meaning of aurora

Zongji has been suffering from insomnia recently.

After finally falling asleep, he still dreamed of the scene where Zong Guang and Nie Guangyi confessed to Meng Xinzhi at the same time, and was frightened awake from time to time.

From the bottom of his heart, Zongji couldn't help but want to stand by his son's side.

This is not only due to his father's nature, but more importantly, he understands Zong Guang's nature.

How many people in this world can suffer so much and still be so positive and kind like Zongguang.

Zong Ji hoped that Zong Guang would have smooth sailing in the days to come.

But he couldn't ignore Meng Xinzhi's future.

It is absolutely impossible for Lu Manyu to be a good mother-in-law.

It's not normal, let alone such serious emotional problems.

Every time he thought of this, Zongji would try his best to bring about Mengxin and Nie Guangyi.

Nie Guangyi is so nice, there is no mother-in-law, so where is the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

Not to mention the father-in-law.

Nie Tianqin's love for Meng Xinzhi was directly written on his face, and he wished he could go home to help his son make a decision now.

The problem is, his big brother Guangyi is unreliable no matter how you look at it.

This is not right, and that is not okay, Zongji became anxious.

The daughter is obviously still young, and he never thought about asking Meng Xinzhi to go on a blind date or something, why is he suddenly faced with such a problem.

"Father, why did you sigh on the rooftop early in the morning and didn't see you doing Tai Chi?"

"Ah Xin is here, why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

"It's a bit troublesome to adjust the jet lag, so I might as well do it all at once, and get up early to play Tai Chi with my dad."

"My Dabao is the most considerate."

"Is Dabao talking about brother?"

"What kind of treasure is your brother? Of course it's you, Xin."

"The elder brother must be sad when he hears this."

"Let him be sad, man, can you bear it?"

"That's right." Meng Xin always said what Zong Ji said.

"Do you want to tell Dad, what do you think?"

"What do you think?"

"It's your brother and Nie Guangyi."

"What's the comparison between the two?"

"Father thought so too, but didn't you let someone send you back yesterday?"

"Ah, didn't Dad ask for this?"

"That's a call from Professor Nie, who said he would come back together and told me not to answer it."

"Professor Nie... talked about someone, so I went home directly."

"Ah? Then don't you want a new mother-in-law?"

"Dad, what are you talking about?"

"Xin, Dad means, is Professor Nie's new wife easy to get along with?"

"I don't know, it seems that I may not necessarily get married."

"Huh? Just playing hooligans?"

"Father, what are you thinking? Professor Nie and Professor Xiao are both famous professors, and their children are also very supportive. It's just that we haven't discussed whether to get married or not."

"Are they all famous professors?"

"Well, yes, Professor Xiao Zhitian is Mr. Nie's tutor in France, Professor Nie is the tutor of Professor Xiao's son, and then, Professor Xiao is the first graduate student under Professor Nie's supervision."

"Is it so complicated?" Zongji needed to stroke.

"It's not complicated. Professor Xiao confessed to Professor Nie when he was young, but Professor Nie felt that he couldn't accept the teacher-student relationship, so he didn't develop it. Later, they both got married. Later, they both died. Coincidentally. The cause of the incident is said to be that Professor Xiao’s son came to China to find his mother’s tutor as a tutor.”

"Isn't that complicated? Dad was completely confused. How did you know?"

"When we were in Italy, we chatted together once. Professor Xiao has also retired, and her son thinks that his mother should reconnect with his first love."

"Just talk about it directly?"

"Father, our family is also a reorganized family. Can't you accept this situation?"

Meng Xinzhi was a little surprised.

How could she know that Zong Ji was using someone as his in-laws to investigate.

"No, no, Dad is thinking about whether Professor Xiao gets along well."

"Is the relationship between Dad and Professor Nie so good recently? You also need to consider whether the other party will get along well?"

"No, no, at the beginning, wasn't Dad worried that Professor Nie would be cheated? I heard from you that the conditions of the two parties are similar, so there should be nothing wrong with it."

"Oh, so dad still wants to do Tai Chi this morning?"

"No, I can't calm down today, why don't Ah Xin sit here and chat with Dad."

"Is there something on Dad's mind?"

Zong Ji wanted to ask Meng Xinzhi what he thought of Nie Guangyi and Zong Guang, but when the words came to his lips, he felt a little inappropriate.

