The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 260 - 251: Good Man, Jiang Nanzhou

Chapter 260: Chapter 251: Good Man, Jiang Nanzhou

Just when she was about to go to bed, she noticed a sound at the front door.

Lu Jingqiu was startled, listened for a while, and found the knocking continued, finally holding Hua Hua with a rolling pin in her hand, she cautiously approached the door and asked, "Who is it?"

"It’s me, Qiuqiu."

The familiar voice came through, and a smile immediately spread across Lu Jingqiu’s face. She hastily put the cat down and opened the door.

"Nanzhou."

The moment she opened the door, Lu Jingqiu threw herself into Jiang Nanzhou’s arms.

Jiang Nanzhou put down the two parcels he was carrying, hugged her, spun her around, and asked, "Did you miss me?"

"Yes, I missed you so much. How did you get back?"

"I came to deliver you to your doorstep." Then, glancing around and noticing the light rain and the late hour with not many people around, Jiang Nanzhou simply picked up Lu Jingqiu.

Hooking the parcels on the ground with his foot, he handed them to Lu Jingqiu to carry as they entered the yard. After closing the gate, they headed towards the house.

A short separation is sweeter than a new marriage, and they were newlyweds to begin with. Having been apart for so long, the final scene was such that even the vegetables in the backyard hurriedly spread their leaves, using the rainwater to cover their "eyes," too embarrassed to watch.

Fortunately, the next day was Saturday, and Lu Jingqiu slept in until past ten o’clock. Waking up to find Jiang Nanzhou still by her side, she remembered the craziness of the previous night and shyly burrowed into his embrace.

Jiang Nanzhou wrapped her in his arms and said, "Do you want to see the gifts I brought for you?"

Without looking up, Lu Jingqiu nodded in his chest. Jiang Nanzhou flipped over, got up, and brought the two parcels into the bedroom.

By now, Lu Jingqiu had also put on her pajamas and was sitting on the bed, watching him bring item after item onto the bed.

"Baby formula?"

"Yeah, the formula over there is very good; people drink it every day. I think it’s nice, so I brought back a few packs."

Lu Jingqiu smelled the formula through the bag, and it indeed had a rich scent.

There were many other things besides baby formula: red wine, sausages, clothes, and even greeting cards thoughtfully brought for her.

Lu Jingqiu’s favorite were the greeting cards. "Nanzhou, you know me so well. I really like these."

Jiang Nanzhou smiled and pinched her nose while saying, "I guessed you would like them, so I collected a lot of cards over there."

"When did you have time to shop over there?"

"I did. Every Sunday was a rest day. The people hosting us would take us out for a stroll. I bought you quite a few clothes too; try them on and see if they look good."

A black chiffon shirt, a pair of denim dungarees, and a beige coat.

They all fit her particularly well and looked good on her.

Jiang Nanzhou said with a smile, "My wife is the most beautiful, everything looks good on you."

"Yeah, thank you for the compliment, husband."

"What did you call me? Say it again."

"Husband."

"I like it."

"Then, when we are alone, I’ll call you husband."

"Wife."

"Husband."

"Wife, I have good news for you, I got a bonus."

"You went there to study, and you got a bonus?"

"Allowance."

"Oh. How much?"

"Over two thousand yuan, which was meant for daily expenses there, but I didn’t spend much, so I still have two thousand left, all for you to save."

"Great. Oh, and I have some good news too. The house I bought in Yangcheng City is going to be demolished."

Jiang Nanzhou raised his eyebrows and said, "Demolition... does that mean we’ll get compensation?"

"Yeah, there should be compensation, but I want the house. I bought three units and a pond there originally. I should get at least five or six units out of this, I suppose."

Listening to her confidently talking about getting five or six units, Jiang Nanzhou laughed and said, "Jingqiu, I’ve realized, I’ve married a treasure."

"Hmm?"

"About the house we just bought, investing in such a poor pond, and yet, in less than half a year, we saw positive results. Also, the house in Capital City, it’s so hard to buy property there now. Aunt Li Qi has been asked several times by the locals who want to buy her place. They even offered up to five thousand yuan and told me to ask you if you’re willing to sell."

Lu Jingqiu shook her head, "I won’t be selling now. This summer, I plan to go to Capital City to renovate the farther courtyard and then rent it out."

