"Of course I'd love to! Auntie, how much fabric do you need for the embroidery pattern?"
Zhuang Ruofang thought for a moment.
"There are about 210 items in total, and I can only give you one month."
Ideally, we should find seven people, and we need to embroider at least seven pieces a day.
Each design costs two yuan, and we need to deliver them three months after the New Year.
Zhuang Zhimeng patted her chest and guaranteed it.
"Auntie, no problem. You trust me, I will definitely ensure the quality for you."
I will check each one carefully, and only send it back to you after I've approved it.
"Okay, I'll draw the pattern you need for Yaya in a few days."
I'll send you the fabric when you head back, and you can return it to me a month later.
"I'll transfer the money to you after I've inspected and confirmed everything is in order."
"Okay, Auntie, I understand."
The days passed relentlessly until New Year's Eve.
In the morning, Zhuang Zhimeng received a phone call from Jiang Yanxia.
"Zhimeng, Happy New Year!"
Meng Ge'er and I have already bought our train tickets. We'll arrive in Beijing on the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year.
We plan to stay for a few days, and then go to my house on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
"Happy New Year, Xiazi. I understand. Qingbai and I will pick you up on the second day of the Lunar New Year."
A commotion came from the other end of the phone, and then Meng Ge'er snatched the phone away.
"Boss, Happy New Year! Wow, it feels like it's been ages since we last saw each other."
"Happy New Year, Meng Ge! How are things at home? Has your family approved of your relationship?"
"Hehe, they agreed. My parents are overjoyed and keep praising me for doing a good job and finding a great wife."
"Oh? So you're still planning to get engaged?"
"Xiazi and I might get married directly. If we get engaged, both sets of parents would have to go to our place twice, which would be too troublesome."
"That's right. So, if you go to Xiazi's house and reach an agreement, you might just get married?"
"Yes, we need to catch up with you and Brother An!"
"Hehe, then congratulations to you in advance!"
"Thanks, boss!"
Zhuang Zhiwu returned shortly after Zhuang Zhimeng hung up the phone.
Just like when they were little, Zhuang Zhimeng jumped onto her second brother's back and let him carry her.
"Second brother, you're finally back."
Zhuang Zhiwu resignedly carried his younger sister a few steps, then deliberately bounced the girl on his back.
"Little sister, you must be eating too much good food at home, you've gained weight."
Zhuang Zhimeng got off her second brother's back and slapped him on the back.
“You’re the one who’s heavy! I’m at a normal weight. Qingbai always says I’m too thin.”
"Alright, alright, second brother is wrong. I'm the heaviest, I'm the most heavy!"
Hao Caiyun looked at the brother and sister, who were still like children who had never grown up, and shook her head with a smile, urging them on.
"Alright, you two, hurry up and make dumplings. After we finish eating, we still need to go to the compound to see your grandparents!"
Zhuang Zhimeng made a face at Zhuang Zhiwu, then responded to her mother.
"They're here."
Zhuang Zhiwu smiled and walked over.
Zhuang Zhiwu asked his mother.
"Mom, where did Dad, my older brother, and my younger brother go?"
"The three of them took Ping An and An to buy firecrackers."
"What about my sister-in-law?"
"Chopping filling in the kitchen."
Hao Caiyun brought the kneaded dough to the living room and asked her second son.
How is Hsin-chu's health right now?
Zhuang Zhiwu answered his mother as he helped cut the dough into small pieces.
"It's alright, but my feet are swollen, making it difficult to walk."
Before I left, I told Xinzhu to stay at her parents' house; otherwise, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving her there.
"Yes, it's the right thing to let Xinzhu go to her parents' house. There's no one there, and it would be terrible if something happened to her."
Zhuang Zhimeng asked her second brother.
"Second brother, did your wife eat the nutritional supplements that Mom and I sent?"
"I've been eating, I've been eating all along!"
Little sister, the clothes you made are so cute! Every time I see them, I wish I could wear them myself.
"Haha, Second Brother, you're so big, you'll burst if you eat too much! You should save it for my little nephew and niece!"
"Seriously, you'd actually fight with your own child over clothes? People will laugh at you if word gets out!"
Zhuang Zhiwu smiled.
"Hey Mom, I was just kidding. I wouldn't actually steal it, would I? There's no room for it anyway!"
Wang Xiaoman came in after preparing the filling and was quite happy to see Zhuang Zhiwu. She hadn't seen her second brother for a long time.
"Second brother is back?"
"Hmm, sister-in-law, is the dumpling filling ready?"
"It's ready, Ya Ya's favorite pork and cabbage filling."
"Hehe, thank you, sister-in-law."
The four of them worked together to make dumplings.
The dumplings were almost finished when the father and his five sons returned.
"You came back just in time. We were just getting everything ready when you returned."
Zhuang Xingzhou rubbed his hands together and looked at his wife.
"It's really cold outside, but there are quite a few people shopping. I waited in line for a while."
Ping An An approached her second uncle and asked him.
"Second Uncle, when did you get home?"
Zhuang Zhiwu smiled as he looked at the two little chubby babies.
“I just got home, and you two have both become chubby.”
Zhuang Zhimeng slapped the noodles off her hands and pulled Ping An and An along.
“Let’s ignore our second uncle. He says all three of us are fat.”
"Hehe, right, ignore him, Second Uncle is the fat one."
"Auntie, let's go, we don't want to play with Uncle anymore."
Zhuang Zhiwu was dumbfounded.
Now look what happened; with just one sentence, his nephews and sister stopped paying attention to him.
"Hey! I've prepared a gift, does anyone want one?"
"I want it! I want it! Second Uncle, what gift is it?"
"Second Uncle, hurry up and take out the gift. I need to see it to know if I want it or not."
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