Chapter 641: Intention to nurture
Gang Zi's small shop was actually that bad. One street away was a commercial street. The main reason was that the shop was a bit smaller and the price wasn't cheap. If not, he won't hesitate.
It spent nearly 70% of Gang Zi's deposit. It was transfer through the Housing Management Bureau and he nabbed down his own little shop.
Although it was a bit too expensive, the silly joy on his face couldn't be concealed when Gang Zi had the house deed in his hand.
He was already a native of the capital. The kind that spent money to move their household registration. What he wanted most was to buy a house and shop here and then marry a wife, just like his third elder brother.
He didn't dare to dream about it before. But now he was a capital's citizen with a capital's household registration, so he can think about it.
The first thing he wanted to buy was a house. The commercial ones his maternal aunt had talked about. Right now, there was none. If there were, it wouldn't be his turn. No rush.
Now that he had bought this shop, he had a sense of belonging here.
When returning home at night, Lin Qing He saw the goofy grin on this nephew's face and smiled: "You're that ecstatic ah!"
"Ecstatic." Gang Zi jollily responded.
When he first came before, how could he think about these things? He hoped to make some money here and send it home to save for marrying.
The rest he dared not consider. Now he owned a shop here, how can he be unhappy?
"Send someone to renovate it. Even if you don't do it yourself, you can rent it out. Don't let the dust settle in." Lin Qing He told.
"En, I will buy materials for renovation tomorrow." He knew how to do these things. The shop floor was only twenty or thirty square meters. He can handle it all by himself.
"Hu Zi will go over and give you a hand." Lin Qing He said.
"Alright. Then I will go to my third brother's after eating." Gang Zi nodded.
It went without saying that the two brothers, Hu Zi and Gang Zi have a promising future. As long as they don't go down wrong path, they won't do badly in the future.
After Zhou Gui Lai got some free time, he went to the Hai City again.
Jiang Heng was quite capable at management. So far, several shops have been operating well.
Zhou Gui Lai settled the ledgers and spoke, "Find a time to take the driver's license test. When the tea get delivered later, you have to go to the train station to pick it up. Next time, I hope to see you have a driver's license."
Jiang Heng agreed.
The rest was Zhou Gui Lai testing other employees. Some were recruited after he returned to the capital. Zhou Gui Lai had to test their learning.
Among them, two didn't meet his satisfaction. "You two's training period will extend for another week. If you can do it after a week, you can stay. If you can't grasp it, then you can find a job nearby."
Except for these two not passing, the other were allocated to the three shops to replace a few of the first batch of old employees, who were sent to the new shops.
This time, Zhou Gui Lai opened two new tea shops. Within two days, Ma Cheng Min brought three employees and brought a batch of tea.
Zhou Gui Lai called his parents during lunch time.
"Mom, I want to buy a truck here. It will be more convenient to transport tea." Zhou Gui Lai declared on the phone.
"How much money did you make over there?" Lin Qing He disgruntledly replied.
Want to buy a truck after this bit of milestone?
"Mom, don't underestimate the tea culture here. I have seen the shops' business performance table. It's just the time is still short. In three months, you can see a significant increase." Zhou Gui Lai stated.
It was really inconvenient to transport goods without a truck.
"How much money do you have?" Lin Qing He asked.
"The account is about enough to buy a truck." Zhou Gui Lai answered.
Lin Qing He let him to buy it. After all, it was really inconvenient to be without a truck. What's more, they want to expand and improve Hai City's side.
Zhou Gui Lai was delighted. He brought Jiang Heng to buy a truck. He bought a truck worth about 20,000 yuan under his own name.
He had everything like his driver's license ready and can drive away with Jiang Heng.
Jiang Heng certainly admired him. He had never consider learning to drive. He didn't expect there was nothing this little boss, who looked younger than him, didn't know .
"I will leave this car at Grandpa Jiang's side. In the future, I or Uncle Cheng Min will bring the goods and you will drive over to pick it up." Zhou Gui Lai told to him.
"I will do the test tomorrow!" Jiang Heng nodded.
"When time come, report it. I can reimburse half of the cost." Zhou Gui Lai had the intention to nurture him.
Jiang Heng felt that the job introduced to him by his second grandfather was wonderful.
Zhou Gui Lai stayed here for a few days and saw that the two newly added tea shops were also operating like normal. Even when there was no big business, he wasn't worried.
Those tea shops in the capital didn't have much business when they first opened. Now which one wasn't doing very well now? Especially this year, the business had gone up a level more than last year.
This side, locations of these tea shops were all top-notch. Zhou Gui Lai wasn't very worried. The investment in the early stage can be recovered in the later stage.
The truck was drove over to old Mister Jiang and old Madam Jiang's side.
"Grandpa Jiang, Granny Jiang, my car is left at your house's entrance. Let Jiang Heng drive it when he needs it." Zhou Gui Lai said.
"It's good to put it here. No need to worry about someone having crooked thoughts on it." Old Mister Jiang nodded.
Now in this area, who didn't know that his son was the chief of this area. Who would dare to try to covet it?
"The last time Xiao Geng came back, they saw that he had grown a lot. He said that every week he gone over, his godmother would give him stewed chicken." Old Madam Jiang remarked.
"It's not specially stewed for him. We would still eat even if he doesn't come over. If he comes, he will get a feast to the mouth." Zhou Gui Lai smiled.
Old Madam Jiang spoke: "Still, you're taking care of him. From what I see, he doesn't want to come back to Hai City anymore. He must be overjoyed to stay there. Speaking of which, I haven't been to the courtyard dwelling in the capital. Your grandpa Jiang and I are planning to see it when we go there."
"Is there a need to plan? I'll drive the car to Auntie Xue's building and leave it there. When I go back, you can just join me. There is nothing to worry about." Zhou Gui Lai stated.
Old Madam Jiang felt it was a good idea and looked at her spouse.
"You go back first. Rent collection is the day after tomorrow. I will collect the rent and then go with your Granny Jiang." Old Mister Jiang uttered.
Zhou Qing Bai assigned him to be the uncle landlord. All of it was rented out at the moment. He had to collect the rent on time every month and remit it to the account after he received it. It was very convenient and not troublesome. It was wonderful to have something to do.
"Then collect it ahead of time. Tell them that you're busy those few days. This time, it's early but next month will be on time." Zhou Xuan said.
"This won't be too good." Old Mister Jiang responded.
"Just this time. And the rent is much cheaper than others. What's not too good?" Old Madam Jiang thought this idea was great.
So old Mister Jiang went to collect the rent in advance. All of them were collected. He ate here in the evening. After eating, Zhou Gui Lai drove the truck over to Chief Jiang and Xue Mei Li's place.
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When Xue Mei Li heard that her in-laws wanted to go to the capital, she also wanted to go over for a little bit. As soon as her son entered college, he had never come back. She wanted to go and teach him a lesson.
But her man had to go to work and her youngest daughter had to go to school.
"If you want to go, go and stay for a few days. These days, I will dine out with Xiao Yu." Chief Jiang knew her thoughts when he saw her like this.
As a result, the team that came to the capital had expanded. There was no complicated baggage. Just a change of clothes and some money was enough.
However, Xue Mei Li had specially went to buy a few boxes of specialty pastries from Hai City.
Lin Qing He and Zhou Qing Bai didn't know that they were coming. Only when Third caught the ride over with them, did they know. It was almost evening then.
"You didn't say anything in advance. If you did, I'll tell your dad to drive over to pick you up." Lin Qing He said to his son while receiving Xue Mei Li's package.
"It's fine. We just came over on a bus in one ride. It's better. Next time we might come by ourselves and we will know how to recognize the way." Xue Mei Li smiled.
"Cook a few bowls of noodles." Zhou Qing Bai instructed the nanny.
The nanny lived directly at home and had one day off a week. The salary was also considerable. Now Third Young Master come with the guests at this time, there was no more words needed to be said.
During the time the nanny cook pork noodles, Lin Qing He and Zhou Qing Bai received Xue Mei Li, old Mister Jiang, and old Madam Jiang in the living room.
