My delicate husband

The sunlight poured in through the gap in the window. Zhang Xiaomo woke up early. Yesterday, he and Lan An had come to an understanding. Seeing that the person in his arms was still asleep, Zhang Xiaomo reached out and pinched Lan An's cheek. Looking at his pink lips, he couldn't help but kiss him.

The sleeping Lan Euan was really well-behaved. His eyelashes were long, like two small fans, trembling slightly. Zhang Xiaomo counted them carefully and found that there were quite a few, 232 (data source: Baidu).

Lan Euan's skin is fair, like delicate porcelain, exuding a faint luster. He obviously doesn't use any rouge, but his skin is really good. The more Zhang Xiaomo looks at him, the more he likes him.

Zhang Xiaomo's attention returned to Lan'an's lips. He had just kissed them, and they were moist and looked even more kissable.

Zhang Xiaomo couldn't help but kiss her again. Lan An was a little impatient because her sleep was disturbed. She waved her hands unhappily and hummed softly. Zhang Xiaomo just felt soft in his heart. She was so cute that he wanted to kiss her again.

In his dream, Lan'an felt like he was at the bottom of the sea, and there were always fish kissing him. He waved his hands impatiently, trying to drive the fish away, but the fish always came. Lan'an felt a little depressed and woke up feeling frustrated.

It was already bright outside and a little dazzling, so Zhang Xiaomo immediately reached out to block the sunlight for him.

"Brother Xiaomo, good morning."

"Good morning, An'an."

The two of them got dressed and washed up, then went to wake up Guo Ge'er, and the family worked together to prepare breakfast.

"Anger, are we getting up too late?"

"It's okay, the reunion dinner is in the evening, there's still time."

“Will there be lots of good food?”

"Of course, Chinese New Year is all about delicious food."

"Then thank you for your hard work, An An. Today will be another hard day."

"It's okay, Brother Xiaomo."

After dinner, the three of them began to clean the house, put up couplets and window decorations. Taking advantage of the good weather, Lan'an changed all the sheets and quilts, and Guo Ge'er helped take out all the quilts to dry in the sun. The windows and doors were also opened for ventilation.

"Anger, the quilts are all ready to dry."

"Brother Guo, go boil some water. When the water boils, you and Brother Xiaomo should wash up first. I'm going to prepare the reunion dinner."

"Row."

After some cleaning, the house looked quite warm and festive. The whole house was filled with a strong New Year atmosphere. It was the first time that Lan Euan felt the joy and excitement of the New Year.

Although Lan An is from the south, he loves eating dumplings very much. Maybe it’s because his nanny is from the north, and Lan An’s eating habits are greatly influenced by her.

Lan'an also learned how to make dumplings from his nanny. Although he was allowed to return to the old house before New Year's Eve, he always felt cramped and never full. When he returned to the villa, the nanny would cook him a bowl of steaming hot dumplings. On subsequent New Year's Eves, he would also cook for himself. On his first New Year in Chuqi Kingdom, he also wanted to cook a bowl.

Lan An started preparing ingredients in the kitchen. Guo Ge'er was boiling water and he also helped Lan An. In the past, on New Year's Eve, Guo Ge'er would also help his mother. The whole family was busy around the stove and was very happy. Of course, Zhang Xiaomo would not participate in these.

The kitchen is filled with fragrance, and the counter is filled with various ingredients. Now every household is preparing for the reunion dinner. Even the poorest families will try their best to prepare two meat dishes. There are fewer children on the village roads. They are all so greedy that they have no time to play and go home to wait for dinner at the kitchen door.

Lan An originally planned to prepare six dishes and one soup, so he was very skilled in handling the ingredients. Zhang Xiaomo couldn't help but come to the kitchen to help. For the first time, he felt that the room was too lonely.

"An An, can I help you wash the vegetables? There's hot water. Washing vegetables is easy. I can do it too."

Lan Euan did not refuse and picked a green pepper that only needed to be simply washed and gave it to Zhang Xiaomo.

"Then I'll leave it to Brother Xiaomo."

Guo Ge'er was a little puzzled to see his brother and sister-in-law being so affectionate, but he seemed to have returned to the time when his parents were still alive, when his parents were also very loving.

Guo Ge'er was also happy. He was very afraid that An Ge'er would leave one day. He also knew that many people in the village said bad things about his brother. After all, what is valued in the countryside is strength. His brother could not work, and it would be useless no matter how much he studied. Now that his brother and sister-in-law had a good relationship, he no longer worried that An Ge'er would abandon his brother.

"Brother Guo, the water is boiling. Go wash up. I've put new underwear on your bed. You haven't changed your cotton clothes for a long time. You can change them after dinner and when you go out to visit the festival."

"Ok."

Guo Ge'er didn't waste any time and left after fetching some water.

"Brother Xiaomo, please help me light the fire."

"Don't worry, An An, the fire will not go out this time."

"I have always believed in Brother Xiaomo."

Lan Euan first made the braised pork. The portion was quite large, five bowls were required, so the cooking time was longer. Pure braised pork was still a bit greasy, so Lan Euan put two radishes in it.

While the meat was cooking, Lan Euan started to make chicken soup. Old hens are nutritious, so Lan Euan kept the chickens bought from the market and ate the old hens at home. He put a lot of yam, wolfberry, and red dates in the chicken soup to replenish qi and blood. Of course, he also put a lot of Lingquan water.

