"Xuanxuan, this is the freshly pan-fried bun your Xu Hao Uncle just made..."
Inside the store, Li Chengzhan placed a steaming plate of pan-fried buns in front of Xuanxuan and said with a smile, "Today you’re going to kindergarten, so you need to eat a bit more to have the energy to study!"
"Thank you, Chengzhan, and thank you, Xu Hao..."
Xuanxuan thanked them politely, then picked up a pan-fried bun, blew on it a few tis, and once it was slightly cooler, began eating it with big bites.
"Don’t rush, eat slowly, there’s still ti..."
Huang Tao patted her little head, brought her a bottle of fresh milk specially for her, and thoughtfully inserted a straw.
anwhile, after finishing its portion, Mimi quietly sneaked over, squatting beside Xuanxuan’s chair, gazing at her as she ate with a look of "I’m just watching you quietly, without saying a word."
Feeling tempted, it couldn’t help but lick its lips.
Xuanxuan naturally noticed its actions and understood what it wanted.
Still want so~
She quickly glanced at her dad, saw him tapping on his phone, seemingly replying to a ssage, not paying attention to her.
So then...
She quietly picked up a pan-fried bun and tossed it to Mimi at her feet.
Her dad had repeatedly instructed her not to feed Mimi extra.
However!
Mimi was so tempted, its mouth watering, how could she bear to ignore it?
Moreover, Mimi was her best friend, she had to take extra care of it!
Mimi quickly snatched the heavenly gift in its mouth, bubbling with happiness.
Huang Tao, who was discussing the new store’s renovation with Ding Cheng, sensed a hint of sothing unusual and turned to look at Xuanxuan.
The guilty Xuanxuan’s heart was pounding, fearing her keen-eyed dad would notice sothing was off, so she quickly lowered her head to eat the pan-fried bun to avoid eye contact and not give herself away.
If dad finds out, a lecture would surely follow!
Yet Huang Tao didn’t notice anything amiss, smiling as he said, "Don’t just eat the buns, have so milk too."
"Mmm~"
Xuanxuan responded vaguely, grabbing the milk bottle beside her and taking a big sip.
Huang Tao also quickly filled his stomach as he would need to head to the new store after dropping Xuanxuan at kindergarten.
Ding Cheng had just sent him a ssage that the store’s renovation was complete, and they would do the final inspection this morning, asking him to take so ti to check and approve it.
After breakfast.
Huang Tao picked up a small backpack and water bottle, and left the store with Xuanxuan.
Old Qin and Lao Liu had just finished eating and ca out together, smiling and greeting Huang Tao, "Boss Huang, taking Xuanxuan to school?"
Huang Tao nodded, "Yes, Elder Qin."
"Hello, Mr. Qin, Mr. Liu..."
Xuanxuan called out politely.
"Ah, hello~"
Old Qin lightly shook his fan, his face kindly as he said, "Xuanxuan, be sure to listen to the teacher in kindergarten, and if any kids bully you..."
He folded his fan in one hand, smacked his palm, and his kind face instantly turned fierce, "Then you hit them!"
"Xuanxuan, don’t listen to your Mr. Qin’s nonsense."
Lao Liu disagreed with Old Qin’s view, smilingly looked at Xuanxuan and said, "If soone bullies you, report it to the teacher, let the teacher handle it, and don’t get into fights, understood?"
Before Xuanxuan could respond!
Old Qin was not pleased!
His temper flared up, and he couldn’t hold back, imdiately retorting to Lao Liu, "Reporting to the teacher is useless, kids these days are so naughty, they don’t listen to teachers, only by beating them will they learn and not repeat it."
Just like his apprentices in the past, a few who were unruly were set straight after a beating.
Lao Liu rebutted, "Xuanxuan is so well-behaved, and she’s a girl, how would she know how to fight? It’s not like she’d get into fights!"
Old Qin sneered, "If she can’t, she can learn, no one is born knowing how to fight! Back when I was in school..."
"Elder Qin, Uncle Liu, let’s stop here please..."
Their conversation made Huang Tao’s face instantly twitch, quickly stopping them, "It’s getting late, we should get going now~"
Saying that, Huang Tao picked up Xuanxuan and put her in the car.
If they don’t leave soon, they’ll be late.
