Chapter 679 - 071 Holiday, shopping_3
For a moment, Lin Yuan also wanted to lean in and listen to what they were discussing, but considering her position as the Boss, she ultimately suppressed the urge and stayed away.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, except Uncle Wang, who kept his head down without any reaction. Only when Da Niu approached and said something did he nod and respond faintly.
Lin Yuan knew that this year would be a tough one for Uncle Wang’s family. His eldest daughter met a sudden mishap, and his younger daughter had gone to the Li family for revenge, only able to return home for a couple days during the New Year. On top of that, his wife’s health was deteriorating, and Uncle Wang was surely not taking it well internally.
Lin Yuan didn’t know how to comfort him; all she could do now, it seemed, was help Panpan to the best of her abilities.
Since everyone lived close to town and had work to do outside during the day, Lin Yuan had intentionally scheduled the dinner for the evening. As the Boss, if she didn’t bring her family members, others might feel uncomfortable bringing theirs. Therefore, she had already asked Lin Yi to bring Lin Wei and Xiao Linshuang over. She had also planned to invite Lin Jiaxin and his wife, but his younger brother had caught a cold due to the snow, and Lady Liu, concerned for her son, had stayed home to care for the child. Since Lin Jiaxin was just recovering from a leg injury, and Lady Liu feared he might hurt himself on the slippery snow, she didn’t let him come either.
Thus, only the Lin Yuan Sisters remained at Lin Yuan’s house. But it seemed somewhat inappropriate for only the children to be present, so after some thought, she decided to invite Lao Fan as well. As Xiao Linshuang’s master, he was considered an elder of the Lin family.
The dinner was set for the following evening. With nothing much to do during the day, the three sisters leisurely went shopping. Although Lin Jiaxin and his wife hadn’t come to town, they had given the sisters a shopping list for New Year’s goods, entrusting the important task of preparation to the Lin Yuan Sisters.
Holding the several pages of the list in shock, Lin Yuan flipped through them. Having never bought New Year’s goods before, she had no idea that one needed to purchase so much. Meat and flour, weren’t there already stocks at home? Why buy more? And each purchase was in dozens of pounds.
Seeing her elder sister’s furrowed brow, Lin Wei approached and, following her gaze, explained, "Not all the meat is for us to eat; some of it is for giving away."