gift-giving, would be willing to change her principles just to taste the kindergarten food.
Speaking of.
Did the sun rise from the west today?
She instinctively glanced towards the direction of the window, then raised a key question: "Mom, but there’s only one spot, even if Miss Yang and the others are willing to give that spot to our family, who should actually go?"
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