Morning.

Huang Tao woke up punctually, thanks to his stubborn biological clock.

Even though last night, he hadn't slept well because a certain little one kept kicking the covers.

The first thing he saw upon waking was that certain little one still sound asleep.

She lay on her side, sleeping sweetly, a hint of drool at the corners of her mouth.

He couldn't bring himself to wake her.

Let her sleep a bit longer!

He got up gently, putting on his clothes.

However!

Xuanxuan was still stirred awake by his barely audible movements.

The little one groggily turned over, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and said, "Daddy..."

"Yes?"

He quickly responded.

Without bothering to put on a coat, he quickly sat at the edge of the bed, holding her in his arms, and pulled the covers over her, to prevent her from catching a chill.

If she really caught a cold, it would be such a hassle and distress!

Xuanxuan would suffer, and he'd be worried!

All wrapped up, Xuanxuan wiggled her little bottom to get more comfortably nestled in her dad's arms.

She rested her little head on his chest, like a little sleepy piggy, let out a couple of "hm hm" sounds, then groggily closed her eyes again,

looking somewhat under-slept.

He tenderly brushed aside the messy bangs on her forehead, bowed to kiss her smooth little forehead, and gently said, "Daddy's holding you, sleep a bit more."

Seeing the little one snuggle against him, Huang Tao felt his heart overflowing with happiness.

Xuanxuan napped for a bit.

She shifted her body, wanting to get out from under the covers.

He held Xuanxuan, laughing as he asked, "Not sleeping anymore?"

"Mm~ I want to get up and go to the shop with Daddy."

"Okay, then let's get dressed first."

He grabbed her clothes and helped her put them on.

"Daddy, I'm going to the toilet first~"

The little one, once dressed, jumped off the bed and trotted to the bathroom.

She used the toilet first, and then went over to the washstand.

Even though the washstand was a bit high for her, just out of reach,

she had her elevating tool... a little stool.

This little stool was specially bought by Huang Tao for her to stand on; it had her favorite Peppa Pig design printed on it, very cute.

She dragged the little stool from under the washstand and stood on it.

On the washstand, there were two sets of toiletries, one big and one small.

"Turn the faucet to the left for cold water, to the right for hot. Right is on the right-hand side, the same side used to hold chopsticks and pens..."

Xuanxuan picked up Daddy's blue toothbrush cup, recalling the rhyme he'd taught her about adjusting the water temperature, she turned the faucet to the right to get warm water.

She filled Daddy's cup first, then her own.

She also put a bit of toothpaste on Daddy's toothbrush, placing it on his cup.

After that was done, she put some children's toothpaste on her own toothbrush.

Though Huang Tao had taught her how to get hot water, he worried she might struggle with it, so after tidying up the bed, he came over to supervise.

Upon seeing his daughter standing on the little stool, toothpaste already squeezed, even his was prepared,

this little one was just too sweet~

He reached out, gently pat her on the head, and affectionately said, "My Xuanxuan is so wonderful... She can adjust the water temperature herself and even prepared mine for me, thank you..."

"You're welcome, hehe~"

She tilted her head, her beautiful large eyes turning into little crescents.

In the future, I'll be able to take care of Daddy too~

Xuanxuan felt a tiny bit proud!

The father and daughter stood together in front of the mirror by the washstand, their grip on the toothbrushes and the brushing direction were identical.

Brush, brush, brush~

They brushed until their mouths were full of white toothpaste foam.

Then, glug~ gulp gulp~ plop!

Spat out the mouthwash!

The father and daughter raised their heads and opened their mouths wide, baring their teeth.

Checking to ensure their teeth were thoroughly clean.

The father and daughter then, in perfect synchrony, took their towels and washed their faces.

Of course.

Applying some cream was essential too.

The little kitten washed her face...

After she finished applying her cream, Huang Tao had almost finished styling her hair into a bun.

The little one, feeling a bit vain, glanced in the mirror. Satisfied that she looked lovely, she took her dad's hand, and they walked out, heading to the living room.

In the end, the scene unfolding in the living room made her widen her beautiful eyes and shout, "Mimi!"

Mimi and Xiexie were facing off at the bedroom door, playing out right in front of her.

Ever since Mimi lost a fight to Xiexie last time, it had been timid for a day or two.

But it remembers getting food, but not getting beaten,

So here it was again, recklessly testing the limits.

The result was it yet again got nothing and almost got pinched by Xiexie's big claw.

Even its once beloved little owner now stood on Xiexie's side.

"Mimi, you're bullying Xiexie again..."

Xuanxuan ran over and pulled the pinching crab to her side. She patiently said to Mimi, "Mimi, look at your size, sooo big, and Xiexie is sooo small. You should be nicer to Xiexie and not bully it, okay?"

"Meow~"

Mimi's eyes were as big as copper bells, filled with disbelief.

