Chapter 365: Something Different Than Expected

"Wow, today's breakfast is so sumptuous."

Shen Keheng's eyes lit up when he looked at the dishes on the table.

In addition to shrimp dumplings, today's breakfast also includes eight-treasure porridge, fried noodles with meat sauce, seaweed and fresh meat wontons, brown sugar rice cakes, fried dough sticks, and egg rolls...

The table was filled to the brim with delicious food.

Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "Today is the first day of the new year, so of course we have to have something rich."

Many foods on the dinner table have meanings. For example, rice cakes represent getting taller every year, and the addition of brown sugar syrup means sweetness.

Eating this during the New Year can satisfy your cravings and has good meaning.

The golden, round fried dough sticks are filled with stuffing, symbolizing reunion and abundance.

The "eight treasures" in Eight Treasure Porridge also represent good luck and fortune, implying that everything will go smoothly and life will be colorful in the new year.

Everyone in the Shen family looked at the food on the table with a smile on their faces, feeling happy.

They understood what Zheng'er meant. After eating this sumptuous breakfast, it was like savoring a beautiful life full of hope and vitality in the new year.

Shen Keheng looked at the various foods on the table, his eyes resting on the exquisite shrimp dumplings.

He helped to make these shrimp dumplings, and he will definitely try them as soon as possible to see how they taste.

Shen Zhaonian looked at his wife and children: "Let's eat."

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. People have to visit each other to pay New Year's greetings, and there are many other things to do.

It’s better to finish breakfast earlier so that you will have more time.

As he said that, he picked up the spoon and started eating the eight-treasure porridge in front of him.

Following Shen Zhaonian's actions, others also picked up chopsticks or spoons and reached for the food they liked.

Shen Keting used the serving chopsticks to pick up some fried noodles with meat sauce and put it in his own bowl.

The combination of golden noodles, tender minced meat and green vegetables looks very tempting.

Each strand of noodle is covered in rich sauce, exuding an enticing aroma.

Then he picked up a small handful of noodles with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

The minced meat is carefully fried, which not only retains the deliciousness of the meat but also adds a delicate taste.

As you chew, the fragrance of the noodles mixed with the rich aroma of the sauce and the freshness of the vegetables burst in your mouth.

Every bite is full of surprises, and every chew brings the ultimate enjoyment to the taste buds.

Shen Keting carefully savored the collision and fusion of the ingredients and the sauce in his mouth, and soon finished the fried noodles in the bowl.

I originally thought that fried noodles with meat sauce was more suitable for lunch, but I didn’t expect it to be so suitable for breakfast as well.

Although the food on the table was delicious, Shen Keheng ate the shrimp dumplings the most.

Although Shen Huazheng had someone make the dough for the shrimp dumpling skin, the shrimp dumplings were ultimately made by the whole family together.

For Shen Keheng, this is the result of his labor.

Although he would occasionally go to the kitchen to help Shen Huazheng when she made new and exotic food, this was the first time he cooked the food himself.

Shen Keheng picked up a shrimp dumpling with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and savored the indescribable sweet taste.

The outer skin is soft, glutinous and slightly chewy, and the filling is delicious and refreshing.

Shen Keheng chewed the shrimp dumplings in his mouth, feeling proud.

He was able to make the shrimp dumplings so delicious even on his first try. He is definitely talented.

But it's true, he is Zheng'er's biological brother.

Zheng'er has such an outstanding talent in cooking, so he is naturally not far behind.

I can try making some other foods in the future.

Maybe he can bring some surprises to Zheng'er.

Shen Huazheng didn't know that Shen Keheng was thinking of giving her a surprise, she was eating egg rolls with relish.

Egg rolls are a snack made by adding high-gluten flour, eggs and lard to flour, shaping them into the shape of small bows, and then frying them in a pan.

The moment it is made, the egg spread is golden in color, has a rich egg flavor, and tastes crispy and delicious.

Egg rolls are divided into salty and sweet flavors, and today I’m eating the sweet one.

Sweet egg powder should be eaten with malt sugar or drizzled with honey.

Chen Huazheng ate the egg rolls happily, looking very satisfied.

The egg rolls are thin and crispy. When you bite them, a "crunching" sound is heard between your lips and teeth, and the aroma is everywhere.

The honey poured on top is chrysanthemum honey, which is not too sweet but has a subtle floral fragrance.

As you chew, your mouth is filled with sweetness and crispness, and the faint floral fragrance lingers between your mouth and nose.

