The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 5 Four Joy Dumplings
Four-happiness dumplings, a famous imperial dish in the Manchu-Han Banquet, also rank among the top among the 108 kinds of dumplings in the Dumpling Banquet.

It is the most unforgettable snack that Qin Luo will remember for the rest of his life.

After all, getting beaten three times for a meal of dumplings was quite an outrage in the Qin family.

Those who have watched the Cooking Master Boy must remember the golden ratio steamed buns made by Master Xie the Steel Stick when he challenged the chef in episode 23.

At that time, Qin Luo was still in kindergarten. There was a TV station that would broadcast the animation of Cooking Master Boy every night at 6 o'clock. Qin Luo would squat in front of the TV with a bowl in his arms every day, rain or shine.

Then she set her eyes on the golden ratio siomai.

In the worldview of Qin Luo, who was illiterate at the time, Master Xie made shaomai, and my dad also made shaomai.

So my dad = Master Xie.

So my dad can make golden ratio siomai.

Then Qin Luo pointed at the TV and yelled that she wanted to eat golden ratio siomai. Not only that, she also went to the kindergarten to brag that her father could make golden ratio siomai. This caused her kindergarten classmates to go back and ask their own fathers why they couldn't even make golden ratio siomai. As a result, the kindergarten teacher went directly to the parents' house to ask what was going on.

First, his brother has the system, and then his father is Master Xie. Can the Qin family still be okay?
As a result, Qin Luo received his first beating.

Originally, the matter would have ended here, but Qin Huai felt guilty. In his opinion, such a small matter was not worthy of a beating, and the main reason why Qin Luo was beaten was because he had a criminal record.

To make up for his sister, Qin Huai went home and looked through the collection of snacks he bought from a classmate for one dollar at the elementary school flea market.

I found the Four Happiness Dumplings.

The same peripheral products as the Golden Ratio Siu Mai.

Qin Huai tried making it according to the recipe in the dim sum encyclopedia.

taste very bad.

The combination of ingredients is simply unacceptable to the human palate.

Qin Luo was so tired that he cried.

She didn’t cry because the food was bad, but mainly because her fantasy was shattered. She found out that the food cooked by her idol, Chef Xie, was actually terrible, and she cried because of sadness.

Sad Qin Luo found his cousin He Cheng, who was also a fan of Master Xie, and shared with him his emotional journey of idol disillusionment. The two were sad together, hiding in a corner of the park and quietly emoting. The family thought the child was abducted by human traffickers, and they were so anxious that they almost called the police. After finding him, they beat him again.

Seeing that Qin Luo was beaten twice for eating a bite of dumplings, Qin Huai learned from his mistakes and decided to figure out the recipe himself. After dozens of failures, he finally made something that was both delicious and good-looking, but with a golden ratio that was completely inconsistent with the original... No, Four Happiness Dumplings.

Although the fan works do not match the real thing, Qin Luo doesn't care.

Because although her father is not Master Xie, her brother is!

Her brother may really not have a system, but her brother must be Master Xie!
Qin Luo, feeling that he was capable again, went to the kindergarten to brag, and was then reported to his parents by the teacher.

Originally, Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong didn't want to beat their daughter again for such a thing, but they thought that since they were already here, they had already beaten her twice, so it wouldn't hurt to beat her again.

So Qin Luo happily received his third beating.

Since then, Four Happiness Dumplings has become the Qin family’s signature snack.

It is a must-eat during festivals and gatherings with relatives and friends. Every time everyone gets together to eat dumplings happily, the elders always tease Qin Luo and ask her if her brother is Master Xie.

In response, Qin Luo said: It’s delicious, I love it.

Although the third beating was a bit unfair, without the first two beatings, her brother would not have been able to achieve the results of his hard work and diligent study.

She is seeking benefits for her family!

In order to encourage Qin Huai to make delicious four-happiness dumplings, her sister was beaten three times. It was nothing. It was just a beating, wasn't it? She was tough and resistant to beatings. She would dare to do it again next time!
That is why, whenever Qin Huai made four-happiness dumplings, Qin Luo was always the most active one to help.

