After half a year of recuperation, Mrs. Gu’s health had improved a lot. Therefore, by now, Professor Bao naturally knew that Xia Chuyi’s medicinal food recipes were very useful.
At the time of Chuyi’s departure, she had already left the recipe with them.
However, some of the ingredients, or rather medicinal materials, listed in the Heavenly Book’s recipe, were not available externally.
So Xia Chuyi had always used the herbs from her space, altering them to pose as externally available ingredients, and gave them directly to Professor Bao.
This time’s New Year gift had to be something the recipient needed, so Xia Chuyi still planned to mail them the medicinal food ingredients.
However, under Uncle Xia’s enthusiastic suggestion, Xia Chuyi also included some more common canned goods from this era.
Interestingly, on the day Xia Chuyi went to send the package, the postman just happened to tell her that there were several parcels for her family, sent from the Southwest.
Although she had not yet seen the senders’ address, Xia Chuyi could almost guess that it must have been sent by Huo Shiqian.
She looked and saw that it was a stack of New Year’s goods.
Interestingly, it wasn’t addressed to her name, but to Uncle Xia’s name.
Was this an attempt to curry favor with Uncle Xia?
Xia Chuyi’s lips curved slightly as she thought to herself, "Uncle Liberation Army, you sure know how to win people over!"
There was also a remittance slip, and this one was for Xia Chuyi.
Accompanying today’s letter, Xia Chuyi opened it and saw that the gist of it was: She had been frightened recently, and this money was for her to spend however she liked. As for the debts at Guo Jiacheng’s side, Huo Shiqian had already sent a bunch of New Year’s goods over there, considering it as settling the debt.
At this, Xia Chuyi’s smile widened.
One forcefully imposing a debt, the other forcibly repaying it, it seemed like a match of wits indeed.
After thinking it over, Xia Chuyi took the remittance slip but didn’t take the package.
Xia Chuyi asked the postman to go to her uncle’s store to notify him.
Once notified, Uncle Xia was quite surprised, but still went to the post office.
Uncle Xia made a trip to the post office and returned with a big smile on his face, arms full.
"Chuyi, look, this is from Huo Commander sent from over there," Uncle Xia said gleefully upon seeing Xia Chuyi, "Huo Commander is really thoughtful."
Seeing this, Aunt Xia was also very happy, praising Huo Commander for being a good man.
Even though the family didn’t lack these things, it represented the thought Huo Shiqian put into it.
Having their niece so dearly valued by someone else, the elders naturally felt very happy.
Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia were finding their prospective nephew-in-law Huo Shiqian more and more favorable!
Xia Chuyi secretly pursed her lips and smirked, saying nothing.
See, Uncle Liberation Army’s move really was effective.
All the New Year’s goods preparation was ready, and amid the atmosphere of households adorned with festive lights, the New Year arrived.
In the two days before New Year’s, Uncle Xia and Xia Chengzong prepared to return to their hometown.
"Cough cough," before leaving, Uncle Xia still couldn’t resist asking Xia Chuyi, "Chuyi, are you really not going back with uncle?"
Xia Chuyi smiled and said, "Uncle, there’s still a lot to do over at ’Youwei,’ so I won’t be going back."
Uncle Xia sighed and said he wouldn’t force her.
After all, Uncle Xia knew that Mother Xia had truly hurt Xia Chuyi deeply.
It was Xia Chengzong who, before leaving, said to Xia Chuyi, "Don’t worry, I’ve got Mom covered."
In the end, Uncle Xia and Xia Chengzong went back to their hometown.
They paid their respects to their ancestors at home, which was considered spending the New Year with Mother Xia, and then they came back.
When Uncle Xia and the others returned, Aunt Xia pulled her husband aside and asked, "Xia Chuyi didn’t go back, did Zhao Chunxiao say anything?"