New Year’s Eve.
Jianshu woke Gu Mingjing up early in the morning.
It’s Chinese New Year today, but I’ve been busy these past few days and haven’t had any free time, so nothing is prepared at home.
In the past few years, she has been spending the New Year at the Zhao family. This year, Gu Mingjing came, and they originally planned to spend the New Year alone, but they are getting married next year, so they must spend this last year together.
But even so, we still have to make the necessary preparations, after all, the Chinese New Year is more than just today.
Cleaning, frying meatballs, steaming buns, making dumplings...
There is still much to do.
I had some multi-grain porridge with pickles in the morning. After filling my stomach, Jianshu started to assign tasks.
"The back house and the west wing in the front yard are yours, the main house is mine, and the kitchen is left for now. Let's divide the work and work together to complete the task within two hours."
Gu Mingjing stood aside with a broom, looking somewhat unhappy. "Why don't you just go and take a rest, and leave these to me. Don't worry, I clean the house often, and it will be done soon."
"No! How can one person do the job faster than two people? Isn't that a waste of time?" Jian Shu disagreed. She couldn't stand the idea of sitting on the sofa drinking tea and eating sunflower seeds while others were busy cleaning.
It's okay to be lazy occasionally, but it's not okay to do it all the time. No one owes anyone anything, and there's no such thing as who should do what and who shouldn't.
Seeing that he was about to say something, Jian Shu quickly pushed him towards the front yard. "Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense and get it over with as soon as possible. We still have a lot of things to do today, so don't waste time."
Seeing her determination, Gu Mingjing had no choice but to accept it. However, he quickened his pace, preparing to finish the work as soon as possible so that he could go over and help.
The house has always been kept clean and it is cleaned quickly, but because the yard is large, it took the two of them two hours to clean the house from front to back.
Standing in the middle of the yard, Jianshu looked around and nodded with satisfaction.
Patting Gu Mingjing on the shoulder, he said, "You know what, two people work faster. In previous years, it would take me at least a whole morning to clean by myself, and I was exhausted."
Every time this happens, she misses the robot vacuum cleaner. Otherwise, a floor scrubber is also good.
"Don't worry, I'll clean with you every year from now on." Gu Mingjing reached out and rubbed her head, and asked with concern: "Are you tired now? Do you want to take a break?"
"No need. You've taken on most of the work. How can I be tired? If anyone is tired, it should be you." Jianshu told the truth.
She was said to be cleaning the main room, but in the end she only did half of it, and the rest was taken care of by him.
"I'm fine too." Gu Mingjing shook his head.
"Let's take a break first. It's still early and there's no rush." Jian Shu looked at the time and pulled him to the living room.
They got up early today, and it's not even ten o'clock yet.
"Besides steamed buns, fried meatballs, and dumplings, do you want to eat anything else?" Jianshu poured him a cup of tea.
"Let's make some more buns. The tofu and vermicelli buns you made last time tasted great. I want to try some." Gu Mingjing thought for a moment and offered a suggestion.
"Dumplings? Sure! I have a piece of tofu at home. I'll make you some more today so you can eat them later." Jianshu agreed readily.
We have to steam buns and make dumplings anyway, so it’s not a big deal to have some more buns.
Thinking about going to Zhao's house for the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, he said, "Pack some pork and green onion dumplings for Uncle Zhao. He loves it."
"good."
There was a lot to do, so the two of them didn't rest for too long and soon went back into the kitchen.
Jianshu washed his hands and started kneading the dough, while Gu Mingjing took a piece of pork and started chopping the stuffing.
It is used to make steamed buns, dumplings, and meatballs, so it is not an easy job.
At this time, it’s a pity that Jianshu can’t use a meat grinder. Although the taste and texture may not be as good as hand-chopped, it is at least easy and not tiring.
After kneading the dough, Jianshu began to prepare the fillings for the buns and dumplings.
There are two kinds of fillings for buns: tofu and vermicelli filling and pork and green onion filling, one meat and one vegetable.
There are also two kinds of dumplings: sauerkraut pork and wood ear egg.
"Isn't this too much?" Gu Mingjing asked as he watched Jianshu prepare the filling. He knew Jianshu didn't like pasta very much and preferred rice.
"Not much. Don't you like pasta? I'll make more for you and send some to Uncle Zhao and the others. It may not be enough." Jian Shu said as he mixed the stuffing.
"Wife, you are so nice." Gu Mingjing came close to Jianshu and kissed her on the face.
"Who is your wife? We haven't gotten married yet, don't call me that." Jian Shu blushed when he called her "wife" and couldn't help but glare at him.
Gu Mingjing put his arm around her waist, put his face close to hers and said, "I don't care. My future daughter-in-law is still my daughter-in-law. I'm going to call her daughter-in-law. Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, you are my daughter-in-law!"
Jian Shu was speechless: "...You are so shameless!"
"Thank you for the compliment!"
“…”
"Okay, stop joking. Let me go and get back to work." Jianshu was not as thick-skinned as him, so he changed the subject.
"Got it!" Gu Mingjing let go obediently.
"Wife, what should I do now?"
Jian Shu simply ignored his address, took a look, and handed him the rolling pin. "You can roll out the dumpling wrappers first."
"Okay." Gu Mingjing responded in a very good mood.
Ever since he called out "wife", it was as if a switch had been turned on, and he kept calling out the word.
"Wife, do you want some water? I'll feed you, okay?"
"I'm not thirsty."
"Wife, are you tired? Why don't you take a rest and I'll give you a back massage."
"No, I'm not tired!"
"Wife, you..."
“…”
"daughter in law……"
Hearing the word "wife" made Jian Shu's head hurt. He stopped what he was doing and glared at her, "Shut up!"
Full of murderous intent.
Gu Mingjing shut up immediately.
Jianshu breathed a sigh of relief, finally having some peace and quiet.
The two of them were busy in the kitchen for several hours, making dumplings, buns, steamed buns, and frying meatballs. Even for lunch, they just cooked some dumplings and fried two dishes to get by.
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