The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 392 - 381: Orbit

At the beginning of the year, one by one, the members of the family left.

Jiang Nanzhou also left his wife and children with great reluctance.

This time, he drove away, and occasionally on a Sunday, he could drive back to see his wife and kids.

Shen Manman took Wei Jincheng back to Shanghai. When she left, Lu Jingqiu prepared many kinds of food for her, ensuring a different variety for the entire journey.

She also prepared some of West City’s specialties to give to friends over there.

The house returned to its quiet state. When there were fewer people around, Xue Jianian called the two of them over and said, "We were busy before the New Year, but now that we have some time, let’s distribute the beef soup shop’s bonuses. We made a profit of forty thousand in the second half of the year, and I have taken out thirty-six thousand, twelve thousand for each person."

Luo Xinyue was shocked, "Isn’t that too much, Niannian, are you sure you didn’t calculate wrong?"

Xue Jianian laughed, "Sister, how long has it been since you went to the shop? I tell you, we’re selling two hundred bowls of soup every day, morning, noon, and night. During winter, even over two hundred bowls aren’t enough, considering the large flow of people at West City Railway Station and guests passing through on trains. Our milk powder and candy jars are really useful. The customers, just the ones taking away their orders without dining in, account for thirty to fifty portions a day." novelbuddy.cσ๓

"That many?"

"Yes, indeed. But the good performance in the second half of the year is normal; business probably won’t be as good in the first half, especially in summer."

Lu Jingqiu nodded her head, "Yes, that’s to be expected."

She had previously thought that if the beef soup shop could distribute a few thousand in a year, that would be quite good. She hadn’t expected it to be over ten thousand.

Both were astonished.

Everyone says how rare it is to have a ten-thousand-dollar household at this time, but for her, she was already the owner of several ten-thousand-dollar households.

At the end of the year, her second cousin gave her another bonus. She always found the bonuses from her second cousin’s end incredible, unsure of what he was up to.

In a blink of an eye, it was tens of thousands, but this time she didn’t accept it because her second cousin was preparing to bring in a batch of sedans.

Sedans aren’t cheap and require a significant amount of funds. Besides, she wasn’t short of money anymore.

In the blink of an eye, the day for the start of the school arrived, signaling a new term.

When Lu Jingqiu went to school, she didn’t forget to help her older cousin’s wife look for a house.

Lu Jingqiu didn’t want to be troubled, so she asked the aunt next door for help instead.

She asked her to keep an eye out.

It was only a couple of days before she reported that there was a house available.

In a community to the south, there was a plastic factory that built new apartment blocks, and some employees wanted to sell their old houses to move into the new ones.

Lu Jingqiu went to take a look. It was a large yard with three rooms and two side rooms.

It was also very close to the street corner. When she asked about the price, it was four thousand.

Lu Jingqiu felt it was a bit expensive and said she’d think about it.

After waiting a week, the neighbor aunt mentioned that there was another set, just two street corners ahead, right by the roadside.

It was a somewhat run-down two-story building.

When Lu Jingqiu saw it, wasn’t it the same alley as Xia Lin’s workshop?

The aunt took her to meet the landlord, who said, "This house was left to me by my elders. Later, my son lived here for two years after he got married. Now that they’ve gotten housing from the factory, they want to sell this one. There are three rooms and a big yard here. It might look worn from the outside, but my son had renovated it when he got married. It’s still pretty nice inside."

Lu Jingqiu looked around, the yard was indeed big, as large as their home including both the front and back yards, and that was only the yard itself. She thought it was quite nice, mainly because it was conveniently located and close to the main road.

"Auntie, how much are you asking for this house?"

"Three thousand five. Non-negotiable."

Lu Jingqiu frowned slightly. She had hoped to secure it for three thousand. Sensing her hesitation, the landlord quickly said, "Comrade, my house is in high demand. The studio inside also has an owner who wants it. Look at my yard; it’s so large that it could be divided into two properties. If she gets this house, building a two-story factory here won’t be a problem. Even at the market rate, the price is the same.

If you have many brothers and sisters in your family, buying this place is ideal; you could divide it into three properties."

"Can the homestead be divided?"

"Of course, if there are two brothers, you just need to report to the housing authority, separate the areas, and it’s done."

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t expected this to be possible and instantly found it very appealing.

She made the decision on the spot and paid the owner a deposit.

Without even going home, she sent a telegram to her older cousin’s wife.

The next day, the older cousin’s wife replied with a telegram and also transferred the money over.

It was only then that Lu Jingqiu went to her aunt’s house and told her that her older cousin’s wife had bought her a house.

Her aunt was startled: "Buy me a house? I just finished buying houses for the two of them a few years ago. We have enough houses at home. What do we need another house for?"

Lu Jingqiu quickly explained her older cousin’s wife’s concerns to her aunt, who was so touched that she almost teared up: "I didn’t expect the child to be so thoughtful. Wait till your uncle comes back, I’ll give your older cousin’s wife a call. I don’t need it."

"Aunt, you don’t need to call. I’ve already paid for the house. You just have to come with me to transfer the ownership."

"What, you’ve already paid? Oh dear, you kids are such a worry. How much was it?"

Lu Jingqiu just smiled and didn’t tell her. She picked up Yang Yang and took her aunt to the housing authority. The landlady and her husband were already waiting there.

This time, they bumped into Director Zhao, who allowed them to use the express lane because it was them. They completed the process in just over ten minutes.

Zhou Lanqin thus obtained a house in a rather confused manner. When Lu Jingqiu took her to see it, she too was astonished.

"Such a big yard, this must be two homesteads combined into one, right?"

"I don’t know about that, but the landlady said it could be split into two homesteads. Aunt, whether you do it or not, I can ask Director Zhao another day."

"There’s no need for that. Since your cousin wants me to rent it out, I’ll rent it. The house I kept for your older cousin is also rented out."

"Okay, the place has been fixed up nicely. It can rent for five yuan a month."

"Done, we’ll put it up today."

At that moment, the aunt was also quite happy. Since it was a gift from her daughter-in-law, she didn’t want to disappoint their kind intention.

Anyway, when they’re gone, it will still be their property.

She would just collect the rent.

Little did she know, in the future, when developers acquired this land and replanned the housing development, they would directly be allocated four properties.

At that time, the four properties in West City were worth tens of millions.

The rent was over two thousand a month. With the nearly ten thousand in rent from these four properties, the aunt and uncle traveled and roamed freely; life couldn’t be more comfortable.

At the moment, Zhou Lanqin thought simply, considering the monthly rent could help take care of her grandson with eggs and milk.

Now her heart and eyes were full of her grandson.

Lu Jingqiu couldn’t help but want to laugh seeing how much her aunt had changed.