Chapter 172: Why is our kindergarten being targeted?
As she spoke, she took out her phone and quickly dialed the number of the food supplier.
Her tone was urgent yet calm: "Mr. Zhang, could you please send over a batch of fresh green vegetables, carrots, potatoes, lean meat, and ribs as soon as possible? They need to be the freshest, and as fast as you can. We're waiting for them."
After hanging up the phone, she looked up at the parents with a sincere gaze: "Dear parents, I have been in the catering industry for so many years, and I have always put the children's health first. If I wanted to fool you, I wouldn't bother to make animal meals every day, let alone joke around with the children's health."
If you're worried today, please stay here and watch. Whatever I do, you can observe. If you find that I've used stale ingredients or added anything I shouldn't, please report me.
Principal Li was surprised by Su Yingxue's composure and felt a little annoyed; her smile froze.
But he still sneered, "What's the use of saying all this now? The food is already in this state. Who knows if you used to use this kind of stale ingredients to fool the kids before? Maybe you were just pretending to be clean before, and now that you've been exposed, you're making excuses by saying that someone is sabotaging you."
Su Yingxue ignored her sarcasm and simply watched the parents quietly, waiting for their reactions.
Looking into her sincere eyes, the parents recalled the changes in their own children at Tongxin Kindergarten—their children used to be extremely picky eaters, refusing to eat this or that, and as thin as bean sprouts.
Since arriving here, I've been looking forward to eating Teacher Su's animal meals every day. My appetite has increased significantly, my body has become stronger, and my complexion has become rosy.
Gradually, the parents calmed down, and the doubts on their faces faded. A grandmother who often came to pick up her child said, "I don't think Teacher Su is that kind of person. Every time I come to pick up my child, I can smell the delicious aroma coming from the kitchen. My child always says that Teacher Su's cooking is delicious. If the ingredients are not fresh, my child will definitely be able to tell."
Another father nodded in agreement: "Maybe someone is deliberately causing trouble. Let's wait and see how the ingredients delivered by the supplier are. If they are fresh and Teacher Su is making them publicly, then we can feel more at ease."
The other parents echoed her sentiments, their gazes toward Principal Li gradually turning hostile. They had all witnessed Principal Li's smug expression earlier, and considering that Tongxin Kindergarten had become increasingly popular while Xingchen Kindergarten had become increasingly deserted, they all understood the situation to some extent.
Seeing the parents' change in attitude, Principal Li felt a pang of panic, but she forced herself to remain calm and stood at the door, hoping that the ingredients delivered by the supplier were not fresh, or that Su Yingxue would make a mistake in preparing them.
Less than twenty minutes later, the food supplier drove over with fresh ingredients. When the trunk was opened, the lush green vegetables, bright red carrots, and round potatoes all exuded freshness. The lean meat had a faint meaty aroma, and the ribs were clean.
In front of everyone, Su Yingxue moved the ingredients to the worktable, picked up the greens and rinsed them carefully under the tap, even rinsing the backs of the leaves clean.
She was quick and efficient when chopping vegetables, making each cut evenly. She kept the range hood on the whole time while cooking, and only added a small amount of salt and soy sauce, without adding anything else.
Soon, several newly made animal dishes were ready—little sheep buns made with spinach juice and dough, little hedgehogs shaped like purple sweet potato puree, and little fish-shaped rice balls made with minced lean meat, all arranged together in a colorful display.
But they were all the original colors of the ingredients, and the aroma wafted out of the kitchen. The children's mouths watered as they looked at them, and they tugged at their parents' hands, shouting, "I want to eat lamb buns!" and "I want to eat hedgehog buns!"
One parent couldn't resist picking up a small sheep-shaped steamed bun, taking a bite, and laughing, "It really tastes good, soft and delicious, with no strange taste. The ingredients look fresh too. Someone must be deliberately trying to cause trouble and ruin Teacher Su's reputation."
The other parents also picked up the food and tasted it, nodding in approval and looking at Principal Li with disdain.
Principal Li never expected that her attempt to steal a chicken would backfire so badly. Not only did it not ruin the reputation of Tongxin Kindergarten, it also made the parents trust Su Yingxue even more.
Her face turned pale and then red, and she stood at the door like a clown, so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear. She could only glare at Su Yingxue before slinking away.
Su Yingxue watched her disheveled figure, her gaze gradually darkening, her fingertips clenching slightly.
She knew that Director Li would not stop there; this was just the beginning.
More troubles are yet to come; this battle between childlike innocence and the stars has only just begun.
After the food controversy subsided, life at Tongxin Kindergarten returned to normal for the time being. However, Su Yingxue remained on edge, as the resentful look in Principal Li's eyes when she left was like a thorn stuck in her heart.
She didn't rest. The next day, she took the teachers to a farmer's vegetable garden on the outskirts of the city. She kept filming the cucumbers covered in dew and the fresh lettuce, and even recorded the chickens pecking at the leaves. That night, she edited the video and sent it to the parents' group with the caption: "Tomorrow's ingredients have been traced, so you can feed the little cuties with peace of mind."
The group immediately flooded with positive reviews, with some people posting photos of their children smiling while holding animal-themed meals, jokingly saying, "They eat two more bowls than they do at home."
Before Su Yingxue could even breathe a sigh of relief, trouble really came knocking.
Early Wednesday morning, the teacher in charge of purchasing rushed in: "Sister Su, Boss Zhang said he won't supply us anymore, saying someone offered a higher price to buy all his ingredients."
Su Yingxue's heart skipped a beat. Boss Zhang's ingredients were fresh and affordable, which were the core source for making animal meals. With this shortage, key ingredients such as pumpkin and chicken breast were nowhere to be found.
To make matters worse, trolls suddenly appeared in the neighborhood group chat for the parents, posting fake delivery slips with comments like, "Tongxin uses expired frozen meat to make animal meals, no wonder it's cheap."
The post also included a picture of sticky ham, and the group chat instantly erupted in chaos. Several parents sent private messages one after another asking about the situation, their voices filled with anxiety.
Director Pan was so anxious that he kept rubbing his hands, but Su Yingxue forced herself to calm down, took out the farmers' contact information saved on her phone, and called them one by one.
Finally, they got in touch with Wang, a farmer they had worked with before. He had fresh vegetables and free-range chickens, and he wanted to pick them up himself.
She immediately made a decision: "I'll go now. Teacher, you stay at the kindergarten and send the video of the vegetable garden that you took before again to explain the situation to the parents and not let them panic."
After driving for more than an hour to reach the farmer's house, I had just finished loading the car full of ingredients when my phone rang. It was a message from the teacher saying that the old caregiver had been subtly saying in the group that "the amount of vegetables seems to be a little less recently," and attached a photo of tableware with oil stains.
Su Yingxue's eyes darkened. Recalling the evasive look in the old caregiver's eyes when the salary increase was discussed at the previous meeting, she understood what was going on.
She didn't expose them, but instead filmed a video of a free-range chicken flapping its wings and vegetables covered in mud, and sent it to the group chat, saying, "I'll make yam cakes tomorrow, no additives, the kids love them, and parents can rest assured."
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