The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 271 - 261: The Mainstay Has Arrived

Chapter 271: Chapter 261: The Mainstay Has Arrived

Even Xue Jianian was surprised to see him, "Jincheng? You... how did you come back?"

Wei Jincheng smiled, but before he could answer, Grandpa Xue hurriedly interjected, "Let Jincheng come in first, then we can talk properly."

"Okay." Xue Jianian then pulled Wei Jincheng into the courtyard, and as Grandpa Xue closed the door, he didn’t forget to look outside, fearing that someone from the Wei Family might be nearby.

Seeing no sign of trouble, he closed the gate with relief, and Wei Jincheng, standing beside him, turned back and smiled, "Grandpa doesn’t need to worry, I observed the area before coming over, no one is watching this place."

Xue Jianian said, "Did you do it on purpose? Saying you had something to do and couldn’t come back, but actually arrived early and were secretly observing the Wei Family’s people?"

Wei Jincheng replied, "I did have things to deal with, but they are taken care of now. After you left, I followed Yang Mingchao’s car here the next day, I didn’t arrive early. I just got here tonight."

Lu Jingqiu, standing at the doorway, asked upon hearing this, "My second cousin is here?"

"Yeah, he came to stock up on goods. It was a coincidence, I ran into him that day. He said he was coming this way, so after thinking it over, I followed him here. The main thing is, I haven’t seen Grandpa and Grandma Xue for a long while, so I wanted to come back."

Grandpa Xue patted Wei Jincheng’s shoulder and said, "Kid, that’s thoughtful of you."

Grandma Xue came out and asked, "Jincheng, are you hungry? Grandma will go and make you something to eat. You mustn’t have had a good meal on your journey."

"Grandma, I’ve eaten, I’m not hungry at all now. Please don’t bother yourself."

Grandpa Xue suggested, "If the kid isn’t hungry, just get him some tea."

Lu Jingqiu offered, "I’ll make it, Grandma and Grandpa, you go inside first."

Grandma Xue held her back, saying, "There’s some in the Warm Pot, no trouble necessary."

Xue Jianian also pulled Jingqiu into the room.

It had been a long time since Grandma and Grandpa Xue had seen Wei Jincheng. They poured a cup of tea and had endless topics to discuss. Lu Jingqiu didn’t want to disturb their family reunion, so after greeting them, she went to lie down in the room.

She originally intended to wait for Xue Jianian to come in later and ask how she had arranged for their sleeping situation, but despite waiting left and right, she did not see people resting. Eventually, she simply couldn’t stay awake and fell asleep without even realizing it.

The next day, when she woke up, she found Xue Jianian beside her. Her movement also woke her up, so she hurriedly whispered, "I need to go find my Jiang Nanzhou today. You didn’t sleep much last night, continue sleeping."

Xue Jianian rubbed her eyes and sat up, saying, "We did chat quite late last night. I’ve talked to Jincheng about our situation, and he said he’ll go out today and inquire about it."

"Inquire? What if the Wei Family people see him once he goes out?"

"He said he’ll be careful. I’ll accompany him today."

Lu Jingqiu nodded, and both of them got out of bed. When they left the bedroom, they found that a small camp bed had been set up in the living room. Jingqiu turned with a guilty look at Xue Jianian and said, "I’m sorry for making you sleep separately."

Xue Jianian chuckled, "What’s there to be sorry about? You were right the other night. We should get two units on the same floor in case we have kids in the future or when relatives and friends come over and need a place to stay.

Today, while we’re out, we’ll take a look around the new factory area to see if there are any houses for sale or rent. Grandpa said that the factory is moving there next month, but he isn’t qualified to get a house there yet."

"If I see Nanzhou and there’s nothing urgent, do you want me to help you look as well?"

"No need, this isn’t something that can be resolved in a day or two. It’s not that easy to find."

But little did they know, things would turn out to be that coincidental.

