Chapter 82

Xu Song focused his eyes, exhaled, took some paper crane candies from another box and threw them into the bag.

A few days after buying New Year's goods, Xu Muya took some time to make dumplings, and Xu Song followed suit and learned.

At that time, he couldn't pinch the dumpling wrappers well, and the dumplings always fell apart. Xu Muya told him to apply a little water to the edge of the dumpling wrapper before wrapping it, but he still couldn't control the amount of water, and if he added too much water, the dumpling wrapper still wouldn't fit.

So on the morning of New Year's Eve, Xu Song got up early and wanted to cook dumplings for Xu Muya.

After thawing the dumplings, a few minutes after putting them in the pot, the skin of one dumpling fell apart - that was the dumpling he had not wrapped properly.

Xu Song looked at the scattered dumplings with a speechless look.

One, two, three... they all dispersed.

…

After Xu Song finished cooking the dumplings, he served them out and placed them on the dining table.

Xu Muya was very pleased to hear him say that he would cook dumplings for her, but then she saw someone with a dark face.

I took another look into the bowl and understood what he meant.

There were few intact dumplings in the whole bowl. Either the skin was broken but the filling had not fallen out, or the skin was broken and the filling had fallen out. What was even more embarrassing was that the filling had all scattered out.

Xu Muya comforted her, "I think it will taste very good." She picked up a dumpling and ate it. As expected, it was delicious.

After seeing Xu Muya's reaction, Xu Song sat in his seat and ate dumplings with satisfaction.

After breakfast, Xu Song helped Xu Muya clean the house.

Xu Muya had swept the entire house a few days ago. Since it was usually just the two of them, no one came over, so the house looked quite clean. But Xu Muya didn't mop the floor often, so there were still some stains. Xu Song mopped the entire second floor, and Xu Muya took over the first floor.

In the afternoon, Xu Song accompanied Xu Muya to paste couplets. They were busy inside and outside the house, and the house looked as festive as if it had been renovated.

As night fell, fireworks could be heard from downstairs. Xu Song leaned against the window, looking down. His cotton coat pressed against the cold wall.

Just as he thought, several children who wrapped themselves like dumplings gathered together, each holding a firework stick in their hands and swinging it.

In the dark night, the laughter of children broke the silence, and the flickering fireworks bloomed with countless colors before people's eyes, which attracted people's love and added a touch of joy to the Spring Festival.

Some of the older children were not so friendly and were setting off firecrackers on the side.

"Bang!"

"Bang, bang! Bang..."

The sky rockets were lit, and the bangs rang out several times in succession. Xu Song covered his ears and continued to watch.

When he was a child, he liked to set off fireworks like these kids.

But the neighbors in their building don't like him. If he goes out to set off fireworks, the adults will tell their children to stay away from him, saying that he is hitting people.

He's an Omega, how violent could he be? This is just a pretext to frame him.

Those stupid kids were "influenced" by their parents and were very unfriendly to Xu Song.

If this child could be born safely, Xu Song would definitely not let him be as uneducated as those stupid kids.

During the Spring Festival, the weather looked more like it was going to snow. It rarely snowed in Ningcheng, and since it was close to Haicheng, the winters there weren't usually too cold compared to the north.

But the north has floor heating, so you don't feel cold inside. In Ningcheng, we can only rely on air conditioning to stay warm.

Xu Song lay on the bed, covering his ears in annoyance. He heard the annoying kid outside the door and his mother who only gave bad advice.

"Brother hasn't gotten up yet? Then let's go together and wake him up, okay?"

"good!"

The next second, Xu Song was awakened by a loud knock on his door. It sounded like a child's strength.

It’s too cold in the south because there’s no floor heating. Even with the air conditioner on, I still don’t want to get out of bed.

Xu Song didn't intend to pay any attention to these so-called relatives...

Seeing no one open the door, the child knocked even harder. He knocked and shouted:

"Brother, open the door!"

I could faintly hear: "Look, your brother is not as diligent as you. Xiaobao has already gotten up, but he is still lying in bed!"

"Hey, let's watch TV for a while, and then we can eat." Xu Muya's voice was very soft, as if she was trying her best to save the mother and son from doing something stupid.

Xu Song frowned and cursed under his breath, "Fuck." Then he stood up, put on some clothes and went out.

The living room was already filled with people: old people, children, middle-aged people... and even pet cats and dogs that the children had insisted on bringing...

A sharp-eyed woman saw Xu Song and immediately smiled, waving and saying, "Xiao Song? Oh, you've grown so big? You've grown taller too!"

In fact, he hasn't grown up in a few years.

Xu Song called softly, "Hello, aunt."

The woman pulled the child next to her over and introduced him, "Caiyuan, come and say hello to your brother."

The children around him didn't call out, but expressed their confusion: "This is that..."

The woman was stunned for a second, then slapped the child on the arm and smiled apologetically at Xu Song: "What are you talking about, kid! Call me brother!"

The child reluctantly called out "brother".

Xu Song had long been accustomed to the outward and inward expressions of these people, and he didn't come out to embarrass himself. He was just worried that Xu Muya wouldn't be able to handle it.

Xu Song walked into the kitchen and closed the sliding door. Xu Muya was busy frying meat. Seeing him come in, she smiled and said as she moved: "We'll be eating soon. Come and help Mom?"

"Um."

The rich smell of braised meat came from the kitchen. The moment Xu Song opened the lid of the pot, the aroma of the braised meat mixed with white mist wafted out.

Braised bean curd skin, braised chicken wings, braised meat, braised ham, braised tofu... the originally white tofu is braised into a light brown color.

Xu Song took two plates to put the braised dishes on. Xu Muya noticed the light brown tofu, took out a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Xu Song, saying, "This braised dish is very tasty."

Xu Song picked up a piece of tofu and wanted to try it, but the tofu was too soft and a large piece fell off, so he only got a small piece of tofu.

It was indeed very tasty. Xu Song put some of the braised dishes in the pot on a plate and placed it on the dining table. He also helped Xu Muya bring out the remaining dishes.

The children were the first to come to the table, gathering around and picking up food with bamboo chopsticks. Xu Muya had just finished stir-frying shredded pork with green peppers and served them on a plate, smiling and entertaining the guests.

The noise in the living room made Xu Song feel inexplicably annoyed. He took some food upstairs. Xu Muya did not stop him.

As soon as it's midnight today, fireworks will be flying all over the sky.

Xu Song picked out a few foods he could eat and browsed his phone boredly.

He waited until Xu Muya was the only one left in the living room before he took the tray down and helped her clean up. The coffee table, the floor, the table... were all covered in garbage and food scraps.

Xu Muya was very pleased with Xu Song's understanding.

At midnight, Xu Song was lying in bed and was startled by the sudden sound of fireworks exploding.

It was really on time. Fireworks were flying all over the sky as soon as it was midnight.