The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 390 - 379: The Older Cousin’s Wife’s Accident

Jiang Yuan, before Chinese New Year, took Yiyi away, and the siblings planned to spend the New Year at the team site this year.

When they were leaving, Lu Jingqiu gave them two pieces of spiced meat to add to the siblings’ meal.

Manman lives on the first floor, and now father is staying in Shen Mu’s room.

After the New Year, starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, he started taking Nanzhou out to make New Year’s visits.

When they went to the team site, Grandpa also went with them.

Aunt Zhang didn’t have many friends here, but she became acquainted with Xiao Hua’s mother when shopping for groceries, and now the two have become friends.

Today, she took some pastries and went to Xiao Hua’s home for a chat.

She left Jingqiu and Manman at home playing with Xiao Cheng.

"Sister, I now have some money, and before the New Year, I bought a set of rural housing in the suburbs."

"The suburbs? Couldn’t you save for two more years and buy a set in the city?"

"It’s hard to find a place in the city for three to five thousand nowadays, and housing is scarce. Most of them are units’ residences, not for sale to the public. The one I bought in the suburbs, a little over three thousand, has a big courtyard. Besides, it’s not too far; the urban-rural bus can get there directly."

Lu Jingqiu gave an "Oh," knowing that suburban houses didn’t hold much value now, but guessed that the area could develop in a few years, just slowly: "Buying it is also good, having a home of your own."

"Yeah, I plan to save for a few more years and buy another set in West City, so during the holidays, I can stay with you all."

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "Good idea. By the way, how’s the search for your sanitary pad materials going?"

"Haven’t found the right materials yet, but I found in a factory something finer than gauze for cotton pads, which isn’t bad, and for adhesive, I found a type of glue. Without machinery and making them by hand, I can only make about a dozen a day. The cost isn’t high, but I can sell them for money. Ten pieces in a pack, um... can sell for one yuan... isn’t that expensive?"

"It is a bit expensive. Currently, the sanitary paper we women comrades use is only seventeen cents a pack. Your pack for one yuan, I guess nobody will buy it, and moreover, the ones you made last time, Niannian and Xinyue said they weren’t very good, I think so too."

Shen Manman said, "My classmates also said they weren’t good. Sigh, I’m working on improvements. This semester at school, I’ve been so busy with the cloth business, I didn’t really have time for it."

Shen Manman knew that this couldn’t be rushed. Moreover, when she gave these products to her classmates to use, they were too embarrassed and scared to use them.

On the fourth day of the New Year, Lu Jingqiu followed her father to her aunt’s house.

After they finished eating, she found out while playing with the children and Older Cousin’s Wife that her older cousin had been recommended to study at a military school.

It was the military school in Yangcheng City.

Lu Jingqiu was quite happy for her older cousin because, in her previous life, he regretted not taking the opportunity for further study for most of his life.

"Congratulations to the older cousin, how many years will it take?"

"Three years, and me too."

"... Older Cousin’s Wife, you’re also going to school?"

"Yes, I am going to the Broadcasting Institute. After graduating, I can work at the local TV station. I don’t want to be separated from your older cousin, so I thought of going there too."

"Really, that’s great! Then... will Yang Yang go with you?"

"We’ll leave Yang Yang with grandma here. Since Mingchao often runs this route, we’ll come back to see the child when we miss him. Grandma said that she would occasionally take the child to visit us too."

"No wonder. This year everyone’s come back. When are you and the older cousin heading over there?"

"Because I’m transferring there, I need to report to school right after the fifteenth day of the new year."

"Oh, that’s a tight schedule."

"It’s manageable."

Off to the side, Older Cousin’s Wife laughed and said, "Mingchao said he has two properties there, both vacant, so we can stay there when the time comes, and Mom can go too. But I think it’s too chaotic there, it’s not safe for Mom to be there with the kids alone, it’s safer here."

"Oh right, Second cousin has a property there too, which is indeed quite convenient."

Second cousin, chuckling nearby, said, "It’s all thanks to you. After I bought one, I saw it was appreciating quickly, so I had someone help me find another. When Older Brother said he was moving there, I quickly found one close to the school."

Upon hearing this, Older Cousin’s Wife gave his younger brother a reassuring pat on the shoulder, "I owe you one this time, little bro. I can pay you rent, but I don’t have the money to buy it."

Yang Mingchao glanced at him with feigned annoyance, "Who cares about your rent? Just take good care of my sister-in-law there. Little Yang Yang, don’t worry. With Dad and me here, we’ll make sure everything is taken care of at home. I’ll bring Mom and the kids to visit you now and then."

Older Cousin’s Wife smiled and said, "Thanks, Mingchao. We are the oldest, and it’s supposed to be me and your brother who handle everything at home. Now we’re troubling you with everything."

"Sister-in-law, we are all one family, what’s this talk of trouble? Unlike you and my brother who are both civil servants, I’m the one hustling every day. Ah, of course, I’m not hustling aimlessly – looking after the bicycle you use over there, consider it taken care of by me."

Aunt Zhang, who was off to the side, saw he was showing off again and said with annoyance, "There he goes bragging again."

Older Cousin’s Wife said, "It’s good to show off sometimes. Let’s settle it this way." Saying that, the brothers affectionately slung their arms over Second cousin’s shoulders, who suddenly felt the warmth of being remembered by his older brother.

Lu Jingqiu was standing off to the side, trying to contain her laughter.

Then Older Cousin’s Wife pulled her aside and whispered, "Qiuqiu, your Older Cousin and I are thinking of buying an apartment in West City for your aunt. We know you helped Mingchao find his properties, so I wanted to ask you to help your sister-in-law take a look."

Lu Jingqiu was surprised and asked, "For my aunt?"

Older Cousin’s Wife nodded, "Because of us, my mother-in-law sold her good job. At her age, she should be getting a pension like my mother, but unfortunately, for our sake, she now has no security for the future. I know she doesn’t want to ask us for help, so your Older Cousin and I talked it over, and we have saved some money over the years, including some we saved when we got married. It’s not much, but enough to buy an apartment. Once we have the apartment, we’ll give the rent to my mother-in-law, so she has some income every month and doesn’t have to worry about buying groceries. It’ll give me peace of mind."

"Older Cousin’s Wife, my Older Cousin is really lucky to marry someone as thoughtful as you. But you don’t need to buy an apartment for my aunt. You two have to go to school, and you’ll have less income in the future, not to mention raising kids."

"You don’t have to worry about that; your Older Cousin and I still have enough to live on."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Jingqiu nodded, "All right then, I’ll keep an eye out after the new year."

"Just go ahead and make the deal when you find something, and then let me know."

Lu Jingqiu was surprised, "Older Cousin’s Wife, you’re so bold, not even asking about the price."

"Property in West City should be about the same as in Yangcheng City, right? We’ve set aside five thousand, is that enough?"

"That’s more than enough."

Lu Jingqiu was still quite amazed; Older cousin had gotten married, had a child, and bought a property in Yangcheng City. Now he was also preparing five thousand to buy an apartment for his aunt; oh, and they had more than just five thousand.

Could Older Cousin be...

Older Cousin’s Wife, as if guessing her thoughts, hurriedly said, "Don’t get any wild ideas. Your Older Cousin and I aren’t those kind of people. This is the reward he saved up from his military achievements, along with some bonuses from my job. Of course, the bonuses we get are limited."

"Was it mainly from doing some business?"

"..."