The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 241 - 233: Returned

Chapter 241: Chapter 233: Returned

This week, Xia Lin didn’t care at all about Gao Shu’s attitude. She had returned to life not just to live well with him, but even more so to outdo others in her career.

Her experiences from her previous life told her that nothing was better than having money.

With her own career, she wouldn’t be afraid of being neglected by others.

With her knowledge and experience, as long as she started now, she wouldn’t be far behind Wei Jincheng, Shen Mu, and Yang Mingchao.

Gao Shu, huh, if he still had the old air of superiority, thinking too highly of himself, she wouldn’t mind divorcing him again.

So this Sunday, she went out in the morning and came back at night, not caring about Gao Shu’s face, which had turned as black as carbon, nor about the child in her womb.

It would be best if the child didn’t survive her intensive workouts.

Her greatest realization was knowing where she had suffered in her previous life.

So she wouldn’t make the same mistakes again.

Of course, the one thing she regretted was marrying Gao Shu again.

She had thought that with a chance to start over and such advanced insight, she could live well with Gao Shu.

Unexpectedly, it had been a slap in the face.

Only now did she realize that her previous life’s plight wasn’t just due to poverty; the biggest reason was Gao Shu.

He was too arrogant, he took himself too seriously.

Back then, when he had attained a certain position, it was understandable that he thought highly of himself.

But now, when he was really nobody, this very reason exposed his problem.

Such a person was only to be admired from a distance.

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Lu Jingqiu had no idea about Xia Lin’s current regrets. She visited the Xue Family shop whenever she was bored.

She found that the business was quite good, and the vegetables and fruits were very fresh.

Luo Xinyue and her mother even made a special trip here to shop.

Aunt Luo said that the food made from the produce from the Xue Family shop was especially fragrant.

Lu Jingqiu thought so too.

Even the friends and teachers from Professor Shi’s circle would come here on Sundays when they were free to buy rice, flour, and meat.

Xue Jianian said that she’d been opening the shop from six-thirty in the morning until nine at night, with a constant stream of customers.

Lu Jingqiu and Luo Xinyue both expressed concern for her, "Can your shop keep up with the supply?"

Xue Jianian’s face paused, hurrying to say, "Yes, Jincheng has been helping me stock up non-stop these last few days, and some of the old farmers also deliver their produce here."

Luo Xinyue said, "You’ve really got a good eye, the vegetables aren’t just fresh, they don’t even have a single worm hole."

Lu Jingqiu had already noticed this and was very curious about it.

Xue Jianian said, "You definitely won’t see any with wormholes. The ones with wormholes I sell for cheaper, and some old men and women snatch them all up early in the morning."

Luo Xinyue said, "Oh, I see."

Lu Jingqiu said, "It’s a pity to only open for two days with such a good business."

Xue Jianian shook her head, "I used to think so, but these past two days I’ve realized that I can actually open the shop after school in the afternoons.

Sell for an hour or two each day."

Luo Xinyue said, "Wouldn’t that be very tiring?"

Xue Jianian said, "There’s no easy way to make money."

She wasn’t tired at all, and now that her grandfather knew her secret, she was even thinking of asking him to help.

Yet, she was worried that her grandmother might not adapt well to coming here, and as they were getting on in age, she didn’t want them to be busy every day.

For now, things would stay as they were. She planned to hire a reliable employee, and Jincheng said that during the summer vacation, he would take her to use the space to gather things from different places.

She was already looking forward to it. She had grown up without visiting any place other than West City.

Now, it was great that she could travel anywhere without needing an introduction letter and with great convenience.

At the beginning of this week, Editor Ban rushed to their school.

"I’ve contacted that author, he’s out of town, but we’ve worked together before, and he trusts me quite a bit.

I told him someone’s style of drawing suited him better, showed his family Luo Xinyue’s paintings, and they agreed too. So, Xinyue will be doing the illustrations for this book.

I’m sorry, Jingqiu."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Don’t say that, Editor Ban, I also think Xinyue’s style is suitable for this senior."

Luo Xinyue however was somewhat excited, "Jingqiu, Editor Ban, why do I feel so elated? I can hardly believe that I could illustrate for a book."

Luo Xinyue’s words successfully made Lu Jingqiu and Editor Ban laugh.

But Editor Ban didn’t leave Lu Jingqiu idle either.

He gave her a manuscript from another author: "The story is ’Baby Loves Mama’. You’ll do the illustrations for this one, no rush, finishing in three months will be fine."

Compared to doing illustrations for autobiographies, Lu Jingqiu preferred painting these children’s picture books.

Even though she was happy to have received another picture book illustration job, there was one thing she couldn’t forget, it was drawn for children to see, not to hang on the wall for adults to enjoy, so she had to try her best to make it understandable and enjoyable for kids. Another point she couldn’t overlook was the need to deeply understand children. What are they thinking? What are they doing? And what are they fantasizing about? It’s by frequently thinking of these things that one can create childlike charm.

This week, Lu Jingqiu didn’t put pen to paper, but was continuously conceptualizing.

But she never achieved the kind of image she wanted, so she sulked for a week.

Until Friday after school, when she bumped into Jiang Nanzhou at the gate, "Why do you look so listless, are you worried about something?"

Lu Jingqiu smiled, "I recently took on a picture book, and I’ve been unable to find good inspiration. When did you come back? Has my dad returned?"

"I got back this afternoon, Uncle Lu hasn’t returned yet, he’s probably back next week."

"Oh, next week, huh."

Jiang Nanzhou pursed his lips, curling the corner of his mouth, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to see a place today."

"What place?"

Jiang Nanzhou was secretive and didn’t tell her, but all the way there, he led her straight back to their residential complex.

I thought he would have prepared some delicious meal at home.

Turned out he took her to the newly built apartment building in the courtyard.

Lu Jingqiu seemed to understand something, she tugged at his sleeve and said, "You’re not telling me you’ve divided up the apartments, are you?"

Jiang Nanzhou nodded, "Yeah, the leaders all know Uncle Lu is getting transferred, and your apartment will need to be vacated. Although we have a place outside, I’m not at ease leaving you here alone, so I got the apartment assigned to me in advance.

I chose the third floor, not too high or too low, mainly because it’s not tiring to climb."

Jiang Nanzhou took her hand and went up to the second unit of the building on the west side.

In the last two years, the courtyard had built four units of apartment buildings all in the front row as you enter the complex.

Two units on the left and two on the right.

Theirs was in one of the left units, and Jiang Nanzhou said it was sunny, not facing the road, and quiet.

The third-floor apartment on the left had two bedrooms and a living room, along with a washroom. The living room was spacious, and there was a large balcony.

The rooms in these suitable apartments were all quite large, with the two-bedroom ones being around seventy or eighty square meters.

"Do you like it?"

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "I like it, but are we going to live here from now on, or in the new place?"

This place had only recently been handed over, and one of the units was still having the electricity set up.

"Wherever you prefer to live is where we’ll live, since both places are ours."

"Hmm, it’s good to have an apartment here. You won’t have to stay in the dorms at the campus anymore. Let’s buy some furniture for here in the next few days."

Jiang Nanzhou laughed, "No rush, tomorrow I’ll take you somewhere."

"Why all the secrecy since you’ve been back, what place can’t you tell me about?"

Jiang Nanzhou chuckled twice, "I’m afraid if I tell you now, you won’t sleep well tonight, and it won’t be nice for you to have dark circles under your eyes tomorrow."

Lu Jingqiu’s expression brightened upon hearing this, she vaguely guessed something but wasn’t certain, and she really was somewhat looking forward to it.