Daddy's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 96: West City Old Street's Most Brilliant Moment


"Yuhan, bye-bye, see you tomorrow..."

After watching Lin Yuhan leave, Huang Tao also closed the shop with his parents and Xuanxuan,

ready to walk home.

Who made his little scooter unable to carry the four of them!

Fortunately, home wasn't far.

He squatted and turned around, reaching both hands backward: "Xuanxuan, come on, Daddy will carry you home."

Xuanxuan looked down at the leash in her hand, hesitated for a moment.

Then she looked up at Grandpa holding Mimi, then at Grandma with empty hands, and sweetly smiled: "Grandma, can you hold Xiexie for me?"

"Of course I can!"

Song Cailian smiled and reached out to hold her new pet, the mitten crab.

"Thank you, Grandma..." Xuanxuan's eyes curved into a smile at Grandma.

Song Cailian gently pinched her little granddaughter's rosy cheek: "Our Xuanxuan is so polite, Grandma really likes it."

Xuanxuan, a bit bashful from the praise, modestly nestled onto Huang Tao's back and softly thanked him in his ear: "Thank you, Daddy..."

"You're welcome, sweetheart."

Huang Tao's heart warmed, and he clasped both hands to support her tiny bottom, suddenly standing up: "Hold tight, off we go!"

The little one quickly wrapped her arms around his neck, letting out a series of crisp "giggle, giggle" laughter.

"Boss Huang, heading home?" Jiang Guowei from the next-door convenience store heard the laughter, peeked out, and seeing it was Huang Tao's family, greeted them promptly.

Huang Tao nodded: "Yes! Jiang, you're still busy?"

"I'm not too busy, but I have to stay open until a little past ten!"

"Hi, Uncle Jiang..." Xuanxuan, familiar with Jiang Guowei, sweetly waved at him.

"Oh, hi..."

"Uncle Jiang, guess what...my daddy is going to participate in the food festival..." Xuanxuan couldn't wait to share the good news with Jiang Guowei.

Her face full of pride.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Guowei was pleasantly surprised: "Really... then congratulations, Boss Huang... I remember the food festival is on November 11th, right?"

"Yes, and it happens to be a Saturday," Huang Tao nodded.

"That's great, our whole family will definitely come and show our support..."

While speaking, Jiang Guowei walked out from behind the counter, picked some snacks from the shelf, popped them into a shopping bag, and handed it to Xuanxuan: "Xuanxuan, here, bring these home to eat..."

"Huh?"

Xuanxuan, taken by surprise with this gift, looked at her dad's side profile in amazement and joy.

Huang Tao smiled and nodded: "Uncle Jiang gave it to you, just take it!"

With her dad's approval, Xuanxuan accepted the snacks: "Thank you, Uncle Jiang."

"Good girl!"

Jiang Guowei beamed.

"Jiang, you keep busy, we're heading back now..."

"See you tomorrow, Uncle Jiang..."

"Okay, see you tomorrow... Mr. and Mrs. Huang, see you tomorrow..."

With Jiang Guowei seeing them off, Huang Tao and his family walked along West City Old Street, heading home.

Along the way, they met many neighbors who greeted Huang Tao's family warmly and proactively.

"Boss Huang, Xuanxuan, heading home now?"

"Oh, these must be Mr. and Mrs. Huang... You both really look young..."

"So it turns out Boss Huang looks so handsome, inheriting all your fine features..."

"Boss Huang, go home for some rest! Be sure to prepare more food tomorrow! You have no idea, the past few days! I managed to get in line just for one meal, and I've been craving it so badly."

"Yeah, yeah! Some people are hungry if they skip a meal, I'm just craving more if I skip a meal..."

"Exactly, I didn't get in line yesterday, dreamed all night of eating Boss Huang's delicious food, and just as I was about to eat it... d**n, I woke up... and then I couldn't get back to sleep..."

"Hahaha... that's like a dream of temporary bliss..."

Those neighbors carrying items in their hands walked straight toward the father and daughter.

"Xuanxuan, come here, I just bought a bunch of bananas, take some home and try them."

"Boss Huang, I grew some edamame, take a few pounds and try them, I'm telling you, these are all-natural and pesticide-free, you can eat them with peace of mind."

"A relative sent me some marinated meat, it tastes great, take some home and stir-fry, have a taste."

"Boss Huang, I just bought some sunflower seeds, come, grab a handful and eat!"

Neighbors living nearby, whoever had something good, couldn't help but share it with Huang Tao.

No other reason.

Just for Boss Huang's character and craftsmanship, and Xuanxuan's sweet and sensible demeanor, they are happy to let Huang Tao and his family eat something good.

Looking at the enthusiastic neighbors,

Song Cailian and Huang Yide were a bit surprised.

