Chapter 438 Big Package
Xia Zhizhi didn't mind the money, but if she didn't accept it, the elders in the family would inevitably ask her all sorts of questions. She was too lazy to argue, so she just nodded and agreed happily, and even teased her mother.
"Yeah, okay. I'll ask mom for more money when the time comes. I'll use the extra as pocket money."
Pan Wenjun thought she was cute and pinched her cheek lovingly: "Oh, you've grown up and now you know how to save some money."
Xia Zhizhi raised her head proudly: "No, I'm smart!"
In the eyes of everyone in the Xia family, Xia Zhizhi's vision is excellent even without the halo.
This child is cheerful on weekdays, but she can always remain calm when something serious happens. Her family trusts her. Since she mentioned making clothes, Pan Wenjun and Zeng Zelan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, also discussed it seriously.
Zeng Zelan took out the leather jacket that Xia Zhizhi brought her last year and showed it off: "This is the jacket that Zhizhi bought me last year. It's so warm. I'm sweating when I wear it now. I'll wear it during the coldest days of winter. I haven't worn it many times. Look at it, it's still as good as new. We don't need to do it this year."
The older generation has always been frugal in their living habits. It is normal for their clothes to be worn out. Even if their coats are a little torn, as long as the holes are not obvious, they can mend them and continue to wear them as casual clothes.
The formal clothes are usually kept aside and only worn when entertaining guests or on important occasions.
It is because conditions are better now, and this piece of clothing was given to her by her granddaughter, that she is willing to wear it.
Seeing her mother-in-law say so, Pan Wenjun also said: "Sihua and I have clothes to wear, so we won't make it this year."
Zeng Zelan disagreed: "You two should each make one. This year our family has a big event. Qingqing is getting married, so you have to dress decently. Plus, Xiaoliu is also coming back with a girlfriend, maybe by the end of this year or next year."
"As for the little ones." Zeng Zelan thought for a moment: "Xiaowu and Xiaoliu are so grown up now. If they want to find a partner, they have to dress properly and do it."
Pan Wenjun said: "Then each of us can do two sets?"
Zeng Zelan waved her hands: "They usually wear military uniforms. They don't have time to wear them when they do so much. One set is enough."
Zeng Zelan looked at Xia Zhizhi again and said, "Make a few more sets for our Zhizhi and Qingqing. Qingqing said she needs to dress up more. Our Zhizhi is such a pretty girl, so she should also make some nice clothes. It's no use for her to always wear the same thing."
Even Pan Wenjun couldn't say against her conscience that Xia Zhizhi always wore the same clothes.
Xia Zhizhi is not someone who would mistreat herself. If she were asked to dress and pack her own clothes, she might just do it half-heartedly because she is lazy.
But she has Ah Ju, a sleepless robot who has nothing important to do every day. She either figures out how to feed Ah Ju well or how to dress Ah Ju well.
The way she dresses is similar to the impression of English teachers. She wears different clothes every day for 30 days a month. After all, it is impossible to change clothes every day in winter, but it is pretty close.
Anyway, her clothes are basically only worn two or three times in a winter, and most of them are put in the bottom of the closet after being rained twice.
Pan Wenjun even suspected that the savings book she had given to Xia Zhizhi had been spent by her long ago, and the old lady might have given her a lot of money privately.
But the money has been given to her, and it is meant for her to spend. The little girl doesn't have any other hobbies, she just wants to wear some new clothes, and there's nothing wrong with that. The worst that can happen is that she and Sihua can just save some money.
Zeng Zelan had said so, and Pan Wenjun would not go against the old lady's opinion. She nodded and agreed: "That's right."
At this point, Pan Wenjun wanted to find a tape measure to measure everyone's size.
Xia Zhizhi stopped her, "No need to measure. My eyes are like a ruler. I can tell for sure that I'm right. I've already reported the size. Maybe it's already been made. We make a lot of clothes. If you don't report it earlier, if it's delayed on the way, you won't be able to wear it in time."
"You kid." Pan Wenjun patted her head. "Your grandma and I thought you hadn't started yet. We just discussed it for a long time."
Xia Zhizhi couldn't say that she found it very interesting to see the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arranging the clothes for the family, so she just laughed it off.
Wang Zhili listened to his future father-in-law's teachings in the study in the afternoon. When he came out of the study, he was not so restrained. At dinner time in the evening, he even knew to pick up the wine glass and have a drink with his grandfather and father-in-law.
At the dinner table, everyone mentioned the couple's marriage again.
After everyone discussed it, the two of them decided to go back to the army and apply first.
Wang Zhili is sleeping in a dormitory now. The small room where Xia Qingqing lived before is quite spacious as a single dormitory, but if they have children after getting married, it will be a bit cramped, so they have to apply for housing.
According to Xia Qingqing's level, she can apply for a bigger house.
From application to approval and then to getting the house, after the house is delivered, it has to be decorated. Even though because of the Xia family's relationship, they won't be held back on this, it still takes some time.
Moreover, they had to file a report for the marriage, but luckily, both of them were military personnel, so there was no need for political review and it was approved quickly.
In short, the plan is to complete these procedures before the New Year and then hold the wedding after the New Year.
Xia Qingqing was visibly busy.
As for Xia Zhizhi, the blind-elimination team was already operating on its own. Apart from paying some money and asking Ah Ju to reimburse everyone's travel expenses, she had no other business to do.
Beijing is a small city these days, and she has been around it all the time. It's cold outside, and the park is not a good place to go. She has had enough of department stores and doesn't like to go there anymore, and it's not easy to go to Blue Ocean Park every day.
Except for occasionally moving around, she basically stays at home every day reading comics or these articles to pass the time.
Today was a rare day. Xia Qingqing, who had been busy and had not been seen for more than half a month, called and said she was coming home for dinner.
Xia Zhizhi guessed that she had completed the formalities on her side, and her parents had to come over to have dinner together today.
So Bai Tian and Ah Ju went out on their bicycles.
When I came back in the evening, there were three huge packages tied to the back seat of the bicycle and one on the crossbar. Thanks to the high quality of bicycles these days, the wheels did not deform even with so many things on them.
Xia Zhizhi had no place to sit, so she followed behind and crawled back.
Xia Qingqing and Wang Zhili arrived home earlier than them.
When Ah Ju pushed the camel into the yard, Xia Qingqing and Wang Zhili had just entered the living room. When they heard the noise, they hurried out to help.
The two men helped unload several packages and then carried them into the living room.
Looking at the four huge packages piled on the ground, Xia Qingqing was very surprised: "Zhizhi, where did you get so many things? What's in them?"