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Chapter 108 - 106: Grandpa Jiang’s Enthusiasm

Chapter 108: Chapter 106: Grandpa Jiang’s Enthusiasm

"Meng Xintian had intended to take Lu Jingqiu out to play in the city tomorrow, but unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time. After most of the relatives had arrived at their home, she and Zhang Xinguo also left, repeatedly insisting that the two of them should write to each other."

Encountering such an enthusiastic person, Lu Jingqiu was very fond of her and nodded in agreement again and again.

Second Cousin and Fourth Brother Gao saw that most of the goods had been sold and took them to eat at a state-owned restaurant before heading to the military district’s guest house.

While on the bus, Lu Jingqiu divided the fruits and dried goods she had bought into three portions.

Two portions were to be taken to Capital City, and one portion was to be taken back by her aunt.

Zhou Lanqin had been in the city for a few days and had already had a taste of the fruit the day before yesterday; she wasn’t quite used to that fruit called jackfruit.

"Qiuqiu, the fruit here may look plentiful, but it’s not as delicious as our apples and bananas," she said.

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Auntie, I think they’re pretty good. You can take them back and use cotton gloves to peel them, let my uncle let his colleagues try them, as well as your colleagues from the restaurant."

Zhou Lanqin nodded with a smile. It was okay to give them as gifts; she was most fond of longan and planned to dry them when she returned, to use them in soups later on.

Yang Mingchao and Gao Da stayed in the same room. After arriving at the guest house, they took a bath and began to sort out the money and tickets from the past few days.

They had around three thousand yuan, which should be enough to buy some seafood and fruits.

The remaining grains couldn’t be dealt with here; they would sell them back in West City. Their spot in West City was already well-known by many people, and retail customers continued to come over.

Selling one to two hundred catties a day, it wouldn’t take many days for the goods to be gone.

Gao Da said, "Mingchao, I didn’t expect your cousin to be so clever. We’ve been to Yangjiang twice before and never thought of trading the local seafood and fruits."

Yang Mingchao laughed, "Qiuqiu is indeed more meticulous than us, but the last two times we were in a hurry to deliver goods, plus it was winter, there weren’t many fruits, and we only brought back some fresh fish and shrimp for our families to taste."

Gao Da said, "Let’s leave early tomorrow and see how much dried seafood that uncle can get for us. Third Brother Meng, after all, doesn’t work at the fruit market, so we probably won’t get a lot of fruits."

Yang Mingchao said, "Yeah, it’s always better to bring something back than nothing at all. We’re close to Yangcheng City here, and I was thinking about getting some goods from there, too, but we just don’t have the time, and we also don’t have enough money."

Gao Da said, "Next time, let’s get some wristwatches, cameras, radios. These electronic goods make money fast."

"Okay."

Lu Jingqiu and her aunt and uncle prepared their tickets, chatted for a while before leaving. Entering the room, Lu Jingqiu took out some money from the pocket of one of her trousers and sent it over to Second Cousin.

Seeing his cousin bring over a wad of money, Yang Mingchao said, "Qiuqiu, you are going to Capital City, keep a few hundred for yourself. Gao Da and I just calculated, we should have enough."

Gao Da nodded on the side.

Lu Jingqiu smiled and stuffed the money into Yang Mingchao’s hands, saying, "Don’t worry, I have money on me."

Yang Mingchao still unsure said, "Really?"

"Yes, I brought quite a bit with me when I came, enough to use."

"Then I won’t be polite with my cousin. If it’s not used, I’ll give it back to you when we return."

...

The next morning, Lu Jingqiu and Jiang Nanzhou took the Second Cousin’s car to the city.

The eldest cousin didn’t leave until after ten o’clock to take the aunt and uncle to the station.

They found a restaurant to have breakfast and waited at the station, feeling somewhat bored.

Jiang Nanzhou took her for a stroll around the area.

"They call this a city, but it’s really not much different from a county in West City."

Lu Jingqiu nodded in agreement. Indeed, in a few more years, this place would undergo earth-shattering changes.

If she told Jiang Nanzhou about buying a house in Capital City, he probably wouldn’t find it odd, but if she mentioned wanting to buy one here, he’d likely think she was something.

So this matter had to be carried out in secret.

After walking around for a bit, Lu Jingqiu mentally noted some of the streets and routes; she hadn’t ventured out of West City in her previous life, so she had no idea which areas here would be developed.

But she felt it was certain to face demolition.

It was almost nine when they finally entered the station. While waiting for the train at the station, Jiang Nanzhou noticed a pastry shop and bought two jin of pastries.

Once on the train, Lu Jingqiu opened the bag and found chestnut-flavored flaky pastry inside: "Wow, this is so delicious. You should try some too."

Jiang Nanzhou tried a piece and found it to be quite tasty, "It’s similar to the pastries from our place. If you like them, we can bring more back with us when we return."

Lu Jingqiu had the same thought and nodded.

This time, Jiang Nanzhou bought sleeper tickets again, with one bunk above the other; on the other side, there was a middle-aged couple. The journey from Yangjiang to Capital City would take three days and two nights.

Lu Jingqiu spent her time on the train painting, while Jiang Nanzhou sat by her side for most of the time, keeping her company. Sometimes, when she needed to switch paints, he would help her clean her palette.

The middle-aged auntie sitting next to them joked that the couple seemed to share a very good relationship, causing both her and Jiang Nanzhou to feel somewhat embarrassed, but neither of them clarified.

When they arrived in Capital City, it was just after two in the afternoon. They exited the station and took the number eighty-three tram for about seven or eight stops before arriving at a military compound.

The guard at the entrance seemed to recognize them and did not require them to register.

Lu Jingqiu felt somewhat nervous, which Jiang Nanzhou seemed to notice. He smiled and said, "My grandpa is easy to talk to. He likes to play chess, and when he has nothing to do, he plays with a few old friends in the courtyard. In summer, they also go to the sanatorium to cool off together."

"Is Grandpa Jiang back at this time?" Jingqiu asked.

"I called him before I came."

Jiang Nanzhou wanted to hold her hand but couldn’t as both were carrying things.

The military compound here was even bigger than the one in West City. Jiang Nanzhou led her to the left for two intersections until they reached a two-story building.

Grandpa Jiang had just woken up from his afternoon nap and was overjoyed to see the two visitors.

"Grandpa, I’m back. This is the daughter of Uncle Lu I mentioned on the phone, Jingqiu."

"Haha, good job, young man. Jingqiu, you must be tired after a few days’ journey. Come in and rest; Xiao Zhang, cut up the watermelon we’ve chilled for these two kids."

"Hello, Grandpa Jiang."

"Good, good. I can’t tell you how happy I am that you could come. Nanzhou told me your return date wasn’t set, so I guessed you’d arrive around these days. We’ve been chilling a watermelon every day just waiting for you."

Grandpa Jiang’s warmth helped to ease Lu Jingqiu’s nerves.

After putting down his bags, Jiang Nanzhou quickly fetched a glass of water for Lu Jingqiu, "Have some water first."

"Okay."

Jiang Nanzhou asked, "Grandpa, how have you been feeling recently?"

"Very well, you don’t have to worry. Jingqiu, how’s your father doing? All good recently?"

"All good. Before I came, my father asked me to send his regards to you, and said he would visit if he gets the chance."

Grandpa Jiang chuckled, "Haha, I think that chance is not far off."

What to do, she seemed to understand Grandpa Jiang’s hint, and her face couldn’t help but heat up.