Lin Qile saw that her dad didn't believe her and immediately protested, "Of course we can! Why don't you go back and bring over the ingredients we prepared? Brother A Yue and I will clean the equipment first. By the time you get back, we'll be ready to make ham."
Lin Haifeng thought that made sense. He pedaled home on his bicycle and hurriedly asked Zhao Shengjuan, "Juanzi, where did you put the ingredients Qile prepared? She asked me to bring them over."
Zhao Shengjuan was surprised to see her usually composed husband acting so flustered. Confused, she asked, "They're in the corner of the kitchen. I haven't cooked them yet. You need them already?"
Seeing that his wife had no idea what was going on, Lin Haifeng grinned. "The equipment Little Yue made—the thing you mentioned—is finished now, so I'm bringing the ingredients over for them to try it out.
"Why don't you come take a look, too? The equipment's pretty big, and it looks impressive. Maybe it really will work.
"Little Yue's still so young, but he's already this capable. He'll probably be even more amazing when he grows up!"
Zhao Shengjuan was just as astonished. She quickly got ready, then rode her bicycle with Lin Haifeng to the shop rented by Lin Qile and Wang Yue.
By the time they arrived, Wang Yue and Lin Qile had already washed the equipment with Clear Water. Lin Haifeng and Zhao Shengjuan were so busy helping add the ingredients that they barely had time to be surprised.
Following Wang Yue's instructions, they put the meat in one compartment and the other ingredients in another. Then they started up the equipment.
Once it was running, the meat and other ingredients were stirred separately, then mixed together. The mixture was heated as