In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 273 The Change in the Han Family's Attitude
"Happy New Year, sister-in-law." Yu Dawei replied with a smile, but he was a little surprised. What good news had happened at his sister-in-law's house again? She seemed to be in a good mood today and was being so enthusiastic towards him.

No sooner had he finished speaking than several more people came out of the house: his second brother-in-law, second sister-in-law, his parents, eldest sister, and eldest sister's husband...

Besides these close relatives, there are also some distant relatives and a few people from this village.

Everyone stared at Yu Dawei as if they had seen a god of wealth, making Yu Dawei feel very uncomfortable.

"Dawei, Happy New Year! Happy New Year!" His sister-in-law hurried over, smiling broadly. "You must have been freezing on the way here. Didn't you buy a car? Why didn't you drive it over?"

"Oh, Xiao Fan wants to pull the sled over here. I figured it's only a thirty-minute walk between the two villages, so I let her have her way." Yu Dawei smiled and turned to pick up the gifts at his wife's feet.

"Happy New Year, Mom and Dad, Sister, Brother-in-law, Brother and Sister-in-law." Han Jingfan got up and walked towards her parents, secretly giving him a sidelong glance. What should have been a 30-minute walk took her almost 9 o'clock to arrive.

"Good, good." The old lady grasped the girl's hand, looked up at the face she hadn't seen for almost half a year, and said with emotion, "You look great, your little face is much rounder now. Come inside quickly, it's cold outside. Why didn't you bring the child with you this time?"

"The child is too young, I'm afraid she'll disturb everyone's peace and quiet." Yu Dawei heard his mother-in-law asking about Xiao Muyu from behind, picked up two boxes of fruit, turned around, and interrupted Han Jingfan.

When the second brother-in-law and the eldest brother-in-law saw that Yu Dawei still had two boxes of fruit left, they offered to each take one box.

Grandpa Han reached out and took the fruit from Yu Dawei's arms, saying, "Let me do it, you go inside quickly."

Yu Dawei glanced at his father-in-law but didn't say anything. He then grabbed a box and followed the women into the house.

"It's so lively this year! Your aunt's eldest daughter brought her son-in-law back and they've come to our house. She just went next door with your brother to buy beer, so you'll probably see him soon." Grandma Han stepped into the house, talking to her eldest daughter, "You and your eldest sister haven't seen each other for several years, have you? Your eldest sister misses you."

Han Jingfan's eyes lit up as she followed behind. Ever since her aunt's eldest sister married and moved to the city, she had rarely seen her. Hearing that the other woman had come, she was happy.

My aunt's eldest daughter is named Mi Yao. The two are about the same age and both love to study. However, my aunt's family was a little better off at that time, and since she was the eldest daughter, she had the opportunity to go to school.

However, perhaps due to the poor teaching conditions in rural areas, or perhaps because Mi Yao's learning ability was average, even though she loved learning, she only ended up attending a vocational high school specializing in nursing. I heard that she is now a nurse in Sui City.

Everyone in the village envies this profession. A few years ago, when Mi Yao had just graduated and started working as a nurse at the hospital, her aunt brought her over for a visit, and everyone who saw her praised her.

On the contrary, Han Jingfan seemed like an outsider, just like last year, shrinking into a corner and watching others radiate "brilliant light".

Although she didn't intend to compare herself to others, seeing her best friend, with whom she had grown up, now having a glamorous career, it would be a lie to say she wasn't envious.

There's a saying that goes something like this: "Comparing people will only lead to ruin, comparing goods will only lead to discarding them."

At that time, Han Jingfan was probably in that state of mind.

Moreover, she herself did not know that her depression was already very serious at that time, and any mental blow was terrible for her.

Unfortunately, these days, they probably don't even know what depression is. Han Jingfan herself can only vaguely sense that she might be sick.

The sick person wanted to stay far away from everyone and just wanted to be alone.

Fortunately, she now has Yu Dawei, and life seems to have a ray of light shining into her heart.

"Your sister Yaoyao went out with her husband, they should be back soon." Grandma Han happily held her daughter's hand. It was truly a joy to see her old maid return, more so than all her sons and daughters combined!
Perhaps what made her happy was that her son-in-law wasn't like before, constantly boasting and telling everyone about his achievements and honors.

Didn't you see he came pulling a sled again? He's still wearing the same thick military overcoat as last year, and a dog-skin hat.

She also saw Yu Dawei's dark green down jacket and knew that he had a lot of nice clothes at home now, but she was still happy that Yu Dawei hadn't sacrificed warmth and comfort for the sake of appearance and style.

This is just life, shouldn't we be happy about it!

Although Grandma Han didn't say much to her son-in-law, her smile was practically reaching her ears.

As soon as she entered the house, Auntie got off the kang (a heated brick bed). She was the first person in the room to see Xiao Fan and his wife. If it weren't for her old leg pain and feeling unwell, she would have gone out to greet them.

