On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily in the imperial capital.
It was the heaviest snow that had fallen in the Imperial Capital in the past five years, and it had been falling continuously since the morning.
Because the end of every year is spent in the snow, the taste of the New Year here is more or less related to the snow.
Ordinary people have been busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner since the morning.
It’s the time of year when families can sit together and have a meal together, which is tonight, so this is the festival that many people pay the most attention to.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the whole family is feasting on chicken, duck, fish and meat. People passing through supermarkets and supermarkets on the whole street are carrying large and small bags of New Year's goods and fresh fish and shrimps.
Everyone who met them said "Happy New Year" without exception.
Wen Li has been writing in the Lishan Palace after breakfast. According to Fu Yuxiu, today is New Year's Eve.
The couplets used in this house have to be handwritten, but again, with his good calligraphy, he really wouldn't be able to survive.
Setting up a stall in the morning and writing couplets can also be a way to make a fortune.
The entire living room was clean, and in order to cater to the lively atmosphere of the New Year, red lanterns were hung under the eaves.
The sofa covers in the living room have been replaced with eye-catching red, which makes people feel refreshed.
Wen Li stood at the desk next to the living room, patiently watching the man outline the glyphs one stroke at a time.
"How is it? Is it well written?"
Fu Yuxiu raised his head from time to time and stretched out his hand to tease Wen Li, who was standing next to him studying ink.
"It's okay, but your words don't seem suitable to be posted outside today."
Wen Li looked at the two lines of words that jumped out on the red paper. In the sky, he wished to be a winged bird, and on earth he wished to be a twig.
Shouldn’t the Chinese New Year be filled with auspicious blessings and auspicious words
Fu Yuxiu stood up straight while holding the pen, and looked at the two lines of words on the paper very seriously.
"This is not something I posted today. I practiced it in advance and posted it when I get married."
Wen Li raised his eyebrows and reminded him very seriously, "Mr. Fu, we didn't let them buy couplets today. If you can't write them anymore, you won't be able to post them today."
There is still leisure and leisure here to fool around.
"Okay, I'll write it now." The man smiled and lowered his head.
According to Fu Yuxiu's request, Feiran gave the servants who had cleaned the house a holiday. After a busy year, it was time for them to rest.
"Is Miss Wen Li spending time with us tonight?" Lu Min looked over.
What to do with the Li family? I don't plan to go there.
"I don't know. It looks like this."
Miss Wen Li has been here for two days and has never had time to return to Li's house.
However, the Li family's side is probably still deserted, as Li Langhua is still being held under investigation.
Li Li is still wandering around and has not returned home, and the relationship between Li Yuanzhi and Li Langhua is unknown.
The atmosphere of the Li family's Chinese New Year this year is not very good after all. Miss Wen Li has a cold temper and is not very comforting.
It's deserted to go back alone, so it's better to let the young master accompany you and stay with them in Lishan Palace.
"I think Miss Wen Li can actually solve the Li family's matter if she wants to. I don't know why, but she allowed it to develop and didn't bring Li Li back." Lu Min said strangely.
If Wen Li had grown up in the Li family and watched the Li family suffer such hardships, some might say that he was cold-blooded.
Miss Wen Li wants to verify something
"Do what you are doing, don't think about what you have or don't have, go and check whether the ingredients delivered in the morning are enough?" Feiran ordered.
Not only Wen Li, this is also the first time for them to celebrate the New Year in the imperial capital.
This is the first time that red lanterns have been hung here in Lishan Haoting, and it still looks a bit like the new year.
Otherwise, normally, the young master would not stay in the imperial capital for such a long time. This year, it was just to accompany Miss Wen Li.
Wen Li watched Fu Yuxiu write the couplets and received several New Year blessing text messages on his phone.
She slid down and took a look. There were quite a few. Dream members had sent them, and most of them were young people she had met in Ningzhou.
They are all New Year blessings, good health, good luck and so on.
