The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 422 - 411: Buying a House for My Sister

After Dad left, Lu Jingqiu busied herself wandering around the neighborhood.

She even asked the auntie next door to help look for a house nearby.

Luo Xinyue learned that she was looking to buy a house and curiously asked, "Jingqiu, why are you buying so many houses? You already have quite a few in the city, and besides, I haven’t seen any areas in the city undergoing demolition."

"It’s not for me, it’s for Manman that my dad is buying."

Luo Xinyue was stunned and quickly clutched at her arm, saying eagerly, "Jingqiu, does your family lack a sister? Haha, how about I become your sister?"

"No chance, Miss Luo, you’ve missed your opportunity."

However, she hadn’t been actively searching this time because Grandpa Jiang and Aunt Zhang were going back, so she needed to vacate the house in the backyard.

As soon as she mentioned this, the male homeowner said with a smile, "You didn’t bring it up, but I’ve been meaning to talk to you about this too—I’m thinking of selling the house."

"Selling? Big brother, why have you thought of selling the house?"

The comrade replied with a smile, "We’ve spotted a property in the county town that we want to buy. We don’t have enough money, so we’re thinking of selling this one."

"Big brother, how much are you asking for this house?"

"Four thousand six hundred."

"Big brother, I’d like to buy it, but could you go any lower with the price?"

"Well... we’ll have to go back and discuss it."

"All right."

Lu Jingqiu had originally thought about helping them brick up the archway in the backyard, but after this conversation, she decided to hold off on that."

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and Shen Manman returned, travel-weary and dusty.

She said with a smile, "Sister, on this trip, I landed a big order. There’s a wholesale market for daily necessities over there, and I made sales to two or three shops.

One shop took five hundred packets, one took two hundred, and another took three hundred. Sister, gather the girls and help me out."

"Really? Sure, sure."

Lu Jingqiu quickly notified Xinyue and Niannian, and after work in the evening, they helped Manman make sanitary pads.

Several people sat working from six in the evening until after ten o’clock, and even Aunt Zhang was pulled in to help.

As for Sister Erping, Jingqiu had already talked to her—the kids were getting older and they were planning to go out, so Sister Erping no longer needed to take care of the children.

Big Sister Erping was recently at home looking for a job.

Knowing that Sister Erping was skilled and quick, Shen Manman had directly invited her over.

A few hundred packets of goods took several people three or four days to complete, and after shipping out one batch, it took another three or four days to complete all the orders.

Four hundred yuan—although she hadn’t paid the sisters-in-law, Sister Erping was ready for long-term employment, yielding a monthly wage of thirty yuan.

She had Sister Erping work alone in the factory making sanitary pads during the day.

Of course, one person wasn’t enough, so Shen Manman recruited another worker.

Even Yiyi stopped going to the vegetable shop on Sundays to come help Manman.

The girl was paid fifty cents for a day’s work.

In no time, the big brother from the backyard came forward with news, willing to settle for four thousand four hundred.

In the end, Lu Jingqiu bargained him down to four thousand two hundred.

That day, as she dragged Shen Manman to the property transfer, Manman still looked puzzled.

"Sister, why are you dragging me to the property transfer for buying a house?"

"It’s not for me, it’s for you."

"For me? No, no need, I have money."

"You having money is one thing, this house is something Dad told me to buy for you."

"Godfather? Then I definitely can’t accept."

"It’s already bought, whether you want it or not, it’s yours. Keep it, it’s Dad’s way of showing his affection. He sees you as his own daughter, just like me."

Looking at the property deed, Shen Manman’s eyes became red, "Sister, how did I end up meeting such a kind family in this life? I don’t know what kind of good deeds I must have done in my previous life."

"Alright, you’re not bad yourself. When we first rented this house to you, we thought you were a good kid. Whether it’s you or us, it’s not just about meeting someone by chance—it’s the result of us all striving together."

"Mm, I... I’m so moved, what should I do? Dad’s back and I wasn’t even there. I didn’t even get to speak to him."

"Dad says to be careful," you’ve taken quite a long leave, about half a month, right? Be cautious, your workplace might be unhappy with you."

"Oh, I’ll be careful."

After they bought the house, Grandpa Jiang said it was fate, the house was comfortable to live in, and it should belong to their family.

Before, they worried about what to do with the furniture inside after moving out, but now, there was no need to move anything.

Shen Manman was also thrilled; she finally felt a sense of belonging.

While she helped Grandpa Jiang and Aunt Zhang pack things up here, Jiang Nanzhou also returned there.

The two of them actually managed to catch that person this time.

After catching the person, Xue Jianian ran to the police station to give a statement.

He went to identify the suspect.

They also quickly notified Zhuang Yan to come over.

Xia Lin was also taken away by the police from the factory.

Jiang Nanzhou had been gone for half a month, using up all his leave, but it was worth it.

He returned the next day and immediately took Grandpa back to Capital City.

Then he hurried to Guan Mountain.

Lu Jingqiu called Grandpa Jiang to ask if he had settled down well.

Aunt Zhang answered the phone, saying that on the evening of the day they got home, all his old friends came to visit him.

They said they were going to climb Fragrance Hill in the suburbs.

Lu Jingqiu laughed helplessly; Grandpa was still full of vigor.

It was just Nanzhou, she wondered if he had arrived yet.

Here, after Grandpa Jiang left, Shen Manman renovated the house a bit.

The interior had been freshly painted, but she made some changes to the kitchen.

She also replaced the front door. She was going to live here alone, and with such a large front and back yard, she was afraid.

Lu Jingqiu said, "From now on, Yiyi will come stay with you on Sundays, to keep you company."

"Okay, that girl is brave."

In the blink of an eye, a week passed, and Lu Jingqiu received a call from Jiang Nanzhou, saying he had completed the check-in process and started work.

The apartment he had just been assigned was on the third floor, a two-bedroom unit with a living room.

Jiang Nanzhou asked Lu Jingqiu when she would come over.

Lu Jingqiu thought about it; there was a lot to pack at home, and it was better to wait a month, plus she needed to hand over her work here.

Xue Jianian and Luo Xinyue knew Lu Jingqiu was leaving and couldn’t bear to see her go.

Especially Xinyue, who looked at her and sighed repeatedly, "What about you attracts trouble? There was a hiccup when you were assigned a place, and just as you’re getting the hang of the job at the cinema, with city-level leaders appreciating you so much, you could have been transferred back in no time. Yet now, you have to follow him to the military. Do you really have to go?"

Before Lu Jingqiu could reply, Xue Jianian said, "Of course she has to go; they’ve been apart for three years already. If they keep being apart, it could easily affect the relationship between husband and wife."

Lu Jingqiu shrugged and said, "Our affection hasn’t faded at all from being apart; on the contrary, it’s grown stronger."

Xue Jianian said, "That’s true, distance makes the heart grow fonder. But with this move, we really don’t know when we’ll see each other again."

Lu Jingqiu also didn’t want to leave her friends, "Yeah, it’s not hard to see each other once a year."

Xinyue said, "That’s not necessarily true. What will you do about work when you get there?"

"I’ll take whatever comes."

Although it was hard to leave, everyone had their own families; gatherings always come to an end.

Lu Jingqiu said she would come back when she had time and asked about the Xue Family’s situation.

She wouldn’t get the chance to see the outcome of Xia Lin’s case.

Xue Jianian said, "Once Zhuang Yan comes over, the two of them will identify her, but Xia Lin keeps denying everything."

Xinyue commented, "This case is going to be difficult then."

"There’s nothing difficult about it, with Zhuang Yan as a witness."