The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 309 - 299: Good Stuff

Chapter 309: Chapter 299: Good Stuff

What originally was going to be a busy day suddenly freed up, and Lu Jingqiu showed the accounts she had done yesterday to the two of them.

Xue Jianian said, "It’s great to have the men around; we don’t need to go out and hustle."

Lu Jingqiu asked curiously, "Isn’t your husband Wei Jincheng preparing to be discharged from the military? How is it going?"

"I’ve already talked to his superior. There is a chance in the fall, but his leader doesn’t want to let him go. It’s driving me crazy."

Luo Xinyue said, "That’s for sure, his leader values him so much, and yet he wants to back out. Others are trying to stay in the unit, but your husband doesn’t care for it."

Xue Jianian said with a helpless smile, "He prefers money more. I can’t convince him."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Wei Jincheng really does have a mind for business. He won’t do badly wherever he is. Can they make it back by noon?"

Luo Xinyue said, "My man definitely can."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Never mind then, just prepare lunch and wait for them by noon. Since we’re so free, shall we go shopping? I want to buy some wool."

Luo Xinyue asked, "Jingqiu, are you planning to prepare clothes for the baby?"

"The child hasn’t been born yet; there’s no need to rush. I’m knitting for my grandfather. He’s returning to Capital City in October."

Xue Jianian said to the two of them, "Going to the department store is fine; I also need to buy some daily necessities."

"Let’s go."

"Let’s."

After the group got ready, they headed to the department store, taking the bus since there were two pregnant women; it was too risky to ride bikes.

All the way there, Xue Jianian was extremely cautious, afraid that they would get bumped.

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t been to the department store for many months, and although the counters were the same, the merchandise had changed quite a bit with recent fashions. She just walked in and saw the beautiful fabrics in the fabric area, wondering what kind of fabric would be suitable for sheets and quilt covers.

Women always like these things, no matter when, but Lu Jingqiu didn’t dare to look too closely, as her family didn’t lack for these.

Luo Xinyue bought two bars of soap and a bag of laundry paste, Xue Jianian also got two bags of laundry paste, and Lu Jingqiu bought two tubes of toothpaste and toothbrushes, as Jiang Nanzhou often traveled and needed spare toothpaste and toothbrushes. On the second floor, she chose some dark grey wool and purchased several pounds.

Xue Jianian bought several sets of underwear, and Lu Jingqiu thought that Nanzhou also needed some, so she bought two pairs for him, as well as more than a dozen pairs of socks.

Yes, more than a dozen pairs, because Jiang Nanzhou wore out socks so quickly; on average, a pair of socks would be holey within a week.

Luo Xinyue and Xue Jianian also bought a few pairs each.

Xue Jianian looked at the women’s wear area and whispered to the two of them, "Xia Lin’s clothes have actually made it into the department store; she’s quite impressive."

Lu Jingqiu didn’t pay much attention to what clothes Xia Lin had designed, but with her second chance at life, she had the ability to know the manager in charge here.

Luo Xinyue sighed softly on the side, causing both of them to turn and glance at her, "What’s wrong?"

"I just realized, Xia Lin’s clothes are really pretty. What if I want to buy them?"

Xue Jianian said from the side, "If you want to buy them, just buy them."

Luo Xinyue glared at her irritably, "Given our relationship with her, how can we buy her clothes and contribute to her income?"

Lu Jingqiu said, "West City is only so big, and what she makes are clothes we can’t do without in our daily lives. It’s impossible to avoid."

If you like it, then buy it. You don’t have to purchase from her shop, you could go to her dealer. Buying still generates revenue for them. If you don’t want anything to do with her at all, you might as well start your own clothing factory or have a relative who does.

Moreover, her clothes look so nice. Once new models come out, there are definitely other factories that imitate and innovate, and there are many that look even better.

Xue Jianian nodded, "That’s true. Getting into the clothing business is impossible for us because we don’t know how to. Plus, West City is big, and her store isn’t the only one that makes nice clothes."

"So, should I buy or not?"

Lu Jingqiu said, "You’re pregnant now. if you buy it, you won’t be able to wear it for a year, and you might not be able to wear it at all next year."

"Why?"

"Having a baby makes you put on weight."

Luo Xinyue thought for a moment and said, "Then I might as well not buy it."

After wandering around for a while and finding nothing else to buy, and worried that Shang Ze might return to find them not at home, they took the bus back.

On the way, they discussed what to have for lunch, deciding on Northern-style dumplings with chives and egg filling, which were convenient to store and easy to prepare.

Fortunately, when they got home, the men hadn’t returned yet. The three of them divided the work: one made dough, one cooked the eggs, and one chopped the chives.

In half an hour, the filling was ready.

They placed everything in the dining room and, while wrapping the dumplings, analyzed their shop.

Xue Jianian said, "Our beef soup is just as convenient as these dumplings. If people want to take it away, they can just grab a lunchbox, and in less than two minutes, they can be out the door. The pancake shreds, wrapped in greaseproof paper, can be taken straight onto the train for a warm meal on board."

Luo Xinyue asked, "What if some customers don’t have a lunchbox but want to take away food? After all, not everyone passing through the train station has the habit of carrying a lunchbox."

Lu Jingqiu asked Xue Jianian, "Do they have those disposable takeout boxes over in Yangcheng City?"

Xue Jianian thought for a moment, then shook her head, "This is the first time I’ve heard of such a thing. They probably don’t have it."

Without that option, Luo Xinyue, seeing the others deep in thought, said with a smile, "Then we just won’t sell it, unless we prepare lunchboxes for them."

Lu Jingqiu’s eyes lit up, "Lunchboxes? How much does one of those cost now?"

Xue Jianian said, "About two yuan each."

"If that’s the case, for those without a lunchbox who want to take away food, our shop could keep some on hand. We could charge two yuan per box, plus the beef soup would only be two yuan and fifty cents. If they want pancake shreds, that would be an extra ten cents. That’s not expensive."

Luo Xinyue shook her head, "The normal lunchboxes are too shallow to hold much soup."

Lu Jingqiu thought of something and said, "How about those deep, handheld kidney-shaped lunchboxes? They are really deep, and there’s no fear of getting burned." She paused, then countered her own suggestion, "But those kidney-shaped lunchboxes are expensive. The ones I got on the train, barely used, cost ten yuan and required a national food coupon."

Xue Jianian said, "Yeah, that’s too expensive. Like Xinyue said, if we don’t have it, we won’t sell it. Oh, by the way, we still haven’t decided on our cutlery. Where should we select bowls from, should we use enamel or porcelain ones?"

Lu Jingqiu said, "Let’s go to the porcelain factory next Sunday to take a look and choose carefully."

"Alright."

There’s only one porcelain factory in their city, producing everyday items like bowls, basins, and large jars, primarily for supply to major distribution outlets.

Of course, now individuals can also buy from them, and even some factory employees’ families buy from the factory to sell elsewhere.