Their son's popularity, turns out to be so good!

Since Huang Tao's hands were full, he had to put Xuanxuan down, thanking everyone as he went: "Everyone, thank you, but there's no need... There's too much... I can't carry it all..."

"Thank you, grandpas and grandmas, uncles and aunts..." Xuanxuan also thanked them repeatedly, unable to resist sharing the good news with them: "Grandpas and grandmas, uncles and aunts, let me tell you! My daddy is going to participate in the food festival, happening on October 11th, which is a Saturday! You're welcome to come to the food festival and taste the food my daddy makes..."

Oh~

She's already starting to get customers for her dad!

Huang Tao couldn't help but smile.

The old couple, Huang Yide and his wife, were also amused by her cuteness.

The neighbors, who heard the good news, were also happy for Huang Tao.

Congratulations were naturally not in short supply.

"Boss Huang, congratulations, congratulations..."

"That's so great, so great, Boss Huang, congratulations, congratulations..."

"If Boss Huang is attending the food festival, we definitely have to show our support~"

"I never thought that one day, our West City Old Street's restaurant could make it to the food festival. This is truly a great blessing for us on West City Old Street! It's definitely the brightest moment in our Old Street's history, Boss Huang, you're truly the blessing of our West City Old Street..."

"Yes, yes! Boss Huang, you've kept it well hidden! Not a peep of news. If Xuanxuan hadn't said anything, were you planning to keep it a secret until the day of the festival?"

Huang Tao smiled slightly: "Dear neighbors, I wasn't planning to hide it from you. I was just invited and was waiting for the stalls to be allocated before telling you."

"Just invited? Oh... I remember now, I think I saw Deputy Director Ma Deqiang of the Commerce Bureau at your place tonight. Did he personally invite you?!" a neighbor recalled, eyes wide with shock.

"Uncle, you're right~ It was Mr. Ma from the Commerce Bureau who invited my daddy to the food festival." Xuanxuan blinked her eyes and nodded earnestly.

Upon hearing this, the neighbors' admiration for Huang Tao grew, like the unceasing waters of the river.

After chatting for a while, the neighbors finally let Huang Tao and his family leave.

Before leaving, they reminded him a thousand times to go back and rest well, not to delay making pan-fried buns and century egg and lean meat porridge early in the morning.

Everyone felt that if Huang Tao made one less pan-fried bun in the morning, it would be their biggest fault!

Because among the neighbors, there might be one more heartbroken hungry person!

Huang Tao's family of four carried the things they had been given and continued to walk out of West City Old Street.

As they were about to pass a small square.

They were greeted by the deafening sound of speakers.

"The vast horizons are my love, the flowers bloom beneath the rolling green hills, what kind of rhythm is the most swaying, what kind of singing voice is the most joyous..."

Huang Tao was very familiar with the sound from the speakers in the small square.

It was the popular square dance in Huaxia.

In the center of the square, a group of brightly dressed grandmas and aunties swayed their bodies to the dynamic music, each exuding vitality.

As a faithful fan of square dancing, Song Cailian, upon hearing the music, became more energetic and couldn't help but want to join in.

"Old Huang, hold this for me."

After handing what she was holding to Huang Yide, Song Cailian went over, stood at the back of the crowd, and started dancing to the music.

Don't say!

The dance moves were very graceful!

What Huang Tao didn't expect was that Xuanxuan would be very interested in square dancing.

After seeing her grandmother dance, she naturally followed along to learn.

At first, her movements weren't very standard and even seemed a bit stiff.

But she was a quick learner.

In no time, she had basically mastered all the dance moves.

Don't say!

Her timing was quite accurate, managing to hit every beat with each twist.

Huang Tao couldn't help but take out his phone to record this beautiful moment.

It seems Xuanxuan truly has an extraordinary talent for dancing!

However, whether she wants to learn to dance will depend on her own wishes.

He wouldn't deliberately plan out a complete life path for Xuanxuan.

Because such a life is boring.

And it's not free!

But this doesn't mean he doesn't value Xuanxuan's interests and hobbies.

On the contrary, as long as Xuanxuan has the talent and likes it, and is willing to learn, he's willing to spend time and effort cultivating her interests in this area.

Quite a few onlookers were also captivated by her cute and precise dance moves.

They showered her with praise.

"Wow... This little girl dances really well... Not only can she dance along with the square dance music, but her dance moves are also very standard!"

"Oh my, my, this little girl is really sharp at square dancing, so cute..."

"She's just too adorable, I really like her..."

"Oh, isn't this Boss Huang's daughter! She dances really well~"

Hearing everyone's compliments, Xuanxuan smiled happily, with a little bit of pride.

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