Chapter 425 Preparing for the New Year
Under Lin Siqiao's persuasion, Qiu's father finally gave up the plan of selling.
As for the check, Lin Siqiao also said that she really couldn't use it now. If she needed it in the future, she would definitely not be polite to Uncle Qiu.
Having said that, Father Qiu did not continue the topic. Seeing that it was getting late, the family happily prepared the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Today is Chinese New Year and there are so many people here, so the dishes we prepared are naturally much more sumptuous than usual. There are more than ten dishes in total.
Don't worry if there's leftovers, the main theme of the Chinese New Year is "abundance every year".
Before Lin Siqiao came back, everyone had divided the work and washed and cut all the vegetables. For ingredients that take more time to cook, such as beef and pig's trotters, Qiu's mother had already stewed them in advance.
The rest were some simpler dishes, more than enough for Mrs. Qiu alone.
Seeing that there was no place for him in the kitchen, Lin Siqiao went back to his room, changed into a lighter set of clothes, and planned to bake the pizza crust first.
After Lu Jianchuan rolled up her sleeves, he said, "Wife, I'm going out for a while."
Lin Siqiao guessed that he was going to buy something, but she didn't ask any more questions.
"Go ahead, the sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back."
After he left, Lin Siqiao took a medium-sized iron plate and put flour, milk, yeast, a little bit of sugar and butter into it.
Then add warm water and stir it into dough, then knead it into a smooth dough and let it rise.
In California's winter, the daytime temperature is close to 20 degrees, and the dough can be proofed in a maximum of one hour.
While waiting for the dough to rise, Lin Siqiao was not idle either, and started making the dough for the donuts.
The methods of the two are actually similar, except that a few extra eggs need to be added and the amount of white sugar should be larger.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Several little guys gathered around curiously.
Lin Siqiao did not keep silent and told everyone that he was going to make pizza and donuts, and asked a question by the way.
"Would you like to make yourself a donut?"
"think!"
Several children said they wanted to, but then they all shook their heads. They didn't even know how to knead dough, so how could they make something as difficult as donuts?
"It's okay, sister will teach you, just follow me."
Lin Siqiao poured the mixed batter into the piping bag and then picked up a small brush.
"Like I did, brush a little bit of oil into this mold first. Isn't that easy?"
"Um!"
"After brushing with oil, you can squeeze the batter in, but don't squeeze too much, just enough to here, otherwise it will overflow when it's baked."
After saying that, Lin Siqiao handed the piping bag to Qiu Mingze.
"Xiao Ze, show it to your younger brothers and sisters."
Qiu Mingze nodded. Basically everyone who has seen it can do it. Even the five-year-old Qiu Mingxi did it independently without any help from others.
"Sister, what should we do next?" several people asked anxiously.
"Then put it in the oven for 15 minutes. During this time, we will prepare something else."
As Lin Siqiao spoke, he took out black and white chocolate, chocolate colored sugar needles (1936), powdered sugar, strawberries, and beans (1941) from the bag.
When the black and white chocolate is almost melted, the donuts are also baked.
Several children each chose one and dipped one side in chocolate sauce as Lin Siqiao requested.
The next step is to express yourself freely and add whatever you like.
In a short while, the exquisite and beautiful donuts were ready.
Just as the two brothers were shocked that they had made such beautiful donuts.
Qiu Mingxi was already holding the donuts she had made herself and quickly ran to the kitchen.
The donut she made was colorful and looked more beautiful than a rainbow. Of course, she had to show it to her old father.
Unexpectedly, less than two minutes after she entered the kitchen, Lin Siqiao heard a miserable cry.
Then came the voice of Mr. Qiu, who was at a loss.
"Xixi, it's Daddy's fault."
"Dad shouldn't eat your donuts. Can I buy you a few more later?"
Hearing this, Qiu Mingxi cried even louder.
Mother Qiu frowned and glared at Father Qiu, "No, why are you eating her donuts?"
Father Qiu hesitated for a long time; his attention had just been on the stove.
Unexpectedly, his daughter came up and tugged at his trouser leg. When Mr. Qiu lowered his head, he saw the donut being fed to his mouth.
He didn't think much about it, thinking that his daughter was trying to feed him, so he opened his mouth and took a big bite.
Then... after the girl was stunned for a few seconds, tears started to fall like rolling beans.
"She made it herself. She asked you to look at it, not to eat it." Mother Qiu was speechless and didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Mr. Qiu reacted quickly and knew how to comfort his daughter.
"So it was made by Xixi. I was wondering why that donut looked so good and tasted so sweet and delicious."
Qiu Mingxi sniffed and asked in a tearful voice, "Is it really delicious?"
"Of course it's true." Father Qiu rubbed her head, "My daughter is really thoughtful. She always thinks of her father when she has something good."
After all, Qiu Mingxi was young, and after being coaxed by his father's words, not only did his tears stop, but he also came back happily and made several donuts.
Now, before the New Year’s Eve dinner even started, Father Qiu was already fed by his little girl.
After receiving Uncle Qiu's look asking for help, Lin Siqiao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, the pizza dough was baked at this time, so she handed the task of making the pizza over to the children.
This is even simpler than donuts. Just spread a layer of ketchup on the tortilla, and then put shredded cheese and your favorite ingredients on it.
While the children were busy, Lin Siqiao kneaded the remaining dough together.
These are not enough to make the pie crust, but it would be a pity to throw them away. After thinking about it, I decided to bake some small cookies later.
After a while, there was a knock on the door and Lin Siqiao got up to open it.
Lu Jianchuan and the others are back.
Seeing the red lanterns and fireworks in his hands, Lin Siqiao was very surprised.
"Hey, where did you buy these? I went to the supermarket several times this afternoon, but I didn't see any of these."
Lu Jianchuan wanted to get it over with with a vague response, but Zhang Qi, who was following behind him, spoke first.
"Sister-in-law, the team leader asked the Chinese people nearby about this matter a few days ago."
"But that Chinese goods market is really remote. We went out to look for it for a long time yesterday. Fortunately, we found it today."
"By the way, sister-in-law, this is a little gift from us."
Zhang Qi handed the things over as he spoke. The team leader didn't let them pay a penny when buying vegetables.
If they came empty-handed again today and asked for free food and drinks, they would be too embarrassed to face anyone.
Lin Siqiao knew that if she didn't accept it, these people would be too embarrassed to even take the food, so she took it generously.
"Okay, I'll take it. You guys go in and sit down. Dinner will be served soon."
"Got it, sister-in-law."
After a few people went in, Lin Siqiao glanced at Lu Jianchuan.
"I accept the surprise, but Comrade Lu Jianchuan, I have to criticize you. Don't do this next time. It's too far and unnecessary."
Lu Jianchuan really didn't think it was a big deal, just running errands and treating it as physical exercise.
But since his wife said so, he naturally had to express his opinion.
"Yes, daughter-in-law, I accept your criticism."
Lu Jianchuan wanted to say something when he suddenly heard a burst of dense footsteps in the corridor.
Judging from the sound, the other party is obviously heading in this direction.
Out of intuition, Lu Jianchuan subconsciously took Lin Siqiao in his arms and quickly walked into the house.
As the door lock fell, he pulled out a gun from his waist.
Lin Siqiao's eyes suddenly widened, "What's wrong?"
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