Chapter 58 Why are you bullying my son? Apologize to my son right now...
Wang Xiaohei's mother scanned the food stalls and said, "There's nothing a child can eat."
"I want a savory scallion pancake!" Wang Xiaohei sniffed, the rich aroma of the savory scallion pancake spreading in his nasal cavity.
“Fried food is not allowed, and that sauce is full of seasonings; it will make the child sick,” Wang Xiaohei’s mother refused.
An Fusheng wanted to explain that the savory pancake was not fried food, and that the sauce was made by him using tomatoes and other fruits. He had made it fresh yesterday, without any seasonings or preservatives, but Wang Xiaohei's mother didn't give him a chance to speak.
"What's that?" Wang Xiaohei's mother asked, pointing to the small transparent pot warming on the induction cooker.
An Fusheng said, "It's water chestnut and sugarcane juice. It clears heat, generates fluids, moistens the lungs, and relieves coughs. It's very good to drink in autumn."
"Both ingredients are high in sugar, and they're cooked together, how can anyone eat that?"
An Fusheng: "..."
"Mom, hurry up, or it'll be gone!" A chubby little girl pulled her parent, who was also wearing a volunteer T-shirt, anxiously towards Anfusheng's stall.
“Didn’t I give you money? Mom is here to volunteer, not to play with you.” The little girl’s mother scolded her just as much, but her tone carried a hint of doting affection.
"But I've spent all my money!" the little girl argued.
"You've spent all the money, and you still have the nerve to complain? The teacher said everyone could only have a maximum of twenty yuan, and once it was gone, that was it."
"But there are so many things I haven't eaten yet!" The little girl said, sounding a bit aggrieved, but still stubbornly tugging at her mother.
The little girl's mother verbally refused, but her daughter easily pulled her to the food stall.
"What delicious food haven't you tried yet?" The little girl's mother came over to look at the snacks on the stall.
Anfusheng's stall offers a wide variety of snacks, but the portions are small. The children had just bought several rounds, and many items were already sold out. Fortunately, Anfusheng kept tidying up as he sold, so even though there weren't many items left, they were still neatly arranged and didn't look messy.
"It's nothing," the little girl's mother said, not seeing anything delicious. She then asked An Fusheng, "What kind of water is boiling in that pot?"
An Fusheng: "Water chestnut and sugarcane juice."
"Have you ever eaten this?" the little girl's mother asked her.
"No." The little girl's face puffed up with anger when she saw that many things had been sold out.
"Then let's give it a try," the little girl's mother said to An Fusheng. "Give us a glass of this water."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
"Why do you feed your child everything?" Wang Xiaohei's mother asked incredulously. "Sugarcane and water chestnuts are very high in sugar, and they will affect a child's physical development if they eat them."
"It's okay, it's just an occasional treat. Besides, it's all fruit, which is much healthier than cakes and candies," the little girl's mother said cheerfully.
Wang Xiaohei's mother disagreed, saying, "I would never dare to give my child these things to eat."
The little girl's mother said, "My child has eaten everything except poison and feces. She's fine, nothing will hurt her."
An Fusheng poured a cup of sugarcane juice and handed it to the little girl. The little girl reluctantly prepared to take it. The juice didn't look very good, but it was all she had, so she had no choice but to try it.
Before she could even take it, the cup suddenly disappeared!
"Let me try it first." The sweet soup was intercepted by her mother halfway through.
She had been busy all morning and hadn't had time to drink water, so she was really thirsty. The little girl's mother tilted her head back and took a big gulp. "Mmm~ It's sweet and fragrant, so delicious!"
After saying that, he couldn't resist taking another big gulp. "Delicious!"
The little girl wasn't particularly interested in drinking the water at first, but seeing her mother taking sip after sip, she suddenly wanted some too. "Mommy, Mommy, give me some, give me some!"
"Oh dear, I forgot about you, haha..." The little girl's mother looked awkwardly at the cup she had already emptied.
The little girl's eyes instantly welled up with tears. "Mommy... that's my water."
"Oh dear, I couldn't control myself for a moment. I'll just buy you another one."
After saying that, he said to An Fusheng, "Big brother, please give us another cup."
"OK."
An Fusheng carefully poured another cup and handed it to the little girl. The little girl took it with both hands, held the cup, and took a small sip. Her chubby little face instantly lit up with joy, and her eyes narrowed into a pair of little crescent moons. "This sweet soup is so delicious, I love it!"
After free time ended, the teacher started whistling to call all the children together so they could play other games.
The little girl held the cup and sipped her drink slowly before happily running to her classroom.
Wang Xiaohei, however, hadn't eaten anything yet, so he clung to his mother's leg and refused to leave.
"Go now!" Wang Xiaohei's mother snapped, "If you don't behave, Mommy won't want you anymore!"
Wang Xiaohei glanced longingly at the savory pancakes on the stall a few more times, then reluctantly left.
With the children under the care of their teachers, the parents at each stall finally had some free time and happily gathered around the food stalls, rubbing their hands together.
"Great! The kids are finally gone. Now I'm going to eat back everything that's rightfully mine!"
"I just saw the kids playing games with all sorts of food in my room, and it made my mouth water."
"That's right."
What else is there?
"All that's left are savory pancakes and water chestnut and sugarcane juice," An Fusheng said.
