The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 404 - 393: Xia Lin Is Pregnant

Jiang Nanzhou came back and started taking his child to pick up his wife to and from work every day.

Lu Jingqiu wasn’t busy at the movie theater every day, but she had to design some things herself that didn’t get much attention.

This showcased Lu Jingqiu’s abilities; sometimes, the designs she created were even richer than the cover, with more innovative compositions.

In one week, she made four or five of them, and they were quite eye-catching when displayed at the entrance of the movie theater.

In contrast to Lu Jingqiu, surrounded by her husband and child,

Gao Shu had just had an argument with Xia Lin.

The two of them were now in a cold war, and on the third day, Xia Lin suddenly fainted at the factory for no apparent reason.

Gao Shu didn’t learn that Xia Lin was pregnant until he rushed to the hospital.

Yet, neither of them could feel happy about the child.

Gao Shu returned to the Gao Family feeling utterly defeated.

Uncle Gao was furious to see him in this state and gave him a scolding. He had a long talk with him in the study, which lasted an entire afternoon.

The next day, Aunt Gao took him to the office to report in, after all, she used to be the director there.

Now that her nephew was joining, it was like he was taking over her position, and she briefed him on the situation of several leaders there.

She also told him some details about the office.

Anyway, Aunt Gao taught her nephew everything she could.

Uncle Gao asked him to work hard, telling him that a son, as long as he has ambition and ability, can shine anywhere.

As for Xia Lin, Uncle Gao advised Gao Shu to have a proper talk with her.

Gao Shu was too occupied with the situation for that; they had nothing worthwhile to discuss now.

They were undecided whether to keep the child, not even sure whose it was.

Xia Lin, holding her breath with frustration, wanted to prove her innocence by giving birth to the child.

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Lu Jingqiu received a call from Manman these past two days, telling her that she had been assigned to the West City Finance Bureau.

"Sis, analyze this for me with brother-in-law and godfather, should I go?"

"What do you think?"

"As a young girl in her twenties, no matter how capable I am, I can’t see as far into the future as the older generation. Our fabric business is doing well, but my lead sister got assigned to the prosecutor’s office and is preparing to start working there, which has me hesitating."

"Don’t rush, let’s discuss it and see if you should come back."

"Okay."

These days, Jiang Nanzhou just happened to be sending Shen Mu back because he had too much luggage to take the train conveniently.

Jiang Nanzhou was planning on driving him back, which was convenient since his father was on vacation and wanted to see his grandson.

Lu Jingqiu’s work had finally stabilized, and all her friends were still struggling with their decisions.

She even had time to call Li Yinger and that’s when she found out.

Li Yinger had followed Li Qing to his place and became a middle school teacher in a county.

Lu Jingqiu teased Li Yinger, "You used to look down on him, but now that you’re married, it’s different."

"Ah, I just didn’t see clearly, don’t let Li Qing find out, he’s being so arrogant in front of me now."

"Haha, really?"

"Absolutely, but it’s all good. The family helped out, and we found someone local who wanted to come here. We swapped positions smoothly, which made everyone happy. With this swap, Yuzhi and I are even closer now. They’re in the city, and we’re in the county. It’s just over an hour’s bus ride to see each other."

"That’s great, hey, have you heard from Zhang Shuo?"

"Oh, Zhang Shuo. He’s been in touch with Zhang Yumin a lot. That guy got assigned to the rope factory and has been complaining a lot about it."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "He’s about to get lucky. What’s there to complain about?"

The rope factory’s director had only one daughter, and Zhang Shuo was soon favored by them.

Not many years later, when the rope factory was not doing well, his father-in-law gave him the money to buy it outright.

"What happened to him?"

Lu Jingqiu just smiled and didn’t elaborate; it wasn’t her place to tell.

After hanging up with Li Yinger, Lu Jingqiu took her child and went to Niannian’s house.

Because Niannian had already declined the school’s arrangement and gave the opportunity to someone else.

She was now focusing on her own business.

She had her eye on another shop these past few days and was asking for their opinions.

"Do you know which shop I’m interested in?"

Luo Xinyue said, "Which one? There are quite a few stores now, new buildings have been springing up this year, one after another."

"It’s the storefront right below the movie theater."

Lu Jingqiu exclaimed, "I really hadn’t thought of that."

"I’ve looked at it, it’s a big shop, and the movie theater has been booming in recent years. There’s a lot of foot traffic every day, which is perfect for this kind of fast food."

Luo Xinyue said, "Well then, rent it, my current job is very relaxed. I’ll help you set up the shop."

Xue Jianian laughed, "Alright, let’s get to work then."

During work, Lu Jingqiu inquired about the shop below from the finance department; the monthly rent was thirty.

Lu Jingqiu decisively secured it, and the second West City Beef Soup shop was soon under construction.

While Xue Jianian was busy with the shop, she also had her eye on a storefront at the farmers market.

Construction had already started at the farmers market.

Xue Jianian asked Shang Ze to inquire about it, planning to get two shops close to the entrance.

They would be used for wholesale in the future.

The remaining stores at the farmers market could be sold off, aside from those allotted to the villagers.

A shop was thirty thousand yuan.

Xue Jianian bought two adjacent spots.

She was done with retail; she was planning to go into wholesale.

Because she found out that this year, the farmers market had gone through reforms.

They started renting out to individual vendors, leasing out stalls.

In the future, the farmers market would sell all sorts of things.

Lu Jingqiu felt this was a good thing.

This year Yang Yang started kindergarten, and my aunt could finally take a break.

My older cousin and his wife were on summer break, and they came back these past few days.

Jiang Nanzhou also brought his father back, and the family had a rare reunion.

They had a reunion dinner at my aunt’s place.

But my second cousin dropped the ball, saying he couldn’t return in time and called. Lu Jingqiu happened to answer.

"Qiuqiu, I’m a bit tied up and can’t make it back. Pass my regards to my uncle. I’ll be home in a couple of days."

"What’s the matter, second cousin? Everyone at home is waiting for you. Weren’t you supposed to arrive yesterday?"

"Ah, ran into a bit of trouble on the road. That lady is tough to deal with."

"Ah, a lady?"

"Uh, a female passenger. I accidentally bumped into her. It clearly wasn’t serious, but she insisted on going to the hospital. Ok, I’ll be home tomorrow."

A female passenger, going to the hospital, "second cousin’s wife."

"What second cousin’s wife? Just a woman. Alright, I’m hanging up."

Lu Jingqiu still had questions, but Yang Mingchao hung up.

The family members, upon hearing Lu Jingqiu mention "second cousin’s wife," looked puzzledly at each other. My aunt hurriedly asked, "What, does your second cousin have someone now?"

Lu Jingqiu, in a moment of excitement, seemed to have misspoken and scratched her head saying, "No, I misunderstood. My second cousin said he bumped into a woman, and I thought it was his girlfriend."

"Bumped into someone? Is it serious, what happened?"

"Auntie, my second cousin said it’s nothing serious, just a light scrape. He’ll be home tomorrow."

Dad said, "As long as the person is fine, it’s ok if he can’t make it back."

My older cousin’s wife leaned in and said, "Mingchao didn’t run into some woman who is now clinging to him, did he?"

Lu Jingqiu narrowed her eyes and smiled, whispering, "Yeah, something like that."

In her previous life, she had always heard her second cousin say that his wife was very persistent. He had never encountered anyone so clingy — she latched onto him at first sight, claiming a minor bump warranted a trip to the hospital.

It was really just a way to learn more about him.

Second cousin’s wife was a local college graduate, also just out of school, who had come to the city to play and had encountered my second cousin on his way from Yangcheng City to West City.