Li Ruobing's call came quite promptly. This was the first call Li Ruobing made to her during this period.
"Wen Li." The girl on the other end was still demure and gentle.
"Um."
Listening to the familiar voice, Li Ruobing spoke in a soft voice, "Are you going to have the New Year's Eve dinner at the young master's place tonight?"
Wen Li glanced at the man who stopped and looked at her. Before she could answer, Li Ruobing spoke.
"You should stay at Lishan Palace. I can see that you and the young master are very happy together. The New Year is all about being happy, so there is no need to worry about us."
Li Ruobing always considers everything carefully. She knows that Wen Li has a cold temper, but after all, he is also a member of the family.
Logically speaking, this is the first year that Wen Li has returned to the Li family, and the whole family should have spent it together at home.
But with so many things happening in the Li family, it was no longer possible to have a happy New Year's Eve dinner.
But this is their problem and the innocent Wen Li cannot be involved.
She has already suffered so much and cannot continue to suffer like this after returning to the Li family.
"Don't worry at home, grandma is fine."
After Li Ruobing said this, he no longer knew how to speak.
She wanted to ask Wen Li if he knew Lili's whereabouts, and how Lili was doing, and whether he was still in the imperial capital or somewhere else.
But these words are stuck in my throat and I don’t know how to ask them.
If asked, it would be more like questioning, which is not good.
"Li Li will return to the Li family soon, you don't have to worry."
Wen Li seemed to have guessed what she wanted to say and said the answer directly.
The person over there covered his mouth in surprise, and his eyes soon turned red.
She knows Wen Li's abilities. Wen Li is a very powerful person. He has solutions to many things, and nothing can trouble her.
Wen Li must know something about Lili's affairs.
"Thank you." Li Ruobing said, very sincerely, "I apologize to you for what my father did before. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have been homeless for so many years."
The suffering Wen Li has endured over the years is beyond their imagination.
If Li Yuanzhi hadn't stopped Wen Yanxing at the door of Li's house, Wen Li might have grown up with them.
She was favored by the Li family and was not exposed to wind and rain. She had been wandering for so many years.
But now, no matter how much I say I'm sorry, it can't make up for the damage.
"None of this has anything to do with you. The situation back then was complicated, and who can tell what it will be like."
It would be too silly to apologize for something uncertain.
"Happy New Year." Li Ruobing said finally.
I hope that after tonight, everything will be fine. In the new year, everything will be renewed, and there will always be good news.
Wen Li hung up the phone and took a look. Xia Chen kept an eye on Li Li.
I also know that people are still in the Imperial Capital and still near the black market.
However, the National Police Agency's investigation has become increasingly intensive, and investigations are carried out every now and then.
I'm afraid we'll be near the black market soon.
Li Li's life has not been very good in the past two days. She must have reached her limit in hiding.
"What are you thinking about?"
Fu Yuxiu raised his hand and touched Wen Li's face, forcing the little girl to wake up from her own world.
"how about this?"
His handwriting is naturally impeccable, and no matter how he writes, it is everyone's work.
Feiran placed the prepared glue at the door and hid with Lu Min.
It was rare for the young master to spend a good New Year, and Miss Wen Li was accompanying him, so they stopped joining in the fun.
Standing at the door, Wen Li held the couplet and looked up at the cleaned and painted door in front of him.
"What do you want to eat tonight?" Fu Yuxiu painted glue on the door and asked.
Wen Li thought for a while, "You can eat anything."
She has never been picky, and the New Year's Eve dinner in Imperial City is different from that in Wutong Town. It is still not the same.
It’s impossible to pick out flavors.
The last servant of Lishan Palace left at 5:30 in the evening, leaving only Wen Li, Fu Yuxiu, Fei Ran, and Lu Min in the entire courtyard.
At this moment, the four of them were having trouble with the basin in front of them.
"Otherwise, I can search online to find out how to do this?" Lu Min said.
