Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 338: Gifts

The duck necks were gone, and the two little brothers had no choice but to obediently sit back down and eat.

Having just finished the delicious spicy duck necks, the braised pork now seemed less tasty.

After the family finished dinner, Su Xiaoxiao remembered she hadn’t told her mom about the dried goods, so she quickly called her.

"Mom, tomorrow the department store will get a batch of dried goods, like beancurd sticks, dried shiitake mushrooms..."

She paused and added, "Also beef jerky, dried salted fish, but there’s not much of it, so we might not be able to get some."

Of course, the department store didn’t have them in the back; she had just snapped them up in the game mall.

Most of the dried goods coming to the department store were vegetarian, just a bit of small dried fish and shrimp, and they were very small, not satisfying to eat, not enough to fill the gaps between teeth.

By then she would secretly mix in the seafood and meat jerky she just purchased.

Liu Cuilan, hearing this, got immediately excited as she was worried about what to prepare for the New Year, and here were some dried goods.

"You girl, why didn’t you say so earlier? Wait for me, I’ll go get you some money now."

With that, she hurriedly ran into the house to find money.

Su Xiaoxiao waited for a bit, and Liu Cuilan came back with a handful of scattered money, which looked like quite a bit in a thick stack.

"The third child, see how much you can buy, and keep the rest for spending."

With many kids in the house, these things were the more, the merrier.

The family used to be poor, just making ends meet, barely having meat dumplings once on New Year’s Eve.

This year, the family was a bit better off and had more people, so Liu Cuilan wanted to make it lively and have a nice New Year’s Eve dinner.

"Mom, don’t worry, I’ll handle it,"

Su Xiaoxiao assured, patting her chest.

She would just buy some dried shiitake mushrooms, beancurd sticks, and the like, and take the rest from her small warehouse.

Su Xiaoxiao thought about the difficult times when the family often received help from the neighbors, and now she couldn’t forget them in this good time.

She busily told Liu Cuilan, "Mom, you should tell Grandma Liu and Aunt Wang. I’ll help bring some for them too tomorrow."

During the big New Year, every household was preparing for the New Year, and the little meat the village distributed was definitely not enough.

"Right, right, I’ll quickly go and tell everyone."

They were all good neighbors, helping each other, and she couldn’t keep good things hidden.

With that, Liu Cuilan hastily went out.

Su Xiaoxiao did a simple wash and returned to her room, but just as she reached the door, Su Wenbing came out from the next room calling her.

After they returned, they squeezed into the same room with the fourth and fifth siblings, while Su Pan, Xu Zhaodi, and Little Stone shared a room with Liu Cuilan.

Fortunately, the earthen beds in the countryside were large enough to fit four or five people, so it wasn’t too crowded.

"Third Sister, this is for you,"

Su Wenbing said as he handed something to her.

Recalling the clothes her big brother previously gave her, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

With her brother’s taste, giving her gifts was worse than directly giving her the money instead.

Thinking of this, she glanced at the item in her hand and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, this time it was something normal, an Hero Brand Golden Pen.

"This is the prize for winning first place in the factory skill competition, you can use it,"

Su Wenbing said, somewhat embarrassed.

After receiving the pen, he hadn’t had the heart to use it, just waiting to bring it home for his third sister.

His third sister had become so outstanding, he as the elder brother had to show some gesture.

"Thank you, big brother."

As long as it wasn’t those blindingly ugly things, Su Xiaoxiao was very happy and sincerely thanked her brother.

She noticed her brother’s bare wrist and quickly said, "Big brother, wait a bit, I have something for you too."

With that, she turned around and dashed into the room.

As soon as she got in, she pulled out two black digital watches from her small warehouse space.

These were what she specifically bought for her two brothers when the mall had new stock the other day.

The pure black design, without any extra pattern embellishment, was simple and elegant, suitable for men.

She intentionally dawdled in the room for a while, then walked out with the watches.

"Big brother, this is a gift I brought for you and the second brother during my trip."

It was always the big brother and second brother who brought her gifts, she wasn’t an ungrateful person, she had to show something in return.

Su Wenbing didn’t expect his third sister to gift two watches, and ones he hadn’t seen before.

Seeing how the design was simple and elegant, and probably expensive, he felt somewhat flattered.

"Third sister, this is too valuable, I work in the workshop and don’t need such an expensive watch, if it gets scratched, it’s better that you keep it,"

He hurriedly waved his hand to refuse. The watch was too valuable, and he guessed his third sister had saved several months’ salary to afford it, he couldn’t accept it.

Just then, a fluffy head popped out nearby.

"Third sister, if big brother doesn’t want it, can you give that watch to me? I think it suits me quite well too,"

Su Jianwu said with a shameless face, eagerly eyeing the watch in Su Xiaoxiao’s hand.

"I think you’re ugly but sure think beautifully, why does a kid like you need a watch? Go back and do your homework, don’t forget our agreement."

Hearing the agreement, the gleam in Su Jianwu’s eyes immediately dimmed.

Hmph, it’s just a watch, when he and his fourth brother’s business gets going, he’ll buy it himself, not just for himself, but arrange one for everyone in the family.

After the troublemaker left, Su Xiaoxiao thrust the watch into Su Wenbing’s hand: "Big brother, just take it, these are flawed items and quite affordable now, your sister can afford them."

Seeing her insist, Su Wenbing reluctantly accepted: "Alright, third sister, we’ll accept the watch, you check how much it cost, and big brother will pay you back. We can’t have you a young girl spending on such expensive things."

"Big brother, it really is cheap, and I have money now. With these watches, I helped bring back quite a few for others on my return, and earned a bit from it."

Seeing his unbelieving look, Su Xiaoxiao casually rolled up her sleeve to show him the pink digital watch on her wrist, "Big brother, look, I have one myself."

She finished and took out two more from her pocket: "These two are for colleagues, I’ll bring them to work tomorrow."

After speaking, she saw her big brother staring at her in shock, as if his eyes wouldn’t blink.

Su Wenbing was stunned by his sister’s boldness, since these watches were considered valuable items in his impression, yet his sister was pulling them out like toys, several at a time.

If he weren’t still wide awake, he’d suspect he was dreaming.

Seeing Su Wenbing unresponsive, Su Xiaoxiao thought he didn’t believe her and continued, "Brother, if you don’t believe me, you can come take a look in my room, I have a pile of these watches."

A pile... of watches...

Can something like this be measured in piles?

After a moment of daze, he finally found his voice: "Third sister, be honest with me, where did you get all these watches?"