"Okay, okay~ Our sweetie is the smartest. I underestimated you. Please forgive me, okay?"
Si Tian is easy to coax. Just this simple sentence made her smile.
"That's more like it. It shows that my feelings for you weren't for nothing; I even prepared all these things for you..."
The rest of the conversation was mumbled, and Zhu Qinghao didn't hear it clearly.
"What did Sweetie say?"
"It's nothing, let's get started, so we don't get overwhelmed later."
Then, under the light of the large desk lamp, the two of them busied themselves making dumplings.
Perhaps they were both slow; they had started early, but by the time they finished, it was already past 11 o'clock.
After finishing everything, Si Tian sat down in front of the stove, put some firewood in it, and sighed heavily, resting her chin on her hands:
"Phew~ It's a good thing we started early, otherwise we wouldn't have finished making dumplings by 12 o'clock!"
Zhu Qinghao replied with a smile while washing the pot:
"That's fine. It's just the two of us anyway, so we can just have a happy New Year together."
"That's different. Don't you understand the importance of ritual?"
As she spoke, Si Tian glanced at the time and quickly stood up.
"I'm going back to get something, I'll be right back. You stay inside, don't come out!"
Zhu Qing saw her running and talking, and knew that this girl was definitely going to play some new trick again, and she had to keep it a secret.
"Okay, okay~ I'll stay inside and watch the pot, I won't go anywhere. Go ahead and don't worry, it's dark outside, so be careful!"
By this time, Si Tian's voice could be heard outside the courtyard.
"Okay, okay, I'll be quick!"
Zhu Qing chuckled and shook her head, continuing to prepare the dipping sauce.
As it turned out, Si Tian did return very quickly, but she came back empty-handed, without bringing anything with her.
Zhu Qinghao looked at her with a puzzled expression, but chose not to ask anything.
"Now that you're back, hurry up and start the fire so we can start cooking dumplings. We'll run out of time if we wait any longer."
Si Tian skipped over, grinning as she said:
"I'm coming, I'm coming! Don't worry, there are still more than 20 minutes left, it will definitely be cooked in 20 minutes, don't worry!"
"Okay, I'm not worried. But you should start a fire. If you don't get a fire going, the dumplings won't be ready even after half a day."
"It's burning up! Stop rushing it, you're drenched in sweat..."
In the end, the two of them managed to serve the dumplings and put them on the table before 12 o'clock.
However, neither of them rushed to eat, as they each had something else prepared.
Si Tian waited anxiously as the time on her watch approached 12 o'clock, checking it again and again within a few minutes.
Finally, after what seemed like the umpteenth time she had raised her hand to check the time, a look of satisfaction appeared on her face.
"Wait a moment, I'm going outside to get something!"
Zhu Qinghao waited for her to leave, and took out the prepared red envelope from her pocket.
Today, while she was in the cowshed, the Zhu family had already prepared things for her in advance. Thinking of Si Tian, she prepared a set for herself as well.
Sure enough, this came in handy.
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