There was going to be a feast that night, and Li Du wanted to show off his skills.
However, Mrs. Martin stopped him and said, "Men should prepare the Christmas tree. Leave the Christmas Eve feast to the women. Women have to show off, don't they?"
Sophie, who was tying ribbons to the Christmas tree, made a face and giggled. "I'm here to show off, Mom. I remember that I've been the one to cook the Christmas Eve feast for several years now."
Mrs. Martin smiled kindly. "Of course, who asked me to have such a capable daughter? But I have to prepare the pastries. I've always been the one to bake them, right? "
The Martins had already prepared the ingredients, and Sophie was busy in the kitchen, filling the turkey with spices and vegetables.
When Li Du came back from the bathroom, he asked, "Do you need my help?"
Sophie pushed him away and said, "Leave it to me. It's too easy. I can handle it easily."
In winter, the sky darkened early. The weather was not good that day, and it was cloudy. Hence, Li Du felt that the sky had darkened earlier than usual.
However, at this time, the whole United States was brightly lit. Regardless of whether it was a high-end villa area or a slum, every household was decorated with lanterns and colored banners to celebrate the annual Christmas Eve.
As the night fell, Sophie and Mrs. Martin began to put the dishes on the table. The Christmas Eve feast was about to begin.
"First is the appetizer. Cinnamon red wine boiled apples." Sophie walked over with a big soup bowl. She waved it in front of Li Du as if to show off. "How is it? How does it look?"
In the sparkling red wine, a few snow-white apples floated, sprinkled with some brownish-gray powder. Needless to say, this was cinnamon powder. The cinnamon that Americans ate was the cinnamon that China ate. However, they liked to grind it into powder to enhance the flavor.
Li Du gave a thumbs up and said, "It looks great."
Sophie said proudly, "Not only does it look good, but it also tastes great. Come, try it."
She scooped a bowl for each of them. Crispy Noodles stretched out his paw and scratched her skirt. He looked up expectantly and licked his mouth with his pink tongue.
Sophie slapped her forehead and asked, "Li, did you bring a bowl for them?"
Li Du took a sip of the red wine soup and said, "I forgot, just find a bowl."
Mr. Martin said, "That's easy. We'll pour one bowl for each of us and let them drink the rest. We just need to disinfect the bowls."
Sophie shook her head. "That won't do."
"Why not?" Mr. Martin was puzzled. He picked up the bowl of soup and placed it on the floor. He called out to them in a friendly manner, "Come, little cuties. Let's eat together."
Seeing the food, Ah Meow rushed over, but it lowered its head and sniffed. Realizing that it was not to its liking, it shook its head and retreated.
Ah Ow and Crispy Noodles wanted to go up and eat, but Ah Meow flashed his claws and fiercely howled, "Meow!"
Seeing this, Ah Ow and Crispy Noodles did not dare to go forward again. They stared at the soup bowl helplessly. There was food in it, but they could not eat it.
"See?" said Sophie. "Now you see why it doesn't work."
She went to get two more small bowls and placed the apples in them. Crispy Noodles picked up a piece and washed it in the water a few times before happily gnawing on it.
Ah Ow sniffed but did not eat it. Although she liked to eat pasta, she did not like to eat fruit.
Sophie prepared food for them. She brought some chicken livers, pig livers, and cow livers. Americans, especially Christians, did not eat animal offal. These things were very cheap in the supermarket.
She simply boiled them in water and fed them to the three little ones. This was their favorite food.
Ah Meow loved to eat tender chicken livers. After eating his portion, his eyes rolled and he rushed towards Ah Ow at lightning speed.
Ah Ow was big and could eat and drink, so she was given the most food.
When the chicken livers were snatched away, Ah Ow was so angry that she stretched her neck and roared, "Owww, owww!"
Li Du and Sophie chased after Ah Meow to snatch the chicken livers from his mouth. Ah Meow ran very fast. Not only did he run, but he also jumped up and down. When Li Du finally caught him, the chicken livers were long gone.
Ah Ow followed behind. When she saw that they had caught Ah Meow, she went to look for her chicken livers. After looking for a while, she could not find them. She looked at the two with a puzzled and aggrieved expression.
Li Du helplessly spread out his hands and said, "No more."
Ah Ow blinked, stretched her neck, and roared, "Owww!"
At this time, the turkey was ready. A big turkey weighed more than ten pounds. It was impossible for four people to finish it.
In fact, in the Christmas Eve feast and the Thanksgiving feast, roasted turkeys played a symbolic role. Unless there were a lot of people in the family, most of the turkeys had to be thrown away.
With Ah Ow, there was no waste. Sophie tore a big chicken leg and gave it to Ah Ow. She gently stroked her head and said, "Come, give Ah Ow a big chicken leg. Ah Meow is a bad boy. He doesn't have one."
Ah Ow quickly took the chicken leg and tried to hide under the sofa.
Li Du helplessly said, "It's useless for you to hide. Ah Meow can hide too."
The wolf cub looked back at Ah Meow, who was staring at her with big green eyes. After thinking for a while, she ran to Sophie's feet and started gnawing.
Ah Meow wanted to come closer to snatch it. Sophie hit him on the head with a knife and said, "Ah Meow, this is not right. Don't snatch things from your friends. Go away."
The ocelot pouted and went to snatch the pig liver from Crispy Noodles. This time, he didn't even care about the pig liver.
Crispy Noodles quickly threw the food into his bowl and lay on it. Ah Meow was dumbfounded. He meowed twice but couldn't find a loophole. He could only leave resentfully.
Watching the three little things playing around, the Martins couldn't stop laughing.
After laughing, the old man revealed a thoughtful expression. "Isn't our life too boring? Maybe we should get a pet? "
Mrs. Martin shook her head and smiled. "Forget it, unless you can accompany them and teach them like Li."
The old man was unconvinced. "I'm an A-level professor. I don't believe that I can't compare to Li in education!"
"Indeed," Mrs. Martin said.
"I can testify that I am the product of your failure in education," Sophie added.
The Christmas Eve feast was very sumptuous. There were appetizers, roasted turkey, grilled clam pizza, steamed seafood soup and shrimp, vanilla cream pasta, cream corn soup for the soup, and eggnog ice cream for the drink.
The four of them chatted as they ate. After the main meal, there was also dessert.
While Sophie and her mother were clearing the table, the old man leaned over and said to Li Du, "Weren't you wondering why I supported you and Sophie dating? Look, this is great. You and your parents don't have to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas. In the future, you can spend Christmas at our house. You don't have to leave the two of us alone. "
Li Du laughed. "That's true."
The four of them chatted around the fireplace. Ah Meow, Crispy Noodles, and Ah Ow were at their feet, dozing off. Christmas Eve was very peaceful and comfortable.
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