Chapter 199: Chapter 185: Disturbance at the Kindergarten?

Around 3 p.m., the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was a deep blue.

Cars from all corners of the city converged, all arriving at Dorami Kindergarten.

What was initially an empty parking area was filled with a variety of vehicles within minutes.

“Bang——”

The sound of a car door closing echoed in the air, followed by a series of “bang bang” sounds in quick succession.

Parents, all with solemn faces, emerged from their cars.

Some held their phones, frequently checking them, eyes filled with a thirst for information; others anxiously looked around, searching for familiar faces…

Soon after,

they hurriedly locked their car doors and quickly walked towards the waiting area next to the kindergarten’s main gate.

Parents living in nearby communities also rushed over, whether walking or cycling, sharing the same anxious expressions.

Seeing that quite a number of parents had already gathered near the kindergarten entrance, they sped up their pace to join them.

For a moment…

This sudden “parent gathering” made the entrance of Dorami Kindergarten exceptionally lively, with the sounds of conversations rising and falling.

Passersby were also attracted by this unusual scene, curiously craning their necks to see what was going on, their minds filled with speculation.

Hmm?

Why are so many people gathered at the entrance of this kindergarten?

Speaking of.

Just what exactly has happened?

Is there some important event going on?

Or is it that there’s some unexpected incident?

Sitting in the guard room, leisurely listening to Peking opera, Uncle Li was originally enjoying a quiet moment with his eyes closed.

But the sudden noise outside pulled him back to reality from the world of opera.

He couldn’t help but frown, turned off the opera, and glanced out the window to see what was happening.

He had no idea!

He was in for a shock!

Oh my gosh…

What’s going on?

Why are there so many people at the kindergarten entrance?

Is it already time for school to let out?

Uncle Li looked at the bustling crowd outside, frowning deeper, a bit of confusion showing on his face. At the same time, he wondered if he was too engrossed in the perfect enunciation of the opera and missed the time?

He subconsciously looked up at the clock on the wall.

“Hmm? It’s still early, there’s quite some time before the school lets out!” Uncle Li muttered to himself, his confusion spreading like ripples: “Why are there so many parents gathered early at the kindergarten’s entrance? They surely haven’t come to pick up their kids from school early, have they?”

In his memory, a massive number of parents coming to pick up their kids from school early was almost unheard of.

Though puzzled, he dared not be negligent.

After all, as the kindergarten’s gatekeeper, he bore the responsibility of maintaining the kindergarten’s security.

So…

He quickly walked out of the guard room, intending to inquire the parents about the situation.

“Parents, what are you…” Uncle Li just began to speak when Qu Qing, her face full of anxiety, hurriedly interrupted him.

“Uncle, you are here just in time. We were going to find you. Could you please help us make a call to your Director Liang, and say that we have some issues to communicate and reflect upon with her.”

Upon hearing this, Uncle Li immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

“Oh? Looking for Director Liang, are you? No problem, I’ll call them right now.” He nodded, showing his willingness to help, while also feeling a bit curious: “However, could you tell me what exactly you are all here to discuss with Director Liang?”

Qu Qing and the other parents responded one after another: “It’s about the ’School Cafeteria Open Day’ event.”

“School Cafeteria Open Day?” Uncle Li paused, puzzled: “Hasn’t that event already ended?”

A parent said excitedly: “Precisely because the event is over that we specifically came to find Director Liang to communicate. Your kindergarten directly pre-selected the participants for the ’School Cafeteria Open Day,’ leaving us parents, who were eagerly looking forward to participating, in a tough spot!

Hearing the parents’ complaints, Uncle Li immediately understood the crux of the matter—everyone was dissatisfied with the pre-selection of participants for the “School Cafeteria Open Day” event.

But, speaking of it.

To ensure the smooth running of the event, hasn’t it been a longstanding practice to select members of the parent committee for participation in the ’School Cafeteria Open Day’?

If they weren’t pre-selected, the level of parental participation would often be low.

I remember the first time an event like this was held, teachers had sent messages in class groups asking if any parents were willing to participate and could privately message them to sign up, to complete the organization of the event.

Unfortunately…

Only a few parents responded.

And they were all members of the parent committee!

Since then, to ensure the smooth execution of the event, similar events gradually formed the practice of directly selecting participants from the parent committee.

In the past, parents had no objections to this, but why were they so agitated today, each specifically running to the kindergarten, all wanting to express their dissatisfaction to Director Liang?

Wait a minute!

Understood!

It must be because of Chef Huang!

Thinking back to a few days ago, many parents, when dropping their children off at school, would specifically ask the teachers and, using the reason of “concerned about the children’s dietary situation at kindergarten, wanting to taste the kindergarten’s meals at noon to better understand their children’s dining conditions,” hoped to dine in the kindergarten.

