The situation was resolved satisfactorily, and Jiang Si no longer paid attention to the news about that family. Instead, she followed Huo's mother to prepare New Year's goods every day.
Considering that there are so many people this year, Huo's mother started preparing things for the New Year several days in advance.
Before dawn, he went straight to the largest grocery store in Beijing.
Chicken, duck, fish and meat are indispensable, and Huo's mother specially picked two fat old hens.
Prepare to nourish the bodies of several daughters-in-law.
I also bought more than ten pounds of pork belly with alternating fat and lean meat. Half of it was used as dumpling filling, and the other half was used for braising.
Knowing that Jiang Si likes to eat food with bones and brains, he bought a few pig's trotters and planned to stew trotter soup for her.
Seeing that there were fresh sea fish and prawns at the seafood counter, Mrs. Huo bought several kilograms of each.
In addition to meat, various dried foods, candied foods and snacks must also be prepared.
I bought several bags of melon seeds and peanuts. There are many people in my family, and if I don't eat them regularly, a pound of melon seeds will be gone very quickly.
The orange candies, prawn cakes, and chocolate candies that children love to eat weighed three pounds each.
I also bought a few boxes of each of Beijing's traditional pastries, such as Beijing Eight Pieces, Peach Cake, and Honey Sandwich.
While purchasing New Year's goods, Huo's mother also did not forget to prepare holiday gifts for her daughters-in-law's families.
Originally, she was planning to choose it herself, but Huo Yu was thoughtful enough to remind her.
"I think you should just give them the money and tickets and let them buy them themselves."
After a pause, he continued, "I see that the eldest son's wife rarely mentions her parents' family."
When Mrs. Huo heard this, she realized it was true.
Logically speaking, Meng Yuan is from Beijing, so the couple should have visited her parents' home the day after they arrived.
But now they have been away for more than ten days, and they rarely even mention going to my mother's house, let alone visiting her.
Mrs. Huo had been busy before, so she didn't think too much about it.
Now that Huo Xu had seen this, he sensed something was amiss.
"Since she doesn't want to say it, just pretend you don't know." Huo Xu said.
After thinking about it, Mrs. Huo agreed.
So the next day he called his four daughters-in-law to his side and gave each of them fifty yuan.
I also added some extra cigarette, alcohol and sugar coupons.
Looking at the banknotes handed over by Mrs. Huo, everyone was a little surprised.
"Mom, why are you giving us money?"
"It's almost Chinese New Year, your dad and I have discussed it, and this year we'll leave it up to you to prepare the gifts for your in-laws."
Mrs. Huo said in a joking tone, "Your father and I are just taking a break, okay?"
What's wrong with that?
Some time ago, my mother-in-law went out early and came back late every day to buy New Year's goods.
They were worried that they had no chance to help their mother-in-law carry the burden.
As soon as they heard this, several people quickly took the money and bills.
"Thank you, Mom."
Meng Yuan was the last one to answer the phone, but her tone was obviously much more relaxed than usual.
"Thank you, Mom. I'm sorry for your trouble."
"No, go get busy."
With the New Year's gift issue resolved, Holmes felt relieved.
At noon, Huo Xu came home from get off work and brought her some good news.
When she learned that the supply of fireworks and firecrackers would be relaxed this year, Huo's mother was extremely happy.
Although fireworks are only allowed on New Year's Eve, the policy has been relaxed significantly compared to previous years.
So, the next day, several grown men in the family took the initiative to line up and buy a box of fireworks and firecrackers.
Jiang Si had nothing to do so she went along too.
I also bought a lot of lanterns and window decorations.
In addition to the ones hanging at home, Jiang Si also bought a portable red lantern for each child, even for Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao.
The children were so happy.
With fireworks and lanterns, this year's New Year atmosphere seems to be extra full.
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