After Black Lotus became a reborn person, he went completely crazy

Since she hadn't prepared anything like a Christmas tree, she prepared more gifts with Chinese characteristics for the other party.

For example, our country's tea and silk scarves.

After all, this old man treats his silly dog ​​well, and this relationship must be maintained.

Xia Ran and Su Mingzhe started preparing the meals for the next day on the day before Christmas, and prepared more than originally planned.

Because Mr. Smith called at the last minute to say that he would be bringing a few more family members with him.

His grandchildren wanted to visit them unexpectedly, so they brought them along as guests.

Because these children had rarely visited Chinese families, they found the idea very interesting and wanted to come over.

Xia Ran and the others were naturally very welcoming.

In the end, we decided to prepare two kinds of meals: hot pot and stir-fried dishes.

Fearing that the two of them wouldn't be able to finish cooking in time, we asked our own Chinese restaurant to prepare a few main dishes so we could just use them later.

After all, the taste of Chinese restaurants might be more suitable for locals than that of Xia Ran.

She prepared the hot pot and even specially made a chicken broth and pork bone broth pot, which she simmered overnight.

Of course, we also prepared plenty of dried fruits, candies, and fresh fruits from China.

On Christmas Day, heavy snow was falling from the sky, which was very fitting for the occasion.

Su Mingzhe tidied up the house again early in the morning, and the whole house was bright, clean, and warm.

The Smith family arrived around 4 p.m. and were immediately struck by Xia Ran's beauty.

He praised her repeatedly, making Xia Ran feel embarrassed.

There were seven people in total: two adults and five children.

After welcoming the people in, Xia Ran thought to herself, "These foreigners are really fertile. Five children in one family, what a concept."

After everyone sat down and started chatting, they realized that these were the children of two different families.

Three of the children belong to the eldest son's family, and the other two belong to the youngest daughter's family.

Old man Smith didn't look particularly handsome; he was even somewhat bald, had a not-so-obvious belly, wore glasses, and was rather stern-faced.

Mrs. Miss was an elderly woman with very fair skin and light makeup.

Her golden hair was pulled up high, making her look both capable and elegant.

He seemed very talkative. Smelling the aroma in the air, he asked directly, "What delicious food have you made? It smells so good."

Xia Ran smiled and explained it to them. After hearing Xia Ran's introduction, everyone immediately turned into a million questions.

One person asked what hot pot is, another asked what sweet and sour pork tastes like, and yet another asked if sweet and sour pork ribs are delicious.

Actually, the children were completely captivated by the aroma of the food as soon as they entered the house, but they were too embarrassed to ask.

After Xia Ran and Su Mingzhe finished explaining, they asked, "Where are your son and daughter? Why didn't you bring them?"

Mrs. Smith smiled and said, "Oh, they're staying at home by themselves. They're afraid it would be impolite to bring too many people over."

When we spoke on the phone the night before last, only my youngest daughter's family came back; I had originally planned to bring them all.

As it turned out, the eldest son's family came back at the last minute, so they decided to bring only the children.

Actually, they were worried that Xia Ran and Su Mingzhe hadn't prepared enough food.

Xia Ran directly invited, "There's no need to be impolite. Let's call them and have them come over so we can celebrate the holiday together."

We've prepared plenty of food, enough for us to eat, don't worry.

A cute little girl named Lisa asked, "Can our mom and dad really come too? It smells so good!"

"Of course! Just call them over. It'll be more lively with more people."

Mrs. Smith asked tentatively, "Won't this cause you any trouble?"

"No, would you like to come with me to the kitchen and see what food we've prepared?"

“Okay,” Mrs. Smith replied happily; she had been wanting to go in and take a look for a long time.

After Xia Ran led Mrs. Smith and her children of varying ages into the kitchen, they began to wail incessantly.

In the end, even old man Smith, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, was attracted.

Meanwhile, Su Mingzhe was putting the broth into the hot pot.

Everyone saw that the food was indeed very plentiful; it was enough to feed not only their family, but also many other people.

Mrs. Smith asked, "Do you have any other guests today? There's so much food we can't possibly finish it all."

"There's no one else, just your family."

"The preparations are so lavish, we could throw a big party."

"It's a habit. In our country, we usually prepare extra food when it's a holiday or when we're entertaining guests, so that we have enough to eat if a few more guests come unexpectedly."

"Wow, that's an interesting habit."

Xia Ran had indeed prepared quite a lot; this had always been her habit.

Don't be fooled by these foreigners' tall and strong appearance; they can't compare to people from our country in terms of appetite. Their bellies are like birds', they can't hold much food.

They were finally relieved and happily made a phone call, inviting their children to come and celebrate the holiday.

Xia Ran casually opened one of the insulated food containers and gave the fried chicken nuggets inside to the children.

"Take this outside and eat it to tide you over."

"May I?"

"Sure, take it," Xia Ran said. She didn't really like fried chicken nuggets or fried chicken strips; this dish was specially prepared for the children.

"Wow, great!" Several people carrying plates rushed out.

Xia Ranxin said that the kitchen was finally a bit more spacious, and she started helping to carry various dishes out.

"Is it still alive?"

"It's okay, we'll just cook it ourselves later."

Before all the food could be taken out, the old man Smith's son, daughter-in-law, daughter, and son-in-law arrived.

They were all very tall, with high noses and deep-set eyes.

These people came in intending to chat for a bit, but they were drawn to the piles of food on the coffee table and dining table.

Two other pots were bubbling away, and the pungent, irritating smell was wafting into my nose.

"Everyone's here, so let's wash our hands and start eating."

Su Mingzhe distributed some forks and spoons to everyone and put out the stir-fried dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken and Sweet and Sour Pork.

All the dishes are made to suit the local tastes.

"Eat whichever you like. Let's finish these first, then we'll have hot pot."

"Delicious, delicious, good."

"Mmm, it tastes great, delicious."

Everyone gave these dishes very positive feedback.

Then everyone stopped talking and focused on the delicious food on their plates. It was so good!

This is the first time I've discovered that Chinese food can be so delicious.

Since Xia Ran and Su Mingzhe were using chopsticks, a child asked, "Why are yours different from ours?"

"Oh, these are chopsticks from our China. We're used to using these, while you're used to using knives and forks. Our habits are different."

After quickly finishing the meal, Su Mingzhe took the two pots that were still boiling.

"You can take out whatever meat and vegetables you want to eat."

He then put some beef rolls, lamb rolls, and fish balls into the pot.