Many people here have started making dumplings, and some of them haven't even started making dumplings yet.
The reason is very simple. They all know how to cook, but they have never made this pasta. Unfortunately, they didn't think of asking the chef to make the noodles before leaving at noon.
Now everyone is staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
"Are you sure you can do it?"
Feiran looked at Lu Min who was adding water to the basin and wondered why this approach was getting more and more wrong.
"You trust me, it's okay." Lu Min said with assurance on his face.
"This is what you said. If you can't make dumplings, just wait and see." Feiran reminded.
They and the young master made it separately. Miss Wen Li and the young master were responsible for making the stuffing, and they were responsible for kneading the dough.
This is much more difficult than cooking.
Fu Yuxiu and Wen Li stood side by side in front of the refrigerator. Since Wen Li moved into Lishan Palace, the walk-in freezer has a lot more fruits and pastries that girls like.
"What kind of stuffing do you want to eat?" Fu Yuxiu weighed the shrimp in his hand and looked down at the little girl beside him.
Wen Li thought for a while, "It's stuffed with shrimp king."
Fu Yuxiu immediately took out the ingredients and said, "Let's make shrimp king."
"Don't ask them what they eat."
Wen Li looked back at the two people behind him who were still trying very hard to meet each other.
After working so hard, it’s definitely worth choosing carefully what fillings to eat.
"They are not important." Fu Yuxiu put the ingredients on the chopping board and started to get started.
Fei Ran and Lu Min looked at each other and said happily, "Miss Wen Li, don't worry about us, we also like to eat shrimp stuffing."
The most important thing now is not what kind of stuffing to eat, but the side must be prepared well, otherwise Miss Wen Li will be delayed from eating dumplings, and the young master will kill her.
The man's fingers were white and slender, and the hand holding the handle of the knife was shiny. Wen Li had seen him hold the gun to kill, and he had also seen him wash his hands and make soup.
For such a man, she was already very satisfied.
Every move he makes is made for her, and for her only man.
"Go over there, your clothes will get dirty soon." Fu Yuxiu said to chase people away.
Wen Li took the black apron hanging from the side and tied it up to the man from back to front, with her arms from back to front. It looked like she was hugging him and lazily clinging to his back.
Fu Yuxiu lowered his head and held her extended hand with one hand, "Are you so clingy today?"
Wen Li broke away from his hand and tied the apron string behind him, "Let's wrap up another beef dish."
Not only did he remember her preferences, Wen Li also remembered that this man vaguely seemed not to like seafood.
He definitely doesn’t like Shrimp King’s dumplings either.
"Okay, it's up to you."
Fu Yuxiu held a knife and began to chop the stuffing. Except that he didn't know how to handle the flour, he was really impeccable in cooking.
He doesn't look like the eldest son from a top power family like the Fu family.
The sight of his fingers not touching Chunyang water does not look like a noble man at all.
Wen Li followed him, handing him salt and pepper from time to time, but he was quite happy.
Lu Min, who had finally kneaded the flour into a ball, looked at the two people's intimacy and suddenly felt sad.
"Isn't it said that the New Year means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new? The young master and Miss Wen Li are so entangled, can I also find a girlfriend?"
Fei Ran looked at the crumbling dough in his hand and reached out to stop him.
"I don't know if you can find a girlfriend. If this dough is ruined, you will definitely not see the sun tomorrow."
And he died miserably.
Wen Li curiously looked at the stuffing in the ceramic basin in front of Fu Yuxiu, and suddenly reached out to pull his apron.
"Can you make dumplings?"
Fu Yuxiu stirred the stuffing in the basin, lowered his head and kissed the tip of her nose, and saw the little girl waving his hands to ward him off impatiently.
The man chuckled, "I know a little bit, no one taught me this."
Wen Li nodded, "Neither can I."
People in Ningzhou don't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, so she doesn't know how to make them.
