Chapter 965 - Cute Young Love (1/2)

”And then you say you aren't cute,” muttered Xiu. ”Anyway, let's begin our preparations.” She took out the filling prepared for the dumplings and told him, ”Let's start with fillings. Fillings can be of vegetables, chicken, meat or whatever you like. We have a little of everything here. Now, we are going to knead the dough.”

Jackie acted like a little ȧssistant and followed Xiu around as she kneads the dough and rolled the dumpling sheets.  ​​

Looking at the round dumpling sheet, Jackie marveled, ”Wow! It looks like you measured it with a compass. How is it so thin and equally round?”

”With practice,” said Xiu. ”This is something you can achieve with practice.”

”Early birds catch the prey, I should begin practicing from now on,” said Jackie.

”There is no need to be in such a hurry,” said Xiu. ”I'm still around. You still have loads of time to learn this.”

She brought the sheets and placed some in front of the kids. Taking one, she put the filling in and expertly rolled it into a cute-shaped dumpling. Then she did it slowly to show them how to do it.

”We got it.”

Only then did Xiu went back to do her own stuff. Jackie had been marveling at the speed of Xiu. She so easily made so many dumpling sheets. ”Jackie, you do something for me. Arrange them on the counter and placed a moderate amount of filling in. That way, it'll be easier for me to roll them.”

”Got it,” Jackie immediately got to work.

Meanwhile, the other kids were having fun. Rowan could hardly make sense of what to do. But he wasn't willing to give up. As for Asteria and Ava, they were also seriously doing the work. Well, Asteria was seriously doing the work. Although she was slow, her dumplings at least looked presentable.

But Ava was filling the dumplings with loads of ingredients. And when she tried to close the dumpling, the fillings would spill out either from one side or another. She was distressed. She wanted to eat these fat dumplings where she could get to taste meat with every single bite.

She also didn't give up and managed to close her dumplings but they looked like they were about to burst out any minute. Xiu didn't complain about any of them. She even appreciated them for their work and sincerely said thank you for helping her.

Since boiling the dumplings they made would end in a disaster, she took out the steamer basket to steam these dumplings. As for the rest, she boiled them.

Leaving the job of boiling to someone else, she took out the soy sauce to prepare the dipping sauce. Jackie was still seriously studying by her side.

”Sister Xiu, how about going on a holiday this summer?” suggested Jackie.

”Where do you want to do?” asked Xiu.

”I'll go anywhere you go,” said Jackie seriously.

”So, if only I go, it'll be fine right?”

Jackie pressed his lips together and Xiu chuckled at him.