Chapter 95

The two old professors came in a hurry and then left in a hurry, and after that, there was no news. Apart from Uncle occasionally asking Wang Yong secretly out of curiosity, Wang Yong returned to his normal life track.

Zhuang Yaosheng specially called, not only requisitioning the Rolls-Royce, but also the Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by the fatty. This kid said he wanted to use this overwhelmingly powerful big guy to lead the way.

Wang Yong agreed indifferently, but when the fatty returned in a large Audi, he incessantly complained to Wang Yong about Du Zhiyou and Zhuang Yaosheng for a long time. He had just started to show off, and the steering wheel was still warm when these two guys snatched it away, which made the fatty extremely depressed.

The last day of 2009 quietly passed, and the first ray of sunlight in 2010 shone into Banship Village. Wang Yong got into the car, preparing to go to the city to pick up Yuan Yuan's family to celebrate New Year's Day in the village.

Originally, Yuan Yuan's parents did not want to come. After all, Wang Yong and Yuan Yuan were not yet married, and it was inappropriate for the two elderly people to keep going to Wang Yong's house. However, when they learned that Yuan Yuan's father had to get an IV at the community clinic due to a cold, Wang Yong introduced the situation in the village to his future mother-in-law in detail.

Hearing that the village had become warm and spring-like due to the hot springs, and that the villagers were even strolling around in shorts and tank tops, the mother-in-law immediately agreed for the whole family to come.

Around ten in the morning, Wang Yong brought Yuan Yuan's family to the village. Seeing the greenery everywhere, the girls in light clothing showing off their graceful figures, the strong young men, and the many tourists wandering around, the three of them were truly amazed. Was this still the winter in the north?

As soon as the car stopped, Godfather Cao Wei and Godmother Liu Hui came up to greet them.

"Dear in-laws have come, quickly come inside and change your clothes. The temperature in our village is more than ten degrees higher than outside," Godmother Liu Hui said warmly, holding Liu Huilan's hand.

"Oh! You must be Wang Yong's godmother, Old Cao is truly blessed!"

"Let's sit down and chat inside, quickly come in! Change your clothes first, or you'll be too hot soon." Godfather said while leading everyone inside.

After Yuan Yuan's family changed into light clothing, Godmother had already called Auntie, asking her and Uncle to come over for lunch.

"Wang Yong, go to your Second Grandpa's house and bring him and Second Grandma over." As Godfather finished speaking, the sound of Diao Zhu came from outside.

"Diao Zhu is here, Diao Zhu is here."

Then, Second Grandpa came in with Xiao Keli on his shoulder, followed by Second Grandma carrying the two little sloth monkeys, Meng Meng and Tao Tao.

The room immediately became lively. Diao Zhu took the initiative to provoke Xiao Keli, and then Xiao Keli retaliated. If Wang Yong hadn't stopped them, these four little guys could have torn the roof off.

Wang Yong had no choice but to let Bai Mao watch over these four little rascals. It was strange, these four spoiled little guys would even provoke Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei, but as soon as Bai Mao glanced at them, they immediately became obedient. Everyone said this was a case of "one thing tames another," like tofu coagulated by brine. Of course, it was also possible that the two brothers were letting their younger siblings have their way.

The two little sloth monkeys, Meng Meng, were so adorable that Yuan Yuan couldn't put them down, hugging them and stroking their soft fur. Seeing the two little guys dozing off with their eyes closed, Yuan Yuan truly loved them to the core.

"We're going to make dumplings for lunch today. Wang Yong prepared a lot of fillings yesterday, saying he wanted to make several different kinds."

"Oh? Wang Yong, what fillings did you prepare?" Liu Huilan asked with a smile.

This was right up Wang Yong's alley, and he immediately started showing off: "There are many, beef and green onion, pork and cabbage, pork and celery, pork and bell pepper, eggplant and winter melon, pickled cabbage, wild vegetables, and shrimp. There are also vegetarian ones, like chives and eggs, tomatoes and eggs, pumpkin and eggs, and radish and eggs..."

"Stop, stop, so many fillings, how can we eat them all?" Liu Huilan hurriedly stopped him.

"No problem, we'll make a little of each, and try them all!" Wang Yong explained.

It was almost noon, and everyone started working. Some kneaded the dough, some chopped the fillings, and some boiled water. Everyone was busy, except for Second Grandpa, who sat on the sofa, watching the two little sloth monkeys and Diao Zhu fight over fruit with great interest.

These two little guys were the smallest and had the weakest attack power. If not for Bai Mao watching from Second Grandpa's feet, they would have been beaten up by Diao Zhu or Xiao Keli long ago. But these two were the most provocative, always starting trouble.

Meng Meng and Tao Tao knew that they could get food thanks to Bai Mao. They both held bananas in their hands and tried to feed Bai Mao. Bai Mao stood up, shook his head, bared his teeth, and scared them away, then continued to nap at Second Grandpa's feet.

While everyone was busy, Auntie came over and joined the labor force.

"Wang Yong, how do you make tomato filling?" Auntie held a tomato and looked at Wang Yong with a worried expression.

