After a week of special training, the Sunflower Class of Meicun Kindergarten started its first parent-child cooking competition.
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi each held the hands of Mei Xiaoyuan and Mei Zhixi and entered the kindergarten.
This was the first time that Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan came to the class to see their daughters since the entrance ceremony.
Although there are some mothers in the class who are fair-skinned and beautiful, they pale in comparison to the extraordinary elegance of the two wives of the stationmaster of Station C.
As soon as Xia Yuanlin and Youxi arrived, all the parents' attention was focused on these two rare mothers.
Although Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi only put on light makeup today, with careful maintenance and a happy life, they looked far better than their peers and even celebrities. They looked like young sisters in their early 20s, and the years had not even left any traces on their faces.
Of course, Xia Yuan himself is a national idol who is extremely popular and often performs on stage, and Lin Youxi accompanies Mei Fang in and out of various top business occasions in the industry. Her conversation and temperament are extraordinary, and her every move has a unique feeling.
However, seeing them each holding a child, Mei Fang was still so kind and gentle while chatting and laughing among them. Then Mei Fang took a seat in the audience, and the mothers greeted the teacher and prepared at their respective cooking tables.
However, the discussion about Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi did not stop, and some comments from parents could be heard in the audience.
"Is this Xiao Yuanbao and Xixi's mother? Come to think of it, aren't they sisters... two mothers?"
"Maybe one of them is my aunt or my younger aunt..."
"That's possible... But Xiao Yuanbao's mother looks so familiar. She seems to look a lot like the celebrity before."
"Hey, is it possible... that it's me?"
"Ah, if she is the star, then Xiao Yuanbao's father must be—"
Although most of the parents of the kindergartens in Meicun are people with some social status, the identity of a CEO with a net worth of tens of billions is too sci-fi, and no one dares to take the initiative to find Mei Fang for confirmation.
As for Mei Fang herself, she focuses on photography and taking pictures.
This was the first time that the mothers and daughters had parent-child interaction in kindergarten, and its commemorative significance is naturally self-evident.
Although she is often criticized for her poor cooking skills, she has the style of Teacher Naimama Yu.
But after all, Teacher Yu’s cooking skills will one day reach the peak, and Xia Yuan also believes that he is not a natural cooking idiot.
These days, Xia Yuan and her daughter Mei Xiaoyuan have made many attempts at home. It can be said that they are well prepared and are not afraid of any challenge at all.
"Hehe..."
Seeing Yuan's mother Xia Yuan and little Yuanbao Mei Xiaoyuan eagerly putting on their chef hats, Lin Youxi couldn't help but smile, "You seem very confident?"
"Of course!"
"nature!"
Xia Yuan crossed her arms and made a proud gesture, "Although Xi's mother's cooking skills are impeccable, Xiao Yuanbao and I also prepared a secret weapon today."
Mei Xiaoyuan saw that her mother's posture was very cool, so she followed suit, crossed her arms over her chest, and proudly shouted, "Secret weapon!"
"Then do your best."
Lin Youxi looked at Mei Zhixi who was standing beside him, then asked with a smile, "Then let's get ready to start, Xiao Xixi."
"Hmm..." Little Xixi raised her little head and asked Lin Youxi, "Mom Xi, what are we doing today?"
"Xiao Xixi, do you want to take first place?"
"Well... not really."
Mei Zhixi pouted, "Because, if I win first place, I will have to give a speech or something like that, right? I'm not really good at that..."
Then she thought about it again, "But... if I don't do well, I feel like I will disappoint Teacher Liu—"
"Then let's just get a decent ranking, what do you think?"
"Mmm, good duck!"
Mei Zhixi nodded, "I'll add a little more oil."
"Just a little more will do."
Lin Youxi responded with a smile.
Following the announcement by the teachers, the children in the Sunflower Class and their parents started competing in the parent-child cooking competition.
However, since everyone is around three years old, they cannot take on too much help in the kitchen, and the main focus is on a sense of participation.
Xia Yuan has an unusual way of division of labor, and she and Mei Xiaoyuan work very closely together.
"Xiao Yuanbao, beat the eggs!"
Mei Xiaoyuan cracked the eggs and poured them into a bowl, "Reporting to Mom, I've already beaten them!"
“Sprinkle flour!”
“Here’s the flour!”
"Blender!"
"I'll stir it!"
"Leave it to you! Mother Yuan, come and cut the sausage!"
"Mother Yuan, be careful not to cut your hands!"
"Okay! Ah... I'm not that clumsy!"
Xia Yuan and Mei Xiaoyuan were as swift as fire, while Lin Youxi and Mei Zhixi were leisurely enjoying the peaceful years.
"Come on, Xiao Xixi, let's peel corn together first."
"good."
"Shall we dice the cucumber together?"
"Mother Xi, hold me, I'm scared."
"It's okay, mom will help you cut it, we'll cut it slowly."
