The day of rebirth and elopement: caught by the military officer husband

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong dong", quick and powerful, you can tell Xiaoqin's impatient personality at the first hearing.

"I'm coming!" Mother Lu quickly ran to open the door, her face full of smiles, "Oh, we're finally here, come in, come in, it's cold outside, isn't it?"

"Sister!" Lin Xiaoqin called out enthusiastically as she entered the door.

Lin Xiaoxue looked at her sister with a smile, only to see that she was wearing a white down jacket today.

She had a bright red scarf around her neck, which made her little face look even whiter.

He looks cheerful and in a good mood, apparently.

"Come and sit down. It's cold outside." Lin Xiaoxue called her sister, then looked at Li Hongye who followed in, and greeted him with a smile, "Hongye, you're here, come in quickly."

Li Hongye nodded to Lin Xiaoxue a little stiffly and called out, "Sister."

Seeing that the sofa was full, Lu's mother quickly moved a stool for Li Hongye and said enthusiastically, "Just treat it like your own home. Don't be shy. By the way, it's Chinese New Year, why didn't you go home?"

Li Hongye rubbed his trousers with his hands and said a little embarrassedly, "Auntie, I didn't go back this year just because I wanted to spend the New Year with Xiaoqin. I've told my family about it."

But he was thinking in his heart that Aunt Lu was really warm-hearted. Every time she saw him, she treated him like her own mother, asking about his well-being and was very kind.

"It's settled as long as we agree on it." said Lu's mother.

Li Hongye said with a smile: "My family didn't understand why I didn't go home at first, and they insisted that I go back to celebrate the New Year.

But when he heard that I was in a relationship, he immediately said that being with my partner was the most important thing.

I solved my academic and life issues at the same time, and my family is so happy!"

When he said this, his face was full of joy and his eyes were shining.

When Mother Lu heard this, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She slapped Li Hongye on the shoulder and laughed heartily: "Not bad, this child will love his wife in the future!"

Turning to the other side, he said, "Xiaoqin, I think the person you chose is right, very good!"

Li Hongye was shocked when Lu's mother patted his shoulder, but his heart was warm, as sweet as if he had drunk honey.

Mother Lu sighed again, turned to look at Lin Xiaoxue, and said with emotion: "Look, your sister has a boyfriend, but Xiaoyun doesn't. In the village, children of her age are already old enough to help with cooking!"

"Mom!" Lu Xiaoyun, who was cutting fruit in the kitchen, heard this and came out with a fruit plate, saying helplessly, "Don't worry about me. I don't want to find a partner for the time being."

"You kid." Mother Lu glared at her. "If there's someone suitable or someone you like, just date him/her. Don't just study all day long!"

"Mom, I understand." Lu Xiaoyun responded helplessly, put the fruit plate on the coffee table, and said, "Xiaoqin, Brother Hongye, have an apple."

Lin Xiaoqin pulled Lu Xiaoyun over, and the two of them huddled together, chattering non-stop, leaving Li Hongye aside.

Li Hongye sat alone on a stool, feeling somewhat awkward, not knowing where to put his hands and feet.

Lin Xiaoxue looked at Li Hongye's helpless look and couldn't help laughing. This kid is really shy.

She stood up, took out a book from the bookshelf, and handed it to Li Hongye, "Take a look at the book first."

Li Hongye took the book and looked at Lin Xiaoxue with gratitude. He immediately felt relieved. He finally had something to do.

He opened the book and pretended to read it seriously, but his ears perked up as he listened to Lin Xiaoqin and the others chatting.

He would sneak a glance from time to time with a silly smile on his face.

In the living room, the sound of turning pages of books could be heard from time to time, while in the kitchen it was another busy scene.

"The dumpling wrappers have to be rolled out to an even thickness so that the dumplings taste good when cooked." Mother Lu said as she skillfully wielded the rolling pin with smooth movements.

After a while, the round dumpling skins were neatly stacked on the chopping board.

"Mom, your cooking skills are amazing!" Lu Xiaoyun was stunned as she watched from the side and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Mother Lu smiled complacently, picked up the kitchen knife and started chopping the meat.

“There are some techniques for chopping meat filling. It can’t be chopped too finely, nor too coarsely. It should have a little graininess so that it will taste delicious.” Mother Lu explained as she chopped the meat filling.

The kitchen knife in her hand flew up and down, and the "dong dong" sound of the meat filling under the knife was like a cheerful piece of music.

After a while, the minced meat was chopped. Mother Lu mixed the minced meat with various seasonings together, stirred it evenly, and the aroma filled the air.

"Okay, everything is ready. Xiaoyun, move everything to the table in the living room and let's make dumplings together!" Mother Lu called.

Lu Xiaoyun and Lin Xiaoqin moved the dumpling skins, meat fillings, seasonings, etc. on the chopping board to the coffee table in the living room.

"Come on, come on, everyone, come and make dumplings!" Mother Lu called everyone.

Lin Xiaoxue and Lin Xiaoqin are both experts in making dumplings. Their movements are skillful and each of the dumplings they make looks well-formed and very beautiful.

As for Lu Xiaoyun, she wrapped the dumplings carelessly, which showed that she didn't do much work at home on weekdays.

Li Hongye was a novice. He clumsily picked up a piece of dumpling skin and put a full spoonful of meat filling in it.

As a result, the dumpling skin couldn't be closed and the meat filling squeezed out.

"Haha, Hongye, the dumplings you make are so funny!" Lin Xiaoqin watched from the side and couldn't help laughing.

Li Hongye scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I, I don't know how to make dumplings..."

"It's okay. I'll teach you." Lin Xiaoqin smiled and picked up a dumpling wrapper and demonstrated. "Look, put the dumpling wrapper in the palm of your hand, then put an appropriate amount of meat filling, then fold the dumpling wrapper in half and pinch it tightly, and that's it."

Li Hongye followed the object's demonstration and learned seriously.

Although my movements were still a bit clumsy, I finally managed to make a few decent dumplings.

"Good, Brother Hongye, you are making rapid progress!" Lin Xiaoqin encouraged.

Li Hongye smiled embarrassedly and continued to work hard on making dumplings.

Everyone was making dumplings and chatting at the same time, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After a while, plates of steaming dumplings came out of the pot.

"Come, let's try my cooking!" Mother Lu called everyone.

Everyone picked up their chopsticks, picked up the dumplings and put them into their mouths.

"Yeah, delicious!"

"Mom, the minced meat you prepared is so delicious!"

"Auntie, your cooking skills are incredible!"

Everyone praised the dish highly and enjoyed it very much.

After lunch, Lu's mother began to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

"Xiaoyun, Xiaoqin, come and help me prepare the New Year's Eve dinner." Mother Lu called out.

"Okay!" Lu Xiaoyun and Lin Xiaoqin responded and followed Lu's mother into the kitchen.

Mother Lu first stewed the winter melon and pork ribs soup.

"This winter melon and pork ribs soup needs to be simmered over low heat to bring out its aroma." Mother Lu said as she put the pork ribs and winter melon into a casserole, added an appropriate amount of water, covered the pot, and simmered it slowly over low heat.