"I should have come the last time you moved home. It's just time couldn't be freed up." Xue Mei Li spoke.
She did intend to come over last time, but her maternal dad was in the hospital. She was close to that side. So she had to help take care of him. So she had to ask her son to come over to give a huge red envelope and asked pardon for her rudeness.
Lin Qing He merrily said, "You have to stay here for a while. Stay with Uncle Jiang and Auntie Jiang. Xiao Geng will have a day off tomorrow. If it is early, he will come over on Friday evening. But usually it will not exceed Saturday morning."
"That brat. After coming here to study, I have to urge him to go back for the summer and winter vacations. He's eating well and living well here. Saying that he don't want to go back and listen to my nagging." Xue Mei Li amusedly scolded.
Lin Qing He chatted with her for a while, Zhou Qing Bai was chatting with old Mister Jiang and old Madam Jiang. A hearty conversation went on.
As for Third, he had already gone to take a bath first.
Once he was done, the nanny's noodles was ready. Tomato pork noodles and a fragrant poached egg. Quite delicious.
They want them to eat in the dining hall. Once they finish, they'll arrange for a bath. Now there were two bathrooms, so there was no need to go to the bathhouse to take a wash.
Of course, it was okay to go if they wanted to. Especially in winter, it was pleasurable to go to the big bathhouse.
They got to be tired from the journey. After eating, they watched TV and chatted for a while. Then took them to the guest room to rest.
"It's getting late. Tomorrow I got to take a good look around the yards." Xue Mei Li smiled.
"I will show you around tomorrow." Lin Qing He heartily responded.
Xue Mei Li went to rest first. Lin Qing He returned to the living room and asked Third about the truck.
"Bought it. Left it at Uncle Jiang's downstairs. By the way, I think Jiang Heng can be vigorously trained. Let him come to the capital for training occasionally. What do you think?" Zhou Gui Lai took out the performance chart from the bag and stated.
Lin Qing He glanced through the performance table and raised her eyebrows. The Hai City's shops were full of calculations. This had only been open for less than a month, but the performance wasn't bad.
After deducting the cost of wages, there was still some profit left. The tea shop aimed for regular customer, which needed time to manage it. The profit can be seen in such a short period of time. Although it wasn't much, it was enough. It can be seen that the one named Jiang Heng had put his heart into it.
"How did he sell it?" Lin Qing He asked.
"He ran to the big factories to promote it. Many bosses learned about the shop's tea through his sale pitch." Zhou Gui Lai explained.
Otherwise, why would he be happy to reimburse half of Jiang Heng's tuition fee? Talents were still relatively rare, especially those who are still willing to do this kind of brain work.
In addition, Jiang Heng will continue to head to other factories in the future. So Zhou Gui Lai planned to install a telephone there. If some bosses plan to buy tea, they will send it to them instead them visiting in person.
Like this, he told his mom about this idea. Lin Qing He responded: "Then next time you install one. Get Jiang Geng to bring some tea with him when he promote it. As long as he marketed it, he can leave a phone number and free half a jin of tea."
"Okay." Zhou Gui Lai nodded.
"I won't go there for the time being. Let him be busy over there. Once it's stable, let him come over to the capital for me to have a look." Lin Qinghe said: "I'm tired too. I'm going in to rest. In a few days, you have to go to the south with me."
"He, Dad, you're going?" Zhou Gui Lai grinned and looked at his dad.
He knew that although his dad was a very tough guy without any ink of unrighteous ness. However, he was different with his mom. He was very sticky.
It was like this when they were young. Now it was still like this. Basically they didn't separate.
Zhou Qing Bai had no expression on his face and only glanced at his wife.
Lin Qing He said, "Your dad won't go. It won't take long. Can go to and fro within half a month."
"Half a month is like a year for my dad." Zhou Gui Lai amusedly spoke. "How about I go with Uncle Cheng Min? We can go."
"I want to go in person." Lin Qing He waved her hand.
Zhou Gui Lai didn't continue. He went back to rest. Zhou Qing Bai stared at his wife.
Lin Qing He was quite chill and said, "It's time to sleep."
Zhou Qing Hai returned to the room to sleep with his wife. Their little girl had fallen asleep long ago. On the bed, she slept like a pig.
Following this, Lin Qing He experienced the results of an old man's anger.
"Come back early." After getting his comfort and peace, Zhou Qing Bai said as he hugged her.
Lin Qing He let him be and focused on her sleep. Wasn't it said that the husband and wife gets more and more familiar with each other and then there will be a middle-aged emotional crisis?
Why did her family's not tired of her at all?
The early the next day Zhou Qing Bai went for a run. Lin Qing He also got up earlier. There were guests at home, so she can't let the guests wait for her.
The nanny prepared a hearty and delicious breakfast. After finishing, Lin Qing He took Xue Mei Li, old Mister Jiang, and old Madam Jiang on a stroll around their yard.
The total area had reached 800 square meters. A very large double-entry one. Just 100 square meters more, it can be regarded as the area of ??triple-entry one.
And after the renovation, the yard's simple style hadn't changed. This kind of simplicity had a sense of returning to the original purity.
A lot of trees were planted. All of them were still small. About a meter high. There was also a lot of potted plants. Clearly a lush greenery. The whole yard was full of vitality.
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After this viewing, old Mister Jiang and old Madam Jiang were full of praises.
Xue Mei Li lowered her voice and said, "A large yard of this level cost a lot of money, right?"
Lin Qing He smiled. She didn't say how much money. Just nodded.
Even in the '88, without 500,000 yuan, one can't buy this kind of double-entry.
The usual double-entry cost 300,000 yuan. Not to mention a good location and spacious courtyard dwelling of this kind. Basically one can't buy them.
At least for so many years, Lin Qing He and Zhou Qing Bai hadn't gotten a proper single entry dwelling despite buying some extra houses. They were proper house with garden.
That kind of courtyard dwelling was hard to come by.
Old Madam Jiang merrily commented, "No wonder Xiao Geng doesn't want to go home anymore. So he was living in this enormous yard. If it's me, I don't want to go back."
"Mei Li still got old Jiang and Xiao Yu to take care. I dare not keep her any longer, otherwise Jiang will have to come marching over with his daughter. However, it's fine for you and Uncle Jiang. Just stay here for a while. Delaying your return is okay," Lin Qing He responded.
After strolling, they went in for breakfast. There were ribs, lotus seed congee, steamed buns, soy milk, and deep fried dough stick. They can pick whichever they wanted.
Zhou Gui Lai finished washing up and brought his little sister over for breakfast.
After eating, everyone went about their own business. Lin Qing He got Third to drive Xue Mei Li and the two elderly around. She sorted out the recent manuscript translation project at home. After a while, she didn't want to take it with her. She had to go there for half a month. Better hand in the manuscript before it is delayed.
It was no problem to leave the entertaining to Third.
One morning, Third took Xue Mei Li and the two elderly out and about.
Xue Mei Li had never been to the capital. As for old Mister Jiang and old Madam Jiang, they came here two years ago. But the capital's development in the past two years had really changed with each passing day.
After coming back from exploring, Xue Mei Li sought Lin Qing He. While old Mister Jiang and old Madam Jiang dropped by Father Zhou and Mother Zhou's side.
The older generation had more to say.
Mother Zhou was delighted to see them coming over: "Last time you came, you only stayed a few days. Because Fourth's wife is at that side, I didn't stop you. This time, you have to stay longer. The courtyard dwelling was very spacious. Can accommodate everyone."
"Elder Sister appears younger than two years ago. I am jealous of this vitality." Old Madam Jiang jollily remarked.
Mother Zhou also felt that she was getting younger and younger now. This was because she goes to the park every morning to dance with a fan and learn Beijing opera. So she became like this. The more she lived, the younger she got?
Old Madam Jiang went to set the chessboard with Father Zhou. Old Wang was watching and merrily stayed there. He didn't go to the courtyard dwelling to eat. Instead, he stayed for a meal here.
On the courtyard dwelling side, Xue Mei Li laughed: "You got so many people. Quite lively. Unlike ours. Xiao Geng's eldest grandfather's house is far away. We only visit around New Year's Day. Normally, we don't interact."
