Chapter 244 The Gift Giver January 16th is sunny and suitable for a dinner party. Qin Huai took a rare nap and woke up at 9 o'clock. He took a look at the messages on his phone and found that they were all unread messages. Zhao Rong's message was the first to be sent. The message at around 4 o'clock was probably sent after she woke up and arrived at Yunzhong Canteen. As the business of Yunzhong Canteen became more and more stable, Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen did not get up as early as before. Yunzhong Canteen has professional breakfast chefs and helpers, so the boss's parents no longer need to work hard every day from early to late hours. Zhao Rong was asking about tutoring teachers. She asked about everything from the teacher's teaching experience, course classification, age and gender to how much it costs per hour. The messages she sent were densely packed with words. Qin Huai read it several times before he figured out exactly what was asked and replied to them one by one. The teacher Gong Liang has been found a long time ago, and all of them are professional teachers. And considering that Qin Luo is a teenage female high school student, the teachers Gong Liang looks for are basically female teachers, the kind of dean who guarantees that if he stands in front of Qin Luo, Qin Luo will not dare to cheat. , Be lazy and fish. The next message from Zhao Rong was from Zheng Siyuan. At around 7 o'clock, Zheng Siyuan sent Qin Huai his home address without saying a word. Then there was the message from Huang Anyao at 8 o'clock. The Shaodong family, who was not very understanding of the world, was thinking about the world and sent a message asking Qin Huai if he would like to bring some fruit when he went to Zheng Da's house for dinner.
Qin Huai brushed his teeth while replying to Huang Anyao's message, telling Huang Anyao that he could buy it if he really wanted to, but it was best to bring two auspicious words with him when bringing the fruit. Then Huang Anyao sent a message back to Qin Huai. He had accompanied his father to Zheng Da's house and was being directed by his elders to do what he was doing, but he didn't seem to be doing it well. Huang Anyao asked Qin Huai to bring him two kilograms of cherries because he wanted to eat cherries. Qin Huai replied 6, went to search in the refrigerator, and found a small box of Ouyang's unfinished food. It weighed more than half a catty by visual inspection, so he took it out and packed it in a bag. The latest message was from Gong Liang. The message was from 7 minutes ago, asking if Qin Huai had set off. If not, he could give Qin Huai a ride. Qin Huai has not replied yet. Gong Liang didn't reply, but 5 seconds later there was a knock on the door. "Master Xiao Qin, how long does it take for you to leave? It may take five or six minutes for me to pack some things. Please tell me when you are ready." Qin Huai hurriedly opened the door and saw Gong Liang wearing casual cotton clothes. His hands were empty and his clothes were neat and he didn't look like he was packing. "Mr. Gong, I still need two or three minutes." Qin Huai said. "Okay, come right over when you're ready, I'll open the door for you." Gong Liang said cheerfully, shouting to the family, "Baozhu, have you packed your things? Bring all the toys!" "I know, Dad, why did you buy so many toys? Isn't Uncle Zheng's granddaughter? Why are you buying tanks and car models?" "What do you kid know? What if a little girl likes to play with these things, just in case. Don't stereotype children. When you are studying, you are still crying and asking your mother to buy you a Gundam. If your mother doesn’t buy it for you, you’ll take it from your brother.” Gong Baozhu’s Black History +1. Qin Huai could only remain silent, so that at least Gong Baozhu, who was at home, would think that he had not heard the conversation, so he walked straight to the door of the room and knocked on Ouyang's door without closing the door. "Are you awake?" Qin Huai asked. "Wake up, wake up." Ouyang, who claimed to be awake, opened the door with a chicken coop on his head. His mobile phone was still in the game interface. Qin Huai glanced at the room and found that Ouyang had already packed his luggage. "Luoluo will arrive tonight." Qin Huai reminded Ouyang not to forget to move during the day. "I know, brother, don't worry about your work. Look, the luggage was picked up last night and the cheese sticks were stuffed in this morning."
