socalfunplaces Chapter 451: A Thrilling New Year's Eve
Chapter 451: A Thrilling New Year's Eve
The next day was New Year's Eve. After lunch, the two began to prepare to make dumplings. Speaking of making dumplings, in previous years, Mrs. Jiang kneaded the dough, made the dumpling skins, and prepared the stuffing. Jiang Zongnan was responsible for making the dumplings. This year, he had to do it himself, so he deliberately prepared it early to avoid finishing it in the evening. Wen Han watched him do it.
The first time, too much water was added and the flour turned into a paste. Jiang Zongnan added flour based on the principle of adding more flour when there is too much water. However, he did not knead the flour evenly. Some of the flour was not kneaded and there were clearly white spots. The first time was declared a failure. Jiang Zongnan bought several kilograms of flour anyway. Failure is the mother of success, so he kept trying.
The second time, there was not enough water and the dough couldn't be kneaded. He added water over and over again, a little bit at a time, and the result was almost the same as the first time.
Jiang Zongnan didn't know which step went wrong.
Wen Han looked at Jiang Zongnian with disdain as he fell into the trash can.
"Get out of the way!" Wen Han pushed him away.
"Can you?" Jiang Zongnian's fingers were still stained with flour. Can Wen Han do it?
Wen Han said calmly, "I will watch the video!"
He searched for the method of making dumpling wrappers on a social software, followed the steps step by step, and finished it in one go, but it didn’t look very good.
When he wanted to roll out the dough, he found that there was no rolling pin. So Jiang Zongnan took the bottle of wine he bought, tore off the wrapping paper, and used the smooth glass bottle to roll the dough. The result was surprisingly good.
Wen Han took a look at the dumpling wrappers he had made and felt that they were okay, but not perfect. Jiang Zongnan also learned from the video several times. Competitiveness is in men's genes. The two of them competed to see who could make the most beautiful and practical dumpling wrappers. It took them two or three hours to roll out the dough and make the dumpling wrappers. Each of them had his own opinion and thought that his dumpling wrappers were the best, so they each made their own.
Wen Han had no objection. After making the dumpling skins, he went on to prepare the fillings.
Jiang Zongnan learned his lesson and found a video to follow. Although the stuffing was not chopped finely enough, he was still satisfied. The two of them got a bunch of dumpling skins and started competing in making dumplings.
Jiang Zongnan learned how to make dumplings from Mrs. Jiang. Wen Han was a beginner and casually watched Jiang Zongnan's movements, trying to learn from him.
Jiang Zongnan curled the corners of his lips slightly and slowed down. Wen Han was dexterous and smart, and he could learn it after watching it a few times.
At first, the dumplings he made looked like fat dolls with a lot of stuffing. Later, as he gained experience, he put less stuffing in and they looked better. He took advantage of Jiang Zongnan's inattention and threw the ugly ones he made at the beginning into the trash can.
Jiang Zongnan also taught him how to make dumplings in the shape of gold ingots. Dozens of beautiful and nice-looking dumplings were made. Wen Han enjoyed making dumplings on New Year's Eve for the first time. The experience was great and the smile on his face never stopped. Jiang Zongnan felt sad and painful in his heart, it turned out that his happiness was so simple.
The dumplings were ready, and it was still early for dinner. Jiang Zongnan and Wen Han received a video call at the same time. It was a video in the family group. Wen Han and Jiang Zongnan looked at each other, washed their hands quickly, picked up their phones, one went to the master bedroom, and the other went out to the terrace.
"Akan, Happy New Year..."
As soon as Wen Han answered the video call, he heard Mrs. Jiang's happy voice. It was evening in Jiangcheng, and the table was already full of dishes. There were crabs, fish, chicken, vegetables, etc. ... All of them were the usual New Year's dishes. The second and third uncles of the Jiang family also brought their children to celebrate the New Year together at the Jiang family, and a group of people were lively in the restaurant.
"Mom, Happy New Year!" Wen Han also smiled and wished Mrs. Jiang a happy new year. Jian Yuxing also came over and said, "Ah Han, where are you spending the New Year?"
"In Paris, with my subordinates."
“Is it lively?”
"It's lively." Wen Han said nonsense, "There will be fireworks in the evening."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Zongyan also clicked on the video. Jiang Zongyan was outdoors, and the background was obviously a snowy scene with heavy snow. Mrs. Jiang wished Jiang Zongyan a happy new year again, followed by greetings and various blessings.
The younger generations of the Jiang family also came over to greet Jiang Zongnian and Wen Han. Jiang Zongnian and Wen Han also had to greet the elders. Wen Han was a little nervous, afraid that others would see that they were in the same place, so after seeing that Jiang Zongnian had a snowy background, Wen Han's camera was aimed at the sofa in the room and never tilted away once.
What you fear will come true. The signal here in the snowy mountains is not very good. There is a delay in speaking and it is intermittent, even when using data.
The signals for both Wen Han and Jiang Zongnan were very bad. Their conversations would occasionally overlap and would be stuck at the same time. Wen Han was really desperate about the Internet speed in Xueshan. The infrastructure was not as good as in China and the network was really unstable.
Wen Han just prayed that no one noticed this.
After the two of them were stuck again, Uncle Jiang's youngest son asked, "Brother, Brother Han, are you guys spending the New Year together? Why is the signal so bad? The screen freezes at the same time."
The young master didn't think much about it, thinking that since his eldest brother was not at home for the first year, he must be accompanying his new brother. However, he didn't expect that his question would make Jiang Zongnan and Wen Han tremble with fear.