"Yes."
Little Li Jinhao nodded his head.
"Then I am the younger brother of the beautiful sister you mentioned. My name is Qin Yuhang, and I am the fifth child in my family. You can also call me Xiao Wu."
Tuanzi Xiaowu introduced herself in a very generous and open manner.
Little Li Jinhao: "My full name is Li Jinhao, and my nickname is Haohao. You can also just call me by my nickname."
"good."
Tuanzi nodded.
Are we friends now?
Li Jinhao asked.
"Of course."
Tuanzi Xiaowu said, "Two other little friends came to my house, one named Ruirui and the other Huihui, but they look younger than us. Oh, and I also have a twin sister named Qin Yaxuan, nicknamed Xuanxuan. You can call her Xiaoliu too!"
"Brother!"
The little girl held the hand of four-year-old Guo Minghui with her left hand and the hand of two-year-old Rui Rui with her right hand. They came out of the living room and slowly walked towards Tuanzi Xiaowu and Li Jinhao.
That's right. Guo Minghui's family and Rui Rui's family arrived at Song Lan's house before Li Jinhao's family. They came together in the car driven by Zhai Qiu's father and Zhao Tiantian's father.
Zhai's father is a county leader and has a private car.
Zhao's father was the director of the food processing plant. The plant provided him with a car, but it was a bit old, like a jeep that had been retired from the army.
"Auntie!"
When Guo Minghui and Rui Rui saw Song Lan, their eyes lit up instantly. They pulled their little hands out of the older girl's hands and stepped forward together, each hugging Song Lan's leg on either side.
Song Lan lowered her eyes, her gaze full of smiles as she looked up at the two little ones who were looking up at her: "Hello Huihui, hello Ruirui!"
She carried a bamboo basket in one hand and patted the two little ones' heads with the other, saying, "Go play with your older brother and sister, Auntie will make you something delicious later."
"Delicious?"
Little Guo Minghui blinked his big eyes and saw Song Lan nod: "Yes, Auntie will make you delicious meat."
"Thank you, Auntie!"
The little guy said thank you in his childish voice and stretched out his hand to Rui Rui: "Rui Rui, let me hold your hand and we'll go play with your sister, Xiao Wu, and Hao Hao."
Little Rui Rui sensibly let go of Song Lan's long legs and placed her little hand in Guo Minghui's hand: "Play with brother... sister..."
In the living room, when Zhai's parents and others saw Song Lan and Li Xueqin walk in, they stood up, greeted each other, and then sat down to chat.
Zhai Qiu and Zhao Tiantian sat next to Song Lan, occasionally whispering to her.
Qin Yaxin felt a pang of sadness and didn't linger in the living room. Instead, she played with the little ones in the yard.
Seeing her leave the living room, Qin Boyan followed her out. He sat on a bamboo chair under the eaves and watched Qin Yaxin playing with the little ones.
Around 10:30 a.m., Zhai's father and the others told Song Lan and Qin Yanzheng that they wanted to leave, but Song Lan and Qin Yanzheng persuaded them to stay.
"Please sit down, I'll go cook."
Song Lan said with a smile, and was about to head to the kitchen.
"Let me help you!"
Several female comrades, including Zhai's mother, spoke up in unison.
"No need, no need, I can manage. Besides, my second brother and sister-in-law are both good cooks. With their help, the meal will be ready in no time."
Song Lan resolutely refused to accept help from Zhai's mother and the others, but she couldn't stop Zhai Qiu and Zhao Tiantian from following her to the kitchen.
"Sister Song Lan, what do you think Qiuqiu and I should do?"
Zhao Tiantian asked.
Song Lan took out green beans and several other vegetables from the bamboo basket and put them in a winnowing basket. She then handed Zhai Qiu a vegetable washing basin and said, "You guys pick the vegetables. Pick one and wash it. After you're done, just bring it to me in the kitchen."
She paused for a moment, then asked Zhai Qiu and Zhao Tiantian, "Do you want me to teach you?"
Zhai Qiu and Zhao Tiantian blushed slightly and shook their heads in unison. Zhao Tiantian said, "I have helped my mom in the kitchen at home."
"I've also helped my mom with chores before."
Zhai Qiu then said something.
"Alright, the task of picking and washing the vegetables is yours!"
Song Lan smiled and called Qin Boyan into the kitchen, saying, "Clean up those two fish in the basket."
Without saying a word, Qin Boyan picked up the basket and was about to leave when Song Lan called out to him, "By the way, second brother, you should clean that chicken first, so I can start stewing it on the stove sooner."
Song Lan had already cleaned the pheasant thoroughly in her spatial storage, but no one else knew about it. Now that Qin Boyan was taking it to wash, Song Lan felt it was necessary.
Qin Boyan responded, took out the pheasant, put it in the enamel plate given by Song Lan, and walked out of the kitchen in a few steps.
"Sister-in-law, let me start the fire."
Qin Yaxin's voice came from the kitchen doorway.
Song Lan laughed and said, "I was just about to call you in!"
It's worth mentioning that, considering there were many guests at home today, Song Lan used her mind to retrieve another plump fish from her spatial storage when no one was in the kitchen.
She planned to cook two tables of food, since there were too many people and one table wouldn't be enough. However, she only had one dining table at home, so she would have to borrow one from Director Zhang's house.
I also borrowed a few chairs.
Around noon, Song Lan personally took charge of cooking, and the two tables were filled with dishes.
The staple foods include white rice, noodles with meat sauce, and white steamed buns.
The dishes included braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms, sweet and sour fish, braised pork, stir-fried pork slices with wood ear mushrooms, dry-fried green beans, tomato and egg, Mapo tofu, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and stir-fried romaine lettuce with garlic.
There were a total of nine dishes, including both meat and vegetarian options, which were truly a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.
The staple food, white rice and noodles with meat sauce, are served in large ceramic bowls, about twice the size of an adult's rice bowl. You can use a soup spoon and serving chopsticks to scoop out whichever you want to eat.
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