Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 278 - 277: One Hundred Industrial Tickets? My Sister-in-Law Only Loves Canned Yellow Peaches!

Chapter 278: Chapter 277: One Hundred Industrial Tickets? My Sister-in-Law Only Loves Canned Yellow Peaches!

Yellow peach canning.

Twenty-four bottles.

Special supply for military leaders.

Gu Lan’s heart skipped a beat.

She could almost taste that sweetness in her heart.

But on the other side was one hundred yuan worth of Industrial Tickets.

One hundred yuan!

Enough to buy a Forever brand bicycle, and how impressive it would be to ride it out!

Her palms were sweaty, tightly gripping the cold receiver.

In her mind, Lin Wan Yi’s cold yet determined voice echoed.

"We don’t take money."

"What we want are things that others can’t buy even if they have the money and tickets."

Industrial Tickets are ultimately linked to money.

But the special supply canned peaches... that’s something money definitely can’t buy, a matter of face!

Gu Lan cleared her throat.

She mimicked her sister-in-law’s poised composure and spoke into the receiver.

Her voice surprisingly steady.

"Mr. Wang."

The person on the other end acknowledged, waiting for her choice.

"Here’s the thing."

Gu Lan straightened her back, feeling she was now the spokesperson for "Yiyi Painting Workshop."

"My sister-in-law said that painting is about cultivating the mind and improving oneself, not about making deals."

"The Industrial Tickets you mentioned are too precious, we absolutely cannot accept them."

"If we take them, the artistic concept of the painting is lost, and its meaning completely changes."

She deliberately paused.

Letting these words slowly ferment through the phone line.

There was silence on the other end, seemingly savoring her words.

Gu Lan felt her heart was about to leap out of her throat.

She continued, softening her voice a bit, with a hint of girlish innocence.

"However..."

"There are two young children at home, at an age where they’re craving such things."

"My brother is such a rough guy, doesn’t know how to coax children."

"My sister-in-law paints to create a better atmosphere at home, to make the children happy."

"How about... we shamelessly ask Commander Liu for a few cans of peaches?"

"Just to let the kids have a taste, bask in the commander’s good fortune."

"What do you think... is that okay?"

A few words, and yet complete in every detail.

They elevated the art’s character and gave face to the other side.

Also made the request sound reasonable and full of humanity.

It’s not about coveting a bite to eat, it’s for the children.

Silence on the other end, lasting long enough.

Long enough that Gu Lan thought she had said something wrong.

Finally, a voice came with a stable yet amused tone.

"Okay."

Mr. Wang uttered just one word.

"I understand."

"Please hold on, I will report to the commander immediately."

"Please, you and Mr. Lin, do not hang up the phone."

"Click."

The sound of the phone being gently set down.

Gu Lan let out a long breath, her whole body exhausted, the back of her pajamas soaked.

She turned around and looked at Lin Wan Yi.

Lin Wan Yi was calmly peeling an apple for Gu An; upon hearing this, she just raised her chin.

Signaling her to keep waiting.

Gu Yanshen stood aside, saying nothing.

Yet his hand on the table, the knuckles no longer tense.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Every second felt like an ordeal.

Probably three minutes passed.

Or it might have been as long as a century.

There was movement from the other end of the line.

It was still Mr. Wang’s voice.

But this time, it carried an uncontainable excitement.

"Comrade Gu Lan!"

Even the form of address had changed.

"Our commander was very pleased to hear your response!"

"The commander said that the Gu Family has integrity! Comrade Lin Wan Yi is a true artist!"

Gu Lan’s heart soared to the skies.

"The commander stated!"

Mr. Wang’s voice rose a few notches.

"Not a single bottle of that box of yellow peach canning is to be missed! Twenty-four bottles, I’ll personally deliver them to you later!"

Gu Lan’s mouth formed an "O" shape.

A whole box!

"Moreover!"

Mr. Wang tossed out another heavy bomb.

"The commander said we can’t let Mr. Gu and Mr. Lin work so hard for nothing."