"Then, it's the carrots. Let's peel them."
Lin Youxi only took Mei Zhixi to learn how to use kitchen utensils a few days before the parent-child cooking competition.
This is the first time that Mei Zhixi has tried cooking together. Although she is a little scared to try it, the company of her mother, a godly chef, makes her feel at ease, and it is also very fresh.
"Take your time, it's okay... Daddy is watching you here too."
"ah… "
Mei Zhixi looked up and saw Mei Fang holding a DV and filming here. Her face immediately turned red and she turned her head away. Lin Youxi greeted Mei Fang's camera, then lowered her head and asked Xiao Xixi softly:
"Xiao Xixi, don't you want daddy to take pictures of you? I told daddy to stop taking pictures."
"Ah... um..."
Mei Zhixi muttered and raised her head, then took the initiative to look towards Mei Fang's DV and waved her hand at the DV.
"Wow, Xiaoxixi is so brave today? That's amazing."
Lin Youxi leaned close to Mei Zhixi's ear and asked, "Why can I say hello to the camera today?"
"Because... because I like daddy."
Mei Zhixi expressed her thoughts very frankly.
"Because you like someone, do you feel like you can do things that you normally wouldn't want to do?"
Mei Zhixi nodded. "Is this strange, Mommy Xi?"
"It's not strange..."
Lin Youxi held Mei Zhixi's hand and slowly took out the hot corn from the pot, "Because, this means that you love daddy very much."
"like?"
"Yes, love."
Lin Youxi whispered, "That is a feeling that is even more special than liking someone."
"How special is it?"
"This..."
Lin Youxi held Mei Zhixi's hand and stirred the spoon, "Let's finish cooking first, then we'll talk to you."
At the same time, Xia Yuan and Mei Xiaoyuan's cooking preparations have reached a critical stage.
Xia Yuan and Mei Xiaoyuan used countless strange kitchen utensils and ingredients to cook a meal, from automatic egg beaters and flour sprinklers to the final egg waffle molds. Their preparations were not inadequate and the other parents were stunned.
"Cherry tomatoes!"
"arrive!"
“Cheese slices!”
"this!"
"Little love sign!"
Xia Yuan and Mei Xiaoyuan made very cute egg waffle burgers, with the upper and lower slices of bread replaced with toasted egg waffles.
The small burgers are filled with ham slices, tomato slices, mayonnaise, lettuce, and cheese slices. There are a lot of varieties. Finally, they are skewered together with a very cute skewer, filling up the whole plate.
"Hehe... It looks perfect." Xia Yuan put his hands on his hips, satisfied with his new work.
"It's really perfect." Mei Xiaoyuan put her hands on her hips, satisfied with the new work she and her mother made together, "I want to give one to Dad."
"Let the judges taste it first, and then I'll slowly make it for Dad when I get home."
"Next time I'm going to use that mold to make octopus balls for Dad."
Mei Xiaoyuan whispered mysteriously, "I've seen it in Xi's mother's recipe, and now I know how to make it."
"Wow, you're so awesome, little Yuanbao."
"Shh, shh, don't let Xi's mother hear it. I want to surprise her."
"Okay, okay, then let's give her a surprise—"
Xia Yuan and Mei Xiaoyuan agreed on the plan, and when they saw that other people's works seemed mediocre, they immediately became confident of getting first place.
"Hehe, it seems that the first place will definitely be ours..."
Xia Yuan made a "yeah" gesture to the camera that Mei Fang was looking at.
"That's right! No one can match us."
Mei Xiaoyuan nodded and followed her mother in making the "V" sign.
Just when the two were feeling very proud of themselves, a tempting sweet smell wafted from the next table.
"Ah... No, Mother Yuan—"
Mei Xiaoyuan pinched her nose, "Yes, it's Xi's mother's signature dish, cover your nose quickly!"
Little Yuanbao called for his mother's address, but unexpectedly his mother had been captivated by the sweet smell.
"It smells so good!"
It is obviously a very simple home-cooked dish, but under Lin Youxi's cooking it can always become an extremely tempting delicacy. The babies and parents around can't help but cast their eyes over when they smell the sweet aroma, staring at the new dishes made by Lin Youxi and Mei Zhixi.
"Mother Xi, didn't we agree to just do it simply?"
"Oh, sorry sorry."
Lin Youxi made an apologetic gesture towards her daughter, half-closed her eyes and smiled, "Mother Xi, this is already very casual..."
Next, the parents and children completed the production of their entries one after another, and received encouragement and praise from the teacher judges.
However, probably because it was a small class competition, everyone's entries received certificates, and everyone won the best at different levels.
Among them, Xia Yuan and Mei Xiaoyuan's work "Yuan's Egg Waffle Burger" won the "Best Creativity Award", and Lin Youxi and Mei Zhixi's work "Pine Nut Corn" won the "Best Taste Award". The mothers and children took photos together on the stage holding their award certificates.
