Chapter 124 The good show is about to begin do9k (jhssd)

"White Rice, I want to rent your yard to use as a clothing store."

Qin Qing’s words made Bai Mifan stunned.

"Sister Qing, is it okay to use this shabby yard of my house as a shop?"

"This place has a great location and is large. I think it's a good fit."

Qin Qing looked it over inside and out and was very satisfied.

"But my yard is too run-down, barely enough for people to live in. Using it as a shop would cost a fortune just to renovate it!"

Bai Mifan also understood that having a shop was definitely better than setting up a street stall, but choosing his yard seemed inappropriate no matter how he looked at it.

"This is what I want to discuss with you. This is your Bai family's ancestral home, but I'm using it as a shop. I'm definitely going to make major changes, and the lease for use is signed for fifteen years. This means that for the next fifteen years, this will only be a shop, not your Bai family residence."

Qin Qing also had to explain things clearly to Bai Mifan. After all, this was his ancestral home, and he had to think carefully about using it as a shop.

Bai Fanmi suddenly became quiet. This Bai family courtyard was where he grew up. Even when he was the poorest and in the most difficult times, he never thought of selling the ancestral home. He just wanted to keep this courtyard and preserve the memories of his family.

He also thought about making money in the future, renovating the Bai family's house, and letting everyone see the day when he can hold his head high!

Qin Qing didn't say anything. She wanted Bai Mifan to think it over on her own.

"Sister Qing, as long as you don't let me sell this ancestral home, I'll do whatever you want!"

Bai Mifan finally made up his mind. He wanted to turn his life around and make money, so he followed Qin Qing. He believed that he would be right.

Sister Qing said that this yard can be used as a shop, so let’s listen to her and use it as a shop!

"Okay! I'm going to buy your entire yard. We'll calculate the rent based on the market price. The lease term is tentatively set at fifteen years. During this period, you can increase the rent based on market conditions. Is that okay with you?"

"That's a problem! Sister Qing, if you don't like this shabby house of mine, no one will rent it. Why should I charge rent? No rent, just leave a room for me to live in."

His yard was the only empty one on the entire Wutong Road. All other shops that could be opened were already open, but his was the only one that had no one interested in.

Who would want to rent a house this dilapidated?

"Renovations are going to cost a lot of money. So, let's do this: give me six months of rent-free time, and then we'll pay the rent as normal."

Since Qin Qing is going to open a store in the mountain city, the decoration cannot be too bad.

This yard of about 300 square meters needs to be renovated almost completely inside and out, which will cost a lot of money. She will have to set up a stall to sell clothes for a while to save enough money for the renovation.

Now that Baimifan has proposed to waive the rent, she certainly can't really take advantage of him, but taking advantage of him for half a year is reasonable.

"Half a year won't do. One year! Sister Qing, stop arguing with me. One year, no less! Otherwise, I won't rent this yard to you."

Bai Mifan looked arrogant and unreasonable, so Qin Qing had no choice but to nod.

"Just as you said, one year at a time."

The doors and windows of the Bai family's yard have been almost tidied. Bai Mifan is ready to go find Ke Bin to repay the money. Fang Zhiwei pushes out the bicycle. Qin Qing sits in the front again, and this time Lei Zi sits in the back. The three of them rush home together.

Finally, the busy work came to an end. Qin Qing's tense nerves relaxed a lot and she leaned softly in Fang Zhiwei's arms.

"Qin Qing, let me tell you something..."

"Um, what's up?"

On a rare winter day in the mountain city, the sun shone on Qin Qing's body, and she felt warm. Her eyelids began to twitch, and her voice was a little tired.

"Our wedding banquet is only three days away from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month."

"So soon? Then set up a banquet, invite Gu Jingmo over, toast him a glass of wine, and make him give up completely..."

"I'm afraid Gu Jingmo can't come. Can we still hold the wedding banquet?"

"Huh? Huh?"

Qin Qing was half asleep and half awake, and didn't hear the first half of Fang Zhiwei's words at all. She just responded with the second half, "Do it! Isn't it all settled? Do it... do it... huhu..."

Finally, she couldn't resist the overwhelming sleepiness anymore, so she leaned her head against Fang Zhiwei's chest, nestled her head in his neck, and fell into a deep sleep.

With a bang...

Fang Zhiwei felt a sinking sensation on his back. When he turned around, he saw that Lei Zi had also fallen asleep, with his entire body collapsed on his back, his roars deafening.

The two men, one in front and one behind, completely used Fang Zhiwei as a cushion, leaning on him and sleeping soundly.

Fang Zhiwei sighed helplessly, knowing that the two had worked really hard on the journey, so he didn't wake them up and continued to pedal forward. However, he pedaled very carefully. The two were extremely sleepy, and although there were occasional bumps on the road, they were not woken up.

It was not until it was completely dark that Fang Zhiwei arrived at Dagang Village. Lei Zi had already woken up, and Qin Qing was leaning in Fang Zhiwei's arms, sleeping soundly.

"Are you back?"

Tang Min had been waiting in front of the house. When she saw Fang Zhiwei coming back on a bicycle, she immediately went to meet him.

Lei Zi took down the luggage and straightened the bicycle. Fang Zhiwei got off the bike and carefully and gently held Qin Qing in his arms.

"Auntie Tang, she's sleepy but still sleeping. Let's not wake her up."

Fang Zhiwei said in a low voice, Tang Min nodded and made way for him to carry Qin Qing back into the house.

He gently placed Qin Qing on the bed. She moaned softly and frowned, but she still didn't wake up. Fang Zhiwei covered her with the quilt and was about to leave when Qin Qing's hand rested on his, tightly clasped.

"Fang Zhiwei..."

Qin Qing called him unconsciously. Fang Zhiwei sat on the edge of the bed and tucked her hair behind her ears.

"I am here."

"Can... you not go back to Kyoto?"

Her voice was as soft as a kitten, with a hint of pleading and reluctance in her tone.

Fang Zhiwei didn't answer for a long time. He just reached out silently, gently pulled her hand away, and put it back into the quilt. Looking at her sweet sleeping face, he couldn't help but reach out to touch her face, but reason held him back.

He withdrew his hand, turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.

Qin Qing slept very soundly, and did not wake up until noon the next day when her stomach rumbled and she slowly woke up.

The moment she opened her eyes, she couldn't tell where she was.

"Qing'er, you're awake!"

Tang Min noticed that Qin Qing had woken up the first time. It was because Qin Qing had slept for too long. He had run back and forth dozens of times to see if she had woken up.

"Mom, what time is it?"

Qin Qing stretched deeply and felt her limbs stiffen.

"It's noon, hurry up and eat something."

Tang Min learned from Fang Zhiwei that she had not eaten anything since last night, and had not touched breakfast or lunch at all. That must have been very frustrating.

"good."

Qin Qing was really surprised. After getting up and washing up, she was shocked to see the table full of dishes.

"Mom, we're really going to celebrate the New Year."

Twice-cooked pork, boiled fish, sweet and sour spare ribs and braised pork with preserved vegetables are all big dishes. The delicious taste makes Qin Qing's mouth water. She picks up the bowl and starts to eat with relish.

Tang Min watched her eat happily and felt happy too.

"Xiao Fang went to the county town today, saying he had something to do. Lei Zi also went to the provincial capital to deliver fish. They all said you should take a day off today."

Qin Qing took a bite of the fish, which was fresh and refreshing. She ate a mouthful of rice and said.

"How can I rest? There's still so much to do."

"Qing'er, are you still going to continue with your coat-making work? We've run out of cloth these past couple of days, but Qin Dashan keeps asking me when we can start working again."

"Of course I have to do it. I'll order and buy the cloth in the next two days, and then I can get started!"

Qin Qing was thinking that she had to go to Xu Sifang to order the cloth, but the money was still not enough. But she had already made up her mind. Poor Chief Xu was going to be tricked again.

"Okay, as long as you know what's going on. But I have to say that Yueji is really good. Now that she has nothing to do, she goes to the village committee every day to learn sewing from Qin Dashan. Qin Dashan is even annoyed by her questions."

Tang Min smiled when she thought of Yue Ji. The girl's fighting spirit vaguely resembled Qin Qing.

"Yue Ji is indeed capable."

While the two were talking, Ma Fangfang's voice came from the door.

"Aunt, is Qin Qing here?"

Qin Qing walked out of the main room carrying a bowl, "Sister-in-law, I'm here, what's wrong?"

"Qin Qing, you're finally back! Come with me to the village. Your uncle, ugh! It's Qin Changmin. They're loading goods and going to the county town to sell mops!"

How could Qin Changmin be so industrious? He'd already made a mop and was ready to launch it on the market?

Qin Qing quickly finished the rice in the bowl. Now that Qin Changmin had set up everything, the show was about to begin!