As if thinking of something, Wen Li looked at him, "Did your mother teach you how to cook?"
Fu Yuxiu's mother, Nan Jinxiu, is also from Ningzhou and probably doesn't know how to make dumplings.
"Yeah." He replied.
Raising his hand to move the little girl over carefully, Fu Yuxiu pushed her over and said, "Stand away."
Wen Li never thought that Nan Jinxiu, a woman who was so favored back then and left so many rumors in the imperial capital, would actually teach his son how to cook.
"Is everything okay over there?" Fu Yuxiu looked to the side.
Lu Min raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and patted the round dough with confidence, "It's ready."
According to the ratio of the two fillings, Feiran and Lu Min buns are one type, and Wen Li and Fu Yuxiu buns are one type.
In order not to disturb the two of them, Fei Ran and Lu Min consciously broke off the dough, took the beef fillings and left.
Only Wen Li and the man across from him were left in the kitchen. It was getting dark outside, and the smell of the New Year's Eve dinner seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
Wen Li very carefully used a rolling pin to roll out the dough, adhering to the principle of thin crust and plenty of filling.
"Is that so?" Wen Li leaned over and looked at him closing the dumplings.
I have to say that this man is really talented and can handle the kitchen well. This dumpling was made decently for the first time.
"If we can't finish it all in a while, we can give some to Lu Min and Fei Ran." Wen Li said.
The man pinched the dumpling skins together in one swift movement and simply refused, "No."
"Why?"
Fu Yuxiu arranged the dumplings on the plate and said very seriously, "You can only eat what I make."
Wen Li was speechless, and instantly understood why this man wanted to stuff shrimp king stuffing.
"Don't move, there's something stuck on your face." Fu Yuxiu stared at her and said.
Wen Li, who was carefully rolling out the dough, looked up blankly. The man's fingertips passed over the tip of her nose, leaving a trace of white.
"Okay." He looked at the little girl's face with dark eyes.
The innocent-looking person lowered his head to straighten out the newly rolled dough, then turned around to get a bottle of drink from the refrigerator.
Through the reflection of the shiny surface of the refrigerator, I saw the flour on my face.
She understood instantly why Lu Min was staring at her and laughing.
"Come here." Wen Li turned around and spoke to the man who was making dumplings.
Fu Yuxiu put down what he was holding and took a step forward.
"Lower your head, you're too tall." She raised her hand to direct.
The man nodded, bowed his head obediently, and approached Wen Li with his handsome face.
From such a close distance, you can even see how amazing this face is. The long and slightly curly eyelashes tremble slightly, and the delicate face makes women feel inferior to him.
"Close your eyes," she continued.
There was a smile on the man's eyebrows and a smile on his lips, "Do you want to secretly kiss me? Don't be so shy. As long as you say so, I will close my eyes and let you do whatever you want."
This sounds a bit wrong and full of arrogance.
"Close your eyes." She reiterated.
The usually calm person couldn't help but have a touch of coquettishness in her words now. Fu Yuxiu's heart melted as he listened to her soft words, and he closed his eyes obediently.
He could feel the little girl getting closer and closer. Lu Min over there became curious and looked at his young master with his eyes closed and his head lowered.
Wen Li in front of him was a little shorter than him, and he was leaning forward, moving slowly, as if he was about to kiss.
It seems like there are going to be some scenes that are not suitable for children.
Lu Min saw Miss Wen Li rubbing her hand into the flour on the glass countertop.
Then two palms came up, one on the left and one on the right, just covering their young master's handsome face.
"Pfft..."
Lu Min couldn't control it and laughed out loud.
Wen Li took back his hand with satisfaction and looked at the man in front of him who was still a little stunned when he opened his eyes.
"Okay, you can continue making dumplings."
Fu Yuxiu had quick eyes and quick hands, and quickly pulled the little girl over who was about to run away. He put his hands around her waist and controlled her in his arms.
"Li Bao'er, what does this mean?"
