Chapter 115 Nian Nian makes dumplings for Chinese New Year
The winter vacation has passed halfway without us noticing, and the New Year, filled with red elements and a lively atmosphere, has arrived as scheduled.
In the past two years, Nian Nian was very small. She couldn't walk well or run fast. She was just a little ball. There was almost nothing for her to do except eating dumplings, watching fireworks, babbling New Year greetings to the elders, and receiving a lot of red envelopes.
All I can say is that I felt some sense of participation in the New Year, but not much.
This year is very different. The whole family gathered together and no one in the family was lazy. They were all busy decorating the house. Everywhere was red and full of joy.
The meal was prepared by the aunt. As for the dumplings, eating a little would bring good luck and happiness, so there was no need to make too many. So Wang Xiulin went into the kitchen herself, made the dough, and started making the dumplings by herself.
She chopped the stuffing, adjusted the flavor, rolled out the dumpling wrappers in an orderly manner, found a chair to sit at the table, and started making dumplings skillfully.
Nian Nian rubbed against Wang Xiulin's side, and he was eager to try it. He watched for five minutes with envy, and finally couldn't help but asked: "Grandma, Nian Nian, can you make dumplings?"
Wang Xiulin glanced at him, very indulgent, and handed him a few dumpling wrappers, teaching him how to make one. "Do you understand?"
"Yeah! Nian Nian has learned it!"
Like the eagerness one would have before trying something new, Nian Nian's black pupils flashed with light. She held the dumpling wrapper in her little hands and imitated Wang Xiulin, poking some stuffing into the center of the dumpling wrapper with chopsticks.
Then, he demonstrated with his own actions the fact that the eyes and brain understood, but the hands did not.
It was clear that grandma just pinched it twice and the dumpling stood on the table with a bulging belly, but he pinched it again and again and the dumpling's belly burst.
Two minutes later, Nian Nian remained silent as she looked at the dumplings in her hand, the filling and the skin separated after being ravaged.
Then, he decisively clenched his fist, put the failed dumpling into his pocket, pretended nothing had happened, and picked up another dumpling wrapper from the side of the bowl with two fingers.
This time it was much better than before. Something that couldn’t be called a dumpling, but could be called a vegetable dumpling, was born in Nian Nian’s palm.
But at least the filling was inside the dough, so it was just a little ugly in appearance, but it wasn't a big deal and didn't affect the taste. Nian Nian looked at it for a while and was generally satisfied.
A smile flashed through his eyes and eyebrows. "Grandma, look at Nian Nian's dumplings. Aren't they pretty?"
Wang Xiulin said without hesitation, "Piao——"
Her gaze dropped as she spoke, and her words of praise paused for a moment. The corner of her mouth twitched, but she continued to praise, "Beautiful, so beautiful. Nian Nian made such a beautiful wrap for the first time. It's amazing."
Nian Nian hummed twice, his pride evident in his words. He placed his vegetable dumplings neatly among the ones Wang Xiulin had made. They stood out slightly against the backdrop.
"This is for Papa." The first person he thought of was Shi Guilin.
"Good, good, Guilin won the prize." Wang Xiulin continued making dumplings. "This is the first dumpling that Nian Nian has made."
It's ugly, but it's the first one.
Nian Nian was encouraged by Wang Xiulin's praise and worked very hard. She wrapped a small row of dumplings before stopping.
He counted on his fingers and arranged a place for each vegetable dumpling: "Papa's, grandma's, grandpa's, brother's, aunt's, auntie's, uncle's, Yuanyuan's... everyone has one, Nian Nian counted it out."
Seeing that he had divided the food, Wang Xiulin agreed to his request: "Okay, then everyone will have one in their bowl, and no one will be left out."
Nian Nian fulfilled her wish and went to the bathroom to wash off the flour and oil on her hands.
At dinner, everyone found the unique vegetable dumpling in their bowl first.
After Wang Xiulin revealed that these vegetable dumplings were carefully made by Nian Nian, everyone showed their best acting skills and talents in their lives, describing the taste of the vegetable dumplings as heavenly and on par with delicacies.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
