Chapter 855 Waiting for him to go back and deal with it

Chapter 855 Waiting for him to go back and deal with it

As they wrapped the dumplings, they recalled the past, and the kitchen was filled with laughter. Soon, the dumplings were ready. Liang Lu put the dumplings into the pot, and soon, the pot wafted with an enticing aroma.

At dinner, the family sat around the table and ate steaming dumplings. The children ate voraciously, saying, "Mom's dumplings are so delicious!" Qi Tongwei was filled with happiness as he watched the children's satisfied expressions. He knew that this was the true meaning of life, ordinary yet precious.

After dinner, the children went to do their homework, and Qi Tongwei and Liang Lu sat in the living room, enjoying the rare tranquility. "Tongwei, I'm really happy today." Liang Lu leaned on Qi Tongwei's shoulder and said softly.

Qi Tongwei gently hugged Liang Lu, "Me too. We should spend more time with the children in the future. Being together as a family is the most important thing."

Liang Lu nodded, "Well, I also hope that we can continue to be happy like this."

The moonlight shone through the window into the living room and onto Qi Tongwei and Liang Lu, as if coating them with a layer of silver. At this moment, time seemed to stand still, all the troubles and fatigue disappeared without a trace, leaving only full of happiness and longing for the future.

On this quiet night, Qi Tongwei knew that no matter how many storms he would encounter in life, as long as his family was by his side, he would have the courage and strength to overcome everything.

Immersed in this warm atmosphere, Qi Tongwei's thoughts suddenly drifted back to his hometown. The buckwheat dumplings his mother made when he was a child emerged in his mind. The unique taste instantly aroused his strong appetite.

"Liang Lu, I suddenly want to eat buckwheat dumplings, paired with big dumplings and wontons. The taste makes me hungry just thinking about it now." Qi Tongwei looked at Liang Lu with anticipation.

Liang Lu raised her head from Qi Tongwei's shoulder, her face full of surprise, and said incredulously: "Ah? We just finished our meal, how can you still eat?"

Qi Tongwei smiled and scratched his head, explaining, "I'm not eating it now. I thought I'd wrap it up and put it in the refrigerator for breakfast tomorrow morning. Don't you think it's very comfortable to have a bowl of steaming hot dumplings or wontons in the morning?"

Liang Lu looked at Qi Tongwei's eager eyes like a child, smiled helplessly, nodded and said: "Okay, then I'll satisfy your craving. However, I haven't made buckwheat dumplings yet, you have to teach me."

Qi Tongwei immediately perked up when he heard this. He stood up and walked towards the kitchen with great interest, saying as he walked: "No problem. Although I haven't cooked much, I remember all the steps clearly. Let's prepare the ingredients first."

Qi Tongwei opened the refrigerator, found fresh pork, leeks, and mushrooms, and took out buckwheat flour and ordinary flour from the cupboard. He washed the pork, cut it into small pieces, put it into the meat grinder, added chopped green onion, ginger, garlic, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, pepper, and a little sesame oil, pressed the switch, and soon, the delicate and fragrant meat filling was ready.

Then, he washed the leeks and cut them into small pieces, soaked the mushrooms, cut them into small pieces, put them into the meat filling, and mixed them evenly. The rich aroma instantly filled the whole kitchen.

Liang Lu watched Qi Tongwei's skilled movements from the side and couldn't help but joked: "I didn't expect you to have such skills. I never noticed it before."

Qi Tongwei smiled and responded: "I learned this when I was helping my mother cook at home when I was a child. At that time, our family was not well off and it was not easy to have a meal of dumplings, so I was very attentive every time I made dumplings."

As he spoke, Qi Tongwei began to mix buckwheat noodles. He poured buckwheat flour and ordinary flour into a basin in a certain proportion, slowly added warm water, and stirred with chopsticks until the flour became flocculent, and then kneaded it into a smooth dough with his hands. The color of this dough was darker than ordinary dough, with a rustic flavor.

After kneading the dough, Qi Tongwei covered it with a wet cloth and let it rise for a while. While doing so, he began to prepare the fillings for the dumplings and wontons. For the dumplings, he chose the classic cabbage and pork filling. He chopped the cabbage, used salt to kill the water, squeezed it out and mixed it with the seasoned pork filling. For the wontons, he used shrimp and fresh meat filling. The fresh shrimp was paired with fat and lean pork, and a little egg white and chopped green onions. Just the smell made people salivate.

After the dough has risen, Qi Tongwei rolled it into long thin strips and cut it into small pieces. He picked up a small piece of dough and rolled it into a thick dumpling wrapper with a rolling pin, his movements were skillful and smooth. Liang Lu also followed suit, rolling the dumpling wrapper, although her speed was not as fast as Qi Tongwei's, but she also rolled it in a good shape.

Qi Tongwei started making dumplings. He picked up a piece of buckwheat dough, put a spoonful of stuffing on it, folded it gently, pinched the edge with his fingers, and then slowly pinched out beautiful folds. A small and exquisite buckwheat dumpling was ready. Liang Lu found it interesting and started making dumplings, but the shape of the dumplings she made was always irregular, with stuffing leaking out here or being unable to be pinched tightly there.

Qi Tongwei patiently instructed Liang Lu: "Don't be anxious, take your time. Use a little force when pinching the folds, and it will look better if the spacing is even." With the help of Qi Tongwei, Liang Lu's dumplings became more and more presentable.

As they wrapped dumplings, they recalled the past, and the kitchen was filled with laughter. Soon, the buckwheat dumplings, large boiled dumplings, and wontons were all wrapped. Qi Tongwei placed them neatly on a plate and put them in the refrigerator to freeze.

Looking at the plate full of dumplings and wontons in the refrigerator, Qi Tongwei said with satisfaction: "Tomorrow morning, we can have a delicious breakfast."

Liang Lu leaned against the kitchen door frame and said with a smile: "Although it's a bit tiring to wrap them, looking at these, I feel a sense of accomplishment."

After cleaning up the kitchen, the two returned to the living room and sat back on the sofa. At this time, the moonlight was still gentle, shining on them. Qi Tongwei hugged Liang Lu again and said with emotion: "Sometimes I think that happiness in life is actually very simple, just these ordinary moments, cooking a meal together as a family, and chatting together."

Liang Lu nodded gently, leaned in Qi Tongwei's arms, and said softly: "Yes, I hope we can always be like this and live these ordinary days to the fullest."

However, life is always full of uncertainties. The next morning, when Qi Tongwei and Liang Lu were still immersed in their dreams, a rapid phone ring broke the silence. Qi Tongwei answered the phone in a daze, and his face instantly became solemn. The anxious voice of a colleague came from the other end of the phone. There was an emergency in the unit and he needed to go back immediately to deal with it.