Compared with Beijing, Haishi is all in the south. During the Chinese New Year here, people eat more glutinous rice balls or eight-treasure rice instead of dumplings. This custom was not practiced at home before.
Moreover, the meat-wrapped dough here is all thin-skinned wontons, and the skins are usually bought ready-made outside and then made into wontons.
Starting from flour, mixing, kneading, cutting the dough, rolling out the dough, and making dumplings were all relatively novel scenes for the whole family, which made Chen Ming stand out in front of his elders and brothers.
After working in the countryside in the north for so long, kneading dough and rolling out skins is like a piece of cake for me. Compared to other people who are always in a hurry, I have an advantage.
A group of people gathered around a table. Even Mr. Xu, Uncle Xu and my uncle were wrapping the dough very seriously. Although their speed was not fast and the shapes were different, at least they managed to wrap the filling without leaking out.
The dumplings were put into the pot before 12 o'clock, and when the first fireworks of the New Year sounded, everyone ate the dumplings they made by themselves.
Xu Manman also signed her New Year's gift silently.
"Hmm... what is this? It's so hard." Xu Jianguo spitted out the hard lump in his mouth after hitting his teeth while eating dumplings. "Huh? Is this a coin?"
Xu Manman reacted immediately and said, "Hahaha, congratulations, brother, I wish you good luck in the new year. The God of Wealth will also take care of you."
On the other side, Chen Feng also said, "Ah! I ate it too!"
Xu Manman put a total of 12 coins, marked them, and put one in each person's bowl, so everyone in the family tasted the dumplings with a coin in them. With such a good omen, the atmosphere of the New Year reached a climax.
In the early morning, the voices faded away and Xu Manman returned to her room.
After thinking about it, she decided not to enter the space. Although the life-size doll was very safe, she usually only used it for psychological comfort. In a room like this where her parents could push the door open at any time, she didn't dare to take even a one in ten thousand risk.
Without entering the space, I could only call the system in my mind, "Xiao Jin, look at my New Year's gift."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zichu, who had regained his original appearance, with handsome and delicate features and wearing a red sweater, appeared in front of her.
Xu Manman widened her eyes. She didn't even dare to enter the space. Now that Xiao Jin came out, she was even more panicked. She kept staring at the door, afraid that her parents would push it open and come in.
"Don't be afraid, Manman. Xiaojin can hear everything. When mom and dad get close, Xiaojin will immediately go into space and won't be discovered by them."
Only then did Xu Manman notice that Xiao Jin was standing against the wall on the right side of the door. Even if someone opened the door and came in, they would not notice it immediately.
Xu Manman, feeling relieved, pursed her lips and couldn't help but pounce on Xiao Jin and cuddle with him.
She dared not make a sound, but acted coquettishly in her mind, "Xiao Jin, I miss you so much~"
The last time they met was at the Ning City Guesthouse when they came back. To round it off, they hadn't seen each other for more than a week.
Jin Zichu hugged Xu Manman, "Manman, I miss you too."
After a short separation, they talked to each other and finally separated. Xu Manman returned to the bed and sat down. "What's this year's New Year's gift? Let's see."
Jin Zichu released the system panel, and on it was a piece of red paper with golden words "Not Black, Not Fat" written on it.
Xu Manman stared at the four words and frowned. She knew the words, but... what did this mean?
Jin Zichu explained with a smile, "It's a talisman. The beneficial effect after using it is that Manman's body will not get tanned no matter how much it is exposed to the sun, and will not gain weight no matter how much it eats."
Xu Manman, who just thought the paper was ordinary, suddenly brightened up her eyes. Isn't this what every girl dreams of?
She couldn't wait to say to Xiao Jin, "How do I use this?"
"The host can just take it out directly."
Xu Manman reached out and took the paper out of the system backpack. At first, it looked like a piece of red paper with a very textured feel. A second later, it dissipated in her hand. Xu Manman then felt an indescribable wonderful feeling in her body.
She looked at Jin Zichu, "Is that all right?"
Jin Zichu nodded, "Yeah, okay."
Xu Manman rolled around happily on the bed. It was great. She could eat whatever she wanted from now on and no longer had to worry about getting tanned or getting spots when going out.
Since Xiao Jin came out under the pretext of a New Year's gift, she was unwilling to go back like this. She acted coquettishly with the host for a while and was told to stay in the room and sleep with Xu Manman.
"Today." Her parents were next door, and having a "man" hiding in the house still put a lot of psychological pressure on her.
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