"I will pack all these bed sheets and quilt covers and take them away. I bought a brand new pink four-piece bed set. Luoluo will definitely like it. When the cleaning lady comes later, I will tell her and let her put it on for Luoluo." "Don't worry, I will definitely leave lightly when the time comes, without taking away any clouds." "But I took away three packs of cheese sticks from the refrigerator." Qin Huai complained ruthlessly. Ouyang chuckled. "Take whatever you like, but don't leave Quanshun for the cheese sticks you made today. Luoluo also likes to eat them, so leave two packs for her. Also, don't forget to send glutinous rice balls." Qin Huai warned. "You know, I'll go to the convenience store in the afternoon and buy two bottles of sugar-free Coke for Luoluo, even if it's just a little thought given to him by Brother Yang." Qin Huai:… Okay, the kids are going to have to make up classes soon, so drink some Coke. After picking up the cherries, Qin Huai went to Gong Liang's house next door and found that the entrance hall of Gong Liang's living room was full of toys. Gong Baozhu squatted on the ground and picked them, mumbling something while picking them back. "Little duck... who bought this? It's so ugly. It's colorful. It quacks when you pinch it. Whose child likes to play with green, blue, red and purple ducks?" "What do you know? Children just like colorful things." Guo Mingzhu gave her daughter a look that you didn't understand, and picked out a colorful plush that normal people can only take a look at because it will explode after two glances. Big Centipede: "This is good, Yiyi will definitely like it." Yiyi is Zheng Da's granddaughter. Because she was born on the first day of the first lunar month, her nickname is Yiyi. Gong Baozhu and Guo Mingzhu were picking over toys, and Gong Liang was picking over supplements. Donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nest, walnuts, black sesame seeds, and various supplements that can nourish blood and qi. Gong Liang picked the same ones as his daughter and said: "Siqin's hair fell out badly after giving birth. Bring this. Last time I saw her skin was a little sallow, bring this as well. Bird's nest and donkey-hide gelatin." Zheng Sixin is the daughter of Zheng Da and the biological sister of Zheng Siyuan. Qin Huai had never met him but heard Zheng Siyuan mention it. He said that his sister probably didn't like to go out. After giving birth to a child, her skin was bad and her hair fell out a lot, so she didn't like to go out anymore. She was at home every day wondering how to make her hair grow. Seeing the Gong family selecting gifts, Qin Huai felt that he should record this scene and send it to Huang Anyao to watch and learn over and over again. Look, this is accurate gift giving. It is too common to bring two bags of fruit to your door, not to mention forgetting to buy cherries. Qin Huai waited at Gong Liang's house for a few minutes and helped carry the large and small packages of gifts downstairs and put them into the trunk of the car. Gong Liang's car has the double R logo that Qin Huai is familiar with. Gong Liang and Luo Jun must have something in common when it comes to buying cars. They all took the car to Zheng Da's house. Qin Huai took the initiative to transform into driver Xiao Qin and drove the car with the navigation system. Gong Liang sat in the passenger seat, and Gong Baozhu and Guo Mingzhu, mother and daughter, sat in the back. On the way, Gong Baozhu seemed very excited because she had not often eaten at Zheng Da's house. "Dad, why did Uncle Zheng take the initiative to invite us to his house for dinner this time? Is Zheng Siyuan going on a successful blind date and getting married? Uncle Zheng is so happy that he invites everyone to dinner." "Then you got the wrong gift. What does Zheng Siyuan's girlfriend like? Gold? Jewelry? Clothes? Or bags?" When it comes to gift-giving, Gong Baozhu obviously has a deep love for Gong Liang. "Why is the blind date successful? Yesterday, your Uncle Zheng sent me a message asking me if I have a suitable girl. Let me inquire and introduce her. I don't know why this unruly guy suddenly got a job. Who cares, there are some. Eat first and then talk.” "It's right to bring gifts to Siqin and Yiyi. Siqin's hair hasn't grown out yet? Let your brother buy some supplements later. The Chinese New Year will be here soon. Don't run out of gifts for the Chinese New Year."