He brought a few extra savory pancakes, and the water chestnut and sugarcane juice looked no different from ordinary water, so it wasn't very appealing to the children who valued appearance. As a result, only a few teachers bought a few cups, leaving a large pot of juice untouched.
“Everyone has worked hard all morning. Since the children have already eaten, let’s share the rest with us adults,” said Wang Xiaohei’s mother.
The little girl's mother nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, yes!"
Others echoed and agreed.
There are no regulations that say kindergarten vendors can only sell to children. An Fusheng said, "Yes, they can. A serving of savory pancakes is one yuan, and a cup of water chestnut and sugarcane juice is fifty cents."
Wang Xiaohei's mother said incredulously, "No, we are all staff members. Why should we be charged for eating the leftovers from the children's meals?"
An Fusheng didn't know how to answer her for a moment. The children and teachers were paid for, so there was no reason why the parents didn't need to pay.
Fortunately, the little girl's parents intervened in time: "We teach children to spend money to buy things, and we parents don't want to freeload, do we? Besides, it's not expensive. We're actually benefiting from the children's kindness. Otherwise, where could we buy these things for one yuan and fifty cents?"
After a pause, he added, "Give me a savory pancake and a water chestnut and sugarcane juice set meal, full payment!"
"Give me one too."
"I'll have one too."
"I haven't bought a 50-cent snack in years, hahaha, I miss it so much."
"Wow, the savory pancake smells so good, give me another one."
"Don't come again, we haven't even eaten yet."
"Yes, limited edition, it must be limited edition!"
"It's so delicious! No wonder my son kept running here. It turns out there's something this good. That kid only knows how to ask me for money, he won't even share any with me."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Parents were buying with great enthusiasm.
Xiao Hei's mother's face was blacker than the bottom of a pot. While she hesitated, all the things had been snatched away by the parents, and she could only leave angrily.
According to the schedule, the children will play one more round of games before returning to the kindergarten for lunch, and the parents, having eaten and drunk their fill, will begin to pack up their stalls and props in advance.
The final game was catching the sound of the wind. The teacher gave each child a plastic bag of their favorite color, and the children ran around on the lawn holding the plastic bags, listening to the "whoosh" sound of the wind blowing into the bags.
The teachers were worried that the mischievous children in the middle class might bump into the children in the lower class, so they specially separated the middle and lower classes into two separate areas.
Having just replenished their energy, the children were full of vitality, running and laughing on the lawn with plastic bags in their hands.
An Fusheng tidied up his things while watching the children playing happily on the grass.
Some children are naughty and don't listen to the teacher's instructions. They always try to run to other classes, and the teachers have to chase after them until they are out of breath.
"ah!"
Suddenly, a scream erupted from the crowd.
An Fusheng paused in wiping the table, then ran out.
It's An Shisi's voice!
In the middle class play area, An Shisi and the child who kept trying to run into the middle class both fell to the ground.
It's obvious what happened.
An Fusheng saw An Shisi quickly get up from the ground, looking angry as if he was about to pounce on the little boy. He ran over in a few steps, scooped up his long arm, and pulled An Shisi into his arms. "What's wrong?"
"Waaah!" The little boy who had fallen to the ground cried out loudly.
The kindergarten teacher also rushed over, still breathless, saying, "The children bumped into each other."
An Fusheng quickly went to check on An Shisi, "Where did you get hit? Are you injured?"
An Shisi refused to cooperate with the inspection and struggled to get down from An Fusheng's arms. An Fusheng thought he had bumped into something and quickly put him down.
An Shisi broke free and lunged at the little boy on the ground again...
An Fusheng reacted quickly and pulled him back. "What happened?"
An Shisi, with his neck stiff and panting heavily, remained silent.
Teachers and parents immediately gathered around when they heard the child crying.
"What happened? Did you fall? Quickly check if you're hurt?" a teacher asked.
The school doctor quickly came over and checked the two children. An Shisi had no external injuries, but Wang Xiaohei had a small scrape on his elbow.
Wang Xiaohei's mother heard her son crying and ran over. When she saw the school nurse find Wang Xiaohei's scraped elbow, she immediately picked him up and said, "Mom's here. I'll see who dares to hurt you!"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Xiaohei lay on the ground crying loudly, while An Shisi stood there quietly. Wang Xiaohei's mother was certain that her son had been bullied, and without asking any questions, she questioned An Shisi, "Why did you bully my son? Apologize to my son right now!"
An Fusheng pulled An Shisi, who was about to rush out, into his arms and said, "We haven't even figured out whose child is at fault yet, so why are you apologizing to your son? This is a play area for middle-grade children. You should first find out why your son from the lower grade is here."
An Fusheng had just seen Wang Xiaohei running towards the middle class, and the childcare worker couldn't stop him. Although he didn't see how the two children bumped into each other, since they fell in the middle class's play area, it was very likely that Wang Xiaohei ran over and bumped into An Shisi.
Wang Xiaohei's mother screamed, "My son is injured!"
An Shisi struggled in An Fusheng's arms, his face turning red, but he couldn't break free. With a burst of strength, he also cried out loudly.
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Author's note: This chapter was typed on my phone. My fingers are too big, so I kept making typos. I've already checked it three times, but there might still be some. I'll check it again later.
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