Daddy's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 660 - 644: Learning to Play the Piano

"Baby, is it boring here? Daddy doesn’t have time to play with you."Huang Tao cuddled Xuanxuan in his arms, asking her with a bit of guilt in his heart.

He really wished he could spend every moment playing with Xuanxuan, enjoy each day happily together, and take her to travel the world.

But such beautiful ideas can’t be realized instantly; they need a realistic foundation to support them.

He has to earn more and more money, pay off those debts first, achieve "debt-free and light-hearted," and then save some money.

He has to wait for the helpers in the shop to grow, so he won’t need to stay in the shop and can be more like a hands-off manager, thereby having more free time to spend with Xuanxuan and leisure time to travel around with her...

Xuanxuan rested her chin on Huang Tao’s shoulder, gently shook her little head, and sweetly said, "With Daddy here, it’s not boring at all... Plus, there’s Grandpa, Grandma, and Mimi to keep me company!"

Lying at their feet, Mimi immediately raised her head and gave a "meow" towards the father and daughter.

Huang Tao laughed.

Xuanxuan raised her head, blinked her big beautiful eyes, and asked, "Daddy, will you be going to prepare the dishes to sell tonight again later?"

Huang Tao nodded: "Yes, indeed, I’ll be going to prepare with Uncle Qian and the others soon."

Xuanxuan tilted her head and asked, "Then, when you have time, can you help me set up that electronic learning piano? Grandpa doesn’t know how to install it!"

Huang Tao paused for a moment, wondering why the little one suddenly wanted to set up the electronic learning piano.

But he quickly understood.

Although the little one said she wasn’t bored with Grandpa, Grandma, and Mimi, deep down, she still longed to be close and play with him. She said Grandpa couldn’t install it, likely it was just an excuse.

However, this guess didn’t reassure Huang Tao; instead, he felt a pang of heartache.

Because he was busy with work, his daily care and companionship for Xuanxuan was somewhat lacking.

Huang Tao answered without second thought, "I’m free now, I’ll set up the electronic learning piano for you right away, okay?"

Xuanxuan’s eyes sparkled: "Now?"

"Yes, right now."

Huang Tao smiled: "Watch Daddy, it will be ready in no time."

He asked Xuanxuan to sit properly on a chair nearby, then brought the electronic learning piano out from the partitioned area.

He unboxed it, picked up the installation instructions, and glanced at them.

He followed the diagram and started installing it.

Soon, it was done with ease.

Installation complete.

"Ta-da!"

Like a child, Huang Tao playfully showcased the newly set-up electronic learning piano to Xuanxuan: "Daddy has set it up for you."

"Wow~"

Xuanxuan’s eyes sparkled as she slid off the chair and rushed over eagerly to admire Huang Tao’s handiwork: "Let me see, let me see, ah, it’s really pretty, and it even has drum pads on it!"

Xuanxuan beamed and praised, "Daddy, you’re amazing."

"Of course!"

Huang Tao stroked her little cheek and chuckled, "Sweetheart, since Daddy is so amazing, how are you going to reward Daddy?"

As he spoke, he leaned his cheek towards her.

This not-so-subtle hint was quickly understood by the adorable Xuanxuan.

Understanding what he wanted, she unhesitatingly pursed her rosy little lips and planted a kiss on Huang Tao’s cheek.

Huang Tao chuckled: "OK!"

He turned on the power switch of the electronic learning piano, the startup music instantly played, and the dazzling flashing lights immediately started flickering.

It was quite cool.

It immediately captured Xuanxuan’s attention.

She promptly sat on the small plastic stool attached to the electronic learning piano, sitting properly with her little back straight, and carefully pressed down a key.

The piano notes sounded abruptly.

"Dum~"

Xuanxuan was taken aback by the sudden sound.

Huang Tao laughed: "That’s the sound the piano keys make, it’s okay, just play freely, watch Daddy’s hands..."

He crouched down next to Xuanxuan, lifted his hands, and quickly glided over the white piano keys, skillfully playing a string of dense notes.

In fact, in terms of musical instruments, Huang Tao knows a little.

Especially the guitar, he’s quite good at it, mainly because back in school, he practiced hard on his own to showcase his talent.

Well, mostly to attract the attention of girls!

As for the piano, he only knows the basics.

It’s no problem to play casually with Xuanxuan for fun.

Finding it interesting, and with Huang Tao’s demonstration, Xuanxuan started mimicking her dad’s actions, letting her fingertips glide randomly over the keys, hitting scattered notes.

"Do do so so mi mi..."

She laughed joyfully: "Hehehe."

"Sweetheart..."

He smiled and asked, "Do you want to learn piano? Daddy can teach you."

"Hmm Hmm~"

Xuanxuan nodded vigorously.

Huang Tao adjusted Xuanxuan’s hand position for learning piano.

This is actually very important.

After all, children’s learning ability is very strong.

If they don’t grasp the correct learning method from the beginning, it can be quite inefficient to correct later.

It’s hard to adjust back.

The same goes for playing the piano.

Once bad habits are formed, they might be hard to change for a lifetime.

Xuanxuan obediently followed Huang Tao’s guidance, learning to use the correct hand position for piano playing and the method of touching the keys.

Then, with Huang Tao’s hand-in-hand help, she played a simple little tune.

"Do do, so so, la la so, fa fa, mi mi..."

Xuanxuan was very interested, her eyes curved in happiness.

"Sweetheart, should we play it again?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, shall we sing ’Little Star’ together then?"

"Sure!"

"Then let’s start, okay!"

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are, up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky..."

The father and daughter duo played "Little Star" together, completing a section of it.

Song Cailian and her husband, along with other employees, all clapped for them with smiles.

Huang Tao kissed her cheek: "Sweetheart, you’re great, you sing really well, and play nicely too."

Receiving the praise, Xuanxuan was extremely happy, feeling a proudness in her heart.

The joy was almost overflowing.

At this moment.

Mimi, usually lazy, suddenly changed her usual laziness, jumped onto the piano keys, her little paws stepping over them causing a jumble of notes.

"Ah, Mimi! You’re not allowed to be naughty, can’t you see I’m learning piano?"

"Meow~"

"Mimi, if you stop disrupting now, I’ll play with you later!"

"Meow~"

Everyone found it amusing to see Xuanxuan reason with the mischievous Mimi.

Seeing Mimi not listening and still walking on the keys, Xuanxuan helplessly continued, "Mimi, if you keep being naughty, you won’t get to eat the food my daddy makes tonight!"

This trick actually worked.

Mimi seemed to understand, jumped off the learning piano, and lay obediently at her feet without disrupting anymore.

Xuanxuan smiled satisfactorily, "Daddy, let’s continue playing."

"Sure."

Then, the joyful piano sound and the duet of Huang Tao and Xuanxuan filled the room again.

"...Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are."