Chapter 72: Ask the chef to open the door and let the baby in for dinner...

Let's rewind a little bit.

In the kitchen, a young woman in her thirties was heating up food at the counter, with a chubby little girl hanging on her lap.

"Mommy, baby is hungry, baby wants to eat." The little girl tugged at the woman's clothes with her chubby little hands and kept calling out.

"Almost done, almost done. Did your uncle give you lunch?" If her daughter hadn't repeatedly confirmed that she had eaten a good lunch, she would have suspected that her daughter hadn't eaten at all.

The woman quickly scooped the rice soup that had been heated in the pot into a bowl, picked up the bowl, and said, "Let's go eat outside."

The little girl followed the woman closely as she left the kitchen.

The woman placed the bowl on the pink table, helped the little girl sit on the stool, and handed her a spoon, saying, "Eat up."

The little girl gripped the spoon tightly, eagerly scooped up a full spoonful, and took a big gulp, then suddenly froze.

"What happened? Did you chip your tooth? Did I accidentally pour in a small bone when I was pouring out the rib soup?" the woman asked suspiciously.

Before the woman could even check, the little girl stuck her tongue out and spat out the food in her mouth. The little girl said seriously, "This food doesn't taste good."

"Not good? I didn't add any weird seasonings!" Mom took a small spoonful and tasted it. "It's alright, isn't it usually like this?"

"This food doesn't taste good, I want cat food," the little girl said.

The woman asked in confusion, "What cat food?"

The little girl said, "It's cat food on my uncle's phone."

"Did your uncle take you out for lunch?" the woman asked. "What kind of takeout made you think it was cat food?"

The little girl nodded and said sincerely, "Mommy, the cat food is delicious."

The woman said, "You think everything is delicious except for the food at home."

The little girl continued, "Mommy, cat food is delicious, I want to eat cat food."

Hua's mother: "No way, it's fine to eat takeout once in a while, but you want to eat it every day?"

The little girl nodded: "Baby wants to eat cat food every day."

The woman pretended to be angry and said, "Little Fatty Hua!"

Little Fatty blinked his round eyes, "Can't I eat it?"

Mother Flower said, "Yes."

Hua Xiaopang looked down at his rice bowl and suddenly burst into tears.

Hua's mother looked at her speechlessly and said coldly, "Crying won't work either."

Hua Xiaopang stared at the sticky rice soup in the bowl, thinking about how he ate this kind of food every day, and felt that he was really miserable. He cried more and more sadly.

Hua's mother was driven to the brink of despair by Hua Xiaopang's wailing. Realizing who the culprit was, she made a phone call: "What did you feed Hua Xiaopang for lunch today?!"

The person on the other end stammered, "I just... randomly picked a restaurant that offered kids' meals and ordered a children's meal, but that place..."

Hua's mother asked impatiently, "Which one?"

The person on the other end confirmed, "It's called Starry Sky Cafeteria." He even added it to his favorites.

Flower Mom: "Send me the link!"

The other side: "Okay!"

"Don't cry, I'll buy it for you." After hanging up the phone, Hua's mother clicked on the link. "Even though your mother's cooking skills are average, there's no need to be so upset."

Hua Xiaopang's wailing mouth shut up in a second.

"Oh dear, the shop is closed," said Mama Hua.

Hua Xiaopang asked, puzzled, "What does 'closing down' mean?"

Mama Hua explained, "It's just that we're not open today, so we can't buy your cat food."

Hua Xiaopang asked incredulously, "Really? Let me see?"

Hua's mother showed her the phone; all the pictures were gray. Chubby little Hua stretched out her short index finger and poked at them a few times, but there was no reaction at all.

Undeterred, the chubby little flower said, "Mom, use Uncle's phone. Uncle's phone never closes."

Hua's mother said, "Everyone's cell phone is the same precious thing."

Little Fatty's still-wet eyes instantly filled with tears, and he burst into tears again, crying, "I can't eat cat food anymore!"

Flower Mom: "..."

Half an hour later, Flower Mom and Fatty Little Flower appeared in front of the tightly closed iron gate.

Hua's mother: "The doors are all closed, there's nothing we can do."

Hua Xiaopang: "Knock on the door."

Hua's mother said, "If the restaurant isn't open, it means the chefs have gone home. Even if we knock on the door, there won't be any food for you, my darling."

Hua Xiaopang: "But it tastes delicious."

Mother Flower smelled it: "Really?"

Hua Xiaopang: "Tell the chef to open the door and let the baby in to eat."

At first, I didn't notice, but now that I have, I think the flowers smell so good. I want to knock on the door, but I'm too shy!

Hua Xiaopang had no such worries. She clenched her fists and pounded on the metal door, shouting, "Uncle and Auntie Chef, open the door quickly! Baby wants to eat! Baby is hungry!"

The tin door is hollow, and when it is knocked on, the sound reflects continuously inside. Even if the knocking force is not strong, the sound produced is not small.

When Xu Sannian first heard the knocking, he thought it was the sound of children playing on their balance bikes and hitting the door. But when he listened more carefully, he heard someone calling for him to open the door. He said, "It sounds like someone is knocking on the door."

"Aunt Lou and the others are playing in the front yard, they should be able to open the door soon," An Fusheng said, quickly stirring the vegetables in the pan.

"It's not over there, it's over here at the restaurant!" Xu Sannian said. "I'll go take a look."

An Fusheng: "Okay."

An Fusheng continued cooking with undivided attention. Soon the dish was cooked and ready to serve. This was the last dish. An Fusheng put the dish on a plate, washed the pot and put it away, and wiped the stove clean. Seeing that Xu Sannian hadn't returned yet, he wiped his hands, went outside, and asked, "Who is it?"

"We have guests coming to eat." Xu Sannian turned around and said, "I've already told them we're not open tonight."

An Fusheng replied, "Yes."

"But there are chefs cooking for us!" Hua Xiaopang looked up at Xu Sannian: "Baby is hungry."

Xu San Nian's heart softened at those watery, pitiful eyes. She even regretted not insisting that An Fusheng continue operating in the afternoon. But the fact remained, and she couldn't bear it. She said, "Why don't you go somewhere else to eat today and come back tomorrow? You can just order takeout, so you don't have to come back."

"She's been craving your takeout ever since she had it for lunch," said Mrs. Hua. "Why don't you make dinner?"

Xu Sannian smiled and said, "The ingredients were all sold out at noon, and the vegetables at the market weren't very fresh in the evening, so I didn't go to buy any more."

"Oh, I see," said Mrs. Hua regretfully. "Then we'll order takeout tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiaopang realized he wouldn't be able to eat again and burst into tears.

An Fusheng, who had just reached the door, was speechless. What was going on? He started crying as soon as he saw me?

Mother Hua smiled shyly at Xu San Nian, then glanced at An Fusheng and asked, "Hey? You are, you are?" Mother Hua pointed at An Fusheng, unsure of how to address him.

An Fusheng's eyes lit up. "It's you, Xingmou's classmate's mother."

"Ah, yes, yes," said Mother Flower happily.

She still fondly remembers the cheap and delicious snacks An Fusheng sold during the last kindergarten autumn outing. However, An Shisi had an accident at the time, and the compensation issue later became known to everyone in the kindergarten. She didn't know how to greet An Fusheng for a while, but then she realized that she was just being awkward, since it was clearly the other party's fault.

"Back then, I thought your food was especially delicious, and I even thought that if there really were food stalls like that, I would definitely buy from them every day. I never expected that you would actually open a restaurant. Why didn't you tell me back then?" Mrs. Hua said with a smile.

An Fusheng scratched his head and said, "It wasn't open back then. Our restaurant just opened today."

"Oh my, what a coincidence! It's your first day of business, and my daughter has already ordered takeout from you."

"Haha, thank you for your patronage," An Fusheng said.

"Your food is so delicious! My child ate it for lunch and kept talking about it all afternoon. She didn't want to eat the food I made for her for dinner. I was thinking of ordering takeout from you again, but your shop is closed!" said Hua's mother.

An Fusheng said, "Yes, because we sold out of the dinner portion at noon, so we didn't make any for dinner."

"That's such a shame," said Mother Hua.

Anfu apologized, feeling embarrassed.

Hua's mother could only coax Hua Xiaopang to go home.

Hua Xiaopang disagreed.

"Big brother just said they've run out of food. Shall we go eat something else that's good?" Mom said with a headache.

Hua Xiaopang said angrily, "I don't believe it. I can smell the delicious smell. Adults always like to lie to children."

An Fusheng and Xu Sannian: "..."

An Fusheng thought for a moment: "That's our own family's dinner, how about I share some with you?"

Just as Hua's mother was about to refuse, she heard Hua Xiaopang say, "Big brother, are you inviting me to your house for dinner?"

An Fusheng was stunned for a moment when he didn't expect her to ask that question.

Xu Sannian chuckled and said, "Yes, would you like to?"

Hua Xiaopang nodded emphatically: "Thank you, brothers and sisters, I'm willing."

An Fusheng could only turn a blind eye.

Hua's mother felt that she was already working very hard to get some food, but she never expected her daughter to be even more outstanding. It's true that the younger generation surpasses the older one!

An Fusheng and Xu Sannian invited Hua Mama and Hua Xiaopang into the orphanage for a meal, where Wen Min and Lou Lan warmly welcomed them.

When Hua's mother entered, she realized that this was an orphanage and felt very embarrassed. Fortunately, she quickly discovered that Grandma Lin and Lin Wuyang were also there to freeload, which put her at ease.

However, when faced with delicious food, no emotions can be brought to the dinner table, because once you sit down at the table, all your emotions and desires turn into appetite.

"No wonder my daughter kept asking to eat at your house, it's sooooo delicious!" As a foodie, Hua's mother felt that this meal made her life complete. No, not complete yet, she wanted to eat it again tomorrow and the day after!

The dinner was even tastier than the food on my uncle's phone. Little Fatty kept spooning food into his mouth, his cheeks puffed out like a little hamster.

Hua Xiaopang didn't play with Wen Xingmou much before because Wen Xingmou liked to play with Lin Wuyang. Hua Xiaopang thought Lin Wuyang was a bit boring because he didn't talk much, so she didn't play with Wen Xingmou much either. But after today's meal, she felt that she would only be friends with Wen Xingmou from now on. Wen Xingmou's food was so delicious! If she was friends with Wen Xingmou, she could come to her house for dinner every day, just like Lin Wuyang!

After all, Hua's mother felt bad about eating for free, so she insisted on leaving her two hundred yuan when she left.

Xu Sannian watched as Hua Xiaopang staggered out of the orphanage gate, and thought of his chubby deskmate in elementary school, whose chubby face was so cute to pinch, but then he suddenly became thin, and Xu Sannian was disappointed for a long time.

Now she suddenly had an idea: she wanted to fatten up all the babies in the orphanage so that she could pinch their chubby cheeks again, hehe!

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Author's Note: In the chapter before last, the little girl's father was changed to her uncle, haha ​​(^_^)

I feel like I can't write much in one chapter, if only I could write six chapters a day...