The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 311 - 301: Talking Business

Chapter 311: Chapter 301: Talking Business

At noon, while several of them were eating in the canteen, Lu Jingqiu stuck to vegetarian dishes, whereas Luo Xinyue seemed to eat anything, especially enamored with today’s shiitake mushrooms.

He Yu and Chen Qingru were still unaware of their pregnancy, and joked, "Now that you two are living off-campus, it gets quite boring with just the two of us in the dorm at night, and the study hall has lost its atmosphere. Are you planning to stay at school during the winter?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Jingqiu said, "If there’s a lot of rain or snow, we might consider it. Oh, let me share some good news with you. Both of us... we’re pregnant." She leaned forward, whispering the last part.

Clearly, this news stunned both of them. Chen Qingru glanced at Lu Jingqiu, then at Luo Xinyue, who was giggling shyly. Realization dawned: "No wonder you didn’t have an appetite for fish before. My cousin had the same reaction when she was pregnant. But how did both of you manage to surprise us so much after just a week, and at the same time too?"

He Yu wasn’t surprised and chuckled, "They are both married, so getting pregnant is normal, isn’t it? There are others at the school who are pregnant, even some with children."

Luo Xinyue said, "We didn’t get pregnant at the same time. I’m actually a month ahead of Jingqiu."

Chen Qingru said, "You two need to be careful with your bellies. From now on, don’t you two run off at lunchtime. Ah Yu and I will get food for you, and we can eat in the dorm."

He Yu nodded in agreement.

Lu Jingqiu said, "That’s not necessary. We can still live normally. But we do need to inform our teachers since we won’t be able to participate in PE classes anymore."

He Yu said, "That’s true, you definitely can’t. And about your hot water, from now on, Qingru and I will take care of it for you. You are now our dorm’s VIPs."

Luo Xinyue said, "We won’t stand on ceremony then. On Sundays, if you want to have better meals, Jingqiu and I have got it covered. Feel free to come over to our place."

Chen Qingru quickly shook her head, "No, we wouldn’t feel right going to your home. Just bring anything tasty to school."

Lu Jingqiu said, "What’s the inconvenience? Next month, my husband will be away on a business trip, and you can come over. Oh, right, do you plan to go home for the National Day holiday?"

"Not going back. There are only a few days, and there’s not even enough time to travel back and forth."

Chen Qingru said, "My home is close by, so I’ll definitely be going back."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Then Ah Yu, you come to my place and keep me company. Actually, we have another secret that we haven’t told you about."

"What secret?"

"Haha, it’s a secret for now."

As a new week began, Lu Jingqiu and Luo Xinyue were looked after at school by He Yu and Chen Qingru, who helped them with getting meals and hot water, leaving them feeling quite embarrassed.

During the noon break, He Yu shared with them that he had recently submitted his new building design to the Urban Construction Bureau.

Lu Jingqiu asked, "When did you go?"

"Last Saturday. They said they would notify me by mail if it got selected. Oh, I’m so excited."

Luo Xinyue said, "You should have told us earlier; I could have had my husband give a heads-up in advance."

"No need, no need. I want to give it a try on my own merit."

"I think Ah Yu’s design is great. It’s bound to be selected," Chen Qingru, who hadn’t taken a nap, remarked while drawing cartoons at the table. Her communication with Yang Bo had remained unbroken, and after he injured his leg, he had sent Chen Qingru many assignments.

Now Chen Qingru was getting more proficient, earning ten to twenty a month, managing to save some money while still attending school.

Lu Jingqiu and Luo Xinyue, who were in charge of the issue with the canteen for the Xue Family business, hadn’t been able to visit yet and planned to check it out on Friday.

But on Thursday, Zhang Miao came by and told them that the printing factory didn’t need any supplies for now, but they would be in touch if that changed.

"The main issue is that the canteen’s person in charge has a relative in the produce trade. The canteen usually gets its ingredients from that relative, making it difficult for new suppliers to get in. However, my husband’s factory is looking to stock up on some nonperishable goods. Since you haven’t come by these past few days, I decided to come myself," she said.

Lu Jingqiu smiled and said, "That’s fine, Sister Zhang’s husband’s place..."

Zhang Miao interjected, "You forgot, he works at the Warm Pot factory. He’s been transferred to the logistics and procurement department, and he can make the decision on this. He’s been quite satisfied with the nonperishable goods you’ve been supplying. He wants to meet with your friend to talk."

