The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 348 - 338: Earned Money, Earned Money

About an hour and a half later, Shang Ze, Shen Mu, and my second cousin each rode over on a motorcycle.

Parked beneath the girls’ dormitory building at the school, they drew quite a bit of curious looks.

Fortunately, they didn’t have much to carry, just one bedding each.

Back at home, my second cousin was busy and had to leave; business gets very hectic as the New Year approaches.

Now, he couldn’t do without help in his store, and he had already rented a spot near the train station—a very good location with plenty of space.

The rent was thirty yuan a month. Although it was expensive, selling just one radio would more than cover the profit needed for that.

Lu Jingqiu removed the sheets and quilt covers from her and Shen Mu’s beds and put them in the washing machine.

Nanzhou had called her the day before yesterday; the car should be arriving in the next couple of days, so they should get ready.

Lu Jingqiu took these couple of days to tidy up the house. Additionally, she might have to ask Xinyue to help take care of Hua Hua for a while.

After dinner, Lu Jingqiu had finished packing everything that needed to be packed.

There were two large parcels; she only had one parcel for herself, only needing to bring a few changes of clothes.

"Ah Mu, Yiyi, let’s have hot pot tomorrow night. We don’t have to go to school anymore, anyway. Yiyi, do you have an exam tomorrow?"

"Yeah, we have exams for two days, two in the morning, one in the afternoon. I can come home early in the afternoon; then, I’ll come back to help my sister-in-law."

"No need; we have plenty of vegetables at home. Tomorrow I’ll go to my sister-in-law Niannian’s place to get some pork. I’ll also get some beef and lamb."

Shen Mu said, "Sister-in-law, let me go do that tomorrow. We’re going to be on the road for more than a day in a couple of days and the road is rough. You need to keep yourself well these next two days."

Lu Jingqiu asked, "Even in a private car, it’s more than a day?"

"I guess, by the mileage; I’ve never ridden in one." Private cars were very rare in those days.

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t ridden in one either, but this time she would get the chance to see for herself if the ride in a private car was smooth or not.

However, the next day, Shen Mu hadn’t gotten the chance to go to Niannian’s place yet.

Gao Shu suddenly came over and invited him out for drinks.

Lu Jingqiu was quite surprised, but she didn’t ask much and just reminded Shen Mu to drink less.

Gao Shu looked at how Lu Jingqiu and Shen Mu were getting along now, with some surprise.

As they left the house, he smiled and said to Shen Mu, "Who would have thought, the Jingqiu you always looked down on has now become your sister-in-law. Life is truly unpredictable."

Shen Mu glanced at him and paused, "Indeed, life is unpredictable. Who could’ve predicted what’s happening now back then?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Shu thought of the indifferent look Lu Jingqiu now gave him, and seeing the bond between her and Ah Mu, he couldn’t help but sneer at himself.

How things had gotten to this point was beyond him.

When Jingqiu used to pester him, he had been extremely annoyed. Now, seeing that she had gotten married and was living such a warm life, he felt a tinge of envy. What if he had accepted Jingqiu back then?

This thought flashed through his mind suddenly, scaring a cold sweat out of him. What was he thinking, having such thoughts?

He was now living in utmost happiness with Linlin.

Holding the handlebars, he could feel their stickiness and quickly changed the subject, "I received a letter from the team leader a while ago."

"The team leader?"

Gao Shu laughed, "In just a few years, you’ve forgotten Captain Zhang Yumin. He’s studying now and got married to comrade Yun Yuzhi. They already have a baby."

"Oh, Captain Zhang. When their baby had its one-month celebration, they wrote a letter to my sister-in-law. She and I sent them some baby clothes and wrote a congratulatory letter."

Gao Shu was slightly startled, "How come you didn’t tell me? When comrades have a baby, I should offer my congratulations as well."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "During that time, I was busy taking my sister-in-law for prenatal checkups; I just forgot."

"Prenatal check-up? Jingqiu... is pregnant?"

"Yes, she’s already over three months. Our whole family is looking forward to it and taking extra care of her, advising me to look after her well."

As he mentioned this, Shen Mu also let out a laugh. Back in Ten-miles Village, he had thought so little of Lu Jingqiu.

But now? Indeed, people need to grow, and as they do, they change—some for the better, and some become harder to understand.

Gao Shu noticed Shen Mu’s distant laughter. When had their relationship become so indifferent?

It seemed to have started after he got married, or perhaps after Jingqiu married Shen Mu’s brother.

After all, it’s understandable that the closeness of two people’s relationship could change.

But what surprised him the most was the news of Jingqiu’s pregnancy. How quickly they were having a child.

Every time he thought of the child he and Linlin had lost, he felt a tightness in his heart.

"Did Captain Zhang say anything else?"

"No, just a greeting. We hadn’t been in touch for so long, just saying hello. He suggested that after graduation, we should all go back to Ten-miles Village for a reunion."

"That sounds great. There are also Li Qing and Li Yinger. My sister-in-law stays in touch with them, occasionally corresponding. Thinking about it, of all the educated youth in our team, it’s just me and Zhang Shuo who are still single."

Gao Shu chuckled: "With Zhang Shuo’s picky nature, I bet he’s found someone too."

Shen Mu laughed: "True... What made you think of having a drink today?"

Gao Shu’s expression paused slightly. He didn’t want to talk about those frustrating matters; he just wanted someone to sit with. And after considering it, Shen Mu was the only one he could really talk to.

Despite being a born and bred West City man with no shortage of friends, he found few with whom he truly wished to share his heart.

...

They had originally planned to have hotpot, but with Shen Mu going out, he would definitely not be coming back for dinner, leaving her and Yiyi unable to eat much by themselves.

Just as she was wondering whether to change the menu,

Xinyue came over, all smiles, saying, "Niannian invited us over for dinner tonight."

"To have dinner tonight? That’s wonderful, especially since I haven’t started cooking. I hope it’s not a farewell dinner for me."

"Vain you. Niannian’s store will surely be busy over the New Year, and you’re both going back this year. Niannian said to distribute the dividends in advance."

"Dividends already, after just three or four months? Have we covered the costs?"

"If the costs hadn’t been covered, she wouldn’t have invited us over."

With money to be divided, they were both very happy.

They quickly left a note for Yiyi in the kitchen and followed Xinyue to Niannian’s house.

Since Xue Jianian was preparing to return to Yangcheng City with Wei Jincheng, she had also been packing these days.

Sheets and clothes were laid out in the courtyard to dry.

She was already busy in the kitchen, and coincidentally, she was preparing hotpot.

"You’re here just in time. The base of the pot is ready," she said with a smile.

Lu Jingqiu remarked, "It’s only five o’clock, isn’t it a bit early?"

Xue Jianian replied, "Not early at all. I had an exam this afternoon, which really strained my brain. Let’s eat and chat."

"Okay." Luo Xinyue and Lu Jingqiu quickly helped to get the ingredients ready.

The group sat down in Xue Jianian’s living room, and while waiting for the pot to cook, Xue Jianian took out the ledger and said with a smile, "Guess how much we’ve earned these past few months?"