Reincarnation in the 60s: My Spatial Supermarket Brings Forth Wealth-Chapter 275: The Chen Family

The Sun family came with five people, so after setting the table, there were eight people sitting at the main table. This made Sun Qianqian and Sun Bing feel awkward and they followed to sit down below.

The adults’ table ended up with six people, but they didn’t let the younger ones join in to make up the numbers.

This way, they could talk about stuff at the dinner table, mainly about the two kids or other topics, mostly to let the Lin family learn more about their family.

Sun Bing’s parents both worked at a textile factory, and the family size was simple: the eldest son’s family of three, the second son, the youngest daughter, and their parents.

There were no elder members anymore. The eldest son worked as a temporary worker at the factory, and the daughter-in-law stayed home to take care of the children, both of whom were in school.

This made Wang Cuihua quite satisfied with the family structure—not too complicated, fewer sisters-in-law in the future, and hopefully fewer conflicts.

After the meal, they exchanged some pleasantries and left. The family wind-setting was decided for three days later, as the National Day holiday was quite short, so it was hastily arranged.

That afternoon, Lin Daliang also started his vacation. The factory gave a week off, so he planned to take his two sons to chop wood.

"Dad, why chop wood? It’s hard to get a vacation, why not rest for a few days?" Lin Xue saw him and asked puzzled.

For the past few years, she had been buying coal and firewood, and they hadn’t needed to fetch wood from outside.

"Since we’re on vacation! If we’re just going to sit around, might as well fetch some firewood to save money on buying it, right?" Lin Daliang picked up the tools and took his two sons who had just woken up.

"Let Xiao Shan and Little Chuan stay home and study more, they’re almost taking their high school entrance exams! I’ll buy the firewood when I need it! Don’t we have enough for now?" Lin Xue disagreed.

"Dad is just trying to save some money, isn’t he?" Lin Daliang noticed his eldest daughter’s disapproval, so his tone was a bit subdued.

"Dad, just rest. Tomorrow we have to go back to the village to pick up Grandma and Grandpa, and who’s going to the family wind-setting isn’t decided yet. Time is tight, so don’t waste it. I’ll go find Li Qiang later to buy some coal."

In the past couple of years, they had been buying coal from him. He drove a big truck and had wide connections. Plus, Lin Xue provided him with a lot of supplies, so he never refused when she asked.

"Okay, then I’ll go discuss with your grandma and mom!" Lin Daliang stopped insisting, put down his things, and went inside the house.

Lin Xue knew her dad always lacked a strong opinion, and he’d jump to conclusions. At this moment, he wasn’t thinking about the family wind-setting three days later and was still thinking about chopping wood, seriously.

"Big sis, are you going to buy coal later? I want to go too!" Little Chuan sneaked over, clearly happy not to have to chop wood.

"Be honest and stay home to study. Is your homework finished? I’ll give you two a test later to see if you’ve been studying well!" Lin Xue planned to deliver a batch of goods, so how could she take them along?

It had also been a long time since she had supplied Li Qiang with goods, so now was a good time to deliver a batch.

She first went to the warehouse, took out a batch of goods worth about ten thousand yuan on the black market, then went to find Li Qiang. After they negotiated, Li Qiang promised to get her the coal in a few days.

Lin Xue requested two tons of coal and also wanted some firewood. Li Qiang assured her it was no problem and was extremely excited about the supplies Lin Xue provided, saying that the black market had a serious lack of grain recently, causing prices to skyrocket.

Lin Xue understood this was because she hadn’t supplied grain in a while. The grain on the black market in this area was mainly supported by her, so naturally, it was in short supply.

After returning from Li Qiang’s place, she went to Chen Danian’s house. During the National Day holiday, everyone was home, and Grandma Chen was just thinking about her.

"Xiao Xue! Grandma was just thinking of you, and here you are. Come and sit on the kang, darling!" Grandma Chen looked at Lin Xue as if she were some grand person.

When the family gathered, with sons and daughters-in-law and grandchildren and grandchildren-in-law galore, seeing Lin Xue made everyone’s faces bloom with smiles.

They all knew from Grandma Chen’s tales about the young girl who frequently brought them delicious food. Although Lin Xue charged black market prices, she brought the goods herself!

Lin Xue always brought over not a lot, but there was no shortage of fine grains, noodles, and meat.

"Grandma, since it’s the holiday season and your home must be crowded, I thought of bringing some fine grains, meat, and cakes. You can keep what you like, and I’ll take the rest back!" Lin Xue put down the sack she brought, which was quite a lot; it indeed made her tired carrying it over all this way.

"Child, whatever you brought, leave it all here! There are plenty of people at home, and the kids can have a bite to eat, so leave it all. Come over and chat with Grandma!"

As Grandma Chen spoke, Chen Danian quickly took out some money. They often bought things on the black market and knew the prices, so there was no need for Lin Xue to say more. They paid according to the value of the goods.

"Xiao Xue, can you get any things for weddings over there?"

After chatting with Grandma Chen for a while, just as Lin Xue was about to leave, Chen Qiyue came in, blushing and asked.

"Sister Qiyue, are you getting married?" Lin Xue asked with a smile.

Chen Qiyue was twenty-three, definitely the age for marriage; otherwise, she might become an old maiden. It was the first time Lin Xue saw such a shy side of Chen Qiyue.

"...Yes..." Chen Qiyue nodded, then asked, "I just want to buy some things not available at the supply and marketing cooperatives. Can you get them over there?"

"I’ll look into it for you later. Beautifully packaged wedding candies and candles should be obtainable! By the way, have you made the bride’s dress? I know a girl who makes beautiful clothes! Want me to recommend her to you?"

"Really? That’s great. I made one, but it looks so ugly, rustic and unattractive! I was just thinking of making a new one. Where is she? Is it far? It’s still early; why not take me there now?" Chen Qiyue was so excited she couldn’t contain herself upon hearing this.

"Not far, but she’s busy these two days. If you’re not in a rush, you’ll have to wait three to five days!" Lin Xue knew that Lin Yun was busy making clothes for the sisters to wear on their family wind-setting day.

Since she had earned money herself, she would use any chance to buy fabrics, and her fabric tickets were taken by that girl. Nonetheless, the girl occasionally made new clothes that suited her taste, so she was happy to provide her fabric tickets.

"Not in a rush, my wedding is next month! It’s in time! So take me over when she’s free! I’ll wait for you!"

Chen Qiyue was very eager, indicating that she was marrying someone she liked, free love?

"Okay! I’ll introduce you two then. I’ll head back now! Grandma, I’m leaving! I’ll bring over some goodies when I have the time!" Lin Xue waved.

Visiting whenever she had free time had become a habit. When she first came here, it was thanks to the Chen family that her dad got a job, and she had an excuse to get some money and food to feed her family. Over time, it became a habit to bring things over occasionally, always charging black market prices, so their relationship looked good but was actually a business transaction. To the Chen family, at least, she was mainly just selling goods.

This arrangement suited her just fine. She liked this kind of not-too-close, not-too-far relationship.