Chapter 631 - 627 Little Ya Finds a Backer [Please Bookmark+]
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Once all the preparations for the New Year were completed, Xie Jingchen then let the children go take their baths in preparation for the celebration.
The hot water had been ready since early, and the new clothes were given to each child a couple of days before; today, each of the Xie Family’s sons and nephews had two sets of clothes for the New Year.
One set was made early on by Xie Jingzi under the orders of her parents, and the other was prepared jointly by Yan Jinsu and Xie Jingzi, with Yan Jinsu providing the fabric and Xie Jingzi the labor.
Before making them, Yan Jinsu had even asked Xie Jingzi to write a letter to their hometown, requesting their eldest and fourth brothers to send the latest measurements of the children.
Since there was plenty of time at that moment—four months before the New Year—the clothes were made slightly larger. Now that they tried them on, the fit was just right.
The only exception was Xiao Ba’s clothes, which appeared a bit too large; this was because his measurements were based on Xiao Jiu’s. Zhou Xiuhua casually remarked that it’s better for them to be bigger than smaller. If they’re too small, you can’t wear them at all, while being too big, you can still make do.
Despite having many children, the older ones were able to help the younger ones bathe, and the boys bathed quickly. They lined up in turn to take their ’Lucky Bath’ with fresh mandarin peel and then showed off their new clothes to each other.
Xie Jinghong and Zhou Xiuhua only needed to help the youngest, Xiao Wu and Xiaoqi, with their baths.
As for Xiao Ba, Lin Caixia had taken him home for a bath before Yan Jinsu and the others returned. This child was so young that he wouldn’t be walking if it weren’t for Xiaojiu. Now that he could walk, he was still too shy to let go, being the most well-behaved among all the children.