"Since Miss Nuannuan bought meat, why doesn't Fourth Young Master make dumplings? It won't be troublesome to make," Wu Ma suggested from the side.
"Right!" Ye Jingxing's eyes lit up. Making dumplings was simple.
"If it's making dumplings, then everyone can only help with the wrapping," the director chimed in.
"Director, you can't go back on your word and add conditions! You just said earlier that others could help."
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Don't imagine you can just toss them in boiling water and be done with it," the director said, annoyed.
"..." He really was thinking that.
"The director has really blocked my path as Actor Ye."
"Brother, you shouldn't try to slack off."
"I'll do it, I'll do it! I don't believe I can't do it!" Ye Jingxing declared grandly, rolling up his sleeves to get started. Standing there, he looked around, then turned to Wu Ma.
"Wu Ma, what should I do first?"
Ye Jingxing looked at Wu Ma in confusion, his earlier bravado instantly evaporating.
"Hahahaha, I'm so sorry everyone, I can't help myself!"
"Isn't this like: a flurry of activity like a tiger, but the scoreboard shows 0 kills, 5 deaths?"
"The momentum lasted less than three seconds. Sorry, I'll laugh first."
"Fourth Young Master, you should think about what filling to make first." Wu Ma chuckled helplessly.
"Uh, you tell me, Wu Ma! I'll just do as you say." Ye Jingxing rubbed his nose, unsure of what to do.
"Alright, then I'll take out all the vegetables. Fourth Young Master, you wash them first. Oh, and mince this meat." Wu Ma was already getting to work.
"Grandma Wu, Nuannuan can wash the vegetables." Nuannuan trotted over and said to her.
"Okay, Grandma Wu will find a basin for Miss Nuannuan, and we can wash them outside, alright?"
"Mmm!" Nuannuan nodded seriously.
Nuannuan sat on a small stool, slowly washing a few cabbage leaves. Ye Jinghuai sat beside her, wanting to help, but Nuannuan wouldn't let him.
"Daddy, you can just put the washed vegetables into the basket for me."
"Okay," Ye Jinghuai nodded.
"Good girl, shall Grandma wash them for you?" Liu Ruhua's heart softened seeing Nuannuan diligently washing vegetables.
"Grandma, Nuannuan can do it. Nuannuan can wash them herself." She then buried her head and continued her work diligently.
"Nuannuan, Third Uncle can peel all the cabbage and then give it to Nuannuan to wash, okay?" Ye Jingming crouched down and took the job from Ye Jinghuai.
"Okay~ Third Uncle, you have to be serious~" Nuannuan kept her head down, not even looking up.
"Yes, Third Uncle will be serious." Saying this, he lowered his head and earnestly broke off the leaves one by one.
"Cabbage: If you have the guts, don't use me for favors!"
"Director Ye's face is blackening, snatching his job, hahaha!"
"It's so cute seeing Nuannuan sitting there so seriously washing vegetables."
"My daughter is too sensible!"
"Sister, let us help too." The twins also ran over.
"Okay~ Brothers, you must wash them clean, okay!" Nuannuan handed her brothers a few cabbage leaves.
"Mhm, don't worry, Nuannuan sister!"
At this moment, Ye Jingxing came out with a cleaver. Seeing everyone gathered around Nuannuan, his temple twitched.
"Can someone please come and help me? Director, I'm not slacking, but I really can't manage alone."
Ye Jingxing looked at the director for help, genuinely wondering why making simple dumplings was so complicated.
"You may. Only one more person can help, and it must be a male family member," the director conceded.
"I can help Nuannuan, but you..." Ye Jingming smiled like a fox.
"Do you think I would abandon Nuannuan?" Ye Jinghuai raised an eyebrow.
"I'm not going. I want to help Nuannuan wash vegetables," Ye Jingzhi shook his head.
"Big Brother, how about you?" Ye Jingxing looked at Ye Jingshen, who was standing aside, having not managed to grab a spot.
"Let's go! Who told you I'm your elder brother!" With that, Ye Jingshen rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the kitchen.
Soon, everyone had their own tasks and worked in an orderly fashion.
The twin brothers became little delivery workers, constantly transporting the washed vegetables piece by piece to the kitchen.
"Although this scene looks a bit funny, it's surprisingly heartwarming!"
"The family is so loving!"
"It's also very interesting to watch the brothers bicker."
"I thought wealthy families were all about grudges and feuds!"
"I have to say, the family atmosphere in the Ye family is really good."
In the kitchen, Ye Jingxing was clangingly chopping meat, with Wu Ma guiding him from the side.
"Wu Ma, is this flour enough?" Ye Jingshen sheepishly handed her a basin of thin flour water to look at.
"Too much water," Wu Ma felt a headache coming on.
"Oh," he said, turning back and pouring in another half a bag of flour.
"Oh dear, Young Master, just remake it. If you add more flour, it'll be too much, and we won't be able to finish it," Wu Ma urged.
"It's fine, at most we'll just make more today and give it to the production team," Ye Jingshen waved his hand dismissively.
"Wu Ma, why is this dough so hard?" Ye Jingshen felt the texture was off, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"You added too much flour earlier, and not enough water, of course it's hard." Wu Ma glanced at it and didn't want to look further.
Seeing Ye Jingshen pouring in a lot more water, Wu Ma quickly stopped him.
"Oh, young master, please don't mess up this dough anymore."
Wu Ma helplessly dragged the basin away, placed it down again, added flour and water, and handed it back to him.
"Just follow this directly."
"Hahaha, just this one attempt at kneading dough makes me laugh so hard!"
"Seeing this scene, I suddenly feel a sense of genuine superiority. At least I'm not completely worse than the rich; I can cook better than them."
"Upstairs, that's because they don't need to know how to do it themselves."
"That hits the nail on the head!"
"Haven't you noticed beside Actor Ye? The minced meat is flying everywhere."
"I saw it long ago, and I'm holding back so hard, I want to wipe it for him."
"Shh~ Let me tell you something even more unbearable. Do you see that small piece of minced meat on his face?"
"I saw it too. At first, I thought my screen was dirty, but then I realized it was on his face. Hahahaha."
When the screen switched back after a while, everyone saw Nuannuan and the rest of the family sitting at the table, happily making dumplings.
If one were to overlook the strangely shaped dumplings in their hands.