In the blink of an eye, the bitter cold wind roared towards the important festival of the Spring Festival.

This Spring Festival, Duke Halls's family also came from the UK to experience the Chinese Spring Festival atmosphere in the Xu family.

It was originally just the two of Justin and his girlfriend, but Duchess Halles also missed her grandson. When she knew her son was here, she also wanted to come to China to have fun. Then one of them was infected. Finally, the whole family brought her family to a plane. Fortunately, the Xu family had enough houses, otherwise they would have been stuffed into the hotel.

Compared to hotels, they are obviously more interested in the classic ancient villa of the Xu family.

But so many people gathered together, the Xu family was completely filled with no empty room.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Xu Ning went to take the two elders of the Jiang family here, and Xie Zheng and Xu Rui were already helping in the kitchen.

After entering the door, Gao Xiulan took the things he brought to the kitchen, and Mr. Jiang went to the living room to chat with Uncle Lao Yao. Their entertainment activities that they had set for New Year's Eve were playing chess, whether it was chess or Go.

Duke Halls knew about Chinese Go, but he knew nothing. He just sat next to him and looked at the two old men, one by one, and I fell back and forth onto the densely packed small square chessboard. He was confused and didn't know what it meant to fall here. He wanted to ask, but the language was not very good. The two old men could hardly know anything except simple greetings, especially Duke Halls spoke a lot of English, and the expressions of the two old men were the same as those of Duke Halls looking at the chessboard, and they were confused!

Seeing this, Xie Yang stepped forward to help both parties do translation, and only then could the exchange be smooth next time.

The Duchess sat with Qin Xuejuan. While chatting, they coaxed Ian in front of them. Although the two mothers and mothers rarely met, they often used computer videos to communicate with each other on their own videos, and talked about interesting things that happened in their homes. They had a good relationship.

In the kitchen, Xu Ning came back to pick up the shift, drove Xie Zheng and Xu Rui out, and accompanied the three of Halls' houses to chat. She and Joey were busy in the kitchen, so the old lady naturally didn't use their help. After all, she was old and although she was healthy, she had to pay attention.

"Sister, I like this dish." Joey handed the plate to Xu Ning, "Xu Rui's cooking is also very delicious."

At this time, the pot was just made, spicy chicken feet and chicken feet were chickens raised in the space. Because there were many people in the family, she slaughtered more than 30 chickens this time, and she couldn't finish eating at home. She even gave a lot of them to people she knew, leaving only seven or eight left at home.

When Joey first came to settle down in China, he was actually resistant to many dishes, such as chicken feet and animal offal. However, he had lived here for several years and ate almost everything. Joey, who had been extremely resistant to chicken feet before, was coaxed by Xu Rui to eat one, and then fell in love with her deeply.

"My parents may not like it." Joey said with a smile, "But it doesn't matter, I can eat a few more."

Xu Ning handed Joey two plates of chicken feet to each other, and she put the prepared food in the insulation cabinet. "I will leave a few for you later. If not enough, let Xu Rui go to the market to buy some and let us continue to make it."

"Thank you sister!"

Because the Duke of Halls and his family came over, Xu Ning naturally had to prepare some meals that they would not resist.

It’s not that you think it tastes good, others have the same taste as you.

For example, Brother Zheng also likes to eat frogs and also told Xu Ning that the taste is very good, but no matter how good the taste is, she will definitely not touch a bite.

Another time, Brother Zheng took her to a specialty restaurant in the imperial capital for dinner. There was a dish called snake soup. Not to mention eating it, her stomach was rolling all the time when she saw the snake meat inside.

Xu Ning can cook a lot of dishes. After all, when the child was young, she also put a lot of effort into making the three of them eat well.

When I was studying abroad, I lived by myself for several years. I didn’t like foreign eating habits and cooked my own food. As I cooked more and had some talent, I naturally became less and less, and I could do more and more.

