After 4 p.m.

The preliminary preparations in the store were almost done.

Huang Tao glanced at the time and instructed, "Haozi, I'm going out for a bit. You and Suqin keep an eye on the store..."

"Boss, don't worry and go ahead!" Xu Hao looked up, revealing his white teeth.

Huang Tao, without bothering to tidy up, went out and rode his electric scooter to Golden Sun Kindergarten to pick up Xuanxuan from school.

The timing was just right!

Xuanxuan's class, under the guidance of Teacher Ye, had already arrived at the school gate.

"Xuanxuan, your dad's here to pick you up~"

Teacher Ye looked at Huang Tao with a gentle smile, her eyes glinting with joy.

Ever since tasting the delicacies made by Huang Tao,

the two teachers in the class had gotten closer to him.

Every time they met him, they would initiate a conversation.

"Mr. Xuan, Xuanxuan's performance in school today was excellent."

"Really! That's great! Thank you for your hard work!" Huang Tao smiled lightly and thanked her.

Ye Wen pursed her lips with a touch of shyness, "Mr. Xuan, has the store been busy recently?"

"Yes, it's been quite busy." Huang Tao replied with a smile.

She expressed concern, "Then you should take care to rest well! Balance work and rest, or you'll get too tired!"

"Yes, I will. Now that we've hired more staff, it's much more relaxed."

Their conversation naturally attracted envious glances from several parents.

After all, this kind of treatment was something they longed for but could not attain.

Huang Tao and Ye Wen chatted casually for a bit.

Then he said goodbye, "Teacher Ye, I'll take Xuanxuan home now. If you have time, you can come by the store to sit for a bit and try the new dishes, we just introduced some the day before yesterday."

New dishes?

They must be delicious~

The hunger bug in Ye Wen's stomach grumbled uncontrollably, causing her some embarrassment, her pretty face blushing slightly.

"Okay, after work, I'll come by with Teacher Xu."

"Goodbye, Teacher Ye..."

Xuanxuan waved with a smile.

Huang Tao picked her up and gently asked, "Xuanxuan, what skills did you learn at kindergarten today?"

Xuanxuan rested her head on Huang Tao's shoulder, her little face rubbing against Huang Tao's handsome one, "I learned how to play with a ball; you can toss it, kick it, roll it around..."

"What else did you learn?"

Xuanxuan blinked her eyes, tilted her small head, and unfolded a brilliant smile, "Guess?"

At this point, Jiangling was chuckling as he held Qianqian's hand. Seeing Huang Tao and his daughter, he shifted his gaze over and greeted them, "Boss Huang, I heard from my Qianqian that you're participating in this year's food festival?"

Even with his toes, Huang Tao could guess who had revealed this news.

Precious daughter indeed~

He nodded, "Yes."

"Will the store still be open then?" Jiangling was anticipating the food.

"Closed! But if you want to eat, you can come to the food festival. It will mainly feature braised dishes."

The demand at the food festival is relatively high, and stir-fried dishes are time-consuming and labor-intensive, so he plans to focus on braised items.

"That works, we'll come as a family to support you and satisfy our cravings."

Qianqian and Xuanxuan both exclaimed with joy, "I want to go too~"

Huang Tao and Jiangling exchanged smiles.

"Daddy, I have something for you." Xuanxuan suddenly remembered something and called out again suddenly.

"What is it?"

Huang Tao asked curiously.

But Xuanxuan didn't answer directly; she kept rummaging through the pockets of her coat.

What is she looking for?

Everyone looked at her with curiosity.

Then they saw her pull out a packaged waffle from her pocket.

She handed it to Huang Tao, "Daddy, this snack is for you to eat."

Huang Tao asked puzzled, "Xuanxuan, where did you get this snack?"

"During snack time this afternoon, Teacher Ye gave one to each child!" Xuanxuan grinned, her eyes forming little crescent moons.

"Since it was an afternoon snack from Teacher Ye, why didn't you eat it?"

"Well~ Teacher Ye said this snack is very tasty, so I couldn't bear to eat it."

Xuanxuan tilted her head up, her big eyes blinking and feeling a bit shy, "I wanted to bring it back for Daddy to try."

This was specially saved for him to eat...

So this little guy wants to save the best food for him...

I didn't expect such a small child to think of him even while eating...

His heart warmed slightly.