In the kitchen, Qin Huai and his son Qin Congwen were chopping meat, one with a loud sound and the other with a fast pace. For a while, the dull sound of the knife chopping on the chopping board in the kitchen came one after another, very rhythmic, tinkling like notes jumping on piano keys.

Qin Luo was washing vegetables carefully, Zhao Rong was making egg skins, and the family was doing their job in the kitchen, all in order.

After preparing the minced meat, Qin Huai began to knead the dough.

There are three aspects of kneading dough: the surface, the basin, and the hands. Qin Huai learned this kneading technique by himself when he was a child in an orphanage. Qin Congwen often sighed that just from Qin Huai's kneading movements, he could tell that he was born to do this job. Most people knead dough, but Qin Huai not only kneads the dough, but also kneads it neatly and beautifully. The final product looks like a work of art, just like a beloved apprentice cultivated by a master with many years of hard work, not like a wild one at all.

In the past few years, Qin Congwen would help knead the dough, so that neighbors could get surprises when they bought steamed buns with blind boxes. After Qin Huai graduated from University and returned home to sell breakfast full-time, this most important job in the breakfast shop was gradually handed over to Qin Huai.

Qin Congwen had suffered a back injury, and his back condition got worse as he got older, so he had to help when necessary.

"Dad, cut the mushrooms. Also, remember to cut the carrots into small cubes." Qin Huai pointed to the mushrooms that had been soaked in the basin.

Qin Luo's knife skills were already at their limit when it came to cutting spinach stems, and as for carrot cubes...she had to keep her left hand to hold the bowl while eating.

According to the recipe in the dim sum encyclopedia, the four pockets of the four-happiness dumplings must be filled with four fillings of distinct colors.

This may not necessarily make it delicious, but it will definitely look good. If you steam it, take a photo and post it on your Moments, you’ll get several rows of likes.

In fact, it really doesn't taste good this way.

After Qin Huai made Qin Luo cry when he tried to make it for the first time, he decisively gave up the method that looked good and chose to mix all the fillings together to make a delicious filling of pork, mushrooms and diced carrots that suits the taste of the public.

As for the restoration of the shape, Qinhuai chose to put another layer of purely decorative ingredients on the filling to play a role in the shape.

It turns out that this is indeed a good method. The traditional dumpling filling is paired with four-color decorations consisting of diced mushrooms, diced ham, spinach stems and egg skins. The beautiful shape, bright colors, juicy fillings and chewy dumpling skins, plus Qin Luo's way of eating like a cow chewing a peony, Qin Luo didn't realize that the four-color pockets of the Four Joy Dumplings actually had the same fillings when he ate them for the first time.

At one point, she thought that Qin Huai really took the trouble to use four kinds of fillings to recreate the golden ratio dumplings in the anime for her. She was so moved that she burst into tears and gave all her pocket money to Qin Huai as a reward for his hard work.

It’s no wonder that Qinhuai carefully selected four decorative ingredients that can be paired with the fillings to create different textures and flavors.

Fresh four-happiness dumplings can be stored in the freezer after wrapping, and can be kept for up to 7 days without changing taste. In order to save trouble, Qin Huai usually wraps enough for 5 to 7 days at a time, and takes them as needed. This time is no exception. It is also good to wrap extra dumplings for Chen Huihong to take back for breakfast. Homemade snacks are most suitable for gifts of favors. They are not expensive, but thoughtful.

After working for half an afternoon and preparing all the skins and fillings, the Qin family gathered around the dining table to make buns, dumplings and wontons.

Zhao Rong makes wontons so quickly that there is almost no need to watch. She is as skilled as a female assembly line worker with twenty years of work experience, making one per second.

"Huaihuai." Zhao Rong spoke.

"Your dad and I discussed it at noon today. Your house is now available for occupancy, and you are sure you will stay here. It's a waste to keep the store closed. Pork King even sent me a message this morning asking if I had secretly bought meat from another butcher's stall. Luoluo actually wants to go back and play with her classmates. Why don't we go back tomorrow? If you have anything else, call us over."

After hearing what Zhao Rong said, Qin Luo, who was happily making wontons, opened his eyes wide in disbelief, his face full of: Mom, when did I say I wanted to go back and play with my classmates?
I like it here very much!
"Yes, yes." Qin Congwen agreed, "Your mother and I can't sit still. We feel uneasy when we don't work for several days."

