dognovel Chapter 224 The warmth of home
Chapter 224 The warmth of home
Yiyi and Yanan led Ling Wuxin, Nanchen, Shen Wen, and Huaheng to play the word adding game around the dining table. For example, Yiyi said a phrase or a simple sentence first, and the others added a word to the phrase or sentence in order, and so on. Those who failed to add a word or were stuck for too long would be punished. This punishment could be set randomly, this time the punishment was to eat braised pork, next time the punishment could be to drink alcohol, or to cook, etc.
"Here I begin! The topic I'm going to give is a word, 'home'." Yiyi straightened her sitting posture and started with the word "home".
"You can only add one word, right? My home!" Ling Wuxin continued.
"Our family," Yanan replied easily.
"We love our family!" Nanchen also passed the test easily.
"We love you all," Shen Wen paused for a second and continued.
"We love our big family!" Huaheng narrowly passed the test.
"Do we love big families?" Yiyi's eyes flashed cunningly.
"Don't we love big families?" Ling Wuxin looked at Yi Yi doing mischief with eyes full of doting.
"Who among us doesn't love a big family?" This game is not difficult for Yanan.
"Who among us doesn't love a big family?" Nanchen passed the test easily again.
"Who among us says we don't love a big family?" Shen Wen found that he was at a disadvantage being at the back, as it was becoming increasingly difficult to add words.
"Has anyone among us said that they don't love the big family?" Breathe ~ Huaheng won again in a dangerous situation.
"...Has anyone among us said that they don't love the big family anymore?" Yiyi covered her chest with her hands. It was a close call. All the pressure was now on Ling Wuxin. Everyone's eyes were on him. Shen Wen had already put a piece of braised pork in the bowl and was ready to push it in front of him.
"Has anyone among us said that he doesn't love the big family anymore?" Huh? Ling Wuxin's performance stunned everyone, and now the pressure was on Yanan.
"Haven't we all heard someone say that he doesn't love his big family?" Oh? It's possible. Yanan's performance amazed everyone.
"We all..." Nanchen was stuck.
"Hahaha~ Second brother, eat braised pork with pork belly!" Shen Wen and Hua Heng immediately started to make a noise.
"Haha~ Come again, come again!" The feeling of eating a big piece of braised pork in front of everyone is really unforgettable. After eating the braised pork, Nanchen immediately wanted to find an opportunity to drag everyone into the water.
"This time, let someone else speak first! Big brother, you speak!" Shen Wen originally wanted to let the fifth brother speak first, but after thinking about it, he still had to give face to the eldest brother. Every time someone else speaks first, it will always be his turn!
"I love my wife!" Ling Wuxin said calmly.
"I don't love my wife!" Yanan was speechless at this man showing off his affection all the time.
"I don't love your wife!" Nanchen and Yanan had the same expression.
"I don't love your wife!" Shen Wen played the game just for the sake of playing.
"I don't love your wife either!" Hua Heng plays games just for the sake of playing!
"...It's not that I don't love your wife!" Yiyi looked helpless and spread her hands towards Ling Wuxin, meaning that you should solve the problem yourself.
"…It's not that we don't love your wife!" Ling Wuxin remained calm.
"..." Yanan gritted her teeth. Why did she have to bear the man's terrible desire to win?
"Let me help my wife eat." Nanchen held back his smile and picked up a piece of braised pork.
"Is it okay? We shouldn't eat too much braised pork!" Yanan felt a little reluctant.
"It's okay, your husband can eat a big bowl!" Oh, it was hard for everyone to watch them show their affection.
"Come again, come again!" Shen Wen continued to shout.
"Gee, gee, gee..." The sound of galloping horses came from the Hot Spring Valley, followed by the sound of horse hooves.
"Hey, is that Liu'er and the others? Why did they come back so soon?" Hua Heng stood up puzzledly and went to open the gate to check the situation.
"Fifth brother, we are back!" The four little brothers are back. Hua Heng watched them jump off their horses and run towards him, and he couldn't help but envy their vitality.
"Is it fun? Why are you back so early?" Hua Heng asked with concern.
"It's fun! It's very lively outside, and the word recognition competition is well organized. After traveling to several places, I miss home. It's still warm at home!" The four little ones took off their cloaks as soon as they entered the hall and gathered around the fireplace to warm themselves by the fire.
"Here is some hot tea. Have a cup first to relax!" Lingling Wuxin said.
Hua Heng took over and poured a few cups of tea for the four little ones, "Have a cup of tea to warm yourself up first, and then we can have dinner later!"