But this request was gently declined by Director Liang.

These parents then pinned their hopes on the “Canteen Open Day” activities, placing high expectations on them.

However, now that they’ve found out the event slots were pre-set, and the event was successfully held and concluded today, they’re undoubtedly feeling quite disappointed.

It seems that…

A kindergarten chef’s excellent cooking can sometimes be a “trouble”…

But this issue is rather tricky!

Not something an old security guard like him can handle.

Seeing more and more parents arriving and soon surrounding the kindergarten gate and guard room, Uncle Li, after calming the parents down a bit, quickly picked up the phone and dialed Liang Yinqiu.

The call was quickly connected.

Liang Yinqiu’s voice came from the receiver: “Uncle Li, what’s the matter? Is there something wrong?”

Uncle Li smiled and reassured her: “Director Liang, here’s the thing, there’s a large gathering of parents at the gate now. They’re expressing strong dissatisfaction with the pre-set slots for the ’Canteen Open Day’ event, and their emotions are quite intense! They also wish to meet with you to personally express their opinions and demands.”

Liang Yinqiu fell into a brief silence on the other end of the line.

This issue…

She actually had some anticipation, but she didn’t expect it to come so suddenly, nor did she anticipate such a fierce reaction from the parents…

The immediate priority is not to think about this, but to resolve it properly!

She immediately said, “Uncle Li, I understand. Open the gate to let these parents in and have them wait in the large conference room on the third floor. I’ll wait for them there.”

“Director Liang, there are too many people. I’m afraid the large conference room on the third floor won’t be able to seat everyone!” Uncle Li said with a troubled expression.

“What?” Liang Yinqiu couldn’t help but show a surprised expression, “Are there really that many people?”

“Yes, Director Liang, at a rough guess there are already over a hundred people, and more parents are continuously arriving!” Uncle Li replied.

Liang Yinqiu: “…”

This many?

The kindergarten only has less than three hundred children in total, which means almost half of the parents have come here.

Is this the entire brigade of stay-at-home moms?

Just to glimpse the canteen’s style of her kindergarten?

It can’t be that!

It must be that they’re craving Chef Huang’s skills!

Chef Huang’s cooking skills evidently hold a very high status in the hearts of the parents!

However, with so many people gathering at the kindergarten, those who don’t know might think something big has happened at the kindergarten, right?

Liang Yinqiu quickly said: “Uncle Li, then hurry up and open the gate and let them go to the indoor activity room on the first floor. Try to spread them out a bit, not all crowded at the gate. I’ll rush over immediately to handle this matter.”

Uncle Li nodded repeatedly: “Okay, got it, Director Liang…”

…

“Master, look over there, why are so many people gathered outside Dorami Kindergarten? Could it be a group disturbance happening?”

Yue Xifeng, who was conducting a security patrol, was nervously reminded by his apprentice, Xie Wenze.

“What did you say? Kindergarten? Group disturbance?”

Upon hearing the keywords “kindergarten” and “group disturbance,” Yue Xifeng’s heart immediately tightened, and he nearly cracked!

If a group disturbance occurred nearby the kindergarten, and anything went wrong, not to mention himself, even his superiors might have a hard time avoiding responsibility.

“Yes, Master, look over there, right over there!” Xie Wenze pointed anxiously in the direction of the gathering crowd.

Upon hearing this, Yue Xifeng looked in the direction pointed by Xie Wenze…

Only to see a large crowd gathered in front of the kindergarten, densely packed, sealing the entrance tightly.

With such a scene, it’s hard not to notice!

At this moment.

A colleague, Wei Zhenxin, interjected: “Probably not. Isn’t it normal for parents to gather at the kindergarten gate? Maybe they’re here to pick up their children.”

Xie Wenze expressed some doubt about this and retorted: “But it’s neither school time nor dismissal time now, so why would the parents gather here? It’s indeed a bit unusual!”

Wei Zhenxin thought for a moment and replied: “Not necessarily. Maybe there’s some activity at the kindergarten, so the parents came over specially.”

Xie Wenze didn’t quite agree with this explanation and asked, “If it’s an activity, why aren’t the parents going directly inside? Activities usually take place inside the kindergarten, so staying outside seems a bit unreasonable.”

“…”

Hearing the two arguing, Yue Xifeng felt even more befuddled.

He waved his hand to interrupt: “Alright, stop arguing, for safety’s sake, let’s go over to take a look ourselves and understand the specific situation.”

If it’s a normal activity for the parents, that would be best; but if not, they’d need to intervene promptly to ensure the order and safety of the kindergarten.

Let’s hope it’s just a “false alarm”…

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