Many children also came to ask for candy. Ying Han put the candy in a big fruit basket and let them grab as much as they wanted. The children were very conscientious and each took a few pieces and ran happily to the next house.
Deng Chen took advantage of this time to put small gifts in the two children's socks, and prepared to put them under their pillows when they went to bed at night.
There were a lot of children coming in waves at the beginning, but there were fewer of them later on.
Ying Han was anxious at home, waiting for Bai Yu and An An. He was a little worried that they hadn't come back so late.
Deng Chen took her to the second floor, and stood on the balcony, looking at the nearby road.
The street is brightly lit and there are many children coming and going.
Ying Han vaguely saw An An and the others competing on the side of the road to see who had the most candy.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, the children came back each carrying their small baskets.
It was already packed full, and the space where clothes could be placed was filled to the brim.
Ying Han looked at the candies and chocolates, which were enough for two children to eat for a year.
The two children were very excited as it was their first time to participate in this festival. They had a lot of fun playing with their friends and also made some new friends.
Deng Chen put some firewood into the fireplace. After the two children took a bath, Bai Yu and An An asked if Santa Claus would deliver their presents.
Deng Chen nodded repeatedly. "Yes, when you fall asleep, Santa Claus will quietly come with gifts and hide them in your socks. Then you will see the gifts when you wake up tomorrow."
The two children nodded excitedly. Ying Han read a story about a Christmas teacher with them, but fell asleep halfway through.
After falling asleep, Deng Chen put the gifts for the two children under their pillows.
Emeng also decorated the Christmas tree and turned on all the lights, creating a festive atmosphere.
"Christmas like this is like Chinese New Year back home. How about we eat dumplings tomorrow?"
Ying Han lay on the bed and said with a smile.
"Okay, let's have the one with leek and egg filling."
"Well, make some steamed dumplings and send some to the landlord and Ned's family."
"OK."
The couple fell asleep while chatting. The next day, the two children woke up at around six o'clock and started touching under their pillows.
An An's was a beautiful music box crystal ball, and Bo Yu's was a newly released game console.
The two children were so happy that they danced with joy while Emeng was dressing them.
They ran out early in the morning to find Ned and told him that they had received gifts from Santa Claus.
Ying Han wanted to sleep a little longer, but was woken up by them early in the morning.
I had to get up and tell E Meng that they would eat dumplings today.
Aimeng doesn't know what dumplings are.
While having breakfast, Ying Han and E Meng talked a lot about their Spring Festival.
Tell her that they need to eat dumplings during the Spring Festival.
After breakfast, I took her to the backyard and cut some leeks. We also had eggs at home.
She took out a lot of seasonings that she had stored there.
While doing this, he taught E Meng how to make dumpling filling.
Ying Han steamed two pots first and packed them simply.
I asked Deng Chen to bring some to the landlord. The landlord lived on a farm in the suburbs, some distance away.
Ying Han took the two children to deliver some of the remaining food to Ned's house, and also sent a bag of yesterday's nougat.
Several nearby neighbors also sent gifts.
A neighbor on the right saw the nougat and exclaimed in surprise, "So these are from your family. My daughter had two in her pocket yesterday. They were delicious, but she couldn't remember who she got them from."
"I made this candy myself. The kids love it. Come to our house more often. Also, these are our local dumplings. I just made them today. There aren't many left, so I'm giving you some to try."
"Thank you so much. My name is Mia and my daughter is Sangsang. We are mixed-race, and I am from Y country."
"Hello Mia, my hometown name is Yinghan, and my name here is Hanniel. Welcome to my home."
Today they met several new families and Ying Han was very happy.
Mia’s husband is a local. They met at school, then got married and had children.
An An and Sang Sang got to know each other last night.
Now that they have a new friend, the two children are happy.
Christmas is a great holiday. Yinghan doesn’t know what other people eat, but his family has dumplings for lunch.
Emeng said it was the best food she had ever eaten.
This made An An and Bai Yu laugh out loud, and they even said Emeng's catchphrase: OH my god! This is the most delicious food I have ever eaten.
Yes, ever since Ai Meng came to their house, whenever he ate the delicious food made by Ying Han, he would have such an intoxicated expression.
Ai Meng said that in the few months since she came here, her weight has skyrocketed.
It snowed that afternoon, but the children were not afraid of the cold.
A few new friends are making plans to play nearby.
Deng Chen lit the fireplace hot, and the couple studied around it.
When Ai Meng has nothing to do, she will sit aside and learn the Chinese language books that Ying Han prepared for Bai Yu and An An, and learn the letters.
Emeng now knows a few simple words and quite a few letters.
After Christmas, they also started to organize the fruit wholesale store.
It takes one month to process a business license.
It takes a month to build a storefront. Deng Chen really admires their efficiency, but that's just how people here are.
There is no rush anyway. Take this opportunity to have a good talk with the children about mom and dad’s business.
They have to work hard to earn money so that they can live a better life, and the two little ones also have to work hard together to help their parents.
The holidays here are short, but there are many festivals.
In the month after Christmas, their house became much more lively.
Mia often comes here with her daughter Sangsang, as well as Ned's family.
Mia’s husband likes the nougat she makes very much, and always exchanges chocolate for her nougat.
Ying Han taught Mia how to make it, but Mia’s cooking skills seemed to be poor, so she rarely succeeded.
In addition to these, Ying Han also contributed the melon seeds from his home.
They were all curious and asked what this was.
Ying Han said this is a sunflower, and they are teaching it to be melon seeds.
This is five-spiced. Everyone looked at each other in surprise, not knowing how to eat it.
Deng Chen demonstrated it to them.
After trying a few, several people couldn't stop eating. Now Mia's husband collects all kinds of delicious snacks from their local area every day. He can't go to other people's houses empty-handed when he eats.
Now the location of their weekly trips and gatherings has changed to their home.
Every Sunday we always have some barbecue or something.
Ying Han looked at the cold weather and thought that eating hot pot would be the most suitable option.
But there is no shabu-shabu hotpot here.
I guess they won’t be able to stand spicy food.
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