Chapter 252 The Knot of Unity
The filling for the zongzi was prepared by Xiao Cheng, which included not only the commonly used pork belly, but also chicken legs, chicken wings, and shrimp.
The boss has avant-garde ideas, and everything he makes is delicious.
Bai Lu smiled and picked up a chicken leg for the little guy: "You need to add more mung beans and glutinous rice, otherwise the chicken leg won't be cooked through and it won't taste good."
Xiao Wei looked at the large chicken leg on the rice dumpling and nodded vigorously: "Yes! I understand!"
Add more mung beans and more glutinous rice, carefully fold the leaves to make the corresponding corners, and tie them tightly with straw rope.
Xiao Cheng made a shrimp-filled rice dumpling.
Bai Lu saw that he had put in a lot of shrimp, a whole nest, so much so that there was no room left for the mung beans.
The glutinous rice was spread in just the right amount on both the top and bottom layers.
After being wrapped in leaves and tied up, the long, plump rice dumpling swells up like a little pufferfish, both chubby and adorable.
The cuter it is, the tastier it is.
The truth is, after the rice dumplings were cooked, Xiao Cheng took them out and opened the leaves. The fresh and delicious aroma of shrimp and glutinous rice filled the entire kitchen in an instant.
"Want to try some?"
Xiao Cheng picked up a piece of zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) with shrimp and glutinous rice and gave it to Bai Lu to try.
Bai Lu's heart was pounding; yes, she was panicked. She and Xiao Cheng were secretly having an affair behind Xiao Wei's back.
The rice dumplings were just cooked, and after discussing it with Xiao Cheng, she arranged for Xiao Wei to deliver them to Grandpa Hu.
When Xiao Wei left carrying a bamboo basket of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), she and Xiao Cheng had promised that they would wait for him to come back before eating them.
But now...
Bai Lu looked at the fragrant rice dumpling at her lips and swallowed hard, unable to resist asking, "Isn't this a bad idea?"
"Xiaowei hasn't come back yet..."
Xiao Cheng said in a nonchalant tone, "He'll come back and eat his own food."
Bai Lu pursed her lips, trying to remind the boss of a fact: "What we're doing is stealing rice dumplings."
To be precise, she was the one who was cheating.
No, no, no, it was Xiao Cheng who forced her to steal the food.
Xiao Cheng looked at the girl's darting eyes, raised his chopsticks slightly, and the shrimp touched her lips directly.
Bai Lu: "!!!"
It smells so good! It smells amazing!
What kind of divine shrimp is this?!
How can it smell so good and taste so good? The shrimp-flavored rice dumplings are so fresh and delicious!
After finishing the zongzi, Bailu realized she had broken her promise to the little flowers of the motherland.
What to do? She can't possibly spit out the shrimp; they're so delicious, she wants more after she's eaten them.
The only way is to share the good times, the bad times, and the blame.
Xiao Cheng was suddenly stared at by Bai Lu's gleaming eyes, and his hand holding the zongzi paused slightly.
Before he could ask anything, his chopsticks were snatched away, and a shrimp-filled rice dumpling was immediately placed in front of his mouth.
"Try it! The shrimp rice dumpling is really delicious. The shrimp is light and refreshing, bouncy and tender, and the mung bean and glutinous rice is fragrant and delicious. I guarantee you'll want to eat it again and again."
Looking at Bai Lu's expectant face, Xiao Cheng roughly knew what she was thinking, and parted his thin lips slightly.
Without hesitation, I took a bite of the shrimp-filled rice dumpling.
Just then, a small figure suddenly appeared at the door, paused, and froze from head to toe.
"Big brother..."
It's over!
The little flowers of our motherland have returned!
Bai Lu quickly shoved the chopsticks into Xiao Cheng's hand, then turned around with a smile: "Xiao Wei's back!"
“The zongzi was freshly cooked and very hot. Your brother and I took it out to let it cool down a bit before you came home to eat it together. But when we lifted the leaves, the zongzi looked a little undercooked. Your brother and I were worried that you were too young and your stomach was fragile, so we tested it to see if it was cooked. We didn’t expect you to come back after just one bite.”
After hearing the explanation, Xiao Wei still looked sad and upset, and put the empty bamboo basket back on the table.
Sit silently at the table, his back to the table, a lonely figure, like a cat or dog forgotten in a corner.
Bai Lu decisively moved the shrimp rice dumpling in front of him, picked up the chopsticks on the table, and took out a piece of shrimp.
"Come on, try this shrimp rice dumpling and see if it's delicious. Your brother made it himself and put in lots of shrimp. We've only had one bite so far. When you come back, you can have a proper meal. If you don't believe me, look at the whole dumpling and see how much is missing and if there's room for more bites."
Xiao Wei knew Bai Lu was right, knew Bai Lu wouldn't lie, but just now...
What smells so good?
Is this the taste of zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)?
Xiao Wei stared in shock at the shrimp-filled rice dumpling in front of his mouth, then looked up at Bai Lu, who was all smiles.
Without hesitation, I took a bite.
His sister-in-law wouldn't lie to him; she's the best to him. The shrimp rice dumplings were indeed delicious.
Xiao Wei stared in astonishment at the large rice dumpling on the table from which three pieces of shrimp and glutinous rice had just been removed.
This is the best zongzi he has ever eaten in his life!
"Sister-in-law, the shrimp rice dumpling is delicious!" The little guy's bright, clear eyes lit up.
Bai Lu smiled, but before she could say, "If it's delicious, eat more," the large rice dumpling in front of her suddenly vanished.
In the blink of an eye, we were on the other side.
"If you like it, go get it yourself," the boss said, his words pointing directly to the rice dumplings in the pot.
Xiao Wei: "..."
Bai Lu: "..."
To be honest, this was the first time Xiao Wei had ever seen his older brother so possessive of his food. He knew without a doubt that the shrimp inside that zongzi were all for his sister-in-law.
He only took one bite, and his older brother took the rice dumpling back. Was it really necessary?
My older brother is becoming more and more biased.
Before Xiao Wei went to the pot to get the zongzi, he stretched out his hand in front of Bai Lu, opened it, and revealed what he had been holding all the way back.
A red love knot.
Bai Lu was slightly taken aback, and looked at the love knot in Xiao Wei's hand, asking, "Did Grandpa Hu give this to you?"
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