Chapter 248: Gift-Giving Expert

January 16th, sunny, suitable for dining together.

Qin Huai rarely slept in, waking up at 9 o'clock, and found that all the messages on his phone were unread.

Zhao Rong's message was sent earliest, at 4 o'clock, probably after waking up and arriving at the Yunzhong Canteen.

As the business of Yunzhong Canteen gradually stabilized, Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen were no longer as early as before. Yunzhong Canteen had professional breakfast chefs and helpers, and no longer needed the boss's parents to get up early and work hard every day.

Zhao Rong asked about the tutoring teacher, from the teacher's teaching experience, course classification, age and gender to how much money per hour, all were asked, and the messages sent were densely packed with words.

Qin Huai read it several times before sorting out which ones were asked, and replied one by one.

The teachers had already been found by Gong Liang, all of whom were professional teachers. And considering that Qin Luo is a teenage high school girl, the teachers Gong Liang found were basically female teachers, the dean type, ensuring that as long as they stood in front of Qin Luo, Qin Luo would not dare to be lazy or fish.

The message after Zhao Rong was sent by Zheng Siyuan at 7 o'clock. Zheng Siyuan sent Qin Huai the address of his house without saying a word.

Then it was the message sent by Huang Anyao at 8 o'clock. The young master who didn't understand human feelings was pondering human feelings, and sent a message to Qin Huai asking if he should bring some fruit to Zheng Da's house for dinner.

Qin Huai replied to Huang Anyao's message while brushing his teeth, telling Huang Anyao that if he really wanted to buy it, he could buy it, but it was best to bring two auspicious words while bringing fruit.

Then Huang Anyao replied to Qin Huai that he had already accompanied his father to Zheng Da's house, and was being commanded by the elders to do this and that, but it seemed that he was not doing well.

Huang Anyao asked Qin Huai to help him bring two jin of cherries, he wanted to eat cherries.

Qin Huai replied with a 6, looked for it in the refrigerator, found a small box that Ouyang hadn't finished eating, estimated it was more than half a jin, and took it out and packed it in a bag.

The latest message was sent by Gong Liang 7 minutes ago, asking if Qin Huai had left, and if not, he could give Qin Huai a ride.

Qin Huai replied not yet.

Gong Liang didn't reply, but 5 seconds later, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Master Xiao Qin, how long until you leave? I have to pack some things here, maybe another five or six minutes. Tell me when you are ready."

Qin Huai hurriedly opened the door and saw Gong Liang wearing a casual cotton jacket, empty-handed, his clothes very neat, not looking like he was packing things at all.

"Mr. Gong, I need two or three minutes here," Qin Huai said.

"Okay, just come directly to me when you are ready, I will leave the door open for you," Gong Liang said happily, shouting loudly at home, "Baozhu, have you packed the things? Bring the toys!"

"Got it, Dad, why did you buy so many toys? Isn't it Master Zheng's granddaughter? Why did you buy tank and car models?"

"What do you know, children just like rich colors. In case the little girl likes to play with these things, prepare for a rainy day. Don't have stereotypes about children. When you were studying, you were crying and shouting for your mom to buy you a Gundam, and your mom didn't buy it for you, so you grabbed your brother's."

Gong Baozhu dark history +1.

Qin Huai could only not make a sound, so that Gong Baozhu at home would think he didn't hear this conversation, didn't close the door, and walked straight to the door of the room to knock on Ouyang's door.

"Awake?" Qin Huai asked.

"Awake, awake," Ouyang, who claimed to be awake, came to open the door with a chicken nest head. The phone was still on the game interface. Qin Huai glanced at the room and found that Ouyang had already packed his luggage.

"Did Luo Luo will arrive tonight," Qin Huai reminded Ouyang not to forget to move today.

"Know, brother, don't worry, look, the luggage was packed last night, and the cheese sticks were stuffed in this morning."

"I will pack all these sheets and quilt covers and take them away. I bought a brand new pink four-piece bedding set that Did Luo Luo will definitely like. I will tell the cleaning aunt later, let her change it for Did Luo Luo."

"Don't worry, I will definitely leave lightly, without taking away a trace of cloud."

