When Da Sun had delivered everything, the person quickly scurried back to the front yard hall to speak with Chen'er.

In the kitchen, Yang Ruqing and Xiao Duo discussed the plan. There was plenty of pork ribs and tenderloin. They decided to use half the ribs for sweet and sour pork ribs, and the other half with this year's newly harvested corn cobs to make a soup.

As for the tenderloin, half of it is used to make sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and the other half is minced into meat paste, waiting to be made into meatballs.

"Sis, your meatballs are delicious. I don't know why, but they taste better than ours. Feng er has the best taste buds." Xia Duo came closer and said.

“I've wanted to learn some tips from you for ages. Since you're making meatballs again, I need to watch carefully.” Xiaoduo added.

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Yang Ruqing smiled and said, "I don't have any secrets for making meatballs. Actually, I just don't like how my mother and my aunt make them. They just put in three parts fat to seven parts lean meat. I don't like biting into chunks of fat when I eat meatballs, so I only use lean meat."

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Yang Ruqing said as she scooped up the minced meat from the chopping board and broke it apart to show Xiaoduo.

Little Duo poked her head over and nodded as she looked.

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“Sis, continue. What happened next? What did you do?” she asked.

Yang Ruqing said, "After chopping the meat into a paste, they habitually add ginger and sweet potato flour, and then knead it until it's almost done, then start making meatballs." Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

"In a pot, heat up the lard. First, pan-fry the meatballs until they are seven mature, then take them out and set aside. Later, use them to make meatball soup with vegetables, eggs, and other ingredients."

“In our area, when it comes to weddings and funerals, everyone makes meatballs soup this way, right?” Yang Ruqing asked Xiao Duo.

Xiao Duo nodded repeatedly: “Since I was a child, every time I ate the meatballs made by our mother, it was always this way.”

Yang Ruqing smiled, "My way is different. The kind that's fried is too oily and the texture is a bit tough. I like meatballs to be light, delicate, and flavorful."

"And, nutrition must be balanced and diversified. So, here's how I make my meatballs, take a look:"

In the following tutorial, Yang Ruqing did not speak but personally demonstrated it to Xiaoduo.

Finely chop the shiitake mushrooms that have been soaked in warm water beforehand. Also, finely chop the thick stalks of cabbage and scallions. Then, put all these chopped ingredients together with the already minced meat. Add two eggs, salt, and a few drops of sesame oil.

Then, grab some sweet potato flour and start kneading it like you would for a dough. Kneading helps to distribute the salt evenly and mix all the ingredients thoroughly together.

"Sister, your meatballs are really nourishing! There are several kinds of ingredients, both meat and vegetarian with eggs." Xiaoduo said excitedly, her eyes sparkling, never taking her gaze off Yang Ruqing's hand.

“Look, the water in the pot is boiling. Add a little bit of pre-fried sesame oil, then squeeze in the meatballs. Wait until the water boils again before adding the greens, smash two garlic cloves, or chop two scallions. This way, the meatballs soup will be delicate, flavorful, and not greasy.”

By the time she spoke, Yang Ruqing had already covered the pot and begun to wait for the meatballs to cook through.

Xia Duo looked as if she had suddenly opened a door in her mind, saying: "Sister, I finally learned the trick! Hahaha, next time I'll do it for my family too!"

Yang Ruqing curled her lips.

"Alright, let's get cooking. We have two tables for lunch!" she said.

Xiao Duo nodded and busied herself again.

In a little while, Xiaohua also came, holding an apron in her hand.

"How did you get here? Feng'er will cry if he doesn't see you, why don't you go take care of the children?" Yang Ruoqing said.

Xiaohua smiled and said, "Feng immediately forgot about me when he saw his cousin Chen'er. Chen'er is capable and has Feng clinging to him. He even sits on Chen'er's lap!"

"Really?" Yang Ruqing's eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh, I drove him away. I told him you'd crush your brother's leg later, but he wouldn't come down."

Huddling around Chen'er's neck, refusing to let go. As for Chen'er, he was also a good-natured child, hugging Feng'er and soothing him, saying his legs were sturdy and couldn't be crushed. I had no choice but to let the two brothers have their way.

After hearing Xiaohua's words, Xiaoduo said: "These children are the smartest. The other day Dabi and Xiaohei came over to play, and Dabi also carried Feng'er onto his lap, but our Feng'er refused to sit on Dabi's lap."

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"It climbed onto Chen'er's leg and sat down proactively. It knows the difference between close and distant!"

Yang Ruqing and Xiaohua smiled at each other.

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"Of course, Chen'er's mother and Feng'er's father are siblings from the same mother. The two brothers are close to each other, which is a good thing!" Yang Ruqing said.

Xiaohua also nodded in agreement.

"Oh, by the way, I asked Chen'er earlier. I said when you came back, did your Uncle Daan have anything to bring back home for us? For example, when do you think your Uncle Daan will be back?"

Yang Ruqing was picking mushrooms while talking to Xiaohua.

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Then Xiaohua looked up at her, expectant of what she would say next.

Yang Ruqing continued, "Chen'er said that his Uncle Da'an is estimated to be able to return home around the 20th of December."

December 20th?

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Xiao Hua silently calculated in her heart, today was early November, which meant there was still more than a month left!

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“Xiao Hua, don’t be like that. It's already very good that Da An can come back for the New Year. He'll go back to the capital city at the end of January. That way, you guys can spend a month together.”

"Fei'er will be two years old during the New Year. If you feel comfortable with it, after the New Year, you can leave Fei'er at home with his grandmother, and you can accompany Da'an to go to the capital city to take care of his food, clothing, and shelter. What do you think?" Yang Ruqing asked again. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated! ?

“Huh?” Xiao Hua was taken aback when she heard Yang Ruohua’s suggestion.

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"Sister, this is probably not a good idea. Daan is away from home all year round. As his wife, I should be the one taking care of his parents here at home!" Xiaohua said.

And most importantly, she cares for Da'an but also remembers Feng'er!

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Two sons, they both insist that she choose one of them. It's so difficult for her.

“Father and mother, don’t worry about this. With us here at home, you have nothing to be concerned about,” Yang Ruoqing continued.

"Besides, our parents aren't very old. They're still in charge of everything here. You could go to the capital to be with Da'an. But you can't bear to leave Feng'er. That's the real reason, isn't it?" Yang Ruocheng asked again.

Xiaohua was taken aback for a moment, then nodded obediently.

"Feng'er has been by my side since the day he was born, almost two years now. Day and night, for seven or eight months, he hasn't left me." Xiaohua said softly.

“If I let him go home to the capital to be with Dayan, I think I’d miss him so much that I’d go crazy!”

"But, having Da An all alone in the capital city makes me uneasy. It's such a difficult situation..."

Yang Ruqing said, "Don't worry about it now. Wait until Daan returns after the New Year, and you two can discuss this properly. If it really doesn't work, taking Feng'er to the capital isn't impossible either!"

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