Qin Yi shook her head. Although she didn't know the answer, she was sure it wasn't this one.

Zhang Ke'ai: "I knew you wouldn't be able to answer it. This question is too advanced for a fifth-grade boy."

Qin Yi: "What grade are you in?"

Zhang Ke'ai looked into the distance with a hint of sadness: "I am no longer the person I was last year. My answer is 'all karmic entanglements are predestined.'"

"Whoa~~~~" A group of little boys expressed their disapproval.

The judges, Qin Yi and Youmi, gave Zhang Ke'ai two votes, while Cheng Yingtao voted for Tiger.

Qin Yi: "The final results are in. Barbie's team on the left got four points, and Tiger's team on the right got three points. The extra seven bowls of sweet soup will be distributed according to the scores."

After saying that, Qin Yi started packing the boxes for everyone.

Zhang Ke'ai picked up her bowl of pink cherry blossom glutinous rice balls, and with a contented expression, took her grandmother's hand and went home for lunch.

Tiger and his gang squatted down in an open space and started eating.

The mischievous little boys put the pearls in their mouths and stuck them on their tongues, sticking them out: "Look! My pearls can stand up on my tongue..."

During the knowledge competition between the two teams.

Because the children were crowding together and making a fuss, many passersby stopped to watch.

Some elementary school students even crowded around the stall and asked Qin Yi, "Sister, is this a place where you can get free sweet soup by answering questions?"

Cheng Yingtao replied, "No, they can only buy sugar water if they answer the questions correctly."

The child looked surprised. "Is this even possible?"

The dessert sales at lunchtime today were really worry-free.

If we can continue selling like this every day, completing the task soon is not a dream.

Qin Yi returned to her apartment and took a short nap.

I arrived at the gate of Zisan Primary School at 4 p.m. sharp.

I just parked the car, plugged in the oven, heated the oil, and then took out all sorts of meatballs and arranged them.

A small whirlwind rushed toward her.

"Lollipop Sister!"

Zhang Kexin stopped in front of the fried food stall, panting.

"I want two of each kind of meatball today, one order of fried meatballs and one order of grilled meatballs! They have to be delicious!"

"Okay, okay, is today a special day? Why isn't your class's math representative here today?"

"Yan Tiechao is on duty and has to stay to sweep the floor."

"Whether I can hold my head high in front of my sister today depends on this bowl of meatballs!" Zhang Kexin nervously watched Qin Yi prepare the food.

"Sweetie~ That's called getting your head held high. Go play with your classmates for a while. My oil pan isn't hot yet, and the meatballs won't be ready for a while."

"No! I want to stay here and watch! We absolutely cannot lose this time!"

A plump girl carrying a Peppa Pig backpack stood upright in front of the fried food stall, staring intently at the oil pan, as if she were guarding her whole world.

"Brother, the boss is still heating up the meatballs, let's put our bags here."

Suddenly, a strange scene appeared behind Zhang Kexin.

Colorful backpacks lined up on the ground, while Ultraman Tiga, Gaia, Cosmos, Jack, and Max lay peacefully on the concrete. Occasionally, you could see blue Elsa and Anna, or pink Barbie and the Mysterious Door, interspersed among them.

The children frequently scouted out spots under the trees lining both sides of the road. If they spotted a particular tree, the younger sibling would draw a line in front of it and guard it closely!

Half an hour later, Qin Yi finally finished dealing with the peak of the sworn brotherhood dumplings.

I'll sit for a while and wait for the next customer.

At this time, older students are still in school, while younger students have mostly gone home.

The area around the school gate is mostly filled with vendors and parents waiting to pick up their children.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman wearing a mask slowly approached Qin Yi's direction.

She kept looking left and right as she walked, as if she was avoiding someone.

After finally sneaking up to the stall, I quickly glanced at the prices.

He lowered his voice and said to Qin Yi, "Boss, one of every kind of meatball on this sign, I want spicy fried meatballs, the spicier the better."

Qin Yi also whispered, "Can we eat scallions and cilantro?"

"The more, the better..."

Before I could finish saying "hello," I exclaimed, "Hello, Teacher Zhou!"

A little boy started shouting enthusiastically from a great distance.

The middle-aged woman quickly scanned the QR code on her phone to pay, her mouth slightly open and speaking rapidly with perfect fluency: "After you're done, please put it in the green electric scooter basket at the intersection ahead, and I'll go get it."

Then he immediately left the fried food stall.

The student walked up to me and said, "Teacher, do you also like the meatballs from this place? All the students in my class love them."

The middle-aged woman, Teacher Zhou, immediately became serious: "Go home quickly after school, don't linger on the street, and eat less of the snacks sold near the school gate. They're not clean and can easily give you diarrhea."

Qin Yi paused in stirring the meatballs.

...and then added two large spoonfuls of chili peppers.

"Oh," the little boy, who had come excitedly, could only lower his head and quickly go home.

After the students left, Teacher Zhou pretended to look at his phone a few dozen meters away from the electric scooter.

As soon as she saw the fried food stall owner pack the meatballs and put them in a basket, she immediately rode away on her scooter.

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A round table, with four seats in each of the four directions, and four people sitting in each seat.

In the very center of this table are two bowls of different kinds of meatballs.

A large meatball packaged in a kraft paper box.

A serving of pink glutinous rice balls in a transparent plastic bowl.

Zhang Kexin and Zhang Ke'ai stared at each other, their faces filled with cold indifference.

Looking at his two daughters' serious expressions, Zhang's father cleared his throat.

"Ahem! I hereby announce! The first food competition of this semester has officially begun!"

"First of all, Grandma withdrew from the refereeing duties due to stomach problems. The match will be decided by a vote between my mom and me, and we will not favor either side."

"You will use your knowledge and vocabulary to describe this dish in detail. My mom and I will taste it first and then decide who wins the competition."

"The competition begins now! Let's start with the older sister setting an example!"

Zhang Ke'ai stood up, opened the lid of the bowl of sweet soup, and smiled with her eight teeth showing. "My entry is a cherry blossom glutinous rice ball mochi shaved ice sold at the school gate."

"Look, everyone! This big round ball at the top is called cherry blossom jelly. When you eat it, it has a soft and bouncy texture like jelly, and it also has the aroma of cherry blossoms. It is perfect for a fragrant girl like me."

"The pink glutinous rice ball in the middle is strawberry flavored! It has a chewy texture and is very bouncy! Chewing it in your mouth has a healing power, like biting a stress-relieving toy. It's not only delicious but also addictive."

"The next layer is rose-flavored ice jelly paired with super soft and tender fresh milk mochi! The ice jelly is fragrant, and the fresh milk mochi isn't the chewy kind; it's the kind that melts in your mouth."

"Finally, when you eat this dessert together, you'll taste different flavors of sweetness, just like entering Barbie's secret door!"

"That concludes my presentation. Thank you everyone."

Zhang Ke'ai placed her hands together on her lower abdomen, smiled and bowed to her parents.