"But took away three packs of cheese sticks in the refrigerator," Qin Huai complained mercilessly.

Ouyang smiled.

"Take whatever you like, but don't take all the cheese sticks you supplemented today. Did Luo Luo also likes to eat them, leave two packs for her. Also, don't forget to send Tangyuan," Qin Huai exhorted.

"Understood, I will go to the convenience store to buy two bottles of sugar-free big cola for Did Luo Luo in the afternoon, even if it is a little heart from Brother Yang."

Qin Huai:...

Fine, the child is about to be tutored until it is dark, so drink some cola if you want.

Carrying the cherries, Qin Huai went to Gong Liang's house next door and found that the entrance of Gong Liang's house was full of toys. Gong Baozhu was squatting on the ground picking, and she was muttering while picking.

"Little duck... who bought this? This is too ugly, colorful, and makes a quack sound when pinched. Which child likes to play with green, blue, red, and purple ducks?"

"What do you know, children just like rich colors," Guo Mingzhu gave her daughter a look that you don't understand, and picked out a colorful plush centipede that a normal person can only look at once, because looking twice will explode, "This is good, Yiyi will definitely like it."

Yiyi is Zheng Da's granddaughter, because she was born on the first day of the first lunar month, so her nickname is Yiyi.

Gong Baozhu and Guo Mingzhu picked against the toy pile, and Gong Liang picked against the supplement pile.

Donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nest, walnuts, black sesame, and various blood-tonifying and qi-tonifying supplements, Gong Liang muttered with his daughter while picking:

"Siqin's hair is falling out badly after giving birth, take this. I heard her skin was a bit waxy yellow last time, this is also taken, bird's nest, donkey-hide gelatin are universal, take them all."

Zheng Siqin is Zheng Da's daughter, Zheng Siyuan's own sister. Qin Huai hasn't seen her, just heard Zheng Siyuan mention it, saying that his sister is socially phobic and doesn't like to go out. After giving birth, her skin is bad, her hair is falling out badly, and she doesn't like to go out even more, pondering every day how to make her hair grow out.

Looking at the state of the Gong family picking gifts, Qin Huai felt that this scene should really be recorded and sent to Huang Anyao to watch and learn repeatedly.

Look, this is precise gift-giving.

Bringing two bags of fruit is too ordinary, not to mention that the cherries were forgotten to be bought.

Qin Huai waited in Gong Liang's house for a few minutes, helped carry the big and small bags of gifts downstairs and put them in the trunk of the car.

Gong Liang's car is the double-r car logo that Qin Huai is familiar with. In terms of buying a car, Gong Liang and Luo Jun must have common language.

Since he was hitchhiking to Zheng Da's house, Qin Huai took the initiative to become driver Xiao Qin, driving the navigation. Gong Liang sat in the passenger seat, and Gong Baozhu and Guo Mingzhu sat in the back.

On the way, Gong Baozhu seemed very excited, because she hadn't been to Zheng Da's house for dinner much.

"Dad, why did Uncle Zheng take the initiative to invite us to his house for dinner this time? Is it because Zheng Siyuan is successful in blind date and is getting married? Uncle Zheng is happy, so he invited everyone to dinner."

"Then you took the wrong gift, what does Zheng Siyuan's girlfriend like? Gold? Jewelry? Clothes? Or bags?"

In terms of gift-giving, Gong Baozhu obviously inherited Gong Liang's true biography.

"What successful blind date, Uncle Zheng sent a message yesterday asking if there were any suitable girls for me to inquire about and introduce. I don't understand why there is a meal suddenly not on New Year or festival. Forget it, eat first if there is food."

"It's right to bring gifts for Siqin and Yiyi. Siqin's hair hasn't grown out yet, right? Go back and let your brother buy some more supplements. It's almost New Year, don't let the things not be enough to send by then."

"Okay, Dad."

Qin Huai didn't say a word throughout the whole process, but he had been learning quietly.

Half an hour later, Qin Huai arrived downstairs at Zheng Da's house. Don't say, Zheng Da's house is indeed quite far, which is why he doesn't like to come to Huang Ji. Half an hour's drive, if it were still morning, it would really cost Zheng Da half his life.

