The long-time fans of Starry Sky Kindergarten believed that Shen Wei was capable of anything.
After all, Shen Wei's talent for recruiting people was unparalleled.
If you were to look at the resumes of the staff at the original Starry Sky Kindergarten, each one would be an intimidating presence.
For example, Zhang Daming, the school bus driver, used to be one of the top drivers within the system.
He could navigate all kinds of S-curves with ease. If he were to go to a driving school, he'd be the instructor's instructor.
Liu Chef used to be the head chef at Jiangbei Grand Restaurant. Although the restaurant later went out of business, it was once a luxury dining establishment.
The dance teacher, art teacher, and music teacher were even more impressive.
Every day, their inboxes were flooded with private messages.
Many training institutions were even willing to offer six-figure monthly salaries to poach them.
There were also numerous art exam candidates with deep pockets, just hoping to attend one of their short classes.
Talent of this caliber was actually teaching at a kindergarten. The tuition was only 1,600 yuan.
The children at Starry Sky Kindergarten were all independent and confident.
With such excellent teachers accompanying the children's growth, their progress was visible to the naked eye.
Later, they even invited scientists to give the children an introduction to science.
Starry Sky Kindergarten was a treasure trove.
The more you learned about it, the more impressive it seemed.
In the end, people became devoted fans of this place.
Shen Wei was the pillar of Starry Sky Kindergarten.
Even Liu Chef said that although she was young, Shen Wei's position in the team was like a stabilizing force.
As long as Shen Wei was there, everything seemed to be under control.
But what did the long-time fans of Starry Sky see at this moment?
Shen Wei was looking worried because she couldn't cook, while Lin Rui and Gu Qingyan looked at each other helplessly.
Three adults, and not one of them could cook.
Lin Rui said, "I know how to make instant noodles, but we don't have any right now."
Gu Qingyan's face was even redder.
He had grown from a spoiled rich kid to someone who could supervise work now, and he felt he had made great progress.
But at this moment, he finally realized that he couldn't cook.
If he could, it would have scored him so many points with Shen Wei. He was still too young. He hadn't learned such an important skill. Now five people were going to go hungry here.
Liu Chef, watching from behind the screen, was pacing back and forth anxiously.
If he had known that going out to film a reality show would involve cooking, he would have volunteered.
But distant water can't quench a nearby fire.
Everyone had been busy all day. They hadn't eaten much, and now their stomachs were growling.
What to do now?
Shen Wei said, "Before I came, I saw Best Actor Song taking Little Xue to eat at a local's place. Why don't we go over and ask?"
As soon as she said this, Shen Wei felt someone gently tugging at her sleeve.
She looked down and saw it was Mu Zhixing.
Mu Zhixing said, "I can cook."
"Huh?" Shen Wei was a bit surprised.
Mu Zhixing was just over 6 years old when she arrived.
Now, after more than half a year, she had just turned seven.
Now that all the adults were at a loss, could a child really cook?
But they really couldn't get any food right now. Shen Wei had no choice but to say, "Alright, let's do this. We'll cook together. You tell us the steps, and we'll do it together."
They couldn't really let a child cook for them.
Fire, oil, and such things were all too dangerous for a child.
The other two agreed when they heard Shen Wei's suggestion: "Yes, let's do it together."
Mu Zhixing really did know how to cook.
She directed everyone to chop the chicken.
First, they fried scallions, ginger, and rock sugar to create a caramel color. Then they put in the chicken pieces and stir-fried them. The aroma immediately filled the air.
Then they added hot water and started to braise it.
Throughout the process, not a single drop of salt was added.
But judging by the color, it looked like it was going to be successful.
Soon, under Mu Zhixing's instruction, those who needed to cut did so, those who needed to stir-fry did so, and even He Lingfeng was assigned to wash vegetables.
The kitchen was bustling with activity.
But they were all novices.
They tried to cut each piece of vegetable to the same size, and being afraid of cutting themselves, they all cut very slowly.
This made Liu Chef, watching from behind the screen, very anxious.
It's a good thing they didn't come to the back kitchen to help.
Otherwise, it might have given someone prone to anxiety a heart attack.
However, Doctor Lu came to find Liu Chef with his phone: "Mu Zhixing really knows how to cook!" This was the first time he had heard about this.
Mentioning this, Liu Chef's face showed a hint of warmth: "Indeed, all the steps are correct."
