The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 205 - 199: The Money is all Spent

Chapter 205: Chapter 199: The Money is all Spent

Yang Mingchao and Gao Da looked at Xue Jianian with unfamiliar nods, but Xue Jianian couldn’t help it and let out a chuckle.

Lu Jingqiu then remembered something and whispered, "Second cousin, Fourth Brother Gao, Xue Jianian is Xiao Xue."

As expected, once she said this, the surprise in the eyes of Fourth Brother Gao and Yang Mingchao was unmistakable.

"A woman?"

Xue Jianian laughed, "What about a woman? Can’t I still supply you guys with goods?"

Thinking of Xia Lin, Gao Da quickly nodded without daring to argue and said, "Impressive, impressive, the female comrades are very impressive these days."

Yang Mingchao agreed with a nod and then asked, "How come you two are together, coming over here?"

Lu Jingqiu said, "Second cousin, Niannian’s family is from here. After school let out, I came with her to buy a house."

"Buy a house? You came all the way here to buy a house?"

"Yes, I’ve taken a liking to a place. Today, the property was transferred to my name. Second cousin, Fourth Brother Gao, how come you’re staying in this place for so long without going back?"

Yang Mingchao was sidestepped by Lu Jingqiu and didn’t pursue further, he just said, "We finished our task a few days ago and prepared to procure some goods to take back, but then we got a call from the team asking us to make a trip from Yangcheng City to Shanghai, so we did that and then on the way back we stopped here to pick up some TVs. What about you? Are you leaving?"

"Leaving, second cousin. When will you guys be leaving?"

"It depends, if not tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow."

Lu Jingqiu hesitated, not sure when there would be news from the textile factory, "Second cousin, Fourth Brother Gao, where are you staying? Maybe we could go together when the time comes."

Gao Da said, "We’re staying at a guest house near West Port."

Xue Jianian said, "West Port, huh? I know that place."

Yang Mingchao said, "Qiuqiu is staying over there."

"I’m staying at Niannian’s home, near the East Mountain Textile Factory."

After dinner, Yang Mingchao and Gao Da went with the two girls to Xue Jianian’s home, and upon learning that Lu Jingqiu had bought a house in this area, they couldn’t wrap their heads around it.

They knew the girl liked to buy houses, but she shouldn’t be buying such low-lying land, barely fit for living. If she wanted to utilize it, she would need to bring in a lot of soil, which would cost a significant amount in labor and resources. Moreover, the soil had to be sourced from the suburbs.

Employing twenty people a day, you would do well to get a round trip, and there’s only so much soil a wooden cart can carry. Besides, there aren’t that many trucks available for her personal use.

However, considering the presence of outsiders, Yang Mingchao did not express his opinion. His uncle also spoils his little cousin, giving her so much money, letting her do whatever she pleases.

Buying a house is fine, but the cousin’s choice this time isn’t that great.

Since both men had business to attend to, Yang Mingchao said he would come back before leaving, and if she had finished her errands, he would take her back with him.

Watching the two drive off, Xue Jianian nudged her with her arm and said, "Looks like your cousin is mad."

"I knew it would be like this. They definitely think I’m being silly buying a place like this. Thanks for trusting me so much, Niannian."

"Hey, I don’t know why, but I just felt like what you said made sense."

Lu Jingqiu smiled, knowing from her knowledge of the future.

The two entered the house hand in hand and showed Grandma Xue their property deed.

Seeing that the names had been changed to theirs, she felt relieved.

She said she would make them something delicious for dinner to celebrate.

Lu Jingqiu wanted to go out to the market to buy some meat.

But Xue Jianian ran out ahead, and Lu Jingqiu couldn’t catch up.

In just a short while, Xue Jianian was back, taking out two pounds of meat, a chicken, and more than ten pounds of rice and flour from the basket.

As Lu Jingqiu helped her carry the things, she noticed the ordinary basket, with some loose bamboo strips on the bottom, seeming like it couldn’t hold much, yet Xue Jianian always had a way of fitting a lot of things in it.

In the evening, Grandpa Xue brought them good news, "The factory manager declared in the afternoon that they will give seven thousand yuan, but outside, only say five thousand yuan. Those two houses, just tell others it’s the same price as with the Old Liu Family."

Lu Jingqiu and Xue Jianian understood the ins and outs of this and didn’t ask much.

Grandpa Xue said they could transfer ownership the next day.

As the property transfer document could only have one name, Lu Jingqiu asked to put Xue Jianian’s name on it, and then they would write up a private agreement between the two of them.

Eventually, it was Grandpa Xue who drafted the agreement for them, and that was when Lu Jingqiu found out that the Xue Family used to be rich merchants. They had donated a lot of money to the revolution, and Grandpa Xue traveled the country in his teen years, doing business with his elders.