Chapter 1021: Thoughts

Xinyan gently tugged on He Jinxuan’s clothes and held out her hand.

He Jinxuan immediately understood her meaning and whispered, "Wait a minute."

He got up, went outside to get an enamel basin, and then fetched some warm water in the kitchen: "Yanyan, come wash your hands."

Sister He quickly brought up the prepared breakfast.

Xinyan happened to dry her hands with the towel handed over by He Jinxuan and hurried forward, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Sister."

Sister He Wang Erni awkwardly wiped her hands on her apron: "Not at all, it’s so cold today, you had a tiring journey by car. Quickly, have some hot soup to warm your stomach."

Having said that, she turned to the fifth sibling and said, "Yuejin, don’t leave yet, eat here. Mom and I have prepared plenty."

Mr. He, possibly due to the fear of facing Xinyan and He Jinxuan alone, looked up and said, "Listen to your sister-in-law."

Mother He also chimed in, "Sit down and eat together, don’t be late for work."

Mother He invited everyone to sit down and then explained, "We don’t have heating here, and they’re worried about the child getting cold, so they squeezed in with their father-in-law."

Xinyan smiled and said, "Yuanyuan is nearly four months old, right?"

He Yuejin, hearing Xinyan mention his daughter, beamed with a smile: "Yes, just one more day and she’ll be four months old."

Xinyan, feeling a bit embarrassed, said, "We’ll visit you and Third Brother later to see the child. We were too busy to come back during the full moon celebration."

He Yuejin quickly waved his hand and said, "I know you’re busy, it’s just a child’s first month, not that big of a deal. Besides, you sent a gift back, which made Yueyue really proud in front of her family, she’s so grateful."

Xinyan didn’t expect He Yuejin to say that: "As long as Yueyue likes it."

When He Yuejin’s daughter had her full moon celebration, Xinyan was on a translation assignment and couldn’t leave.

She found a small piece of jade pendant from the boxes in the space warehouse and asked Han Jingchen to secretly get it blessed by a master at the temple.

She also sent a beautiful scarf to He Yuejin’s wife, which she had bought in the south, and had saved a few pieces, just for this occasion.

East Province probably doesn’t have such patterns yet, so it’s normal that Guo Yueyue would like it.

Sister He obviously put a lot of effort into this breakfast. Xinyan picked up the soy milk in front of her and took a sip: "This soy milk is really good."

Mother He smiled at her: "We made this while making tofu yesterday and especially saved some for you. Drink more if you like it."

Xinyan didn’t expect this to be homemade: "You make tofu at home too?"

Sister He replied, "We make it every winter. This year, we made extra, intending to send some to you."

Xinyan looked at Sister He: "Thank you all for thinking of us, Jinxuan and I appreciate it. But it’s quite an effort to send it over. You either need to ask someone to bring it, or spend money to mail it. Just keep it for yourself next time, and when Jinxuan and I have time to visit, we’ll let you know in advance and have it fresh."

Sister He didn’t get upset after hearing this, knowing Xinyan considered them as family. She cheerfully replied, "You’re right. Next time you come back, we’ll make fresh tofu for you and I’ll make you tofu pudding."

Mr. He and Mother He were pleased to see the two daughters-in-law getting along so well.

Sister He pushed the newly fried pastries towards Xinyan: "These are filled with red bean paste. Sister-in-law, try if you like them."

She added, "Jinxuan said you like these, so we made quite a lot yesterday."

Xinyan glanced at He Jinxuan sitting beside her, to which He Jinxuan said, "Sister is not an outsider, it’s okay."

Xinyan gave him a discreet glare, thinking he was causing trouble for others.

Soon they heard from outside, "Mom, the wontons are cooked."

Then they saw He Xudong, the eldest son, come in with a bowl: "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, these are wontons Grandma made for you."

Xinyan felt a little embarrassed: "Why did you make so many things, it’s really bothersome for you guys."

Sister He took a bowl from her son’s hands, slightly embarrassed: "Sister-in-law, last time when a bunch of us went to Beijing, you hosted us so well, we surely can’t fall behind."

After she said that, she looked at her eldest son beside her, making Xinyan laugh.

Sister He is the typical person who follows her father’s wishes at home and her husband’s after marriage, probably taking advice from Big Brother and the kids on these matters.

Xinyan decided not to say anything more politely and said, "Let’s all eat together."

Mother He nodded and invited everyone to sit down.

Xinyan looked at the soy milk she already had and the wontons just brought over, thinking it wouldn’t be nice to leave any, but she couldn’t finish both. The wontons truly filled a large bowl.

He Jinxuan looked at his newly seated eldest nephew: "Xudong, could you please get an empty bowl for your Third Uncle?"

He Xudong responded promptly, "Sure, Third Uncle."

Then he quickly went outside.

Soon, He Xudong not only brought a bowl back but also a clean spoon: "Third Uncle, here’s the bowl."

He Jinxuan thanked him and took the bowl and spoon: "Thoughtful as always, now sit down and eat."

Sister He was very pleased to see her son being praised. She had thought countless times that she must have a good relationship with the Third couple, as they might need their help someday.