"He personally set aside two tickets for a naval internal auditorium movie screening this weekend, a new Soviet film that’s not for public sale."

"I’ll deliver them to you as well!"

"Consider it... a token of our navy’s appreciation!"

After hanging up the phone.

Gu Lan was still holding the receiver, utterly stunned.

She mechanically turned her head and looked at Lin Wan Yi.

"Sister-in-law..."

"I think... I’ve accomplished something big."

Lin Wanyi smiled. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

She cut the peeled apple into small pieces and put them in a small bowl.

"Mm."

"Our chief liaison officer is exceptional."

Not even half an hour later.

A navy jeep parked at the gate of the Gu Family Courtyard.

It drew quite a bit of attention.

Curious heads popped out from behind the windows of neighboring houses.

Mr. Wang personally unloaded a heavy wooden box from the car.

The box was stamped with a red star.

He solemnly handed the box and two red film tickets to Gu Lan.

"Comrade Gu Lan, mission accomplished!"

"In the future, if you need anything from ’Yiyi Painting Workshop,’ feel free to contact me anytime!"

Gu Lan held the big wooden box.

With envious, jealous, and curious gazes from all around, she proudly walked back home.

At that moment, she felt like she was walking on clouds, not on the ground.

It was her glorious achievement as the "chief liaison officer"!

Inside the house.

Gu Yanshen had already started to pry open the wooden box with pliers.

Neatly packed inside were glass jars of bright yellow peaches.

Under the light, they shimmered temptingly.

Four layers, six bottles per layer.

Twenty-four bottles, not missing a single one.

"Sister-in-law!"

Gu Lan’s eyes shone like stars.

"We’ve struck gold!"

Lin Wanyi said nothing.

She walked over and took out two layers directly from the box.

Twelve bottles in total.

She pushed them in front of Gu Lan.

Gu Lan was taken aback.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

"They’re for you."

Lin Wanyi said it matter-of-factly.

"You’re the chief liaison officer of the painting workshop, this is your reward."

"No way! That’s not right!"

Gu Lan pushed the cans back.

"I just made a phone call, I can’t take so much!"

"All of this was exchanged for your paintings, sister-in-law!"

"I told you, you’re part of the painting workshop."

Lin Wanyi’s tone left no room for rejection.

"From now on, I paint, and you liaise. The things we exchange will be split evenly."

"That’s the rule."

Gu Lan looked at those twelve bottles, then at Lin Wanyi.

She felt her eyes getting warm.

This wasn’t just about a few cans.

It’s recognition, it’s being valued, it’s being treated as family.

"Alright."

Gu Lan sniffled, nodding heavily.

"I’ll listen to sister-in-law!"

She cradled those twelve bottles like treasures, happier than if she were holding a golden baby.

Silly grin spread across her face.

A big, red apple was handed to her.

It was Lin Wanyi.

She casually took one from the fruit platter on the table.

"Chief liaison officer, you’ve worked hard today."

"Moisten your throat."

The apple looked ordinary.

Just slightly redder and brighter than the ones outside.

Without much thought, Gu Lan took it and bit into it with a "crunch."

The next second.

She froze completely.

An indescribable sweet, refreshing taste exploded in her mouth.

That wasn’t the taste of an apple.

It was a flavor she’d never tasted before, something that made her feel delight all over.

All her fatigue and tension vanished with that mouthful of juice.

She stared blankly at the apple in her hand.

And at Lin Wanyi’s calm face.

She didn’t know why this was.

She only knew that from today onwards, her sister-in-law was her world! The things her sister-in-law gave were the best in the world!

That night.

A rumor quietly spread through Beijing’s circles, big and small.

"Did you hear? Paintings from Gu family’s daughter-in-law are worth a thousand gold!"

"Really? How did Navy Commander Liu get a painting?"

"Oh! ’Yiyi Painting Workshop’ set a rule that they don’t take money, only trade for rare items!"

"Commander Liu exchanged a box of special canned peaches for a promise of a painting!"

Within a night.

Countless minds became active.

Their families’ treasures hidden away, unseen in the marketplace, suddenly seemed to have newfound value.