"Oh my goodness! Xiao Fan has gotten so chubby in just one year! Look at his fair and tender little face," the aunt said, moving from the head of the kang (heated brick bed) to the edge. "Take off your clothes and let the air out. You'll catch a chill. Your older sister is back, and she'll be looking for you as soon as she walks in."

"Okay, I understand." Han Jingfan nodded, while Yu Dawei helped her take off her clothes.

It's been snowing for the past two days of the Lunar New Year. Yu Dawei was worried that his wife would get cold, so even though she was wearing her beige down jacket underneath, he still took out his grandfather's army coat and put it on their little Fanfan. Apart from a few inconveniences, everything was fine; at least Fanfan was warm.

Some of the Han family's distant relatives in the neighborhood naturally knew about this youngest daughter of the Han family, including her husband who didn't know how to manage a household.

I heard that the two of them were kicked out by their own father in less than a year, and later they even reached the point of never speaking to each other again.

People in the village often enjoy gossiping. As the old saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast.

Those who are only slightly related, but not true relatives, probably don't know that Yu Dawei now owns his own repair shop and has car maintenance business.

My brother-in-law had only heard that Yu Dawei owned a car, and he only recently learned that Yu Dawei had a car, which he heard from my brother-in-law Liu Liguo.

As for Yu Dawei's repair shop in town, and the fact that he kept several excavators and such, Liu Liguo didn't mention any of that. After all, it wasn't something he was bragging about, so why was he pretending to be something he'd never actually done?

As a result, the Han family's understanding of Yu Dawei is still based on what happened a few months ago: Yu Dawei had grown up, joined a construction team with a friend, and then made money.

As for how they got the car, I guess they probably worked on construction projects? Anyway, their lives are better than before, and they have more money now.

However, the Han family did not publicize these things, mainly because the person in question never admitted to them, and they couldn't say anything about it.

These relatives and friends from different generations view Xiao Fan and his wife in much the same way they did last year.

Especially when they came over, they were riding sleds and wearing worn-out military overcoats, not at all as stylish as their older sisters and sisters-in-law.

Just as everyone was thinking this, they saw Yu Dawei take off Xiao Fan's coat, revealing a long beige down jacket underneath.

The hat also had fluffy, matching fur trim, which looked very warm. In addition, some sharp-eyed people noticed a bright gold circle on Han Jingfan's wrist.

It's a bracelet, a gold bracelet! Judging by its thickness, it must weigh at least thirty grams, which must cost at least three thousand yuan!

The room, which had been quite noisy just moments before, fell silent the moment Yu Dawei took off Han Jingfan's coat.

"Hmm?" After putting the two military overcoats on the kang (a heated brick bed), Yu Dawei clearly sensed that something was wrong. When he turned around, he found that everyone was staring at his wife.

Yu Dawei is now jealous! It's one thing for men to look at their wives, no matter how beautiful they are, but why are the women, and even the little kids, looking at them too!
She's only five or six years old, and she's already a little pervert!

Just as Yu Dawei was about to speak to change the atmosphere in the room, the old aunt on the edge of the kang next to him grabbed the corner of Han Jingfan's down jacket with envy.

"Oh my god! What kind of clothes are these? They're so beautiful!" The aunt touched the hem of the dress and then felt the fabric. "These clothes are so long, they go all the way up to the thighs. You definitely won't be cold wearing them outside in winter."

"Dawei, where did you buy this dress for your wife? It looks so good!" An elderly woman from the west courtyard, a neighbor, couldn't help but glance at it again and again.

Han Lao Er's wife was also wearing a down jacket, but compared to Xiao Fan's, it was really an eyesore.

"Oh, I went to the south to do some work in the winter and brought this back for her on the way." Yu Dawei has finally grown up and become much more restrained. While helping to put the fruit he had brought on the ground to the north, he explained, "This kind of clothing is not common in the north. In the south, people usually wear this in winter."

Yu Dawei is being modest; ordinary people in the South really can't afford this kind of clothing.

Han Jingfan felt that the clothes were too eye-catching, so she could only lower her head and let these aunts and uncles touch her.

She then subconsciously pushed the bracelet on her wrist inward a little.

She was too sensitive to gazes; she clearly felt several eyes looking at her left hand just now.

She didn't like this. She had considered that wearing gold jewelry would be too conspicuous before she came, but it was the New Year, and it would be a waste not to wear the jewelry she bought.

She thought that she wouldn't wear gold earrings or a gold ring, but just a bracelet, which would be less conspicuous since it would be hidden in her sleeves.

At this moment, Han Jingfan became the focus of the entire room. Her eldest sister, Han Jingping, also showed a surprised expression and stepped forward to praise her younger sister's beautiful clothes.

(End of this chapter)