"Besides, your house only has two rooms. It would be uncomfortable for both of us to stay here."

Qin Luo was so anxious that she wanted to speak, but Qin Huai gave her a look to signal her not to be anxious.

He knew that Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen didn't want to cause trouble for him.

It is said that love is always accompanied by a feeling of indebtedness. Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen must be the parents in the world who are most likely to feel indebted.

Qin Huai was already very old when he was adopted, so it was impossible for him not to remember things. Not only did he and the Qin family know that he was adopted, but even the neighbors near the Qin family knew about it.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to treat both children equally. Parents will inevitably favor one of their biological children, let alone the adopted ones.

Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong have always been very careful in dealing with the two children. If one of them buys new clothes, the other must buy one too. They must get the same amount of pocket money and New Year's money. Even the tutoring classes and tutoring books cannot be biased. Qin Huai helps in the store on weekdays, and Qin Luo also has to help in the store. When Qin Huai was in high school, he had to take four tutoring classes a week. Qin Luo, who had just started elementary school, also had to take four classes. If the courses were not enough, he could make up for it with interest, including Olympiad mathematics, reading, English, and Go. Qin Luo complained about the lessons and almost hugged his parents' thighs and cried and shouted, "Please favor my brother!"
Qin Huai's academic performance was average, but anyone with a good taste could see his talent in making pastries. Since he was young, he was recognized by everyone as the official designated successor to the Qin's Breakfast Shop.

At that time, many people advised Qin Congwen and his wife that since their family owned a shop and their son had a skill, but his academic performance was average, they might as well use their connections to send their son to a good dim sum restaurant to learn a skill, which would be no worse than studying.

But Qin Congwen was afraid that Qin Huai would be unhappy about this, thinking that he favored his biological daughter, letting his adopted son go out to learn skills and suffer while his biological daughter stayed at home to study and enjoy life. In addition, the idea that everything is inferior except studying was engraved into his DNA for many years, so Qin Congwen enrolled Qin Huai in a lot of remedial classes and forced him to get one book.

Now that Qin Huai has returned after inheriting the estate, Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong are probably starting to sleep regularly again.

Qin Huai could guess what they were thinking. They just felt that Qin Huai's biological parents were so rich that they left an eight-digit inheritance to Qin Huai even though their family fell into poverty. Qin Huai suffered a lot following their adoptive parents. After a little thought, they felt that the two of them staying here with Qin Luo were like adoptive parents who were greedy for money and tried to occupy their adopted son's property with their own daughter. The warm family comedy instantly turned into a bloody quarrel.

In addition, there were indeed not enough rooms, and it would not be a good idea for anyone to live in the living room or move out. After much thought, the couple came to the conclusion that it was understandable that they should pack up Qin Luo and take him home to continue working hard to make money.

There was a lot to think about, but Qin Huai knew how to defeat the enemy with one blow.

"Dad, Mom." Qin Huai put down the rolling pin in his hand, revealing a somewhat hurt look, "I just inherited the community canteen, I have no experience, and now I am short of staff. Are you really not going to stay and help me?"

Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen: …

Qin Luo instantly understood what Qin Huai meant and said loudly, "That's right, Mom and Dad, you're going too far. This morning, I was still worried about what to do if the canteen doesn't open smoothly. You actually want to be a hands-off boss and walk away, leaving such a big mess to me to deal with alone. I'm the first one to disagree. I must stay and help my brother clean his canteen!"

When it comes to making things up, fabricating stories, making unfounded connections, and finally shifting the blame, Qin Luo is a professional.

Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong were so overwhelmed by the brother and sister's combined punches that they didn't know how to respond, and they actually felt a little guilty.

"Then shall we...stay...longer?"

Qin Luo slapped the table, stood up, and was so determined that he almost raised his right fist and swore: "Stay for two months! I will clean for my brother until the last day of the vacation!"

Qin Huai:......

Very good. I hope you can clean the table after you finish making the wontons.

Just swear an oath. Why are you banging the table? The flour will come out of the bowl, do you know?

(End of this chapter)