When Shen Jianlin and Lin Xiujuan came back from New Year holiday, they brought back large and small bags of things.
Although most of them were new clothes for the whole family to wear during the Chinese New Year, they were all styles they had never seen before. When the old couple saw them, their eyes widened.
What kind of fashionable clothes are these?
Old Mrs. Shen picked up a pair of dark blue pants and said, "Jianlin, what kind of pants are these? They are so thick! And how come the legs look like trumpets?"
Shen Jianlin burst out laughing. "It's called bell-bottom pants! This is the most popular style now. The fabric of this pants is very thick and durable! Mom, I bought some for you, Dad, and the kids."
"Yes, Mom, look, this is vanishing cream. Isn't the weather cold now? Just apply this. I bought it especially for you. And it smells good. Come on, smell it, isn't it?"
Lin Xiujuan handed a small yellow box with a flower pattern on it to Old Lady Shen. She came over to smell it and nodded repeatedly, "Fragrant! This smells so good!"
The old lady had heard of vanishing cream, and some fashionable girls in the village also used it. She never thought that at her age, she could have her own vanishing cream, and she immediately took it in her hand and couldn't let it go.
Shen Jianlin also took out some really nice shirts and some strange glasses. "Dad, look at this."
Old Man Shen picked up one of the glasses and saw that the lenses were black and particularly large. He asked in surprise, "What kind of glasses are these? Why are they different from the ones I usually see?"
"These are frog-eye glasses. They are very popular now and young people love to wear them."
Old man Shen glared at Shen Jianlin, "How dare you say that it's for young people to wear? Then why are you wearing it for me? I'm not young anymore. Wouldn't it make people laugh if I wear it outside?"
"Dad, won't you look younger if you wear it?" Shen Jianlin joked, and took out a few pieces of bulging-looking clothes, a bit like cotton-padded jackets, but very smooth.
Old Mrs. Shen asked curiously, "What kind of clothes are these?"
"This is a down jacket. It has duck down inside. It's very warm in winter. It's like two sweaters! With this, you don't have to dress like a ball. I bought one for each of you."
"Really?" Old Mrs. Shen felt curious and immediately picked up the light pink one, which was obviously bought for Fubao.
She waved to Fubao, who was eating winter melon candy from the bag, and said, "Nannan, come here and try on this new dress."
Fubao took a bite of the winter melon candy her parents brought back and found it really sweet and delicious. When she heard her grandmother's voice, she immediately went over obediently.
Old Mrs. Shen took off Fubao's thick cotton coat and put on a down jacket for her.
The light pink color makes Fubao’s little face look even more rosy and cute, and she is prettier than the little girls in the city.
Old Mrs. Shen liked to dress Fubao up beautifully. She was so happy that she kept praising Shen Jianlin and his wife for their good taste, saying that it was different after staying in the county town for a long time.
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Jiang Meilan also came back from the county town these days. The first thing she did was to visit the Shen family to thank them for their care, and then she took the reluctant Huo Jinxi home to do the spring cleaning before the New Year.
Old Mrs. Shen felt that the mother and son might not be able to handle it, so she sent her four grandsons to help.
Jiang Meilan felt so sorry that she asked them to go home and even took out the candies and snacks she had brought back from the county town. The children refused to take any, but she still insisted on helping.
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