"Back then in the apartment building, it was more lively. At that time, they were still teen girls and teen boys. All unmarried. Now it's a bit more quieter than before. One after another married and lived their own lives." Lin Qing He responded.
"That's how it should be. The birds leave their nests when grown up. The best and the most worry-free way is to live separately." Xue Mei Li remarked.
Lin Qing He grinned: "You thought it through now. Before, weren't you still reluctant to let Xiao Geng to come."
Xue Mei Li embarrassedly replied, "He have been by my side since he was little. When I heard that he was coming to the capital and consider how far away it was, I didn't know how he was going to live. Couldn't help but worry about it."
"That's normal." Lin Qing He nodded.
For someone like her, she was willing to let go. When Eldest first entered the military academy, wasn't she looking forward to his call back. Still, she didn't stop him from pursuing his ideals.
"But looking at him now, I have nothing to worry about. Just don't get into trouble." Xue Mei Li smiled.
After her son came to college, he had grown up a lot. Her man had said that he gained a lot of sense of responsibility when he came over here and interacted with his god-brothers. He looked manly.
What's more, he appeared much more cheerful and hearty. It can be said that after this god-relationship, the character shaping of her son was beyond her expectations.
In the past, he was a bit bearish and a little bit promiscuous. She was afraid of him heading on a crooked road. Now she didn't worry about it anymore.
Lin Qing He let her rest assured. The child was doing wonderful. Will definitely be promising in the future.
Jiang Geng had grown up a lot. There was no need to worry about this. Originally, their family got the conditions. Being here, he got affected by her family atmosphere and environment. How can he be crooked.
After the lunch was finished, Lin Qing He told to her: "In the evening, I will take you for a soak in the hot spring. That's truly a treat."
"It's too expensive." Although Xue Mei Li hadn't tried hot springs yet, she knew it was definitely not cheap.
"I'll also go call my younger sister and my future in-laws. It won't be just you." Lin Qing He said.
Xue Mei Li grinned: "I heard that Xiao Geng had went this year during the New Year. Said that he had gone with his second and third brother. Extremely relaxing."
"You will experience it later. For beauty and maintenance." Lin Qing He responded.
Then the topic shifted to beauty. Women never run out of words for this topic. Xue Mei Li was seven-eight years younger than Lin Qing He. Her skin condition was really not as good as Lin Qing He. This was the difference between daily maintenance and no maintenance. .
Zhou Qing Bai was speechless when he listened. What was there really interesting to talk about?
"You still don't treat it seriously? Normally, you grumbled about me doing this on you. Do you know how much younger you are than your peers?" Lin Qing He spoke when she saw his expression.
"This isn't a lie. If I didn't know, I would assume old Zhou reached his 30s, not 40s." Xue Mei Li commented.
Zhou Qing Bai's figure is well maintained. Not the fat pig figure he used to have. Now he was neither fat nor thin. He persist on running and playing basketball every day. When the real summer comes, he will add swimming as an exercise.
Lin Qing He usually applied facial masks on him when she did them. Zhou Qing Bai was unwilling most of the time. Too girly. However, his wife will dislike him, so he was willing to use cucumber on his face occasionally.
Still, don't know what was up the man's skin. He was really living a life of luxury now. The environment nurtured people. So he really didn't look like a forty-something old man. On the contrary, he was more masculine.
Until now, Lin Qing He was still occasionally bewitched by him.
The corners of Zhou Qing Bai's mouth raised slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Lin Qing He continued to chat with Xue Mei Li. This side was better. When she went back to her hometown, her brother looked older than him. It can't be helped. Although life was better now, he was still transporting good through rain and shine every day. Can't be compared.
But to say who had clearly aged the most among the brothers, it was Second Brother.
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Lin Qing He went back in '87. On a trip with Zhou Qing Bai and little Mi Mi. Although they only stayed for one day, it was still going back to their hometown.
Second Brother had really aged. It can't called aging. People became like that because people at that age were overworked and tired. He looked tanner and older. This was a common occurrence in the village. Second Brother was no exception.
He was only two years older than Zhou Qing Bai, but the appearance difference seemed to be over ten years old.
Even Eldest Brother looked younger than Second Brother. Because in recent years, the children had grown up and were all very happy. He was left with a youngest son to provide for. His daughters and son occasionally sent money back. It was really light. Life was quite comfortable and didn't have so many mind-wrecking matters.
Unlike second branch. It was either a miscarriage or daughter committing shameful acts. One after another. Nonstop trouble.
What's more, there wasn't much money. The family was indeed poor. The food wasn't very good.
When Lin Qing He called Eldest Sister-in-law, she heard Eldest Sister-in-law mentioning that she pitied Second Brother and called him over to have a meal at home. His behavior was like he had been starved for a long time.
Lin Qing He also had some sympathy for Second Brother. He wasn't a terrible guy, but the wife he married wasn't a good match.
In the afternoon, Lin Qing He drove out with Xue Mei Li in tow. Taking a detour, she fetched Zhou Xiao Mei and Mother Weng. The four women came to the hot spring together and were introduced to each other.
They were all straightforward people. After a while, they chatted together.
Especially when this hot spring was really comfortable. Xue Mei Li experienced it for the first time. She wondered if there was any in Hai City. But even if there was, she hadn't been there. This time was quite an experience.
They also served milk. All in all, the service was top-notch.
Jiang Geng came back in the evening. When he came back, his mom hadn't come back with his godmother. His grandmother was present. He learned that his mom had also came here and went to the hot spring with his godmother. Jaing Geng grinned.
When they got back, he jollily said, "Godmother, you take my mom out to enjoy like this. After that, she will be unaccustomed when she returns to Hai City."
"Come whenever you want. Transportation here is very convenient. Call ahead and I will pick you up if I have time." Lin Qing He turned to Xue Mei Li.
Xue Mei Li was delighted and merrily replied: "I got to see the next time when old Jiang is free. When he is, I will bring him over."
"When he come here, I'll get Qing Bai to take him around." Lin Qing He smiled.
Then she said to Zhou Gui Lai: "Take your grandparents and your grandpa Jiang and grandma Jiang over tomorrow."
"No need to go. We have been there the last time." Old Mister Jiang said.
"Yes, that's right. It's too expensive to go to that one. One soak is enough as an experience. No need to go every time we come over. Tomorrow we plan to go to the Great Wall." Old Madam Jiang followed.
"Tomorrow, I will take you guys over. Mom, haven't you been wanting to go for a long time? Let's all go together." Jiang Geng jollily spoke.
"Remember to bring the camera and take a few more photos. I will send it over after I wash it out." Zhou Gui Lai stated.
"Okay!" Jiang Geng smiled.
So old Mister Jiang, old Madam Jiang, and Xue Mei Li's itinerary were handed over to Jiang Geng. When Jiang Geng went to study, so the driving was left to Third.
After staying for a few days, Xue Mei Li had to go back. Old Mister Jiang and old Madam Jiang also went back with her. Despite Lin Qing He and Zhou Qing Bai sincere offer for them to stay, they didn't stay longer. They were happy about playing here for a few days.
Xue Mei Li was back in her home in Hai City and her excitement hadn't passed away yet.
Chief Jiang said, "Since you like it so much, why don't you stay a few more days."
"Isn't because I'm worried about you father and daughter? If you came with me, I won't worry." Xue Mei Li responded.
Chief Jiang grinned, "How can I have time?" After hearing his wife's praises, he wanted to go and take a look. He went there once, it was more than ten years ago. Since then, he hadn't been there.
"Arrange it. We can go together at some time later. That side's got enough space and have many guest rooms. Only after going, did I find out how much our stinky boy doesn't want to come back. His godmother's side's condition is too wonderful" Xue Mei Li amusedly scolded.
Actually, they were still living in the apartment building before. Before their son moved there, he had went there as soon as he was on vacation.
For nothing else other than the atmosphere in his godmother's house. The family was merry and open-minded. Even when it was crowded, he still liked going over.
