"Mom, is it almost New Year's? Should we make something delicious?" Tiedan asked Tingting excitedly.
"You brat, all you ever do is eat. Go do your homework. Tonight, I'll write down a recipe and tell you what you like to eat. You're all grown up now, so just tell me what you want to eat and I'll make it for you."
"Okay, I'll have to order a few more dishes. My favorite is candy, haha."
Tie Dan was also jumping around, ready to tell his brothers the good news.
Tingting also intends to respect her children's choices. No matter how big or small the matter is, she wants to cultivate her children's awareness of being able to make independent choices so that they won't have to rely on their parents for everything in the future.
Education starts with small things, whether it's what to wear or what to eat. You need to be able to think independently and have your own opinions.
"Brothers, and Stone, it's almost Chinese New Year, what do you think we should eat? Mom said we can order our own food, let's see what we should eat!" Tie Dan immediately had to show off.
“Really? Then I’ll definitely be spare ribs or braised pork,” Zhu Zi said, taking the lead.
“I want to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and this crab,” Stone was the second to raise his hand.
When Cheng Cai heard them talking, he knew that Zhu Zi and Tie Dan must have eaten these things before. He knew that his aunt's family was well-off, but he didn't expect them to be this well-off.
What is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall? I've never even heard of it. My aunt and uncle are really something. But they didn't hide it from me and Youcai. It seems they really consider me and Youcai as their family.
She and Youcai would protect everything here and not let anyone destroy it. She also had some doubts in her heart about whether the people the village was looking for before were Uncle Jianjun and Aunt Tingting.
But then I thought about it again, and regardless of whether they were or not, I considered them my parents, and I would definitely protect this family.
This is the warmth of family I've received after so many years, and I won't let anyone destroy it, nor will I allow it.
After discussing it for a while, everyone decided to do their homework first, because if they didn't finish their homework, they would definitely be criticized later.
"Honey, what are you making? It smells so good!"
"I'm planning to make hot pot today, one clear broth and one spicy broth. I'll also prepare some extra lamb. Is that okay?"
"Of course, that's fine. We haven't had hot pot in ages. Let's also get some drinks out. I'll just leave them outside; they'll get cold soon."
"Okay, honey, you go and put this on the table for me. I'll go wash the vegetables, make some condiments, and also get some steamed egg cakes for our Fu Bao and Qiu Qiu."
"Wife, you have to cook two dishes for one meal a day. You've worked so hard. You are the greatest contributor to our family."
"You always manage to say nice things. Go quickly, the greatest happiness is for our whole family to be together happily."
The children had just finished washing their homework when they saw that they were going to have hot pot for dinner, so they all went to wash their hands.
Chengcai and Youcai have now developed the habit of washing their hands before meals, and Tingting applies face cream to the children in the house every morning and evening.
At first, it felt a little awkward, but over time, the two brothers got used to everything here and adapted very well. Their skin also improved a lot.
After Jianjun finished feeding the two little ones, he started enjoying the hot pot with everyone.
"Chengcai, Youcai, this is how you eat it directly after dipping it in sauce. Try it!" Tingting was worried that it was the two children's first time eating it and they weren't familiar with it.
"Okay, Auntie," the two children nodded.
With so many children, if we had to cook them piece by piece, it would take forever. But this way, we can cook a whole pot at once, with plenty of meat and vegetables.
Jianjun poured juice for each child, but fearing that Youcai and Chengcai would be embarrassed to eat, he always gave them a full bowl of meat.
It was Cheng Cai and You Cai's first time eating hot pot, and they found it novel. Before, they thought that being able to eat their fill and have meat was happiness enough, but now this was even more than double the happiness.
"Chengcai is still very shocked. There is hot pot in this world. We can't even eat pork. The mutton at my aunt's house is served in big bowls. There is also juice. I never thought life could be lived like this."
Cheng Cai told himself that he must study hard. His uncle and aunt were very capable, and he could only make them proud by being more ambitious.
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