"Chef Huang, the osmanthus flowers you wanted have been delivered to you..."
Xie Jianing and several other teachers arrived at the kitchen door, setting down baskets filled with golden osmanthus flowers carefully, then shaking off the soreness in their hands from carrying them for a long ti, their faces brimming with expectant smiles.
"Wow, that was really quick..."
Upon hearing the voices outside, Huang Jun swiftly stopped what he was doing, turned around and shouted towards the operation room in the depths of the kitchen, "Assistant Qian, Aunt Li, Aunt Lin, the osmanthus flowers have arrived, co to the door and lend a hand!"
"Coming, coming~"
Qian Guoxiang’s voice loudly echoed in the kitchen, followed by the light footsteps of Aunt Li and Aunt Lin.
They all walked out of the operation room, gathering around Huang Jun.
Then...
Under Huang Jun’s lead, the group moved towards the kitchen door.
Suddenly...
A rich aroma of osmanthus flowers wafted over them, as if enveloping them in a sea of osmanthus.
When they arrived at the kitchen door...
The baskets full of golden osmanthus flowers looked like a dazzling ray of golden light, almost blinding their 24K titanium eyes...
Isn’t this... isn’t this too much osmanthus?!
Who would have thought...
The teachers and kids have so serious power, huh...
Huang Jun and the others’ eyes widened instantly, showing a hint of surprise.
Qian Guoxiang’s gaze swept over the neatly lined baskets, he couldn’t help but start counting, "One, two, three, four, five, six... My goodness, a whole six big baskets..."
Huang Jun also felt a bit bewildered, glancing at Xie Jianing and the other teachers, he jokingly asked, "Miss Xie, why did you pick so many osmanthus flowers? Could it be that you’ve harvested all the osmanthus flowers in the garden?"
"Hehe~"
"Haha~"
Faced with Huang Jun’s teasing, Xie Jianing and the others exchanged glances, montarily unsure how to answer his question, each showing an embarrassed yet politely smiling expression, giggling at him.
Seeing their smiles, Huang Jun sensed that sothing was wrong.
Instinctively, he lifted his gaze towards the osmanthus trees...
Only to see that the branches, once laden with golden flowers, were now empty, leaving only green leaves gently swaying in the breeze, as if silently expressing so sort of unspoken sorrow...
Huang Jun: "..."
Good grief~
This is truly a "harvesting frenzy" pace!
Anyone not inford might think the garden’s osmanthus flowers hadn’t blood this year...
And, what happened to leaving so behind?
Now, not a single flower remains to show Director Liang...
Huang Jun, a bit speechless, said, "Why did you strip all the osmanthus trees at the school?"
"We originally took the kids to pick osmanthus flowers, everything was going well, but unexpectedly, the garden leaders who passed by heard we were picking osmanthus flowers to cook delicious als for you, and they all eagerly joined in to help. As a result, it sohow ended up with all the trees being stripped bare," Xie Jianing explained apologetically.
Wei Siyi echoed, "Yes, once we ca to our senses, all the osmanthus flowers were gone, even those on the ground were picked up, not a single one was left!"
Zheng Yujia continued, looking helpless, "Yeah, the garden leaders were too enthusiastic, when they heard you were going to cook, they rolled up their sleeves and helped pick, we couldn’t stop them..."
With things as they are, there’s no choice but to accept it.
Huang Jun showed a wry smile, "This really is a ’bumper harvest’. I don’t know whether to be happy or worried. So much osmanthus... I’ll have to think about how to make the most of it."
"Chef Huang, don’t worry, we have faith in your cooking skills. I’m sure you’ll create more delicious dishes with these osmanthus flowers," Xie Jianing gave a broad smile.
Zheng Yujia nodded, "Yes, if you can’t use it all today, there’s always tomorrow! The fragrance of osmanthus lasts for a while."
"After overnight, it won’t be fresh anymore!" Huang Jun thought for a while, and decided, "I’ll make so osmanthus honey later! That way, its aroma can be preserved, and its shelf life extended."
Hearing "osmanthus honey", Xie Jianing’s eyes lit up, full of anticipation, she said, "Osmanthus honey... I’ve always loved it. Qingqing’s dad, could you give so then?"
Zheng Yujia chid in, "I want so too, Chef Huang!"
Huang Jun laughed and responded, "Rest assured, every teacher in the garden will get so."
"Yay, thank you Chef Huang, you’re the best!"
Zheng Yujia and the others happily started dancing with joy.
But Huang Jun sighed softly.
Sigh!
Sotis, it seems people’s joys and sorrows don’t connect
Huang Jun murmured, "Sigh, though osmanthus is fragrant and delicious, cleaning it is such a ti-consuming and laborious task..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jianing and the other teachers wanted to help take on so of the work, but since they had to return to the classroom soon for lessons with the kids, they could only shake their heads regretfully.
Unable to assist...
At that mont...
A crisp voice broke the silence, "Chef Huang, don’t worry, we will help you!"
Liu Suyu strode over in high heels, gracefully approaching him.
Behind her, a group of garden leaders, sowhat concurrently, said, "Yes, we’re here! Chef Huang, rest assured! We guarantee these osmanthus flowers will be cleaned thoroughly."
With free labor presenting itself, Huang Jun couldn’t be happier!
He smiled slightly, thanking them, "Thanks a lot!"
"Chef Huang, you’re welco..."
Liu Suyu gracefully waved her hand, then with an apologetic face continued, "Chef Huang, we’re really sorry, we wanted to help originally, but it seems we accidentally went overboard and stripped the osmanthus trees bare."
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