Chapter 105 (2/2)

The classmates greeted him, “Hello uncle.”

The children stood there and talked with each other for a while before being picked up by their guardians. When there was only one child left, he stood beside Xiao Yu, took a peak at Shen Fu and whispered to Xiao Yu’s ear, “Xiao Yu, I thought the one I saw last time was your father.”

Xiao Yu paused for a while, he then looked at Shen Fu and said, “En, they are both my dads, our family is quite special, I will tell you about it sometimes later.”

Since they were good friends, so even though the boy was full of shock and surprise, he didn’t ask much. Then he left after nodded his head and said goodbye to Xiao Yu.

Shen Fu drove Xiao Yu back and picked up the other two before heading back to the Shen family.

Xiao Yu was very happy and talked continuously about what happened in his school with Shen Fu along the way. Shen Fu smiled and listened, he could see that Xiao Yu really liked his school.

Speaking to this, Xiao Yu suddenly stopped and asked earnestly, “Dad, can I tell my friends I have two dads?”

Shen Fu was slightly shocked, he said, “You don’t have to tell them if it troubles you.”

Xiao Yu quickly shook his head. “No, he is a good friend of mine and I want to tell him, I have two dads and they love me more than anyone!”

He spoke as he raised his chin in pride. What’s wrong without having a mother? He already has two bestest dads in the whole world!

Shen Fu raised the corner of his mouth, smiled. “Well, Xiao Yu and Tao Tao are also my and Dad Lin’s favorite.”

Xiao Yu blinked, “Dad Shen, Isn’t dad Lin your most favorite person?”

Shen Fu was taken by surprise. He then laughed loudly, “Yes, but I also like Xiao Yu and Tao Tao most. These two feelings are different, you will understand when you get older.”

Xiao Yu was not very satisfied with this answer but it didn’t matter as long as Dad Shen liked him.

Lin ShuYi didn’t have to worry too much about the Qingming festival, since the current tradition had become less hassle compared to before. Tao tao didn’t go with them on the Qingming day and was taken care of by Aunty Chen. The rest of the family all left together.

When they were about to return home, Old Master Shen suddenly said he wanted to eat the Green rice ball. Lin ShuYi didn’t quite understand what Green rice ball was, but when he heard that the green rice ball is the must-have dish for the Qingming festival in H city, so he was fascinated.

“I remember that the Qingtang Botanical Garden seems to have some mugwort. Do you want to go check?” Dad Shen suggested.

Shen Fu thought about it and said, “I will go with Xiao Yi to pick some up. You guys should go home first, both Tao tao and Aunty Chen are at home, I’m afraid that Tao tao would cry if he doesn’t see anyone for a long time.”

So everyone split ways, Shen Fu drove Lin ShuYi to Qingtang Botanical Garden and the rest went home.

Dad Shen’s memory was quite good. There were really a small mugwort garden in the Qingtang Botanical Garden. There weren’t too many this time and some people had already picked some.

Shen Fu rolled up his sleeves and started picking. Lin ShuYi stood on the side and couldn’t stop laughing.

Shen Fu had no choice but to turn back, “What is so funny?”

Lin ShuYi pointed at the few aunties next to him, laughed, “Nothing, I suddenly feel that you are quite suitable for this.”

Shen Fu raised his lips and smiled, his expression was bright, “Not only am I’m suitable for doing this, I’m also suitable for doing you.”

Lin ShuYi blushed to his ears. He glanced at him and then turned his back to somewhere else and picked the mugwort on the ground without saying a word.

Shen Fu laughed out loud.

Even though the Green rice ball was a must-have dish during Qingming Festival, it was very simple to make.

Wash the mugwort leaves through boiling water, then cool them down in cold water. Add water to make mugwort juice, and then glutinous rice flour could be added in to make into a dough. Roll into each smaller dough and flatten them before stuffing in sweetened bean paste. Wrap and steam them in a pot.

The green rice ball was very easy to make, but as for the bean paste, it was quite a bit troublesome since everyone weren’t too fond of sweet treats. Thus, the bean paste filling was done by Mother Shen herself. After soaking the red beans for half an afternoon, it was cooked inside the pressure cooker for twenty minutes. When the water had almost gone, the bean paste was strained through the sieve and washed through clear water. Gave it a few rubs and then strained through cheesecloth. Through all the steps, the bean paste would reach the best softness with the bean skin completely removed.

The final step was stir-fry. Using lard was better, but since there was none, she used the clear and tasteless corn oil. The bean paste was poured into the pot, added in brown sugar to taste, stir-fried over low heat until the moisture evaporated slowly, and the bean paste began to feel sticky.

Tao Tao drooled at the green rice ball, but he couldn’t eat glutinous rice. Lin ShuYi broke one ball apart and fed him the bean paste.

The homemade bean paste tasted soft and sweet, and the green dumplings had the unique fragrance of mugwort leaves. Old Master Shen really liked it. He ate several balls all at once, and then was stopped by Dad Shen.

Glutinous rice was not an easily digestible food, it was better to eat less.