Slow Chinese Vlog: What I Eat in a Day and Daily Routine

Channel: jiayouchinese Published: August 20, 2025 Duration: 16:00 Views: 426.4K

What this video shows

Jiajia, a mother who makes Chinese-language learning videos, films a single day of her home routine. She drops her daughter at daycare, returns home, applies makeup, and cooks an avocado-and-egg toast breakfast with a stovetop coffee. Later she shops for groceries, picks her daughter up, takes her to a playground, and puts her to bed before a late-night ice cream. The video is spoken in slow, simple Chinese aimed at beginner learners.

At a glance

Locationnot stated in the video
Settingnot stated in the video; a multi-storey home with an upstairs area
What it coversHome cooking, grocery shopping, childcare, and evening routine
Costs mentionednone mentioned
Time of dayMorning after daycare drop-off through late night

What stands out

Breakfast is Western-style rather than congee or noodles: toast, a fried egg, avocado, black pepper, salt, and a spoon of Lacha sauce because she likes spicy food. She shops at Zhongbai Supermarket and DM, buying snacks for her children, and describes the bags as heavy enough to hurt her shoulders. Her hair was cut at a Japanese salon, using a photo of Rachel from Friends as the reference for a medium-long layered cut. Dinner plans change at the last minute from Chinese food to Thai curry, because half a packet of leftover seasoning is still in the cupboard.

Video transcript

Bought some ingredients at Zhongbai Supermarket Also went to DM to buy some snacks for the kids Every time I buy groceries, I look so disheveled So heavy! My shoulders hurt so much Good morning, I'm Jiajia I just dropped my daughter off at daycare Then came home and put on some makeup Now I'm about to make breakfast Today I'm going to make my favorite breakfast The ingredients needed are very simple Avocado, toast, eggs, and butter Let's toast the bread first Now crack an egg Now start frying the egg Add a little butter Once the butter melts, pour the

egg in Then stir it a bit Next, it's very simple Spread the avocado on top Wow! This avocado pit is so big It can be used for water propagation Then put the egg on top Add a little black pepper Add a little salt And personally, I also like to add a bit of Lacha sauce Because I like eating spicy food Put it on the plate Now make a cup of coffee Everyone knows this kind of coffee pot, right? Making coffee is also very simple Only a few steps First, pour water Second, add coffee powder Shake it a little Third, put it in Then close it Turn on the heat Wait

one or two minutes It's done Pour it into the coffee cup This is my breakfast Then I'll start enjoying it A bee flew over What should I do Can I still drink this coffee? I'm so afraid it will bite me Ah, I'm leaving now Wash the dishes after breakfast Spray water on the plants This plant is called a money tree in Chinese It has grown new leaves. Is it a sign that I'm going to get rich? Then lie on the sofa and binge-watch shows. The Good Wife is one of my favorite American TV series. When I lack motivation, or when I don't know what to watch, I often

pull it out and watch it again. I've probably watched it six or seven times by now. I think the female lead, Alicia, is a very real and well-rounded character. She has both good and bad sides. She is very ambitious. Sometimes she's also a bit selfish. Her life is full of ups and downs. Seeing her grow step by step, gives me great inspiration. Now I'm going to prepare lunch. I'm actually not very hungry, so I'll just make a simple salad. This salad is very simple. You need one tomato, one mozzarella ball, and a little basil. Okay, let's start. Cut the

tomato into chunks. Cut the mozzarella into chunks as well. Then place them one by one Add basil leaves for decoration A little vinegar A little olive oil A little black pepper Done Fast, right? It took less than five minutes Drink this water Because I'm making Chinese food tonight So now I'm going to the supermarket to buy some groceries Oh, by the way, I got a haircut Can you tell? It's much shorter than before Because it was really too long before Washing and blow-drying my hair was exhausting This was done at a Japanese hair salon I told her I wanted

a medium-long layered cut Then I showed her a picture of Rachel from *Friends* as a reference What do you think? Okay, let's go now Quickly put the groceries in the fridge I have to go pick up my daughter from daycare soon But we won't go straight home I plan to take her to the playground Let her burn off some energy I'll cook some rice in advance. So the rice will be ready when I get home. This rice cooker has a countdown timer. Let's cook two cups of rice. I usually rinse it twice. Then add water. Inside, you can see. It will tell you. If you're

cooking rice, how much water to add for two cups of rice. Select rice, then set the countdown. That way, it'll be done in two and a half hours. Well, I'm heading out now. In the end, we still didn't have Chinese food for dinner. We decided last minute to have Thai curry. Because... Because we found there was still half a pack left. The leftover seasoning from last time that we hadn't used. After putting the kid to bed, I went upstairs and saw the sunset was so beautiful today. The child is asleep. I plan to treat myself. Have an ice cream and a little

drink. Want more? One more scoop. Three spoonfuls That's enough Create a cozy atmosphere Light a candle Late-night snack time begins Still need to find a video to watch Let me recommend a YouTuber I really like Called Little Chinese Everywhere She has many travel videos in China, very good! I recommend you check them out That's all for today's video Thank you for watching If you have any video content you'd like to see Feel free to leave a comment and let me know See you next time, goodbye! If you'd like to support my work Join me on Patreon There you

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