The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 144 - 142: Pickup by the Object

Chapter 144: Chapter 142: Pickup by the Object

The sports event was set for next Thursday and Friday, and after all the class committee members were in place, they actively cooperated with Liu Guodong’s arrangements.

Liu Guodong assigned each group leader to be in charge of an event, and though Mi Qiaomai did not become a class committee member, she became a group leader.

In charge of the girls’ relay race, Lu Jingqiu had signed up for the long jump, so she was responsible for that event, and in the afternoon, she watched everyone practice.

It wasn’t until Friday afternoon that, as soon as class ended, she and Luo Xinyue rushed to the school entrance.

Carpenter Uncle and a young man beside him were pushing a trolley and had been waiting at the entrance for a while.

Lu Jingqiu spoke to the gatekeeper before letting them in. At this time, the place was crowded, and the sight of them pushing a long table inside drew many curious glances.

Fortunately, when they reached the girls’ dormitory, there were far fewer people. He Yu was already waiting for them at the entrance: "Over here."

The dormitory supervisor was wary of letting men in, as it was inconvenient.

Lu Jingqiu had no choice but to ask the uncle to unload the table and, after giving him the remaining money, had Luo Xinyue escort them out of the school gate.

Lu Jingqiu said to He Yu, "Let’s move the chairs up first, get Qingru to come down, and the four of us will carry it up."

"Okay."

The two each took a chair upstairs, and the dormitory supervisor, observing how solid the table was, felt it was a good piece.

While admiring it, one of the students came over and asked, "Auntie, where did this table come from? Did the school just provide it?"

The dormitory supervisor knew this student lived in the same type of room and shared it with three others. She replied quickly, "No. It’s from the room upstairs; they had a carpenter make it. Look, it’s big and long, perfect for four people to study on. Your room could get one too."

The two students who had inquired looked at each other and liked the idea of the table. They asked eagerly, "Auntie, where did they order it? We want one too."

The dormitory supervisor, aware that the students who lived in that room came from well-to-do families, thought that if they paid for the table themselves, it would also benefit the school. She hurriedly said, "That carpenter just left; if you run fast, you can still catch him. He has a trolley."

Delighted, the two students quickly placed their boxed meals at the dormitory supervisor’s window and ran after the carpenter.

When Luo Xinyue returned, the other three had already started moving the table upstairs: "I just escorted the uncle out, and our folks downstairs took a fancy to it too. They ordered a table identical to ours from him."

Lu Jingqiu had not expected this publicity effect.

The table was heavy, but thankfully the building wasn’t tall. The four of them, resting on each floor, managed to carry it to their room in seven or eight minutes.

"Wow, it fits pretty well."

The table spanned from the window all the way to the doorway, leaving enough space for the door to open.

The four of them, seated on either side, felt satisfied with their investment in the table.

The table cost five yuan, which came out to one yuan and twenty-five cents per person.

After tidying up the dorm, Lu Jingqiu and Luo Xinyue left school together.

Chen Qingru, envious of the fact that the two of them could go home every week, was told by He Yu with a smile, "In just over a week, it’ll be October 1st, and you can go home too."

"He Yu, are you going back?"

He Yu frowned and said, "Still considering it. There are only seven days off, and five will be spent traveling. I’d get only a day and a half at home before needing to return."

That made sense.

As Lu Jingqiu left the main gate and was about to head towards the bus stop, she was suddenly pulled back by a large hand. Turning around, she saw that it was Jiang Nanzhou, whom she had not seen for over a week. He was wearing a pair of army green trousers and a white shirt for casual wear, as he didn’t like to wear his military uniform when off duty: "What brings you here?"

"Training’s over. I came to pick you up," he said with a smile, pointing to a bicycle parked nearby—it was hers.

Lu Jingqiu smiled and followed him onto the car, "Where are we going?"

"First to return home, Uncle Lu has prepared many dishes at home waiting for us." Lu Jingqiu had thought he was going to take her out on a date.

"Dad’s cooking, I haven’t had his cooking in a long time."

Seeing her craving look, Jiang Nanzhou deliberately said, "Yeah, today we have spare rib soup, mapo tofu, stir-fried chili with bamboo shoots, and a braised fish, plus a portion of roasted eggplant."

Lu Jingqiu felt her mouth-watering and pulled on Jiang Nanzhou’s clothes from behind, urging him to hurry up.

Jiang Nanzhou laughed without good humor, "I don’t compare to all that delicious food? You haven’t seen me for days, don’t you miss me?"

"I miss you, the sweater I’ve been knitting for you is finished, does that count as missing you?" Lu Jingqiu said, glancing at the pedestrians by the roadside, and quickly wrapped her arm around Jiang Nanzhou’s waist, clearly feeling him stiffen a bit.

Lu Jingqiu chuckled to herself.

"There are people on the street." It took a while, but Jiang Nanzhou finally said with red ears and a somewhat hoarse voice.

Lu Jingqiu didn’t dare be too bold on the street, so she quickly let go of him.

When they were almost home, Jiang Nanzhou stopped by the nearby supply and marketing co-op to buy a few bottles of beer and two bottles of soda. The bottles for both beer and soda were recyclable; pressing them gave a discount of ten cents, and they just needed to be returned tomorrow.

As soon as they reached the front door of the house, they were greeted by the aroma of the food. Lih Huakun, whom they hadn’t seen in a long time, was sitting in the courtyard holding a newborn kitten.

"You’re back."

"Comrade Lih, long time no see."

"Indeed, the hospital’s been so busy I haven’t had a moment to rest, only got a break these last couple of days."

There were few doctors in the military hospital, and it was so busy that there was hardly time to rest. They had no choice but to recruit from other places, and recently he had gone to another city to invite a classmate, which had only now allowed him to return.

"Your Hua Hua’s litter are all pretty cute, quite rare."

"Comrade Lih, why don’t you keep one?"

Lih Huakun quickly shook his head, "Occasionally playing with them is fine, but I don’t have time to keep one."

Upon hearing the noise, Lu Xianrun emerged, spatula in one hand and an apron around his waist, "Qiuqiu, are you hungry?"

"Dad, I’m starving."

"Dinner’s about to be ready."

Lih Huakun, seeing the beers in Jiang Nanzhou’s hands, hurriedly took them, saying, "Why didn’t you get a bottle of liquor?"

Jiang Nanzhou gave him a sideways glance, "You think you can handle liquor?" He’d like to drink, but his profession didn’t allow it; he could only long for it.

Then, looking at the cheerful atmosphere between the father and daughter of the Lu Family, he nudged him with his elbow and whispered, "Buddy, you’re really lucky."

"Quit teasing me, how about you, been nudged by the family yet?"

"Ha, do I need nudging? I just haven’t met the right one. Once I do, I’ll definitely be quicker than you. How about you, found a place to live yet?"

"Uncle Lu said to wait for housing to be assigned by the unit. The new building in the front courtyard will be ready next year."

"You’re getting married at the end of the year, what will you do, you’re not planning to live at your father-in-law’s, are you?"

"I’ll listen to Jingqiu."

"Tsk tsk, quite obedient, aren’t you? The soldiers who see you as the cold-faced king should see what their leader looks like now."

"Get lost."