Su Chen looked at Lin Wanxue and nodded with an indulgent smile. "Of course! Then let's make dumplings for lunch today!"
Jiang Yunfeng, Jiang Lijin, and the others were the sort who ate whatever Su Chen made, without being fussy, so they all agreed.
"Us guys don't know how to make dumplings, so we'll just chop the meat!" Jiang Guangsong said to them.
Su Chen smiled and nodded. "All right! The men can chop the meat, and the women can come make dumplings!"
Jiang Yunfeng and the others nodded, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work. Su Chen took out the soy sauce, scallions, garlic, and everything else they needed from his personal space and set it out. Then everyone got on with their own tasks.
Jiang Yunfeng and the others chopped the meat while Su Chen taught Lin Wanxue and the other women how to make dumplings.
"Wife, I'll teach you how to make a crescent dumpling first. Watch closely!" Su Chen said, holding up a piece of dumpling wrapper.
Lin Wanxue smiled and nodded.
Then, as he demonstrated, Su Chen explained, "First, fold it in half like this. Don't pinch the pleats with your thumbs. Instead, use your two index fingers—one to push and one to pinch, like this. And remember, you have to press each pleat firmly one more time at the end. Then you'll have a beautiful crescent dumpling."
Lin Wanxue watched Su Chen shape the crescent dumpling, then smiled and praised him. "Wow! You're amazing, hubby! It looks so pretty!"
"Now you give it a try, Wife!" Su Chen said gently with a smile.
Lin Wanxue smiled and nodded, then picked up a wrapper and gave it a go.
Su Chen made dumplings alongside Lin Wanxue.
"Ta-da!"
Then Lin Wanxue put the dumplings she'd