Daddy's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 629: Chapter 613: The Day of the New Store Opening

Bzzzz~

Bzzzz~

A constant vibration came from under the pillow, urging Huang Tao to awaken from his sleep.

Instinctively, he opened his eyes and reached out to feel under the pillow, retrieving his phone.

The screen’s light illuminated his handsome face.

The alarm showed the time as 6 a.m.

He set it so early because today is the eighteenth of the lunar new year, the day their new store opens.

Although the new store will open at 10:08 a.m., there are still many trivial matters in the store, so he needed to arrive early.

This opening time was decided by Song Cailian.

According to Huang Tao, she went to consult a famous fortune teller to determine the best time for the grand opening.

Her belief was that... Opening at this hour would ensure the business is prosperous and successful.

Everyone knows that fortune-telling is unreliable.

It’s definitely a mental tax.

However.

This was Song Cailian’s earnest wish, so Huang Tao accepted it graciously.

Sigh!

Huang Tao exhaled deeply and turned off the phone alarm.

He turned his head to see Xuanxuan still sleeping soundly, and he gently nudged this little sweetheart.

"Darling, it’s time to get up!"

Xuanxuan, sleeping sweetly, grunted a few times, then turned over, showing the back of her head to her dad.

Huang Tao smiled dotingly.

He leaned in and pressed his face against Xuanxuan’s cute little face.

Perhaps his stubble caused her some discomfort, and she wrinkled her little brow and scrunched her nose, grumbling for a while before turning her head and sleepily mumbling, "Daddy~"

"Hey~"

Huang Tao planted a big kiss on her cute face: "Darling, happy birthday!"

That’s right, today is also Xuanxuan’s birthday.

Five years ago today, she arrived in this world, bringing Huang Tao his own little angel.

A sweetheart he will cherish and protect for a lifetime!

Upon hearing this, Xuanxuan giggled and wrapped her arms around Huang Tao’s neck, snuggling, "Daddy, but I want to sleep a little longer."

"Oh no... You can’t sleep any longer..."

Huang Tao reached out, lightly patting her little bottom through the thick quilt, softly saying, "If you sleep more, we’ll miss the grand opening time of the new store today."

Oh?

Being late wouldn’t do~

Understanding the importance of the situation, Xuanxuan cutely shook her head and said, "Then I won’t sleep anymore, I won’t sleep."

Huang Tao kissed her little cheek again: "Good girl!"

On an ordinary weekend, if Xuanxuan wanted to stay in bed longer, he would let her; let her sleep a bit more. But today is different; with the new store’s opening, a lot of things require his personal attention, so he couldn’t arrive too late.

As for Xuanxuan’s birthday celebration!

It would naturally take place in the evening.

For this.

He had planned some activities.

What activities?

It’s a secret for now!

You’ll find out then!

"Hehe~"

Xuanxuan laughed with curved eyebrows and extended her arms, adorably saying, "Daddy, I want a hug!"

Huang Tao chuckled as he lifted her up, tousled her slightly messy hair, and said, "You’re four years old now, and you still want daddy to carry you!"

"Mmm~"

Xuanxuan nodded vigorously, smiling sweetly, "Yes, yes."

Oh my~

His little sweetheart, truly impossible to spoil enough!

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Huang Tao dotingly picked her up and touched her little head lovingly, "Let’s get dressed first."

"Got it!"

Xuanxuan agreed, let go of Huang Tao, and properly put on the clothes he had prepared for her.

"Xuanxuan, Tao, we’re here!"

At that moment, the door was pushed open.

"Grandma, Grandpa?!"

Xuanxuan’s eyes lit up, and she was about to leap out of bed: "I want to go see them!"

Oh dear, my little one!

Huang Tao quickly hugged her: "Don’t rush, put on your jacket first before going out."

Xuanxuan pouted: "Alright!"

She quickly put on her jacket, eager to go see.

Really, she hadn’t been separated from her grandparents for more than a few days, but the excitement was due to the promise of a birthday gift from them.

Indeed!

What she was most looking forward to was the gift.

As for grandma and grandpa!

She missed them too!

Once she was dressed, she quickly jumped off the bed, and ran to the bedroom door.

Happy as could be.

"Wait!"

Huang Tao stopped her again: "Put on your slippers."

"Okay..."

Xuanxuan pursed her lips enough to hang a soy sauce bottle but dutifully turned back, put on her slippers, then hurried to the bedroom door.

Once she opened the door...

Sure enough.

The visitors were Song Cailian and Huang Yide, the grandparents.

They came so early, naturally for the store’s grand opening and Xuanxuan’s birthday.

At this moment, the grandparents placed large and small bags on the dining table near the door.

"Xuanxuan~"

Seeing Xuanxuan at the bedroom door, Song Cailian waved with a smile: "You’re up, where’s your dad?"

Xuanxuan turned and pointed inside the room: "Daddy is still in the room; he’ll be out in a bit."

"Good!"

Song Cailian smiled and took out a pink round-neck wool sweater from the bag, approaching and saying, "Xuanxuan, happy birthday; this is your birthday gift from grandma, see if you like it."

This round-neck sweater was hand-knitted by Song Cailian during her evening rest, specifically crafted for Xuanxuan, requiring considerable effort!

The petals attached to the outside of the sweater were crocheted stitch by stitch by her.

It’s lively and beautiful!

"Wow... it’s so pretty..."

Xuanxuan’s mouth was wide open as she lovingly held the sweater against herself: "Grandma, I like it."

"Glad you like it..."

She smiled, patted her head, then stood up to address Huang Tao, who had just walked out: "Tao, this sweater is made of wool yarn, so don’t wash it in the washing machine."

Huang Tao nodded: "Mom, I got it."

"Xuanxuan, happy birthday~"

Huang Yide also extended birthday wishes to Xuanxuan, along with a birthday gift.

It was a little yellow duck Polaroid children’s camera.

"Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Grandma~"

Xuanxuan held onto the two gifts with great joy.

She even insisted on wearing the sweater given by Grandma!

This request.

Huang Tao naturally agreed!

He smilingly helped Xuanxuan into this pretty wool sweater.

The little one twirled around happily and vainly, and when she heard Grandpa and Grandma say "looks good," her smile grew even brighter.

She even clamored for Huang Yide to take photos of her with her new little yellow duck Polaroid children’s camera.

She struck various poses.

Utterly mischievous!

Huang Yide carried the Polaroid, snapping picture after picture of her.

"Grandpa, let me see, let me see..."

Looking at the printed photos, Xuanxuan let out a giddy laugh.

But that string of laughter suddenly came to a halt due to a small gesture from Huang Tao.

Xuanxuan waved her hands in protest: "Daddy, I don’t want to wear a jacket, don’t want a jacket..."

The little one was afraid that the jacket would cover her beautiful wool sweater and hence nobody would see it...

Huang Tao: "..."

Headache~

"It’s cold outside, you have to wear a jacket."

Huang Tao suggested with a smile: "How about this, just wear it open, without zipping it, okay?"

"Alright!"

After contemplating briefly, Xuanxuan nodded in compromise.

Then, urged by Huang Tao, she went to wash up.

Once finished with her morning routine, the whole family happily went out the door.