Chapter 145 The Shocking Gossip About Hamburgers

"...Is it already this late?"

Wearing an apron, Ning Jia looked up at the bright sunshine outside the window and muttered to herself in surprise.

Why did she feel like she had only been busy in the kitchen for a short while?

Anyway, the first meal of the day is ready, and the new video material is also available. It's another day full of energy!

After Ning Jia leisurely walked out of the kitchen and went to the bathroom to turn on both bathroom heaters, the little ones, who had just woken up from their slumber, emerged one by one from their soft little nests, opened their sleepy big eyes, and greeted Ning Jia with sweet and adorable good morning.

The timing was perfect.

Ning Jia was also very satisfied with the tacit understanding between herself and the little ones, and smiled as she ruffled the little ones' messy hair:

Good morning! Go wash up and get ready for breakfast!

"……Um!"

The little ones rubbed their sleepy eyes and replied.

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, the little people's sleep time has increased.

Therefore, the "Little People's Canteen" has reduced its meals from three times a day to two times a day, namely breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has truly started a "hibernation" lifestyle.

He Meng was always the first to wake up. She quickly finished washing up and ran back to the living room from the bathroom, full of energy.

"Huh? What's this?!"

The large, round glass plate on the coffee table left He Meng speechless, her mouth agape.

Wow—this is so big that dozens of her plates could stand on it! How much food would it take to fill it up!

Ning Jia had already brought over today's brunch. Seeing He Meng standing by the plate, she was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth. She smiled and introduced it:

"This is the big spinning wheel I bought to celebrate the New Year. What do you think? Doesn't it look pretty good?"

After washing up, Xuecao, dressed in a warm and pretty little dress and sweater, ran over with a big red bow on her head.

"Ning Jia, you bought something again."

Xuecao looked at Ningjia with concern, "Don't spend too much money at once."

It's a done deal that Ning Jia will no longer be involved in Ning's Sachet business, which means she's lost her main source of income. Although being a food blogger can earn her money, it's not a guaranteed income; she still needs to be frugal to make ends meet.

Ning Jia patted the head of the family's "financial director" and whispered to her:

"Don't worry, this roundabout isn't expensive. With the national subsidy, it's only a little over 800."

Upon hearing this, Xuecao's face tightened, and she became even more worried:

More than 800?

This is enough for many meals at home, but they only bought this one big plate?

She looked at Ning Jia, hesitant to speak. Although the roulette wheel cost over 800 yuan, it did not violate the agreement that "any purchase of items worth more than 1,000 yuan for the household must be discussed and the cost shared equally by everyone," so she didn't know what to say for the time being.

Xuecao looked again at the ordinary-looking large glass plate, her little face full of disdain. She tried to hold back, but couldn't help muttering something under her breath:

"What's so great about this glass plate? It actually costs over 800..."

A glass plate? This isn't your ordinary glass plate!

Ning Jia laughed heartily and pointed enthusiastically at the large spinning wheel, saying:

"This turntable has many functions. It can automatically heat up food placed on it, and it won't get cold even if you leave it on for a long time. It can also rotate automatically to make it easier for everyone to pick up food. It also has an automatic power-off safety feature..."

Before she could finish explaining the advantages of the new turntable, seeing that the little people had started to arrive, she quickly summarized:

"In short, this turntable is very useful, especially when it's cold. You'll understand once you use it."

After saying that, Ning Jia quickly placed the food on the turntable.

The little figures stood around the round plate, looking at Ning Jia with curiosity as they placed dishes onto the newly bought "big plate".

Today's breakfast and lunch were also very plentiful:

There are round, flat, golden bread rolls studded with tiny sesame seeds, sauces of various colors such as white and yellow served in small dishes, and of course, a specially made slightly spicy sauce.

There are bright green lettuce, arugula, purple cabbage, colorful bell pepper strips, onion strips, mini tomato slices made from cherry tomatoes, and the absolutely indispensable pickled cucumbers to cut through the richness (made by Ning Jia, who even made a special video about it).

There are also breadcrumb-coated, golden-brown and crispy fried chicken cutlets, shrimp cakes, cod fillets, tempting Orleans chicken thigh meat, tenderly fried scrambled eggs, fried eggs, beef patties, mini sausages, rich and creamy cheese slices, and so on.

Besides these, the standard fast food items—small pieces of fried chicken, French fries, hash browns, and creamy corn kernels—are all on the plate; all that's missing is a few ice cream cones and sundaes.

Bowls and plates of all sizes were arranged along the outermost edge of the large turntable, filling a complete circle. In the center was the dessert—a huge, golden fruit muffin tower that looked like a cake.

