Chapter 140: Chapter 140: The Letter Arrived Again
“He could come and help out in my store when he arrives, and consider it repaying a debt,” Xia Chuyi said.
Uncle Xia nodded and replied, “That sounds good. With him holding down the fort at the store on the official opening days, we won’t have to worry about any trouble.”
…her second brother’s idea surprisingly matched hers.
“Let’s not talk about him anymore. Uncle, Aunt Xia, I brought you gifts!”
She had just entered earlier and hadn’t yet had the chance to mention the gifts when Xia Chengzong arrived, so she quickly spoke up now.
Hearing there were gifts, both Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia were especially thrilled.
Xia Chuyi pulled out a scarf for Aunt Xia and leather shoes for Uncle Xia from her bag.
Aunt Xia, receiving the bright red scarf, couldn’t stop smiling.
“You really are a little padded jacket to the heart!” Aunt Xia hugged Xia Chuyi, laughing, “Chuyi, Aunt Xia is growing fonder and fonder of you by the day, almost wishing you could take our Zhao surname!”
Good feelings between people are mutual.
In her previous life, Aunt Xia’s kindness toward her was more because of her love for Uncle Xia.
In this life, she could feel Aunt Xia’s love growing more and more heartfelt.
After praising her, Aunt Xia turned to complain about her own son, “Having a son is so useless. He never shows filial respect, and later we still have to provide him a house and a wife, and after marrying, we even have to help raise his children…”
“Hmph, and even then, who’s to say he won’t forget all about his mother once he has a wife!”
Zhao Xiaogui was indignant!
See, he knew his status at home was getting lower and lower!
The family burst out laughing looking at his expression.
Uncle Xia, holding the leather shoes, couldn’t stop caressing them.
He didn’t lack a pair of shoes, but being a gift from his niece made him involuntarily happy just looking at them.
Unfortunately, his foot injury hadn’t healed, so he couldn’t try them on.
Otherwise, he definitely would have worn them out to strut around and show off.
He couldn’t wear the shoes, but Aunt Xia could wear the scarf.
She wrapped the scarf around her neck, contentedly looked in the mirror and came back, circling around in the room until Uncle Xia complimented her on looking good.
Xia Chuyi smiled obediently.
Present by present, Aunt Xia couldn’t help but scold playfully, “You kid, you’ve only been in business for a few days and you’re already buying so much. You haven’t learned how to earn yet, but you’ve already learned how to spend, huh?”
Though she said this, her smile never faded.
Uncle Xia immediately defended, “That’s what you don’t understand. What’s the purpose of earning money? It’s meant to be spent!”
“Besides, to know how to earn money, you first have to learn how to spend money!”
“Look how good Chuyi’s taste is? Everything she bought is what you and I like, and what we need for the New Year.”
“Perfectly balances aesthetics with practicality.”
Hearing this, Aunt Xia burst out laughing, “Okay, you’re right!”
Xia Chuyi couldn’t help but laugh along.
Only Zhao Xiaogui, shaking his head, muttered, “Sister’s eloquence is exactly like learning from my dad… Ouch.”
Unsurprisingly, he got a bump on the head.
Is this any way to live?
Zhao Xiaogui was outraged.
Back at home, Xia Chuyi’s life once again settled into a routine of jogging, helping Aunt Xia, writing and replying to letters, and studying in her space.
In this routine, the festive atmosphere grew thicker, and the New Year approached closer.
Several mornings, she was woken by the cries from slaughtering the New Year pig in the village.
Slaughtering the New Year pig, eating stew from the pot.
As the footsteps of the year grew nearer, the first letter from Huo Shiqian since they had met finally arrived.