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Chapter 209 - 202: The Gao Family Fights

Chapter 209: Chapter 202: The Gao Family Fights

Lu Jingqiu knew she would have that expression. Many people couldn’t understand why she went to Yangcheng City to buy a house.

Lu Jingqiu didn’t want to explain too much. At this point, no explanation could make them understand.

After talking for a long time, Gao Qing still couldn’t understand what made Yangcheng City better than West City to make her run over there to buy a house.

In the end, she stopped asking and they started talking about Xia Lin. As soon as her name came up, Gao Qing pursed her lips and said, "I heard she’s helping my Fourth Brother make sheepskin cotton-padded jackets, and now they can’t be sold, just a big pile of stock accumulating at home.

My Older Cousin’s Wife found out, and you know her, she likes a bargain. Knowing that my Fourth Brother had a bunch of military coats, and they were sheepskin, she wanted two, to get one for her younger brother from her maternal family.

So she went over to Xia Lin’s house and took them. You can imagine the outcome."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Xia Lin certainly wouldn’t have let her take it, right? Did they have a quarrel?"

"More than a quarrel, they even came to blows. Saying what? That it’s my Fourth Brother’s things, so what’s wrong with giving his sister-in-law a coat.

Then Xia Lin said that it was a partnership business she made with my Fourth Brother and they had to account for every penny; otherwise, my Fourth Brother couldn’t explain it when he got back.

My Older Cousin’s Wife, upon hearing that it was a partnership, got other ideas. She thought my Fourth Brother and Xia Lin were sneaky for not including their brothers in the profitable business and said that my Fifth Brother had no conscience. After being raised by my parents, getting married was all it took for him to forget the grace of his old folks; they raised him for nothing.

Sigh, although what my Older Cousin’s Wife said was a bit too much, it does make sense. Ever since my Fifth Brother got married, he has been much more distant from us. He rarely comes back on Sundays, only during the holidays, and every time he does, his wife always stirs up trouble in the house."

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t expected so much to have happened in the Gao Family during the half-month she was away. She asked more, "So what’s happening now? Are they still causing a scene?"

"Could my mom, the committee chair of this district, let them make a scene? My mom’s gotten wiser now; she only handles minor things. As for major issues, let each family handle their own. On my Older Cousin’s Wife’s side, she was directly dealt with by my Older Cousin. As for Xia Lin’s side, only my Fifth Brother was informed, and my dad also spoke to my Fifth Brother, saying that future business should be separate among brothers; it’s best not to get involved with each other."

Lu Jingqiu was stunned. She had been planning to withdraw from the business of her Second Cousin and Fourth Brother Gao if Xia Lin was involved—she had not expected Uncle Gao to surprise her.

"Uncle Gao doesn’t allow Xia Lin and Fourth Brother Gao to do business together anymore?"

"Of course. I didn’t know at first, but later I heard my parents talking about it. Initially, it was my Fourth Brother who got the sheepskin and sought your help to get in touch with Wei Jincheng, planning to sell it to the military. Then Xia Lin stepped in, didn’t let it happen, and decided to make and sell clothes herself. However, she thought selling them on stands was too slow, so she considered asking my dad to pull some strings to sell to the military. She hadn’t talked to my dad about it, but my Fifth Brother did approach my dad about it. I mean, what’s up with my Fifth Brother, could it be that he feels sorry for his wife and wants my dad to use his connections? I’m truly disappointed in my Fifth Brother now," Gao Qing said.

The look of surprise in Lu Jingqiu’s eyes lingered for a long time as she munched on the juicy gossip with Gao Qing, thoroughly enjoying it.

Feeling sorry for his wife? Based on what she knew about Gao Shu, it was probably because he felt it was embarrassing for Xia Lin to be out in public in this manner.

In her previous life, she had prided herself on her integrity, looking down on the need to bow and scrape, to put on a false smile. While he himself disdainfully refrained from such acts, he asked her family elders, who had been clean-handed their whole lives, to beg others—how laughable.

She had overestimated Gao Shu.

Family matters are simple yet complicated. When it came to the affairs of the Gao Family, she had even less right to comment.

After listening to Gao Qing’s complaints and staying for a while longer, Gao Qing finally left.

