I'm back in 1990

Chapter 81: Heart-shaped Sweater

October 1, 1990, National Day.

Huang Xiaochuan went to Nanjing Road with Yu Xiang, originally intending for Yu Wei to come along as well.

But this guy is currently in a passionate relationship, and he and Tang Yuan are inseparable every day. When his sister Yu Xiang calls him, he simply replies with two words: "No time."

Hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan was overjoyed! He had never wanted to be around Yu Wei, that eyesore, but now the problem was perfectly solved.

The weather has started to get cooler, and everyone has already put on long sleeves. Most girls have put away their favorite skirts, and you can hardly see any women wearing skirts on the street.

During the National Day holiday, Nanjing Road was bustling with people. To prevent the two from getting separated, Huang Xiaochuan took the opportunity to grab Yu Xiang's hand. At first, Yu Xiang was a little embarrassed and resisted a bit.

However, Huang Xiaochuan conveyed his firm determination to Yu Xiang through his hand, and Yu Xiang gradually accepted it and stopped resisting.

Perhaps because they weren't afraid of running into acquaintances outside, the two gradually became more and more natural in their interactions, unlike at the beginning when Yu Xiang was still somewhat reserved and burdened by her thoughts.

Later, while shopping at the mall, Yu Xiang actually put her hand into Huang Xiaochuan's arm and linked arms with him.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan finally understood the sweetness and happiness of being with the person he loved.

At this moment, the two were in perfect sync, sensing each other's body language, their silence speaking volumes.

The two strolled to the yarn counter, where Yu Xiang tugged at Huang Xiaochuan, signaling him to stop.

She let go of Huang Xiaochuan's arm and squeezed into the crowd to ask the sales clerk to show her some yarn.

"Comrade, please let me see that maroon coin. Is it a pure wool coin?"

The sales clerk promptly handed her a ball of yarn: "It's pure wool. This is the best-selling yarn in this batch. You have a good eye, young lady!"

Yu Xiang pointed at Huang Xiaochuan and asked the sales clerk, "Comrade, I'd like to knit him a sweater. Approximately how much yarn would I need?"

The saleswoman peeked through the crowd and exclaimed, "Wow, what a handsome young man! He's tall too. The young lady has excellent taste in men!"

The saleswoman's praise made Yu Xiang blush, but she felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

"If you're that tall, you'll need at least two and a half pounds of yarn, but I advise you to buy three pounds just in case you don't have enough. Otherwise, if you find you're short and want to get replacements, you won't be able to find the same color. There's always some color variation between batches of yarn!"

Yu Xiang nodded. That made sense. Besides, it wouldn't matter if there were extras. She could knit a pair of gloves herself. There were also some other colors of yarn in the dormitory. She could knit another pair of gloves for him by mixing and matching colors.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiang asked, "How much is it in total?"

"One pound costs four yuan and ninety-six cents, three pounds would be fourteen yuan and eighty-eight cents. Shall I give you the receipt?"

"Okay, comrade, thank you for your help. Please write out the invoice!"

Yu Xiang had this idea a couple of days ago. Seeing that the weather was getting colder day by day, she decided to take advantage of this trip to the market to buy some yarn and knit a sweater for Huang Xiaochuan.

I estimated that I could knit the sweater while studying every night, and it would take about a month to finish, just in time for him to wear it before the cold snap.

Huang Xiaochuan was completely unaware that, as someone who had been reborn, he had almost no memory of knitting, a craft that had long been obsolete.

After paying, Yu Xiang received the tightly wrapped yarn from the salesperson and returned to Huang Xiaochuan's side, smiling as she softly said, "Let's go!"

Seeing what Yu Xiang was carrying, Huang Xiaochuan offered to take the things and help her carry them.

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Upon taking it and seeing that it was yarn, I casually asked, "Why are you buying yarn?"

"It's getting cold soon, I'll knit you a sweater."

Huang Xiaochuan then recalled that during this period, knitting was a common handicraft skill for most women. They would exchange knitting techniques with each other, striving to knit the most beautiful sweaters.

The best handmade sweaters are better than those produced by industrial machines, but of course, only a very few people can do that.

Huang Xiaochuan remembered that in his previous life he had a college roommate who, although male, was an excellent knitter.

Girls from other departments came to him for advice and to learn how to knit sweaters.

She was truly a unique individual in her department at the time.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan was overwhelmed with happiness. The fact that Xiangjie was knitting him a sweater meant that she liked him and was willing to spend time expressing her love through knitting.

But he was also a little reluctant to let Yu Xiang do this: "Sister Xiang, it's better to just buy a ready-made sweater, it'll save you trouble and effort."

Yu Xiang gave him a reproachful look: "A good sweater costs over a hundred yuan, and a blended one costs several tens of yuan. The pure wool yarn I bought only cost fifteen yuan. Why waste tens of yuan? You're just like my husband Yu Wei, you don't know how to manage money."

Alright! Huang Xiaochuan didn't intend to argue anymore, after all, everyone would like to marry a wife who knows how to manage a household.

A sweater made with love and care is incomparable to any sweater sold as an ordinary commodity in a shopping mall.

Thinking of this, Huang Xiaochuan said cooperatively, "Now that you mention it, it's really true! It's the most cost-effective to knit it yourself. Besides, you can't buy a sweater that you knit outside. The ones sold in the mall definitely can't compare to the ones you knit. So I'll wait to wear them."

Seeing how sensible Huang Xiaochuan was, Yu Xiang smiled with satisfaction.

"You, how did you become so eloquent?"

The two continued strolling around. Huang Xiaochuan found that whenever they were together, no matter how long the time was, it felt very short, and before he knew it, the morning had passed.

At noon, at Yu Xiang's suggestion, the two found a noodle shop and each ate a bowl of noodles, which left Huang Xiaochuan, who was nominally a millionaire, feeling quite helpless.

However, he cannot tell Yu Xiang about these things yet, since the shock of such a large sum of money is too much for most people to handle.

We can only proceed gradually and find a suitable time to tell Yu Xiang about these things later.

That night, Huang Xiaochuan tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, because Yu Xiang's image kept replaying in his mind. So this is what it's like to like someone and be liked? Huang Xiaochuan, who had never truly been in love in his previous life, fell in love.

The next morning, while washing up, Wu Duo asked Huang Xiaochuan, "What happened to you last night? You tossed and turned until midnight, keeping me from getting any sleep! Look at my red eyes."

As he spoke, he even pulled down his own eyelids to show Huang Xiaochuan the bloodshot eyes.

"Class monitor! You must have been dreaming last night. I slept so well last night! I didn't even dream, I slept really well!" Huang Xiaochuan joked with Wu Duo.

"Chen Zhe, you slept in the bunk below him, tell me if I'm lying or not?" Wu Duo wanted to find a witness.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Zhe replied weakly, "I went to bed early last night, I don't know!"

One was a close classmate, and the other was the class monitor and roommate. Chen Zhe chose not to offend either of them.

"What the hell?" Wu Duo was speechless.

"Alright, alright! I had insomnia last night, okay? I'll treat you guys to breakfast later to help our class monitor regain his energy!" Huang Xiaochuan admitted that the joke had gone far enough, and offered to take everyone out for some steamed buns. He was getting tired of eating breakfast in the cafeteria every day.