Chapter 873 - 604: This Year’s Parents Are Truly Amazing (Part 3)

Chapter 873: Chapter 604: This Year’s Parents Are Truly Amazing (Part 3)

Huang Jun noticed that several leaders and teachers from the kindergarten were bustling towards the conference room.

Yangyu deliberately stopped to give them a gentle smile and softly reminded Huang Jun, "Huang Jun, the meeting is about to start. We should head to the conference room to prepare for the meeting."

"Oh, okay, thank you so much for the reminder. We’ll head over right now."

Huang Jun nodded with a smile, then turned to call Qingqing and Weiwei, holding their little hands and following Yang Yuxi and the others towards the conference room.

When they arrived at the conference room...

Huang Jun originally intended to sit with the two little ones at his usual spot, but Yang Yuxi suddenly pulled him and the little ones to sit next to her.

Seeing the two little ones plop down on the seats, Huang Jun also sat down beside them.

Once everyone was seated...

Liang Yinqiu walked in from outside the door and officially announced the start of today’s meeting.

The main focus of this meeting was the coordination and discussion of items related to next week’s upcoming parent-teacher conference.

After arranging the details of the parent-teacher conference properly, Liang Yinqiu shifted the topic to the upcoming Children’s Day event.

She smiled and said, "Recently, several class committee heads proposed a suggestion that for Children’s Day, we could skip the performance activities and just have a meal together at the kindergarten. What do you think about this suggestion?"

What opinion could the teachers have...

Naturally, they thought it was great!

They also felt this group of parents were particularly supportive.

Of course.

Despite feeling secretly delighted, they still maintained a professional composure, expressing their viewpoints.

Cai Jingxian spoke first, "I think this proposal is very good. Last year’s Children’s Day performance was exhausting not only for us teachers but also for the kids, and some parents even expressed dissatisfaction to me..."

Lin Jiayi added, "Having a meal is indeed a nice idea. The parents in our class have long been full of praise for the kindergarten’s food. If we could invite them for lunch on Children’s Day, I believe they’d be happier than watching performances."

Xie Jianing nodded in agreement, "I think this suggestion is quite fitting. During festivities, it’s all about eating, drinking, and being together. Parents could bring their children in the morning, have lunch, and then give each child a small gift. In the afternoon, the kids can go straight on holiday. This way, both the adults get to relax, and the kids have fun, a win-win situation..."

Although there is still some time before Children’s Day, if we decide to hold a performance, the classes would need to start planning programs and rehearsing now.

Seeing the teachers generally leaning towards cancelling the Children’s Day performance in favor of discussing the meal proposal, Liang Yinqiu was also uncertain, so she smiled and turned to Huang Jun, asking, "Chef Huang, what are your thoughts?"

"I don’t have any special opinions. It’s good to skip activities and directly have a meal together." Huang Jun replied concisely.

Seeing this, Liang Yinqiu nodded, and her internal balance quietly tilted towards the meal event.

She thought for a moment and continued, "But, if it’s just about having a meal, wouldn’t that seem a bit plain?"

"Well..."

The teachers hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

Huang Jun pondered briefly and shared his thoughts, "I think we could try celebrating Children’s Day with a grand banquet. If the weather is nice, we could host it on the playground and invite all the teachers, students, and parents. This way, we’d create a fun and lively atmosphere, making our celebration stand out from other kindergartens."

"Chef Huang has such thoughtful insights; this is a great idea!" Cai Jingxian was the first to express her approval.

"I also think it’s a great idea, who doesn’t like having a banquet!" Yu Xiaoshuang chimed in.

Zheng Yujia further proposed a creative idea, "We could let the kids create invitations themselves and give them to the parents before the banquet. This increases their involvement and solves the art class topic problem, killing two birds with one stone."

Xie Jianing couldn’t help but interject, "Parents in our class have previously expressed willingness to contribute meal costs to support such events..."

Zheng Yujia continued, "Parents in our class also mentioned willing to redirect the funds originally meant for performance costumes to meal expenses. If we have a banquet, we could collect some gifts and prepare some small gifts to give back to the kids, adding to the festive atmosphere and showing our sincerity."

Liang Yinqiu, after hearing the teachers’ opinions, thought for a moment, then said, "Regarding the collection of gifts and meal costs, we indeed need to consider carefully. We hope to create a simple, joyous, non-burdensome festive atmosphere for the kids."

Cai Jingxian shared her thoughts, "We don’t have to collect much, maybe just enough to cover the cost of ingredients, I don’t think it’ll be an issue. Parents in our class are willing to pay."

Yang Yuxi offered another idea, "Or we could not charge any fees, letting each parent prepare a gift, then combine it with gifts from the kindergarten to give to the children. This would express the parents’ intentions and add fun to the holiday."

Zheng Yujia nodded in agreement, "I think parents preparing gifts is also a good option. After all, it’s the kids’ festival, and letting them feel the care from both parents and kindergarten is most important."

Liang Yinqiu thought for a moment and finally decided, "Let’s do this, next week, you can ask the parents in your classes their opinions. If most parents support having the banquet, then this Children’s Day we won’t do performances, we’ll go straight for the banquet instead."

Even though she doesn’t go on stage for rehearsals herself, she has noticed how hard the teachers and kids work for each performance, truly a tough task.

So...

She decided that if the majority of parents agree, this year’s Children’s Day will take the road less traveled — with a grand banquet! To offer the kids and teachers a different festival experience.