Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 319 - 309: Would You Still Like Him?

Huang Tao drove the car, carrying Xuanxuan, to Golden Sun Kindergarten.

As soon as he parked the car.

Xuanxuan immediately spotted Qianqian waving at the teacher on duty at the kindergarten gate through the car window. She exclaimed joyfully, "Daddy, look, look, it’s Qianqian~"

"Yes, Daddy sees her."

Huang Tao opened the car door, responding as he lifted her out of the child safety seat, put her little backpack and small insulated water bottle on her back, and said, "Go join Qianqian and head inside, Daddy will watch you from here."

He pointed to where he was standing and then kissed Xuanxuan on the forehead.

"Okay!"

Xuanxuan cheerfully agreed and then started to run toward Qianqian.

Her little backpack and small insulated water bottle swayed with her movement, making a slight rubbing sound.

After a few steps, she couldn’t help but turn around to look at Huang Tao again.

Then she raised her hands above her head with a bright smile.

And made a heart gesture to him!

Huang Tao felt a warmth in his heart, smiled, and waved at Xuanxuan, watching as she appeared behind Qianqian and gently patted Qianqian on the back.

Seeing it was Xuanxuan.

Qianqian’s eyes immediately showed a hint of surprise: "Xuanxuan, I thought you were already in the classroom!"

"My daddy was a bit busy today, so we left a little late."

Xuanxuan smiled with twinkling eyes and didn’t forget to advertise the new items at her dad’s shop to her friend: "Qianqian, let me tell you, the sesame dumplings my daddy made for me yesterday are on sale at the shop this morning! They’re even better than the ones he made yesterday! If you want to try them, you can let your daddy and mommy come to my shop and buy some!"

"Yeah, yeah, I’ll ask my daddy to get up early tomorrow to buy some."

Qianqian instinctively licked her lips, her eyes full of envy: "You’re so lucky, Xuanxuan, you get to eat the delicious food your daddy makes every day."

Unlike her.

Her mom went on a trip with friends, and her dad just completely gave up.

This morning he got up late and nearly sent her off wearing thermal pants over her clothes and couldn’t go to Mr. Xuan’s shop to buy breakfast.

So, he just made a bowl of plain oatmeal for her.

Plain oatmeal with nothing to go with it.

Her dad even taught her...

You see, licking the bowl clean means you don’t have to wash it...

Her dad can’t even do hair.

The ponytail was so poorly done that even Teacher Ye couldn’t stand it.

Then, he redid her hair.

And told her: tell your dad not to do your hair tomorrow; the teachers at kindergarten will do it for you.

And so it was.

Her dad really didn’t do her hair today and sent her to school directly with a messy bird’s nest on her head.

Really envious of Xuanxuan having such a good dad.

Not only did he style Xuanxuan’s hair into a cute heart-shaped double bun this morning.

But he also changed her into a clean and pretty pink down jacket.

So pretty!

Looking at herself, messy hair and clothes with stains.

Even though her mom prepped and folded outfits for her to change into, her dad just doesn’t remember to give her a shower, let alone change her into clean clothes...

She feels like being alive until her mom comes back is already a blessing!

Sigh!

Another day wishing for a new dad~

And Xuanxuan, with a blissful smile on her face, nodded without hesitation and said, "Yeah, yeah, that’s exactly what I think~"

In her little heart, she believes her dad is the best dad in the world!

No arguments entertained!

Qianqian blinked: "Xuanxuan, if your daddy’s cooking wasn’t delicious, and he couldn’t do pretty hairstyles, would you still like him?"

"Of course!"

Xuanxuan nodded without doubt: "Even if my daddy isn’t perfect, in my heart, he’s the best because I love my daddy!"

Just then, Xuanxuan saw the duty teacher calling them to quickly go inside the campus, and she hurriedly said to Qianqian beside her, "Qianqian, let’s go in together!"

Qianqian’s wandering thoughts were pulled back, and she nodded, "Okay!"

The two little ones held hands and headed toward the kindergarten gate.

Standing by the car, Huang Tao watched from afar, a smile breaking across his face.

He was delighted that Xuanxuan could get along well with her friends in kindergarten.

Seeing the two little ones enter the playground, he finally felt at ease.

"Boss Huang..."

Just as Huang Tao was preparing to turn and leave, someone suddenly called him softly.

He turned his head and saw a scruffy bearded man standing next to him.

"Mr. Qian?!"

Huang Tao recognized him upon closer inspection and seeing the red corners of Mr. Qian’s eyes, he thought Mr. Qian was reluctant to part with his daughter entering kindergarten!