"Okay dad." Qin Huai said nothing the whole time, but kept studying quietly. Half an hour later, Qin Huai arrived downstairs at Zheng Da's house. Not to mention, Zheng Da's family does live quite far away, so it's no wonder that he is not very willing to come to Huangji. If the half-hour drive was still in the morning, it would really cost Zheng Da half his life. Zheng Da's house is a villa area with a very good environment. It is a small independent three-story villa. There is no flower in the garden but only vegetables. Chinese cabbage grows beautifully in winter, and will become especially delicious just waiting for a frost or a light snowfall. Qin Huai and the Gong family rang the doorbell with large and small bags. The person who opened the door was Huang Anyao. He looked at the four people as if they were door-to-door salesmen. Huang Anyao's eyes widened as he looked at Qin Huai with an unpeeled carrot in his hand. Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were bringing a gift? Qin Huai gave him a look that looked like he was rubbing his nose at others. In the kitchen, Huang Shengli and Zheng Da were already busy with work, while Huang Anyao and Zheng Siyuan were helping. Zheng Siyuan was mainly helping. Huang Anyao's skills were limited and he couldn't help with chopping vegetables. He could only help with peeling and washing vegetables. There is a small bench at the door of the kitchen, where he can sit on the small bench and peel carrots in front of the trash can. Seeing Qin Huai coming, Zheng Siyuan gave up the cooking table and said concisely and concisely: "The materials have been taken care of for you." Qin Huai took a look and realized that he had really taken care of it. The glutinous rice skin is ready, and all the raw materials are chopped and placed in different small bowls and arranged in several rows. The sesame and bean paste fillings have been prepared in advance. The fresh meat Zheng Siyuan has also been chopped into balls, and the winter melon sugar and lard are put in a large bowl. Zheng Siyuan did not help boil the sugar because boiling the sugar is a very important step in the process of making gnocchi with mince filling. Different proportions of mint filling require slightly different amounts of sugar. If Zheng Siyuan had prepared all the sugar in advance, today's mint filling dumplings would only have walnut and almond filling. Huang Shengli is preparing food, and Zheng Da is making art. Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version! It's really a work of art. All the props needed to make the flower palace lantern bag are spread out in a row. Fortunately, the kitchen of Zheng Da's house is large enough to allow Zheng Da to have an exclusive area dedicated to styling steamed buns. Otherwise, he would probably have to move to the living room to create. Judging from Zheng Da's posture, you can tell that he is going to show everyone a big one today. Zheng Siyuan whispered to Qin Huai: "I don't know what happened to my dad today. He got up and kneaded dough at around 6 o'clock in the morning. He kneaded 8 pieces of dough before he found one he was satisfied with. He even rummaged through the cabinets to find his tool bag to make tongs. Huabao, I just made two and they were all ruined if I wasn’t satisfied.” "I wish he had the spirit to make mince gnocchi." Qin Huai really wanted to tell Zheng Siyuan that although the spirit of making palace lantern bags with tongs came from me, you are the main reason. But Qin Huai didn't, he just said: "Maybe your dad wants to show everyone his skills." "It's so difficult to make a palace lantern bag with flowers. My hands were shaking when I was doing it, and I almost had cramps and turned into chicken claws." Zheng Siyuan said that he didn't understand what was going on in his father's mind. He insisted on being lazy when he shouldn't be lazy, but he suddenly worked hard when he could. "Do you still want my help?" Zheng Siyuan asked. "No need, leave the rest to me." Qin Huai said. Zheng Siyuan nodded: "Okay, I'm going to help my uncle prepare food." Qin Huai began to boil sugar. Although this step of boiling sugar is important, it is not actually difficult. Especially when the dosage can be accurately controlled, Qin Huai's probability of overturning during the sugar boiling step is basically zero, and he can even take a look at what other people are doing. Everyone in the kitchen is busy, even Huang Anyao, who is sitting on a small bench peeling vegetables, is very focused. Gong Liang's family of three were watching TV in the living room, feeling very comfortable. Those who didn't know better thought this was Gong Liang's family, and everyone in the kitchen was the chef hired by Boss Gong with a lot of money.