Zheng Da's house is in a villa area, the environment is quite good, a single-family 3-story small villa, not a single flower is planted in the garden, all are vegetables. In winter, the Chinese cabbage grows gratifyingly, just waiting for a frost or a thin snow to become extra delicious.

Qin Huai and the Gong family carried big and small bags of things and pressed the doorbell. The person who opened the door was Huang Anyao. Looking at the 4 people who looked like door-to-door salesmen, Huang Anyao, who was still holding an unpeeled carrot, widened his eyes, and the look in his eyes at Qin Huai was full of "Why didn't you tell me in advance that you brought gifts."

Qin Huai gave him a look of "I am also hitchhiking with others."

In the kitchen, Huang Shengli and Zheng Da were already busy. Huang Anyao and Zheng Siyuan were helping to be helpers.

Mainly Zheng Siyuan was helping to be a helper. Huang Anyao's level was limited, he couldn't even help cut vegetables, and could only help peel and wash vegetables. In the kitchen door, he had a small stool, which was convenient for him to sit on the small stool and peel carrot skin against the trash can.

Seeing Qin Huai come, Zheng Siyuan gave up the kitchen counter and said concisely: "The materials have all been processed for you."

Qin Huai looked, and it was really processed.

The glutinous rice skin was ready, and all kinds of raw materials were chopped and put in different small bowls, arranged in several rows. Sesame and bean paste fillings were prepared in advance, and Zheng Siyuan had already chopped the fresh meat, just waiting to rub into balls. Winter melon sugar and lard were put in a large bowl.

Zheng Siyuan didn't help boil sugar, because boiling sugar is a very important step in the production process of Hundred-Fruit Filling Tangyuan. Hundred-Fruit Filling with different ratios needs slightly different sugar. If Zheng Siyuan had prepared all the sugar in advance, the Hundred-Fruit Filling Tangyuan today could only be made with walnut

Huang Shengli is preparing ingredients, and Zheng Da is making a work of art.

It really is making a work of art; all the various small tools needed to make the Pincer-Flower Palace Lantern Bun are spread out in a row. It's fortunate that Zheng Da's kitchen is large enough to allow him to occupy a space exclusively for styling the buns, otherwise, he would probably have to move to the living room to create.

Just looking at Zheng Da's posture, one knows he is going to show everyone something big today.

Zheng Siyuan whispered to Qin Huai: "I don't know what stimulated my dad today; he got up after 6 a. m. to knead dough. He kneaded eight dough balls before picking one he was satisfied with, and he even rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find his tool kit to make the Pincer-Flower Bun. He just made two, wasn't satisfied, and pinched them both into waste."

"If he had this kind of spirit when making hundred-fruit filling tangyuan, that would be great."

Qin Huai really wanted to tell Zheng Siyuan that although the spirit for making the Pincer-Flower Palace Lantern Bun started with him, you are the main reason.

But Qin Huai didn't; he just said: "Maybe your dad wants to show off his skills to everyone."

"The Pincer-Flower Palace Lantern Bun is so difficult; my hands were trembling when I made it, and I almost got a cramp that made them look like chicken claws."

Zheng Siyuan expressed that he couldn't understand what was going on in his dad's head—he insists on being lazy when he shouldn't, and suddenly becomes hardworking when he could be lazy.

"Do you still need my help?" Zheng Siyuan asked.

"No need, leave the rest to me." Qin Huai said.

According to the pattern of the game system giving memories, Wang Gensheng's memory must be related to Xiao Xu. Qin Huai asked Dong Shi to help inquire just to know a bit more background information, so as not to be confused and unable to understand the plot when first entering the memory.

Qin Huai started boiling sugar. Although this step is important, the actual difficulty is not high. Especially in a situation where the dosage can be precisely controlled, the probability of Qin Huai failing at this step is basically zero, and he can even watch what others are doing.

Everyone in the kitchen was busy and bustling; even Huang Anyao, who was sitting on a small stool peeling vegetables, was very focused.

Gong Liang's family of three was watching TV in the living room, very relaxed; those who didn't know would think this was Gong Liang's house and that the people in the kitchen were chefs hired by Boss Gong with heavy money.