The sweetness of chrysanthemum honey and the rich egg aroma are intertwined in the mouth, as well as the crispy and fluffy texture of the egg spread.

Three different flavors blend together to achieve an amazing satisfaction.

Seeing that Shen Huazheng was eating so happily, Shen Kesi also picked up a piece of fragrant egg rolls and started eating.

He originally thought that egg rolls were a dish made by beating eggs, but he didn't expect it to be a fried snack.

Shen Kesi chewed the egg rolls in his mouth, his eyes full of amazement.

It has a rich egg flavor, is crispy and sweet, and tastes extremely good.

The delicious taste lingers on your teeth and cheeks after eating, leaving you wanting more.

Shen Kesi swallowed the egg yolk in his mouth and couldn't help but praise: "This egg yolk is delicious."

Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "Egg rolls can be divided into sweet and salty ones. This egg roll is coated with honey, and you can also use maltose to make syrup and pour it on. I'll make the salty one for you to try later, it's also very fragrant."

In the past Chinese New Year, she liked to eat egg rolls while watching TV, especially the salty ones.

It’s much more fragrant than potato chips.

If you eat too much, you will easily get a sore throat, so you should drink some herbal tea to reduce the heat.

Before Shen Kesi could speak, Shen Keheng nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, then Third Brother will wait."

He didn't particularly like sweet ones, but salty ones were another matter.

Chen Kesi rolled his eyes at Chen Keheng: "What does it have to do with you? Zheng'er just wants to make it for me."

"Zheng'er clearly said that she would make it for us to taste, but how come Second Brother said it was only made for you?"

"Zheng'er was looking at me when she said that just now."

Shen Keting concentrated on eating, and occasionally used the public chopsticks to pick up food for Shen Huazheng.

Ignored the two childish younger brothers.

Shen Zhaonian and Zhou smiled at each other, and the atmosphere in the side hall became harmonious and warm.

*

Compared with the Shen family, the New Year's Day breakfast at Prince An's Mansion was much simpler.

Prince An simply ate two bowls of preserved egg and lean meat porridge and a portion of egg pancake, while Princess An ate two steamed buns and drank a bowl of snow fungus and peach gum sweet soup.

After they had breakfast, they waited for Xiao Jingran to come and wish them a happy new year.

Princess An held the teacup in her hand, feeling that something was not right: "My Lord, could Ran'er have noticed something wrong?"

After returning to the palace from the palace last night, Xiao Jingran sneaked back to his yard.

What he didn't know was that Prince An was also secretly following behind him and saw everything that happened afterwards.

Prince An blew on the tea and took a sip.

"With his brain, how could he find anything wrong?"

Last night, Prince An followed Xiao Jingran and saw that Xiao Jingran had dug a hole in the yard and buried all his treasured lollipops in it.

After being buried, Xiao Jingran was still muttering something seriously.

Prince An quietly leaned over to listen, and discovered that his eldest son was actually praying to God for a tree full of lollipops in the guise of a "good boy".

Looking at Xiao Jingran's serious and pious look, Prince An felt both angry and amused.

No wonder people always ask whether the wishes good children make during the New Year will come true. So this is the idea.

And he was so greedy. After planting a few lollipops, he still wanted a big tree.

But speaking of it, it would be nice if there really was a tree full of all kinds of candies.

He wanted one, too.

Hehehe~~~

Princess An gave birth to her own son, so of course she didn't want anyone to say that she was stupid, not even Prince An.

She rolled her eyes at Prince An and said, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Ran'er is so innocent and cute."

Life is short, and childhood is the only time we can spend a happy time without any impurities.

When Ran'er grows up, he will have all kinds of troubles.

In terms of academics, love, and career.

Even if everything goes well, there will definitely be other troubles.

Just like their prince, he has the best life.

He used to be the late emperor's favorite prince, and now he is the current emperor's younger brother from the same mother.

From childhood to adulthood, he has always had an outstanding older brother to support him.

You can do whatever you want.

But now, doesn’t the prince still have the trouble of going to court in the morning?

In life, it is rare to have pure happiness.

What parents can do is to protect their children's innocence at this time.

Prince An nodded good-naturedly: "Okay, okay, so innocent and cute. Whatever the princess says is what happens."

This kid is really cute as long as he doesn't cause trouble.

In fact, he also wanted to protect his son's innocence, so he helped "realize" that weird wish.

Prince An took another sip of tea and said, "Besides, if it wasn't for this kid, why would I do such weird things?"