Next to the pancake tower, there were large bowls containing three different hot drinks:

Homemade low-sugar milk tea, cocoa milk, and peanut and red date soy milk are all steaming hot. They stay warm on the turntable with the keep-warm function on, and remain comfortably warm to the touch.

Once the food was all on the table, Ning Jia immediately said to the little ones who looked eager but unsure how to start:

"What we're eating today is called... a rotating hamburger. Everyone can choose their favorite food and put it in the hamburger bun."

"This burger is actually similar to a sandwich. If you haven't decided what to pair it with, you can eat something else to fill your stomach first, and then choose slowly."

That's what they say, but the petty people don't think so.

If sandwiches and hamburgers were really the same, then why would they have two different names? So they must be different.

Seeing that everyone still looked a bit confused, Ningjia simply invited Xingxing, the tribe's most knowledgeable eater, to give a live demonstration.

As Ning Jia activated the automatic rotation, the little people sitting around the large turntable exclaimed in surprise as the large disc suddenly began to rotate slowly.

Little Star had already stood up. She looked at the spinning show of the turntable with a shocked expression (not really), blinked and thought for a moment, then picked up a hamburger bun, held the bottom slice of bread in her little hand, and began to choose the contents of the hamburger.

She first picked up a lettuce leaf, spread it evenly on the bread slice, and then piled a lot of ingredients on top:

She wanted to add more of the Orleans roasted chicken, cheese slices, scrambled eggs, and tomato slices, but when she realized that the pile was already quite high, she reluctantly stopped.

After Little Star carefully placed the "hamburger lid," that round piece of bread covered with lots of sesame seeds, a little human-made hamburger was ready.

The children looked at the finished product with great admiration. "Wow, it looks delicious!" "So that's how you make hamburgers!"

Ning Jia smiled and said, "Little Star did a great job! You can choose and match the ingredients in the hamburgers yourself, but be careful not to put in too much, otherwise it will be inedible."

At this moment, Little Star looked satisfied, holding the thick little hamburger stuffed with various ingredients, ready to eat.

She opened her mouth wide and brought it close to the mini hamburger, only to find that she couldn't take a bite. She tried to open her mouth even wider and wider, and finally took a big bite of the hamburger cautiously. Her whole mouth bulged out like a ball, and she chewed and chewed for a long time before finally swallowing it.

"Look, if there are too many ingredients, they'll look like little stars."

"Okay, okay." "But it tastes so good this way!" "I want a hamburger with lots of meat!"

The little ones started chattering excitedly and quickly got to making their own "rotating mini hamburgers".

The novel and interesting way of eating undoubtedly added a lot of fun to this brunch.

The little people also used their imagination to make all sorts of hamburgers with different flavors.

Meat lovers like Daoya, Shiying, and Hemeng all made their first homemade hamburgers by stuffing them with all kinds of pure meat hamburgers, such as chicken and fish hamburgers, egg and beef hamburgers, fish and beef hamburgers, etc. In short, they were all full of meat.

Vegetable burgers were also very popular. Baisu, Xuecao, and Juye all made their own colorful vegetable-based burgers. However, they later found that they tasted like vegetable salad wrapped in dough. They thought it would taste better with some eggs, meat, and cheese.

After some enthusiastic trying, almost every little one got to eat a hamburger with a perfect balance of meat and vegetables, although the proportions of meat, vegetables, and sauce varied depending on each person's taste.

Chief Canglan asked Ningjia if they could make a hamburger with tofu and dried tofu. Ningjia replied that they would definitely make it next time they ate wraps or roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), which made Canglan and the others look on with anticipation.

...

On a cold winter day, being able to sleep until you naturally wake up, and then gather with your fellow villagers to eat hot and delicious food while chatting, is truly the happiest thing in the world.

Quartz took a big bite of the massive beef, cheese, and lettuce burger in his hand, which was overflowing with ingredients, and said as he chewed:

"Licorice...you mean, Zhou Cihui, um...do you like our...gifts?"

Licorice swallowed the Orleans chicken burger with difficulty, took a sip of milk tea from her small cup to moisten her throat, and then said:

"I think he'll like it?"

Quartz: "Why mud?"

Licorice: "Because he's a good person. Even if he doesn't like it, he won't let us know."

Shi Ying paused, swallowed the food in her mouth, and said, "But if I don't say anything if I don't like something, won't I just keep receiving gifts that I don't like in the future?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked anxious. "What should we do? If this continues, won't we just have to keep sending annoying gifts?"

Hearing this, Xuecao looked at her friends with an expression of utter disbelief and said with great confidence:

"I think Zhou Chi will definitely love our gift this time!"