"Let him stay there if he don't want to come back. His godfather won't treat him badly." Chief Jiang replied.
Xue Mei Li began to tell him where she had gone to play in the past few days. Chief Jiang listened to her speak without an ounce of impatience. It stirred up little Jiang Yu, who was still working on her homework.
Halfway through, she couldn't bear it anymore. Declaring that the next time Third Brother came over, she would go to the capital with him.
"Your brother is enough to trouble your auntie at that side and you want to follow. Stay here. But if I go again next time, I will take you with me." Xue Mei Li said.
Like this, Jiang Yu was somewhat comforted.
Back to Lin Qing He's side. On the second day after old Mister Jiang and the others returned, she took Third and set off to the south.
This time they came to buy tea. And also planning to make a long-term cooperation. She had to personally negotiate this herself. Her son wasn't bad, but he was young. He got lots to learn.
So after Zhou Gui Lai witnessed his mom's glib tongue and how the major tea farmer was very convinced by her.
In fact, the tea market business at this time was doing relatively poor. Some of course were very expensive, but many weren't selling well.
Lin Qing He got the first movers advantage. What's more, because of her development over the past two years, she had really brought considerable profits to many tea farmers who were contracted to grow tea trees.
This was a very big sale channel. The main reason was that Lin Qing He shown enough sincerity. She was also an major customer from the capital and the sale happened direct sales. There was no middleman to earning the difference. She personally came.
So the price she given this side wasn't low. Tea farmers weren't getting oppressed. Lin Qing He also dug a hole for the middlemen. She told the tea farmers to ask around. If anyone was higher than her family's price, then just sell it to them. No need to hold back.
She dared to open her mouth cause there were requirements. The quality of tea must be good. Her side will strictly inspect it. If it's not good, the cooperation will be terminated. One must keep their word in business. This was the number one principle of being a human and in doing business!
Zhou Gui Lai learned as he followed his mom. He watched the tea farmers and his mom become good friends who talked about everything. He couldn't help but feel admiration.
Once again, he emotionally remarked, if his dad hadn't had a high salary back then, he would definitely not be able to marry his mom.
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Zhou Qing Bai, who was getting talked behind his by his own son, was playing with his daughter. The yard had a skateboard which he got the carpenter to make. Specially for little Mi Mi.
Today, Xu Sheng Qiang came here. He had dropped by his maternal grandparents' and heard about his maternal uncle moving house.
He didn't go in. Just looked at this luxurious courtyard dwelling from a distance. There a was glinth of shame in his eyes.
He knew that his maternal uncle completely broke off ties with him after he married Zhang Mei Lian. Even when he got into fights and caused trouble, his maternal uncle would still scold him. After he married such a ruining star, his maternal uncle no longer reprimanded him anymore.
It was only now that he understood why his maternal uncle and his family would cut him off so thoroughly because he wanted to marry a woman like Zhang Mei Lian.
Because what he didn't expect was that Zhang Mei Lian, who was already married to him, had a relationship with his brother-in-law, Zhao Jun.
As for how Xu Sheng Qiang discovered this incident, it had to be because a young man he knew told him.
He said that when he was watching the shop, he saw his wife and a man entered a guesthouse. They they went in together as they hugged each other in chatters and laughters.
The young man wasn't from this area. It was a little far away from here. Xu Sheng Qiang met him back when he went out to set up a stall. He had brought him over for dinner once, so he knew Zhang Mei Lian as Xu Sheng Qiang's wife.
Like this, he anxiously rushed over to find Xu Sheng Qiang.
Xu Sheng Qiang didn't say anything else. After closing the shop, he followed him to the corner and kept guard. Considering the time Zhang Mei Lian went out in the morning and the time she came out of the guest house with Zhao Jun in the afternoon, was there any need to ask what she was doing inside for so long?
Xu Sheng Qiang told his elder sister about the incident without hesitation. His sister didn't believe it. Xu Sheng Qiang knew that this was definitely not the first time Zhang Mei Lian and Zhao Jun got together.
The two of them must have entangled together when he was in jail.
This time won't be the last time he catch them. There was also the opportunities created by him. He told Zhang Mei Lian to go back to her maternal home more often, he can watch the shop alone.
Zhang Mei Lian pretended to be moved on the surface. With a turn, she sought Zhao Jun to go to the guesthouse. Now, would his sister dare to not believe it anymore.
This all happened half a month ago. In the past half month, Xu Sheng Qiang was disgusted with Zhang Mei Lian. However, he patiently bared with her. Because his elder sister said can't let them dog man and woman off so lightly.
He didn't know what his elder sister was going to do. He no longer had the energy to. He felt that his life had failed too much.
Not only his life, but also his elder sister's life. Why did his maternal aunt dislike his elder sister because his elder sister had found someone by herself in the past? He felt it was mostly likely that she seen through Zhao Jun's character long time ago.
He even stole his brother-in-law's wife. Was he still a human?
There was also Zhang Mei Lian. She even accepted her husband's brother-in-law. No wonder she had aborted babies from other men in the past.
And he had said that he didn't care. As long as she lived with him in the future, it was fine. A b*tch was a b*tch. Her nature was hard to change. It can't be changed in a lifetime.
Xu Sheng Qiang had suffered a blow. Especially hard blow. He dumped the shop to Zhang Mei Lian. He came out for a breather.
As he walked and walked, he ended up at his maternal grandparents' side. His maternal grandparents rarely bothered with him. They would scold him a bit when they saw him before. But now neither of them scolded him.
After two years in prison, Xu Sheng Qiang's mentality grown a lot. Not to mention how mature and stable he was now, but he can also see who was good to him.
He didn't know it back then. He felt that old Zhou Family looked down on them siblings. Now he looked back, which part of them was worth old Zhou Family to look down. Whether it was him or his elder sister, they were blind. .
Putting aside being blind, they also didn't listen to what the elders say and liked to make their own decisions. Only their own opinion was good, They didn't know that the elders have eaten more salt than they have. As a result of not listening to the elders, they suffered now.
Look at those who listened to the elders. Elder Sister Er Ni and Elder Sister Si Ni both married into the capital. Hu Zi and Gang Zi were definitely going to be well-developed in the future.
Then look at his elder sister and him. After tossing around for so long, what was the result of the tossing? In the end, all was for naught.
He wanted to go back and divorce Zhang Mei Lian immediately, but his sister told him to wait. It was too much of a loss to divorce like that. She didn't want to let the two of them have it easy.
Xu Sheng Qiang didn't stop his sister either. Although he didn't know what his elder sister was going to do, he knew his sister's temperament. She had to grab some money.
He didn't plan to ask for any. Including from Zhang Mei Lian. He just planned to divorce. However, his elder sister was different from him. She was a woman. Got to have money, otherwise life would be impossible to survive.
That was why Xu Sheng Qiang didn't stop it.
Right now, he walked over to his maternal uncle's courtyard. But he didn't dare to go in. He didn't have the face to go in.
It was Zhou Qing Bai who saw him when he came out holding his little girl.
"Maternal Uncle." Xu Sheng Qiang greeted. Then looked at the little cousin in his arms.
Zhou Qing Bai acknowledged it. He knew about his nephew's early release from prison. Still he didn't say anything. Now he was out, just live on his own life. There was nothing to say.
Taking in his current behavior right now, he spoke: "Why did you come here."
"At grandpa and grandma's side, I heard that you had moved. So I came and have a look." Xu Sheng Qiang replied.
Zhou Qing Bai nodded. He turned around and carried his little girl into the house. Xu Sheng Qiang hesitated and said, "Maternal Uncle, I won't go in."
Zhou Qing Bai glanced at him. Xu Sheng Qiang spoke, "I just came over to take a look. Nothing else."
Zhou Qing Bai let him be. He put his daughter into the car and drove to the tea shop.
Xu Sheng Qiang came back by himself. Xu Sheng Mei was looking for him. Seeing him return, she said, "Where did you go?"
"I went to my maternal uncle's," Xu Sheng Qiang answered.
"What did you go over there for? If they know this, who know how they'll laugh at us siblings!" Xu Sheng Mei bitterly remarked.