"That's great. Everyone got a certificate."
Mei Xiaoyuan liked this result very much. She seemed relieved. On the contrary, Xia Yuan was a little unhappy.
"If I had known there wouldn't be a first or second place contest, I would have just made some cola chicken wings! This is a skill I learned from my mom."
"Mother Yuan, you can't treat the cooking competition like this! Otherwise, your cooking skills will never beat Mother Xi's."
"Okay... I knew you dislike my cooking. Do you like the food that Xi's mother cooks?"
"Oh...haha...no...Xiao Yuanbao...that's not what I meant -hahaha-"
Mei Zhixi also liked this result very much. Everyone received a certificate, which meant that she didn't have to give any acceptance speech.
Although the process was a bit surprising...
After the family participated in the competition and took photos, they got into the car driven by father Mei Fang. When Mei Fang picked everyone up, he gave everyone a sweet kiss.
"Thank you for your hard work today. Everyone has done a great job! I am so lucky to have such a wife and daughter."
"So, who does Dad think is the best?"
Mei Xiaoyuan lay on the back seat of Mei Fang's car, shaking her head and asking her father curiously.
"Haha, that's even a question."
Mei Fang laughed out loud, "I'm sure everyone is equally good!"
"Dad and Teacher Liu from the kindergarten are exactly the same. Neither of them can be ranked as better..."
"Isn't this great, haha..."
"Dad, I want to ask you something."
Mei Xiaoyuan, who had recovered, felt disappointed. She muttered, "Mother Yuan and I have been training for so long, but we only got one certificate for the best award."
"But other children and parents can get the best award just by making a dish casually. I feel a little... a little bit bad."
"Do you think it's unfair?"
Lin Youxi on the side asked.
“Yes, yes.”
Mei Xiaoyuan touched her nose. "The pine nut corn made by Xi's mother and Xiao Xixi is delicious and beautiful, so it's right for them to win the best award. Yuan's mother and I also prepared a lot, so we can also win the best award. However, Jiajia and his father just made a cucumber salad, and they also won the best award..."
Woohoo.
He is truly worthy of being my, Mei Fang’s, child.
He started thinking about such profound questions at such a young age.
While feeling pleased, Mei Fang was also thinking about the answer to this question.
[Xiao Yuanbao, you have to remember that this world is inherently unfair... Most of the time, choice is more important than hard work—]
I don't want to preach such truths to my three-year-old daughter!
[This is nothing. Don’t care about what others think. You will always be the best in your parents’ hearts.]
This way the problem is avoided!
Mei Fang, Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi looked at each other. It was obvious that none of the adults had figured out how to answer the question raised by Mei Xiaoyuan.
At this moment, Mei Zhixi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly raised her head and patted her sister Xiao Yuanbao's body.
"Sister Yuanbao, I think that Teacher Liu and the others... maybe they are not judging whether the food is delicious, but judging 'love'."
"like?"
"It's the love that parents have for their children..."
Mei Zhixi said softly, "Everyone's parents are here, the children are very happy, and the teachers are also very happy, so they all gave everyone the best... This is what I think..."
As Xiao Xixi said this, she touched her nose and felt a little embarrassed. At this moment, Mei Youyuan and others all applauded Mei Zhixi at the same time.
"That's very well said, Xiaoxixi."
"It is indeed a standard for judging 'love'."
Although parents have their own lives, they are all willing to spend this rare parent-child time with their children.
Maybe some of them are not good at cooking, or maybe they really can only find time out of their busy schedules, and many people simply don’t have time to prepare.
But the days spent laughing with the children are memories worth remembering.
It is a lifelong wealth of children's childhood.
"As expected of my daughter... She can actually say something so sensible."
Mei Fang walked from the front row to the middle and kissed Mei Zhixi hard on the face.
Perhaps he realized that his father's affirmation was not simply a paternal love, but a more special recognition, and there was a hint of pride on his face.
"But, but, if it's because of love, why is it called a 'cooking competition'?"
Mei Xiaoyuan scratched his head in confusion, which made Mei Youyuan and his wife suddenly overwhelmed.
"Little Yuanbao! You are a child, don't think about so many complicated problems. Your childhood will be unhappy!"
At the same time, photos and videos of this cooking competition were uploaded to the Internet by some parents.
Initially, this was shared only among a few users.
Until a barrage of comments appeared on a video that was circulated on Station C.
[Aren’t these parents in the video the webmaster, Missy, and Yuanbao? They look alike.]
I feel dizzy. The network at home is unstable during heavy rain.
Regarding Xiao Xixi's reaction, what I wanted to say was that she felt that her father did not simply dote on her, but was more of an approval-seeker of her. The description was not clear, so I modified it and the comment is gone. I'll explain it again here.
(End of this chapter)