Food: Taking the twins to kindergarten to be chefs

"Husband, you've never made dumplings before, why don't you just continue watching your financial show? I'll take care of the dumplings, so don't join in the fun..."

Wen Xueqin secretly reminded Liu Shiwei, hoping that he would realize that he might not be good at this task and find a way to back down.

however…

Things in the world are often not as we wish...

Her good intentions ultimately fell on deaf ears, without causing even a ripple.

That's right!

Liu Shiwei didn't hear the hidden meaning in her words at all. Instead, he said with great interest, "It's more fun when the whole family makes dumplings together. You can learn even if you don't know how, right? I'll go wash my hands now and come to help you in a while."

Looking at Liu Shiwei's eager and expectant look, Wen Xueqin couldn't help but smile bitterly.

After all, she has the most intuitive understanding of Liu Shiwei's "extraordinary achievements" in the field of cooking.

His cooking skills are like God has closed all the doors and windows...

It is really hard to be respectful!

Although he followed Huang Jun's video and made some progress in cooking, it was still barely acceptable and still looked quite crude...

Objectively speaking, her daughter Hanhan is not as good as her...

The point is that he is not only a terrible cook, but also has no idea what he is doing and has a strong sense of superiority...

Hey ~
I can only say that this generation of husbands can’t lead...

Wen Xueqian looked at Liu Shiwei's determined eyes and smiling face, and she really couldn't bear to pour cold water on him. She could only force a smile and shook her head helplessly, while silently praying in her heart: I hope that in the process of making dumplings, he can perform beyond his normal level and show some surprising cooking skills, otherwise in front of a master like Huang Jun, his performance may be dwarfed and appear very embarrassed...

When Liu Shiwei, Qingqing and the other three children washed their hands and sat down at the dining table, Huang Jun handed Qingqing and the others three pairs of chopsticks designed for learning with a smile on his face. He then handed Liu Shiwei a pair of exquisite bamboo chopsticks and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, these are your chopsticks. Once the dumpling wrappers are rolled out, you can show your skills!"

Liu Shiwei showed a curious look on his face and asked doubtfully: "Shouldn't we use a spoon to make dumplings? Why are we using chopsticks instead? Can we pick up the meat filling?"

Huang Jun patiently explained to him while busying himself: "The meat fillings have been adjusted and beaten to have excellent stickiness. You can form a ball with just a little help of chopsticks, which is more convenient than using a spoon."

"I see……"

After listening to this, Liu Shiwei showed an expression of sudden enlightenment on his face, as if he had suddenly become enlightened, and felt that "listening to your words is better than reading for ten years".

At this time, Liu Ruihan's eyes curved and she suggested in a baby voice: "Qingqing, Weiwei, how about we have a competition? Let's see who can make dumplings faster and more beautifully."

"OK, all right!"

Qingqing nodded obediently and agreed to the proposal immediately.

"Okay... let's compete. I won't lose!"

Weiwei raised her little face, with a hint of proud smile on her lips, and said confidently: "I can definitely make it fast and beautiful."

"Humph~"

Liu Ruihan snorted softly and asked unconvincedly: "How can you be so sure?"

"Because...because..."

Weiwei said the most arrogant words in the most cowardly tone: "When I was learning to cook in kindergarten, the dishes I cooked were always the best..."

"Not at all!"

Liu Ruihan shook his little head vigorously, refuted and stated the fact: "Obviously Qingqing did the best..."

"Then I am at least one of the best..."

Weiwei blinked and turned to Huang Jun cleverly, seeking support: "Dad, am I right?"

Huang Jun immediately turned into a "water balance master" when he saw this, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you three are the best, and you all performed very well."

This time.

The argument between Weiwei and Liu Ruihan came to an abrupt end, and was replaced by bright smiles on their faces and cheerful "hehe" sounds from their mouths.

Liu Ruihan turned to look at Liu Shiwei expectantly, his eyes sparkling with light, and asked softly: "Dad, do you want to join our competition?"

Liu Shiwei smiled lightly, a playful arc appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said leisurely: "As an adult, I should sit aside and enjoy your performance during your competition, right?"

But Liu Ruihan did not respond directly. Instead, he winked playfully and asked provocatively with a sly smile, "Dad, are you worried because you don't know how to make dumplings? Are you afraid that your skills will be outdone by us little guys and you won't be able to hold your face up?"

嗨…

Who are you looking down on?
It’s just making dumplings. How could he, a grown-up, be stumped by such a small task and not make dumplings as well as you little brats?
joke!