The relationship here is more complicated than the situation between Professor Xiao and Professor Nie.

"Have you decided where to work, Ah Xin?" Zong Ji temporarily changed the question.

"I have to think about it again. I have an appointment with Mr. Nie, and I will go to a few museums first."

"With Nie Guangyi? Ah Xin knows him so well now?"

"I don't know if it is considered familiar, but Mr. Nie knows a lot about museums, and he can also give me opinions and suggestions on career development."

"So powerful? Did he do it deliberately to please you?"

"I don't think so. Mr. Nie's advice is quite profound, and it's not the kind of temporary cramming."

"Well, Ah Xin seems to have changed his mind a lot."

"Not really, Mr. Nie has always been quite unpredictable."

"That means Ah Xin has been thinking about it?"

"Dad, what exactly do you want to ask me?"

"What can Dad ask? What does Dad have to ask? Isn't it just that I just know that Ah Guang and Nie Guangyi have confessed their love to you? Dad, in his heart, just..."

"Father." Meng Xinzhi interrupted.

"Huh? What's the matter, Xin?"

"There are too many people who confess their love to your daughter. You have to worry about the past one by one. You don't have to do Tai Chi every morning."

Meng Xinzhi didn't intend to have an in-depth discussion with her father on emotional issues at this time.

It's not that there is a secret between her and her father, but because of her brother, it is very likely that her father will not give the most frank advice.

More importantly, if dad knew about the agreement between her and her brother, he might feel that she was forcing herself.

The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, Meng Xinzhi doesn't want her father to be caught in a dilemma.

Meng Xinzhi has realized that she has a crush on Nie Guangyi.

But can this kind of affection really compare to the relationship she has had with her brother for so many years?

In Meng Xinzhi's heart, there was a big question mark.

"Ah Xin, Dad always thought you were still young, why did you reach an age where you can't just make a padded jacket by Dad's side?"

"How come? As long as Dad needs it, I will always be your little padded jacket."

"That won't work. Dad has to face the reality as soon as possible. How can he forcefully tie his daughter to him?"

"Why did you force it? I'm obviously the most happy!"

"That's not okay. When you all get married, Dad will take your mother for a walk around in a cool and unrestrained manner."

"Okay, I'm sorry, Dad, it's me and Ah Yi who dragged you down."

"Xin, what are you talking about?"

"Of course it's online competition for favor and attention." Meng Xinzhi took Zong Ji's arm.

Zong Ji patted the back of Meng Xinzhi's hand: "It's still the best now."

"Father, it's not what you said. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings? Just relax, there's no need to worry about us at all."

Everyone will say the truth.

It's another matter if it really falls on me.

"Jijizi, call your daughters over for dinner." Menglan's voice came from downstairs to the rooftop.

"Lan Lanzi, why did you get up so early? What did you do today? I'll bring Ah Xin down immediately."

"Run cake."

Just as Meng Lan finished speaking, Zong Yi, who was still lying on the bed, actually came to the floor where Zong Ji and Meng Lan lived one step earlier than Zong Ji and Meng Xin.

Runbing is a very traditional and labor-intensive snack, and there are many places where it is called spring cake.

Runbing has two essences, one is the skin and the other is the filling.

The essence of pie crust is thin, preferably thin to transparent.

It's as thin as a cicada's wing, but tough enough.

There are so many choices of fillings, and every household has its own unique recipe for moistening cakes.

There are [-] kinds of fillings in the moist cakes of Mengxin's snacks, bean sprouts, peas, dried tofu, shredded pork, shredded carrots, shredded fried eggs, fish fillets, dried shrimps, sea oysters, ground peanuts, and fried seaweed.

There is also Menglan's special pancake sauce.

It looks like it's just a small strip wrapped in the style of an ancient pillow, but it's not a little bit of effort to prepare it.

There are so many kinds of fillings, and the cooking time of each kind is different.

Finally, drain the water and mix it together.

Coupled with the preparation in the early stage, it can definitely be regarded as a Kung Fu dish.

Under normal circumstances, no one would make muffins for breakfast.

Menglan has been really passionate about cooking recently.

Get in a hurry with whoever stops you.

Zongyi was the first to arrive, so naturally he was the first to eat.

She picked up one wrapped by Menglan and stuffed it directly into her mouth.

