txolops Chapter 200 Farewell to the Food Festival, Revisiting the Old Location
Chapter 200 Farewell to the Food Festival, Revisiting the Old Location
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
In the kitchen of a rented room in an urban village.
Lin Chen held the lid and placed it on the stainless steel insulated container.
"Click, click."
The metal buckles on both sides were pressed down one by one, and they fit perfectly.
Sixty pounds of premium minced meat, after several hours of slow simmering, has now reached its perfect state.
Even with the lid tightly closed, the rich aroma of meat still wafts through the air in the kitchen.
On the other side, Wang Hai had just finished putting the last scoop of rice into the transfer box and put the insulated lid on.
"call."
Wang Hai wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and casually draped a towel over the back of the chair. "Brother Chen, all the food has been portioned out."
The Shanghai bok choy has been blanched and is ready to be loaded onto the truck!
Lin Chen looked up at the clock on the wall.
"It's almost time."
Lin Chen walked to the sink, turned on the tap, and washed the grease off his hands. "Let me tidy up and get ready to go out. I'll pick Tangtang up from school first."
"Alright! This is the moment I've been waiting for!"
After washing his hands, Wang Hai said, "Let's pick up our squad leader and head straight to the square to make big money!"
The two grabbed their car keys and went downstairs.
A silver-gray secondhand van drove out of the urban village and merged into the afternoon traffic.
A dozen minutes later, the car stopped outside the gate of Sunshine Kindergarten.
There were still ten minutes before school officially ended, but the area outside the cordon was already crowded with parents eagerly waiting.
Lin Chen and Wang Hai walked to the pick-up and drop-off area and stood still.
"Ring ring!"
Accompanied by a cheerful school bell, the kindergarten's large iron gate slowly opened.
Led by their teachers, the children from each class walked out in neat lines.
"Daddy! Fatty Uncle!"
In the group, sharp-eyed Tangtang spotted Lin Chen at a glance and immediately raised her little hand and waved excitedly.
The little girl was wearing her kindergarten uniform today, carrying a small backpack, and had two little pigtails on her head that swayed with her movements. She was incredibly cute.
The teacher in charge, Ms. Liu, smiled and nodded in this direction, then walked over, holding Tangtang's little hand.
Lin Chen stepped forward, half-squatted down, and steadily caught his daughter who rushed into his arms.
"Daddy!"
Tangtang happily rubbed against Lin Chen's face.
"Were you good at kindergarten today?"
Lin Chen picked up his daughter and spoke gently.
"So good! Tangtang ate a big bowl of rice for lunch!"
Tangtang puffed out her little chest, her face full of pride.
Teacher Liu walked forward with a smile, holding the attendance list in her hand.
"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Liu."
Lin Chen greeted him politely.
"It's not hard work. Tangtang's dad, Tangtang behaved exceptionally well today. Not only did she eat her food obediently, but she also helped the teacher tidy up the toys."
Looking at Tangtang, Teacher Liu couldn't help but laugh, "But Tangtang has been telling the other children all day that she's going to 'go to work' tonight."
He even claimed to be a squad leader, saying he'd earn little red flowers by handing out spoons, leaving the other children completely bewildered.
Hearing this, Wang Hai, who was standing next to him, laughed.
"Haha! Teacher Liu, Tangtang is a key member of our stall!"
Wang Hai stepped forward and chimed in cheerfully, "She's in charge of distributing spoons and maintaining order. She's very efficient; we can't function without her!"
After hearing this, Teacher Liu felt very warm and smiled as she patted Tangtang's little head.
"No wonder Tangtang is so looking forward to getting out of school."
"But you're working hard setting up your stall, so please be careful not to tire your child out too much."
"We understand, thank you for reminding us, Teacher Liu."
Lin Chen nodded.
"Okay, there are other parents waiting to pick up their children, I'll go and get busy."
"Tangtang, say goodbye to your teacher."
Teacher Liu waved.
Goodbye, Teacher Liu!
Tangtang waved her little hand obediently.
After saying goodbye to Teacher Liu, the three of them turned and walked towards the bread truck parked by the roadside.
"Squad leader, are you tired after studying for so long today?"
"Why don't you stay home and rest tonight? Uncle Fatty can go and distribute the spoons by himself."
Wang Hai opened the car door and deliberately teased Tangtang.
"Not tired!"
Tangtang immediately shook her little head like a rattle drum, her big eyes wide open, "Tangtang wants to give out spoons!"
Tangtang wants to earn little red flowers! Uncle Fatty, you can't steal my job!
"Okay, okay, no need to fight over it, your dedicated workstation will always be yours!"
Wang Hai burst into laughter.
Lin Chen placed Tangtang in the back car seat and carefully fastened the seat belt.
"Sit still, we're going home to move our things."
Lin Chen closed the car door and got into the passenger seat.
Back downstairs at the rented apartment.
Wang Hai turned off the engine, got out of the car, and opened the trunk of the van.
The three of them went upstairs together. Pushing open the security door, Lin Chen hung Tangtang's little schoolbag on the wall.
"Tangtang, go sit on the sofa for a while. Daddy and Uncle Fatty will carry the things downstairs."
Lin Chen gave the order gently. "Okay!"
Tangtang very obediently ran to her room, took out her little plastic stool and a small basket for holding spoons, and sat obediently on the living room sofa to wait.
"Brother Chen, let's get started!"
Wang Hai strode into the kitchen and immediately rolled up his sleeves.
The two grown men worked efficiently and decisively.
A large insulated container for 60 kilograms of minced meat, a turnover box for rice, folding tables and chairs, a gas cylinder... The two worked together seamlessly, and in less than 20 minutes, all the equipment and ingredients were carried downstairs in an orderly manner.
Lin Chen secured the high-powered stove to the electric tricycle.
Wang Hai then stuffed all the remaining folding tables, chairs, and ingredients into the bread cart, making the most of the space.
"Bang!"
Wang Hai slammed the trunk door shut on the bread truck and patted the dust off his hands.
"All dressed up, Brother Chen! Not a single item is missing!"
Wang Hai turned and shouted.
Lin Chen checked the tricycle once and, after confirming that everything was in order, turned around and went upstairs to bring Tangtang, who was holding a small basket, down.
He opened the van door and put his daughter into the car seat.
"Tangtang, hold on tight."
"Ready to go!"
Tangtang excitedly lifted up the small plastic basket.
Lin Chen closed the car door, walked to the electric tricycle, straddled it, sat in the driver's seat, and turned on the switch.
On the other side, Wang Hai also got into the driver's seat of the van and turned the car key.
The roar of the engine began.
"Brother Chen, the Summer Food Festival is over today, and they're probably taking down the tents over at the square."
Shall we go back to our usual spot today?
Wang Hai lowered the car window and asked.
Lin Chen didn't turn around, he just nodded.
"Yes, back to the old position."
Lin Chen spoke calmly, but with an undeniable confidence.
In the past, at that old location, they were an obscure roadside stall that no one paid attention to and could only sell a few servings of fried rice a day.
But today, they are the "uncrowned kings" carrying a full 60 kilograms of premium minced meat and a group of 500 people standing behind them!
Lin Chen gently twisted the accelerator with his right hand.
"Walk."
The electric tricycle was the first to drive out of the open space, followed closely by the bread truck.
Two cars drove out of the urban village, bathed in the afternoon sunlight at 4:30.
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