"Where is your mother?" Qin Huai asked Zheng Siyuan. "I went to my sister's house to take my nieces one by one." Zheng Siyuan said, "My mother was so frightened that she left early in the morning when she heard that she was going to make Sixi Rice Balls today. During this time, my father and I were making hundreds of dumplings at home every day. My mother almost vomited after eating the gnocchi.” Qin Huai:… Okay, Ouyang's gold content is still increasing. Qin Huai continued to make glutinous rice balls. Needless to say, the three basic flavors are available at your fingertips. Mince filling is a little more complicated. To make three flavors of mint filling, Qin Huai needs to boil the sugar three times. Both Zheng Da and Zheng Siyuan saw this move, and both parties were very satisfied. Zheng Siyuan felt that Qinhuai made three flavors of mint filling because he was embarrassed to only make two kinds. Compared with almond peanut and almond walnut, peanut and melon seeds were simply out of place. Zheng Da felt that Qin Huai made three flavors of mint filling just for the sake of serving water. He, a traitor, didn't know why he was so stubborn about mint filling. But Zheng Daneng could tell from the peanuts in the almond peanuts which one Qin Huai really liked. Just like that, inexplicably, Qin Huai succeeded in carrying water again. As time goes by, the fragrance in the kitchen becomes stronger and stronger. Of course, it’s all about the aroma of the food and has nothing to do with the snacks. Whether it is Sixi Rice Balls or Clipper Flower Palace Lantern Buns, they are not scented snacks. What Huang Shengli cooks are basically home-cooked side dishes. Stir-fried eel segments, stir-fried river shrimp, chestnut roasted chicken, sweet and sour pork loin, stir-fried carrot meat, pan-fried tofu, stir-fried squid with leeks, steamed egg. Even the soup is the common kelp and pork ribs soup. Although the dishes are homemade, they are fragrant. Many times, big dishes have the aroma of big dishes, and home-cooked dishes have the aroma of home-cooked dishes. After all, there are only a few people who can eat in restaurants every day and enjoy top-notch feasts. Not everyone is Xu Cheng, who has the financial resources and strength to eat delicious dishes prepared by many top celebrity chefs. For most ordinary people, home-cooked stir-fry is life. This kind of home-cooked food that can be eaten every day smells delicious and tastes good. Because I eat it every day and often, I will be even more greedy when I encounter a particularly good one, and my mouth will water just from the smell. Gong Baozhu's eyes could no longer hold the TV, and he was staring straight at the kitchen door, as if he had gone back to when he was a teenager and still studying. When he came home from school every day, he would sit on the chair next to the dining table and stare. Waiting for dinner with the kitchen door open. Gong Baozhu was drooling outside, and Huang Anyao was drooling inside. "Dad, is the food ready? Can we start dinner?" Huang Anyao asked impatiently. "Look at you, you are worthless. You are also greedy for three sets of ducks, and you are also hungry for steamed eggs. If you are so greedy, you should learn to make them. If you learn to cook, you will not be greedy anymore." Huang Shengli laughed and scolded, "There is still one minute for steamed eggs. I can serve the dishes here, but you have to ask Uncle Zheng for the snacks." "Of course I can, too." Zheng Da had already turned off the heat, "Your dishes will be served first, and mine will be served last. It's a surprise for everyone." "Xiao Qin, where's your Sixi Rice Balls?" "In 3 minutes and 50 seconds, it's ready to be served to the table." Qin Huai pointed at the dumplings in the big basin.
"Okay." Huang Shengli nodded, "Then serve, Anyao, serve." Huang Anyao quickly served the food and shouted: "It's time to eat!" "Okay, it's time to eat!" Gong Baozhu jumped up from the sofa, "Uncle Huang, Uncle Zheng, I'll help serve the dishes!" (End of chapter)