Chapter 1391 - 545: Yuanyuan’s Appointment! Steamed Flower Rolls, Making Taffy—A Busy Morning on the Second Day of the Lunar New Year!

Chapter 1391: Chapter 545: Yuanyuan’s Appointment! Steamed Flower Rolls, Making Taffy—A Busy Morning on the Second Day of the Lunar New Year!

Chen Yuanyuan was quite surprised by this arrangement, and after thinking for a bit, she said:

"Then I’ll go to Beijing the day after tomorrow, first I’ll check the data of each store at the company, and have a chat with General Manager Dou about the store managers... Last year, we held off on expanding all winter, and for the first half of this year, we’ll temporarily double the size of the branches. Specifically, I’ll plan a development strategy when I get there."

Since my cousin trusts me, I’ll work hard.

I’ve never managed so many people before, so I need to adapt early.

Having said that, Chen Yuanyuan picked up her phone and started to book a ticket to Beijing for the third day of the Chinese New Year.

"Oh, there’s only one business class ticket left..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu said:

"Then buy the business class ticket, and keep the ticket safe. When you get there, make sure the company reimburses you... As a part of the management team, you should enjoy such privileges."

"Haha, then I won’t be polite, little brother."

Having never sat in business class, Chen Yuanyuan immediately booked the ticket.

"Dundun, are you coming with us tonight?"

Shen Jiayue rubbed Dundun’s head and asked.

Upon hearing this question, the little guy instantly ran into Old Lady Lin’s arms. Clearly, it now prefers sleeping on the big kang, which is warm, comfortable, and spacious; even if the little guy rolls around playfully, it’s fine.

Actually, Lin Xu and Shen Jiayue’s place has electric floor heating too.

But Dundun has a cleanliness obsession and refuses to lie on the floor, so for it, floor heating is far less appealing than the big kang.

The young couple said goodbye to everyone and drove up the mountain to rest.

Early next morning, around five o’clock.

Lin Xu quietly got out of bed and was getting dressed when the drowsy Shen Jiayue hugged him:

"It’s still dark outside, why are you up?"

Lin Xu turned his face and kissed her:

"I’m going to braise the pig’s head, otherwise we’ll miss having it for lunch... You sleep a bit longer, I’ll drive to pick you up for breakfast."

"But I want to cuddle with you~"

"Then we won’t have braised whole pig’s head for lunch today."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiayue stopped protesting.

Well, cuddling with Lin Xu is important, but food is also quite important, especially since it’s braised whole pig’s head, and they need to tempt Yan Bao with it in the group chat at noon.

With this thought, Shen Jiayue got up and playfully bit Lin Xu’s ear, saying tenderly:

"Don’t forget to pick up this poor little one who’s been starving for over ten hours."

She’s really becoming more and more enchanting... Lin Xu turned around and hugged this soft, adorable sweetheart, finally understanding why kings didn’t attend morning court.

Encountering such a cute, coquettish, and voluptuous wife really is quite overwhelming.

"Get some more sleep, I’m going to make some delicious food for you."

Saying this, Lin Xu lightly patted her bum, got up to wash up in the bathroom, then came to the bedside, pecked her cheek, tucked in the blanket, and headed out.

Driving down the mountain to the restaurant, he walked into the kitchen and picked up the soaked pig’s head.

After soaking overnight, the pig’s head has turned slightly white, which makes it easier to color.

He boiled a pot of water, put the pig’s head in to blanch, and when it’s half-cooked, he took it out.

Then using two clay pots, lined the bottom with a large bamboo grate, placed scallion and ginger, positioned the pig’s head, added some crystal sugar, and poured in the broth made last night.

Bringing it to a boil, skimming off the froth, then turning down to a slow simmer to stew gradually.

This braising dish can only be made one serving per pot, Lin Xu used two clay pots for two pig heads and started working on breakfast after braising them.

He took a large pot, placed rice inside, brought it to boil, then turned down to a slow simmer.

While simmering, he added a spoonful of lard to increase the porridge’s fragrance and mouthfeel.

With the porridge simmering, he poured half a basin of medium flour into the dough basin, added yeast, baking powder, and sugar, kneaded it into dough, and set it aside to rise.

During this time, he washed a bunch of small scallion and chopped it, mixing it with peanut oil to lock in the scallion’s aroma and moisture.

Once the dough had risen, he kneaded it again and rolled it into thin sheets.

First, he sprinkled some salt evenly, then added the scallion mixed with oil, spreading it out.

There was quite a lot of prepared scallion, creating a thick layer when spread out, but that’s perfect because when making scallion rolls, more scallion makes them tastier.

Rolling up the dough, he sliced it into small sections, used a chopstick to press in the middle of each section, ensuring all cut surfaces face upwards.

Then he stretched the dough blank, twisted it, and rolled it.

A small scallion roll covered in scallion was completed.

Lin Xu placed these little rolls individually onto the steaming tray for a second proofing.

After recently indulging in meat and fish, it’s time for white porridge and scallion rolls to offer a change.

Later, he would stir-fry some shredded salted vegetables with dried chili, make a cold cabbage heart salad, and pick some pickled cucumbers and small pickles from the jar as well; doesn’t that make a complete meal? 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

At noon, there will be two large pig’s heads, chicken porridge, and other dishes, so for breakfast, it’ll be more on the vegetarian side.

Balancing meat and vegetables is key to better health.

Moreover, having this kind of meal, by the time they eat the pig’s head at noon, everyone will find it even more appetizing.

While busy, the three old ladies came to the kitchen:

"Why is my eldest grandson up? We three were planning to get up early to make meals for you, unexpectedly you’re already here."

Upon seeing the second-proofed rolls on the workbench, Grandma Shen couldn’t stop praising: