Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten-Chapter 213 - 99: Fighting Over the Leftover Mung Bean Cakes

Chapter 213: Chapter 99: Fighting Over the Leftover Mung Bean Cakes

"Hiss, Chef Huang’s skills are just incredible, how does he make everything taste so good!"

After tasting more than half of the dishes, Wan Zhenhong couldn’t help but express genuine admiration, hoping someone would resonate with him and share the joy brought by the delicacies.

Unfortunately.

Only silence responded to him.

This was a bit awkward!

He suddenly looked up...

And saw everyone deeply immersed in the world of food, just burying their heads and eating, chopsticks darting back and forth on the plates, the food under their chopsticks rapidly diminishing, almost reaching the bottom.

Wan Zhenhong watched these normally restrained and self-disciplined expert reviewers, now eating like starving ghosts, completely losing their manners, causing him to secretly chuckle to himself.

Haha~

These well-traveled expert reviewers usually have high standards for cuisine, yet now they’ve been utterly conquered by Chef Huang’s culinary skills!

As Wan Zhenhong watched Old Jiao eating with relish, he was about to say something but at that moment, he heard Xie Shufang saying to Liang Yinqiu: "Director Liang, um, could you please get me some more food?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wan Zhenhong’s playful thoughts instantly vanished, replaced by a full sense of "I knew it".

Shufang, oh Shufang, didn’t you always swear to maintain a diet and not eat too much?

What now?

Faced with this delicious food, you can’t resist the temptation and can’t help but want to "break the rules"?

If that’s the case!

You should have listened to advice from the start!

Now, not only are you slapping your own face, but you also have to trouble Director Liang again.

Wan Zhenhong shook his head secretly, but his heart couldn’t help but fill with a smile.

Haha~

Seems like even someone as disciplined as Xie Shufang can’t resist the temptation of Chef Huang’s skills!

Jiao Ziming and other expert reviewers, upon hearing Xie Shufang’s request for more food, all paused simultaneously.

But they quickly returned to normal, without showing too much surprise.

With such delicious food in front of you, wanting to eat a bit more is only human nature.

If she truly had no desire for it, that would be abnormal.

Honestly, when Xie Shufang realized what she had said, she instantly froze, and a wave of regret surged in her heart.

In terms of diet, she has always been strictly self-disciplined, consciously controlling her intake.

But at noon, she couldn’t restrain her desires.

The feeling of annoyance lasted only a second before being conquered by the desire in her heart.

Forget it, just take it as an occasional indulgence!

Might as well pay more attention in the future, after all, life requires a bit of indulgence now and then to add some color.

After giving herself an appropriate reason, Xie Shufang’s mental burden was greatly reduced.

She smiled lightly, nodded at the still somewhat stunned Liang Yinqiu, indicating her gratitude.

Seeing this, Liang Yinqiu smiled in return and immediately took action: "Okay, Expert Xie, I’ll arrange it for you."

Others saw this and all expressed a desire for more as well.

Seeing this scene.

Liang Yinqiu naturally couldn’t refuse.

Fortunately, she had foreseen this and prepared in advance, specially asking Huang Jun to make more food, ensuring everyone could fully enjoy the delicacies without worrying about not having enough.

And Wan Zhenhong, looking at Xie Shufang, said with concern: "Shufang, if you’re keeping healthy, you should eat less!"

Xie Shufang: "..."

She seriously suspected Director Wan was using the guise of concern to tease her for not listening earlier, but unfortunately, she had no proof...

She showed an awkward but polite smile: "Director Wan, you’re right, but occasionally I can eat a little more."

"Alright, as long as you’re aware."

Wan Zhenhong laughed.

Since he had already made his point, there was no need to say more.

To avoid embarrassing the other party further!

He turned to look at Jiao Ziming next to him, only to see Jiao Ziming still burying his head in his food.

Eating with great enjoyment!

Remembering how this old guy initially didn’t believe his recommendation and even targeted his treasured bottle of Moutai, Wan Zhenhong couldn’t help but deliberately tease: "Old Jiao, how is it? The food tastes good, right?"

Upon tasting such delicious food, Jiao Ziming raised his head, his face brimming with satisfaction, and replied with a cheerful smile: "Yes, it’s great, these sweet and sour spare ribs are really delicious, crispy outside and tender inside, perfectly balanced with sweet and sour, makes one want to eat more! The stir-fried egg with loofah is also tasty, refreshing and tender, the texture is excellent. Overall, these three dishes and soup for lunch are very much to my liking."

Seeing such a response from Jiao Ziming, Wan Zhenhong was satisfied.

But then Jiao Ziming, belatedly, recalled something that had been lingering in his mind.

Yes.

He recalled the plate of mung bean cakes from the morning.

Thinking that since that plate of mung bean cakes was made by the garden’s chef, logically speaking, it should taste quite good!

But when he asked Wan Zhenhong about the taste, Wan Zhenhong replied, "The taste is passable, just a bit greasy and sticky in the mouth if eaten too much"...

This sharply contrasted with his initial enthusiastic recommendation!

By his nature, he shouldn’t be contradicting himself, right?

Plus, with Wan Zhenhong and Xin Jinghui’s sudden and unusual concern for Xie Shufang...

Reflecting now...

Could it be that the mung bean cake was too delicious, and Wan Zhenhong and Xin Jinghui wanted to keep it for themselves, thus intentionally saying that to throw people off? And because Xie Shufang wanted to taste the mung bean cake, they acted so concerned to divert her attention?

