Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 265 - 256: Filled With Tenderness and Guilt

Chapter 265: Chapter 256: Filled With Tenderness and Guilt

The sky turned the color of fish belly white, and the sun was about to rise.

Huang Tao and his daughter Xuanxuan, woke up simultaneously from their sleep.

They rubbed their eyes in perfect sync.

Seeing her dad also awake, Xuanxuan wrapped her arms around Huang Tao’s neck and greeted him with a giggle, "Daddy, good morning!"

"Good morning, sweetheart."

Huang Tao kissed the little sweetie Xuanxuan on the cheek as a morning greeting.

He smiled and asked, "Sweetheart, do you want to lie down a bit more, or get up?"

She blinked, "Get up."

"Alright, let’s get up and get dressed."

The father and daughter pair pushed off the covers and sat up, took off their pajamas, and started to change clothes.

Luckily, the room had the air conditioner on, keeping it warm, otherwise, in southern weather, getting up is a feat of great courage!

Otherwise, they say: in winter, in the south, it’s like Sanya inside the bed, and Siberia outside, we get up with our lives on the line!

After changing clothes, the father and daughter washed up.

Then Huang Tao wrapped Xuanxuan up in layers and layers.

She wore a scarf, gloves, a hat, everything.

Almost became a fluffy ball eventually.

At this time, the sun wasn’t up yet, the sky was still dim outside, and it was very cold. Even for a short walk to the car, one must keep warm.

You have to dress tightly!

Huang Tao also put on a down jacket.

"Mimi, let’s go~"

With Xuanxuan’s call, Mimi hurried along.

The big one, small one, and the cat went downstairs.

Heading to the parking area.

"Boss Huang, morning! Heading to the shop?"

"Yes, going to the shop. Are you heading for morning exercise?"

Now in this area, he has become a bit of a celebrity.

From the elderly in the neighborhood to toddlers, almost everyone knows him.

On this short journey, he greeted innumerable times.

It took 5 minutes to get in the car.

Perhaps because the car’s heater was too warm, little Xuanxuan leaned against her child seat and fell asleep.

Mimi lay beside her, lazily curled up.

Likely, it also fell asleep.

Huang Tao glanced through the rearview mirror inside the car, looking at his daughter’s sleeping face, her little upturned nose, long eyelashes, and the chin that had rounded slightly due to eating too much lately. He felt there was nothing more beautiful in this world than her.

He looked at her, a smile gracing his face.

However, deep inside, he felt a pang of tenderness and guilt.

Sigh!

Every day waking up early and working late, the child also suffers!

Fortunately, now they have a car, and Xuanxuan can sleep a bit more in the car.

Soon.

They arrived at the Delicious Restaurant entrance.

Huang Tao parked the car in a nearby spot.

Feeling the car stop, Xuanxuan subconsciously opened her eyes, sleepy and asking, "Daddy, are we there?"

"We’re here."

Huang Tao nodded, then smiled and said, "Still sleepy? If so, you can sleep a little more inside."

Xuanxuan yawned widely, muttering, "Not sleepy anymore, I’ve had enough sleep."

Huang Tao nodded, "Then let’s go!"

The two of them and one cat got out of the car.

At this time, as usual, a long line had already formed at the shop’s entrance.

Customers in line were chatting, playing with their phones.

Seeing Huang Tao and his daughter arrive, they greeted them with smiles just like every day.

"Boss Huang, Xuanxuan, good morning!"

"Good morning! Grandpas, Grandmas, Uncles, and Aunties~"

Xuanxuan raised her little gloved hand and waved at them.

This clumsy yet adorable little gesture instantly amused the neighborhood.

Amidst laughter and prompting, Huang Tao led Xuanxuan and Mimi into the shop.

By this time, Xu Hao and Lin Zifeng had already completed the morning preparations.

After settling Xuanxuan, Huang Tao changed into his chef’s uniform, washed his hands, and immersed himself in the noble task of preparing fillings.

Soon.

Everything was ready.

Opened for business.

Ding Suqin told the customers outside the shop, "You can order now, Elder Qin..."

"Coming!"

Customers entered the shop in an orderly manner, starting to place orders by themselves.

The line outside kept growing!

The surrounding parking lots were already full.

But even so, they were unwilling to leave and admit defeat.

One by one, they risked getting parking fines, randomly parking on the roadside or in some open spaces, just to line up.

Afraid that if they were a step slower, they’d lose the chance to buy... everything would be sold out.

Inside, the shop was packed.

The order numbers kept being called.

The few tables in the shop were far from enough.

"Sorry, there’s nowhere to sit." Ding Suqin, placing a bowl of century egg and lean meat porridge, ten pan-fried pork and shrimp buns, and five marinated eggs on a tray, apologized.

"It’s fine, I’ll eat in the car."

The man wasn’t picky at all, mainly because he’d been craving it all night.

If it weren’t either too crowded inside or too windy at the entrance, he’d have started eating right there.

Time passed quietly, and soon it was 7:50.

After pan-frying the last batch of buns, Huang Tao washed his hands, took off his chef’s uniform, and came to Xuanxuan’s side. Bending over with a smile, he said, "Let’s go, sweetheart, it’s time for kindergarten."

Upon hearing she’d have to go to kindergarten.

She couldn’t follow her dad, would have to eat the not-so-delicious school lunches, and suddenly, Xuanxuan’s mood dipped a little.

No one understands a daughter better than her father!

Huang Tao instantly sensed her little disappointment and gently said, "I’ll make fish ball seafood noodles for dinner when you come back."

"Yay yay!"

Upon hearing about delicious food, Xuanxuan’s mood brightened in an instant.

Huang Tao couldn’t help but chuckle, "You little foodie~"

Xuanxuan frowned tightly and wrinkled her little nose, dissatisfied, "Daddy, I’m not a little foodie, Mimi is the foodie, la la la~"

Extending her tone.

"Meow~"

Hearing its name, Mimi suddenly lifted its head from its cat bed and meowed once.

As if to say: Who’s calling this cat?

Yet, no one responded to it.

It could only lay back into its bed, continuing its nap.

By this time, Xuanxuan was already being carried by Huang Tao into the car, heading to kindergarten.

Sitting in the back seat, Xuanxuan expressed her thought to her dad: "Daddy, you don’t need to get off the car to walk me in today, I want to go in by myself~"

This thought, of course, received Huang Tao’s nod of agreement.

After yesterday’s experience, Huang Tao knew his precious daughter could handle it just fine.

"Alright! Daddy will watch you go in, just like yesterday."

While talking.

The father and daughter arrived at kindergarten.

After reminding Xuanxuan to wear her mask properly, she got out of the car.

She made a heart shape, then ran toward the kindergarten gate.

For a brief moment.

Huang Tao began to look forward to the afternoon coming sooner~