Thanks to Mu Zhixing, otherwise they really might not have been able to eat.
"How did she learn?"
"Maybe it's because the little one often came to the back kitchen to watch."
Before, they thought Mu Zhixing came to the kitchen because she was hungry. Everyone would give her food, but she wouldn't eat.
Later, they heard Qi Zhong say that this was called "observing characters." It was an important part of sketching from life.
He didn't understand those art terms.
Anyway, Mu Zhixing's time wasn't wasted. Although it was just theory, it was still better than the others.
The online viewers were praising Mu Zhixing like crazy.
"Oh my god, the baby is so amazing. She really knows how to cook."
"Watching them cook really made me laugh. Gu Qingyan was stir-frying, but he was standing two meters away from the stove, just afraid of getting splashed by oil."
"The other two were cutting vegetables like they were carving flowers. Just chop it, what's there to hesitate about?"
"This family can't do without Mu Zhixing."
Although people were mocking these rich kids for never having done a day's work in their lives, most of the comments were full of affectionate smiles.
"Everyone is doing what they can."
"I was laughing at first, but by the end, I was actually a bit moved."
With Mu Zhixing's instructions, the group managed to make four dishes and a soup: braised chicken, stir-fried cucumber slices, cold Chinese cabbage salad, stir-fried potato strips, and a celery soup.
When all the dishes were ready, Shen Wei couldn't help but pick up Mu Zhixing and give her a kiss: "Thank you, we wouldn't have been able to eat this meal without you."
Everyone had secretly tasted the food, and it was quite good.
Although it couldn't compare to Liu Chef's level, at least it was edible.
Just as they were about to dig in, there was a knock at the door. Shen Wei immediately said, "Come in."
To their surprise, it was Superstar Zhou and his son Zhou Junyan.
At this moment, Zhou Junyan was holding a bouquet of wildflowers. As soon as they entered, they smelled the rich aroma of food and swallowed: "Um... we can't cook. Can we join you for dinner?"
They had tried in the kitchen earlier.
But everything either burned or smoked.
The small kitchen was filled with thick smoke.
In the end, they had no choice, and the production team suggested they go and share a meal with someone else.
As a man, Superstar Zhou had originally wanted to go to Best Actor Song.
But he heard that Best Actor Song had gone to eat at a local's house, and he didn't want to impose.
That left Shen Qingqing and the Starry Sky group.
He wasn't surprised that Shen Wei and her group went to the sea view room.
Because there was no kitchen in the classroom area.
The chicken coop area smelled too strong.
There was no choice but to come here.
He had originally wanted to bring some ingredients from the kitchen, but unfortunately, the father and son had already messed everything up. Now they could only go up the mountain to pick some wildflowers.
Shen Wei said, "We haven't started eating yet, please join us."
They had cooked a whole chicken.
And there was also a pork trotter in the fridge, as well as a pre-prepared grilled fish.
Seeing the two arrive, they quickly took out the things from the fridge to serve them.
Mu Zhixing specially brought a chair for Zhou Junyan: "Little brother, sit here."
Zhou Junyan immediately handed the flowers to Mu Zhixing.
Mu Zhixing said, "Thank you," and put the flowers in the vase on the table.
To be honest, with flowers in the room, it immediately became different, very cozy.
Their food turned out to be quite good.
Everyone was hungry.
They all started wolfing down the food.
In total, four adults and three children ate more than 5 jin (2.5 kg) of chicken.
All the other dishes were completely finished.
The grilled fish and pork trotters were all eaten up.
Fortunately, they had steamed enough rice.
After the last grain of rice was eaten, everyone looked deeply satisfied.
The online viewers were a bit surprised. Seeing how clumsy they were when cooking, they didn't think it would taste good.
Unexpectedly, they ate so much and seemed to enjoy it so much.
"Watching them eat this visually unappealing food actually made me hungry."
Zhou Junyan had been criticized by his father for being picky with food before. But now he had turned into a little glutton. The way he ate showed that he had been hungry for a long time.
The long-time fans of Starry Sky Kindergarten couldn't help but laugh: "If Zhou Junyan came to Starry Sky Kindergarten, his picky eating habit would be cured without treatment. He might even gain thirty jin (15 kg)."
"That's right, our Liu Chef is a professional at fattening people up."
"Chubby baby, chubby baby..."