So he smiled, patted Jiangling on the shoulder, and offered a few comforting words: "Don’t be sad. You’ll see her in the afternoon."

"I’m not reluctant."

Jiangling chuckled with excitement: "I’ve finally managed to get Qianqian to kindergarten. What is there to be sad about..."

Misunderstanding now deflated Huang Tao: "..."

The two chatted for a while as usual.

Perhaps it was because they were familiar with each other, or maybe Huang Tao seemed like a nice person, or perhaps Jiangling just had something on his mind, so he chatted with Huang Tao a bit more.

In this kind of casual small talk.

Huang Tao learned that Qianqian’s mother went on a trip with friends.

Jiangling was left to care for the child alone, facing all sorts of challenges, not to mention being constantly criticized by Qianqian!

It’s really "not easy being a dad, cherish the journey"!

In the end.

Jiangling even asked Huang Tao for some parenting tips and tricks.

Huang Tao couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Honestly, he didn’t really have any parenting tricks to pass on!

The main reason is that Xuanxuan is quite well-behaved and not very mischievous. She’s always been so good and obedient.

Hearing this, Jiangling suddenly realized that it’s not that he’s incapable, it’s that his own kid is the problem!

If he had a well-behaved and sensible child like Xuanxuan, he could definitely manage!

There would be a harmonious father-daughter relationship for sure!

Xuanxuan and Qianqian, who had just entered the classroom, couldn’t help sneezing a few times.

Qianqian never would have thought that her dad was contemplating swapping daughters.

Nor did Xuanxuan think of it.

If she knew, she would definitely refuse Jiangling with righteous indignation!

Her dad could only be Huang Tao!

Huang Tao and Jiangling chatted a few more words and then drove off separately.

Instead of going directly back to the shop, Huang Tao went to the market.

As soon as he entered the market, enthusiastic vendors greeted him.

"Yo, Boss Huang, haven’t seen you at the market in a while. How come you’re here in person today?"

Huang Tao smiled, "I’m here to buy some ingredients."

Upon hearing this, the vendors excitedly felt the money coming their way!

After all, if they could land Boss Huang’s order, it would mean a long-term contract.

With the volume Boss Huang’s shop requires, they could easily see their daily revenue multiply several times over.

Vendors like Old Wang, who supplies pork to Boss Huang, and other stall owners are all making a fortune!

They’ve earned more in the past few months than they have in a year!

It’s enviable!

So now, hearing that Huang Tao personally came to buy materials.

They speculated he was launching a new product and hoped their stall could catch his eye and secure the business.

As a result...

They loudly peddled their wares to Huang Tao:

"Boss Huang, pick anything you want here, I guarantee it’ll be cheaper than other stalls."

"Boss Huang, just tell me what you want, and I promise the best quality and the best price."

Huang Tao curved his lips into a smile: "Do you have preserved mustard greens here?"

"We don’t have that!"

Vendors by the entrance shook their heads regretfully.

Sigh!

My money just flew away, boo-hoo~

A stall owner not far away cheerfully waved: "Boss Huang, I have it, I have it, come and take a look..."

Huang Tao walked over.

The stall owner straightforwardly picked out the best preserved mustard greens from his stall for him.

Huang Tao took a look.

The preserved mustard greens were fresh in color, deep in shade, and had tender, abundant leaves.

The quality was indeed good!

Huang Tao asked, "How much are these preserved mustard greens? What’s the price per pound?"

The stall owner thought for a moment: "Normally it’s 11.3, but for you, Boss Huang, I’ll give you the lowest price of 9."

The discount he offered Huang Tao was even slightly better than the usual discount for restaurants and hotels!

He wanted to establish a good relationship with Huang Tao for long-term cooperation in the future!

Huang Tao nodded.

Holding the bag, he began selecting.

The stall owner helped pick as well.

Once packed.

He turned on the digital scale, weighed the mustard greens, calculated the total price, and even shaved off the last 2 yuan for Huang Tao.

The stall owner thoughtfully suggested, "Boss Huang, why don’t I deliver it to your shop later?"

"No need this time, I drove over."

Huang Tao said with a smile, then casually asked, "Boss, can you give me your phone number or WeChat? Next time I need preserved mustard greens, I’ll contact you and you can deliver it."

The stall owner, who initially thought they couldn’t have a long-term partnership, beamed with joy upon hearing this, nodding repeatedly, "Sure, sure, sure!"

After speaking, he quickly gave his phone number to Huang Tao and exchanged WeChat contacts face-to-face with him.

This scene left those vendors at the entrance teary-eyed with envy.