Xiang Xi eagerly opened the packaging bag, selecting a tracksuit in a vibrant red with black trim, made of faux lamb's wool.
Xiang Xi immediately shed his cotton-padded jacket and quickly changed. The cut of this garment was sleek and simple, making him appear handsome and effortlessly stylish.
Chen Lan had Xiang Xi pick a pair of snow boots in his size from another bundle. Xiang Xi chose a pair of red boots with black trim, size 41, in a matching color scheme.
Xiang Xi immediately put them on with anticipation. Once changed, the overall effect was striking; the matching top and bottom made Xiang Xi look even more handsome, sunny, and fashionable.
Xiang Dong and Xu Mingxuan, who were eating, looked up and saw that after changing into the new tracksuit, Xiang Xi seemed like a different person.
They immediately stopped eating, put down their chopsticks and bowls, and rose from the table to gather around.
Xiang Dong selected a suit in dark brown with white trim. He immediately took off his cotton-padded jacket and changed, looking exceptionally steady and capable. Paired with snow boots of the same color, he appeared even more dignified and competent, exuding trustworthiness.
Xu Mingxuan chose a pure black suit with red trim. He quickly took off his clothes and changed. After putting on his chosen tracksuit, he appeared more mature, steady, and composed.
Coupled with snow boots of the same color, he gave an impression of resolute calm and security.
Everyone stopped eating and rushed to look at the clothes. The table, which had been full of people, was now sparsely occupied by only Grandpa Hu Tou and his grandson Fu Shu, who were leisurely eating breakfast. Their mother sat on the sofa, feeding Jia Hui egg custard while peeking towards the commotion.
Jia Yao, abandoned by Xiang Xi, was obediently sitting in a corner of the sofa, fiddling with his socks, a lingering habit from when he always went barefoot in warmer weather.
The few young men, preening themselves, were trying on clothes. Mother Liu, Hu Yuzhen, Wen Kai, and Wen Qi had all put down their chopsticks and were commenting on the clothes and the people wearing them.
Chen Lan quickly hurried over to pick up Jia Yao's bowl of egg custard, intending to feed him the last few spoonfuls. Jia Yao adamantly refused, shaking his little head like a rattle drum. He patted his round belly and said one word: "Full."
Chen Lan felt Jia Yao's belly; it was indeed round and full. The egg custard was also a bit cold. With no other choice, Chen Lan quickly ate the remaining spoonfuls herself.
Chen Lan sat Jia Yao next to her on the sofa and quickly started eating the untouched breakfast on the table.
She worried that if she didn't eat quickly, her mother-in-law would soon come to rush her. As expected, after only a few bites, her mother-in-law's loud voice boomed from outside the door: "Xiao Lan, Xiao Lan, are you ready?" Her voice arrived before she did.
Pushing open the living room door, she saw the group looking handsome and spirited in their new clothes, and she immediately joined in the commentary.
Chen Lan quickly finished her breakfast and asked her mother, who had just finished feeding Jia Hui and was eating, to watch Jia Yao and Jia Hui.
She then hurried upstairs to change into the faux lamb's wool tracksuit and snow boots she had worn when hunting wild boar. She descended the stairs with a heroic and spirited air.
Seeing Chen Lan in her new outfit, her mother-in-law, who looked like a different person, was also swayed. She said, "Xiao Lan, go ask your father-in-law if he has any more of these kinds of clothes for me, your mother, Mother Liu, and Mother Cui. These clothes make people look capable and unburdened."
Chen Lan thought, "That's right!" She had only considered the young people like Xiang Dong and Xiang Xi, who, when it wasn't too cold, found wearing thick cotton jackets inconvenient and cumbersome for work.
She had forgotten that their mother, mother-in-law, Mother Liu, and Mother Cui also had a lot of work to do daily, and wearing cotton jackets would be equally inconvenient for them.
With this thought, she nodded and said, "Yes, Mother-in-law, please wait a moment. I'll go upstairs to get them for you."
Saying this, she quickly ran upstairs with the two pieces of cloth she had used to wrap the clothes and snow boots. Inside the room, she swiftly opened the system with her mind and purchased tracksuits from the same sportswear manufacturer.
For Ming Wei, she selected a faux lamb's wool tracksuit in pink with white trim and white edges. She also chose a pair of size thirty-seven snow boots in matching pink with white trim.
For Cui Qiao, she chose her favorite plum-red faux lamb's wool tracksuit with white edges, and matching size thirty-nine snow boots.
For Hu Yuzhen, she selected her favorite color, a jewel-blue faux lamb's wool tracksuit with white edges, and matching size thirty-eight snow boots.
For Lin Mai, she chose a bright red faux lamb's wool tracksuit with white edges, and matching size thirty-eight snow boots.
The color-blocked designs made them look exceptionally fashionable and playful.
For her mother-in-law, mother, Mother Liu, and Mother Cui, she chose solid-colored casual faux lamb's wool tracksuits.
These were in coffee, dark brown, dark gray, and dark blue, all paired with matching snow boots.
Once the items were ready, she considered that wearing only the faux lamb's wool tracksuit jackets might not be warm enough, so she again purchased two sets of thickened, fleece-lined, pure cotton thermal underwear in a medium nude color for each person from the system.
She packed them together using two pieces of cloth and carried them downstairs again.
When Chen Lan came downstairs, her mother-in-law immediately came to meet her, took one of the large bundles from her hands, and placed it on the coffee table. She opened the cloth and took out a dark blue faux lamb's wool tracksuit.
Chen Lan found the matching dark blue snow boots from another bundle and also took out a set of nude-colored medium-sized thermal underwear for her mother-in-law, asking her to change in the guest room and show everyone. Her mother-in-law, not at all shy, graciously took the new clothes and boots and went into the guest room.
Chen Lan then asked Mother Liu and Hu Yuzhen to take their clothes and change as well.
Mother Liu chose a dark brown set with matching dark brown snow boots and nude-colored pure cotton medium-sized thermal underwear.
Hu Yuzhen, as expected, chose the jewel-blue color-blocked tracksuit and matching snow boots, along with a set of nude thermal underwear.
The two took their clothes and snow boots back to their respective rooms to change.
In a short while, the mother-in-law was the first to emerge, having changed into her new outfit. The dark blue faux lamb's wool tracksuit, paired with matching snow boots, made her look exceptionally dignified and elegant.
Next was Hu Yuzhen, who chose the jewel-blue color-blocked faux lamb's wool tracksuit with matching snow boots, appearing fresh, elegant, and graceful.
Finally, Mother Liu, wearing a dark brown faux lamb's wool tracksuit and matching snow boots, looked clean, simple, and neat.
After admiring the new clothes for a while, the mother-in-law remembered the main purpose of their visit.
She said, "Xiao Lan, are you ready? Can we leave now?"