I remember when I was little, right before the Lunar New Year we'd make an offering to the Kitchen God. Mom always told us not to jabber, and that we should eat some sweets, so as to speak some sweet words. There should be no fighting or disturbances so as not to cause Kitchen God to report unfavorably on our family to the Jade Emporer in Heaven.
記得小時候在過年前，要祭灶，媽媽總是說小孩子不准亂講話，要吃糖甜甜嘴，說些吉祥話，此外家中不可吵鬧，免得灶爺上天去跟玉皇大帝打我們家的小報告。