Zhang Hongyan walked into Xia Qingqing's room with two sets of pajamas: "Qingqing, the pajamas are ready for you. See if they're what you wanted?"

"You finished so quickly?" Xia Qingqing was a little surprised, and then took the pajamas from her hands.

“With a sewing machine, how could it not be fast?” Zhang Hongyan said with a smile.

Xia Qingqing first tried on the pink nightgown, and then tried on the light yellow long-sleeved pajamas and pants. They were both comfortable and beautiful, and she really liked them.

Xia Qingqing changed out of her pajamas, folded them neatly, and then asked, "Mom, did you make one for yourself?"

"Mom, no need. Don't waste such good fabric."

"What do you mean by wasteful? This fabric was bought to make clothes, isn't it? If you keep doing this, I'm going to get angry," Xia Qingqing pouted, looking annoyed.

Although her mother's thinking has changed somewhat compared to before, she is still mostly only willing to spend money on her children, and not on herself.

Xia Qingqing couldn't understand why, after working hard for half her life, she still couldn't treat herself better. If there wasn't enough fabric, that would be one thing, but she clearly had so much fabric yet she couldn't bear to use it on herself.

Seeing her daughter's stern face, Zhang Hongyan relented, "You silly child... Mom will make yourself a set tomorrow, okay?"

"One set isn't enough; at the very least, you need to have it measured so you can change into different outfits."

“Alright, alright, I’ll make two sets,” Zhang Hongyan said with a smile in her eyes.

She knew it was her daughter being filial, and she had to admit it felt really good.

The next day, after taking a shower, Xia Qingqing put on her new pajamas, and Gou Dan's eyes lit up when he saw his sister's new clothes.

Her little hand couldn't help but touch Xia Qingqing's sleeve: "Sister, why is your dress so smooth and soft? It looks so good on you."

"This is silk fabric, it's a bit different from cotton. What? Do you want one too?" Xia Qingqing teased him deliberately.

Dog Egg nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, I want one too."

"But there are only pink and yellow available. Can you accept these two colors? If so, let Mom make them for you."

“I want the same style as what you’re wearing,” Gou Dan said, pointing to Xia Qingqing’s pale yellow pajamas.

Gou Dan thought the pale yellow color his sister wore looked pretty good and didn't think that as a boy, he shouldn't wear such a light color.

Xia Qingqing had no objection when she saw that he liked it: "Okay, then you can ask your mother to make it for you. There's still a lot of fabric left."

Gou Dan immediately ran to find Zhang Hongyan and pestered her for a while before she finally agreed to make him a set of clothes.

Gou Dan, who had just received permission, was overjoyed. Seeing this, Zhang Hongyan poked his forehead and joked, "You're not that old, but you're quite discerning. You even know this fabric is comfortable."

Dog Egg snorted twice in dissatisfaction: "I may be young, but I'm not stupid. My sister's new clothes feel so smooth. I've never worn such smooth clothes before."

"Just wait, I'll make it for you in a couple of days."

"Why do we have to wait two days? Can't we do it in the next two days?" Gou Dan asked, puzzled. He was eager to put on his new clothes.

Zhang Hongyan glared at her: "Your mother still needs to make two more sets of clothes for herself, so you better stand in line."

"Okay, fine," Gou Dan immediately became obedient upon hearing this.

Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "What about Dad? We all get new clothes, but he doesn't?"

Gou Dan subconsciously felt that this was somewhat unfair to his father, and that his father might be very sad if he found out.

“If your dad wore clothes of that color, how ugly would he look?” Zhang Hongyan couldn’t help but laugh at the thought.

Xia Heping was already quite tanned from working in the fields all year round, and he was a big, burly man. Just thinking about him wearing a pink and tender pajama set was an eyesore.

Dog Egg: "......"

There's nothing that can be done then; he's already tried his best to help his father.

A few days later, Xia Heping suddenly discovered that the other three people in the house were wearing the same pajamas, but he was the only one not!

He glanced at the family of three in front of him with a resentful look.

Dog Egg even went up to him and asked, "Dad, aren't my new clothes nice?"

“Looks good…” Xia Heping praised through gritted teeth.

"I think it looks good too. This new outfit is so comfortable, it's so smooth and comfortable than any of my other clothes," Gou Dan kept praising the advantages of the new outfit.

Poor Xia Heping not only didn't have any new clothes, but also had to let his son show them off.

That night, Xia Heping stammered a complaint to his wife, "Why do you and the two kids have matching clothes? Why didn't you make some for me?"

He already knew that his wife had made pajamas for him and their daughter, but he didn't know that his son also had some, so he suddenly felt unbalanced.

"You want one too? Then I'll make one for you as well."

Zhang Hongyan said with a smile, "But let me be clear from the start, there are only two colors available: pink and light yellow. Which one do you prefer?"

"Well... I think I'd better not use it," Xia Heping hesitated for a moment before reluctantly declining. A grown man wearing such a effeminate color would only make him a laughingstock.

Xia Qingqing hadn't thought of all that at first, since the fabric Fan Sheng gave her was specifically for making clothes for her, and he certainly wouldn't give her fabric suitable for men.

Dog Egg is still a child, so he doesn't find it strange to wear this color, and he seems quite happy with it.

However, she soon noticed that Xia Heping seemed a little unhappy.

Xia Heping: Nonsense, the other three members of the family are all wearing matching outfits, how could he possibly be happy if he were the only one left out?

To avoid showing favoritism, Xia Qingqing sent a message to Fan Sheng that very evening, asking him to help buy two bolts of dark blue and black silk.

Fan Sheng took the message very seriously and immediately went to the county the next day to buy about ten bolts of silk to give to Xia Qingqing. They came in various colors.

Xia Qingqing took out a dark blue piece of fabric and asked Zhang Hongyan to make two sets of pajamas for Xia Heping, which made Xia Heping extremely happy.

Xia Qingqing wanted to give Fan Sheng some silver, but he refused to accept it. After all, the silks only amounted to a few dozen taels of silver, which was nothing compared to the glass cup Xia Qingqing had given him. How could he possibly accept her money?

Seeing that he insisted on not accepting the money, Xia Qingqing found a mirror in the system warehouse and sent it to Fan Sheng as a gift in return for Fan Sheng's wife.

When Luo Suyue got the mirror, she was startled. For the first time, she clearly knew what her face looked like, and even the smallest blemishes on her face were clearly visible.

If this mirror could be sold, it would be worth more than the glass cup, but after discussing it with Fan Sheng, Luo Suyue decided not to sell it.

Anyway, their family isn't short of money now, and Luo Suyue really likes this mirror, so they kept it for her to use.

If we need the money later, we can sell it then.