At noon today, there were dozens of people in the family, and it was definitely not enough without twenty or thirty dishes. Fortunately, the table in the old house was a long table, and there were enough adults at home, and the children raised another table.

After two days, Qin Zhao and Qin Xiang will come over, and it will be even more lively at that time.

Joey doesn't know much about Chinese cuisine. She didn't help with the dishes today, but she just helped Xu Ning in the kitchen. After the dishes were prepared, Xu Ning would pick up a chopstick for her to taste. After more than twenty dishes came down, she felt that she had eaten half full.

"Okay, please let everyone start eating."

Joey put down the spoon in his hand and went to the living room.

"It's time to eat!" she said to everyone.

When they heard about the meal, everyone present lined up to go to the bathroom, while Xie Yang took the children to sit in the living room.

Xie Zheng and Xu Rui helped to serve dishes in the kitchen. Plates of dishes were brought in, and the fragrance quickly spread in the living room. Occasionally, someone's stomach could be heard rumbling sounds.

It is not the first time that the Duke of Halls and his family has eaten Chinese cuisine. When Xu Rui got married, they also ate here for several days. Food is actually common and there is no geographical restriction. Chinese cuisine is the best among them. An ancient civilization with vast land and rich resources has many cultures and traditions passed down. Food culture is a very rich and colorful stroke. From the beginning, the ordinary diet has gradually evolved into the eight major cuisines today. Each cuisine has a profound foundation and is still constantly innovating.

Now facing a large table of food, all of which were written by Xu Ning, everyone was not polite to put their chopsticks.

As pure British people, the Duke of Halls' family had no idea about chopsticks. When Xu Rui got married three years ago, they came here and were very enthusiastic at first using chopsticks, but the result was terrible.

This time, Duke Halls seemed very confident and directly asked for a pair of chopsticks.

Not to mention, it is indeed such a style.

"How is it?" said Duke Halles proudly, "It's amazing, isn't it?"

"yes."

The adults are not as lively as the children. As a brother, Xie Yang has to help take care of him as well as his foreign guests.

At this time, Ian was sitting obediently beside his sister Little Lemon, waiting for his sister to feed him. He is still young now and it is very difficult to eat alone. After all, he is only one and a half years old. Not to mention chopsticks and spoons are unstable, and no one is feeding him next to him. I guess he will have to eat a lot of food for a meal.

"Sister, stingy!" Ian pointed to a plate of fish ball soup on the table.

Little Lemon made him two fish balls and put them on the little guy's mouth with a spoon, "Eat slowly, don't worry."

"Yeah!" The little guy nodded, opened his mouth, bit it halfway, and it was so happy to eat.

"Sister, you eat it."

Little Lemon pampered the little guy's head, "Don't worry, do Ian want to get the water?"

The cute little doll raised his hand and pointed at the cup in front of Xie Huai, which contained juice.

He is still young now, and the juice is cold. Xie Yang poured a cup of hot orange juice from the glass thermos next to him and put it in front of Ian.

"Drink this."

The guests of the Halls family were not polite, just because they came here, the elders of the Xu family and Joey all said that they were their own family, so don’t be polite.

They don’t have so many twists and turns, so they can naturally be relaxed here.

In addition, the children are very familiar with Xie Yang and the three brothers and sisters, and they can chat with each other. They will naturally have many topics to talk about when they get together, so they won’t feel polite.

Most of the food they liked in front of them, but the rules were very good when eating, so there would definitely be no uncomfortable actions.

Children will not resist seafood. The oysters and eggs are delicious and rich, and the fried shrimp balls are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

There were also Sixi meatballs with a scent of meat. As soon as they were brought up, they were divided by everyone. Xie Yang went to the kitchen again to bring a plate.

The amount of meals the children eat is actually similar to those of adults. After all, at noon on New Year's Eve, adults will gather together to drink with cups and drink wine, while the children only eat vegetables and drink juice.

Everyone knows that most people eat less food after drinking too much wine.