"Where is your mom?" Qin Huai asked Zheng Siyuan.

"She went to my sister's house to take care of my niece, Yiyi." Zheng Siyuan said, "My mom heard that we were going to make Four-Joy Tangyuan today and was so scared she left early in the morning. During this period, my dad and I have been making hundred-fruit filling tangyuan at home every day, and my mom is almost sick of eating them."

Qin Huai:...

Alright, Ouyang's value is still rising.

Qin Huai continued to make tangyuan.

There is no need to mention the three basic flavors; they were simply easy to handle. The hundred-fruit filling is slightly more complicated; Qin Huai has to make three flavors of hundred-fruit filling and boil sugar three times.

Zheng Da and Zheng Siyuan both noticed this move, and both sides were very satisfied.

Zheng Siyuan felt that Qin Huai making three flavors of hundred-fruit filling was entirely because he was embarrassed to only make two; compared to almond-peanut and almond-walnut, peanut-melon seed is simply out of place.

Zheng Da felt that Qin Huai making three flavors of hundred-fruit filling was entirely to balance things out; he didn't know why this rebellious son of his was so stubborn about the hundred-fruit filling. However, Zheng Da could tell from the peanuts in the almond-peanut filling which one Qin Huai truly favored.

Just like that, inexplicably, Qin Huai succeeded in balancing things out again.

As time passed, the fragrance in the kitchen became stronger and stronger.

Of course, it was all the fragrance of dishes, and it had nothing to do with the snacks.

Whether it was the Four-Joy Tangyuan or the Pincer-Flower Palace Lantern Bun, neither were snacks with a strong fragrance.

What Huang Shengli stir-fried were basically home-style dishes.

Stir-fried eel segments, stir-fried river shrimp, braised chicken with chestnuts, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, stir-fried pork with carrots, pan-fried tofu, stir-fried squid with chives, and steamed egg custard.

Even the soup was the common kelp and pork rib soup.

Although the dishes were home-style, they were fragrant.

Many times, grand dishes have the fragrance of grand dishes, and home-style dishes have the fragrance of home-style dishes.

After all, those who can eat out every day and have top-tier gourmet feasts are in the minority. Not everyone is Xu Cheng, who has the financial resources and strength to eat grand and good dishes made by many top famous chefs.

For the vast majority of ordinary people, home-style stir-fries are life.

These home-style dishes that can be eaten daily smell fragrant and feel right when eaten. Because they are eaten every day and often, people crave them even more when they encounter particularly good ones, and they drool just by smelling the fragrance.

Gong Baozhu's eyes could no longer hold the TV; she stared straight at the kitchen door, as if she had returned to her teenage years when she was still in school, sitting on a chair at the dining table every day after school, staring at the kitchen door waiting to eat.

Gong Baozhu was drooling outside, and Huang Anyao was drooling inside.

"Dad, are the dishes ready? Can we start eating?" Huang Anyao asked impatiently.

"Look at you, you have no ambition; you crave the Three-Set Duck, and you crave the steamed egg custard. Since you are so greedy, why don't you learn to cook it yourself? You don't crave it as much when you learn to cook." Huang Shengli laughed and scolded, "The steamed egg custard will be ready in a minute; I can serve the dishes here, but you have to ask your Uncle Zheng about the snacks."

"Of course I can too." Zheng Da had already turned off the heat, "Serve your dishes first, mine will be served last to give everyone a surprise."

"Xiao Qin, what about your Four-Joy Tangyuan?"

"3 minutes and 50 seconds, they can be served on the table to eat." Qin Huai said, pointing to the tangyuan in the large basin.

"Alright." Huang Shengli nodded, "Then serve the dishes, Anyao, serve the dishes."

Huang Anyao quickly served the dishes and shouted: "Time to eat!"

"Yay, time to eat!" Gong Baozhu jumped up from the sofa, "Uncle Huang, Uncle Zheng, I'll come help serve the dishes!"

Monthly ticket update will be added tomorrow.

As for why it will be added tomorrow.

Because I can't write it today, qaq.

(End of chapter)