The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 145 - 143: Buying a TV

Chapter 145: Chapter 143: Buying a TV

Lu Jingqiu looked at the delicious meal before her, feeling a warmth in her heart.

Lu Xianrun had been quite busy recently and seldom at home, but he had been back for two days now, knowing that his daughter would be finishing school soon, he had purposely called Jiang Nanzhou over, and Lih Huakun, the kid, came along too.

Without a son of his own, he enjoyed chatting with these young people over meals, listening to their ideas.

The soldiers under him often joined him for meals, just like Zhuang Chen before.

I heard that lad became the head of a police squad in the county.

"Comrade Lih, can Hua Hua be sterilized?"

Lu Jingqiu’s sudden question almost made Lih Huakun, who was drinking beer, spray it out: "Cough cough... Comrade Lu, what did you say?"

Even Jiang Nanzhou’s chopsticks slipped, and one fell.

Lu Jingqiu felt a bit embarrassed and hurriedly passed him some tissue paper, saying, "I want to sterilize Hua Hua, there are quite a few stray cats in the compound, and I don’t want Hua Hua to keep having kittens."

"Oh, that, am I able to perform surgery on animals, sterilize them? I haven’t done that before."

Lu Jingqiu worried: "Aren’t animal and human surgeries different?"

Now it was Lu Xianrun’s turn to cough embarrassingly twice.

"Qiuqiu, you can go to Aunt Wei for this matter, someone from gynecology should be able to do it."

"Oh."

"I can do it, I’ll find some time to take care of it for Hua Hua."

"Really, thank you so much, Comrade Lih."

Lih Huakun lowered his head to eat, unable to help but curve his lips into an arc, thinking to himself, in the future, when his buddies were home, they might not have as much status as a cat, haha.

Jiang Nanzhou didn’t have much of an opinion, from the time he had met her, he knew that Jingqiu liked cats, others treasured their eggs like precious gems, unwilling to eat them, but she would feed them directly to the cats.

Having a cat at home after they got married didn’t bother him either.

Once this training session ended, they had to move onto the next round of live exercises, there wasn’t much time for repairs.

Lu Xianrun also knew that the new houses in the compound would still take some time, and it wasn’t suitable for them to live at home after they got married. In any case, money wasn’t an issue, and he supported Jiang Nanzhou’s plan to buy a house.

"If you’re free tomorrow, you two should check out the housing bureau, or just go look around near the school. Find someplace with good neighbors, a bit safer."

Jiang Nanzhou nodded in agreement, he was actually thinking about taking Jingqiu out for a bit.

Just as they were eating, the long-missed Second Cousin arrived, eyeing the table full of dishes and without hesitation went straight to the kitchen to grab himself a bowl and chopsticks: "Uncle-in-law, your cooking is almost catching up to my mom’s."

Lu Xianrun laughed and said, "Why do you always look like you’re starving to death? Don’t they say the transportation team gets the best perks, haven’t they fed you enough?"

"Hey, I haven’t eaten all day. Uncle-in-law, this time, we got more than twenty TVs, if you have friends who want TVs, remember to promote them for your nephew."

Lu Xianrun frowned: "You guys are brave, daring to handle TVs now?"

"Uncle-in-law, you don’t know, Yangcheng City has really opened up, there are lots of people doing business, and we individuals buy stock to sell. People from all around the country go there to pick up stock to sell and make a big profit on the price difference,"

Lih Huakun asked curiously, "Bro, what good stuff did you get this time?"

"Digital watches, TV sets. Brother Lih, do you want any?"

"How are you selling the TVs?"

"I’m selling them outside for four hundred fifty, no tickets needed, but for our own folks, it’s four hundred. The watches cost me thirty-five to procure, just give me the procurement price, outside I’m selling them for a hundred thirty."

"Cough cough... how much?"

Lu Xianrun was startled by the profit margins.

"Uncle-in-law, the watches cost thirty-five, but you can’t tell anyone, I’m selling them for a hundred thirty, even friends have to pay a hundred ten,"

Everyone present was stunned, including Jiang Nanzhou.

