New Year's dinner
Before the three of Xuan Xuan entered the private room, they saw that the uncle's family was already sitting in their seats. The men were drinking tea and talking about national affairs, and the eldest aunt Lu Wenting, who was sitting on the side, also pulled Xuan's mother to talk about the private conversation between women, and from time to time touched Xuan's mother's belly, which was not yet pregnant.
Xuan Xuan walked over to say hello to the elders one by one, and then walked over and pulled his sister who he hadn't seen for several days. Xuan Lingling giggled, and the cheers of the family lingered in the box.
Xuan's mother was talking and laughing with her sister-in-law, while watching the two girls playing, and the corners of her mouth were happy and beautiful. When Lu Wenting saw it, she was still a little envious in her heart, in fact......
As soon as she turned around, Xuan's mother saw her sister-in-law's face with a sad look on her face, and her heart immediately understood.
"Sister-in-law, do you have any plans to have another one, you see how happy the two children are!" Xuan's mother knew that Lu Wenting remembered the child who died early many years ago.
Lu Wenting listened, smiled bitterly and said, "No, I'm afraid I'll ...... again."
"But then didn't you have Lingling again! Look how healthy and smart Lingling is!" Xuan's mother tried to persuade Lu Wenting to stop worrying about the child who died many years ago. Over the years, as a bystander, she knows how bitter and difficult this sister-in-law is in her heart. The one who lost her child almost took most of her life.
"Chen Nian, don't persuade me anymore. You know, I can't take another blow like that. Every year on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, I think of my poor child, who was so young that he lay sick and dying in bed. Lu Wenting paused, slowly calmed down, and her tone became cold: "But I don't know, I don't have the slightest way, I can't save him." ”
"Wen Ting, at that time, ......" Xuan's mother still wanted to say something. At this time, Cai Wenwen came in with the dishes, and his tone was still so brisk, Xuan's mother and Lu Wenting glanced at each other and restrained the conversation.
"Guys, I've been waiting a long time. A lark-like voice sounded softly in the box. As he spoke, the waiter who served the food gently put the tray in his hand on the table, and introduced the Xuan family while serving the food.
"The first dish is the lap-mei platter, a dish that we must order for the New Year in City A. ”
After Cai Wenwen finished speaking, Xuan's father hurriedly put a piece into his mouth, and praised while chewing: "Authentic, fragrant!"
Cai Wenwen smiled and continued to introduce.
"The second course of coriander mixed with dried tofu"
"The third appetizer money grabber"
"The fourth dry mixed money belly"
"The Fifth Strange Flavor of Beans"
Speaking of this, he stopped and explained to everyone present: "These five dishes are good dishes to accompany the wine, and I heard Aunt Xuan say that several uncles are massive, so I considered making a few side dishes for a few of them." ”
After Cai Wenwen finished speaking, Xuan Xuan wanted to stretch out his chopsticks and quietly clip a piece to taste. I saw the usually taciturn uncle stretch out his chopsticks and pick up a strange bean and said, "This bean is exquisitely made, and the taste is different from the one bought outside, how did you get it?"
Cai Wenwen smiled and said, "That is, the ratio of sweet and sour and chili powder has changed, Uncle Xuan, if you want to eat it, next time I will write down the method and let Aunt Xuan hand it over to you." ”
Uncle Xuan smiled and whispered a few times to his wife, Lu Wenting smiled and took out a red envelope from the bag and handed it to Cai Wenwen and said, "Little girl, then thank you for making the side dishes! Come, take a red envelope, the new year will be safe and prosperous, and the work will be smooth." ”
Cai Wenwen just wanted to refuse, but Xuan Aizhen took the red envelope handed over by her younger siblings, put it in Cai Wenwen's purse, and said to Lu Wenting: "No, Wenwen, this girl is diligent and smart, I treat it as my own daughter." During the Chinese New Year, it is natural for my uncle and aunt to give a red envelope. ”
Not to be outdone, Xuan's father said with a smile: "Wenwen, come and give you a red envelope when my uncle comes." I wish you more and more beautiful in the new year!" Cai Wenwen smiled and thanked the two uncles for their red envelopes, changed his name to his uncle and aunt, and continued to introduce.
"The sixth course steamed bacon with tempeh"
"The Seventh Course of Cinnamon Fish with Scallion Oil"
"The Eighth Flower Blooms and Becomes Rich"
"The ninth course of chestnut cherry meat"
"The Tenth Mountain Treasure Ten Brocade Soup Pot"
"The eleventh dry pot rabbit, this rabbit was only collected from Uncle Jiang in the village today, and it is fresh. ”
"The twelfth finger sucking braised prawns, although the shrimp do not eat as much meat in summer, but fortunately, they are delicious, and they have a different flavor in winter. ”
"The thirteenth dish of braised beef with radish"
"The Fourteenth Nutritious and Greasy Green Vegetables"
"The Fifteenth Shredded Leek Yellow Meat"
"The sixteenth steamed dumplings with sea vegetables and wheat ears are breaded with coins, and it depends on which lucky person eats it today!"
After speaking, Xuan Lingling was excited, pulled her sister and said, "Sister, do you think I can eat it! If I eat it, won't I be able to win the exam next semester!"
Xuan Xuan was unmoved by the lucky coin, for no other reason, because Xuan Xuan had never won the matter of competing with others for luck. In this regard, Xuanxuan declared to the outside world that he was a down-to-earth doer, and he never relied on the metaphysical blessing of luck.
"The 17th Vegetable Mix"
"The Eighteenth Pearl Mash Dumplings"
"The Nineteenth Eight Treasure Rice"
"There are nineteen dishes in total, and I wish you a happy and reunited reunion with a table full of delicacies!" said softly and gently exiting the box door.
The Xuan family waited for them, and when they looked at the delicious food on the table, they suddenly felt their index fingers move. First Uncle Xuan, Aunt Xuan, Xuan's father and Aunt Xuan, and Aunt Xuan's aunt and uncle toasted to the old father together, and then Xuan Xuan, Xuan Lingling and Cousin Xuan toasted to their grandfather and grandfather together. Then the men got together and started drinking and talking.
Grandpa Xuan couldn't drink too much wine, and after toasting, Xuan Xuan quietly walked over and removed his grandfather's wine cup and served him a bowl of soup.
As a result, Grandpa Xuan's temper came up at this time, and he muttered: "Xuanxuan has become a little housekeeper! ”
When Xuan Xuan heard this, he suddenly felt funny, and comforted his grandfather and said: "Grandpa, think about it, how many drinks and dinners you have to eat from today to the fifteenth year of the first lunar month, you will drink tomorrow's quota today, and tomorrow will not be even more hungry." That's why you can drink it tomorrow until today!"
Grandpa Xuan had no choice but to take the soup bowl, which was so much to his taste that he couldn't help but add another bowl. I saw that the people around him laughed, but the old man was getting older, but his behavior became more and more childlike, and he couldn't complain that people were talking about old children and old children!