The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 391 - 380: Casual Chat

Lu Jingqiu listened for a while to finally understand that it was her older cousin’s big brother who had helped them get in touch with some fruit farmers last time.

Feeling that there was an opportunity, he went into business with others, reselling fruits. At that time, the older cousin’s wife invested one to two thousand yuan.

It so happened that their second cousin had a car and often went to Yangcheng City, but he didn’t help them transport the goods. Instead, they used Gao Da’s fleet, which was cheaper.

The seafood and fruits from Yangcheng were plentiful and cheap locally, but once transported elsewhere, the prices were much higher.

Over time, the older cousin’s wife also made some money in these last two years.

However, her big brother wasn’t able to do business on his own; he always partnered with others.

Later, Meng Xintian and her husband also thought they could do the job because their school was close to West City, but those fruits from Yangcheng weren’t available in that city.

So, they let the older cousin’s wife help them collect fruits and find trucks to transport them. The couple rented a stall and sold fruits there.

The older cousin’s wife also earned a profit of twenty percent from the fruit collection.

Although it was just fruit, this was how they made money.

No wonder: "Sure, older cousin’s wife, I’ll take care of the house for you."

"Thanks, younger cousin."

After they finished their quiet conversation, the elders had also drunk quite a bit.

When they had come in the morning, they had driven over.

Now, Jiang Nanzhou and dad had both drunk alcohol and dared not drive.

The aunt suggested just staying over at the unit’s place for the night.

But they hadn’t heated the unit’s place up, and Xiao Cheng’s clothes were not with them.

Lu Jingqiu then had her dad and Nanzhou sit in the back, holding the child.

She decided to drive.

Behind her, the aunt watched her niece drive away in a flash and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, can Qiuqiu handle this, when did she learn to drive? In just a short time, they’ve all become so capable."

The second cousin wrapped his arm around the aunt and said, "Mom, do you feel like you’re falling behind? Why don’t you hang out with your son then?"

"I think you’re asking for a spanking."

"Hey, dad, look at mom. She’s going to hit me again on New Year’s."

Yang Pinggui, feeling dizzy, couldn’t be bothered to look at him.

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Meanwhile, Lu Xianrun watched his daughter drive ahead, nervously gripping the handlebars, and the alcohol he had drunk seemed to sober up by half.

He assisted his daughter by watching the road conditions ahead, fearing any mishap.

Jiang Nanzhou laughed and said, "Dad, Qiuqiu is simply a genius. I only taught her twice, and she could drive already."

Lu Jingqiu in the front burst into laughter, "Not at all, before you came back, Ah Mu and Shang Ze would constantly have grandpa teach them driving. I occasionally watched from the back seat. I didn’t expect that watching could lead to such quick learning. Dad, how do you think your daughter’s driving is?"

Lu Xianrun nodded repeatedly, "Yes, you’ve got your dad’s talent."

Complimenting his daughter, he didn’t forget to praise himself, which made Lu Jingqiu roll her eyes helplessly.

However, it was her first time driving on the road, and she was very careful, even though there were fewer cars on the road, but many bicycles, and the pedestrians were what she needed to watch for.

Fortunately, they returned home smoothly.

In the following days, the family went to the park, watched movies, and browsed department stores.

It was rare for dad to have such leisure time.

When he had nothing else to do, he’d play chess with his grandson and the old man at home.

Watching TV was another recent pastime for dad, who had grown quite fond of it.

With someone to help look after the child, Lu Jingqiu and Jiang Nanzhou, the couple, were having a great time.

Today, they invited several families over to their home for drinks.

The Xue Jianian family came, and Grandpa Xue and Grandma Xue too, along with Luo Xinyue’s family, and my second cousin as well.

Lu Jingqiu made two stew dishes. One peanut dish, three stir-fried dishes.

One soup.

One stew was lamb with cabbage, and the other was beef brisket.

Xiao Jun was also taken away by Aunt Zhang, and they set a fire in the backyard today to make zhajiang noodles for the three seniors and Comrade Lu.

They also watched the kids to let them play properly.

Luo Xinyue said, "Ah, it’s so nice to have someone help watch the kids. My Xiao Jun is such a handful to hold all day."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Your Xiao Jun eats more than my Xiao Cheng. Look at you, you’ve gotten thinner recently."

"Really?"

Xue Jianian also noticed, "Yeah, raising kids is indeed quite tough. Is your auntie back home for the New Year as well?"

"Yeah, but it’s not too draining. During the New Year at my mother-in-law’s place, I don’t have to hold the baby at all. My father-in-law, younger brother-in-law, and sister-in-law are all busy taking care of him."

Lu Jingqiu said, "The New Year is our time to relax with so many people around. Come, eat as much as you want today."

Shen Manman said, "Yeah, with this weather, it’s perfect for eating something with soup."

Luo Xinyue turned to Shen Manman and asked, "Manman, you’re studying finance in Shanghai. Where could you be assigned after graduation?"

"Eh... I could go to the financial department of any company or governmental unit. But I’m not planning on going there."

Since Xue Jianian knew a bit about it, she said, "You want to strike out on your own? Is it that thing Jingqiu told us about last time?"

There were men around, so she felt embarrassed speaking too plainly, but Shen Manman understood and quickly said, "Yes, after all we’re now in a partnership. Once I leave school, I want to start my own business."

Luo Xinyue asked, "What are you working on now?"

"Fabric trade, exporting abroad."

Xue Jianian said, "That’s true, our country’s fabrics are quite good, especially silk."

Wei Jincheng, who was chatting nearby, overheard Shen Manman mentioning her involvement in fabric trade and asked, "Comrade Shen, since you trade fabrics, have you ever come across camouflaged polyester fabric, the kind used for tents? Pure green will do as well."

Shen Manman paused, then said, "We have that, and we just shipped out a batch recently. There are several types of this fabric, and there’s a waterproof one that’s been popular lately."

Wei Jincheng slapped the table and exclaimed, "Waterproof, that’s great, I need that kind. Do you have any offcuts for me to take a look at? I want to order a batch."

Shen Manman replied, "Oh, yes, we do. Just wait a moment." With that, she went to her room.

Jiang Nanzhou asked, "What? Do you have an order?"

Wei Jincheng smiled, "Yeah, I negotiated a batch of tents for the team. The quality has to be top-notch. I asked around in West City, and they all have the old types of fabric. To do it properly, we must impress the bosses with the same price but better quality. Only then will we have the opportunity to get more orders."

My second cousin said, "You’re quite something, the factory isn’t even set up and you already have work. Speaking of which, when will the factory be ready?"

"In another month after the New Year."

Shang Ze asked, "Are you hiring then? Old Wei, could you arrange for two people?"

"Sure, males or females?"

"Males, relatives from my father’s side."

"Alright, just bring them over some time. We’ll be busy after the New Year; can they do hard work?"

"They don’t know much, but they’re strong."

"That’s fine."

"Thanks."

Meanwhile, Shen Manman had brought out two photos from her room, "It’s a good thing we always take pictures before shipping out our products. Take a look to see if it’s the right kind."

Since it was just a photo, they couldn’t touch the actual fabric, but it looked different from the others.

Wei Jincheng planned to travel with Yang Mingchao and Shen Manman to Shanghai after the New Year.