She hated Zhang Mei Lian. Her hatred for Zhao Jun was more. In order to marry him, she even offended old Zhou Family. She was on edge since she married. While Zhao Jun could still do this kind of thing!
"Elder Sister, when can I take Zhang Mei Lian home for a divorce?" Xu Sheng Qiang stated.
"What's the hurry? Once my side is sorted, I will definitely not let them go then!" Xu Sheng Mei said.
Xu Sheng Qiang didn't say anything.
Xu Sheng Mei had recently been fishing Li Family's third young master who was close to Zhao Family. This third young master had once expressed good feeling toward her. Recently because of her 'waver', he had begun to pursue her fiercely again.
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While they didn't know what the Xu siblings were planning on their side, everything was calm at Zhou Family. The only thing was that Zhou Qing Bai missed his wife. He felt very unaccustomed since the first day she left.
He hadn't seen her for a whole day. How can he get accustomed to it?
Before this, there was rarely a time to separate. That's why Zhou Qing Bai missed his wife, but he didn't say it.
Though he didn't speak out, little Mi Mi couldn't help blurt out: "Dad, when will Mom be back?"
It had been a long time since she saw Mom.
"Soon." Zhou Qing Bai could only comfort little daughter.
However his little daughter wasn't that easy to assure. She couldn't help asking again before going to bed at night. Zhou Qing Bai had to coax her to sleep.
"It can't be that Mom doesn't want me anymore. We have a kid in our class. Her mom doesn't want her anymore. She is so pitiful. No one will comb her braids." His little girl said pitifully.
Is she going to become a little cabbage without a mother?
"Your mom is on a business trip. She is making money outside. When she comes back, she will buy you delicious food. She didn't not want you." Zhou Qing Bai didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Little Mi Mi looked at her dad: "Mom is gone to make money to raise Dad and Mi Mi?"
"Yeah." Zhou Qing Bai's heart went as soft as something.
Little Mi Mi didn't continue, instead she just said, "Then I will eat less snacks in the future. Mom has it too hard."
Little Mi Mi fell asleep after a while. Zhou Qing Bai was still awake. He covered his little girl with a quilt. With a fan on, it was easy to catch a cold at night. Only then, he thought about his wife as he sleep.
How could Lin Qing He know about the conversation between the father and daughter? This time, she took her son to Jiangsu.
Biluochun from Jiangsu was one of the top ten famous teas. This time she came to buy it.
Jiangsu had beautiful scenery. Zhou Gui Lai spoke: "Mom, the scenery here is this pretty. You can bring Dad over here to play when you are free. Little sister too."
Lin Qing He nodded. The scenery here was indeed pretty. It was a good idea to bring Zhou Qing Bai and little daughter over when she's free.
After signing a cooperation contract here, Lin Qing He returned to the capital with her son.
Following this, she can send someone over here to transport the goods back with it was time. Simply bring the tea back through the train.
The time taken was a few days longer than the originally planned half-month.
Therefore, when Lin Qing He returned home, she met with the resentful eyes of the father and daughter.
"Mom, if you don't come back, I will forget what you look like." Little Mi Mi ran over to her leg, hugged her, and said.
Lin Qing He laughed and picked her up. However, her third brother held her instead: "Third Brother is back too. Why don't you say you miss Third Brother?"
"Mi Mi do miss." Little Mi Mi hurriedly added.
Zhou Gui Lai grinned: "That's good. If not, Third Brother had brought back so many fun things for you for nothing."
On the way to Jiangnan, he saw a lot of fun little toys at Jiangan's side. He felt they were good and brought them all back. There was nothing else. The baggage were filled with these.
When it was taken out, little Mi Mi was overjoyed: "Third brother treat me the best!"
Then she dived into the toys with delight. After seeing it all, she picked out gifts. The small windmill was for Pang Pang, the small steamboat was for the twin brother, the wooden doll for twin sister. Also for her two best friends. Each got one...
Zhou Qing Bai's gaze always remained on his wife and asked, "Are you hungry?"
"A bit." Lin Qing He responded.
Zhou Qing Bai asked the nanny to cook noodles. Then he boiled water to prepare for a bath.
Lin Qing He enjoyed the treatment. She took a bath in the big wooden barrel at her home and finally felt refreshed.
"Five days late." Zhou Qing Bai said bitterly when she was comfortable and full.
Lin Qing He explained, "The traffic isn't as good as the future generations'. What's more, it's rainy over there."
In fact, it was rare trip to take her son out. So she took him to a few more places.
Lin Qing He ignored him. She slept on her own bed. It was still the bed at home more comfortable. Lin Qing He didn't want to move after laying on it.
However, Zhou Qing Bai didn't let her off. He closed the door. The two of them stubbornly expressed their feelings of longing before they slept together.
As for little girl Mi Mi, she was locked out the room by her dad.
Third merrily said, "Come here. Sleep with Third Brother."
"No, I want to sleep with Mom." Mi Mi refused.
"Just now, you said Third Brother treated you the best. Now you don't want to sleep with Third Brother. Mi Mi, you're hurting Third Brother's heart." Third said with a pained expression.
Mi Mi hesitated. Looking at her third brother and spoke: "Okay, but just this time. I will sleep with Mom tomorrow."
"All right." Third nodded and took his sister back to the room. As for his parents, small separation win over newlywedded period. Really, they were already at this age. He had never seen such a clinging couple.
Because Zhou Qing Bai, whose wife came back, seemed to have a second spring. Whatever he ate was fragrant. Whatever he did, he had energy. The nanny privately told Lin Qing He in amusement: "Sir seemed to be listless since you went on the business trip with third young master. Now you are back, Sir is full of energy."
Lin Qing He coughed dryly. She had experienced it last night. Needless to say, he simply showed by his actions. This old man, why do he stick to her so much? It made her feel a little responsible.
However, Lin Qing He's heart was satisfied.
Zhou Qing Bai wasn't actually clingy. For example, today, when she came back, he did what he had to. Not trailing after her all day long. Still he had the spiritual kind of support. The mentailty she felt after she came back was different.
Lin Qing He came over to Father Zhou and Mother Zhou's side with two good tea blocks in tow.
Old Wang was there too. Both he and Father Zhou liked drinking tea.
They had moved. After moving to the courtyard dwelling, it was very spacious. Lin Qing He had told Father Zhou, Mother Zhou, and old Wang to come and live there.
But all three elderly refused.
One, their was spacious. Living at their side, the three elderly people can care for each other. What's more, someone was hired to cook and to do housework. They have a lot of free time.
The surrounding got all kinds of living facilities, like park and supermarkets. They were gathering places for the elderly. They were all familiar with living in this area. Zhou Xiao Mei, Er Ni, and others live in this area. It was lively. And there was immediate care if anything happened.
Zhou Er Ni's house had set up a phone. Now they go there to call back to their hometown.
So they didn't go to live in the courtyard dwelling. This side was very comfortable.
"Now you're back, don't go anymore. Just let the people under you go. I saw how unaccustomed Qing Bai and Mi Mi were after you left." Mother Zhou said to her.
"En, I'll let someone else go next time." Lin Qing He smiled.
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After Lin Qing He went home, Mother Zhou turned to Father Zhou and old Wang: "It's hard on Fourth's wife. Have to rely on her inside and out."
"Qing Bai is outrageous." Father Zhou remarked.
"Those who are capable got more work." Old Wang smiled.
"It's true that those who are capable got more work. As a woman, Fourth's wife doesn't have it easy to always go out to work. If anything to happen, it's better to get Qing Bai to go." Mother Zhou commented.
Although there was nothing to express, the elderly knew that their daughter-in-law, Lin Qing He had worked hard.
Have to say, Mother Zhou deeply admired this daughter-in-law. Even more so, when she went to the park and exchanged information with other old ladies. Their daughter-in-law weren't as good as hers.
There were some daughters-in-law who were filial, but no matter how filial it only amount to so much.
Looking at her life now. There was a nanny waiting on her. How could did she dare to think about it before?
