At that moment, he didn't open the oven door immediately. Instead, he waited for the temperature to drop slightly, then put on protective gloves and opened the oven door.

In an instant...

A rich aroma burst forth, drifting into the kitchen, into the store, and out onto the street.

People who smelled the fragrance stopped what they were doing, and the pedestrians on the street also halted their steps.

One by one, they couldn't help but twitch their noses and take a deep sniff.

"It's really too fragrant."

"Who's releasing poison here?"

Ding Suqin, who was busy in the kitchen with Xu Hao, couldn't resist running over to take a look upon smelling the rich aroma, even putting down her work.

Looking at that full-bodied roast duck, red like dates in color, emitting steaming hot air, swirling like clouds and smoke.

The aroma of the duck, after being marinated and then roasted, was amplified to the extreme, releasing a rich roasted aroma.

So tantalizing that both of them couldn't help but swallow hard.

Ding Suqin smiled and praised, "Boss, this roast duck is just too fragrant! It's dozens of times more fragrant than the ones sold outside, a completely different feeling."

How shall I put it!

The roast ducks from those shops outside barely have any flavor until you put them in your mouth.

But the roast duck made in our own shop fills the room with fragrance as soon as the oven is opened—it's so intense!

Beside her, Xu Hao also smiled and said, "This roast duck is indeed well-roasted, you can tell at a glance that it's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!"

"Then I'll take a roast duck out first, slice a piece, and we'll have a taste."

"Ah... Thank you, boss!"

This roast duck is quite pricey, yet the boss didn't say a word and just offered to let them try it.

This made both of them feel incredibly flattered.

They each felt that having such a boss was their good fortune.

Huang Tao took out a sharp knife and made a cut in the middle, starting to slice from the duck's breast.

Slice by slice of roast duck appeared under his hand, landing on a round plate. As he placed them, from inside to outside, they gradually formed a beautiful peony flower.

When the last slice of duck was placed down, there were exactly 108 slices.

And each slice of roasted duck meat was cut so evenly, with crispy duck skin and lean duck meat, shaped like willow leaves.

Xu Hao, watching from the side, was shocked.

His knife skills were second to none at school.

But compared to Huang Tao, they were still not good enough!

He admiredly praised, "Boss, your knife skills in slicing the duck are amazing!"

Huang Tao smiled and chopped the remaining duck frame into small pieces, and sprinkled a bit of cornstarch.

He heated oil in a pot.

When the oil was six-tenths hot,

he placed the duck frame in, frying it crispy then taking it out.

He started another pot, adding a bit of base oil, a little dried chili, Sichuan peppercorn, scallions, ginger, and garlic, frying them until fragrant.

He added the crispy fried duck frame, some MSG, cumin seeds, and a bit of sugar, stir-frying evenly before taking it out of the pot, creating another delicious dish.

"Come over and have a taste~"

As soon as Xu Hao finished cooking, everyone started to eat officially.

Usually, when they ate, everyone would chat a bit.

But at this moment, both Xu Hao and Ding Suqin's actions were pretty much the same. Grabbing a thin pancake, they clipped a slice of duck meat, brushed it with some sweet sauce, added some cucumber sticks and scallion slices, lightly rolled it up, and started eating.

Mmm, delicious!

After eating one roll, they wanted to eat a second one~

Huang Tao also made a roll for himself and began to eat...

The thin pancake had a slight floury taste.

Applying a bit more force with the teeth and the pancake broke open.

The salty-sweet sweet sauce wrapped inside immediately appeared in the mouth.

That taste was a bit strong, but was quickly complemented by the refreshing crispness of the cucumber, the crispiness of the roast duck skin, and the savory flavor of the roast duck meat.

The various flavors influenced each other, harmonizing together.

Ultimately merging into a stunningly delicious taste in the mouth.

In short, the flavor was superb.

While eating the delicious roast duck, Huang Tao's thoughts were on Xuanxuan, wondering how she was eating at school?

...

Golden Sun Kindergarten.

Because there was an activity in the afternoon, lunch was served half an hour earlier.

Ye Wen was calling out to the children, "Little ones, line up, time to wash your hands~"

Little ones lined up like little piggies.