With this line of thinking, the whole situation suddenly became clear, and all the doubts were resolved!

At this moment.

Jiao Ziming couldn’t help but feel a surge of regret.

He actually believed Wan Zhenhong and Xin Jinghui’s words and didn’t personally taste those mung bean cakes, missing out on the chance to savor something delicious.

Old Wan, oh Old Wan! Old Xin, oh Old Xin!

He considered you as brothers, drinking together, yet you treated him like a fool over a plate of mung bean cakes, first deceiving and then duping him.

All along, he thought he knew these old friends thoroughly, but it turned out the craftiest one was Wan Zhenhong, the old sly fox!

This truly opened his eyes and made him realize the extent of Wan Zhenhong’s cunning. He also made a mental note that next time there’s such a "good thing," he must be more vigilant, and not be tricked onto a false path by these old foxes again!

Wait a minute!

This morning, that plate of mung bean cakes was so large, how could Wan Zhenhong and Xin Jinghui possibly finish it?

Even if they could finish it, they’d be stuffed to the point of discomfort, right?

If that’s the case, then there’s no way they would’ve been able to eat lunch just now!

But clearly, they just gobbled down an entire plate of food, which doesn’t add up at all!

So could it mean that...

They didn’t finish that plate of mung bean cakes, and there’s still quite a bit left?

So the question arises!

If they didn’t finish, where did the remaining mung bean cakes go?

Could it be... they hid it?

This... isn’t entirely impossible!

If that’s the case, where did they stash it?

He scrutinized Wan Zhenhong, trying to find possible clues on him. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Suddenly.

He noticed Wan Zhenhong’s pockets were bulging, looking somewhat unusual.

Jiao Ziming’s mind was agitated with suspicion about whether the leftover mung bean cakes were hidden somewhere.

But he was still unsure.

After all, pockets being a bit full doesn’t necessarily indicate anything.

Rolling his eyes, a plan came to mind.

He smiled and looked at Wan Zhenhong, pretending to interrogate: "Old Wan, tell me, were those mung bean cakes good this morning? Did you and Old Xin hide the remaining mung bean cakes? I’m telling you two, don’t hide them! I’ve smelled the fragrance in the air. Did you guys secretly put the leftover mung bean cakes in your pockets?"

Oh no!

Caught by Old Jiao, the old fox!

Wan Zhenhong glanced at his pockets with guilt, maintaining a calm facade: "Old Jiao, stop spouting nonsense, there’s nothing like that. Those mung bean cakes were finished this morning, why are you suddenly bringing this up again?"

Xin Jinghui quickly supported, shaking his head repeatedly: "Yeah, yeah, Old Jiao, you’re mistaken. Those mung bean cakes are long gone, there’s none left."

Jiao Ziming watched them nervously trying to remain calm, confirming his suspicion even more.

His lips curled into a cunning smile as he deliberately stepped closer and said: "Mistaken? That’s impossible. None of us experts had a taste of it. You two couldn’t have eaten all those mung bean cakes. I know you still have them stored."

He stared sharply at Wan Zhenhong and Xin Jinghui and continued: "Also, your eyes have already betrayed you. Stop hiding, bring them out and share! These mung bean cakes were meant for everyone, if you two want to hog them, that’s just too wrong."

Wan Zhenhong and Xin Jinghui felt a bit awkward being called out by Jiao Ziming, exchanging a helpless glance.

They thought they could fool everyone, but didn’t expect Jiao Ziming to catch on.

But they only had six or seven pieces each in their pockets, not enough for themselves, let alone sharing!

Thus...

They decided to continue denying no matter what.

Wan Zhenhong feigned ignorance: "You old Jiao, I’ve already said there’s none, why are you still pestering?"

Xin Jinghui echoed: "Yeah, Old Jiao, stop troubling us, there’s truly no mung bean cakes left."

Seeing that they weren’t yielding to gentleness, Jiao Ziming decided to play the hard card!

By catching them red-handed...

Let’s see if they can still argue their way out.

He rubbed his hands together with a cheeky grin and said: "Alright, since you want to act tough, I’ll conduct a search myself."

With those words, he reached for Wan Zhenhong’s and Xin Jinghui’s pockets to personally search for the mung bean cakes.

Wan Zhenhong and Xin Jinghui quickly guarded their pockets, dodging while shouting: "Old Jiao, what are you doing? Don’t go touching!"

Jiao Ziming wasn’t giving up, closely pursuing, saying: "Stop dodging, I know the mung bean cakes are in your pockets. Just bring them out and share, don’t be so stingy!"

The three of them almost ended up fighting over the leftover mung bean cakes!

This scene left Xie Shufang and other expert reviewers dumbfounded, yet made them understand.

Sometimes a leader’s sudden concern isn’t genuine care, but a feigned interest with hidden motives...

So.

What should they do now?

Should they join this "group activity" and reclaim their share of the "mung bean cakes"?

But...

Their relationship with the leaders isn’t that close, any misstep could easily offend them...

Forget it, forget it, let’s just watch and see!

To avoid standing out awkwardly, they all symbolically advised a few sentences: "Director Wan, Director Xin, Expert Jiao, stop messing around, stop it, stop it..."

Liang Yinqiu and Huang Jun heard the commotion, instinctively looked over to see Wan Zhenhong and the others in heated contention.

Upon closer listening, they realized they were fighting over mung bean cakes.

They never imagined, the usually stern Deputy Director of the Education Bureau and other leaders would "fight" over some mung bean cakes!