In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1554 I'm really looking forward to making mochi!

Inside the kindergarten, everyone's faces were full of excitement. Shin-chan's first words to the little ones were, "Good morning, mochi~"

"It should be 'Good morning,' right?" Mingxu said with a touch of helplessness, pressing his hand on Xiaoxin's head. Ever since being told that the kindergarten would be making mochi today, Xiaoxin had been quite excited. He had already made mochi at Nanako's house before.

"Good morning~" Everyone greeted the two of them with smiles.

"We're going to make mochi today, right?" Nini asked, her face beaming with anticipation.

"I can't wait!"

"Damn~" Zheng Nan and A Dai had similar expressions. It's so much fun when everyone's together.

"Hehe~ Kazama, look, look. My butt looks like a mochi~" Shin-chan said, waving it at Kazama a couple of times. Kazama looked at Shin-chan with a bit of helplessness: "Don't do that."

"Hello, is Kazama there?" Shin-chan pretended to make a phone call.

Kazama instinctively played along: "Hello, I'm Kazama... Hey, what are you doing?!" Kazama realized what was happening and looked at Shin-chan with a helpless expression.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Seeing the children's excited expressions, Mingxu smiled but didn't say anything more.

Inside the office, the teachers looked at the scene outside and remarked, "It seems like the children are really looking forward to making mochi today."

"I've already studied it carefully!" Upon hearing Yoshinaga's words, Ms. Ageo immediately picked up a book on making mochi and said excitedly.

"Uh... I didn't know there were books like this." Looking at the book about a professional mochi maker's life in Mr. Ageo's hand, Mr. Yoshinaga's expression flashed with embarrassment for a moment.

Ms. Ueyo stood up excitedly and struck a pose: "The most important thing is the posture when pounding mochi. You need to lower your center of gravity, like this, like this!" As she spoke, she demonstrated several other poses.

Seeing what Ms. Ageo was doing, both Ms. Yoshinaga and Ms. Matsuzaka looked somewhat embarrassed.

Ms. Matsuzaka then waved her hand and said, "I really envy you guys. You can be so happy just from pounding mochi. As a native of Roppongi, I really can't understand it." After saying that, she proudly raised her head.

At that moment, Ms. Ageo noticed the lunchbox in Ms. Matsuzaka's bag and picked it up curiously: "Why did you bring this?"

"Why did you bring it? Do you want to use up the remaining mochi...?"

"That's really going all out." Yoshinaga-sensei and Ageo-sensei looked at Matsuzaka-sensei with black lines on their faces, shaking their heads. They really want every little advantage.

Ms. Matsuzaka blushed and quickly explained, "No, that's not true!"

Just then, the door opened, and the principal walked in, smiling at them. Then she looked at Ms. Yoshinaga and asked, "Ms. Yoshinaga."

"Yes." Teacher Yoshinaga nodded, looking at the principal with some puzzlement.

The headmaster asked with a smile, "Have you already prepared the glutinous rice for me?"

"Yes! It's already washed and is soaking in water." Teacher Yoshinaga nodded and explained the outcome.

"Thank you for your help." The principal nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.

Ms. Yoshinaga asked curiously, "Director, was that glutinous rice a gift from your friend?"

"Is it really okay to use up rice at kindergarten?" Ms. Matsusaka asked.

"Of course it's alright, I'll take care of the preparations from here on out." The headmaster waved his hand dismissively. Anyway, his family couldn't finish all this glutinous rice, so it was better for everyone to share it.

As he spoke, the headmaster came to the yard, brought out some things, and then looked into the house: "Okay, now pour the glutinous rice in."

However, when the headmaster walked into the kitchen and saw the glutinous rice soaking in water, his expression changed: "Huh?" When he scooped the rice out of the water, the headmaster was stunned: "Wait a minute, this is..."

After hurriedly putting the rice down, the kindergarten director called his friend to inquire.

