The night was getting darker.
The wind started to blow outside, whistling loudly. Every family turned on their lights and hid in their warm rooms to prepare dinner.
The floor heating in Xu Wenbin's house was very powerful. It was much better than the radiators in Xu Qing's house. Even wearing a sweater, she still felt hot.
"Aren't you going to help?"
"There's only so much space in the house. There's no room for me."
The two women were busy making and cooking dumplings in the kitchen. The breadwinner of the family was idle, holding a teacup and wandering around the living room and study. Xu Qing was waiting for the dumplings to come out of the pot and immediately went over to help pour vinegar into the bowl.
"Smells good, so good!"
This guy looked at the few broken dumplings in the pot and gave a thumbs up to Jiang He while exclaiming that it smelled good.
"Can dumplings smell good?"
"Of course, the dumplings you two cook are very fragrant."
Xu Qing took the dumplings out happily and ran back to continue waiting for Zhou Suzhi to pour the bowl.
The steaming dumplings were placed on the table. There was still a grate of uncooked dumplings in the kitchen, waiting for them to finish before putting them into the pot.
Jiang City was purely in the north, unlike the south where corn, shrimp, fish, and vegetables had all kinds of fillings. It was usually a big meat ball, be it beef, mutton, or pork.
The pork and green onions dumplings were delicious when dipped in vinegar.
The family ate around the table. Jiang He couldn't talk casually with Xu Qing like usual, but it could be seen from her expression that she liked it very much.
She pricked up her ears to listen to the conversation between the father and son, from abroad to home, from Jiang City to Luoyang City, chatting idly.
"Is it delicious?" Zhou Suzhi saw her eating seriously and asked with a smile.
"Yes, it's super delicious!"
Hearing Jiang He's words, Xu Qing, who was bickering with the old man about why Jiang City was not as developed as Luoyang City, couldn't help but look askance.
How could she say it was better now?
"Eat more if you like it. Cook more after you finish."
Zhou Suzhi's gaze was unusually gentle. When she was teaching Jiang He how to make dumplings in the kitchen, she saw the rough calluses on her palms and knew that this girl didn't have an easy life in the past.
Nowadays, it was rare to see such a sweet and fragrant meal.
At first, he thought that Xu Qing was talking nonsense. Now, it seemed that he was really pitiful. He came from the mountains and came to Jiang City alone. God knew how much hardship he had suffered.
"Let me, let me cook."
Xu Qing ate the dumplings one at a time, two at most. He ate faster than anyone else and eagerly went into the kitchen to cook the dumplings.
Although he didn't know how to wrap it, it was easy to cook.
The second pot of dumplings was ready, and it was just the right time. After finishing it, he poured a big bowl of dumpling soup into his stomach, turning the original soup into the original food.
In the end, Xu Qing, who had eaten and drunk to his heart's content, washed the bowls and chopsticks, and brushed the pot with a steel ball until it was shiny. He wiped his hands clean and prepared to go home.
"I always feel that this guy brought his girlfriend here to freeload." Xu Wenbin felt that these two people could eat a lot.
"Who can be more freeloading than you? You don't do anything all day, just waiting to eat."
Zhou Suzhi snorted and looked at the two people's figures under the street lamp from the window sill. She said, "This girl is quite honest and not pretentious at all. She just ate three big bowls."
"How much?" Xu Wenbin really didn't pay attention.
"Three big bowls, and then a bowl of soup in the end."
"…"
Xu Wenbin was silent for a moment and said, "She can really eat."
"It's a blessing to be able to eat, just like me." Zhou Suzhi watched the two people's figures disappear with a smile. Then she closed the curtains and sat down. The more she thought about it, the happier she felt.
At present, there was nothing wrong with him except that he could eat a little.
If she had to choose, she would definitely choose this one among the foodies who could eat three big bowls after eating two or three small dumplings.
…
"Have you learned it?"
"Almost. I should be able to do it after practicing a few times."
The temperature at night dropped sharply.
Xu Qing and Jiang He wrapped their clothes tightly around themselves and chatted sneakily as they walked along the road with small steps.
The two of them thought that this was stealing a master's skill. They even planned to learn how to make dumplings for their own amusement.
"There's a big lump of meat at home. I'll buy some flour tomorrow."
Xu Qing laughed. "Don't worry!"
"I don't know what the stuffing is."
"It's easy to get the stuffing. It's available at Baidu."
Jiang He was relieved to hear that. He was a little excited that he had learned something new.
This was much more useful than practicing martial arts. He could eat different things every day.
They took a taxi home.
Along the way, she touched her fingernails and thought about something. There was a small red flower on the nail of her little finger.
After entering the house, Xu Qing let out a yelp and went to the sofa. He took off his coat and lay down comfortably.
Nothing was as comfortable as his own little nest.
"Let me tell you, in the North, dumplings are a must during the New Year. It's like eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival and rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival.
This is the cultural difference between the North and the South. It's not just the era, the region, and sometimes the perception are different … "
The guy started to ramble again. He held White Gourd in his arms and squinted at the ceiling. In his mind, he imagined Jiang He rolling up his sleeves to make dumplings. There was a small flame jumping in his heart.
Jiang He listened to him ramble. He took off his coat and moved around. He turned on the computer and waited for it to turn on. Suddenly, he ran to the kitchen to see the fish they were raising.
The fish that Xu Qing bought was still alive and well. Xu Qing had made a water circulation system. There was a small basin on the counter. Water trickled down and splashed into the bucket. According to him, this was to bring oxygen to the water and fake living water.
He learned it from Xu Wenbin. He didn't know if it was reliable. Anyway, the fish was really not dead. It was waiting to be eaten by the two of them.
"… When they fry eggs, they call them poached eggs. When we fry eggs, we call them fried eggs. When we boil them, we call them poached eggs. And that tofu pudding. They all like to eat sweet ones. We like to eat salty ones.
When it comes to rice dumplings, it's the other way around. We eat sweet ones and they eat salty ones. This taste is too weird … "
Jiang He listened quietly. He turned on the computer but didn't play games. He just casually browsed the web and surfed the Internet.
In the end, Xu Qing poured himself a glass of water and peeled an orange to keep himself occupied.
"That's it?" Jiang He heard that he didn't say anything and couldn't help but feel that something was missing.
"What?" Xu Qing didn't understand what she meant.
"That's it?"
"Yeah, what else do you want to hear?"
Hearing Xu Qing's question, Jiang He glanced at him, shook his head, and clicked on the mouse.
This guy always turned at the end of his long speech to trick her into hugging or holding his hand. Why didn't he do that today?
"I'm going to take a shower. You can eat whatever you want. These candies and melon seeds are for eating."
Xu Qing saw that she looked strange and scratched his head. He didn't know what was going on. He grabbed two candies and put them beside the computer before going to the bedroom to get his pajamas.
Maybe she was amazed at his profound knowledge.
Those who hadn't participated in the holy war wouldn't understand.
The sound of running water came from the bathroom. Jiang He clicked on the mouse and found Xu Qing's UP to watch his past videos.
The latest episode was about kissing in ancient costumes.
Couples were in all kinds of positions. Some were flying, some were hugging, some were sitting, some were holding swords, some were bleeding on their wedding night …
Anyway, there was only one word to describe it: shameless!
Jiang He stared at the video for more than five minutes. He felt that Xu Qing should be done washing soon. He quietly closed the video and turned on the news.
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