She tidied up a bit and then went to her aunt’s house, bringing the things she had bought for her aunt’s clothes. These past few days, her aunt had already been packing up, preparing to go to her Older Cousin’s for the New Year celebration, and would leave by train with her uncle tomorrow.

Her Second Cousin had also asked her aunt and uncle to bring a TV set for them.

To entertain his wife.

Zhou Lanqin was worried about how the remaining siblings would handle the New Year, but Lu Jingqiu smiled, "Aunt, don’t worry, I definitely won’t let Second Cousin go hungry. I’ll take care of everything we need for the New Year."

"I’ve hung up a piece of cured meat at home and also prepared a dried fish. Whatever you need tomorrow, just go buy it. Since it’s just the two of you, there’s no need to make it too complicated. Just preparing some hotpot to eat is fine too."

"Yes, I know, Aunt. Be careful on your trip with Uncle."

"Don’t worry, we’ve already mailed the difficult-to-carry items in advance, so when we leave, just grab a small bag."

Lu Jingqiu still felt reluctant at the thought that her aunt would be going away this time and that seeing her again wouldn’t be so convenient anymore. She insisted on sleeping with her aunt that night.

The uncle was promptly sent to the second cousin’s room by the aunt.

Early the next morning, she and her second cousin took her aunt and uncle to the train station.

After leaving the station, the second cousin wanted to go to Fish Tail Street Market, "Qiuqiu, what do you think about setting up a stall there at Fish Tail Street?"

"I wonder if it’s appropriate for you and Fourth Brother Gao to do that together."

"Since it’s almost New Year’s, I can have my male cousins help me watch the stall. I’ll give them one dollar per stand, what do you say?"

"As long as they are reliable."

"Of course, they are. My male cousins aren’t bad. We sold the last batch of goods through connections, but if we don’t set up a stall for this batch, it might not sell well."

"Then let’s do it. How is your little cousin doing with his apprenticeship?"

"He’s under the care of our relatives, who are willing to teach him, so naturally, he’s learning a lot. But right now, he’s still an apprentice and needs more hands-on experience and learning."

After they parted ways, Lu Jingqiu first went to the office to see if there were any new tasks.

The office was about to close for the holiday, with not much to do. Lu Jingqiu also mentioned to Zhang Miao that her cousin had gotten hold of some televisions, and anyone interested could buy them over at Fish Tail Alley.

Zhang Miao said, "Forget about the television, it’s too expensive. I’m going to give birth in a few months. After the baby is born, I won’t be able to work for several months. Plus, there’s the cost of diapers and baby formula; it’s going to be quite expensive."

Lu Jingqiu, looking at her bulging belly, advised, "Be extra careful when you commute to and from work."

"Don’t worry, my partner usually takes me. It looks like it’s going to lightly snow, but since we are about to have a holiday, it’s not a big deal. Happy New Year in advance!"

"Happy New Year, Sister Zhang."

After leaving the office, Lu Jingqiu then went to Luo Xinyue’s place to inform her that a relative was planning to buy a television and to help spread the word.

Luo Xinyue laughed, "Yes, Shang Ze’s family is thinking of getting one. I’ll talk to her, and we’ll go to your place tomorrow to take a look. And you, as soon as you get a break, you run off to Yangcheng City to have fun with Xue Jianian and don’t even invite me."

Lu Jingqiu chuckled, "You aren’t as free as I am. If I took you along, I can guarantee that your aunt would spend three days lecturing me."

Luo Xinyue thought about it and realized it could indeed turn out that way. She couldn’t help but laugh, then said, "In the two weeks since you’ve been back, Shang Ze and I have tidied up our new marital home a bit. We haven’t dealt with the kitchen yet; we’ll sort it out after the New Year. While we’re at it, you can accompany me to choose some tiles."

"Sure, I’ll have some free time during the New Year. I’ll call you to go out. I’m the only one at home this year."

"Okay."

After parting with Luo Xinyue, Lu Jingqiu headed to the farmers’ market to buy some vegetables. She was late and failed to purchase any meat.

However, she did run into someone outside selling braised meats from a cart, and Lu Jingqiu bought a small piece of pig’s head meat.

Nowadays, buying items from the supply and marketing cooperative, the farmers’ market, or the department store required tickets, but it was still possible to purchase goods outside without tickets.

Having tickets or not didn’t make a big difference in life.