Meng Xinzhi and Zongji came in at this time.

Seeing Zong Yi blowing air and stuffing it into his mouth, Meng Xinzhi and Zong Ji looked at each other and smiled.

Mengxin Zhibang Zongyi wiped the corner of his mouth: "I'm not afraid of being burned."

"What's there to be afraid of? Of course good things should be eaten while they're hot!"

"Ah Yi doesn't know the origin of moist cakes?" Zong Ji was a little surprised: "Father makes a lot of them for you to eat."

Zong Yi stuffed his mouth full, and said vaguely: "Father is ashamed to say that you used to eat alone with your sister, and you only think of me when you let it cool down."

"Student Zong Yi, the correct way to eat moist cakes is to wait until they are cold before eating."

"I don't want to trust you." Zong Yi guarded the three loaves of bread that had already been wrapped, fearing that his father and sister would snatch them away.

"Ayi, do you know the story of [Cutting shares to serve the king]?"

"I know. It's about the story of Jie Zitui and Jin Wengong Chong'er in the Spring and Autumn Period. Jie Zitui followed Jin Wengong from the beginning. He secretly cut off the meat from his own thigh and made soup for Duke Wen of Jin, which saved his life. This event has been praised by many celebrities in later generations.”

"Hey, my sister has made great progress recently."

"Of course, it doesn't matter whose sister it is."

"Then Ah Yi knows, what happened to Jie Zitui after that?"

"I don't know, isn't it over after cutting the meat? You must have already run out of ammunition and food, so you cut off the meat of your thigh. In that era, you can still survive like this?"

"Jie Zitui has indeed survived."

"What then?"

"Later, Duke Wen of Jin forgot about him when he conferred the reward."

"Ah? Duke Wen of Jin is too bad, isn't it?"

"The story is not over yet."

"Sister, sister, tell me quickly." Zong Yi slowed down the speed of eating the moist cake.

"Duke Wen of Jin forgot about Jie Zitui, and Jie Zitui didn't mention it himself. He lived in seclusion in Mianshan with his elderly mother."

"That Jie Zitui is quite a man."

"That's right, I've made a decision that I won't be involved in worldly affairs from now on."

"Hearing my sister's tone, is there a follow-up?"

"Well, it took a long time for Jin Wengong to realize that he had forgotten about pushing Jiezi. He didn't want to bear the reputation of being ungrateful, so he forced Jiezi to push him out of the mountain with a reward."

"and then?"

"Then, when Jie Zitui was unwilling, Duke Wen of Jin set fire to the mountain and forced him to take his old mother out of the mountain."

"I still have this..."

"Not only that." Meng Xinzhi gave the ultimate answer amid Zong Yi's shocked expression, "Because Jie Zitui was still unwilling to submit, Duke Wen of Jin burned Jie Zitui and his elderly mother to death."

"I've learned a lot!" Zong Yi thought for a while, "But, my sister, aren't we talking about moist cakes?"

"Ayi, what your sister told you is the origin of the moist cakes." Zong Ji answered at this time, holding a plate of wrapped moist cakes in his hand.

"Uh..." Zong Yi's face was tangled: "In this story, apart from the piece of meat on the thigh, where else is it related to eating?"

"After Jin Wengong burned Jie Zitui to death, he also regretted it. He didn't really want to burn Jie Zitui to death, nor did he think that Jie Zitui would be so staunch. After Jie Zitui died, Jin Wengong stipulated that every year on that day, No fires can be lit in the whole country, this is the origin of the Cold Food Festival, which is the Ching Ming Festival in later generations, and it is also said that it is the day before the Ching Ming Festival.

"Oh, the moist cake needs to be cooled because of the custom and the Cold Food Festival, not because it tastes better when it is cooled." Zong Yi stuffed another big mouthful into her mouth, she was almost done eating now, pointing Looking at the plate in Zongji's hand, he urged his sister and father: "You two should try it while it's hot."

Runbing is a traditional snack in southern Fujian.

There are many legends about moistening cakes, and the methods are also strange.

Some people even make it sweet, and some even make it into durian stuffing.

What Menglan made was the most traditional moist cake.

Meng Xinzhi has not eaten since she was 11 years old.

When I ate it in my mouth early in the morning, I suddenly felt like a world away.

It would be nice if my brother was there too.

If only time could stop at this moment.