The children watched the adults laughing so hard they were doubled over. Although they were a little unhappy, they were also infected by the adults' joy, and gradually, smiles appeared on their lips as well.
Lin Qing felt a warm glow in her heart as she watched the children laughing happily. She walked over, gently patted Gu Yichen's head, and said with a smile, "Yichen, stop pretending to be a little adult. You little devils, once the gifts arrive, I guarantee you'll be so happy you won't be able to sleep."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yichen's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly: "Then when will our gifts arrive, Mom?"
"It should arrive tomorrow, or at the latest the day after tomorrow," Lin Qing said with a smile, her heart filled with satisfaction as she looked at the children's excited faces.
"Great! I hope it arrives tomorrow. I can't wait!"
Gu Ziyao held Lin Shishi's hand and said excitedly. The other children nodded in agreement.
"Alright, although I didn't bring back your gifts, I did bring back some local specialties from Guangzhou. Would you like some?"
"I want to eat, I want to eat, what is it!"
Gu Zichen was the first to answer when he heard "food".
"I want to eat...I want to eat..."
"I want to eat...I want to eat..."
"…………"
Other children also stepped forward to express their wishes.
"Okay, you guys go have fun, I'll go get it for you!"
Lin Qing smiled and patted the children's heads, then turned to walk towards the bedroom.
"I'll go with you!"
Seeing this, Gu Nanxun grabbed Lin Qing. He originally wanted to say, "I'll go get it for you!" but what came out was, "I'll go with you!"
Lin Qing smiled and nodded.
The two returned to the bedroom together and then took out the local specialties they had bought in Guangzhou from their storage space.
The two then took the local specialties to the backyard.
"These are local specialties of Guangzhou, including beef jerky, shrimp chips, and candies of various flavors. Try them and see if you like them."
Upon entering the backyard, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun went straight to the pavilion. Then, she spoke to the children who had followed her to the pavilion.
The children received the local specialties, excitedly unpacked them, and couldn't wait to start tasting them.
Gu Zichen also picked up a bag of beef jerky, unpacked it, took out a piece of beef jerky, and put it in his mouth to take a bite.
"Mom, this doesn't taste like the beef jerky you make!"
"Really? Is Mom's cooking better or this one?"
Lin Qing looked at Gu Zichen expectantly and asked.
"Mom's cooking is delicious, but this is also delicious, but I still prefer Mom's cooking."
Upon hearing Lin Qing's question, Gu Zichen answered without hesitation.
"This is spicy beef jerky. I hadn't made spicy jerky for you before when you were younger. It seems you can handle spicy food quite well."
Lin Qing explained to Gu Zichen with a smile that, in terms of cooking skills alone, the beef jerky she made was far inferior to the ones she bought, but the reason why hers tasted so good was entirely due to the quality of the ingredients.
"And this is the original flavor shrimp chips. The candies also come in strawberry, chocolate, and many other flavors. You can try them slowly."
"Mom, I want more!" Gu Ziyao said, still wanting more after finishing a candy.
"Okay, take your time eating, don't rush." Lin Qing smiled gently and took out several bags of local specialties from her bag, distributing them to the children.
"No wonder you didn't even bring gifts for the children, so these are the things you packed in your suitcases!"
Lin Yunfeng smiled as he saw the snacks Lin Qing had brought back.
"The main issue is that there are some pastries, which don't keep well and definitely can't be brought back with the goods."
Lin Qing explained with a smile.
"Mom, this is a wife cake, you should try it!"
After distributing the food to the children, Lin Qing didn't forget Dong Xiulan. She slipped a wife cake into Dong Xiulan's hand and said with a smile.
"Wife cake, what a name!"
Looking at the small pancake in her hand, Dong Xiulan asked in confusion, "I really don't understand why a perfectly good pancake is called a wife pancake."
"Maybe my wife made the pancakes!"
Lin Yunfeng gave a casual explanation when he heard Dong Xiulan's question.
"Actually, there are a few stories behind wife cakes! Would you like to hear them?"
"I want to hear it, I want to hear it..."
The children immediately became excited when they heard there was a story.
"Okay, then I'll tell you a story about wife cake."
Lin Qing smiled and looked around. Seeing that the children were listening attentively, she began her story.
"At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a dim sum chef from a long-established teahouse in Guangzhou brought some dim sum home for his wife to eat.
After my wife finished eating the pastries the pastry chef brought back, she pouted and said, "These aren't even as good as the winter melon dumplings my family makes!"
The dim sum chef retorted, "How could that be? This is our teahouse's signature dim sum! I don't believe you that it's not as good as your mother's winter melon dumplings!"
When the pastry chef's wife heard that he didn't believe her, she slammed her hand on the table and said, "You old geezer, I'll show you what I'm made of today!"
After saying that, the pastry chef's wife went into the kitchen and started getting busy.
The pastry chef also followed curiously inside, wanting to see what special tricks his wife had up her sleeve.
I watched as my wife took out some flour, sugar, and shredded coconut, and started kneading the dough, rolling out the wrappers, and filling them.
Her technique was skillful and elegant, and every movement revealed her respect and love for the food.
The pastry chef watched intently, a sense of admiration rising in his heart.
A little while later, my wife put the pastries she had made into the oven.
Soon, a fragrant aroma filled the entire kitchen, and even the pastry chef couldn't help but swallow hard.
The wife brought out the baked pastries and placed them in front of the pastry chef, saying, "Try them, this is a secret recipe passed down from my family."
The pastry chef carefully took a bite, and instantly, the sweet but not cloying coconut filling melted in his mouth, the outer crust was crispy, and the aroma filled the air. He exclaimed in surprise, "This is absolutely delicious! I really can't compare to you."
The next day, the dim sum chef brought the cake back to the teahouse and invited the owner to try it.
The owner was full of praise after tasting it and immediately decided to make this cake a new signature dessert.
Because this cake was made by the pastry chef's wife, it was named "Wife Cake".
As expected, the wife cake was an instant hit with customers and became one of the teahouse's signature dishes.
After Lin Qing finished telling the story, the children listened with great interest, occasionally letting out exclamations of amazement.
Lin Shishi asked curiously, "Auntie, are wife cakes really that delicious?"
Lin Qing smiled and nodded: "Whether the wife cake is delicious or not, you can try it yourselves and see if it's as delicious as described in the story."
Upon hearing this, the children all asked to try the wife cake.
Lin Qing smiled and distributed wife cakes to the children. The children picked up the wife cakes one by one, took a small bite, and showed a satisfied smile on their faces.
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