Under the dining table, a tiny cat's head popped out from behind the table leg and looked around cautiously, not knowing whether it was shy or just anxious because it had just arrived in a strange place.
The kitten seemed to have discovered something. It trotted out from its hiding place, ran through the kitchen into the living room, and rushed towards Tom who was taking a nap on the sofa. It seemed that only staying with the familiar smell could give it a sense of security.
"Where have you been hiding?"
The poor kitten couldn't escape the girl's clutches after all. Before it could run to Tom, it was picked up from the carpet.
After a meaningless struggle, it was easily suppressed by a comb, and the last bit of struggle and resistance was easily bought off by the dried fish.
Tom opened his eyes and stared at the dried fish in Nia's hand that was teasing the kitten. He stood up from the sofa, stretched lazily, and wanted to move to Nia to ask for the dried fish. As a result, Albert picked him up from the sofa, put him in the large hamster wheel in the corner of the restaurant, and started his daily weight loss exercise.
Nia paused her hand, her eyes fell on Isobel beside Albert, her lips moved slightly, her eyes moved down again, she reached out and held down the kitten who wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, and continued to comb its hair.
Next to the two of them, Luke and Herb were talking about what they had seen in the colony.
In fact, most British people are also keen on traveling and vacationing as long as their finances allow. Luke and Sansa are no exception. The only difference is that this trip will be longer and cover a longer distance.
Albert pulled Isobel to sit on the empty seat on the side of the sofa and chatted in a low voice about the content of the final wizard exam in the second half of the year.
It is actually not that difficult to get the content of the ultimate wizard exam in recent years. As long as you are willing to pay, many things can be easily solved.
Albert got a few test papers for comparison and found that the content of the test did not change much. It was always the same things, which was not difficult for Albert, who surpassed others in many areas.
Of course, he was also happy to take the time to discuss these things with Isobel. The girl still looked a little nervous and needed other things to distract her attention.
"Come and taste the mysterious magic of the East."
Daisy came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of hot food, and Sansa came over to invite everyone to the dining room for dinner.
"Hmm, this thing looks like... fried dumplings?"
Albert was a little surprised to see the food on the plate. He blinked and looked carefully, confirming that the food was fried dumplings, or rather, it looked like fried dumplings.
Well, how should I put it
The thing on the plate doesn’t look like a dumpling, but more like a small bun, the kind that has two layers of skin wrapped around the filling and then pressed down with something to form a dumpling.
"Yes, fried dumplings from the Far East. I tried making some last time and they tasted really good." Daisy served Isobel a large bowl of fried dumplings and said with a smile, "I just made a lot of them. You can take some back later."
"Don't you have any dipping sauce?"
Albert took a piece of fried dumpling and tasted it. It was just so-so. What surprised him a little was that Daisy didn't even prepare any dipping sauce for the fried dumplings.
"Dipping sauce?" Daisy said with a strange expression, "I tried making some last time, but it didn't taste very good as a dip."
"Let me do it!"
Albert put down his fork, walked into the kitchen, and soon made a bowl of simple dumpling dipping sauce. He tried it first and found that the taste was okay. The dumplings without the dipping sauce tasted a little bland.
Several people looked at each other and found that Albert seemed to know how to eat dumplings.
Isobel followed Albert and tried it, and found that this food called fried dumplings tasted surprisingly good with the dipping sauce.
At Albert's suggestion, boiled and fried dumplings were also served on the table, and everyone was very satisfied with the full dumpling feast. According to Herb, mysterious Eastern countries would eat this with their families at the end of the year.
Of course, this was just an excuse. It was to try something new and let Luke and Sansa taste the food of another country first, so that they could go to the East with the mood of vacation and reduce their anxiety.
Immigration and vacation are two different concepts, and they don't plan to stay there for too long.
The plan was a success. Luke and Sansa became curious about the country that was said to be rich in delicious food. They agreed to go on vacation to the eastern colonies with everyone two years later.
Luke and Sansa actually knew that they had no choice, especially after Albert got a large sum of pounds for Herb, they understood Albert's determination to let them go abroad for vacation to avoid disaster.
Since magic exists, being able to predict the future does not seem to be an unacceptable setting, and the situation is not as bad as imagined. If Herb makes a lot of money from this, Luke seems to be able to retire early.
Over dessert, the topic turned to what to prepare for a vacation to the East.
Finally, they accepted Albert's proposal and hired a foreign student who knew Chinese to teach everyone how to read and write Chinese.
As long as you have enough time and communicate with others frequently, learning a language is not that difficult.
The trick is to use it regularly.
"Have you mastered it?" Although Nia was asking, her tone seemed to indicate that Albert had already learned Chinese.
"Yes, I already know it." Albert did not deny that he could speak Chinese.
In fact, the Anderson family has become accustomed to their son's talent in languages. No matter what language the other person speaks, he can always chat with the other person skillfully. Just like the last time they went to France and Italy, Albert acted as a temporary translator.
After dinner, everyone sat in the living room and chatted until nine o'clock, when Albert got up and took Isobel to the nearby park.
The girl took out her pocket watch and checked the time, then waited until Albert was far away before using Apparition to go home.
After reaching adulthood at the age of seventeen, the trace will disappear on its own, and wizards will no longer be restricted in their spellcasting. Of course, the premise is that they will not use it in front of Muggles.
Isobel appeared at her door, pushed it open and walked in. Mrs. McDougal was sitting on the sofa, listening to the radio, flipping through the Witch Weekly, and humming an unknown tune.
“I’m back.”
When she heard the door open, Mrs. McDougal looked up and asked, "Did you have a good time today?"
"His relatives are very kind to me. Most of them are discussing living abroad today." Isobel put the box on the table and asked, "Would you like some? Mrs. Daisy asked me to bring back a lot of delicious food from the East."
Mrs. McDougal opened the box and asked, "When are you leaving?"
"About two years later."
"After you got married?"
"I don't know. Albert should be able to make arrangements." Isobel went upstairs and asked Katrina to come down to eat dumplings. The McDougal family also found these oriental delicacies very novel.