The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 122 - 120: The Elders’ Decision

Chapter 122: Chapter 120: The Elders’ Decision

Auntie returned home a little after seven, looked at the melons and pastries Jingqiu brought, and laughed, "Qiuqiu is the thoughtful one, always remembering her aunt and uncle no matter what she’s up to. That Mingchao, always busy with who knows what, hasn’t shown his face since he came back from Yangjiang."

Lu Jingqiu knew what her second cousin was up to and quickly defended him, "Auntie, it’s the fall season now, and there are plenty of goods to handle. He must be very busy."

Zhou Lanqin knew it too. Ah, having given birth to two sons, the older one living far away and the younger one hardly ever at home, she and Old Yang were also busy with work every day, leaving the house devoid of any liveliness.

Zhou Lanqin also asked about things in Capital City, mainly about Jiang Nanzhou’s family and how they treated her.

Seeing that Lu Jingqiu spoke highly of Jiang Nanzhou’s family, she felt relieved.

Father Lu got home around eight. He had already met Jiang Nanzhou in the military, so seeing his daughter at home wasn’t much of a surprise. He just asked about things over there.

"When you weren’t back yet, Old Master Jiang had already called me to discuss your marriage. Jingqiu, I want to hear your opinion."

"Dad, you adults decide, whenever it’s suitable, that’s when we should hold it. I’ll follow your lead," Lu Jingqiu was indecisive in this regard.

In her previous life, she hadn’t listened to her parents, and in the end, it led to such a conclusion. In this life, she wanted to be a good girl in front of her dad, who was always more thorough than she was.

Hearing his daughter’s words, Lu Xianrun was very comforted and patted her head, "I wasn’t in favor of you two getting married so soon, but that boy Nanzhou has really won me over. He’s not young anymore, and his father and I were brothers-in-arms who would have died for each other. I can’t bear to make it difficult for his son. Let’s set it for this year, during your winter break.

Of course, I have my conditions. You’re in school, kid, so the baby can wait a couple of years."

"Dad, that soon?"

"Hey, they even want to do it right now over there. But you two haven’t even had an engagement ceremony or anything. Marrying earlier will stop any gossip."

"Alright, okay."

Although Lu Xianrun said so, deep down he was extremely unwilling to let go.

Lu Jingqiu, seeing his melancholy expression, quickly changed the subject and showed him the specialties she brought from Capital City, "Dad, this liquor and cigarettes are from Nanzhou; he bought them at the foreign exchange store for you, and this pastry, for tomorrow, take a box to the office for the uncles to try, by the way, did you eat the fruit aunt brought back?"

"I did, that honeyed stuff, I don’t like it. Gave it to your uncles."

"I also brought back melons. Dad, take some to the office tomorrow too, let them taste it. Dad, I bought two courtyards in Capital City this time."

"...Two? Property in Capital City isn’t cheap, right?"

Lu Jingqiu explained the situations of both houses to Father Lu, and to prevent him from worrying, she quickly added, "Dad, don’t worry about that one for a thousand yuan. I have the property deed, and there are plenty of properties like this in Capital City. The government can’t just ignore it; they’ll have to come out with a policy eventually, and they definitely won’t let us landlords suffer. The other one that’s a bit farther away, its main structure is very good, and it would be nice with just a bit of refurbishment."

She knew that in a few years, her father would be transferred to Capital City. The farther courtyard was not too far from the military unit.

Since it was already bought, Lu Xianrun didn’t blame his daughter, "The money is all for you, manage it as you see fit, but Dad still has to nag a bit. You’re about to get married, and you can’t just squander all the money."

"I know. Don’t worry, dad. Your daughter is still quite frugal."

"Alright, tomorrow I’ll talk to your aunt, have her start making a few quilts for you. You need to start preparing stuff for the wedding gradually." Lu Xianrun finished and led his daughter to his room, pulling out various vouchers from the drawer to give to her.

Lu Jingqiu looked them over: a dozen industrial coupons, bicycle vouchers, sewing machine vouchers, cloth coupons, cotton vouchers, and various non-staple food vouchers.

Even in everyday life, Father Lu had given her quite a few tickets, but she hadn’t realized there were still so many at home.

"Dad, we have so many tickets."

"These are all the dowry your mother and I saved for you. Tomorrow, let your aunt check if it’s enough. If not, I’ll go exchange for more."

"Dad, it’s enough." There were over ten jin of cotton vouchers alone, and those were not easy to come by.

Oh, if only Mom were still here, she would be so happy.

The next day, Jiang Nanzhou took advantage of his free time and rushed over with restrained excitement on his face, handing Lu Jingqiu many tickets: "My marriage application was approved by the commander. Buy whatever you need, and the unit might allocate a house for us. But I want to buy a house near your school to make it convenient for you to attend classes."

Buying a house near the school was something Lu Jingqiu hadn’t considered; after all, it was just four years. After that, she would be assigned to a job, and she didn’t know where that would be.

"No need to rush, there are still several months to go."

The smile spreading across Jiang Nanzhou’s lips was almost unstoppable; how could he not be anxious?

"I might be very busy these days and won’t be able to come over often."

"Okay. Be careful." When they said they were busy, it meant either training or a mission. Lu Jingqiu cleverly refrained from asking more.

After Jiang Nanzhou left, Lu Jingqiu started sorting out the tickets, first taking out the ones about to expire. These tickets would be more than enough even for both of them to get married.

"Qiuqiu, are you at home?"

"Qingqing, I’m here."

As Lu Jingqiu was still organizing the tickets, Gao Qing came running in, huffing and puffing. Seeing her, she first gave her a hug: "Qiuqiu, I’ve missed you so much."

"Come on, cut the sweet talk. Aren’t you supposed to be on your way?"

"Next Monday. I’ve already left the group. I sold my job to the daughter of an uncle who works under my dad. My older brother still has to wait a couple of days; he’s handed his job down to a colleague’s relative. After the handover, I still have to help the newcomer get acquainted with the work."

"Selling the job went smoothly, that’s great. So you mean you are free this week? Let’s go shopping."

At this suggestion, Gao Qing frowned: "I don’t want to go. Qiuqiu, Wu Zhengran came back on leave and keeps looking for me every day, and now I’m avoiding him. I don’t know who told him I was going to Capital City to study; he insists on going together. I plan to hide out these few days, not going anywhere."

"Wu Zhengran is back?"

"He’s been back for more than twenty days now. I didn’t know where he went before, but even if he did go to school, he’s not doing anything worthwhile. Qiuqiu, you can’t help him out this time."

Lu Jingqiu nodded: "Don’t worry, I’ll ignore him."

After talking about Wu Zhengran, Gao Qing also talked about her time in the group, describing the faces of colleagues when she showed them her admission notice, with compliments, envy, jealousy, and some sour comments.

Overall, it was quite the spectacle.