After eating, Lu Jingqiu was getting ready to leave the courtyard with Xue Jianian and the others, preparing to go their separate ways, when she ran into Jiang Nanzhou clad in green military attire.

"Jingqiu... Company Captain Wei?"

"Commander Jiang."

"Nanzhou, how did you find this place?"

Jiang Nanzhou walked up to Lu Jingqiu and smiled, "Didn’t I hear you say something about this yesterday? I couldn’t wait for you, and since I wasn’t at ease, and it just happened to be the weekend, I came to try my luck. Are you going out?"

"I was going to find you, but I got held up by some things yesterday."

Now that Jiang Nanzhou was here, Lu Jingqiu didn’t need to go, so Xue Jianian simply interjected, "Why don’t we go inside first and chat about these past two days with your Jiang Nanzhou?"

Jiang Nanzhou frowned slightly, "Did something happen?"

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "Yes, but thankfully, we met an old war comrade of my dad who helped us out a lot."

With that, they all headed back inside the house.

Seeing this, Grandma Xue hurriedly went to make them some tea.

It took a while for Lu Jingqiu and Xue Jianian to explain everything before Jiang Nanzhou finally got the whole story.

Upon hearing the factory director’s name, he reacted with surprise, "I know Lin Qinghuai. He used to be a soldier under my grandfather’s command, and would visit our house every year when I was a child. Since he was transferred here recently, the visits have become less frequent. I had been meaning to see Uncle Lin when I had the time."

Lu Jingqiu expressed her astonishment, "You know Uncle Lin too?"

Wei Jincheng said, "Now that we know the factory director, it should make things a lot easier."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Uncle Lin even suggested yesterday that I should come over to his place sometime. Should we go today?"

Jiang Nanzhou shook his head, "Since you met yesterday, and since people at the factory are suspicious about Uncle Lin selling the pond and possibly having some shady deal with us, it’s better not to meet for now. I know some people in the government, so I’ll inquire with Jincheng about the situation later, and we’ll talk after we return."

Wei Jincheng nodded. With Jiang Nanzhou present, he definitely had an advantage in gathering information.

After they discussed their plans, Jiang Nanzhou and Wei Jincheng left the house.

Xue Jianian took Lu Jingqiu to the new factory to look at the nearby houses.

The new textile factory wasn’t much further from the old one – just a fifteen-minute bike ride. The old factory wasn’t located in a bustling city center, and the new one was even closer to the suburbs.

The factory was huge, twice the size of the old one. When they arrived, there was a constant stream of vehicles coming and going at the main gate, transporting equipment. Some was new, some was being moved from the old factory.

They didn’t recognize the person in charge at the entrance, so they didn’t go in.

Behind the factory, there were a few buildings, including two rows of corridor-style apartment buildings and four separate buildings.

Despite the number of houses there, there were too many employees to accommodate everyone.

Xue Jianian hadn’t thought of getting a place in the factory residences. She was considering buying nearby or, failing that, renting something.

The demolition and reconstruction would take a couple of years, and they couldn’t let Grandpa Xue and Grandma Xue live in poor conditions during that time.

The two of them walked around the neighborhood. There were very few houses, just a village that wasn’t quite in the city as the residents cultivated the land. It wasn’t in a city planning area,

yet on the other hand, it was quite close to the city – a ten-minute bike ride to their previous house,

and twenty minutes to the downtown area.

Apart from that village, there were some residential houses in the area, but none were for sale. There were some rentals, but with the factory relocation happening soon, many people were looking to rent.

After circling the factory, they found that to reach their factory from the village, all they had to do was cross an intersection.

Xue Jianian commented, "After looking around, it seems this place is the closest. Do you think there are houses for sale in the village?"

Lu Jingqiu had been observant, noticing that the outer row of houses in the village were even closer to the factory gate, "Let’s go have a look in the village. If they have houses at the perimeter, that would be ideal."

"Sure, let’s go take a look."