Under the guidance of Teacher Ye.

They walked orderly into the bathroom.

"Children, come wash your hands, roll up your sleeves, wet your hands. Apply soap and scrub, rinse in clean water, then dry with a towel, my little hands are so clean..."

Xuanxuan stood in front of the sink, following Teacher Ye's "Hand Washing Song" actions, she struggled a bit to roll up both sleeves, turned on the faucet, and got her hands wet, applied soap.

She washed her little hands very seriously.

While the children were washing hands, the life teacher was busy serving lunch for them.

Because they are children, the kindergarten avoids dangerous things like fish with bones.

However!

The kindergarten's lunch was still quite good.

There was pork rib corn soup, stir-fried cabbage, braised prawns, and pork stir-fried with mushrooms.

The rice was multigrain.

Once the children finished washing their hands, the food was mostly ready.

Xuanxuan sat down obediently with the other children at her seat.

And began to eat.

But...

As soon as she thought of the meals her dad made, Xuanxuan felt that the kindergarten food wasn't tasty anymore~

Seeing Xuanxuan holding her spoon and staring blankly at her food, Teacher Ye walked over with some concern, bent down, and softly asked, "Xuanxuan, what's wrong? Why aren't you eating? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Teacher Ye, I'm not unwell, I miss my daddy." Xuanxuan pouted her little mouth.

Ah, so that's it~

It made her worry for nothing!

Ye Wen's eyes twinkled with a smile, "Hmm~ in a few hours, you can see your dad."

"Actually, I miss my daddy's food~" Xuanxuan's pretty eyes curved like crescents.

Hearing this made Ye Wen miss it a bit too.

The food made at the kindergarten was actually quite good.

The chefs hired were professional.

Winners of culinary awards.

The dishes made were well-balanced in meat and vegetables.

But compared to Huang Tao's cooking, they were still far behind.

Thinking about the pan-fried buns and century egg lean meat porridge from the morning, Ye Wen also suddenly felt that the kindergarten food wasn't tasty anymore.

"Xuanxuan! Make do and eat this for now! Tonight at home, you can eat your dad's cooking."

"Yeah yeah~ My daddy said he's making roast duck for me today, hehe~"

Roast duck?!

That sounds so delicious~

Qianqian and other little ones at the table heard this and all cast envious eyes toward Xuanxuan.

Ah~

Another day of envying Xuanxuan!

"Wow~ Xuanxuan, you're so lucky... As soon as you get home, your daddy makes you good food. Unlike my daddy, who can't do anything right except for being the number one in gaming. My mommy always says she must be having bad luck for eight generations to marry someone like my daddy..."

"Wow~ Xuanxuan, your daddy can make roast duck... can your daddy make any dish?"

"Xuanxuan, does the store sell that roast duck? I want to try it too~"

"Xuanxuan, I want to eat roast duck too. Can you ask your daddy to sell us some~"

In no time, Xuanxuan became the most popular child in the class.

Ye Wen also felt her appetite whet and asked with a smile, "Xuanxuan! Is this roast duck a new dish at your dad's store today?"

Xuanxuan blinked her big eyes and thought for a moment, "It should be! This morning I heard daddy telling Haozi that the roast duck wouldn't be ready until noon, so... it should be available in the store... Otherwise, when my daddy comes to pick me up in the afternoon, you can ask him~"

Qianqian and the others nodded solemnly, each planning to ask their parents to take them to Xuanxuan's daddy's store after school.

Even if they couldn't get the roast duck, they could eat other delicious food!

Ye Wen was convinced that this "roast duck" was likely a new dish.

She naturally wanted to try it as soon as possible~

She looked at Xu Weiwei and invited, "Teacher Xu, let's go to Xuanxuan's dad's store after work!"

Xu Weiwei, who had weighed herself at home last night and saw the slightly rising number, had resolutely decided not to have dinner again. But at the mention of "roast duck," her appetite was already whetted.

Now being invited by Teacher Ye, she immediately gave in and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

As for the diet plan!

Once again, she heartlessly tossed it to the back of her mind...

As she would say, you need to be full to have the strength to diet!

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