Lin Qing He didn't know the elderly's thoughts. She basically listened to everything she said now. She was older and not as rigid as before. Just follow along. Anyway, it was just coaxing them.
When Lin Qing He came home, she received a call from Eldest. The phone rang when she just got back. Didn't need the nanny to accept the call. She answered it herself.
"Hello." Lin Qing He said this sentence.
"Mom." Zhou Kai smiled on the phone. He could tell it was his Mom's voice.
"Smelly boy, you still know to call back. Mei Jia calls more than you!" Lin Qing He scolded as soon as she heard it was her eldest son.
Weng Mei Jia, the prospective daughter-in-law, would call back once a week. Or two calls when she got free time. She got a lot to chat with her prospective mother-in-law, Lin Qing He.
Lin Qing He, the prospective mother-in-law, had done her part too. If the young couple had no time to come back, Lin Qing He will send something over.
For example, the two of them didn't come back last year during the New Year. Third clamored to go there. Jiang Geng wanted to go there too. So Lin Qing He let them. She sent them bacon, grapefruit honey, lemon honey, etc. She also packed a few new clothes for the two of them. The boys brought it there.
On the phone, Zhou Kai jollily responded to his mom's complaint: "It's the same. No difference whether it's your daughter-in-law or your son calling back."
"Mei Jia is Mei Jia. You are you. Don't make excuses for your laziness." Lin Qing He said. Then she asked: "Where have you been recently? I heard Mei Jia say that you are on a mission again."
"Confidential work. Mom, don't talk about this. Mom, I got good news to tell you. I will be promoted this year." Zhou Kai grinned.
Lin Qing He grinned and said: "Promotion is a joyous matter. But when you are outside, nothing is more important than your own body. Take good care of yourself. Don't let Mei Jia and the family worry about you, understand?""I know." Zhou Kai responded.
"When will you be back? I just got back from your grandparent's. Your god-grandfather was talking about your wedding with Mei Jia this year." Lin Qing He mentioned.
Eldest Brother's wedding had met with many obstacles. The two brother-in-laws each got married one year after another. It was delayed until this year. Lin Qing He didn't think there was any problem. After all, he was only twenty-four this year. So young.
They were still young. No harm in dating longer. Adapting to each other before marriage will result in less conflicts after the marriage.
Of course, she knew her son. He was like his dad. Once he determined on that person, it was basically a lifetime matter. If he wasn't sure, he won't get into the relationship.
Moreover, this prospective daughter-in-law, Weng Mei Jia wasn't that delicate. She was open and capable. Very suitable for Eldest. So Lin Qing He wasn't worried about the pair's life after marriage.
Zhou Kai merrily answered: "We will go back at the end of the year. We will call in advance. We can do it in our courtyard."
"You haven't come back to see it yet. How do you know if the courtyard is big enough." Lin Qing He amusedly said.
"Third has said the courtyard is very spacious and luxurious. It couldn't be more than for a wedding." Zhou Kai said.
Lin Qing He didn't plan to go out to host it. This was Eldest's wedding. Whether it was Eldest or the two behind, she planned to hold it in the courtyard at home.
"If you have time, you should accompany Mei Jia more often. You go out for so long on each mission. If it weren't Mei Jia, see if others could put up with it?" Lin Qing He spoke.
"I know. She got a day off tomorrow. I plan to take her around the city." Zhou Kai told.
"That's fine then." Lin Qing He was satisfied.
"How are my grandparents and god-grandfather's health?" Zhou Kai asked.
"Your grandparents are okay. Your god-grandfather suffered a lot in the countryside in his early years. It has damaged his foundation. With the current season, he's doing fine now. Once it's winter, he will feel uncomfortable." Lin Qing He replied.
They have been paying great attention to old Wang's treatment. However the effect wasn't much due to his old age.
"I have some caterpillar fungus here. I will send it back in the city tomorrow." Zhou Kai said.
"You and Mei Jia can keep it for yourself to eat. Third went out and brought a bag back. Now they still have it. You don't need to send it back." Lin Qing He responded.
Zhou Kai didn't say anything then. He asked his mom about his dad and his younger sister before hanging up the phone.
"Eldest Young Master called back?" The nanny smilingly asked.
"En. He hadn't called for a long time. Finally, his call arrived today," Lin Qing He replied.
"I've seen Second Young Master and Third Young Master, but I haven't seen Eldest Young Master yet." The nanny smiled.
"He'll come back to get married this year. You will see him then. He looks like Third. Quite similar." Lin Qing He got a lot to say when it came to her eldest son.
"He must be a talented person." The nanny remarked.
Second Young Master and Third Young Master were all talents. Of course, this eldest young master won't be any worse. It was said that he was a military officer. Very astounding.
"Make some soup for noon." Lin Qing He said.
"I bought corn and carrots. Stew a corn, carrot and pork rib soup?" the nanny asked.
"Alright." Lin Qing He nodded.
The nanny busied away. The treatment here was very good. The client family was very educated. She was very happy to work here. It went without saying she had to do her best.
It was rare for Lin Qing He to get the chance to rest. She turned on the TV and watched it casually. She had to go to the school in the afternoon and get some books back for translation. After stopping for a month, her brain became slightly lazy.
This was how people were. Once they become idle, they become lazy.
Zhou Qing Bai returned with his little girl and Third at eleven o'clock.
Seeing his wife at home, Zhou Qing Bai's expression softened. This old man's softness can only be seen in the presence of his wife and his daughter.
After a while, Gang Zi also came over. He rode over on a tricycle, which he used to set up a stall.
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Since he bought the shop last time, Gang Zi was going all out.
Hu Zi had started to run a shop, while Gang Zi was still setting up a stall. After he renovated the shop, he rented out the shop for ten yuan a month. The tenant sold dumplings.
Now that Gang Zi was working hard to make money. He was looking forward to saving a fortune and then buy a commercial house. As for setting up a stall or opening a shop, it didn't matter much. Especially now that the stall were doing well.
After washing his face and hands, he came in for a meal. Gang Zi spoke as he ate, "Business seems to be better this year than last year."
Because he went out to set up stall every day and set up in different places, he encounter a lot of people. His brain became a lot smarter. On top of that, he wasn't stupid. So he sensed this.
"Look at how much the salaries have risen now." Third grabbed a piece of chicken and said.
Zhou Gui Lai felt that this year's business was better. For example, his family's business this year. After the beginning of the spring, it had begun to show varying degrees of growth.
Before the monthly income was about 150,000. But just yesterday, he checked his family's performance chart for the previous month, which his parents didn't hide from him. They could earn about 180,000 a month. What kind of income level was this?
Although tea shops accounted for the majority of it, other shops displayed a steady rise in business. Such as the beverage shop at the cinema.
Now they restocked once a day. It was evident that business was average.
"Work hard. It's tough now, but you'll enjoy the comfort in the future." Lin Qing He said to him.
"Enjoying comfort is still early. I haven't married a wife yet." Gang Zi laughed.
Lin Qing He understood and jollily said: "If you want Aunt to help you find one, that's okay. However, it Aunt find, I will take my time."
"Don't worry, I don't have anything right now. Being with, she won't have a place to live." Gang Zi shook his head.
"What no place to live? This side is spacious enough. It won't be too late to move out after buying a house." Lin Qing He said.
Toward the two nephews, Hu Zi and Gang Zi, Lin Qing He had promoted them. The home was spacious and there were many rooms. It will naturally be no problem to come over and stay temporarily.
"Hehe, wait until someone is found first." Gang Zi grinned.
Lin Qing He didn't continue on this subject. However, she did keep an eye out for Gang Zi. After all, Gang Zi wasn't little anymore. He was old enough to marry a wife.
What's more, he got a capital's household registration. Marry a girl here since they'll have something to talk about. This nephew wasn't bad, so she won't let him be aggrieved. Look at Hu Zi and Chen Shan Shan. Weren't they living happily now?
They have a shop and a house. They can buy a commercial property and sell the apartment once they make money later. Their current environment was so-so.
They just talked about this and the nanny's daughter came over the next day. She was called Ah Die. About the same age as Gang Zi.