"Thank you, Fifth Brother! There were so many people at the literacy competition, and we were basically just squeezed on the periphery to watch. There was constant cheering, and there were people who missed the prize, but they were almost there. From what we saw, most of them only got one chance to draw the lottery and then went to receive the prize! I guess there will be people who will get more chances in the fifteenth session, after all, it is a fact that they saw the prize." After drinking tea, Xiao Ba began to repeat what he had seen to several brothers, and the other three supplemented it.
"Fourth brother, everything is fine in Dada Garden! The Blue Team is guarding it, and no problems have been found so far!" Xiaoliu emphasized the situation of Dada Garden to Shen Wen. He knew very well that the fourth brother attached great importance to Dada Garden just like him.
"Well, that's good! Let's not talk about business during the New Year. Let's continue playing games. Let's eat now. Dinner is very simple. They are all dishes made on New Year's Eve. They are frozen in the snow cellar and can be eaten after heating up. There are also dumplings and hot pot ingredients!" Shen Wen said. He was still fascinated by the game, thinking that when his younger brothers came back, there would be many more people he could trick.
"Then let's prepare the food first and eat and play at the same time!" Ling Wuxin said. It is completely fine to eat breakfast during the New Year.
"Okay, let's get ready. It will be ready in a moment. I'll go light the fire, boil the water and put the steamer on!" Hua Heng went to the kitchen. Xiao Xiaoqi followed him and asked what game they were playing.
"Then I'll prepare the hot pot soup base!" Shen Wen also stood up.
"Do you need me to wash the dishes?" Yanan asked.
"No need, I'll do it!" Nanchen was reluctant to let his wife wash the vegetables, so he got up and went to help.
"Oh, soak some dried bean curd sheets for hot pot! Also cut a winter bamboo shoot and stew it in soup." Yanan instructed.
"Sister, there's no need to prepare too many dishes. We can't eat that much every day!" Yiyi hurriedly stopped Yanan, really afraid that she would prepare a large table of dishes again.
"I understand the portion for a big family. Your second sister and her husband will be here soon!" Yanan knew that the men in their family had good appetites and could finish most of the food.
"Oh, yes, Second Sister hasn't shown up yet! Dinner is almost here!" Yiyi said as she looked outside the yard.
"You all are thinking about me, so I'm here right now. Xiaojiu, take this basket of vegetables and wash them!" It's really hard to talk behind people's backs. He comes just when he's thinking about me.
"Okay, my lady, Third Brother, please come into the house first!" Xiaojiu obediently stepped forward and took the basket of vegetables.
"Second sister, come and sit down!" Yiyi waved to Bailu enthusiastically!
The whole family was present, and naturally they had a meal together on the first day of the new year. The hot steamed dumplings were served, and everyone shared a few, and then the plates were cleared away. When the steamed pork with braised pork was served, those who had played the game were unwilling to pick up their chopsticks, except for the four boys, who were unaware of this and ate a piece of braised pork each.
"The braised pork belly made by my second brother is especially fragrant. The meat is steamed well and is not greasy, but not dry. It's perfect!" Xiao Qi praised while enjoying the meal.
"Eat more if you like it!" Nanchen looked at the four little ones who were eating happily with a smile.
"The vegetables are delicious. I didn't expect that the vegetables grown by my second sister are more delicious than those grown in the farm!" Yiyi especially loves stir-fried vegetable hearts. Her mouth is full of the fragrance of vegetables. She can eat vegetables alone until she is full.
"Have a combination of meat and vegetables, and have a chicken leg!" Ling Wuxin picked up a big chicken leg for her. He really treated her like a child!
"Homemade meatballs are a perfect match for hotpot, they are tender, juicy and chewy..." Bai Lu praised the meatballs while chewing on them.
"Winter bamboo shoots soup is also very delicious! Eat more and don't leave any leftovers!" Yanan specially picked up a piece of winter bamboo shoots and put it in each of the three men's bowls.
This move made the men very proud. "Thank you, madam!"
"Would you like to drink, brothers?" Xiaoliu asked, holding up the jar of fermented rice wine under the table.
"Let's drink later, let's eat first," Ye Xiao stopped them first. He knew that there would be something to do after dinner, so it would be better to wait until later to drink!
"Haha~ Sixth brother finally got here and his mood for drinking was ruined just like that" Xiaojiu was overjoyed.
"We'll need to drink to play games later, so save some space!" Nanchen couldn't bear to watch it anymore and explained quickly.
"Oh, I see. Let's drink together later!" Xiaoliu finally put down the wine jar in his hand. Even though the wine smelled good, he couldn't drink too much!
"Haha~ Can I really lie to you..." Shen Wen laughed unkindly.
Everyone was laughing and having fun, and it was a very warm family atmosphere!