"And then you say you aren't cute," muttered Xiu. "Anyway, let's begin our preparations." She took out the filling prepared for the dumplings and told him, "Let's start with fillings. Fillings can be of vegetables, chicken, meat or whatever you like. We have a little of everything here. Now, we are going to knead the dough."
Jackie acted like a little assistant and followed Xiu around as she kneads the dough and rolled the dumpling sheets.
Looking at the round dumpling sheet, Jackie marveled, "Wow! It looks like you measured it with a compass. How is it so thin and equally round?"
"With practice," said Xiu. "This is something you can achieve with practice."
"Early birds catch the prey, I should begin practicing from now on," said Jackie.
"There is no need to be in such a hurry," said Xiu. "I'm still around. You still have loads of time to learn this."
