Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 50: A Strong Desire to Perform

"We asked for assistance from the supply and marketing cooperative. There aren’t many buyers of televisions in other cities, but the shares are the same. It just takes time to transport them here, so we need someone to watch over them carefully," Xia Weiguo said casually as if it were not a big deal at all. However, he was actually concerned about whether he could get all these dowry items ready for the wedding day. That’s why he had gone to find help from others yesterday, and he couldn’t bear any more delays.

"Thank you so much, Uncle Xia," Su Yijia expressed her happiness in a flattering manner. But deep down, she was bleeding. Nowadays, even the cheapest televisions cost over 800 yuan, and the least expensive refrigerators were around 1,800 yuan. The best ones could even go up to 2,400 yuan. Washing machines and refrigerators had always been similarly priced. These prices were something she had heard while listening to the old professors reminiscing about their youth.

But even if she took the lowest prices into consideration, it would still cost her 4,300 yuan. The last time she went to the black market, she only sold her oil for 89.6 yuan. She had spent twelve yuan on soybeans, leaving her with a net profit of only 77.6 yuan. 4,300 yuan meant she had to sell 780 pounds of oil or buy 5,541 pounds of soybeans. After some quick calculations, Su Yijia almost couldn’t hold back her smile. She quickly changed the topic.

"Uncle Xia, when you go, can you buy a sewing machine for me? I’ve already taken out the money, and I’d like to buy some hemp and cotton fabric to make clothes."

"Why are you thinking of buying hemp and cotton fabric when polyester is in fashion?" Xia Weiguo was puzzled. Nowadays, people in Hu City rarely wear clothes made of these two fabrics, and even rural folks are proud to have at least one polyester outfit.

"Polyester clothes look nice and trendy, but they’re not suitable for Kaize. These fabrics don’t breathe well, while hemp is breathable and cool, and cotton is soft and absorbent. These two are the most suitable," Su Yijia explained. She had observed Qin Kaize’s wardrobe and noticed that he mostly wore polyester clothes. There were only two cotton tank tops, and they had been worn for some time. If washed repeatedly, they wouldn’t last much longer.

"Plus, I know how to make clothes myself. Buying fabric and sewing your own clothes is more cost-effective than buying ready-made ones. I have free time at home, so making clothes can help pass the time. Once I become more skilled, I can even help others make clothes. Not that we necessarily need the extra income, but at the very least, I can contribute and be productive."

"Making clothes is a job I can do without leaving the house, and it’s something I can share with Kaize. This is the most suitable job I can think of for myself," Su Yijia explained. She said a lot, not to ask Xia Weiguo for money, but because she had already gone to the bank yesterday and the check Qin Kaize had left her was enough. She wanted everyone to see her as a responsible person who genuinely wanted to live a good life with Qin Kaize. Additionally, she hoped that if she ever decided to start a clothing business in the future, it wouldn’t come as a surprise to everyone, as they wouldn’t expect her to design so many clothing styles.

"Alright, alright! Making clothes is great! I’ll bring the sewing machine back for you later," Xia Weiguo replied with a face full of smiles. He admired her concern for Kaize, her ambition, and her ability to balance taking care of Kaize and her career. It was as if Kaize had found a wife that was hard to come by.

"Uncle Xia, please wait a moment," Su Yijia rushed into the house and pretended to search her bag. She took out twenty "Big Unity" yuan notes, an industrial coupon, and a pile of cloth coupons. When she came back out, she directly handed them to Xia Weiguo. Xia Weiguo furrowed his brows and pushed the money back.

"How can I accept your money? It’s just a sewing machine."

"Uncle Xia, you must take this money. I’ve never managed the household expenses before. They say you won’t understand the value of money until you’re in charge of it. I need to account for the first money I’ve spent. When I run out of money and don’t know how to manage our daily expenses, it’s thanks to Uncle Xia that I can use the money in my hands without any pressure. If I ever find myself unable to handle our finances and run out of money, Uncle Xia, you won’t let Kaize and me go hungry. So, while I still have money in my pocket, I want to experience how it feels to manage our lives based on my own ideas and see where the money goes. When I’m really out of money, I’ll definitely come to you for help," Su Yijia said, her big, shimmering eyes fixed on Xia Weiguo, pleading earnestly. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The reasons Su Yijia stated were reasonable and showed her affection as a younger person. This made Xia Weiguo feel quite comfortable. "Alright! Let’s do it your way," he said with a smile as he accepted the money and coupons from Su Yijia.

Once everyone had left, Su Yijia fetched a stool and sat beside Qin Kaize, gently massaging his body. It wasn’t as meticulous as the baths she used to give him, just some casual movements to promote blood circulation and relax his muscles.

"You’ve been lying down all night, over ten hours since last night. I’m just giving you a simple massage to get your blood flowing and your muscles moving. When we can go out, I’ll push you around every morning and evening," Su Yijia said, not expecting a response from Qin Kaize, just speaking her thoughts.

High Huabin also chimed in, "That’s right! After the autumn harvest, the village is quieter in November, and the weather is nice. Captain, you and Sister-in-law can come to my house. We can go fishing, catch sparrows, and even make rice cakes. It’ll be a lot of fun."

"Sounds good," Su Yijia quickly agreed, then looked at Qin Kaize beside her. "Do you want to go? Since we don’t have much to do right now, if Gao or your friends have time, we can travel together all over the country. You were probably too busy before and didn’t have the opportunity to see the beauty of our motherland, right? Now that we have the time, we can explore every day. As long as there’s someone to lend a hand, even if it’s a girl, it won’t be troublesome at all. We can redesign the wheelchair if needed."

With the notebook placed in front of Qin Kaize, Su Yijia added, "Alright, we have friends and good weather, let’s go."

Qin Kaize looked at the smiling young girl in front of him and couldn’t find any words of refusal. Even if it was selfish, he wanted to spend more time with Jiayi while he was still alive, seeing the beauty of their motherland together. When she grew old, she would remember the memories with him once she thought of those places.

Whether you called him selfish or calculating, Qin Kaize didn’t want Jiayi to forget him completely one day, even when he was gone.

Su Yijia was filled with passion, feeling like she had been given a sign to do something. However, with Gao Huabin acting like a third wheel, she felt a bit awkward. All she could do was give Qin Kaize a meaningful look.

His moist eyes sparkled like pearls, stirring the emotions of those who looked at them.