The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 208 - 201: Exchange of Goods

Chapter 208: Chapter 201: Exchange of Goods

While the siblings were tugging at each other, a driver in a nearby vehicle glanced over and said, "Brother, what are you hauling this time? I’ve got some fabric and work shoes here, do you want them?"

Yang Mingchao hastily replied, "Brother, where are you hauling from?"

"Yangcheng City."

"What a coincidence, I’m also hauling goods from Yangcheng City, but I’ve got televisions here. Not interested, are you?"

The driver was shocked, "Televisions? What brand? And what’s the price?"

Yang Mingchao gestured to Lu Jingqiu towards their truck, signaling her to go back first.

He then walked with the man to a less crowded area to talk, the details of which were unknown.

Seeing this, Gao Da hurriedly finished his porridge, gearing up to start working.

Lu Jingqiu said, "Fourth Brother Gao, are you going to help others move goods?"

Gao Da laughed and said, "See that? I’m guessing someone will want our televisions soon, so I need to be prepared."

"Our televisions, someone wants them?"

"Of course, even though it earns a bit less than selling them individually, these quick sales are faster. Some of the goods we usually haul are sold along the way."

"Oh," Lu Jingqiu seemed to understand why Second Cousin took so long on the road each time.

Seeing that Second Cousin was still talking to someone, Lu Jingqiu returned to the previous topic. Glancing in Second Cousin’s direction, she whispered, "Fourth Brother, tell me what happened with that village chief’s sister in the end. You left me hanging, I’m anxious. How old is that girl?"

Gao Da smirked and said, "In her twenties, divorced and returned to her parents’ home with a daughter. She took a liking to your Second Cousin because he’s good-looking and a truck driver, and she had some inappropriate ideas. One night while I went to the bathroom, she went straight into our room. Thankfully, we were vigilant. When she entered, your Second Cousin quickly jumped out the window. Even then, the woman clung to him, insisting that he had done something to her.

But the village chief’s family was no good either. When your Second Cousin jumped out, the village chief and his family were already dressed and ready, obviously having prepared beforehand."

"That’s despicable. What happened in the end?"

"Of course, the village chief wanted to get rid of his divorced sister by making your Second Cousin take responsibility. It was only after we threatened to call the police that we managed to scare them.

One might not marry her, but it would cost some money. In the end, we were forced to give them fifty yuan. We were hauling large iron pots at the time, and they even wanted ten, but we only gave them two. We didn’t dare to stay there, so we drove off in the dead of night.

Since that incident, we’ve learned our lesson. If we don’t come across a town or parking spot, we’d rather sleep outside than seek lodging in a village. From then on, we stopped caring about appearances. As long as we’re well-fed, not starving, and safe, that’s enough."

Lu Jingqiu only knew that Second Cousin’s job as a truck driver was tough, but had no idea he faced such experiences.

No wonder there were so few female drivers at this time.

When the two finished their conversation, Second Cousin came back as well.

He said joyfully to them, "Sold two sets."

Gao Da asked, "At what price?"

"Four hundred, with some grain coupons thrown in."

Gao Da nodded with a smile, "That’s fine."

As they talked, they quickly moved two televisions down.

Several nearby vehicles that saw they were hauling televisions also came over to ask if they could spare more sets.

Assuming they were hauling for a unit, Lu Jingqiu hurriedly came over to explain, "We have ten extra sets, two of which have already been sold.

This gentleman here, if any of you want them, help spread the word. We offer a low price, and even if you don’t use them yourself, you can earn a nice sum by flipping them after taking them home."

A few were tempted, went back to deliberate, and two drivers partnered up to buy a set, planning to sell it once home and split the profit.

Another driver wanted a set for his own home.

Within a short while, four sets were sold. While Lu Jingqiu was still selling the televisions, she learned of a truck hauling shoes and spotted a pair of red high heels inside.

She went over and traded for a pair of red high heels for just fifteen yuan, perfect to wear on her wedding day.

They couldn’t linger. Once rested, they were ready to hit the road.

As they were leaving, they sold another set to a station maintenance worker who was getting married.

Over the next few days, they passed through many places and sold off more than a dozen sets due to coincidental opportunities.