And little Xuanxuan cutely smiled at them, saying in her baby voice, "Mr. Qin, Mr. Liu, all the kids in my class are very well-behaved, they treat very well, don’t worry!"
"That’s good, that’s good..."
Hearing this, Old Qin and Lao Liu stopped arguing.
Since the main person said so, there was no point in arguing further!
But neither of them left imdiately; instead, they stood near the parking space, watching Huang Tao’s car drive away.
Oh, them!
They’re a bit reluctant to part with adorable Xuanxuan!
Though they’ve only known and interacted with her for more than half a year, the delicate and sensible Xuanxuan feels no different from their own granddaughter to Old Qin and Lao Liu.
Usually, Xuanxuan’s sweet little voice calling them ’grandpa this, grandpa that’ is going to school, leaving their hearts a bit empty too!
Huang Tao’s car drove out of West City Old Street.
Luckily, the traffic wasn’t too bad along the way.
Nearing Golden Sun Kindergarten, he found a parking spot and walked her to the kindergarten entrance.
At that mont, many parents were also just dropping off their children.
The entrance was bustling with people coming and going, with so kids not wanting to leave their parents after the holidays, crying and fussing!
But adorable Xuanxuan was neither crying nor fussing; she waved her little hand obediently, "Bye bye, Daddy..."
Her voice was a bit muffled.
She didn’t look particularly happy.
Although the winter holiday had passed, the seasonal blues seed to linger a bit with Xuanxuan, affecting her mood.
Huang Tao squatted down to help her with her little backpack and water bottle, adjusted her clothes, and then turned his cheek to her.
Xuanxuan understood imdiately, puckered her lips, and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
"All done..."
Huang Tao smiled and said, "Go on then, Daddy will pick you up after school."
Watching Xuanxuan walk into the kindergarten, he turned and left, driving to the new store.
Upon arriving at the new store, Huang Tao couldn’t quite believe the newly decorated shop was previously the hot pot restaurant.
The exterior walls were entirely black floor-to-ceiling glass, giving a high-end look that also made it obvious it was a dining place.
Definitely.
Much more stylish and elegant than the previous hot pot restaurant.
He pushed the door and entered.
So cleaning staff were busy tidying up.
This was arranged by Assistant Ding, who had asked the manager of the decoration company for help.
Staff from the decoration company were doing the final inspection in the shop.
When Assistant Ding saw Huang Tao co in, he quickly greeted him with a smile:
"Boss Huang, you’re here. The renovation has been completed. You can check it over first. Now it’s easy to modify while the place is empty; once the tables and chairs are in place, it’ll be hard to adjust."
"Alright, thanks for your efforts, Assistant Ding; I’ll take a look."
Huang Tao looked around inside and outside; the spacious restaurant felt very open.
With the exterior walls replaced by floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the indoor lighting was much better than before.
Even with the sun shades down, it wouldn’t affect the custors’ dining experience, and it also felt quite classy!
As for the kitchen!
The area was quite large, with a long kitchen looking very clean and tidy.
Two spots were reserved for double-deck pots.
Once placed...
They would form a single plane with the cabinets.
This design was indeed perfect!
The brand new stainless-steel stove also pleased Huang Tao imnsely.
Moreover, the stovetops were innovative induction ones; when placing the pot on it, the stovetop switches to high heat, removing the pot automatically lowers the heat, requiring no manual adjustnt by the chef, and the high and low heat settings could be customized, making it convenient and significantly saving the chef’s ti and effort!
The new high-power exhaust hood, with its strong suction, also won Huang Tao’s favor.
And the new high-capacity water filter ensured all the taps in the kitchen had deeply filtered water free of tap water taste.
Adjacent to the kitchen was a small storage room, with floor-to-ceiling tal shelves lining the walls.
In this way,
they can conveniently categorize and store ingredients and seasonings, avoiding clutter.
On the back wall of the storage room were two doors.
Opening them revealed a small freezer.
Future daily needs like ham and pork could be stored here, eliminating the need for vendors to deliver ingredients for each al, just requiring the day’s supplies to be delivered early in the morning.
After looking around, Huang Tao found everything satisfactory and saw no need for changes.
Next, once the tables and other items are set up, they just wait for the opening.
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