Upon hearing the principal's words, the friend became somewhat embarrassed: "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, it seems I must have accidentally delivered it to the wrong address."

"It really is just ordinary white rice used for cooking..." The headmaster said with a hint of helplessness.

"But that rice is delicious, please forgive me," my friend said, a little embarrassed.

The principal quickly denied it: "Oh dear, please don't say that. Thank you very much anyway."

After arguing for a while, the two hung up the phone.

The headmaster then looked at the large pile of white rice in front of him and sighed helplessly, "Sigh~ Since it's just ordinary white rice, it won't turn into mochi no matter how I pour it out... What should I do?"

While the principal was having a headache, the children in the classroom were chatting amongst themselves.

The little ones were drawing together when Nini looked up at them and asked, "How do you want to eat the freshly mashed mochi? I really want to coat it with soybean powder!"

"I want to eat red bean soup dumplings," Ah-Dai said with a smile.

"I like to add tomato sauce and cheese and make it like a pizza," Zheng Nan said, picking up his drawing.

"I like to add chocolate and strawberries, to make it like a dessert." Kazama also joined in.

"Just add some sugar to the original flavor," Mingxu said calmly.

Shin-chan waved his hand dismissively, looking at everyone with disdain: "You're all just kids."

"They're just kids, after all." Kazama rolled his eyes at Shin-chan. Where did you get the idea that we're not kids?

Shin-chan proudly raised his head and puffed out his chest: "A real man should quietly add soy sauce and seaweed!"

"..." Seeing Xiaoxin lost in his daydreams again, Mingxu rolled his eyes. Really.

"Please act like a child for once!" Kazama looked at Shin-chan speechlessly. This kid just loves to make assumptions!

At this moment, everyone also noticed the kindergarten director standing to the side.

Shin-chan immediately waved and shouted, "Hey, boss~ Work hard, you've got to work!"

The headmistress looked at Shin-chan with a hint of helplessness: "I'm the headmistress... Never mind."

When Ms. Yoshinaga saw the principal, she walked over and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"Ah, actually, it's like this, Ms. Yoshinaga..." The principal was about to say something when Nini interrupted her: "Mr. Principal!"

"Huh?" Following the sound, Nini handed him the drawing in her hand: "Look, this is a mochi that Nini drew. It looks delicious, right?"

"Haha, that's right," the principal subconsciously agreed.

"Mine too!" Seeing this, Zheng Nan handed his drawing to the headmaster, while Xiao Xin kept singing "Making mochi, making mochi" on the side.

Ah-Dai and Xiao-Xin teamed up, and seeing their antics, the headmaster was speechless. It seemed his plan was going to fail.

'Sigh~ I can't let these children's expectations be disappointed. I have to find a way to get the glutinous rice no matter what!' Thinking this, the headmaster quietly left. Watching the headmaster's departing figure, Mingxu stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Ms. Yoshinaga was also somewhat bewildered. What could the principal possibly want with her?

Mingxu looked at Teacher Yoshino and asked, "Teacher, where is the glutinous rice?" He guessed that there was probably a problem with the raw materials.

"Oh. If the principal didn't bring it out, it should still be in the kitchen." Ms. Yoshinaga pointed uncertainly to the kitchen upon hearing this.

"Okay." Mingxu nodded and walked towards the kitchen.

Ms. Yoshinaga had some doubts, but she didn't think too much about it; she still had to manage these children.

The headmaster was riding his bicycle, searching everywhere for glutinous rice.

"Ah! Closed! Not open? Let's try another store!" Seeing the notice on the door, the principal hurriedly went to other places, but when she asked at other stores, they replied, "Huh? They're all sold out, really?"

"I'm so sorry..." The shop assistant looked at the headmaster somewhat awkwardly; his face was so fierce.

The headmaster sighed, "Sigh~ I guess I'll have to check other supermarkets." He pushed the cart outside, but before he had gone far, a man stopped him.