How lucky I am to have met you, my daughter. You are the joy of my remaining days. In this life, I feel so blessed to be your dad!

Jiangling stood by watching this scene, looking at Huang Tao with envy.

He thought that Huang Tao must have saved the Milky Way Galaxy in his past life to have such a beautiful, thoughtful, and sensible little cotton-padded jacket in this life!

Wait a minute!

He, Jiangling, also has a little cotton-padded jacket!

With a look of anticipation, he squatted down, looked at his daughter Qianqian, and asked with a smile, "Qianqian, did you save some treats for daddy?"

"Papa, why should I save some for you? I don't even have enough to eat myself!" Qianqian didn't quite understand, her big eyes blinking with a bit of confusion.

Jiangling: "..."

My little cotton-padded jacket is actually a black-hearted one...

Jiangling silently shed two strips of wide noodle-like tears in his heart~

"Uncle, Qianqian, my dad and I are heading back to the store first. If you want to come, come over later..." Xuanxuan waved to Qianqian and the others, lying on Huang Tao's shoulder.

Huang Tao placed her at the front of the electric scooter. The little one squatted down like an adorable little hedgehog.

"Let's go~"

Back at the shop.

Xuanxuan jumped off the scooter, ran to Mimi who was basking in the sun at the entrance, squatted down, and asked with a smile, "Mimi, did you miss me?"

"Meow~"

Mimi responded lazily.

"I missed you too, but I miss daddy the most~"

She glanced back at her dad, gave him a sweet smile, then entered the store and greeted Ding Suqin and the others with a smile, "Aunt Suqin, Uncle Haozi, Sister Yuhan, how are you!"

"Hello Xuanxuan!" Xu Hao chuckled.

Tears of laughter glistened in Ding Suqin's eyes, "Oh, our little Xuanxuan is back from school. Was it fun at school?"

She nodded, "Happy!"

Lin Yuhan, who was busy mastering her skills, looked up to greet Xuanxuan but was so focused on watching that she forgot about what she was doing.

Almost burned the stir-fry.

"Oh no, not good..."

When she realized, she quickly took action.

But in her flustered state, she burned her hand.

Her hand turned red.

"How can you be so careless! Quickly rinse it with cold water." Ding Suqin hurriedly pulled her to the sink, rinsing her hand with cold water to reduce the skin's surface temperature.

Xu Hao promptly helped her take out the crab stir fry from the pot.

Unfortunately, a perfectly good pot of crab stir fry flopped!

"You have to be more careful next time. A girl's hands, it's not good to leave scars." Ding Suqin cautioned tenderly.

Lin Yuhan forced a slight smile, "Thank you, Sister Suqin, I'll be careful next time."

"Sister Yuhan, Sister Yuhan, is your hand burned? Does it hurt?" Xuanxuan and Huang Tao heard the commotion and rushed to the kitchen. Xuanxuan ran up to her and, seeing her red hand, asked anxiously.

She smiled, "I'm alright!"

"Xuanxuan will blow on it for you, blowing will make it stop hurting." Xuanxuan lowered her gaze, her long lashes showing, as she gently blew on the injury.

Because when she accidentally fell and scraped her knee as a child, her dad and mom would blow on her wound and tell her that blowing would make it stop hurting.

At the time, she really stopped hurting!

Lin Yuhan felt a warm tenderness, reaching out with her other hand to stroke Xuanxuan's bangs, "Thank you, Xuanxuan, sis isn't hurting anymore."

Hearing this, Xuanxuan beamed with joy.

"Use this burn cream. Rest for a while when you get home later!" Huang Tao handed a tube of burn ointment to Lin Yuhan.

"Thank you, Boss Huang, but it's fine. It's just a minor injury, nothing serious. I can keep practicing." Time waits for no one, and she couldn't just give up halfway.

"Then be careful yourself."

Leaving these words behind, Huang Tao took Xuanxuan out of the kitchen.

"Xuanxuan, are you hungry? How about papa cooks something for you first?"

"Papa, I'm not hungry yet. Can I play with Xiexie for a bit first?"

The little one remembered her Xiexie and obediently went to play with it.

"Go ahead, but don't touch it with your hands!"

"Hmm, hmm, Xuanxuan knows~"

Watching her using long chopsticks to tease the swimming crabs, Huang Tao felt relieved, changed clothes, washed his hands, and prepared to start working.

At four thirty-ish, customers began to arrive.

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