"I'll do it later, you do something else first." Wang Yong was boiling water. Seeing that the water was almost ready, he turned to handle the tomatoes.

The first step was to peel the tomatoes. He made a cross-shaped cut on the top of the tomatoes, then moved on to the next step after cutting three tomatoes, each larger than an adult's fist.

Pour hot water over the top of the tomatoes until the skin wrinkles, then peel it off easily.

The third step was to chop the filling. Place the tomatoes in a bowl and cut them into small pieces. Since they were cut in a bowl, the juice wouldn't be wasted.

Mix the scrambled eggs with the tomatoes, add cooked oil, salt, sugar, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, green onions, and ginger, and the filling was ready to be used for dumplings.

These tomato and egg dumplings were sweet and sour, suitable for all ages. Wang Yong had once eaten them at a Northeastern dumpling restaurant in the provincial capital and had been thinking about them ever since. He had specially asked Old Gao for the recipe and was trying it for the first time today.

Second Grandpa liked pork and green onion, so Second Grandma and Godmother made him about thirty to forty. Second Grandma liked chives and eggs and fennel and eggs, which only she and Uncle liked, so they made about twenty to thirty of each. Godmother and Liu Huilan liked celery, so they made about fifty to sixty.

The others were not picky and were willing to try all the fillings, especially the pumpkin, bell pepper, and tomato fillings, which they had never heard of. Without even tasting them, Yuan Yuan couldn't resist making all three, with at least forty to fifty of each.

The water in the large iron pot boiled, and the meat-filled dumplings were put into the pot one by one. One type of filling per pot, cooked, and then the next type. The dumplings were quickly served on plates.

Wang Yong's three vegetarian fillings were steamed on a gas stove and an electric cooker to prevent them from breaking. There were only a few dozen of each, not many.

Various types of dumplings were continuously brought to the table. Wang Yong and Godmother chased everyone out of the kitchen to start eating, while they cooked the different fillings one by one.

Cold mixed three threads, cold mixed bitter melon, sugar mixed tomatoes, old vinegar peanuts, cold mixed jellyfish heads, crispy fish, braised beef, and the pork jelly and fish jelly that Wang Yong had made the night before, which were the favorites of Godfather and Second Grandpa.

Especially the fish jelly, which was made by frying a bunch of mixed fish and stewing them in a large iron pot for three to four hours until the fish meat was tender and mixed with the fish broth, then frozen. The taste, paired with the steaming hot dumplings, was perfect!

Wang Yong's three vegetarian fillings received unanimous praise. The sweet pumpkin filling was quickly snatched up by the women. The tomato and egg filling followed closely, while the bell pepper and egg filling was mostly eaten by Wang Yong and Uncle. Uncle ate about twenty of the thirty dumplings of this filling and still wanted more, asking Auntie to make more for dinner.

After eating a few dumplings, Second Grandma started feeding the noisy little guys. She gave Diao Zhu a few peanuts and pieces of beef, which immediately calmed him down, and he shared the meal with Xiao Keli.

Yuan Yuan, who hadn't even eaten yet, took care of Tao Tao and Meng Meng, the two little gluttons. The two little guys ate the pumpkin and egg filling dumplings without being picky, finishing them completely.

The most troublesome were Xiao Keli and Xiao Keli. They were very picky. Godmother made them celery and meat filling, but they wouldn't eat it. Auntie made them a pork and green onion meatball, but they didn't even smell it.

Finally, these two climbed onto Second Grandpa's lap and pointed at the sugar mixed tomatoes, chirping incessantly. In the end, the whole plate of tomatoes went into the bellies of these two big eaters. Still not satisfied, they ate a few pieces of beef before obediently crawling back to the small nest Godmother had made for them to take a nap.

Bai Mao and Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai got along the best. The remaining dumplings were put in a bowl with some beef, and the three of them ate happily.

Everyone was surprised that Bai Mao, who was originally a wolf, got along so well with Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai. Was it because Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai had given their food to Bai Mao the first time they met? Fang Zheng couldn't understand how these three got along so well.

After lunch, they rested for a while, and Yuan Yuan's mother, Liu Huilan, said she wanted to take a walk around the village to see the unusual spring-like scenery in the north.

In the end, Godmother and Auntie accompanied the three of them out of the house.

"Wang Yong, you and Yuan Yuan should go for a walk too. You don't need to accompany us," Yuan Yuan's father said.

"No problem, Yuan Yuan, why don't you go with my godmother and the others for a walk?"

"I don't want to, I'll stay and watch them," Yuan Yuan said, pointing to the group of little guys surrounding her.

Seeing the group of little guys surrounding Yuan Yuan, Wang Yong shook his head helplessly. These guys had been spoiled by the family. Before, only Diao Zhu would complain and tattle, but now, after just a few days, Xiao Keli and Xiao Keli had also learned this trick. Every time Wang Yong scolded them, the two little guys would run to Godmother, pointing at themselves and chirping pitifully to tattle.

"Alright, you watch these guys, make sure they don't fight. Especially Xiao Keli and Diao Zhu, they are the most troublesome. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare dinner."

"I'll help you."

"No need, we're having hotpot for dinner. I can handle it myself." (To be continued.)

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