Understanding, Luo Xinyue hurriedly said, "Sister Zhang, how about letting my friend visit your husband’s factory on Saturday, or should they talk separately?"

"Ah, just go directly to his factory to find him. However, he’s off on Saturday. How about tomorrow?"

Lu Jingqiu replied, "Sure, is tomorrow noon okay?"

"He’ll be there all day; any time works."

Zhang Miao gave them the address and her husband’s name, telling them to just let the guards know upon arrival, and they would notify him.

After conveying this, she left.

Lu Jingqiu and Luo Xinyue saw her to the school gate.

That evening, Jiang Nanzhou came to pick the two of them up, and he took them directly to Xue Jianian’s home.

After all, they had ridden a motorcycle, and when they arrived, Xue Jianian wasn’t home yet.

A few people just waited for him outside his door.

Unfortunately, they happened to run into Xia Lin who was coming back from school.

After losing her child, Xia Lin might not have rested well; her face looked somewhat jaundiced and she had lost a lot of weight.

Seeing Jiang Nanzhou standing by their side, she wanted to speak, but remembering Jiang Nanzhou’s past warnings, she instantly turned cold and pretended not to see him as she passed by.

It wasn’t long before Gao Shu also returned on his bike.

He nodded and bowed when he saw them, but no one responded to him.

After the group entered the yard, Luo Xinyue pulled her aside and said, "I haven’t seen Xia Lin for so long, how did she get so thin?"

Only then did Lu Jingqiu realize that Luo Xinyue didn’t know about Xia Lin’s situation, and whispered, "She lost her child."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xinyue immediately covered her mouth in shock.

Jiang Nanzhou, on the other hand, wasn’t concerned about their affairs, but rather, he was worried that Lu Jingqiu was exhausting herself. He was thinking about letting them go back first and come back later.

Looking up, he saw Xue Jianian’s figure in the distance.

"Niannian."

"Jingqiu, Xinyue, why are you here, is something the matter?"

"Yes, didn’t you want us to help you sell dry goods? We’ve secured an order for you."

"Ah, really? Come on, let’s go inside to talk."

Xue Jianian, overjoyed, opened the door and had them sit in the yard while he prepared tea for them.

Jiang Nanzhou saw the remaining three vehicles left by Wei Jincheng in the yard and started tinkering with them.

Lu Jingqiu and Luo Xinyue stayed behind to talk to her about her colleague’s spouse’s factory.

"They run a Warm Pot factory, and her spouse is in charge of the purchasing department."

Luo Xinyue said, "The Warm Pot factory has quite a few employees. If we secure this order, not only your dry goods but also vegetables, fruits, flour, and rice could make it in."

Xue Jianian naturally understood this: "Currently, the factories we supply include five. One is a garment factory, one a shoe factory—that is a client my aunt pulled in. Another one, known by Jincheng before is a maintenance station, and the garment factory he also knew from before. There’s also the financial bureau’s canteen; thanks to Xinyue, they use our vegetables and some dry goods, but the rice and flour are provided by the grain station. Besides that is your school, hehe, and even that was a job for my godfather. Not only dry goods, but your school also uses our rice and mung beans. Now, I am making inroads with our school."

Luo Xinyue and the others calculated and were amazed: "Just these factories and departments in one year are incredible. Not bad, Niannian, a mere college student and your business is almost spread throughout West City."

"That’s all thanks to you guys. With your help, I could achieve what I have today. Look, to thank you, let’s have dinner at my place tonight."

"No, it’s getting late, and Shang Ze doesn’t even know I’m here."

"What’s there to be afraid of? Let Comrade Jiang help with the message. Let’s have hotpot tonight."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Alright, hotpot is quick and convenient, so we won’t be polite."

Once they agreed, Xue Jianian went off to the kitchen to get busy, while Lu Jingqiu sent Jiang Nanzhou to Xinyue’s house to call for Shang Ze.

The hotpot wasn’t spicy, considering there were two pregnant women, so they used mushroom broth and tomato soup.

The dry goods soaked, and Xue Jianian brought out lots of vegetables from the house, including lotus root, greens, winter melon, coriander, quail eggs, pork, tofu, and even tripe.

Luo Xinyue was incredibly surprised and specifically ran to her storeroom to look but couldn’t find anything amid the mess, yet Xue Jianian was able to retrieve items immediately.

Lu Jingqiu was already used to this and laughed, "She deals with this stuff; how could her house be without it?"

"That’s true."

As the group was getting ready, Wei Jincheng suddenly came in with Second Cousin.