"Come and give grandma a hug!"
Aunt Zhuang washed her hands before running over and carefully touching Ping'an's face.
Ping'an was a little scared when he suddenly saw a stranger and shrank into Ding Sha's arms.
Aunt Zhuang also retracted her hand, her face full of love, "How handsome!"
"You're back?" Ding Sha was also very happy.
"Well, Da Zhuang drove us back." Aunt Zhuang smiled.
"I heard that you had a baby, so I prepared some things made at home for you. They're all safe, don't worry." After Tong's wife put the things in order, she came over to see Xiao Ping'an.
"He's grown so strong!" Mrs. Tong said with some emotion as she hadn't seen Ping An for a long time.
"That's right. He eats eight meals a day and starts crying for hunger after a while. He's become a little fat pig!" Ding Sha tucked Ping'an's clothes.
"It's good to be able to eat, so you won't get sick easily!" Aunt Zhuang felt good about Ping An no matter how she looked at him.
"Where's Brother Dazhuang? Is he outside too?" Ding Sha looked at the door.
"He went to park. It's quite difficult to park here, so I pointed out the place and let him find it himself." Mrs. Tong waved her hand.
"It's a good opportunity to let Brother Dazhuang stay for dinner," Ding Sha stood up, "There are still a lot of ingredients in the kitchen at the back."
"He just wanted to stay for dinner," Mrs. Tong smiled, "He couldn't help talking about our food every day when he was at home. Now that he heard we were coming, he couldn't wait to come."
Ding Sha laughed when he heard this.
Du Rourou bit the spoon with some envy, "That's great, boss lady, are you hiring a part-time worker? I can do it!"
Ding Sha was stunned for a moment, "But we are moving away..."
"We haven't started school yet... We can't tell when it will start... It may not start at all..." Du Rourou said, "Even if school starts, we will take online classes. I'm already a junior, and I don't have many classes..."
Before Ding Sha could say anything, Du Rourou said, "Besides, my grandparents live there, so you don't have to worry about me at all!"
Ding Sha thought about it and decided that he really needed a part-time job. Ping An needed someone to be with him, and there was only Xiao Jun in the kitchen. If Aunt Zhuang helped, Sister Tong would not be able to handle it.
"Then let's talk about it after we move there," Ding Sha neither refused nor agreed, "Can you leave me a contact number?"
"Okay, okay!" Du Rourou quickly gave her phone number to Ding Sha.
When Xiao Jun came back, Ding Sha had already asked Aunt Zhuang to prepare the dishes.
Da Zhuang followed beside and teased Xiao Ping An in a naive and honest manner. Because he did not go out during the epidemic, Da Zhuang was too lazy to shave his beard. His face was full of untidy beard, and he made faces at Xiao Ping An with a wink.
Xiao Ping'an frowned at first, and one could even see a bit of disgust on his face, but then he started to giggle.
Wang Wenhao was sweating all over. He was so tired that he lay on the table and gasped without caring about his image. Xiao Jun frowned and asked him, "Haven't you practiced flipping the wok before? Can you lift the wok with this little strength?"
Wang Wenhao paused, feeling a little guilty, "When I was a kid, I practiced..."
It means I won’t practice it now.
Xiao Jun silently overturned the plan he had prepared in his mind and started again from scratch.
"Wenhao, please stay and have dinner with us," Ding Sha said as he walked out. "It will be lively in the evening as there will be many people there."
Wang Wenhao blinked his eyes, "Master's Wife, during this special period, we should not gather or have dinner together, and we should implement the separate dining system."
Ding Sha was stunned for a moment.
Xiao Jun pulled him by the collar and sent him out, "It's getting late, go home quickly."
Wang Wenhao looked up at the big sun in the middle and was silent for a moment.
Ding Sha stood at the door and smiled, "Ah Jun, stop being naughty and come in quickly. Both of you are not wearing masks. You will be arrested again in a while."
Xiao Jun silently pulled Wang Wenhao in again.
Ding Sha took out a dinner plate and said, "We are ready. Use the dinner plate to eat separately."
Wang Wenhao originally just wanted to play a trick, but he didn't expect Ding Sha to be actually prepared, and he immediately admitted defeat.
"Master, you are so amazing!"
Ding Sha patted his head and said, "It was Da Zhuang who said that. For safety reasons, everyone should eat their own food."
The lunch was very sumptuous.
There are six adults and one little kid in total.
I made seven dishes and one soup.
The little baby was drinking the milk powder bottle happily.
However, the most popular dish is a small lion's head made by Ding Sha himself.
This time, Ding Sha used pork belly with 40% fat and 60% lean meat, removed the skin and chopped it into minced meat.
The stuffing chopped by hand is much more fragrant than that chopped by machine.
Add a little rice wine to the onion and ginger water, then pour it into the minced meat, then add salt, starch and pepper powder, and then use your hands to grab it into the minced meat.
After it is evenly mixed, add the onion, ginger water and a little flour and continue beating.
Finally, beat an egg and continue beating it until it becomes sticky. Then add flour, thirteen spices and dark soy sauce to adjust the mixture.
Finally, cut the fresh water chestnuts and lotus roots into small cubes and put them in.
Heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger and garlic, sauté until fragrant, then add some soy sauce and water, then dark soy sauce and star anise, finally pour in some rice wine, pepper powder and a little sugar to enhance the flavor.
When the soup is boiling, turn the heat to low. Use the palm of your hand or a small spoon to shape the meat filling into small balls and put them into the pot.
Then simmer over low heat for a quarter of an hour before serving.
Although they are boiled meatballs, they are as delicious as braised lion head.
When you take a bite, it is crispy and chewy, and full of freshness and fragrance.
Healthy and delicious. A bowl was quickly shared by everyone.
It has been a long time since they had a lively meal with so many people, and Xiao Jun and Ding Sha felt a little touched.
Xiao Jun looked at Ding Sha, who was holding Xiao Ping'an with a gentle and peaceful smile, and felt deeply moved.
"What's wrong?" Ding Sha noticed his gaze, and even though she asked this, she still reached out and interlocked her fingers with his.
"Nothing, just happy." Xiao Jun said.
Xiao Jun suddenly took out a small box from his pocket.
Everyone was looking at this side. Xiao Jun said, "I have never dared to think about such a happy life. It always seems unreal."
"For so many years, there have always been only the two of us in my life. Although I never feel lonely, I still feel sorry for you, for letting you accompany me and be a lonely weirdo in the eyes of others."
"I am very happy now. Thank you Shasha for always being with me and waiting for me, and for giving me a perfect home."
"But I feel guilty about it."
Xiao Jun's eyes were red. "I greedily absorbed warmth from you, but it seems that I always made you unhappy. Whether it was not being there when you were pregnant, or letting you have a child at such a young age, it was all my fault."
"I owe you a lot," Xiao Jun said, "but I want to make it up to you slowly."
Xiao Jun stood up and opened the box. There was a ring in the box with a dazzling diamond inlaid on the platinum ring.
"Shasha, will you marry me?"
Xiao Jun just looked into Ding Sha's eyes and slowly knelt down on one knee. His eyes were filled with strong and passionate affection and gushing love.
Ding Sha's nose felt sore.
At this time, she was bare-faced, smelled of cooking oil, her belly was not completely flat yet, and she was holding their child tightly in her arms.
"I… "
She choked.
"I… do."
Author's aside: Here it comes...
(I’m almost done! Tomorrow is the last day! Please let me go at work!!!)