We chose to make beer duck. If there is no beer, we can use purchased white wine instead. The taste is not much different. It is better to eat something spicy when it is cold, and the whole family can eat spicy food.

For the braised crucian carp, Lan Euan specially selected the two largest ones. For farmers, having surplus food is the happiest thing. The newly bought fish plate is relatively large, just enough, and it also has the meaning of having surplus every year.

Lan Euan also made a lotus root cake, put meat inside, and fried it until golden brown. The golden lotus root cake had beautiful color, tasted delicious and was convenient. Lan Euan fed it to Zhang Xiaomo as soon as it was done.

"Brother Xiaomo, I'll always give you the first bite. Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, An An."

"As long as you like it, I will make it for you in the future."

"Okay, I'll learn to do it for An An from now on."

"Brother Xiaomo, isn't it said that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen?"

"An An, you must remember that I am your husband. Whatever I say for you is only natural."

Lan An felt that something had changed between him and Zhang Xiaomo. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he liked this change, so he didn't want to think too much about it.

For vegetarian dishes, I used scrambled eggs with leeks and stir-fried spinach with blue eucalyptus, which were brightly colored and had a good flavor and aroma.

Everyone made the dumplings together, and the three of them sat together, chatting and laughing.

Lan'an skillfully rolled out the dumpling wrappers, while Guoger was responsible for wrapping the dumplings. His technique was adept, and he had wrapped a beautiful dumpling in no time.

This was something Zhang's mother taught him specifically. Every Chinese New Year, Zhang's parents would do their best to make sure their children had pork dumplings.

Zhang Xiaomo was not very good at it. The dumplings she made were of different shapes, and some had small holes in them. Her face was even stained with flour, but she tried really hard.

"An An, look at the dumplings my brother made."

"It's quite beautiful."

Lan Euan raised her hand to wipe the flour off Zhang Xiaomo's face. She smiled and asked Zhang Xiaomo

"Brother Xiaomo, do you put copper coins in dumplings here?"

"Let go." (Zhang Xiaomo)

"Don't let go." (Guo Ge'er)

Two voices sounded at the same time.

Zhang Xiaomo glanced at Guo Ge'er, and Guo Ge'er immediately shut up.

"We'll put copper coins inside some dumplings. Whoever eats them will be blessed with good fortune in the new year."

Lan Euan said with a smile.

Neither of them had any objection. Lan'an took out five copper medals, washed them, and wrapped them into dumplings. The round dumplings were put into the pot and floated up after a while.

Carpenter Sun also delivered the customized food box at the agreed time. Lan An took a quick look at it and thought it was very delicately made. He washed it with hot water and scalded it, then put the braised pork into the box.

After a busy day, the family finally sat around the dining table and enjoyed the sumptuous reunion dinner. Firecrackers were heard one after another in the village. Lan An quickly took out his firecrackers and lit them. The firecrackers were very loud.

"Brother Xiaomo, Brother Guo, happy New Year's Eve."

"Happy New Year's Eve."

"Happy New Year's Eve."

Lan'an took out the fruit wine he had bought, and everyone poured a little, then raised their glasses and clinked them together, which was also a sense of ritual.

"Brother Xiaomo, drink some chicken soup to warm your stomach. It's sweet, you should like it."

"An An, I like what you do too."

"Anger, I also like the food you cook. It's delicious, especially the braised pork. It's soft and not greasy. The beer duck is also very tasty, spicy and fragrant."

"Brother Guo, is there anything you don't like to eat?"

"Yes, I don't like green vegetables."

"I didn't expect Guo Ge'er to be a carnivore. Spinach is good for iron, so he should eat more."

"I'm a human, not an animal. Besides, why should I eat vegetables when I can eat meat?"

Lan An smiled. He carefully observed what kind of vegetables Zhang Xiaomo liked to eat and found that they were worthy of being brothers. They didn't like to eat vegetables very much.

Although Zhang Xiaomo did not show any signs of being picky about food, she would unconsciously frown when eating vegetables. Guo Ge'er's behavior was even more obvious, and he would simply ignore the vegetables.

"Brother Xiaomo, if you don't like it, don't eat it."

"Ang'er, you are biased. Why don't you say that your brother is picky about food?"

"Because he has me, I will make all the food to suit his taste."

"Cut~"

The three of them enjoyed the meal very much. This was the most sumptuous reunion dinner the two brothers had ever had in their lives. At the dinner table, Zhang Xiaomo burped rarely. In fact, the three of them were a little full, but there was still a lot of food left. It could only be said that Lan An made too much food.

"Did you eat the copper coin dumplings?"

"Anger, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten to wrap the coins."

"I ate it, An An."

"I knew that Brother Xiaomo was the most blessed. He would be the first to eat the coin. He would surely have a smooth and healthy year ahead."

"An An, I will share my blessings with you."

Zhang Xiaomo was grateful to Lan An from the bottom of his heart. These three months were the happiest three months of his life. Of course, the meals during these three months were also the best he had ever eaten in his life. Not only did Guo Ge'er gain a lot of weight, he also gained meat.

He was very grateful for Lan'an's efforts. Although he had doubted Lan'an's purpose at the beginning and he also knew his little secret, he didn't mind. He believed that An'an would tell him one day.

After the meal, the three of them took the packed holiday gifts and went out to give them.

Everyone on the village road was carrying festival gifts. Regardless of the usual frictions, everyone would say some auspicious words. Everyone had a happy look on their face and was in a happy mood.