He wiped his tears away, and Li Lei watched the situation in the east room from the west room.

As Lu Xiaomei tidied up the house, she thought: Li Lei has helped me a lot. Once I recover, I'll make him some clothes.

Seeing that nothing was wrong in the east room, Xiaoyue went to the west room. Li Qianqian was cutting clothes and gave Shuiyue a piece of cloth. Shuiyue was embroidering a handkerchief. Xiaoyue sat on the edge of the kang and said to Li Qianqian, "Things have changed."

Li Qianqian didn't look up, but asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiaoyue then told Li Qianqian about Old Man Ge's illness and how Ge Dalin's family had gone to visit their mother.

While listening, Li Qianqian continued working and said, "Tonight, I will be able to cut all the fabric in all sizes. Sister-in-law Ge returned one set, and she also has two sets of cut fabric. Sister-in-law Yang also returned one set and took two sets of cut fabric."

"After today, there are 27 days until December 30th. All the clothes have been cut. I can make 14 sets if I make one set every two days, plus the three sets I've already made. Sister Yang makes one set every three days, so that's nine sets. We should be short four sets."

Xiaoyue frowned: "I'll do it, you just keep an eye on things."

As the two were discussing, Lu Xiaomei pushed the door open and came in: "I'll do it. I'm feeling better now, and I can make a set in three to four days."

Xiaoyue shook her head, "Your body might not be able to handle it."

Lu Xiaomei said, "I sew for a whole morning, and then I rest in the afternoon."

Li Qianqian, with her slender frame, sat up straight and said, "I think it's fine, let's do it this way. I won't ask you to make too many, just one size, five sets of clothes will be enough."

Seeing that Li Qianqian was obviously anxious, Xiaoyue said, "Little Sister Lu, if you can't take it, just say so. Don't force yourself to endure it."

Lu Xiaomei nodded, a slight blush appearing on her thin, bony face.