The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 310 - 300: Men’s Preferences

Chapter 310: Chapter 300: Men’s Preferences

By the time it was past eleven, Shang Ze came back, "The tiles have been selected, I had Uncle arrange for them to be delivered directly to the store. The two men that Uncle Cheung arranged for picked plain colors as you requested, but there weren’t that many in such a large quantity, so they chose several different patterns."

Lu Jingqiu said, "It doesn’t matter, as long as they were cheap. They’re for the back kitchen, not for outsiders to see. The main thing is that they’re easy to clean. You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Xinyue and I will make dumplings for you."

To the side, Xue Jianian said, "No, you two sit, I’ll boil the dumplings."

Shang Ze glanced at his wife, who was currently eating a banana, and felt relieved. He asked, "Comrade Jiang and Comrade Wei have not come back yet."

Luo Xinyue replied, "Not yet, who knows if they’ve finished their task at this hour."

No sooner had Luo Xinyue’s words fallen than the sound of a motorcycle’s engine came from the doorway.

Before anyone could react, Shang Ze had already run to the door, moving so fast, he was like an overgrown child.

Seeing that everyone had come back, Xue Jianian added more water to the pot, ready to cook more.

Curious about the commotion at the door, everyone else ran to see what was happening.

There were two green motorcycles, each capable of seating two people, with an extended sidecar attached.

The bikes looked somewhat cumbersome, something that would be sold as scrap in the future.

Despite this, the several men were incredibly excited about the motorcycles.

Wei Jincheng said, "I bought all five of the decommissioned bikes. Apart from the two for you, the remaining three I have taken to our team’s repair department, asking them to help fix them up. I gave them some tools and money for labor. Come on, I’ll take you to choose one."

Shang Ze was so excited that he immediately sat on the bike.

Lu Jingqiu watched as Jiang Nanzhou rode on the bike which had quite a bit of the paint scraped off, not seeing what was so great about it.

Jiang Nanzhou said, "This one might not look great on the outside, but the engine is in good condition, it hasn’t been overhauled. Qiuqiu, I’m going to follow them to get ours fixed up too, I don’t know what time I’ll be back this afternoon, so don’t wait up for me."

Seeing they were about to leave, Luo Xinyue hurriedly said, "Hey, are you not going to eat?"

"We won’t eat."

Saying this, the three men rode off on the motorcycles like a gust of wind.

Xue Jianian looked bewildered, "What did my Jincheng just say? He’s brought back the other three as well? Does anyone even want them?"

Luo Xinyue said, "Seeing how eager my man is, there must be plenty of people who want one."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Right now, they’re just like us when we find clothes or Fragrant Cream lipstick we like—they all love it. Since they’re not eating, let’s turn off the stove quickly."

Uncertain about when they would return, Luo Xinyue and Xue Jianian stayed at Lu Jingqiu’s house for most of the day, growing tired.

They left around one o’clock, and Lu Jingqiu had them take some of the packaged dumplings. There were many dumplings, and if not eaten, they would spoil by tomorrow.

After sending the two away, she went upstairs to sleep herself.

She slept until past four and lingered in bed for a while before getting up.

It was almost five o’clock, and Jiang Nanzhou still hadn’t returned.

With the National Day approaching, both the People’s Liberation Army Daily and West City Daily News had asked her to submit articles, and she needed to get the layouts designed while she was still full of energy.

They had to be sent off by next week, especially for the People’s Liberation Army Daily.

Once she started writing, it was over two hours before she realized it, and it was dark already, and still no sign of Jiang Nanzhou, which made her a bit anxious.

She changed her clothes, preparing to go over to Niannian’s house to see what was happening.

Just as she opened the main door, she heard the sound of an engine coming from the alley.

The headlight in the front dazzled Lu Jingqiu for a moment.

When the motorcycle stopped, Lu Jingqiu could finally see who it was, "Why are you back so late?"

Jiang Nanzhou laughed and said, "It’s fixed a bit slowly, but I also set up a canvas awning. See, we won’t get wet from the wind and rain."

Lu Jingqiu looked at the seat on the side and indeed saw a small awning half-opened. "Is it only for this position? What about on the motorcycle itself?"

"I couldn’t find a suitable frame for the bike at the moment. I think this is quite good as it is. Let me take you for a spin."

Lu Jingqiu smiled and climbed onto the bike. Jiang Nanzhou took her on a ride along the nearby highway. At this time, there were quite a few people returning home from work, but not many vehicles.

Traffic jams? Nonexistent.

Jiang Nanzhou could drive a car, and he was familiar with riding this kind of small motorcycle too.

After about fifteen minutes and a full loop, they were home.

"How was it?"

"Yeah, having a vehicle is convenient. And my husband is thoughtful, creating a folding awning so we won’t fear wind or rain."

"The awning was a stroke of luck. The mechanic who was repairing it thought up the awning for his own tricycle. I discovered it and asked him to modify it for me, gave him twenty yuan. Old Shang is also having one made by him, but it’s not ready yet. Qiuqiu, give me twelve hundred yuan; I’ll give it to Old Wei tomorrow."

"Okay."

After the couple parked the motorcycle in the yard, they walked around it again. Lu Jingqiu said with a smile, "Do we count as car owners now?"

Jiang Nanzhou wrapped an arm around her and said, "We do."

"How many years can we use it for?"

"Even though this bike is a hand-me-down and looks a bit worn outside, and it’s a bit old, the engine is still pretty good. It should work fine for five or six years—if we maintain it well, ten years isn’t impossible. It’s just loud."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, thinking that in ten years, she should be able to afford a car.

After a while, Lu Jingqiu wanted to go back inside, while Jiang Nanzhou, still fascinated, continued to examine it in the yard.

Lu Jingqiu went on to cook some dumplings, no longer minding him, and headed upstairs to rest.

As for when he went to sleep, Lu Jingqiu had no idea. She had been sleeping particularly deeply since she got pregnant.

Early the next morning, at a little past six, Jiang Nanzhou woke her up, "Wife, time to get up for school."

"Hmm... yeah. It’s still early."

"Today, I’ll take you and Xinyue to school."

Lu Jingqiu then became more alert, "Aren’t you usually too busy in the morning to come over?"

"I spoke with the leader. My wife is pregnant, so I need to drop you off. It’ll be just these two weeks, until the eleventh; then Old Shang will take over."

"So you guys set up a rotation."

"For my wife, of course. I boiled some eggs. I forgot to order milk, so you’ll have to make do with porridge today."

"Okay."

The pair got ready, spending about fifteen minutes to wash up and eat before heading out. It was light outside, and the motorcycle, aside from its patchy exterior, looked pretty good, especially the awning.

This time, Lu Jingqiu sat behind Jiang Nanzhou, giving the side seat to Luo Xinyue.

"Xinyue, let’s go."

"Coming, coming." Luo Xinyue sat down cheerfully inside, pleased with the leather cushion that was even more comfortable than the wooden sofa at home.

"Wow, this is nice."

"Heh, I got to experience it yesterday; it’s really not bad."

As Luo Xinyue settled into the side seat, Shang Ze came out of his home pushing his bike. After greeting Jiang Nanzhou, they rode off in different directions.