Chapter 195
Ever since He Lingfeng went viral online as a math prodigy, Starry Sky Kindergarten has also risen to fame.
The employees of Starry Sky Kindergarten have all gained quite a few followers riding this wave of popularity.
The culinary competition there is also in full swing.
Liu Chef's account has gained the most followers, growing from an initial 37,000 to 153,000 now.
Liu Chef had originally wanted to share some simple cooking tutorials.
But he felt that simple dishes wouldn't meet others' expectations.
Even if he revealed all the steps, the success rate for recreating the dishes would be low.
This may be the difference between a top chef and an ordinary restaurant cook.
Liu Chef's cooking process is very intricate.
This is what the ancients meant by "food should be refined and dishes should be delicate."
The more elaborate the process, the more delicious the result.
That's why gourmets were willing to spend thousands on a meal prepared by Liu Chef.
Liu Chef had already formed this habit.
Even when cooking large batches at Starry Sky Kindergarten,
He couldn't help but make them a bit more refined.
Plus, filming cooking videos was quite troublesome.
Putting the phone in front of the stove was dangerous.
And when it's time to cook, the kitchen gets as busy as a battlefield, leaving no time to hold a phone and film here and there.
So Liu Chef thought of a good alternative.
He could film the vegetable garden.
If there's anything at Starry Sky Kindergarten that he's proud of, firstly it's fattening up his colleagues and the little tots,
And secondly, it's that vegetable garden.
It grows lush and abundant. Even the old farmers who help in the garden praise the place, saying the soil is rich and fertile.
The vegetables grow with thick stems and large leaves, bearing abundant fruit.
The tomatoes are white with a hint of pink.
You can break one open and eat it raw.
The inside is grainy, nine parts sweet and one part sour.
It's incredibly juicy when you eat it.
If you chill it slightly,
It's almost like eating fruit.
Using these tomatoes to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, it's extremely easy to get the juices flowing.
The result is sweet and sour, and the kids love to eat it mixed with rice.
Although this dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes is simple, it's number one in the children's hearts.
With this dish, all other meat dishes take a back seat.
Cucumbers, eggplants, and peppers are all growing vigorously.
The eggplants, who knows how they grow, their plants are as big as trees.
Each eggplant is as thick as an adult's arm.
The last time he made fish-flavored eggplant, it was wiped clean, everyone loved it.
Liu Chef has figured it out.
No matter how they cook the vegetables here, they taste good.
He couldn't help but take out his phone to film, barely editing it, just adding some music.
The caption read: "Look at the vegetables I've grown." The video ended with a shot of his face, full of smiles and satisfaction.
After posting it, the comments from netizens exploded.
"Is this a vegetable garden or a small forest?"
"The last time Grandpa Liu posted, this area was still bare. In just a few months, it's grown so lush and green."
"To be honest, I live nearby, and every day when I open my window, I can see all the greenery below. It's a mood-lifter just looking at it."
"These vegetables look so tempting."
"No way, really? Are there people who haven't eaten vegetables grown by Starry Sky Kindergarten? Last time they sold seedlings, I bought a few pots, and now they've become my mother-in-law's favorite. Only the most favored people get to eat a cucumber grown in the flower pot, it's crisp, sweet, and refreshing."
"I bought a bunch of chive seedlings, and I keep cutting them again and again. Every time the chives grow out, it's dumpling-making day at our house. They're so delicious, what should I do? I'm craving them again, I wish I had bought more."
"Speaking of which, I initially bought 10 pots, and my wife thought it was a waste of money. Now she guards them like they're her eyeballs, praising me for my good purchase every time. This time we plan to save seeds and plant more pots next time."
"Are you guys trying to make everyone else hungry?"
"That's right, we've never eaten Starry Sky Kindergarten's vegetables, but we'd love to try them."
"Starry Sky Kindergarten, can you eat all these vegetables? Could you sell some?"
Soon, this message was upvoted to the top.
It received over 3,000 replies and 163,000 likes.
Liu Chef wasn't very savvy with social media, even though the notification showed 99+ messages, he hadn't noticed.
Cooking was such a big project.
By the time he remembered to check, it was already the next day, and a colleague had to tell him about it.
Seeing how much people wanted to eat their vegetables,
Liu Chef didn't dare to reply casually,
After all, the last time he tried to sell vegetables outside, his senior, Chef Chen, had criticized him quite a bit.
But at this moment, Teacher Tang came to find him.
Teacher Tang was a long-time employee of the kindergarten, and a core staff member.
Usually, she was gentle and soft-spoken.
Perhaps because things were going well with the security guard, Li Yi,
Her whole face had become even more gentle.
It was said that they were both considering trying for a baby.
Everyone else at Starry Sky was waiting for good news from the two of them.
Now that Teacher Tang had come to find Liu Chef, his first reaction was: "Should I prepare a couple of tables?" Surely there must be good news.
Teacher Tang blushed and said, "Not yet."
Given their age, to have a healthy baby, they needed to do a lot of preparation in advance. They had already started taking folic acid.
At this moment, she was consulting with Liu Chef: "Could we arrange a vegetable picking activity for the kindergarten children?"
In the past, such activities were usually arranged with picking farms.
Children born in the city rarely had contact with these things.
This would also be a good opportunity for children to learn about vegetables.
Liu Chef said, "Sure, that's a great idea!"
The children could pick vegetables, and what they picked wouldn't go to waste.
It would be sent directly to the kitchen.
And they could also let the children take some home.
Their current yield was indeed very high.
Liu Chef was in charge of the vegetable garden, so if he agreed, it could happen.
Afterwards, Liu Chef mentioned it in the work group chat, and teachers from other classes started to arrange shifts.
The first to go would definitely be Teacher Tang's Class One.
Children going to pick vegetables, this was an exciting new project.
The kindergarten's daily live stream would film it.
This time, the children would wear mini cameras on their chests.
He Lingfeng had already set up the computer program.
People could input a child's name,
And they could see the view from the camera on that child's chest, which was quite clever.
The livestream room suddenly became lively.
As the children happily rushed towards the vegetable garden with their baskets, even the viewers watching the livestream couldn't help but smile with a sense of ease.
It's no wonder everyone loves watching the Starry Sky Kindergarten livestream; it's incredibly heartwarming.
After the viewers entered the names of their favorite little ones, they suddenly felt as if they had stepped into a primeval forest.
The vegetables here grew lush and tall, while the children were quite small in stature.
So, as they weaved through the garden, it became an immersive experience of primitive society.
Every vegetable and fruit appeared enormous in the children's eyes.
When a child struggled to twist off a tomato larger than their face with both hands and laboriously placed it in their small basket, the joy of harvesting was even more delightful than if the viewers had gone picking themselves.
At that moment, Xiao Li, lying in bed at home watching the livestream, had a doting smile on her face.
She then switched to a smaller screen and sent a message to her friend: "No wonder you love watching the Starry Sky Kindergarten livestream."
Previously, when her friend enjoyed watching the Starry Sky livestream, she thought there was nothing interesting about a bunch of kids running around and making noise.
It wasn't until she watched for a few days that she discovered how addictive it truly was.
Her friend's status showed: The other party is typing.
Then she saw the text come through: "Sure enough, no one can resist the charm of Starry Sky Kindergarten!"
She had successfully recommended it to several people already, and they all had the same reaction.