Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 177 Eating Round Dumplings on the Winter Solstice
After getting used to kneading the dough, the three children's glutinous rice balls became more uniform in size.

The only difference is that the large ones are uniformly large, and the small ones are uniformly small.

After all, Shen Hong was only six years old, and his little hands couldn't make a big circle.

After working for almost two hours, I finally filled the big red plastic plate. I need to cook the glutinous rice balls tonight, and if I want to eat them tomorrow morning, I can reheat them.

Shen Qingqing didn't understand why, but she only remembered that from childhood to adulthood, all those glutinous rice balls were always reheated after each meal. They would either be eaten up in two or three days, or left uneaten in two or three days and then thrown away by her mother.

When they were little, Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong ate it together, but now that they've grown up, only Shen Qingqing loves to eat it.

Because only Shen Qingqing in the family loves sweets, and Li Xunli eats everything, only Shen Qingqing and Li Xunli are not prone to hypoglycemia. Shen Rongzhou, Shen Yangyang, and Shen Hong, the three stubborn ones, will only eat a little bit of sweets when they feel dizzy.

A large plate of plump, white glutinous rice balls jumped into the bubbling hot water with a splash, and Shen Qingqing watched Shen Rongzhou cook the glutinous rice balls while peeking through the glass door of the kitchen.

Then they saw Shen Rongzhou open a palm-sized bag of brown sugar and start adding sugar like crazy. In the blink of an eye, the whole bag of brown sugar was poured out.

"Dad! Why did you add so much sugar?!" Shen Qingqing exclaimed in shock.

While stirring, Shen Rongzhou said, "Your mom said this batch of sugar isn't very sweet. If we cook such a big pot, we'll need a whole bag of it. Do you want some for dinner? If you do, I'll cook six for you later so you can try them and see if they're sweet enough."

Shen Qingqing thought to herself, "Are they using me as a test subject?"
But he honestly agreed, saying, "Okay."

After watching for a while, Shen Qingqing went to do her homework. In about three weeks, it would be winter vacation. During this time, their class teacher, Fang Chengying, had been constantly reminding them to review the previous knowledge points.

However, Wu Fangyi's tutoring did not stop. Fang Chengying also considered whether to go to the Yao family to tell them. It was only after Wu Fangyi repeatedly assured Fang Chengying that she would not affect the final exam that Fang Chengying gave up the idea.

As usual, Shen Qingqing was doing her homework on QQ. The class group chat was always bustling before exams, with all sorts of questions being asked.

Their class has two group chats, one created by Fang Chengying and the other by the class monitor.

The difference lies in whether there are teachers inside.

The class group chat that became lively before the exam was the one with the teacher. When doing exercises or homework, if you couldn't find the book, you would open the class group chat and ask.

If you're lucky, the teacher might come out to answer your question and scold you, then use you as an example in the next class.

Most of the time, students who know the answer will come up with the solution. Sometimes, however, there will be two solutions to a problem, resulting in two different answers. Then, interested students in the class will start to verify the solution.

Tonight is no different. Ever since Wu Fangyi got a cell phone and joined the class QQ group, she's been dragged out to ask math questions before exams.

Before her, Shen Qingqing was the one who was caught and questioned.

The two of them shared almost half of the questions in the group chat, and for the remaining half, whoever knew the answer would step forward to answer it.

She casually finished discussing an indeterminate equation problem with everyone in the group chat, and then she heard Shen Rongzhou calling her from outside to go out for tangyuan (sweet rice balls).

As soon as Shen Qingqing went out, she saw that Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong were already seated at the dining table, each with a bowl of glutinous rice balls in front of them.

She was quite surprised. When she went over to take a look, she found four in one bowl, two in another, and the bowl with four was even negotiating with the bowl with two to see if they could share one more.

In her bowl, six plump, white glutinous rice balls were coated with a layer of light brown, viscous syrup, glistening under the restaurant lights.

The aroma of glutinous rice combined with the sweetness of brown sugar surprised Shen Qingqing. The color didn't seem to indicate that a whole bag of brown sugar had been poured in.

In her imagination, if there were more brown sugar, the color should be even darker.

As it turns out, this family couldn't function without Li Xunli.

The sweetness of the glutinous rice balls in my mouth is just right, not too heavy to overpower the aroma of the glutinous rice, nor too light to make the glutinous rice taste bitter aftertaste.

It's the flavor that Shen Qingqing loves the most!

While Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong were still debating whether or not to adopt a glutinous rice ball, Shen Qingqing had already put a third one into her mouth.

After Shen Qingqing finished eating, Shen Rongzhou also came out after taking a shower. He was carrying a bucket of clothes and was about to go to the balcony to wash them. When he passed by the dining room, he saw that Shen Qingqing's bowl was empty, and casually asked, "How was the food?"

"Perfect!" Shen Qingqing gave a thumbs up with satisfaction.

Shen Rongzhou went to the balcony with a satisfied smile.

The next day was the winter solstice, and Shen Qingqing was the only one who ate a bowl of glutinous rice balls before going to school.

Although the winter solstice is not a national statutory holiday and schools cannot arbitrarily close the school, it is a customary, unwritten rule, to suspend the third period of junior high school so that students can go home earlier.

It was rare for Shen Qingqing to leave school at the same time as Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong.

However, Shen Rongzhou was unaware that Li Chunchun had found them just as Shen Qingqing was about to call him.

"Sister Qingqing! Grandma said you should come back with my mom today and eat at home!"

Shen Qingqing replied with a "okay," and then asked, "Does your father know?"

Li Chun Chun nodded: "My mom asked my dad to call him, and he'll come straight to my house after he gets off work."

Shen Qingqing immediately put away her phone, told Shen Yangyang to go ahead and hold hands with Li Chunchun, and then took Shen Hong's hand herself, saying, "Let's go!"

The tradition of the two families gathering for meals during holidays has become an old custom. Sometimes it's at the Shen family's house, and sometimes it's at the Li family's house. This continued until Li Xunli was hospitalized in her previous life, but it never continued after that.

With the winter solstice over, the tense atmosphere of the final exams became even stronger. Even the notice of the New Year's Day holiday couldn't distract the students in the two top classes.

At this time, students are still deeply influenced by the chivalrous spirit of martial arts dramas, and it is also the time when collectivist education is most vividly reflected.

For the sake of their class's honor, no one slacked off. Even during the New Year's Day holiday at home, the learning interactions in the QQ group never stopped.

Once the holiday was over, without even experiencing post-holiday blues, I seamlessly transitioned into the last two weeks of classes.

The school-wide unified exams in January are scheduled for the 14th, but the junior high school students have to start their exams on the 12th because they have more subjects to take.

The seating arrangement for this exam was based on the combined scores of the two phase exams, and Shen Qing naturally ended up in exam room number 001.

The next chapter is on its way...