Tang Cuiju didn't know how to knit, but she saw that Ye Zhen's sweater was beautiful and realized that her aunt was good at knitting, so she wanted to knit one for her younger sister as well.
Unfortunately, besides attending classes and working, she has very little free time.
When Ye Zhen found out, she said, "Oh, what's the big deal? Just buy the yarn and give my mom the size of the small bottle so she can knit it."
Since my niece left, she's been overthinking things. It would be good if she could distract herself.
Cuiju felt embarrassed, thinking she was troubling Ye Zhen too much, but she couldn't resist Ye Zhen's constant persuasion, mainly because she wanted to repay Xiaojiu.
So Tang Cuiju brought a pound of noodles and a pound of seaweed to the door, and she was only able to buy yarn at an insider price thanks to the Ye family's good fortune.
This batch of yarn was sky blue, but it was stained with some dye and became waste. Even though it was waste, the internal staff could completely reuse it.
The Ye family doesn't take advantage of outsiders; they have a friend who works at the supply and marketing cooperative, and they have a very good relationship with him.
Aunt Ye said she was able to buy this batch of yarn through the Ye family's connections.
“It’s no big deal, I can cover it up with some small flowers.”
Seeing the generous gift Cuiju brought, Aunt Ye not only promised to knit one for Xiaojiu, but also for Cuiju.
I bought enough yarn to knit two pieces.
"No, I don't need it, Auntie. I have clothes to wear, but I want to give one to my godmother."
That's Xiaojiu's mother, so the two of them can wear matching outfits.
So Cuiju wrote down Zhao Lingli's measurements again, expressing her gratitude repeatedly and regretting that she couldn't come to help or learn from her.
"Don't worry, Auntie will knit them for you whenever she has time, as long as you're not in a hurry to wear them."
Xiaozhen told us about your situation. That's really great! It's not easy to balance working and studying at the same time!
Cuiju is actually two years older than Yezhen, and they are the same age as their eldest child.
"Good girl, no matter how busy you are, you have to find a suitable partner. If you stay single forever, people will gossip."
Unexpectedly, Cuiju laughed bitterly: "They've been gossiping about me for a long time, and over the years, I've actually gotten used to it."
"It's alright, Auntie. It's better to stay single than to force yourself to find a companion. We'll see. We'll find someone suitable later."
After Ye Zhen saw Cui Ju off, she saw Ye's mother winding yarn with a preoccupied expression.
"What's wrong, Mom? What are you thinking about so intently?"
Mother Ye hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.
"I think Xiao Jiu, your second sister, is a good person. She's ambitious, and she's the same age as your brother, don't you think?"
Before Ye's mother could finish speaking, Ye Zhen shook her head.
"Oh my god, you're really exaggerating. She's a virgin, and if my brother gets married again, it'll be his second marriage."
Besides, look at my older brother. Not only does he prevent us from holding his ex-wife and her family accountable, but he also claims to the outside world that he was the one who divorced her.
No matter what, it's been so many years of relationship.
Even if my husband and I live apart, there's still my little niece in between, how can I just forget about her?
He can just remarry whenever he wants?
That's not fair to Sister Cuiju either!
Let my brother handle his own affairs; we'll talk about it later!
Cuiju was unaware of this twist after she left; she sent the sweater along with a letter.
The letter stated that this was a mother-daughter knitted by Aunt Ye, and that it was exactly the same as the one her godmother had made.
Although her second sister had already sent a thank-you gift, Xiao Jiu still managed to mail a pound of fruit candy and a pound of biscuits to the Ye family as a token of her gratitude.
"Oh dear, child, why are you being so polite!"
Ye Zhen received the package and saw the letter inside. She couldn't help but run over to tell Cui Ju about it.
"She said she missed me and that the sweater was nice and fit her perfectly, but actually she was just trying to thank my mom in a roundabout way!"
"You two sisters are too kind. Come on, I'll treat you to lunch at the state-run restaurant. You absolutely must come, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to my family when I get home."
Both of them were polite people, and Cuiju also noticed Ye Zhen's helplessness, so she couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, then I'm really benefiting from my sister's kindness. But I'm in a hurry, so let's just have a bowl of mutton stew noodles."
"Okay, whatever you want to eat." Even so, when ordering, she still ordered a bowl of crispy pork with sauce.
Steamed bowls are a local specialty, available in limited quantities each day, and not something you can just eat whenever you want.
"How's things going with you and your boyfriend?"
Ye Zhen met a newspaper editor through a blind date. He was from Northeast China, attended university in Los Angeles, and stayed in the city after graduation due to his outstanding performance.
"I get along fairly well with him, but his hometown is too far away, so we have to go back to get married."
Moreover, he has six siblings, and his ancestral home is in Shandong Province, apparently because they fled there during a famine.
This relationship is too complicated for me; the matchmaker never made it sound so complicated.
I only found out from him after we spent time together, so my mom told me to decide for myself, and I'm still hesitating.
"Do his siblings have jobs? What is his birth order?"
Ye Zhen shook her head. "They're all farming in the production team. He's the third oldest. His older brother and sister are already married, and his younger brother and sister have started looking for partners."
That place only grows one crop a year. It's a vast and resource-rich area where people live off the land. It's a good place.
It's even better than the situation here where there are only two harvests a year. The main reason is that there are fewer people, so there's naturally enough food to eat.
But I heard that in this situation, he might have to support a large family, so I hesitated and decided to stay here.
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