Last time they had been in Yangjiang, the profits on Tao Teng’s grains were not small, but the profits on electronics were even bigger.

Lu Jingqiu thought back to what her cousin had mentioned last time, weren’t wristwatches twenty-five yuan? Oh, but Lih Huakun wouldn’t lose out either.

Lih Huakun patted Yang Mingchao on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, I want a wristwatch and also a TV set."

"Okay, I’ve got three sets at home; I’ll take you to have a look in a bit."

Selling goods made him happy, and it even seemed to make him eat faster.

After eating, Lih Huakun went straight off with Yang Mingchao, and Jiang Nanzhou wanted to take a look as well but was stopped by Lu Jingqiu.

She took down the sweater she had finished knitting for Jiang Nanzhou and even had him try it on right there to see if it needed any adjustments.

It turned out to fit perfectly. Honestly speaking, Jiang Nanzhou’s looks were quite capable of trapping a young girl’s heart—she was no exception.

Lu Xianrun watched Jiang Nanzhou, who had just left the house with his mouth stretching ear to ear, and said grumpily, "After marrying my daughter, he can just keep on smiling to himself, hmph."

Lu Jingqiu chuckled, "Dad, don’t be angry. You have one too, I’ll have it ready for you in another week."

"Dad doesn’t need it; Dad has one already. You should knit some more for yourself when you have time."

"I do, we all do."

"How’s the preparation for all the stuff going, anything missing? Dad is free tomorrow; I’ll go buy it for you."

"Dad, things like pots and pans, furniture, can all be bought next month."

"Furniture needs to be customized; it’s better to do it early. Are we going to a state-owned furniture store, or should we find someone to make it?"

"Let’s wait until we’ve settled the house matter. Last week, Mrs. Shen had Shen Mu bring over a package with things prepared for our wedding, including clothes, two hundred yuan, and tickets."

"Keep what the in-laws gave you for setting up your place. Is the money dad gave you enough? If not, I still have some."

Lu Jingqiu smiled, "Dad, you’ve given me all our savings books. It’s only been a few months; do you still have money?"

"Dad’s monthly salary is over one hundred yuan, and he doesn’t spend much; it’s all being saved for you."

With a hundred yuan saved each month, that made four or five hundred by now. Lu Jingqiu thought to herself that her father was quite good at saving.

Her own salary from before really wasn’t enough for her spending, fortunately, she had her second cousin.

Lu Xianrun was also curious to see what the television looked like, so he followed them.

Lu Jingqiu wasn’t in such a hurry since they would still need a while to set it up, so she cleaned up the dishes first before heading over.

In order to promote it well, her second cousin had installed one at home in the living room.

At the moment, her aunt and uncle were not at home; only her father stood not far from the TV, flipping through channels with the remote control.

Jiang Nanzhou and Lih Huakun were in another room, checking out a new TV that hadn’t been unboxed yet.

"How did they get these things in there? Wow, our country is really developing well; this gadget is advanced."

Watching her father who hadn’t seen much of the world, Lu Jingqiu chuckled, "Dad, if you like it, we can buy one too."

Lu Xianrun thought about it and then said, "Maybe it’s a good idea to get one."

Actually, Lu Jingqiu wanted to wait another two years because by 1980 there would be color TVs, with slightly bigger screens and perhaps a bit cheaper.

But since her father liked it, they might as well get one. "Second cousin, we’ll take one too," Lu Jingqiu ran into her second cousin’s room and announced.

Lih Huakun had just picked out a TV and was thrilled, "Mingchao, could you help me set it up later?"

"Sure. Qiuqiu, I’ll come back and install your uncle’s after that."

Lih Huakun lived in the single-room staff dormitories behind the hospital. Though tiring, he could watch TV there for a bit of leisure.

Men, after all, have almost no resistance to such gadgets, not to mention cars, and besides, he was not short of money.

Seeing that Lu Jingqiu was getting one too, Jiang Nanzhou quickly offered, "Mingchao, you go set up Ah Kun’s. I’ll install the one at Uncle Lu’s place."

There was an instruction manual; it was simple enough.

"Sure."