Ah Die came here only once a month. She came today to help her mom clean the yard together.
Every month, she would come to help. Because there was a big clean every month. Her mom had too much on her plate and the courtyard only have her.
One person was a bit too little. So Lin Qing He smilingly asked when Ah Die came over this day, "Does Ah Die have a job now?"
"Madam." Ah Die shyly greeted before shaking her head.
She didn't have a job. Only helped out at home. Her mom accepted the client family's employment. The salary and benefits were excellent. The family's pressure loosened up. That's why, she would come to help free of charge.
The nanny used to work in state-run hotels. But now many state-run hotels can't keep going. The nanny was laid off early and had no job since then. That was to say, after applying for this job, she returned to her post.
Lin Qing He chose her for two of her strongpoints. One, her excellent cooking. The other was her cleanliness. Of course, the rules were stated clearly. Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.
Lin Qing He was very satisfied with the nanny so far.
"Since Ah Die doesn't have a job, you can come here and work with your mom?" Lin Qing He merrily suggested.
"Madam, you still lack people?" The nanny was overjoyed and couldn't help but happily blurted.
"It's too tiring for you to work alone in the yard. It's not bad idea to have Ah Die assist you. The salary is the same as you. If you are willing, you can start from today?" Lin Qing He smilingly told.
"I'm willing!" Ah Die rushed to answer. Then she felt embarrassed: "But Madam, I...I don't need such a high salary."
Her mom's salary was very high. However, her cooking wasn't as delicious as her mom's. Although she can do everything else, she can't compare to her mom.
"Working at this home, it's this salary. However, the house rules. Auntie, you should tell them to Young Die." Lin Qing He stated.
"Okay." The nanny responded in delight.
"Young Die also get food and accommodation included." Lin Qing He said.
Like way, there was a little nanny, Xiao Die at home. Xiao Die's appearance was relatively ordinary. And she was more reserved in personality. A good hand at work. She took on all the things like going to the street to buy grocery.
More importantly, she was exceled at sewing clothes. Because she was grateful to Lin Qing He for giving her this job, she made a few dolls for Mi Mi. They were stuffed with cotton. Mi Mi loved them.
This was obviously a clever and deft girl.
What's more, she might have been instructed by her mom as she slightly evaded Third and Gang Zi.
Lin Qing He didn't say anything. She just took it all in. After a long time, one can see people's hearts and words that contain a lot of gold. One will know what character who has after getting along.
In June, the tea ordered by Lin Qing He was delivered.
Third called Ma Cheng Min and the two employees to transport it back. Four carts of tea were brought back. Another tea shop's goods hasn't arrived. It'll be a few days later.
So much tea was delivered to the warehouse in batches.
The warehouse had been renovated by Zhou Qing Bai. The initially large warehouse was divided into two warehouses, one large and one small.
The larger one kept the tea stocks. The smaller one stored the dried seafood.
Lin Qing He came here to have a look. She randomly checked the quality. The quality was very good. No defective goods were used to fool her.
After all, this was a long-term cooperation. The price given was pretty good.
The tea business was doing very well. Hearing the arrival of new tea, Wang Yuan specially drove over here.
"Fourth Uncle, I heard that new tea is here?" Wang Yuan merrily said.
"It's all over there." Zhou Qing Bai was currently drinking tea. He pointed to the tea cabinet and answered.
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Wang Yuan was a tea lover. Probably the family's biggest customer. Of course, he gave him a 30% discount.
Coming here to buy the tea, the tea was not only good, but the price was also cheap. He can drink it himself, or take it back to Wang's house, or gift it to the customer.
This batch of new tea, he tried it with Zhou Qing Bai first. The tea taste was very pure.
So when he left, he took three thousand yuan worth of tea with him.
Lin Qing He saw this payment when she looked though the ledger and remarked, "Why did he buy so much?"
At this time, the price of tea wasn't as expensive as that of later generations. It wasn't all hyped up. Of course, some teas weren't cheap at this time.
Such as the very rare Da Hong Pao tea.
Lin Qing He had got a batch of Da Hong Pao. She knew this Da Hong Pao was definitely not the authentic enough, because the real authentic ones were in Wuyi Mountain. They had to use trained monkeys to climbed up and collect it.
"His business is so big, three thousand yuan worth of tea is nothing." Zhou Qing Bai responded.
Gifting customers and partners was a necessity. He have to buy a lot every month.
Lin Qing He didn't say anything. Zhou Qing Bai mentioned the swimming pool.
After entering June, the weather had already started to warm up. The swimming pools have started to open one after another. From this time to the end of September. Open for three months or so.
Lin Qing He thought how she hadn't exercised for a while, so she didn't object.
The next day, the couple handed over the errand of picking up Mi Mi from school to Third and drove over there.
The summer vacation hadn't arrived yet, so there weren't so many people. Still, there were people swimming.
Lin Qing He changed into her swimsuit and went into the water. She spoke, "Don't worry about me. I will swim slowly by myself. You swim yours."
From his youth till now, Zhou Qing Bai had always liked to swim. Besides, he was in a swimming pool, so there was nothing to worry. Zhou Qing Bai went to swim on his own.
Zhou Qing Bai took special care of his body now. Except for taking the whole family to for a check up twice a year, he ran in the morning and play basketball in the evening. Usually, he looked at the ledgers and manage the accounts. The dumpling shops which he used to passed time wasn't opened much. His whole day schedule was fully arranged.
Precisely because of this, his physical strength was still top-notch even though he wasn't young anymore. His lung capacity was also great.
Lin Qing He couldn't do it. After swimming one circle, she watched him swim. She waited until she had rested before continuing.
"When will our land begin to operate?" Lin Qing He asked both of them stopped to rest.
"Want to operate it now?" Zhou Qing Bai asked.
"Wait until the tea business in Hai City stabilizes and we come back from Hainan before we discuss?" Lin Qing He said.
Zhou Qing Bai nodded.
It takes a lot of money to build that piece of land. Even if they set up a farm, there were all aspects to consider. The initial investment was also a sum.
Especially when their family still owed a large sum of money.
The couple took a comfortable swim. When they came back, they faced the interrogation of their little girl.
"Third Brother said Dad and Mom went swimming. And didn't take me." Little Mi Mi complained.
Zhou Qing Bai smiled and held her up: "When you're on holiday, Dad will take you there."
"She's still small." Lin Qing He said.
"It's okay to take a dip," Zhou Qing Bai responded.
With her dad's promise, little Mi Mi beamed. Then she began to share with her father what she had played with her friends today.
At the end, she said: "Today, Pang Pang was naughty. He fought with someone and made him cry."
"Fight ah? How did the teacher deal with it?" Lin Qing He asked.
"I gave him a coconut candy from my schoolbag and he stopped crying. He made up with Pang Pang." Little Mi Mi told.
Pang Pang was Li Ai Guo and Zhou San Ni's son. He grew up sturdily. He often got into fights in the kindergarten, whether it was beating others into tears or being beaten into tears.
Little Mi Mi had gotten used to cleaning after him.
"Hasn't all the coconut candy given to you been eaten? Why are there still some? Where did it come from?" Lin Qing He looked at her.
Little Mi Mi froze. Then she turned to her dad. Zhou Qing Bai coughed dryly and said, "I gave her one more."
"She's that little. How much can she eat? Do you want her teeth to stay intact?" Lin Qing He gave him a displeasured eye-roll. This man was good at everything, but he was really unprincipled when it came to his daughter.
"Seeing how you helped Pang Pang today, we won't discuss this candy. Next time, don't hide it from mom with Dad. Otherwise, we will go out on a trip and we won't take you. "Lin Qing He spoke.
Don't at her age. She can understand and express everything. She was clever, otherwise she can't coax her dad's IQ to plummet.
"Then I will be obedient in the future. Dad, Mom, you have to take me wherever you go," Little Mi Mi responded.
Only then, Lin Qing He let it drop.
Third asked, "Mom, Auntie Zhao's daughter called Ah Die, right?"
"En." Lin Qing He responded.
"Mom, did you tell her to come over to work?" Third asked.
