Munchkin raised his head to glance at me, then at Grayson. He asked, "Grandpa, what day is it today?"
Grayson looked at him with a tender gaze. "It's New Year’s today. The first day of the new year."
Munchkin nodded. "Does that mean that we must spend the day together as a family?"
Grayson was stunned, then he looked at me with a slightly complicated gaze. "Yeah, we should spend this day together as a family."
Munchkin raised his head to look at me, asking curiously, "Mommy, when are Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Tyler coming over?"
I stroked his head. "Your grandparents have been very busy lately, and your aunt just had a baby, so they can’t come over."
"When can we visit the baby, then?” Munchkin was young and had many questions. It would be hard to stop him whenever he started asking.
I would get impatient whenever he asked too many questions, but Grayson was very patient and kept answering his various strange questions.
I got up and walked to the kitchen to see if they needed my help.
However, when I walked into the kitchen and saw the three of them organized with their own tasks, I felt as though my help was not needed.
Seeing me coming in, Theo asked with a smile, "Do you know how to wrap the fillings?”
I did.
I nodded and walked over to wash my hands. Then, I started making wraps with him. "My mother taught m e how when I was young, but I only learned how to wrap the fillings, not how to make and roll the dough."
Quinn turned around and asked curiously, "Didn’t you grow up in the south? A lot of girls in the south don't know how to make wraps. The same goes for the older generations. Not many of them know how. I remember when I was a kid, my mom didn't know how either."
I smiled. "My mother isn’t a native southerner. She would make her own wraps and make vegetable stew every New Year’s Eve."
Quinn chuckled. "She’s probably a northerner, then."
I smiled and lowered my gaze to wrap the fillings. " She never told me her stories when she was young. M y memories of her are only of those when we lived together."
Petra sighed. "She left you a piece of superior quality nephrite white jade in that sandalwood box. Have you seen it yet?"
I shook my head and looked subconsciously at Theo." I can't open the box."
Theo was slightly stunned, then he said, "Open it at night."
I nodded, feeling even more curious now.
After lunch, Petra and Quinn had agreed to barbecue i n the courtyard in the afternoon.
Although it was a bright sunny day, it was still winter. It would still be cold even if they were having a barbecue outdoors.
Since no one objected to it, I did not have the heart to spoil the fun either.
Theo and I went to the supermarket to buy a lot of things last night. We had adequate ingredients and sauces, so there was no need to send anyone to get anything else.
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