Liu Shiwei raised his lips slightly, his eyes revealing full confidence, and retorted: "I'm afraid? Humph, this is simply a huge joke! I'm just worried that if I win against you, you will feel that the victory is unfair and you will feel uncomfortable!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruihan immediately put on an appearance of not wanting to be outdone and retorted, "Not at all! We are all very powerful. If you don't believe me, come and try! Humph, don't underestimate us!"

Yo~
This is a naked provocation!
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you really think I'm a sick cat?

Liu Shiwei looked at his daughter's little face full of fighting spirit, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. The fighting spirit in his heart was also ignited by this pure enthusiasm.

He smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll give it a try and see how much ability you little guys have. However, we have to make it clear in advance that no matter what the result of the game is, the most important thing is to participate and enjoy the process, understand? Don't cry when you lose..."

"Tsk, we won't cry!"

Liu Ruihan immediately retorted, his eyes flashing with an unyielding light, and then turned his head to Qingqing and Weiwei and said, "Did you hear that? My dad is going to join us too, we have to perform well and not let my dad look down on us!"

"Yeah~ Let's work hard together..."

Qingqing responded actively, stretching out her little hand forward with her palm facing down.

Weiwei was the first to respond and gently pressed her palm on Qingqing's palm. Then Liu Ruihan also put his hand on top.

The soft light shines on the three stacked little hands, as if they have condensed endless strength and courage.

Huang Jun and Wen Xueqian, who were standing by, couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene, and encouraged them in unison: "Come on, we're counting on you..."

Liu Shiwei couldn't help but smile playfully. He shook his head in mock helplessness and said to himself, "Aren't you too biased? You were so busy cheering for the 'three little ones' that you forgot about me. I, an 'old kid', also need encouragement!"

Wen Xueqian couldn't help but roll her big beautiful eyes when she heard this. Her eyes were full of helplessness and ridicule, as if to say: You are such a jerk. Why are you still jealous of the kids? You are even jealous of them...

"Dong Dong Dong~"

A crisp and rhythmic sound interrupted their conversation. Huang Jun was concentrating on rolling out dumpling skins. He was completely immersed in his own world and was oblivious to Liu Shiwei's teasing. It seemed that the whole world was left with only the dumpling skins in his hands and the crisp sounds.

Thanks to his superb dough-rolling skills, each dumpling skin is produced by his deft hands with just the right thickness and the same size as if they were copied and pasted.

Wen Xueqian watched intently from the side and praised sincerely: "Huang Jun, your rolling technique is simply amazing. The dumpling wrappers are more regular and even than those rolled out by a machine."

Liu Shiwei also quickly agreed and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I think so too. Even if it is pressed by a machine, it may not be comparable to Brother Huang's pure handmade craftsmanship..."

Facing the praise from the two, Huang Jun just smiled faintly and responded modestly: "No, no, it's just some homely skills. Practice makes perfect..."

As he spoke, he picked up a freshly rolled dumpling wrapper, turned to Qingqing, Weiwei and Hanhan and said, "Look, making dumplings is actually very simple. Spread the dumpling wrapper in your left hand, use chopsticks in your right hand to pick up some meat filling and put it in. Then pinch it in the middle first, then start from one end and slowly pinch it, like this..."

He explained while operating the process skillfully. After a while, an exquisite crescent-shaped dumpling appeared in front of him. Liu Shiwei took a look and said confidently: "It's very simple, watch me!"

He followed suit and spread the dumpling wrapper flat on his palm, then picked up the meat filling and tried to put it on top. However, because he was greedy, he picked up too much and the dumpling wrapper couldn't be closed at all.

At this moment, he was completely confused.

The more anxious you get, the harder it is to knead the dumpling skin together, and even the meat filling will mischievously run around and get everywhere.

Hey!
What you fear will come true, what you fear will happen...

Wen Xueqian stood aside and witnessed Liu Shiwei's series of embarrassing actions. She shook her head helplessly and commented in summary: "A typical example of someone who can learn it at a glance, but fails at doing it..."

"hehe…"

Liu Shiwei smiled with an awkward smile, "It's inevitable that there will be some flaws when trying for the first time. After all, practice makes perfect..."

"Hehe, Daddy is a little clumsy, but still very cute!"

Liu Ruihan said playfully.

Liu Shiwei pretended to be angry and responded: "You little guy, you even dare to tease your dad. Come on, come on, if you have the ability, come and try it yourself and see if you can do better than me..."

"Just give it a try, who's afraid of who? I think I can do it, I'm sure I'll win this competition!"

Liu Ruihan was inspired to fight.

She did not rush to start, but continued to patiently observe every detail of Huang Jun making dumplings. Only when she was sure that she had mastered the technique did she slowly reach out and pick up a piece of dumpling wrapper.

