When Qingya came back, Xuemei and others were making dumplings in the kitchen. Xuemei and Liu's mother were rolling out the dough, while Han Chen, Ruirui and Feifei were making dumplings.
The kitchen was bustling with activity. Han Chen was introducing new things in Jing City. Ruirui was completely amused. He joined in the fun whenever Han Chen said something. Liu's mother and Feifei asked about the parts that interested them from time to time.
As a result, no one noticed Qingya when she came back. Xiao Huang also knew Qingya, so he called out to her a few times but no one paid attention. It was only when Qingya walked to the kitchen door on her own that Xuemei noticed her.
"Qingya, you're back from school!" Xuemei said.
"Mom, elder sister, and elder brother Han, I knew you were all here! As soon as I entered the yard, I heard your voices. How come you didn't hear me when I called out just now?" Xuemei walked in and asked.
"We were talking so enthusiastically here that we didn't even notice you coming back!" Liu's mother explained.
"Oh! What good thing happened today? It's so luxurious that we can make buns for us to eat!" Qing Ya said with shining eyes as she looked at the buns on the table.
Ruirui glanced at Han Chen and Xuemei, winked and ran to Qingya and said, "Brother-in-law and sister went to the county town to get their marriage certificate today."
"Really? You changed your words so quickly! That's too fast!" Qingya said somewhat displeasedly. She felt that Ruirui changed his words too quickly and could call him brother-in-law so smoothly.
"Second sister, you should call me brother-in-law soon, or you will get a red envelope!" Ruirui leaned close to Qingya's ear and reminded her in what he thought was a very quiet voice.
After hearing this, Xuemei raised her eyebrows at Han Chen, but Han Chen had already wiped his hands on his apron and was about to take the red envelope from his pocket.
Qing Ya hesitated for a moment, then saw that Liu's mother and Rui Rui were both gesturing to her. Then she took two steps forward and called out to Han Chen, "Brother-in-law!"
Han Chen responded with a "hmm" and took out the red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Qingya.
Xuemei felt the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, so she said, "Qingya, light the fire first. Today we'll use the big iron pot and the small iron pot to steam the buns together! Oh, and I need to make the bone soup too. It'll be delicious later!"
After the water in the pot boiled, Liu's father also came back from the mountain. All the pork, vermicelli and cabbage fillings were used up, and he made 25 white steamed buns with them. He also made 7 white steamed buns with leek, egg and shrimp fillings and 20 cornmeal buns. The remaining cornmeal was all made into steamed buns, and he made 43 of them.
The small iron pot at home is used to hold the three-layer small steamer. The buns and steamed buns made this time are relatively large. The three-layer small steamer contains five white bread buns, five corn buns and five cornmeal steamed buns respectively.
The three-layer large steamer placed on the big iron pot is twice the size of the small steamer. Each layer can hold ten buns and steamed buns, so thirty buns and steamed buns can be steamed at once.
After the first round of steamed buns and steamed buns were cooked, the family shared three buns and one steamed bun to taste. Then Liu's mother took out three large wooden bowls, and put a white bread bun stuffed with pork, a corn bun stuffed with leeks, eggs and shrimps, and a steamed bun in each bowl.
After Liu's mother had packed everything, she asked Liu's father to go and deliver the things. She first gave one bowl to Liu Xiu's family, and two bowls to the old house, and also picked up Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu to eat.
When Father Liu brought Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu over, the second round of buns had been steamed. They brought the bowls, chopsticks and other things to the table in the main hall and prepared to eat.
Now that the weather is getting colder, there is a brazier under the table. The two sisters Xuemei and Qingya first fill each person's bowl with white radish and bone soup.
After Xuemei and Qingya sat down in their seats, Liu's mother and father also came out of the room.
As soon as Father Liu sat down, he said to Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu, "Dad, Mom, you go first!"
Grandpa Liu cleared his throat and said, "Xiao Han, Xuemei, from today on, you two are officially a revolutionary couple. From now on, you two must love and support each other, respect your elders, and care for your younger brothers and sisters! Xiao Han, if Xuemei does anything wrong in the future, just tell us and we will punish her!"
"Grandpa, Xuemei is very good. If there is any mistake, it is my fault. If I do something wrong in the future, you and grandma must remind me!" Han Chen stood up and replied, and Xuemei also stood up.
"Okay, sit down! You are all good kids! Old woman, please say a few words!" Grandpa Liu waved his hand at Xuemei and Han Chen.
"I won't say much, I just wish you two a happy and prosperous life in the future! Come, Xiao Han, this is the little red envelope your grandparents give you, take it!" After Grandma Liu finished speaking, she handed the red envelope to Han Chen.
Han Chen quickly took the red envelope with both hands and said, "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma!"
Father Liu waited until Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu had finished speaking before he said, "Xiaochen, I won't repeat what your grandparents said. As the saying goes, a son-in-law is half a son. From now on, your mother and I will treat you like our own son. We won't cause trouble outside, but don't be afraid of it either. Your parents will cover you."
"Your father is right, Xiaochen. From now on, you should be the same as Xuemei in front of your parents. If you don't understand something, just ask directly. Don't be restrained. This is the red envelope prepared for you by your father and me. Keep it well!" Liu's mother continued.
"Thank you, Dad and Mom. From now on, I will be like your biological son!" Han Chen took the red envelope and said with moist eyes.
"Okay, Xiaochen. Why don't you and Xuemei sit down and have dinner?" said Liu's father.
Xuemei patted Han Chen on the back and took Han Chen's hand to sit down.
After dinner, Xuemei took out the shoes for Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu. Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu were very happy to receive the shoes.
After a while, Ruirui and Feifei used flashlights to send Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu home.
Xuemei and Qingya cleaned up the dishes, and in the kitchen, they put the remaining dozen or so steamed buns and twenty or so steamed buns into a covered dustpan, and handed them to Liu's mother to put away. Now that the weather is cold, there is no need to worry about them going bad, and they can be kept for a day or two without any problem.
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