On about the seventh day, I arrived in West City and unloaded the TV at the Gao Family’s and my second cousin’s houses.

The journey was somewhat exhausting for Lu Jingqiu.

Once home, she hurriedly heated up some water and took a bath.

After getting herself tidied up, she played with her two cats for a bit.

Just as she sat down to drink a couple of sips of porridge, Gao Qing, whom she hadn’t seen for half a year, burst in.

"Qiuqiu,"

"Qingqing,"

Meeting as best friends, both were extremely happy and hugged each other.

Lu Jingqiu looked at her and said, "You’ve changed, huh? Half a year and you’ve become even prettier and slimmer."

"Hey, our school is really strict about our weight, we’re constantly thinking about how to lose weight since it saves us quite a few grain coupons. You haven’t changed a bit, what’s going on? I heard from your aunt that you went to Yangcheng City, weren’t you supposed to get married? Why did you go there?"

"How can I get married without my partner? Didn’t you hear Uncle Gao? My dad and Nanzhou are both out on assignments, and definitely won’t be back this year."

"Tsk, that’s a pity, I was looking forward to being your bridesmaid."

"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely let you know when I’m getting married. Have you eaten yet? I just got home and cooked myself some porridge."

"Got any left? Give me a bowl."

Gao Qing didn’t stand on ceremony and Lu Jingqiu got up to serve her a bowl of porridge, and also brought out some pickled garlic sprouts she had made in the summer and some fermented bean curd her aunt had given her.

The two young women didn’t mind the strong flavors and chatted about their school life while eating.

"You’re quite lucky, it’s good to be in your own city and even got a four-person dorm. Over there, we’re in an eight-person dorm. It was all good at the start, but after a couple of months, everyone’s true colors were clear. You know me, I’m quite proud and not the flattering type—pretty straightforward—so I don’t get along with two of the girls in our dorm; it’s not like we’re at odds, I just can’t stand their cunningness. However, I get along pretty well with the other three."

Anyhow, I have friends over there too.

And then there’s Wu Zhengran, I don’t know how he found me, but he comes looking for me every week, as annoying as ever."

"Ah, he still bothers you that much?"

"Not exactly."

Surprised by this response, Lu Jingqiu quickly asked, "What happened, did his devotion move you?"

"It’s actually because of those roommates I told you I don’t like. Seeing an outside school student coming to see me, she deliberately went to find out and even specifically inquired about Wu Zhengran to ascertain what school he was from.

Seeing that he’s not tall and only from a junior college, she returned to the dorm mocking and disparaging.

She even spread the rumor around the school that I had a junior college boyfriend who was both short and unimpressive."

"What kind of person is that? Wu Zhengran may not be as tall as you, but he’s still 1.75 meters tall, and he doesn’t look bad at all. How did he become short and unimpressive? She’s obviously jealous, feeling imbalanced, wanting to see you embarrassed."

"You guessed right indeed. After Wu Zhengran heard about it, he actually stood up for me. I don’t know how he found out that my roommate’s family had a betrothed from the countryside, bound since childhood; she looked down on him and wanted to break it off to climb higher. He also dug out the results of our first performance review when we enrolled, where I scored much higher than her.

He got someone from our school to spread that around, and suddenly everyone who had been laughing at me behind my back is now laughing at her."

Lu Jingqiu showed her astonishment, "Wu Zhengran has such broad connections? He can contact people from your school?"

"Hmph, who knows? Actually, our matter was totally baseless, and he could have clarified our situation when spreading the news about my roommate; instead, he knowingly kept pretending to misunderstand."

Lu Jingqiu laughed; that was so typical of Wu Zhengran, relentlessly persistent.

"Even though he’s still annoying, he did help me, so I guess we’re not close friends, but I can at least have a civil conversation with him now."

"He’s actually a pretty good guy, very righteous, with proper values. It’s a pity he fell for the wrong person."

Gao Qing gave her an irked glance, "Stop it, don’t speak up for him."

"I’m not."

"So tell me, why did you go to Yangcheng City? And you came back with my brother too."

"I went to buy a house."

"What?"