The dumpling-making location was at the production team's headquarters. Early in the morning, the production team had already set up a sunshade. Each group of guests had a table, a bucket of water, a cutting board, a cleaver, as well as various seasonings such as oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, two pounds of flour, a kneading mat, a rolling pin, and a noodle cutter.

Six groups of guests: "No filling?!"

Soon, a man in his fifties came walking briskly over carrying a shoulder pole. "Mr. Cai, these are the vegetables you ordered yesterday. They were picked fresh."

Director Cai, with her large pregnant belly, walked over cheerfully. "Okay, Uncle Huang, you've really worked hard, picking vegetables so early in the morning. Thank you."

"It's no trouble at all," the man called Uncle Huang waved his hand, a few wrinkles creeping onto his smiling face. "Leave the carrying pole here for now, I'll come back to collect it at noon."

"Alright, alright, take care."

After Uncle Huang left, someone else came on a tricycle to deliver eggs.

All the guests were completely dumbfounded: "???"

Director Cai clapped his hands, unable to suppress his smile. "Listen up, everyone. It's 8:20 now. The task starts at 8:30 and ends at 11:30, a total of three hours. Now, I'll announce the rules of the task. Please complete the dumpling-making task within the allotted time. The group that makes the most varied dumplings wins. As for the dumpling filling, you'll draw lots twice. If the filling you draw requires a pot, then you'll use that gas stove."

Director Cai pointed to a gas stove not far away. "Just one?!"

"By the way, that bucket of water is for you to wash vegetables. Each group of guests only has one bucket of water, so you have to use it sparingly. Does everyone understand the rules?"

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"Understood."

That's ruthless, that's really tricky, that's really something else! Not only do you have to wash, chop, and cook the vegetables yourself, but you also have to knead the dough and make the dumplings yourself. The one who makes the most fancy dumplings wins.

Everyone felt that everything went black and they might as well just faint.

Two staff members came over carrying two boxes for everyone to draw lots. Chu Chu excitedly stood on tiptoe, "Mommy, I want to draw! I want to draw!"

Lan Qingyue recalled the fortune slips she had drawn since childhood, none of them being "the best fortune slips." She thought, "Why don't we let Chu Chu draw one? Maybe she's a lucky charm." "Okay, Chu Chu, you draw one."

The staff bent down so that Chuchu could reach them. Chuchu held up both hands, extended two fingers, and carefully picked up two small pieces of paper.

Chu Chu drew corn and pork as her ingredients.

Lan Qingyue: "..."

Pork can be left uncooked, but shouldn't corn be boiled first?

Lan Qingyue, who had never made pork and corn filling before, fell into deep thought. Chu Chu, on the other hand, was exceptionally happy. Pork and corn! So meaty! Satisfying!

The results of the draw are as follows:

Lan Qingyue's group made corn and pork dumplings, Guan Zhizhi's group made chive and egg dumplings, Lin Ranran's group made cabbage and pork dumplings, Yu Qingqing's group made carrot and tofu dumplings, Chen Xueyun's group made tomato and egg dumplings, and Si Yiming's group made wood ear and vermicelli dumplings.

The staff delivered the ingredients according to the dishes everyone drew. At the director's whistle, everyone scrambled to prepare the ingredients.

The vegetables were freshly picked and should have been rinsed before, so there was no dirt on them. Lan Qingyue broke the corn in half and taught Chu Chu how to peel the kernels, while she took the pork she was allocated, sliced ​​it, and chopped it up.

Chu Chu examined half an ear of corn for a while, her short fingernails digging into the kernels. Under her chubby hands, the tender kernels were skin and heart.