bookbashuk Chapter 196 A Letter from Afar
Chapter 196 A Letter from Afar
And nothing is cheap. Just these women's leather shoes alone cost at least twenty yuan, not to mention the high-end milk powder, chocolate, and canned meat, etc.
These things probably add up to more than a hundred yuan.
She remembers that the troupe's monthly salary was only a few dozen yuan.
Putting money aside, the various coupons alone are very difficult to obtain. Many of these items cannot be bought at ordinary supply and marketing cooperatives; they can only be purchased at overseas Chinese stores using specific remittance coupons.
Qin Yunzhou was also somewhat surprised. He opened the envelope in the package and took out the letter inside to read it.
After a long silence, he handed the letter to Xu Sui.
"These things weren't just sent by Xiaoshuang, but also by several of my childhood friends from the military compound. They knew our baby was due soon, so they bought things and sent them over."
Xu Sui took the letter and read it. It was written by Gu Shuang. She had bought the little leather shoes for her, and she had also bought the clothes for the child.
As for the food and several cans of high-end milk powder, they were bought and sent over by Qin Yunzhou's childhood friends.
Besides these things, there was also half a pound of brown sugar coupons in the envelope, which Gu Shuang had also prepared.
I've heard that brown sugar is good for pregnant women.
In the letter, Gu Shuang no longer called her by her name as she used to do in the cultural troupe, but instead affectionately called her sister-in-law.
After reading the letter, Xu Sui felt a mix of emotions.
"These things must be expensive, should we prepare some return gifts for them?"
She knew nothing about Qin Yunzhou's past, nor did she know who his childhood friends in the Beijing compound were.
Qin Yunzhou examined the premium milk powder in the package carefully, then shook his head and said, "No need. I'll write back to them. When I return to Beijing to visit you later, I'll treat them to a meal, and then introduce you and the child to them."
However, this means it will probably take one or two years before I can treat them to a meal.
After all, he would have to return to his unit after Xu Sui gave birth, and he could only visit them in Beijing when he had leave later.
Seeing that Qin Yunzhou already had a plan, Xu Sui didn't say anything more.
She nodded and picked up the items to look at them, especially after seeing the foreign words on the large cans of milk powder.
She paused slightly, "Is this imported baby formula?"
Just by looking at the packaging, you can tell it's not cheap.
Qin Yunzhou nodded, "Yes, it should have been bought at the Overseas Chinese Store."
"This brand of formula is good. If the babies have no problems with it after they are born, I will ask them to buy some more and send it over."
The reason we only sent four cans is that they were worried the kids wouldn't like the taste and it would go to waste, so we sent some over to try first.
Although he had a good relationship with his childhood friends, he hadn't seen them for many years.
These imported milk powders aren't cheap, so we owe them a huge favor. But we really have to owe them this favor, since we suddenly have two more children in the family.
It seems I need to find a way to get some remittance certificates.
Xu Sui breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'll give it a try then."
To be honest, she had worried about the baby's milk supply before, since she was feeding two babies on her own and she was worried about not having enough breast milk.
Fortunately, the child's father is reliable, so we don't have to worry about him for now.
Qin Yunzhou rummaged through the package and finally sorted out some items: a can of meat, a can of fruit, a serving of high-end pastries, and two kinds of fruit, etc.
"My leg recovered so quickly thanks to Grandma's help. Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, so we're bringing her some food."
To be honest, without Grandma Xu's help, he wouldn't have recovered so quickly, and might not have recovered at all.
He knew in his heart that the old lady had helped him treat his leg because of Xu Sui, and had even healed some of his old injuries.
But one thing at a time, it doesn't diminish his gratitude towards the old lady.
"How about we go tomorrow? We can visit Grandma to wish her a Happy New Year then." Xu Sui thought so too; she knew she had to visit the elders during the New Year.
She had originally planned to go tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year, but before she could even discuss it with Qin Yunzhou, he brought it up first.
Qin Yunzhou thought about it and agreed, "Let's go tomorrow, and invite Xiaofei along too."
The old lady is getting old, and he and Xu Sui are both leaving this county this year. They don't know if they will ever see each other again.
He could tell that the old lady was cold on the outside but warm on the inside; she still cared about Xu Sui and Xu Fei, after all, they were the only bloodline left by her only son, how could she not care?
Speaking of her younger brother, Xu Sui suddenly remembered something. She reached out and nudged Qin Yunzhou, "By the way, we have to give out red envelopes tonight. Have you prepared them?"
Qin Yunzhou nodded, took out a red envelope from the cabinet next to him, and handed it to Xu Sui. "The amounts inside are all the same, one yuan for each."
One yuan is not a small amount, considering that these days most families only give a few cents or a dime in red envelopes.
Xu Sui took the bags and counted them; there were four in total. She sat down next to Qin Yunzhou, looked up at his profile, and asked, "Xiao Hai, Yanzi, Xiao Fei, and is the last one Jinbao's?"
There are only a few younger members in both families.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yunzhou looked down at the red envelope in Xu Sui's hand, his gaze lingering for a moment. "A few are missing. Wait a minute, I'll go get them."
He got up and opened the bedside drawer, taking out several red envelopes that were slightly different from each other.
A moment later, Qin Yunzhou brought over a few more red envelopes, took one out, and handed it to Xu Sui.
"This is for Xiaomei. She's not married yet and is spending the New Year with us. She'll also be helping us take care of our children in the future, so this red envelope should be given to her."
"I put a dollar in there, the same as Yanzi and the others."
After saying that, he took out two more red envelopes, which seemed to be about the same thickness as the previous ones.
"This is for the two babies in your belly."
Finally, Qin Yunzhou took out the last red envelope, took Xu Sui's hand, and gently placed it in her palm.
His gaze fell on Xu Sui's face, his eyes smiling. "This is for you. Happy New Year."
Xu Sui was slightly taken aback when she saw the red envelope that had suddenly appeared in her hand. "I got one too?"
Not only did she have one, but the two children in her belly did too. She thought that only Xiaomei's child was missing.
Qin Yunzhou nodded slightly. "Open it and take a look."
This was a red envelope he had prepared long ago. Although the child hadn't been born yet, it was already in Xu Sui's belly, so he definitely had to give it to her.
Xu Sui was happy to receive a red envelope, regardless of how much money was inside.
It didn't look very thick, so she assumed the money inside was the same as the children's, all one dollar.
She was stunned when she opened it.