This matter must not be spread out. For a prince like him, this is too embarrassing.

Princess An: "But the prince has gone too far. If Ran'er finds out, he will definitely make a scene again."

She felt that her own prince was too unreliable. Ran'er was clearly growing lollipops, but he "grew" two boxes of snacks instead.

At least it looks somewhat similar.

Prince An: "Don't worry, he won't notice. He might be laughing there right now. Otherwise, why is he still dawdling and not coming to pay New Year's greetings?"

Doesn’t he know that Ran’er wants to grow sugar and get sugar?

But the lollipops he “grew” were all flavors specially made for him by Shen Huazheng, and they couldn’t be found anywhere else.

I can only take some other food instead.

But Prince An could understand it, after all, he was also quite craving for those flavors.

If it could really be grown...it would be really beautiful.

"Besides, it's a good thing I followed Ran'er to his yard. Otherwise, he would still be waiting for the lollipop tree. Who knows when it will take."

Princess An thought about it and felt that it made sense.

Yes, if the prince had not followed secretly, he would not have discovered that Ran'er had "planted" lollipops without telling them and made a wish to God as a good child.

He will be very sad when he finds out that he can’t grow lollipops.

Prince An thought differently from her. Food buried in the ground would soon go bad.

It’s not good to keep such delicious lollipops in the soil all the time.

So while doing the finishing touches, he could only take away all the lollipops with tears in his eyes.

However, it is not taken away directly.

After all, he had left a gift box of snacks there, so he could have exchanged it for a lollipop.

In this way, Ran'er's childhood was preserved.

He also has delicious lollipops, so it’s the best of both worlds.

*

"Prince, are you sure you want to dig it up?"

The servant sighed in his heart, the young master always has his mind set on something.

For no reason, he said that he had buried seeds in this place and asked them to dig it up to see the condition of the seeds.

Who would dig it up and check the seeds?

What if the seeds have already sprouted at this time? The newly grown sprouts are very tender. What if they are broken? ?

However, what exactly does the prince want to plant here?

Xiao Jingran looked at the snack gift box held by another servant, and said firmly: "Yes, I have to see if these are grown."

He deliberately learned about the tree planting process and knew that the lollipops he planted yesterday would not grow so quickly.

But Xiao Jingran couldn't help it. As soon as he finished his breakfast, he ran to the place where he buried the seeds of hope yesterday, wanting to see if they had sprouted.

Who knew that when I looked over, I found two snack gift boxes placed on it.

Although they were placed directly on the ground, that location was exactly where Xiao Jingran buried the lollipops.

He had a vague feeling that these snacks must have grown out of lollipops.

As for why no lollipops grew, but snacks grew instead.

He didn't quite understand.

Xiao Jingran had limited knowledge about planting trees, and now he just wanted to dig them up and see what the seeds were like.

The servant beside him: ???

What did the prince just say?

Are those food boxes grown?

What on earth did the prince plant there?? !!

Xiao Jingran: “Dig it, but you have to be careful not to hurt my seeds.”

The servant picked up the shovel and said, "Yes, Prince!"

Never mind, just do it.

Who can blame him for being the prince?

The servant used a small shovel to carefully dig up the soil in the area Xiao Jingran mentioned, but found that there was nothing inside.

He thought that maybe the seeds were too small and he couldn't see them clearly, so he looked again carefully.

But still nothing.

The servant looked at Xiao Jingran and said, "Sir, how about I look for it again?"

If the seeds are really small, that can be a bit of a hassle.

I can only identify it bit by bit to see where it is.

Xiao Jingran shook his head: "No need to look for it, my seeds are gone."

It was at this place yesterday that he dug up the soil, carefully buried his treasured lollipops, and then covered them with soil.

If the boy digs up the soil, he should be able to see the lollipop inside at a glance.

But now I have searched it over and over again twice, but still see nothing.

Obviously, the seeds inside are gone.

Xiao Jingran looked at the snack gift box and blinked.

Something did grow, but it was a little different from what I expected.

It stands to reason that if you plant sugar you will get sugar, but now you plant sugar and get snacks.

Xiao Jingran looked at the anxious servant and said, "It's okay, you can go down."

Today is the first day of the new year, and he still has to go to pay New Year's greetings to his father and mother.

Let's put this aside for now.

My father once said, if you can’t figure something out, don’t think about it.

Don't force yourself to do something that you can't do.

The sky won’t fall anyway.

Even if it really collapses, there is still a taller building to support it.