Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom-Chapter 343: New Year’s Eve Dinner
The longer the sunflower seeds are exposed to air, the more their flavor deteriorates, so it’s best to eat them quickly.
After finishing the sunflower seeds, it’s almost time to start preparing dinner.
Jiang Ran originally planned to help in the kitchen, but was stopped by Pei Huai.
"You don’t need to go. Pei Yang and I can handle the cooking."
Just the two of them making the New Year’s Eve dinner?
Jiang Ran was about to say something when Wang Cuilan walked in, "I think it’s fine. Let the eldest and the second son cook together, and we can just wait to eat."
Since Wang Cuilan agreed, Jiang Ran said nothing more.
Besides, whatever Pei Huai and Pei Yang cook tastes great.
Moreover, most of the ingredients have been prepared in advance, so all they need to do now is stir-fry the dishes, which isn’t much trouble.
As time passed, the sky outside gradually darkened, and the aroma wafted in from the kitchen, drifting through the cracks in the doors and windows into the house.
Even if she didn’t see what Pei Huai and Pei Yang were cooking, Jiang Ran, being skilled in culinary arts, could already guess what it was just from the smell.
As it was almost dark outside, Wang Cuilan and Pei Baoshan also returned.
The two of them went to visit the graves of the family’s deceased elders.
By rights, Jiang Ran and the others should have gone with them, but Wang Cuilan said it was too cold outside and told them to stay at home.
With their return, the meal was almost ready.
Everyone helped to set the table, and Pei Yang eagerly went out to the yard.
He went to the yard to set off firecrackers, nothing else.
Before the New Year’s Eve dinner, a string of firecrackers had to be set off first.
Sounds of firecrackers were already echoing through the village, likely indicating that others also finished preparing their meals around the same time. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Hearing the firecrackers, Pei Jing covered his ears fearfully but couldn’t help approaching the door to peek outside.
Kids are probably like this, curious yet naturally afraid of new and unknown things.
Jiang Ran walked behind Pei Jing and covered his ears with her hands, letting him just focus on looking outside.
In truth, there wasn’t much to see.
As the firecrackers went off, the scent of gunpowder smoke filled the yard.
The smell was somewhat pungent but brought back memories for Jiang Ran.
Before transmigrating, when she was very young, her family also set off firecrackers and then gathered for New Year’s Eve dinner every year.
But later, setting off firecrackers became prohibited, and she hadn’t witnessed such scenes for years.
Without the smell of gunpowder smoke, something always felt missing.
Now, it seemed like everything that was missing had returned.
After the firecrackers finished, Wang Cuilan closed the door and urged everyone to sit down for the meal.
With everyone seated around the table, facing the spread of dishes, no one picked up their chopsticks right away.
Pei Baoshan took out a bottle of liquor, poured a glass for himself, Pei Huai, and Pei Yang.
Wang Cuilan also brought out the juice she prepared, pouring a glass for everyone else.
Everyone raised their glasses together for a toast.
"Happy New Year!"
After setting down her glass, Wang Cuilan quickly said, "We made a lot of dishes today, so please eat more! Don’t leave anything behind, as leftovers aren’t as tasty."
Indeed, leftovers never taste as good as freshly made dishes.
Also, culinary tradition discourages eating leftovers.
Patting his stomach, Pei Yang assured Wang Cuilan, "Mom, don’t worry. With me here, we’ll definitely finish it all."
