Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten-Chapter 276 - 261: When Kids Are Quiet, Mischief Is Brewing
The next day,
The first golden morning of the National Day holiday.
Huang Jun finally had a peaceful morning. Without the urging of an alarm clock, he was immersed in his dreams until the first ray of sunlight slipped through the curtain gap and the crisp chirping of birds outside the window woke him from his sweet dreams.
He lazily rubbed his sleepy eyes, slowly opened them, and as his vision gradually cleared, he inadvertently glanced over and was surprised to find a "little foot acrobatics" show being performed on the other side of the bed.
Qingqing, the little one, had woken up who-knows-when and was lying on the bed with her limbs in the air like a little turtle flipped over, playing joyfully by herself as she tightly grasped her little feet.
He often felt that compared to those of her peers in kindergarten, even compared to her younger sister Weiwei, Qingqing seemed exceptionally sensible, always behaving so obediently and never crying or fussing. Watching her entertain herself at this moment, he realized she truly was a three-year-old baby.
Huang Jun reached out and gently stroked the little one’s head, saying softly, "Good morning, Qingqing! Your ’little foot acrobatics’ performance is really spectacular!"
"Daddy, good morning!"
Qingqing turned her head, and seeing that her father was finally awake, her face immediately blossomed into a sweet smile as she couldn’t resist snuggling into his arms, her small body tightly pressing against him.
Aiyo~
My clingy little one~
Huang Jun laughed indulgently, reaching out to hug her into his arms, feeling her soft hair against his chin...
It was an indescribable happiness!
He lowered his head, gently kissing Qingqing’s small forehead, eliciting a crisp laugh from the little one.
Huh?
Where is his Weiwei darling?
Why is there no sound at all?
Is she up to no good?
Just thinking about the saying, "When children are quiet, they’re up to no good," he instinctively turned his head and looked towards Weiwei behind him...
The little one was still asleep, rare for this time of day.
She was still sleeping soundly.
A sweet curve lingered at the corner of her mouth, seemingly having a sweet dream.
It’s known that little Weiwei is full of energy. On normal holidays when he wants to sleep in, Weiwei always wakes up on time. Although she wouldn’t deliberately make noise, her lively nature means upon waking, she often pokes his face or tugs his nose, sometimes waking him.
"Weiwei, time to wake up!"
Huang Jun playfully called out softly in her ear, "It’s time for kindergarten!"
Weiwei’s little cheeks puffed slightly, with no reaction to his call.
"Sister, wake up..." Seeing that her sister couldn’t be woken up, Qingqing lay on Huang Jun’s body and shouted loudly to her.
Weiwei hummed a couple of times, her little mouth smacking disgruntledly, turning to try to avoid her father’s and sister’s "disturbance."
Huang Jun chuckled, reaching out to hold her, lowering his head to brush his cheek gently against hers, "Wake up, my little lazy pig! The sun’s shining on your behind!"
This affectionate gesture finally broke Weiwei’s sleep, her long dark lashes blinked a couple of times before opening wide, revealing a pouty look, her mouth tilted downward, and her hands rubbing her eyes as she mumbled, "I don’t want to get up, I want to sleep a bit more."
Huang Jun gave her a kiss on the cheek, "Weiwei, today we’re going to the beach to play, don’t you want to go?"
"Yes, sister, don’t you remember? Today Daddy’s taking us to the beach to play. If you don’t get up, then we can’t go." Qingqing crouched by Weiwei’s feet, tugging her sister’s little hand, trying to pull her out of bed.
But alas, with her own small strength, she couldn’t pull her up...
Once Weiwei heard "going to the beach," her eyes immediately lit up.
She sat up quickly, excitedly shouting, "I want to go to the beach!"
But, overly excited, she leaned too fast and accidentally bumped her forehead into Qingqing’s, making a crisp "dong" sound.
"Ouch~"
"Ouch... It hurts..."
The two little ones cried out in pain almost simultaneously, their little hands hurriedly covering their foreheads, looking at each other with a mix of pain and comedy!
Ah!
Truly a reckless little one...
Huang Jun saw this and felt both pained and amused. Holding back his laughter, he reached out to check their foreheads. Once he was sure there were no bumps, he felt slightly relieved.
He reached out to rub their foreheads gently, soothingly saying, "There, there, be careful getting up next time, don’t rush so much."
Weiwei obediently murmured an "Mm."
Huang Jun continued to ask with concern, "Does it still hurt?"
Qingqing nodded, "A little bit."
Weiwei quickly echoed, "Mm-hmm, me too."
Huang Jun smiled and said, "Let Daddy blow on it for you, it’ll stop hurting."
Saying so, he puffed up his cheeks and gently blew on Qingqing’s and Weiwei’s little foreheads.
"Heehee, it really doesn’t hurt anymore~"
Qingqing and Weiwei brightened with smiles.
"That’s good!"
Huang Jun urged, "Now hurry and get dressed and washed..."
Despite doting dearly on his two little girls, Huang Jun made a conscious effort to cultivate their independence.
Now, after waking up in the morning, Qingqing and Weiwei can mostly handle getting dressed and washed on their own, only needing a little help from Huang Jun when they run into trouble.
"Qingqing, Weiwei, time to put on lotion!"
