Golden Sun Kindergarten.
Nap room.
The little ones had been asleep for a long time, and most of them were soundly asleep.
They had entered a sweet dreamland.
But still, you could hear someone humming softly, someone tossing and turning, making the bed creak, or someone whispering with a best friend.
Who could it be?
Ye Wen went up to check.
Oh no~
Teacher Ye is coming~
The kids, sensing danger approaching, instantly used their life-saving special move.
Pretend to be asleep!
Including Xuanxuan, Qianqian, and Qiqi.
It's not that they didn't want to sleep, but as soon as they closed their eyes, all they could think about were pan-fried buns, pan-fried buns, pan-fried buns...
And then, they couldn't sleep because they were too hungry.
Ye Wen walked quietly to the beds of these children, watching these little cuties trying hard to pretend to sleep, and couldn't help but smile.
"Very good, today the children are very obedient, falling asleep on their own. Now I want to specifically praise these children who are asleep, Qiqi..."
Ye Wen softly named and praised them one by one.
Slowly, the children who were named and praised drifted into dreamland with joy.
Only Xuanxuan was still pretending to be asleep while waiting for Teacher Ye's praise by name.
But she waited and waited, but Teacher Ye's praise didn't come.
She got anxious and said, "Teacher Ye, I'm asleep too."
Ye Wen was taken aback.
Haha~
Turns out she forgot to name Xuanxuan, making this little one restless.
Teacher Ye went to her bedside, gently stroked her little head, and said softly, "Teacher knows Xuanxuan is a good child, hurry up and sleep! You'll have the energy to play games after sleeping~"
"Okay~"
Xuanxuan nodded obediently and closed her eyes again.
But her little mind was disobedient, constantly thinking about Daddy, and Daddy's pan-fried buns...
What to do?
Can't sleep at all!
Got it!
She remembered the way Daddy taught her to fall asleep.
Lying in bed, she fiddled with her fingers, mumbling softly: "1, 2..."
Ye Wen: (?˙▽˙?)
Listening closely, it turned out Xuanxuan was counting!
Even though the movements of her little hand and mouth were not in sync, Xuanxuan still accurately counted the numbers.
Ye Wen did not stop her but silently accompanied her, listening to her count to 20.
"Xuanxuan, you're so smart, you can count to 20."
"Teacher Ye, I'm counting sheep. After counting 20 sheep, I can fall asleep."
This must be a great method taught by the grown-ups to fall asleep.
This approach is quite good.
Ye Wen patted her little head and helped her tuck in her blanket: "This is really a good method, close your little eyes, and you'll see 20 little sheep all sleeping! Xuanxuan can sleep with them, okay?"
"Okay!"
Xuanxuan closed her eyes.
In the company of Ye Wen's one sheep, two sheep, she slowly drifted into a dream.
Soon, the sound of even breaths began.
Assistant teacher Xu Weiwei came in quietly and said, "Are the kids all asleep?"
"Asleep! It was quite a task to get them all to sleep."
Though a bit weary, looking at the sleeping faces of these little angels filled the heart with a sense of accomplishment.
The two of them sat on the chair, taking a little rest while watching over these little angels.
Suddenly, from a nearby bed, came the sound of smacking lips: "Smack smack, yum, yummy! I want more pan-fried buns."
The two teachers looked over and couldn't help but smile when they saw Qianqian talking in her sleep.
"Pfft~ Qianqian is such a little glutton, she can't forget to eat even in her sleep."
Then, a slightly tearful voice sounded: "Woo woo woo... Pan-fried bun, don't go, don't go... Let Haohao have a bite, just one bite..."
"Is that Haohao's voice?! He's dreaming about pan-fried buns too?"
As Ye Wen and Xu Weiwei were puzzled, more cute, dreamy voices echoed from all the beds.
"Pan-fried bun... Mm... Delicious... So delicious..."
"Ah woo... A so yummy pan-fried bun..."
"Pan-fried bun... Here I come..."
"Xuanxuan, I want another pan-fried bun, please give me one more, please, please..."
The two teachers: (☉_☉)
What's going on?
Why do all the kids dream about pan-fried buns?
Who can tell them why?
Also, what does this have to do with Xuanxuan?
As the two continued to be puzzled, a soft voice sounded again: "Daddy's pan-fried buns are the best."
It turned out Xuanxuan also had a great dream, dreaming about happily eating the pan-fried buns Daddy made.
Right then, Ye Wen remembered the scene this morning where Xuanxuan shared pan-fried buns with her friends.
And these children who talked in their sleep were the few from this morning.
Oh, wait!
Except for Haohao!
Ye Wen thoughtfully said, "I think I know the reason?"
"What reason?"
"Because this morning Xuanxuan brought some pan-fried buns to share with them, perhaps after eating, these little guys couldn't forget them and all dreamed about pan-fried buns!"
Xu Weiwei exclaimed, "How delicious those pan-fried buns must be to make these little ones dream about them..."
Ye Wen recalled those pan-fried buns from the morning!
The shiny black sesame seeds and green scallions adorned the golden-brown crust, making the buns even more tempting.
The slightly transparent skin revealed the juicy broth inside, incredibly thin.
The skin was thin and had a golden, crispy surface, providing a crispy sensation.
Just looking at it made one drool!
Just smelling it made one's mouth water endlessly!
If not for her being a teacher, she would have snatched them up to try.
"Although I didn't taste it, just smelling it was alluring enough."
Xu Weiwei's eyes showed a tinge of doubt: "Teacher Ye, isn't that a bit exaggerated?"
"Not exaggerated at all, Sister, believe me, it's so good it brings tears." Ye Wen lightly patted her friend's shoulder, speaking earnestly.
Being a lifelong aficionado of pan-fried buns, Xu Weiwei was intrigued: "Teacher Ye, do you know where Xuanxuan got those pan-fried buns? I plan to buy some to try."
"Her dad made them, and I think his shop just opened today!" Ye Wen thought for a moment.
Xu Weiwei was surprised: "Ah? Her dad made them?"
"Yeah! Her dad opened a shop, just in..." Suddenly Ye Wen realized she didn't know where the shop was!
Oh no!
How could she forget to ask such an important question!
"Teacher Ye, where's the shop? Hurry up, you're killing me here..."
"I don't know!"
"Ugh... At the crucial moment, how could you drop the ball, Teacher Ye..."
"Don't worry, it's no big deal, once Xuanxuan wakes up, we can ask her and find out."
"Oh! It can only be like this then."
Previously, both hoped the nap time would slow down, but now, it felt like nap time was taking forever...
...
"I wonder if Xuanxuan ate well at school, if she took her nap properly."
Lying in a resting room for a short rest, Huang Tao thought about his beloved daughter with a heart full of happiness, but also a hint of concern followed.
He glanced at the time.
It was already two o'clock.
"By this time, Xuanxuan should be awake. Soon it'll be snack time, I should get back to work."
He got up, stretched his limbs, and felt much of the fatigue relieved.
He went to the kitchen.
Began kneading dough.
Washed the rice and put it in the freezer, then steamed the preserved eggs.
Then he washed the meat and vegetables Chen Weihao sent for the third time.
Chop what needed chopping, mince what needed mincing, and marinate what needed marinating.
When all the prep work was done.
He started making congee with preserved egg and lean meat.
After finishing these tasks, he began rolling the dough and wrapping pan-fried buns.
"Ring ring ring..."
It was the reminder to pick up Xuanxuan from school.
He put down his work, ready to go out and pick up his precious daughter~