"Jingqiu, it seems like I won’t have any vacation this summer."

"Then I’ll go by myself."

As soon as she said that, she saw Jiang Nanzhou’s resentful eyes.

Seeing his pitiful look, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "I won’t stay there too long. The newspaper wants us to spend these two months of summer vacation working at the community center to compile some scientific illustrations... I’ll just go there for a look and come back."

"Aren’t you going to fix the house?"

"If you don’t want me to be gone for so long, I won’t do the repairs. That place is a bit far after all, and not many people would rent there."

She was just saying this, of course. She didn’t plan to touch the Capital City property for at least the next seven or eight years. The farther one, in another dozen years, would also be within the Third Ring Road.

As for Aunt Li Qi’s house, she believed that it probably wouldn’t be demolished in the end. She planned to sell it in a few years. By then, Capital City might have many open housing projects, and she wanted to buy a small villa near the school district.

To prepare for her future child’s education.

Yes, as for Yangcheng City, she had never considered settling down there. Buying property was just for appreciation in value, to be sold when in need of money.

"Nanzhou, I plan to go to Shanghai this summer and buy a set of property, is that okay?"

"Properties in Shanghai are also in high demand. Can you really find one?"

"Let’s try our luck. My roommate is from Shanghai, and I’ll ask her to help me keep an eye out. If there’s a suitable one within our budget, I plan to purchase it."

Jiang Nanzhou had no strong opinion on buying property, "We have more than ten thousand yuan at home. We should be able to afford a house."

Lu Jingqiu smiled. They had almost twenty thousand yuan now.

But for buying a house, she’d only consider the most expensive one to be within five thousand yuan.

Of course, she had heard that houses in Shanghai were even more expensive than in Yangcheng City.

She really didn’t know exactly how much more expensive they were.

Another two or three weeks and it would be vacation time. These days, everyone was busy reviewing.

Jiang Nanzhou returned home, rested for two days, and then went back to the military.

Luo Xinyue’s wedding was scheduled for the third day after the holiday, mainly to accommodate He Yu and Chen Qingru.

Xue Jianian received a response from Grandpa Xue this week.

"My grandpa said, for the house next to the pond, we can exchange it for a two-bedroom apartment, just like the residents. For the pond area, there are three options. One is cash, a one-time payment of thirty thousand yuan to us. Another is to give half cash, plus two houses, both three-bedroom apartments. Or the option to offer all in property, two three-bedroom apartments, two two-bedroom apartments, and one single room. What do you think?"

"Only five units for the pond?"

"Yep."

Lu Jingqiu shook her head and showed a number, which left Xue Jianian astonished, "What, eight units?"

Lu Jingqiu nodded.

Xue Jianian herself found it unlikely.

Lu Jingqiu said with a smile, "Now we have to do the impossible. We can’t just agree to whatever they offer. We definitely won’t be satisfied with five units. After all, it’s a partnership between the two of us, and it wouldn’t be easy to divide. Believe it or not, if we agree, they’ll do other things elsewhere, like giving us bad layouts or poor locations for our properties. It’s because we’re too easy-going. So this time, we can’t agree.

We need to bargain hard."

"What if they don’t agree?"

"You yourself find it impossible, so they definitely won’t agree either. We need to show our stance, and then a middle ground can be reached later."

"That makes sense. I’ll talk to my grandpa about this.

By the way, Jingqiu, I recently found a lady to help me with the store. Let’s go back once the vacation starts. I heard from my grandpa that those leaders are quite anxious."

"Alright, let’s attend Xinyue’s wedding and then head off."

If nothing went wrong, they should start construction by the Spring Festival, so there were about five to six months of relocation time left. The current residents were all easy to talk to. As soon as they heard about moving into new apartments with relocation compensation, everyone was eager and joyfully waiting to move in, all happily agreeing.

Moreover, for those in the larger courtyards, three-bedroom apartments were offered; for the smaller ones, two-bedroom apartments. For those wanting larger spaces or multiple units,

a three-bedroom could be exchanged for three single rooms, a two-bedroom for two single rooms, and there was also the option to pay more for an additional new unit.

The policy was very flexible, and since the citizens were encountering such an event for the first time, they all found it quite favorable and agreed with delight.