She carefully picked up a proper amount of meat filling with chopsticks and gently placed it in the center of the dumpling skin. Then she lightly lifted one side of the dumpling skin and pinched it with the other side to form a preliminary dumpling shape.

Then, she started from this end and carefully pinched it in circles. Although there were some minor stumbles in the process, she finally succeeded in wrapping a dumpling.

This scene made Wen Xueqian's eyes light up. She praised sincerely: "Wow, Hanhan is really great. She can wrap it so well on her first try!"

Qingqing and Weiwei also gathered around curiously. Although they were competitors, they praised him generously: "Yeah, it's really amazing!"

"Of course!"

Liu Ruihan proudly showed off the dumplings in his hand, and looked at Huang Jun gratefully: "This is all because of my dad's good teaching!"

Huang Jun smiled and responded: "It's mainly because you're smart, Hanhan, and you understand it immediately."

When Qingqing and Weiwei saw their father praising Hanhan highly, the spirit of unwillingness to admit defeat in their hearts was instantly ignited.

They exchanged a look, as if to say, "We can't fall behind!"

Then, the two of them picked up the dumpling wrappers almost at the same time and started wrapping dumplings in an orderly manner, imitating Huang Jun's example.

After a while...

Two dumplings of different shapes appeared in their hands.

Although the shape is not as neat and beautiful as Huang Jun’s, it is definitely better than Liu Ruihan’s dumplings…

"Dad, look at the dumplings we made!"

Huang Jun took a closer look and showed a satisfied smile on his face: "Not bad, it's great that it turned out like this on the first try!"

Wen Xueqian also came over and looked at the dumplings made by the two little guys carefully, praising them highly: "They are indeed very well made, much better than those made by your Uncle Liu."

hi~
Wife...

Don't praise two and criticize one...

When Liu Shiwei heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

But what can be done?

Who can blame me for telling the truth? He is indeed not as good as the little ones...

so…

He secretly made up his mind not to fight for the steamed buns but for his reputation, and he must make dumplings that would impress his wife and children, in order to prove his strength.

So he quietly picked up a piece of dumpling wrapper and started making dumplings again. Although he was still a little unfamiliar at first, his dumplings didn't look very good and even some of them leaked the filling.

But he did not get discouraged. Instead, he humbly asked Huang Jun for advice and constantly improved his techniques.

After several attempts, Liu Shiwei's level has improved significantly.

The dumplings are not only more regular in shape, but the fillings are also more evenly packed.

The overall appearance is good!
Huang Jun smiled and praised: "Not bad, Brother Liu, you have made great progress..."

"Of course. There is nothing I, Liu Shiwei, cannot do well if I want to. Look at the dumplings I make. Although they are not as good as yours, Brother Huang, they are no worse than those sold in shops outside..."

Liu Shiwei looked confident, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if the whole world was in his control.

but…

It's fun to show off for a while, but it's miserable if you keep showing off

That's right.

His mind was not on the dumplings at all, so the dumplings he made turned out to be round like piglets. What's worse, the outer skin was covered with meat stuffing, making them look like clowns in flesh-colored clothes.

This kind of dumplings will burst when cooked. Wen Xueqian, who was watching from the side, found it funny but also a bit helpless. She couldn't help but tease, "Hubby, you have to eat more dumplings later..."

Liu Shiwei didn't realize the hidden meaning in her words at all. He thought Wen Xueqian was being considerate and caring. He smiled happily and said, "Wife, you asked me to eat more dumplings later. Are you worried that I'll be hungry? But really, I'm not hungry yet!"

Wen Xueqian laughed even louder: "I'm not worried that you'll be hungry, you just took it for granted."

Liu Shiwei looked confused: "Then why did you let me eat more?"

Wen Xueqian pointed at the dumplings of various shapes on the table playfully and said, "Look at the dumplings you made. I can't bear to look at them. Do you expect others to help you finish them? These are all your masterpieces. If you can't finish them, you can continue to enjoy them in the evening."

Liu Shiwei: "..."

"Okay, okay, I'll eat them. I'll make all these dumplings, okay?"

He compromised with a smile, and then changed the subject and asked mysteriously, "Wife, do you know why I deliberately made the dumplings so ugly?"

Wen Xueqian replied casually: "It's because your cooking skills are not good enough..."

Liu Shiwei quickly shook his head, with a sly look on his face: "No, no, this is my strategy, I want to enjoy the delicacy alone."

If she didn't know his character, she would have believed his lies...

But at this moment, these two words are the only ones that can express Wen Xueqin's heart.

Ha ha…

I don't trust you! (End of this chapter)