Free Web NovelChapter 545: Chapter 488: This Is an Unfair Competition (Part 2)
Wei Siyi was momentarily stunned, then suddenly understood: "Oh, Teacher Zeng, you’re planning to use colorful lights to decorate the stall? That’s a great idea..."
"This idea was proposed by Teacher Jiang, and I think it’s great too! This way, our stall will surely stand out among the many food stalls and attract more passersby."
As Zeng Qiaoxian spoke, she put the colorful lights into a black bag, hung it on her wrist, then easily picked up a large tray filled with delicacies, and said with a smile, "Teacher Wei, I’ll head over there first. Can you please bring the kids responsible for selling later?"
Wei Siyi playfully made an OK gesture to her, watching Zeng Qiaoxian leave.
Seeing that it was almost time, she started organizing the kids: "Alright, kids, it’s tidy-up time now! Please organize your small backpacks and water bottles first. We need to line up to go to the school gate to welcome your dear parents. Oh, and our five little vendors, you must tidy up quickly too, as you’ll be going to the gate with the teacher later to meet up with Teacher Jiang and the others, preparing for our little vendor journey!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the children immediately sprang into action...
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Zeng Qiaoxian had just stepped out of the classroom when she caught sight of Wang Wenxia coming out from the small (4) class door, steadily carrying a large tray filled with delicacies.
From afar, the tray was filled with delicate little cake molds, seemingly holding a green, unidentified mass, making it hard to discern its true nature at a glance.
Hmm?
Is this cake made with spinach?
She clearly remembered that small (4) class had grown spinach this semester.
But then again...
Is a cake made with spinach really delicious?
However, as she got closer, a faint sweet fragrance wafted through the air. The spinach didn’t have a pungent smell, but rather, an agreeable scent.
It seems that small (4) class has improved quite a bit this time...
But just like that!
Could Yang Yuxi, Xie Jianing and Wang Wenxia’s amateur culinary guidance really produce such a fragrance?
Seems unlikely?
Could they have some assistance?
Most likely, yes!
And as for this help, she could guess who it was with her toes—Chef Huang, right?!
With this thought, she greeted Wang Wenxia with some doubt: "Teacher Wang, is your class’s food ready? Are they little cakes, or something else delicious?"
"Oh, it’s Teacher Zeng..."
Upon hearing the voice, Wang Wenxia turned around and saw her good colleague, Zeng Qiaoxian, and politely responded, "We’ve indeed finished, but they’re not little cakes, they are spinach cakes. See, I’m just about to move them to our food stall."
"Oh, spinach cake, no wonder a fresh green scent can be felt from afar..."
Excited to see what the spinach cake truly looked like, Zeng Qiaoxian moved closer.
As she got a closer look, she couldn’t help but admire—
The spinach cakes before her not only emitted a tantalizing fragrance but also sported an exquisite appearance that was truly eye-catching.
Delicately adorned with black sesame and red date slices, their red, black, and green colors intertwined...
Truly beautiful!
The cake’s texture looked soft and its visible fluffiness was compelling, making one want to reach out and touch it to verify its softness.
At this point, she was even more convinced that the spinach cakes from small (4) class must have been backed by the expert hand of Huang Jun. Otherwise, depending solely on Yang Yuxi and the other two teachers, it would have been unlikely to attain such a high level, even if they didn’t fail.
Simultaneously, she couldn’t help but feel a bit worried.
She began to fear that her class’s food stall might appear lackluster given small (4) class’s outstanding performance, especially because her stall was right next to theirs.
Being neighbors with a strong contender inevitably exerted a lot of pressure.
Thinking of her class’s refreshing radish rolls, the making process was indeed simple and straightforward: wash fresh radishes, peel, cut into uniform square thin slices, soak gently, roll them up, and drizzle some basic condiments, thus creating this refreshing snack.
Though during plating and photographing, the radish rolls exhibited a minimalist beauty, enough to catch people’s eyes, compared to the spinach cake’s exquisite and richly colorful appearance, the radish seemed to lack that stunning visual impact.
The aroma wasn’t enticing either.
Just the smell of radish and condiments.
The taste, though not unpleasant, was just averagely passable...
For a moment, regret surged in her heart, regretting why she hadn’t thought to invite Huang Jun, the culinary master, to assist back then?
With someone like Huang Jun as support, even if they didn’t crush all competitors, they could at least stand toe-to-toe with small (4) class and compete fairly.
But then she quickly thought again, with Huang Jun’s two daughters in small (4) class, he would definitely prioritize his daughters’ class.
Even if she did invite him, Huang Jun might not have been available to provide full guidance, likely only to spare some time to help out here and there...
Ah!
Let it go, let it go.
These aren’t concerns a childcare teacher like her should overly worry about.
Even if the sky falls, the two class teachers would be there holding it up.
With a sense of relief, Zeng Qiaoxian followed Wang Wenxia out to the garden entrance, to her class’s food stall, placing the refreshing radish rolls along with their exquisite packaging on display at the stall.