Even a very simple sugar-mixed radish on the dining table has become the favorite of children, especially after eating it, a clear layer of soup will be left behind after eating it. It is sweet and bitter with the taste of the water radish. It has a unique taste and is directly drunk.

This water radish is easy to make. It is to rub the water radish into thin strips, sprinkle with white sugar and stir. It is very simple.

Clear mouth, crispy!

If you eat too much fish and meat, or eat a few bites of shredded radish, the greasiness in your mouth will disappear.

After Ian was fed by Little Lemon, he went to find his father.

Only then did Little Lemon start to concentrate on lunch.

Not long after Xu Rui moved his chopsticks, he was drinking and chatting with his three brothers. When he saw his son shaking towards him like a duck.

"Dad, be full!"

Holding his son on his lap and sitting down, "Is he full so soon?"

"Yeah, sister, hey!" Ian can speak now, but most of them are folding words. It is good for a normal child to speak around three years old.

After sitting obediently on dad's lap for less than two minutes, Ian slowly climbed down and was about to walk outside.

Seeing this, Joey grabbed his son's clothes and put them on him, then took him to the scribble outside the living room, bent down and closed his eyes and rested on Huihui, who was on the large cushion, and said, "Huihui, thank you for your hard work."

Huihui's ears shook twice, then opened her eyes and opened her mouth to yawn, whispered "Woon" at Joey, and got up and stood beside Ian.

Joey then returned to the living room with confidence to continue eating.

Ian is a child and wears a very thick body. Although the wind is quite strong today, the Xu family's chasing veranda is blocking most of the wind. There is also a warm winter sun above your head, which is not particularly cold.

He put a small hand on Huihui's body and walked around the courtyard.

At home, the children finished their meal quickly and came out with them.

"Huihui, Doudou, have lunch." Xie Yang went to the kitchen and brought out the lunch prepared for the two dogs, and placed it in the dog basin next to the soft pads where Huihui and Doudou were lying.

Doudou didn't know where the "woof" sound was made, and soon ran over. Seeing the large piece of meat bone in the dog's basin, her expression became excited at a glance.

Huihui whined at Ian beside him a few times, brought Ian back, handed it to Xie Yang, and then went to eat his own.

The two dogs gathered together to have a meal. Xie Yang saw that they were not afraid of the cold, so he was walking around the veranda to digest food.

When making dumplings in the afternoon, several women from the Halls family also helped in the kitchen. Because there were too many people, the dumplings had to be made into large portions, otherwise they would not be enough at all.

The one I ate hot pot in the evening, which has been considered a routine for the Xu family in recent years. As for the fact that I have to wait until midnight to eat dumplings, the Halls family has no objection. They follow the local customs. Of course, they understand this principle. Besides, if they can't hold on, they can go back to their room to rest after dinner. The old men and the old ladies of the two families, Xu Jianjun and his wife, Duke Halls, and the others all rested in the afternoon.

After dinner, Xie Zheng and Xu Ning cleaned up all the tableware in the kitchen before sitting down to make dumplings.

As for the rest of the family, they went to the square in front of the Forbidden City to watch the fireworks. From 8 pm to 11 pm, the children liked to watch the three-hour fireworks.

As for the Spring Festival Gala, it will be replayed around the clock in the morning and afternoon of the first day of the Chinese New Year. The Spring Festival Gala in recent years is not very meaningful. Many people will not stay in front of the TV. Of course, even if they go out, the TV at home will be turned on.

The Spring Festival is about eating, drinking and having fun!

"How many more do you need to make?" Xie Zheng has a very skill in rolling dumplings and has been trained over the years.

“I’ve used up all this dough and I’ve made a lot in the afternoon.”

Although it is the New Year, it is nothing more than eating, drinking and having fun, Xu Ning is always the busiest during the Spring Festival.

It is not until the relatives and friends who come to pay New Year's greetings leave in the first lunar month, but the company will become busy after that.

"I said before that I went to watch the Spring Festival Gala on site this year, but it seems that I can only wait until next year."
To be continued...