The beginning of the new year brings joy, and the Lantern Festival celebrates reunion.
The festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival has not yet faded, and the scent of the Lantern Festival has already begun to spread. On this day of reunion, Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm specially organized the "Celebrate Lantern Festival · Make Dumplings" event. Early in the morning, some colleagues at the firm were already at their posts...
How could the Lantern Festival be without dumplings? Dumplings, also called 'yuanbao,' symbolize the welcoming of wealth and prosperity. At the event, everyone participated enthusiastically, chopping and washing vegetables, mixing the filling, and making dumplings. Through everyone's division of labor and tacit cooperation, plates of plump and abundant dumplings in various shapes were neatly arranged in front of everyone.
As the plate filled with more and more dumplings, everyone gradually improved from not knowing how to wrap them to getting the hang of it. With the help of a video tutorial, their dumplings went from looking unappealing and splitting open to having evenly sized tops and neat textures. Lawyer Zhang Yu looked at the plate of dumplings in front of him as if he had discovered a new world: "Who made this? It's so cute, like a steamed bun." Lawyer Peng Jiong giggled: "Indeed, it looks exactly like the small steamed buns from Sha County Snacks..."
Once the dumplings were wrapped, it was time to start cooking them. The important task of boiling the dumplings was entrusted to Lawyer Li Zuolin. In his words, boiling dumplings requires the most skill and precise control of heat. He has very high standards for the water, and there are particular rules for when to put them in and take them out of the pot, just as he approaches his legal profession, with meticulous care.
After the dumplings are taken out of the pot, their aroma spreads everywhere. Paired with aged vinegar, they make one's mouth water uncontrollably. Everyone tastes the dumplings of various kinds (carrot and pork, pork and chives, celery and pork, shrimp, etc.), and the feeling of happiness is evident on their faces.
The organizers of this event also prepared a special surprise in the dumpling filling. Anyone who finds a dumpling with peanuts can receive a red envelope. The red envelope is not large, but peanuts symbolize goodness, luck, and endless vitality. The lawyers who got the peanuts were overjoyed, indicating a good start for the new year and prosperous business.
