With the falling of fine snow and the end of final exams, winter vacation finally arrived.
The world outside the window was covered in a thin layer of snow, like a soft silver blanket. Snow accumulated on the branches, occasionally blown off by the wind, scattering rustlingly in the courtyard.
The Ye family's villa was shrouded in warm lights, and fine water droplets condensed on the glass windows, reflecting the warm light and shadow inside the house.
(New Year's Eve)
Ye Qingliu and Hua Jinyue didn't need to get up early at all. They had already prepared everything they needed to buy a week before.
Ye Qingliu stayed up late last night reading several books on finance and didn't fall asleep until three in the morning.
Hua Jinyue practiced the piano in the piano room all night long. Her fingertips danced on the black and white keys, and the melodious melody echoed in the silent night. Until a faint light appeared in the sky, she rubbed her sore wrist and went back to her room to rest.
So, now they just need to catch up on their sleep in the room... and then Ye Qingliu can get up when it's time to cook the New Year's Eve dinner.
Time passed by minute by minute...
As for Yan Yu... he was sitting obediently on the sofa in the living room on the first floor, watching TV, holding a bowl of instant noodles in his hand, slurping the noodles carefully, for fear of making too much noise.
He didn't dare to be too outgoing, nor did he dare to go upstairs to call Ye Qingliu to get up and cook for him.
——Because he is a complete culinary idiot.
Yan Yu once tried to cook and nearly blew up the kitchen. Since then, Ye Qingliu has forbidden him to get within three meters of the stove.
So, he could only eat instant noodles here silently, watching boring variety shows, and lamenting his miserable fate in his heart.
The little ancestor is sleeping... I don't dare to wake him up... I'm afraid he'll get angry...
At this moment, the housekeeper pushed the door open and walked in. He was wearing a dark gray wool coat, a pair of small round-framed glasses on his nose, and holding a thermos in his hand. It was obvious that he had just returned from outside.
He glanced at Yan Yu, who was sitting quietly on the sofa, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
In fact, the moment Yan Yu entered the Ye family, the housekeeper was wary of him.
——This man’s identity is not as simple as it seems.
The butler had been in the Ye family for decades, meeting all kinds of people. His intuition told him that Yan Yu was hiding a secret. Naturally, he couldn't help but worry about the young lady and young master in the family, worried that this person would bring them danger.
"Butler Zhao, didn't you go home for the New Year?" Yan Yu put down the instant noodles and asked politely.
The housekeeper took off his glasses, wiped the lenses with a tissue, and said calmly, "I'm old and don't want to move. Besides... there's nothing worth going back for."
His tone was calm, yet there was a hint of loneliness.
Yan Yu was silent for a moment and didn't ask any more questions.
The housekeeper glanced towards the second floor and asked in a low voice, "Is the young master still sleeping?"
"Well, yes." Yan Yi nodded.
The housekeeper sighed: "Usually the young master gets up very early, it seems that this child must have stayed up late last night."
He shook his head, put the thermos on the coffee table, and said, "This is freshly brewed ginger tea. When the young master wakes up later, let him drink some to warm himself up."
It was not until four o'clock in the afternoon that Ye Qingliu's figure slowly appeared on the stairs.
He was wearing a loose white sweater, his short black hair was a little messy, his gray-blue eyes looked hazy because he had just woken up, and his whole body exuded a lazy air.
"Xiao Qingliu, you're finally awake." Yan Yu immediately jumped up from the sofa, his tone carrying a hint of grievance, "Without you, I can't even have a full meal."
Ye Qingliu glanced at him, ignored him, walked straight to the kitchen, and tied on an apron skillfully.
"Young master, it's cold, put on your coat." The butler appeared behind him at some point, holding a dark blue cashmere coat in his hand.
Ye Qingliu turned around and saw that it was the housekeeper. He immediately smiled sweetly, "I know, Grandpa Zhao."
He took the coat and put it on obediently, even adjusting his collar, looking like a good and obedient boy.
Yan Yu’s inner thoughts: Before Butler Zhao came back, I was the one who reminded Ye Qingliu, this troublesome child, to wear his coat and eat on time... But Ye Qingliu ignored my reminders. Why does he obey Butler Zhao’s words so obediently?
——Okay, okay, you little ancestor are treating me differently, right?
Ye Qingliu seemed to sense his resentment, glanced back at him, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a provocative smile.
Yan Yi: “…”
Okay, okay, the little ancestor did it on purpose.
Although Yan Yu is not good at cooking, he can still help out.
The first thing they did was make dumplings.
Dumplings, which symbolize reunion, are an indispensable food on New Year's Eve.
Ye Qingliu stood in front of the cooking table and began to prepare the filling with quick movements.
—He does everything with an elegant precision.
First, select fresh, high-quality pork, preferably pork belly with alternating fat and lean meat, and mince it finely until the meat is tender and free of large particles.
Next, chop the washed Chinese cabbage, add a little salt, and knead it gently. After the water comes out, squeeze out the water and mix it with the minced meat. Add appropriate amounts of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and a little sugar to season.
His fingers were long and white, with distinct joints, and his movements were clean and neat, without a trace of excess.
Next comes the kneading of the dough.
Ye Qingliu poured the flour into a basin, slowly added clean water, stirred it with chopsticks until it became flocs, and then kneaded it into a smooth dough with his hands.
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