Actually, these are goods we brought in from the South last time, but we definitely canât bring them out now. Who would buy the same set of clothes twice? If we did take them out, it might cause trouble for ourselves, so itâs better to be safe than sorry.
As the two of them were talking, they heard Sister Chen in the yard asking, "Mr. Han, the food is ready, can we eat now?"
Han Chaoyang heard Sister Chen and turned to his second uncle, Han Jingchen: "Second Uncle, letâs set the table up in the corridor. We wonât be under the sun there, and we can enjoy freshly grilled meat."
Han Chunxue and Su Aihong also thought it was a good idea, so they called for people to bring the table out, and lunch was eaten in the yard.
Fortunately, the houses were separated by several hundred meters here, and there werenât many families around. Otherwise, the aroma might make others too hungry to eat their lunch.
After spending time together on the mountain in the morning, when Xinyan talked to her cousins, the awkwardness from yesterday was gone, which made Han Jingchen, who was observing from the side, feel relieved.
During the meal, everyone was happy, and Xinyan even asked Sister Chen to use the tea leaves she brought to brew a pot of tea to cleanse everyoneâs palates. Her uncle and aunt couldnât praise the tea enough.
Once everything was tidied up, they were ready to leave, as they had to work the next day.
Xinyan brought out the prepared gifts and handed them out. She said to her uncle, aunt, and cousins, "These tea leaves were brought back for me from the South by someone; they are the ones we just drank."
Then she pointed to the hand cream in the hands of her aunt and cousin, "This hand cream is formulated by me using an ancient recipe, which Iâve always used. Youâll see the effects after some time."
As she finished speaking, she heard her little cousin and little brother exclaim, "These dried fruits are just too delicious."
Xinyan didnât need to say anything else: "As long as you like them, itâs good."
No one expected Xinyan to prepare gifts for everyone, and Han Jingheng smiled, saying, "Wow, this is a token of respect from my niece. I must bring some of this tea to my office."
The meaning was obvious; of course, he intended to show it off.
After all, it was a gesture from his niece, who had scored the highest in science in the province; how could he not boast about it for a few days?
His aunt rolled her eyes at her husband, "Alright, just donât show off too much. If it gets snatched away, donât regret it."
Han Jingheng nodded, "Youâre right; Iâll only bring a dayâs worth each day to make them envious."
After saying this, he glanced at the tea in his sonsâ hands.
Han Chaoyang quickly said, "Dad, my future father-in-law shares the same interest as you and loves tea. What do you think?"
Han Jingheng looked at his eldest son, who, at twenty-six, finally seemed to understand, and with some disdain, said, "Enough, just seal the deal with your father-in-law and set the wedding date soon."
Everyone laughed at the teasing between father and son.
Han Jingchen also patted his big nephewâs shoulder, "You two have been together for a few months now; itâs time to make it official."
Han Chaoyang knew his family was eager for him to get married. After all, his younger brother was also already twenty-three and had found someone. If he didnât get married soon, it might hold up his younger brother. He nodded and said, "Iâve discussed it with Shengfang. Once sheâs back from her business trip, weâll discuss the wedding date at her place."
Su Aihong was delighted, "You rascal, if your dad didnât ask, when did you plan to tell the family?"