When she lifted the lid of the pot again, the air was filled with a slight mist.

The unique aroma of chives burst forth, and Jiang Qiuqiu took a gentle breath, praising, “So fragrant.”

Then, she picked up a small spatula, turned off the heat, and gently scooped up the  dumplings stuck to the bottom of the pot. Due to the high temperature and the starch steaming, the bottom of the dumplings showed distinct brown snowflake patterns. With a gentle touch of the spatula, the dumplings separated, emitting a crisp sound.

The fans’ hearts pounded along with the sound.

[They look so delicious…]

[I’m drooling uncontrollably, sniff…]

Jiang Qiuqiu placed all the cooked dumplings into a temperature-controlled box and then moved on to the next pot. Compared to pan-fried dumplings, the process of boiling dumplings was rather ordinary. After the water boiled, she added the dumplings filled with meat and cabbage and mushroom filling.

Since the dumplings were wrapped in dough, there was no special aroma when they were put into the pot. However, when the plump dumplings floated up, they looked particularly appealing.

Boiling dumplings was the easiest, and Jiang Qiuqiu cooked two pots, finishing all the dumplings to be boiled.

Next was steaming the dumplings. The homemade wrappers weren’t as transparent as Cantonese shrimp dumplings; they still had the appropriate thickness, just slightly white due to the high temperature and steam.

The bright yellow of the corn and the enticing orange-red of the shrimp were even more delicious under the veil of steam.

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[Ah, (﹃)]

[I’m so hungry, it’s been such a long day today! I’m starving!]

Thus, all three types of dumplings were ready.

Then came the essential plating step. Since there were many items to plate today, Jiang Qiuqiu called her robot butler to help her serve the dumplings.

Jiang Qiuqiu held a small ladle in her hand, and her movements were very skillful. With a slight tilt of her hand, she scooped the ladle into the pile of dumplings and gently scooped up…

“Just now, someone counted, and we made about 193 dumplings today. I calculated that if we put seven  dumplings in a bowl, it wouldn’t be even, and the last fan would only get four dumplings, so…” Jiang Qiuqiu paused, then scooped out four dumplings from the boiled ones and placed them in a small porcelain bowl in front of her.

“So, let me demonstrate how to eat boiled dumplings for everyone.”

Eating boiled dumplings on their own might be a bit bland, so Jiang Qiuqiu had prepared some vinegar and chili oil she had brewed earlier. “I’ve prepared two dipping sauces for you. You can roll the dumplings in the sauce before eating.”

When the plain dumplings were dipped in vinegar, a slight sourness spread. It wasn’t exactly a pleasant taste, but as Jiang Qiuqiu swallowed it down, the moment the juice burst, the vinegar followed down her throat, and the sourness unconsciously triggered more saliva secretion, making her unable to resist the urge to devour them.

Delicious.

Feeling a bit hungry, she quickly finished the four dumplings and let out a satisfied sigh. Amidst the barrage of comments like “The streamer is killing me” and “Jiujiu is making me hungry,” she quickly swallowed what was in her mouth and said, “For pan-fried and steamed dumplings, fans who prefer a pure taste can eat them directly.”

“Alright, let’s start distributing the dumplings now!”

Jiang Qiuqiu’s action of scooping up dumplings seemed casual, but the small ladle always managed to pick up 3-4 dumplings accurately from the pile without disturbing the rest. When they were put into the bowl, the white dumplings would even slide out with a slight arc.

But soon, everyone discovered another bug beneath this beautiful action.

Five flavors of dumplings! Jiujiu just distributed them randomly!!

What does this mean?!