The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 383 - 372: Everyone Really Did Show Up Today

Lu Jingqiu didn’t know how Second Cousin and Wei Jincheng had discussed things.

She didn’t ask about that matter either, as these past few days she had been busy preparing for the baby’s celebration feast.

Fortunately, Xinyue and others had already organized one before, so they didn’t find it troublesome, and they still hired the same people.

The chefs were theirs, and they even had their own matching chairs.

All they needed to do was to build a simple cooking stove in the courtyard.

All the meat and vegetables were taken care of by Niannian for them.

On the morning of the feast, Father Lu, Grandma, and Uncle Shen hurried back.

The moment the three of them entered the house and saw the baby, each of them presented a big red envelope; Grandma had prepared a little silver lock, and Father Lu had also prepared one for his grandchild, the two with different designs, and there were also silver bracelets.

"Aiyoh, he looks like Nanzhou did as a baby."

"He looks like Jingqiu did as a baby."

"I think he looks like Nanzhou."

The group of them, beaming with joy, began making comments while Lu Jingqiu and Jiang Nanzhou simply smiled with pursed lips.

These days quite a few people had come to visit, Aunt Liu, Aunt Wei, all carrying eggs, little cloth toys, and clothes for the baby.

They all said the baby looked like her.

Anyway, whether the baby looked like her or Jiang Nanzhou, it was all the same, both of them were good looking.

After seeing the baby, Grandma headed to the bedroom and then pulled her aside to ask about her health, soon after handing her five hundred yuan.

"Mom, I... I’m not short of money."

"I know you’re not short of money, this is just a little something from me and Uncle Shen, for not being by your side while you gave birth and during your postpartum period, I feel quite bad about it, so you take this money and buy whatever you want to eat. The household burden is bigger now that we’ve added a child, and it’s our duty as your elders to help out, so don’t refuse it. If you don’t accept, it would indicate you have a problem with me as your mother-in-law."

"Not at all, Grandma is the best mother-in-law in the world, I have no complaints. Okay then, I’ll accept it."

Mother Yang laughed, "That’s the spirit. I think the old man is quite happy living here. Nanzhou has married such a sensible and virtuous woman like you; that young man is quite fortunate."

Lu Jingqiu was made a bit bashful by Grandma’s words and replied, "Grandpa is indeed adaptable. He found a spot for playing chess in just a few days after arriving here and even met a group of retired old men who like to exercise in the park in the morning. He goes out early to exercise with them and plays chess when the weather cools down in the afternoon."

After chatting with her for a while, and since it was still early, Lu Jingqiu suggested that Grandma rest upstairs for a bit, but it turned out Grandma joined her aunts in the yard helping to clean the vegetables.

What surprised her the most today was that Shen Manman also came over.

When Lu Jingqiu saw her, she was carrying a big bag of things for the baby, "Sis, I’ve come to see the baby."

"Aren’t you very busy? How come you’re back now?"

"How could I not come back when my sister’s given birth? I now consider you the last relative I have in this world. Can’t neglect that." said Manman, then glanced at Jiang Nanzhou beside her and added, "Brother-in-law, long time no see."

Jiang Nanzhou did feel a bit uncomfortable, having gone from calling him "Big Brother Jiang" to "brother-in-law" now, but seeing her cheerful and lively demeanor, he didn’t dwell on it and laughed, "It’s been a long time. I didn’t expect that you two sneakily became sworn sisters."

"Hehe, yep, we were simply destined to meet. Look, I brought you guys some great stuff." She then said to Jiang Nanzhou, "Brother-in-law, would you help me carry the bag to the table?"

Jiang Nanzhou carried Shen Manman’s heavy bag, frowning, "It’s so heavy, how did you manage to carry it here?"

"It wasn’t too bad, I rented human-powered carts along the way, and met lots of kind people on the train." As Shen Manman spoke, she took out the clothes she bought for the children, cotton clothes for the summer, little jackets and pants, soft cotton trousers, and cotton coats.

There were also toy cars, dolls, as well as baby formula, baby bottles, little shoes, Lu Jingqiu’s skincare products, breast pumps for mothers, and even postpartum nutritional supplements. Surprisingly, there were also sanitary pads, leather gloves prepared for Jiang Nanzhou, and a leather jacket for Father Lu.

The food was even more plentiful: chocolate, White Rabbit creamy candy, coffee, bread, all foreign brands.

Lu Jingqiu said, "How did you manage to get so many foreign brands? These are all it, right?"

"Business," replied Shen Manman. "Our business involves international trade, so getting these things from abroad is convenient. I originally wanted to get you some maternity clothes, but there wasn’t enough time." Saying this, she gave the pair of leather gloves to Jiang Nanzhou, "Brother-in-law, this is for you, I got you just this one thing. Don’t blame me for not preparing much. In my heart, my sister and the baby come first. There’s only one pair, but the leather is genuine and known to be very warm. Knowing how hard you work in the military, I specifically got you a pair that matches your gear."

Jiang Nanzhou, holding the gloves, smiled, "Thanks, this is a great gift, I like it. You’ve been on the train for several days, right? I’ll go take care of some things first, and have your sister tidy up the study for you so you can rest a bit."

Jiang Nanzhou didn’t want to disturb the sisters’ chat and went down to take care of other matters.

After Jiang Nanzhou left, Lu Jingqiu picked up the packet of sanitary pads and asked, "Where did you get these from?"

"From abroad. Sister, you know about these things, huh? I was even thinking about explaining and teaching you how to use them."

Lu Jingqiu became slightly embarrassed and quickly explained, "Ah, I’ve seen these before, someone else brought them from abroad."

"Yeah, they’re really convenient to use, so I thought of bringing a few packs back for you. They’re quite expensive."

"Manman, thank you. It costs you so much every time you visit."

"I’m happy to do it," Shen Manman said with a smile. "I’ve been earning quite a bit lately, I have savings. Don’t worry about me. But I was planning on going to Capital City this trip, just passed by here."

"You’re going to Capital City? Something up?"

"Yeah, I’m going to inspect a factory. A foreign customer ordered a batch of goods that’s only available there, so I’m going to take a look. By the way, sister, do you think if we sold these sanitary pads here, people would buy them?"

"Yes, they would definitely sell well. Are you interested?"

Shen Manman nodded, "It’s a shame I don’t know the process or how they’re made."

"That’s not a problem." Lu Jingqiu opened a pack of sanitary pads for her, pointing at the contents and said, "The inside is probably cotton or paper pulp, something of that sort. For this outer material, I’m not sure, but you could visit different factories to find out. There’s bound to be one."

"Right, I’ll ask around on my way to Capital City. Sister, you really are smart. I was interested, but I hadn’t thought about it that much."

Lu Jingqiu laughed. If it had been the her from before, she might not have understood, but she had seen quite a lot recently.

The two chatted for a while, with Lu Jingqiu asking about how she got along with her classmates and her studies.

"The teachers at my school are all quite nice to me. As for the partnership business, there are some differences, but we resolve them on the spot. We get along well for the most part. And who doesn’t like making money?"