As a trainer, he has the rain trait

Zhilin and Xu Qingyan pushed open the gate and walked into the courtyard.

In the yard, Yu Jing was sitting in a rocking chair basking in the sun, with a wind speed dog taking a nap next to him.

Xu Qingyan saw that Windwind's eyes dimmed, but soon returned to normal and greeted Yu Jing.

"Grandpa Yujing!"

Xu Qingyan's crisp voice broke the silence in the yard. Yu Jing raised his head and saw that it was Xu Qingyan. His eyes were full of love. "It's Qingyan girl, why are you here? Did you just come back from buying groceries?"

Xu Qingyan walked to Yu Jing, put Nian Nian Bao on the ground, squatted down obediently, took Yu Jing's hand and said, "Yes, Grandpa Yu, today is New Year's Eve, I plan to come to your place for a big meal. Look, I bought a lot of delicious food." As she spoke, she pointed to the bag that Zhilin was carrying, and various ingredients were faintly visible inside.

Yu Jing smiled and shook his head, "Haha, you, didn't you just have a good meal yesterday?"

Xu Qingyan is from the north, and his New Year's Eve falls on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month. He must have enjoyed a big meal yesterday.

"Oh, Grandpa Yu, how can you have too much delicious food?" Xu Qingyan stood up and said with a pout.

"Okay, okay, welcome, welcome." Yu Jing smiled even more happily.

After Zhilin put the ingredients into the kitchen, he came out, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Nian Nian Bao, come here."

Nian Nian Bao obediently trotted to Zhilin. Zhilin took out some soft mats and warm blankets and set up a comfortable nest for it in the yard.

The sticky baby slowly crawled over, turned around in the nest a few times, and then lay down in it with satisfaction.

Zhilin released the lightning dragons and the others and said, "Take your turns playing with the sticky baby. I'm going to go cook."

As the leader, Dianlong immediately agreed with a pat on his chest.

Zhilin turned to look at Yujing, "Grandpa, I'll go get ready first."

Xu Qingyan's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "I want to go too!"

"Go ahead, go ahead. If you need any help, just call grandpa." Yu Jing smiled and waved at them.

Zhilin walked into the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, put on an apron, and started to get busy.

Xu Qingyan took a look and asked, "How can I help?"

Zhilin answered Xu Qingyan while chopping garlic, "Please help wash the vegetables first."

"Oh!" Xu Qingyan curled his lips, looking not very satisfied with this extremely simple job.

Zhilin laughed and continued to busy himself with the task at hand.

Marinate the ribs with salt, minced garlic, peppercorns and other seasonings to prepare the salt and pepper garlic ribs.

Then Zhilin began to prepare the fish, first cutting it in half, cleaning the head, and scoring the flesh behind the head a few times to allow the chopped pepper flavor to penetrate better. He then added the chopped pepper, ginger, garlic, and other seasonings. The chopped pepper's vibrant red color was like a burning flame, and the fragrance of the ginger and garlic intertwined with the spicy chopped pepper.

The processed fish head was set aside. Zhilin then sliced the fish body into thin slices, rolled them into peony flowers, and placed them around the fish head.

After arranging the dish, Zhilin put it into the steamer and steamed it until cooked.

Xu Qingyan washed and cut Shanghai greens, leeks and Chinese cabbage into sections. Clear water flowed over the greens, taking away dust and impurities, and the air was filled with the rich aroma of leeks.

"I've finished washing the dishes. Is there anything else I can help with?"

Seeing that she really wanted to participate, Zhilin decided to give her the simplest dish.

"Can you help me make the preserved eggs with green peppers?"

"Okay, okay!" Xu Qingyan agreed readily.

Zhilin took out the preserved eggs that were steamed with the fish from the steamer, and put the green peppers that had been fried into tiger skin shape into the mortar.

Then he explained the steps to Xu Qingyan in a concise manner, "Put the green pepper and garlic in a mortar and pound them until they are fine. Then add the preserved eggs and pound them until they are the size of pine nuts. Finally, add the appropriate amount of sesame oil, salt, soy sauce, and chicken stock and mix well."

