Jiang Zhaonian waited until his grandson and He Yuhan had finished their business before interjecting, "Yuhan, I've collected quite a few things here. You can take them all back with you since you drove here today."
He Yuhan nodded and said, "Okay, we'll take them all back today."
He Yuhan took out two hundred yuan and said, "Grandpa Jiang, please take this two hundred yuan and keep it to pay for the things you collected for me."
Jiang Zhaonian quickly declined, saying, "I still have the money you left me last time, so you don't need to give me any more. The things I collected for you were originally sold as scrap by others, so you won't spend much money on them."
He Yuhan insisted, "Then I'll give you a hundred yuan first. Keep it and I'll give you more when you run out. I can't let you suffer and then have to spend money on me."
As she spoke, He Yuhan stuffed the money into Jiang Bowen's hand and said, "Bowen, you hold this for your grandfather."
Seeing that Jiang Bowen was still refusing, he said, "You're not listening to me? Take it."
Jiang Bowen looked at He Yuhan with a troubled expression, then at his grandfather.
Seeing He Yuhan's firm attitude, Jiang Zhaonian had no choice but to say, "Bowen, listen to your sister Yuhan, take it for now."
Jiang Zhaonian had his grandson take out all the things he had hidden under his bed and then, together with Han Yixian, carried them all to the car.
He Yuhan sat for a while longer before saying goodbye and leaving the Jiang family with Han Yixian.
After the two got into the car, He Yuhan put everything in the car into her storage space.
She didn't even look at what it was; she could look at it later when she had time.
On the way, He Yuhan said, "Brother Han, do you have a sewing machine? I want to buy one. The New Year is coming soon, and I want to make clothes for everyone in my family."
There are too many people in my family, and it would be too slow for me to sew by hand. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it by the time of the Lunar New Year.
He Yuhan originally wanted Du Zhuoyuan to send over a sewing machine. But then she thought that the old-fashioned sewing machines here would probably be obsolete by now and would be hard to find, so she decided to try to find one here instead.
Upon hearing this, Han Yixian said, "Why didn't you say so sooner? Sewing clothes by hand is too tiring and strains the eyes. I was planning to buy a sewing machine when we got married. I had already prepared the sewing machine ticket, but I just hadn't had time to buy it."
Since you need it, I'll buy it for you tomorrow.
He Yuhan said happily, "That's great! With a sewing machine, I can finish making everyone's clothes in two days. That way, everyone will have new clothes to wear for the New Year."
Han Yi first asked, "Have you bought all the fabric? If you don't have enough, I'll get you some fabric coupons."
He Yuhan said, "I've already prepared the fabric, so you don't need to look for fabric coupons anymore."
The next day, Han Yixian indeed bought the sewing machine back. He didn't want his fiancée to get exhausted from making clothes for everyone.
He Chenglin and Yu Huiru were both happy and helpless when they saw Han Yixian buy a sewing machine.
Yu Huiru grumbled to her husband in private, "You know, this son-in-law is very thoughtful, but he has prepared everything that should be prepared for the wedding. What are we going to give our daughter as a dowry? I was thinking of giving her a sewing machine as a dowry since we don't have one at home, but my son-in-law beat me to it."
He Chenglin laughed and said, "Don't worry about that. We'll just give our daughter some extra money, won't we? As soon as she mentioned the sewing machine, Yi Xian brought it back. That guy is good; he's really good to our daughter."
With the sewing machine, He Yuhan quickly made new clothes for everyone. These were her New Year's gifts for everyone, and she couldn't delay them.
He Yuhan's three younger brothers are all growing up very fast, so she took the measurements of all three boys. She didn't forget her youngest brother, Du Haisheng, who lives in Laohewan Village, and made him a set of clothes based on his measurements.
He Yuhan made Zhongshan suits for her three older brothers. The three boys were thrilled to have their first formal Zhongshan suits.
After the clothes were made and the three boys tried them on, they were all put away, ready to wear them during the Chinese New Year.
He Yuhan embroidered ducklings, bears, and other small animals on the clothes she made for her two nephews. The two children liked the clothes so much that they wore them immediately after trying them on and didn't want to take them off.
He Yuhan thought there was no need to wait until the New Year to wear it; if the children liked it, they could wear it.
He Yuhan knew her parents' sizes perfectly and made a set of clothes for each of them.
He Yuhan made Han Yixian a Zhongshan suit made of fine fabric, which he could wear to work or on important occasions.
Han Yixian was delighted to try on the crisp Zhongshan suit; this year, he finally received clothes made by Yuhan again.
Han Yixian deliberately stood in front of He Yuhan and said, "Yuhan, how do I look? Don't I look handsome in my Zhongshan suit?"
He Yuhan looked at Han Yixian's smug expression and laughed, "Yes, very handsome."
Han Yixian chuckled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. It's mainly because I'm handsome, so I look good in anything. If I were handsome, I could be a good match for you, right?"
He Yuhan rolled her eyes at Han Yixian and said, "You're being so unserious again. Be careful my parents hear you bragging."
Han Yixian showed no signs of nervousness or panic, and calmly smiled, "Okay, I won't say anything more. We'll talk about it behind closed doors after we get married. Then no one else will be able to hear what we say."
He Yuhan said helplessly, "Alright, stop being so vain. Take your clothes off now. I'll have to iron them properly later so you can wear them when you visit relatives during the New Year."
Han Yixian pretended not to know and asked, "Isn't this the dress I wore at our wedding?"
He Yuhan said, "I will make you a better wedding dress, so you don't have to worry about it."
Han Yixian chuckled and said, "Then I'll just have to wait for my wife to make my wedding dress."
With the Lunar New Year approaching, the He family, some close friends, are planning to visit each other before the holiday.
Although the He family didn't have any relatives or friends to visit in City C, He Chenglin had several close friends in the provincial capital.
He Yuhan also didn't forget to prepare New Year's goods for these uncles and elders.
He Chenglin then had his eldest son, He Zhenhua, drive to the provincial capital to deliver New Year's gifts to each of his uncles and aunts. He also told them that he would not be visiting during the New Year period and would focus on recuperating, so that his old friends would not worry about him or come to see him.
Several of He Chenglin's old friends had visited him after learning of his illness. When He Zhenhua visited this time, they inquired carefully about He Chenglin's condition and were relieved to learn that their old friend was much better and would recover soon.
Every household received the New Year's gifts from He Zhenhua, but they also gave back quite a few gifts in return. It's only fair to reciprocate. He Zhenhua couldn't refuse, so he had to take the return gifts home.
As for the families in the compound that we're closer to, we'll visit them after the New Year.
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