Wen Li said nothing and held his hand.
"If you don't tell me, don't blame me for being rude."
Fu Yuxiu hugged the person to his chest, then rubbed him over directly, rubbing the white powder onto Wen Li's face.
The face that was neat and clean just now was soon stained with flour.
"Now we are the same."
He lowered his eyes and looked at the white flour on the tip of the nose on the little girl's face. His eyes were dark and his Adam's apple rolled.
"Li Bao'er, give me a kiss..."
In a tone that sounded like teasing a child, Wen Li looked up and saw the darkness in his eyes, and he turned his face slightly.
"Hurry up, we won't be able to finish all the things in a while."
Fu Yuxiu moved his fingertips slightly, his voice a little hoarse, "Well, hurry up."
Hearing what he meant, Wen Li turned his head and said, "Don't make trouble."
"It was you who wanted to make trouble with me, and now the fire has been made but it won't be extinguished. How can there be a little bandit like you in this world?"
The man looked innocent, but the strength in his hand did not loosen at all. On the contrary, it became tighter and tighter.
"If we don't hurry up, we won't have any dumplings to eat." The man said slowly.
An unhurried expression on his face.
Wen Li stood on tiptoes, raised his head and blocked his thin lips.
The soft touch on her lips made the man curl his lips in satisfaction. His phoenix eyes were dim, and his big and well-joined hands controlled the back of her head, and he pressed her towards him with satisfaction.
Fei Ran and Lu Min consciously focused on the dumplings, and raised their hands to increase the volume of the TV by two degrees.
The cold breath was wrapped between her lips and teeth. She closed her eyes and endured the domineering but gentle plunder of the man.
Until he let go of the little girl in front of him, the man's thin lips were gleaming with water, and his enchanting face suddenly became brighter and more attractive.
He lowered his head and used the tip of his tongue to remove the white flour on the tip of her nose.
"Sure enough, our Li Bao tastes the sweetest." His voice became hoarse and extremely sexy.
"If you don't make dumplings, I'll be hungry."
The little girl reminded impatiently.
The man kissed the corner of her lips and said, "I can't bear to let you go hungry."
With that said, he let go and continued making dumplings with satisfaction.
The sound of firecrackers can be vaguely heard outside. In Wutong Town, there are strict regulations on the setting off of firecrackers.
In order to have a traditional New Year flavor, the custom of setting off fireworks and firecrackers is still retained.
However, only fixed brands can be set off, which is environmentally friendly and causes little air pollution.
The chubby dumplings were put out of the pot one by one. Wen Li followed Fu Yuxiu and watched him move the prepared dishes neatly into the pot.
"The smell of oil smoke is strong here. Go over there and sit and wait for me." Fu Yuxiu pushed her waist and pushed the person out.
Wen Li took two steps and came back, looking at the busy man across the kitchen counter.
She suddenly thought of what Fu Yuxiu had said before, this is the taste of home.
Xia Chen's phone call came in, and after she answered the call, she heard Xia Chen's voice over there.
"Boss, it seems that the bodyguard is here, the one next to Jiang Yunhao."
It's quite a skill to find the black market.
Wen Li's fingertips lightly touched the glazed countertop, where Fu Yuxiu's cooked dumplings were blown to cool and then put to her lips.
"I'll be there in a moment."
Xia Chen nodded, the boss understood the situation here.
Li Li has indeed been unable to hold on any longer these days. It seems that she has no money left. She looked like she didn't eat anything all day yesterday.
What are you thinking if you don't go back even after everything is like this
"How does it taste?" The man looked at her.
Wen Li swallowed the dumplings in his mouth and nodded. Seeing her satisfied look, the man turned around and called Fei Ran and Lu Min over to set the table.
No matter what it looks like outside, at least the Lishan Palace is full of flavor.
I am so scared when I give out sugar, for fear that you will say that I am not doing my job properly.
(End of chapter)