As if it was saying: My dear human, you can't just judge by size~ That big claw of its is enough to give this cat a hard time~ If anyone should be giving way, it should be it giving way to me!

But what Mimi thought, Xuanxuan couldn't understand.

Of course, Xuanxuan still really liked Mimi, after all, Mimi was her good friend.

A good friend who could even do a backflip.

So, naturally, if she went to the shop, she had to take Mimi with her.

She held Mimi in her arms, holding the string tied to the crab in her hand, and happily went out with her dad.

Riding on the electric scooter, they arrived at the shop.

Mimi immediately jumped out of the basket and went to lie in her designated little nest at the shop entrance.

"Hehe~ you little lazy cat..."

Xuanxuan chuckled, wondering if she'd given Mimi the wrong name; it should be called "lazybug" instead.

"Don't mind it, it's cold outside, let's go in..."

Huang Tao held Xuanxuan's little hand and walked into the shop.

Xu Hao and Ding Suqin both looked up and greeted, "Boss, Xuanxuan, good morning!"

"Auntie Suqin, Uncle Haozi, good morning to you too..."

She waved Xiexie's little clawed hand very gently, to avoid making the crab uncomfortable.

Before Huang Tao could speak, she looked up at him, obediently and thoughtfully saying, "Daddy, you go ahead and work..."

"Okay, then you play with the crab; I'll bring you breakfast later when it's ready."

He reached out and patted the little one's head, watched her go play to one side, then headed to the kitchen.

"Boss, I've chopped the meat and ingredients, just waiting for you to mix the filling." Xu Hao said with a big smile.

Huang Tao smiled back, "Haozi, you seem to be in a really good mood today?"

"Yeah, Boss, you can tell?"

"Your smile's almost reaching your ears, how could I not notice!" Huang Tao pointed at Xu Hao's face and laughed.

Xu Hao instinctively touched his face.

It was indeed quite obvious!

Huang Tao couldn't resist gossiping a bit: "Is it because of Qiumo?"

"Yes, Qiumo and I are together now, she's my girlfriend."

"Well, congratulations! It's great to see a couple come together. You must treat Qiumo well, she's a wonderful girl, don't let her slip away again."

Huang Tao was genuinely happy for them.

After all, these two had loved each other for many years but always maintained they were just good friends. They just lacked the courage to be together and the impulse to spend a lifetime together.

Unintentionally, Huang Tao had given them a little push, encouraging them to face their feelings, leading them to be together.

It was indeed gratifying and heartwarming!

"Yes, I will definitely treat her well."

Xu Hao nodded, then thanked him, "Boss, Qiumo and I getting together is thanks to your help! Qiumo said we'll treat you to dinner one day to thank you for being such a great matchmaker."

"I wouldn't dare take the title of matchmaker, and there's no need for dinner, after all, I run a restaurant, one meal doesn't make a difference."

Huang Tao didn't feel he had done anything noteworthy; it was just a small deed.

Of course, he also wanted to save money for these young lovebirds.

Alright!

The main reason was that he didn't want to be fed dog food at the dinner table!

"That's not gonna work, if I don't take you for a meal, Qiumo will have my head."

Oh!

Whipped already!

Huang Tao smiled, "Let's set the dinner for after the food festival."

"Alright!" Xu Hao thought for a moment and agreed with a nod.

Huang Tao had originally thought that just the three of them going to the food festival was clearly not enough manpower.

He planned to post a job ad today to hire some temp workers to help out at the festival.

Of course, they'd need to recruit a kitchen assistant too.

And it needed to be a long-term position.

He initially planned to recruit someone through an online job platform, but it was too time-consuming.

Thinking that since Xu Hao was from culinary school, maybe he could recommend someone.

So he decided to ask Xu Hao first.

"Haozi, I'm thinking of hiring a kitchen assistant. Do you have any classmates who might be interested in working here? Can you ask around?"

"Boss, I do have someone in mind, but I need to check with them first. Once I get in touch, I'll let you know."

"Okay! Please try to contact them today. The salary package is a one-month trial period with a salary of 6500 yuan, and after the trial, 7500 yuan with social insurance, meals covered, two monthly rest days, and there are bonuses if they perform well at the end of the month."

"Alright, once I get a moment, I'll reach out."

They chatted while continuing their work.

Outside the shop, customers were already lining up.

Huang Tao also started frying the baozi.

Soon, the whole place was filled with a delicious aroma!

Ding Suqin smiled and said to the frontmost customer in line, "Mr. Jiang, you can come place your order now."

"Here I come!"

The customers quickly lined up properly and began purchasing enthusiastically.

The line outside the shop grew longer and longer!

The nearby parking lot also filled with more cars.

Many customers, like Jiang Han, who lived far from West City Old Street, drove over ten minutes to come and eat.

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