After washing up, the children’s moisturizing cream came over, unscrewed the lid, dabbed some on her finger, and gently touched Qingqing’s forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin.
Qingqing giggled non-stop.
A bit ticklish, a bit cool!
"Hahaha... sister’s become a little spotted cat!" Weiwei watched from the side, finding her sister’s current appearance so amusing that she couldn’t help but laugh.
Qingqing wasn’t angry at all, instead, she urged her dad, "Dad, quickly put some on little sister too, let little sister become a little spotted cat, then the two of us can be a pair of little spotted cat sisters!"
"Alright, no problem."
Huang Jun nodded with a smile: "Come on, my Weiwei little spotted cat!"
"Hehe~"
Weiwei leaned her little face over.
Huang Jun applied the cream on Weiwei, making her little face cover in the pleasant-smelling cream too.
"Haha, we are both little spotted cats now!"
Qingqing and Weiwei looked at each other, then burst into giggles.
"Alright, time for the little cats to rub their faces!"
They both reached out their chubby little hands and rubbed their own little faces, spreading the cream evenly, starting the "little cats rubbing faces" mode.
"Okay, you guys play for a while, daddy’s going to make breakfast."
He woke up a bit late today, and with plans to go out later, decided on something simple yet delicious to fill their tummies.
"Daddy, what are you making for breakfast?"
Qingqing and Weiwei immediately followed with excitement.
Huang Jun answered with a smile: "Rice hamburgers!"
"Wow, hamburgers!" Weiwei jumped with excitement, "I want to eat, I want to eat!"
Qingqing couldn’t help but lick the corner of her lips, thought for a moment and said: "Daddy, let me help you, so you can finish faster."
"I want to help too," Weiwei volunteered.
"Alright!"
Huang Jun nodded with a smile, assigning them a task: "Then you guys help daddy peel the onion skin, remember to be careful, onion juice can make your eyes uncomfortable."
"Okay, daddy, we got it!"
Qingqing skillfully peeled layer after layer of onion skin, while Weiwei seemed a bit clumsy, occasionally letting out an "ouch" because her little hands felt ticklish from the onion juice.
"Little sister, be careful, onion juice can make your eyes tear up, might turn you into the ’little crying princess,’" Qingqing reminded Weiwei, concerned seeing her struggle.
Weiwei blinked mischievously: "I won’t cry, I’m brave Weiwei!"
"Alright, Weiwei, come, wash your little hands first." Seeing Weiwei reaching to rub her eyes, he immediately stepped forward, took her little hand, led her to the sink, and helped wash off the onion juice.
Afterwards, he assigned Weiwei a task she could handle – tearing off lettuce leaves, and patiently demonstrated how to correctly detach lettuce leaves.
The little one understood at first glance and got right to work.
Did it beautifully!
Indeed, compared to peeling onions, this task was clearly more suitable for "clumsy party" like her.
Huang Jun took out the leftover rice from last night, initially planning to leave some, but quickly reconsidered and decided to use all of it.
He sprinkled freshly ground black pepper on the rice, added some salt, then poured in soy sauce, carefully stirring with a spoon to make sure the rice fully absorbed the flavors.
He mashed it to bring out the sticky texture of the rice while preserving its graininess.
He lightly brushed a thin layer of sesame oil on the baking tray, not only to prevent sticking but to add a hint of aroma to the rice burger.
He scooped rice into the molds, pressed it gently with his palm, shaping it into rice burger buns.
When the oven reached 180 degrees Celsius, he placed the shaped rice in the oven for ten minutes.
Turning around, Huang Jun found Qingqing and Weiwei had already neatly completed their assigned tasks, and he smiled while reminding them: "Qingqing, Weiwei, go play outside for a while, I’ll call you when breakfast’s ready."
"Okay~" the two little ones replied in unison, then hopped out of the kitchen.
In the end, they thoughtfully closed the kitchen sliding door carefully.
Huang Jun watched their departing backs, smiled, and began to wash the prepared onions and lettuce.
After washing, placed them separately on the cutting board and drain basket.
He picked up the knife, chop-chop-chopping the onion, between knife lifts, the onion was cut into even strips.
Next, he placed the washed beef on the cutting board, gently sliced, presenting thin beef slices almost translucent in thickness.
He picked up a small bowl, poured soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, and sake into the bowl in a 1:1 ratio, gently stirring to fully blend the seasonings.
Hot pan on fire.
First the onion goes in, bring out the onion flavor, pour in a bit of oil, not much needed.
Poured the sliced beef into the pan, quickly flipping it to evenly heat the beef until tender and juicy.
Poured the prepared sauce into the pan, continued to stir-fry, the pan emitted hissing noises, and the enticing aroma and sound made one’s mouth water.
Placed the stir-fried beef into a bowl for later use, color enticing, tender and juicy, mouth-watering...
He removed the baked rice burger buns, placed them on oil-absorbing paper so the excess grease was absorbed, making them refreshing and non-greasy.
Placed fresh lettuce on the rice, then the stir-fried beef, squeezed some teriyaki sauce, sprinkled some white sesame seeds, and finally covered with another layer of rice...
A tempting and delicious rice hamburger was completed!
At this moment.
A motorhome slowly drove into the community gate...
