Chapter 389 New Year's Goods
He Shu couldn't go to Xia Miao's house empty-handed , so he went there while he was still in the mall.
I asked Xia Miao and she told me that her parents would not be going back to their hometown this year, so she planned to buy some New Year's goods.
Xia Miao didn't want He Shu to spend so much money. In fact, her mother had almost bought all the New Year's goods for her family in the past few days.
He Shu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll buy some gift boxes. If I can't finish them myself, I can give them to relatives to use. This will save your parents from having to buy more."
"Oh, no need. My dad told you to go eat and not buy anything."
He Shu shook his head: "That was just a polite remark from my uncle. I can still go empty-handed. I went empty-handed last time and I am still empty-handed this time. How can I feel embarrassed?"
"What are you embarrassed about? You haven't started working yet."
"Two different things." Xia Miao said it wasn't necessary, but He Shu couldn't be so ignorant. Mainly, he didn't want to be as embarrassed as last time.
He forced Xia Miao to buy many gift boxes that would be impressive when given as gifts, and spent several thousand yuan to buy two bottles of good wine for Xia Miao's father.
I was thinking about what to buy for Xia Miao’s mother, so I asked Xia Miao, and finally she chose a high-end perfume, which was also not cheap.
As for my godfather, it seems that the family hasn’t prepared any New Year’s goods. The car wash was very busy before the New Year, and my godfather didn’t have time.
Xia Miao happened to be there today, so the two of them bought a lot of things. Each of them pushed a shopping cart, and in the end, both carts were filled to the brim.
Come to think of it, He Shu had never spent money so lavishly in his life.
Those furniture and appliances cost tens of thousands of dollars at a time, and the New Year gifts for Xia Miao's family alone exceeded tens of thousands.
However, He Shu did not feel sorry for the money, as one was for his own family and the other was for his future father-in-law and mother-in-law.
No matter how straightforward he is, he knows that he has to please his future father-in-law and mother-in-law before they will be willing to let Xia Miao marry him.
In particular, He Shu is actually quite superstitious and believes that marriage must have the blessing of both sets of parents.
On my side, my godfather was full of praise for Xia Miao and had long regarded her as his daughter-in-law.
Although Xia Miao's parents were quite enthusiastic about her, they were still not completely confident about He Shu.
He Shu couldn't feel at ease unless he was 100% sure.
I don’t know when it started, but it was Xia Miao who took the initiative to pursue He Shu, but now He Shu can’t live without Xia Miao.
The things I bought filled the entire back seat. Fortunately, the car is quite spacious. If I had changed to a smaller car, the trunk wouldn't be able to fit all the things.
"Let's go back to my godfather's house first, and then we'll go to your house."
Xia Miao also bought New Year's goods for her godfather. She thought He Shu wanted to send them back first, so she agreed.
When they returned home, He Shu asked Xia Miao to carry the light candies and other things, while he carried the heavy things upstairs.
Halfway through the walk, he met Zhao Qishui who was just coming downstairs. He quickly took the things from Xia Miao's hand and was about to take those from He Shu.
"You bought so many things? Do you have more?"
"There's also a bucket of oil and rice. I don't think there's much left at home."
He Shu gave the things to his godfather, asked Xia Miao and his godfather to go upstairs first, and then he went downstairs to carry the rice and oil.
When they had moved halfway, my godfather came to pick them up, and the two of them took the things home together.
As soon as Xia Miao entered the house, she smelled a strong smell of Chinese medicine, and she took the things to the kitchen.
I found a microwave in the kitchen with a bowl of freshly heated medicine on it.
Hearing the door closing, Xia Miao came out from the kitchen: "Whose medicine is this?"
"Mine." He Shu put down the rice bag and took two breaths. Sweat appeared on his forehead. He was tired after carrying such a small thing. It was obvious that he was indeed a little weak.
"Why are you drinking Chinese medicine?" Xia Miao looked at He Shu with some concern.
When He Shu came back this time, she felt that apart from feeling that He Shu seemed a little thinner, she didn't think there was anything wrong.
"It's okay. I'm just weak. My uncle found a Chinese doctor and prescribed some medicine to replenish my body."
He Shu rested and replied with a smile: "We will leave after I finish drinking. Don't keep uncle and aunt waiting for too long."
Xia Miao felt relieved after hearing this. She felt that He Shu was just too thin, which caused his physical weakness. So it would be good for him to take some tonic medicine.
He Shu took off his coat, which was a little dirty from carrying things just now.
He entered the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water before picking up the bowl of medicine. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and drank it in one gulp.
I didn't even dare to breathe and quickly drank the water to suppress the bitter taste in my mouth.
Xia Miao couldn't help grinning as she watched from the kitchen door, as if the medicine had been drunk into her mouth.
"Is it particularly bitter? I have been afraid to drink Chinese medicine since I was a child."
He Shu also grinned , but he was just laughing: "Not bad."
"Godfather, are you going to eat at home tonight?"
Zhao Qishui nodded: "Don't worry about me, I can just make some noodles. But He Shu, don't drink alcohol, you have to avoid certain foods when taking medicine."
He Shu agreed, changed his coat, and took Xia Miao downstairs.
Zhao Qishui walked to the window and watched He Shu's car leave the community before turning around with a smile to pack up the New Year's goods.
The days are short and the nights are long in winter, and it was already dark outside when we arrived at Xia Miao's house.
As soon as I opened the door, the aroma of food wafted out.
Xia Miao's parents have prepared the meal and are just waiting for them to come back.
"Hello, uncle and aunt." Although he had been here once, He Shu was still a little nervous.
Seeing the two people carrying large and small bags, Xia Miao's father hurried to pick them up.
"Oh, why did you buy so many things?"
Xia Miao's mother also hurried over to help: "You kid, I asked you to come to dinner, why did you spend so much money?"
He Shu moved all the things into the house, and while changing his shoes, he replied with a smile: "Isn't it almost Chinese New Year? I wish my uncle and aunt a happy new year."
Xia Miao's mother's face was full of smiles. She was not after these things. Who doesn't want their future son-in-law to be more sensible?
"Mom and Dad, He Shu even bought you gifts."
Xia Miao pointed at the two beautifully packaged bottles of wine and said, "Dad, your wine."
He then pulled out a delicate little box from a pile of gift boxes: "Mom, this is yours."
Xia Miao's parents were a little embarrassed, but they didn't want to say anything to He Shu, so they said Xia Miao.
"Miao Miao, you are such a fool. You let He Shu spend money like this? Why don't you stop him? What kind of gifts are you going to buy for us?"
However, these two things touched the hearts of Xia Miao's parents.
The gift is about the thought, not the price. Xia Miao's father usually likes to have a drink, so he is of course happy to have good wine.
Xia Miao's mother likes to dress up the most. When she saw the perfume He Shu gave her, she was surprised and said, "I have never been willing to buy this brand of perfume. Oh, it's quite expensive, right? No, Auntie, give you the money."
"Auntie, as long as you like it, if you want to pay, I won't dare to come to eat."
Although I was a little reserved, I was much better than the first time I came.
Xia Miao's parents also felt that He Shu seemed more mature than the last time he came. Unlike last time, Chunchun was just a big kid.
After finally getting from the door to the living room, the food was already on the table.
After asking the two to wash their hands, Xia Miao's father took out two wine glasses.
Unfortunately, before He Shu could speak, Xia Miao took one of the cups away.
"Dad, He Shu can't drink with you today. He drove here."
