Steam was rising from the stove, and the furnace in the kitchen was also working. The uncle and aunt didn't say anything more and kept busy with their own tasks.
"Is there anything I can do?"
Qin Yanzheng walked into the kitchen.
Qin Yaqing and Qin Yaxin followed behind him.
"You and your second brother go to the living room to keep Dad company. Your eldest and second sisters can help me out here." Song Lan smiled at the man and said, "As you can see, my second brother has already cleaned all the ingredients we need. All we need to do next is chop, plate, and cook. We won't need too many people."
Besides, the kitchen isn't that big. If we all crowd in there, wouldn't we be bumping into each other and having trouble finding a place to move?
"Yes, yes, big brother, you and second brother should hurry up and leave. Don't take up space here, or we won't be able to move."
As Song Lan finished speaking, Qin Yaxin chimed in, jokingly urging Qin Yanzheng and Qin Boyan to leave the kitchen.
"I'll leave after I've washed the vegetables in this bowl."
Qin Boyan turned on the tap and rinsed the large chili peppers and green beans in the basin.
"You really don't want me to help you here?"
Qin Yanzheng was asking Song Lan this question.
"If you're going to do chores, cook dumplings for the whole family tomorrow morning."
Song Lan said with a smile.
"Sure. But I'm pretty good at making dumplings, especially rolling out the dough. I can lend a hand when we make dumplings later."
Seeing Song Lan preparing the dumpling filling, Qin Yanzheng immediately showed off his skills. Upon hearing this, Song Lan laughed and said, "Okay, you can roll out the dough when we're making dumplings."
After Qin Yanzheng and Qin Boyan left, Song Lan assigned tasks to Qin Yaqing and Qin Yaxin.
One person was responsible for chopping and plating vegetables, while the other was responsible for marinating meat.
Song Lan prepared the dumpling filling and set it aside, then began frying, steaming, and making soup on the stove.
The three sisters-in-law worked together seamlessly, and soon the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen into the living room, making the two little ones extremely hungry.
"It smells so good!"
The adorable little boy, Xiao Wu, smelled the aroma of food wafting through the air. He sniffed and took deep breaths, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Seeing his greedy expression, Qin's father couldn't help but laugh.
Qin Yanzheng couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Look how hungry you are! Your sister-in-law has been feeding you plenty of meat lately!"
"I wasn't craving it, I just thought it smelled so good! It just means my sister-in-law is a great cook and her food is delicious. Brother, you can't wrong me!"
Little Wu, the adorable toddler, would never admit to being greedy. He straightened his little body and put on a very serious expression.
Qin Boyan couldn't bear to look at his little brother. He was clearly greedy, but he still had the nerve to deny it. He was such a sly little brother!
"Hey buddy, you're a glutton!"
The young girl, Qin Yaxuan, suddenly said something.
"You're the one who's greedy, I'm not!"
How annoying! You naughty little sister, you're not cute at all right now!
"If I say you are you, then you are!"
The little girl made a funny face at the young man.
"If you say that again, I'll get rough with you!"
The adorable little Wu stares wide-eyed.
The little girl wasn't afraid at all and said, "I'm not afraid. My dad and my older brothers are here. What can you do to me?"
"...You win!"
The adorable little Wu was sulking. He glanced at his beloved father, then at his two older brothers, and saw that none of them paid any attention to him, as if they didn't know that their sister was threatening him. He lost his temper and could only give up unwillingly.
"Hey bro, don't be angry, I was just kidding!"
The little girl slipped off the sofa, came to the young man's side, grabbed his hand and shook it, saying, "Young man, we're good friends, please don't be angry, okay?"
"snort!"
The adorable little boy, Xiao Wu, turned his head away and ignored the little girl.
"The teacher said pigs make a 'grunt' sound, buddy, do you want to be a pig?"
After letting go of the young man's hand, the little girl moved closer to him. However, the adorable little girl turned her head to the other side, crossed her arms, and snorted again, saying, "I don't want to talk to you right now. Don't come closer to talk to me!"
"It's okay if you ignore me, I'll just talk to you!"
The little girl spoke with a good temper.
"Little Six, come here. Since your little brother doesn't care about you, come to your second brother. Your second brother will play with you."
Qin Boyan waved to the little girl.
Qin's father and Qin Yanzheng were chatting, ignoring the two boys' lawsuit and Qin Boyan's involvement in their conflict.
"Second brother, little brother is just being a little temperamental with me. I know that's what second sister calls being arrogant. He doesn't really not want to talk to me. I'll just stay here with little brother!"
The little girl shook her head at her second brother, then leaned closer to her youngest brother, blinking her big, dark grape-like eyes, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Youngest brother, I apologize to you. I shouldn't have called you a gluttonous cat. It was wrong of me. Can you forgive me, youngest brother?"
"Then admit you're a glutton, and I'll forgive you. Tell me, do you admit it or not?"
The adorable little boy, Xiao Wu, stared straight at the little girl.
"..."
The little girl pursed her lips and frowned. After a moment, her brows relaxed, and she nodded her head, saying, "Okay, I admit I'm a glutton, but you're not, little brother. But..."
"But what?"
Just as the adorable little girl was about to be happy, she heard the little girl say "but," and alarm bells immediately went off in her mind.
"But since I'm a glutton, I'm going to eat more meat tonight, including your portion, little brother. You're not a glutton, so just eat all the vegetables!"
The little girl spoke earnestly, and before the adorable little boy Xiao Wu could speak, her voice rang out again: "Young man, this shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
"..."
The adorable little boy, Xiao Wu, felt extremely frustrated.
How come there's no problem?
This is a huge problem!
He likes to eat meat, and after all that talk, that brat is setting a trap for him! Is there no justice in this world?!
Qin Boyan heard the two children's conversation clearly and took in their expressions. When he saw the adorable Xiao Wu get his comeuppance, he laughed out loud without any hesitation.
Without even thinking, the adorable little brother, Xiao Wu, knew they were laughing at him. He glared at his second brother, Qin Boyan, and shouted, "Second brother!" He added, "What kind of second brother are you? Why are you laughing at me so loudly?"
The little girl smiled, pursing her lips.
She had already sat back down next to her father.
"I didn't laugh."
Qin Boyan immediately stopped laughing and said with a serious face, "Open your eyes and take a good look, where did your second brother laugh!"
"Second brother, do you think I'm a complete fool?"
The adorable little boy is so angry! How could he have such an unreasonable second brother? He always bullies him, a little kid. Doesn't he know that younger brothers are meant to be cherished?
"I never said that. Don't try to frame me just because you're young!"
Qin Boyan's expression grew even more serious. Seeing this, the adorable little Wu rolled his eyes and said, "Second brother, you're being a scoundrel! You're not acting like a big brother at all. Fine, I'm a magnanimous person, I won't hold it against you!"
As she spoke, she picked up the comic book next to her and started turning the page from where she had been looking.
"Oh! You think you're so great? You think you're so magnanimous?"
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