"What's the matter?" Lin Qing He looked at him and said.
"Mum, didn't you say it's not suitable to find a young one as a nanny?" Puzzled, Third asked.
"Ah Die is someone that behave." Lin Qing He replied.
She really didn't plan to recruit young nanny. After all, there were men in her family and adult sons. Quite inconvenient. Especially when their character were dubious. Ones that easily cause trouble.
However, from what she see, Young Die was a good girl. First of all, her mom, Auntie Zhao, was a straightforward person. Since this year until now, Xiao Die had come here a few times. Every time, she came to help. She immediately return after helping out. Never wandering around and prying around.
Lin Qing He noticed it long ago, but didn't comment about it. She seem pretty decent. What's more, there was indeed a lack of staff at home. So she let her come.
Right now, it never came to Lin Qing He to consider her nephew, Gang Zi. She asked Third: "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
She noticed Ah Die avoided talking to these unmarried young masters. Not someone without a clear mind.
"Nothing. Just curious. I thought you were going to match her with Gang Zi." Third jollily responded.
Lin Qing He was taken aback. It wasn't just her. Zhou Qing Bai too. He glanced at his wife.
"I didn't have that intention." Lin Qing He told the truth. It was simply helping out at home. Ah Die was a good worker. She was working with her mom. She felt that these two's salary levels will definitely enable them to do well.
She really didn't think so much.
"Observe. Just observe." Zhou Qing Bai said.
It wasn't that he felt his nephew was worthy of a better one. When it came to marriage, marrying a down-to-earth was enough. Zhou Qing Bai's principle was to not pursue impractical and overly ambitious goal.
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Because Zhou Qing Bai said observe, Lin Qing He, who was originally hadn't paid attention, watched along.
Ah Die's appearance was very ordinary. It can even be said to be average. It can only be said that she wasn't ugly. But this girl was indeed a hardworking and pragmatic.
What's more, her needlework was excellent. She probably learned her cooking skills from her mom. It was also top-notch.
Of course, the most important thing was Ah Die's character.
This was indeed a very sensible girl. She never tried to flatter herself and will do her own work diligently. She looked after the garden and trim the branches and leaves during her leftover time.
And because of arrival, the furniture at home had a hard time collecting dust. Even in at the corner and cracks.
Looking at it this way, this girl was decent.
Because Zhou Qing Bai also had this intention of matching Ah Die to Gang Zi, Lin Qing He was naturally going to test Auntie Zhao's water.
After all, she knew that Ah Die hadn't married yet. But she didn't know whether Ah Die had sought someone.
"Young Die is a big girl. She's not young this year. Auntie Zhao, did you find someone for her?" Lin Qing He smilingly brought up.
The nanny, Auntie Zhao jollily replied, "She is not young anymore. It's just, this lass wants to delay it for two years and marry when the family's conditions are better."
"Now our house got the two of you, it shouldn't be that bad?" Lin Qing He said with a smile.
Lin Qing He had never asked much about Auntie Zhao's family. It was a rare chance to ask today. Auntie Zhao had nothing to hide and told, "There are two younger brothers under her. Both of them are in high school."
Ah Die was in the middle. As for the siblings above her, they all married and couldn't help the family.
Auntie Zhao's husband had passed away few years back. At that time, the conditions in the family were particularly difficult. It was Ah Die who went to earned some money through helping people deliver coal in the winter. If not, they wouldn't be able to survive that winter.
Since accepting Lin Qing He's employment as a nanny, the conditions at home had improved a lot. Although Ah Die was unemployed, she would still deliver coal before she came here.
She earned very little. It more or less some supplement.
Still, it can't compare to working here. The salary was really high.
"The conditions at home wasn't great before. Some people have come to talk about it. However, she herself wasn't willing." Auntie Zhao replied.
In fact, she held some selfishness, because if her daughter is married, she will be under more pressure on her own. Her original plan was to wait until her two youngest sons enter college and have their own subsidies before letting her daughter marry out. They were in second year of high school. Still a year to go. It won't be too late.
"Now that you have this job, it's more lighter." Lin Qing He smiled.
"It is." Auntie Zhao said.
Lin Qing He didn't continue to chat about it. This matter can be discussed again later. Gang Zi wasn't in a rush to leave at this time.
Lin Qing He had a lot of confidence in Gang Zi's marriage matter. The size of the young man was 1.78 meters. Definitely not short.
Most importantly, the young man was very responsible and motivated. After listening to what she said about commercial housing, wasn't he working harder?
Because this year's business had been very good, he had worked harder than last year. Lin Qing He asked him how much he made last month. He jollily answered that he made fifteen hundred.
In this era when a salary of 200 yuan was rare, he can get fifteen hundred a month. What kind of level was this?
The key point was that he didn't smoke or drink. Just wholeheartedly saved for buying a house.
Actually, Lin Qing He wanted to encourage him to do business, but decided to drop the thought. Unless it was a really big business, in ordinary people's mind, it was better to save money in and fight for the future commercial housing when it comes out. It was important to buy a property.
If one have extra money, buy another one. For ordinary people, wouldn't it be better than doing business?
Lin Qing He called Eldest Sister-in-law that day. Counting the time, she haven't called for a good while now.
Eldest Sister-in-law came to answer after a long while. She merrily spoke: "I was too occupied that I have forgotten all this time and haven't called you."
"What have you been up to, Eldest Sister-in-law?" Lin Qing He smilingly said.
"Recently, those ducks have begun to lay eggs. They always like to lay it outside. Chong Zi and I have to look for duck eggs every day. They are often missed by your eldest brother." Eldest Sister-in-law grinned.
Chong Zi was Zhou Da Ni's husband. Now he raised ducks in partnership with his mother-in-law.
This year the land can be bought and sold. They bought a large piece of land and invested a lot of money in it. Just for raising ducks.
"Then they can lay?" Lin Qing He spoke.
"Yes. The eggs are diligently laid. The ducks raised by others aren't as fast as ours. It thanks to your eldest brother and Chong Zi. They often catch fish and shrimps to feed them." Eldest Sister-in-law explained.
"Then this year's development isn't bad." Lin Qing He remarked.
"This year we have raised too much. Third Brother and Da Wa's maternal third uncle's shop can't ake it all. Currently contacting other shops." Eldest Sister-in-law told.
Her family and her eldest son-in-law's family partnered up and raised more than 3,000 ducks. Majority were female ducks. Once male ducks grew up, many of them were directly sold. They occupied land and rations.
Lin Qing He grinned and asked about Dong Zi's chicken farm.
"Dong Zi almost flipped his face with his brother-in-law." Eldest Sister-in-law replied.
"What do you mean?" Lin Qing He said.
Eldest Sister-in-law recounted the matter. Previously, Dong Zi worked alone and didn't mix it up. Afterwards he got his three brothers-in-law joining in for some reason. His brothers-in-law called their wives' brother to join in too. Like this, it got messy.
In the end, Dong Zi made some sacrifice to withdraw. He hired someone to start again. The former one's management was directly transferred to his brothers-in-law.
"Dong Zi had came to visit and said that he didn't listen to what you told him. Don't partner up." Eldest Sister-in-law sighed.
"Stung once and become wiser. He is a promising lad. He's still young. It doesn't hurt to suffer a bit." Lin Qing He commented.
"That's right. It's already getting off ground. He have contracted a hilltop. Won't do badly in the future." Eldest Sister-in-law nodded in agreement. Then she recalled and said: "By the way, Third Brother's house has installed a phone. Your third sister-in-law asked me to tell to you when we talk on the phone. She said you should call her to chat when you're free."
"The two can really bear to do it. Our phone was few thousands yuans back then. My flesh bleed." Lin Qing He merrily said as soon as she heard this.
"The two of them have made a lot of money now. What's more, the installed phone can be used by others. They collect money for its usage. They won't lose money." Eldest Sister-in-law smiled.
"That works. I'll call Third Sister-in-law. I haven't talked to her for a long time." Lin Qing He said.
After taking down the phone number given by Eldest Sister-in-law, Lin Qing He called Third Sister-in-law's side.
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