"Come on, everyone, raise your glasses. Xiping and his wife, let's toast everyone."
Upon seeing this, Da Zhao quickly stepped in to defuse the situation.
"Yes, yes, let's all raise a toast to Xiping and his wife."
Wishing you both a happy marriage, a long and happy life together, and many children.
The people in the room were probably startled by Zhou Qinglan's move, and they forgot to change the alcohol to a different strength. They all raised their glasses to toast Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan.
“My wife doesn’t drink, so I’ll drink this one for her.” Sheng Xiping picked up two glasses of wine from the plate and drank them directly.
Sheng Xiping had a decent alcohol tolerance; after two glasses of wine, his face remained unchanged, neither turning red nor pale.
Those young men who had originally been egging Sheng Xiping on to get drunk suddenly backed down when they saw Zhou Qinglan's fierce demeanor.
And so, Sheng Xiping and his wife only offered a toast, said a few words to everyone, and then left to return to the Sheng family home.
When Sheng Xiping and the others returned, Zhou Minghua, on behalf of her family, had already given Master Li a red envelope.
So Chef Li made two more dishes: candied sweet potatoes and honey-braised three delicacies. These are called dishes served as a gift from the bride's family.
Candied sweet potatoes are usually served with a bowl of cold water. You should pick up the sweet potato pieces coated with syrup while they are still hot, dip them in the cold water, and then eat them.
The syrup is hot, and when you pick it up, it will stretch into long threads, hence the name "pulling threads".
Wait until the sweet potato chunks are dipped in cold water, then the syrup on the outside will cool and solidify, making them crispy.
Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, with a sweet and fragrant taste, candied sweet potatoes are not something you can usually eat except at a grand banquet.
So when the dishes were served by the bride's family, everyone focused all their efforts on those two dishes.
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