"How do you know? You're not Zhou Chi!"

Daoya, holding a small French fry in one hand, asked in confusion.

She had already devoured three hamburgers, but Canglan had strictly forbidden her from eating any more, so now she could only nibble on some fries to satisfy her craving.

However, the fries are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, which is also delicious.

Looking at her friends' clear, bewildered expressions, Xuecao almost wanted to sigh to the heavens.

"Why!"

"Haven't any of you thought about why Bai Su asked us to make that as a gift?"

Daoya had finished her two fries, and with a hint of lingering satisfaction, she licked the crumbs off her hands before answering quite naturally:

"Of course, it's to put in more sleeping grass! So that Zhou Chi can sleep better on that faraway mound."

"Of course not, you idiot! Why not just make sachets?"

Xuecao sighed again, finally unable to bear it any longer, and revealed the answer:

"Because they're dating."

What?

Quartz, Licorice, Rice Sprout, and the others seemed to be listening to some alien language. They all stopped chewing and stared blankly at Snow Grass.

Then, Daoya dropped the fries she had just picked up, Shiying almost dropped her hamburger, the milk tea in the licorice cup nearly spilled, and Sumu almost choked on the food in her mouth...

Licorice still asked blankly:

What does "being in a relationship" mean?

Xuecao was speechless. With the last bit of patience she had left, she stretched out her little hand and made a gesture of "two little people coming closer" towards her silly little brother:

"That's... what I mean!"

My tree spirit!

Everyone was stunned into silence. Could it be? How could they not have noticed?!

...

In the living room, a group of little people were gaping, trying to digest the shocking gossip they had just learned. In a London apartment with a six-hour time difference, Zhou Chi had already opened the package he had just retrieved.

Why is this package so big? Even if it's a New Year's gift, isn't it a bit too extravagant?

He muttered to himself as he opened the huge cardboard box, took out a large cloth bag, and inside was... a large doll that looked somewhat familiar.

Then, there was another large cloth bag, inside which was another very familiar large doll.

Then, there was another large cloth bag containing a large, heart-shaped pillow that wasn't a doll.

And then... there were no more big cloth bags.

On the note next to her, Ning Jia had specifically noted that the three cloth bags contained gifts made by the whole family, and even she didn't know exactly what was inside.

It's just a gift, why keep it a secret from Ning Jia?

Completely bewildered, Zhou Chi placed the two dolls on the sofa, one on each side, and then picked up the red heart-shaped cushion and casually placed it between the dolls.

Hmm, the doll on the left looks like Ning Jia, the one on the right looks a bit like... myself, and the heart in the middle...

In a flash, Zhou Chi suddenly "understood" the meaning of the gift!

His handsome face suddenly turned red, then redder and redder, until it resembled a bright red tomato.

Although he was a little embarrassed, he had to admit that he really loved the gift!

I must take a lot of photos later and send them to Ningjia to enjoy!

...

At this very moment, Ning Jia had no idea about the New Year's gift. She was sitting on the sofa in the living room, telling the little guy who had come to ask about it for the nth time:

"Yes, that's right, Zhou Chi and I are together!" "Hmm... yes, we're dating."

After patiently answering all the little one's questions and finally seeing him off, she couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

She turned her head to look behind the cushion beside her, at Bai Su and Xue Cao, who had been inadvertently watching the drama unfold for quite some time, her tone filled with deep doubt:

"Why is everyone so slow? I thought you all already knew about Zhou Chi and me. After all, we never intended to hide anything. How come no one noticed?"

Bai Su's peach-shaped face was practically wrinkled from smiling, while Xue Cao scratched her head, unsure of what to say:

"Oh dear, Ning Jia, you don't know, but we little people don't really care about things like romance, unlike the giant world where people are always talking about love and affection... It's normal that you haven't noticed... right?"

"Not everyone is so oblivious; we noticed it a long time ago."

While refuting the suggestion, Bai Su put forward a seemingly absurd idea:

"Ning Jia, why don't you and Zhou Chi just... officially announce it to everyone?"

Ning Jia stared at Bai Su in astonishment:

Goodness, Bai Su's time online has definitely paid off; she even knows how to use the term "official announcement" now!

"I think it's completely unnecessary..."

Before Ning Jia could finish speaking, another little figure, with a face full of curiosity and doubt, quietly ran over.

Her silence was deafening for a moment.

So what if she's dating Zhou Chi? Why are these petty people making such a big deal out of it, coming to ask her one by one?

Fine, let's just make it official then, otherwise we won't have any peace and quiet for the next couple of days...

After all, it's quite noisy for a little race that never cares about love to gossip about other people's relationships!