Xu Qingyan happily took the mortar and began to pound the green peppers.

Zhilin continued to take out some of the prawns and cooked them, then chopped some minced pork, mixed it with leeks, cabbage, and corn, added various seasonings, and made three different flavors of dumpling fillings - leek and egg filling, pork and cabbage filling, and corn and shrimp filling.

All the ingredients were perfectly blended under Zhilin's stirring.

I don't know when Nian Nian Bao ran to the kitchen door and lay down, watching Zhilin's busy figure without blinking, his eyes full of joy.

"oops!"

"What's going on?" Zhilin heard Xu Qingyan's exclamation, and quickly put down the kitchen knife in his hand and ran to check the situation.

Xu Qingyan stood there with a look of frustration on her face, a broken mortar at her feet. She still held the pestle in her hand, looking somewhat bewildered. The green peppers and preserved eggs in the mortar were largely unaffected, though some fragments of the mortar were scattered around.

Zhilin hurried to Xu Qingyan's side, looked him up and down, his eyes full of concern, and asked anxiously, "Are you hurt? Are you scratched by any debris?"

Xu Qingyan bit his lip and said with a hint of self-blame, "I'm fine, it's just this mortar... I accidentally broke it."

Zhilin patted her shoulder gently, smiled and said comfortingly: "I'm glad you're okay. The mortar is broken, so what? It's just a tool. You can just buy another one."

Xu Qingyan was still a little frustrated: "It's a rare opportunity for me to cook, and it turns out like this."

"Don't say that. This is also my responsibility. I should have been watching you." Zhilin said as he carefully picked up the debris around him. "And most of them are still good. You can change the container and continue pounding."

Xu Qingyan looked at Zhilin, a touch of emotion flashing in his eyes: "Really? What container do you use?"

Zhilin stood up, rummaged through the cupboard, and pulled out a thick ceramic bowl. "This will do. Just put the remaining green peppers and preserved eggs in the mortar in it."

Xu Qingyan nodded, and together with Zhilin, they transferred the green peppers and preserved eggs to a new bowl.

During this process, Xu Qingyan was still a little cautious, fearing that something might go wrong again.

Zhilin noticed her nervousness and jokingly said, "Don't be too nervous, or you might mistake salt for sugar and ruin the dish."

Xu Qingyan was amused by him: "I will be careful and will not mess it up this time."

With Zhilin's help, Xu Qingyan completed the green pepper and preserved egg stir-fry.

"Look, isn't this good?" Zhilin said with a smile.

Xu Qingyan also smiled. The self-blame in his eyes had long disappeared, replaced by the joy of completing the dish.

The two put the prepared green pepper and preserved egg aside and continued to prepare other dishes.

As the aroma in the kitchen becomes stronger and stronger, dishes are gradually served.

The braised pork is stewed in the pot until it is bright red in color. The meat pieces roll in the pot and blend with the soup. The rich aroma of meat fills the whole house.

The braised prawns are attractively red, the shells become crispy under the nourishment of the oil, the prawn meat is tender and juicy, each prawn is soaked in the rich sauce, the color is rich and mellow, and they are neatly arranged on the plate.

The salt and pepper garlic spare ribs are golden and crispy, and the flavors of garlic and salt and pepper blend perfectly, forming a unique aroma in the air.

The chopped pepper fish head is steamed to perfection in the steamer, and the spicy taste of the chopped pepper permeates every bit of the fish meat.

The pan-fried spring rolls sizzled in the pan, their skins golden and crispy. The lotus root and pork bone soup was milky white, and the stir-fried bok choy preserved the vegetable's original flavor, leaving each leaf juicy and tender.

Green peppers and preserved eggs are also pounded very finely.

Xu Qingyan had also wrapped the dumplings and put them into the pot to cook. The three flavors of dumplings were cooked in the pot until they were plump, like plump little ingots.

All the dishes were served on the table. The Pokémon smelled the aroma and gathered around, their eyes flashing with excitement and anticipation. Some of them were almost drooling.

Zhilin and Xu Qingyan smiled at each other and invited Yujing and the Pokémon to take a seat.

"It's time to eat!"