Chapter 41 On Track

Starting from the next day, as Wang Xiuren had planned, they went to the newsstand together at six in the morning, and then he helped until eight o'clock and went to work, and by the way, he took Wang Shan to the nursery. After get off work in the afternoon, he went to pick up Wang Shan and took her home, bought some vegetables and cooked a meal, and waited for Lin Qiu to close the newsstand and go home.

It is worth mentioning that Lin Qiu’s tea eggs sell very well. The longer they are cooked, the more fragrant and flavorful they become. Customers usually buy a tea egg as breakfast when they buy newspapers and magazines.

When the weather gradually turned cooler, Lin Qiu asked Wang Xiuren to prepare another stove to cook corn.

As time went by, customers who frequently came to buy newspapers and magazines would also solve their breakfast problems at the newsstand.

The garment factory was closed that day, so Zhang Guixiang came over to visit Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu had originally prepared a lot of words to explain the newsstand matter to Sister Guixiang, but who knew that she didn't care about it at all.

"Sister Lin, when do you plan to go back to your hometown? The New Year is coming soon." Zhang Guixiang came here mainly to ask about Lin Qiu's family going home for the New Year.

"I don't know that either."

If Sister Guixiang hadn’t mentioned it, Lin Qiu would have almost forgotten about the Chinese New Year. If he was still in the garment factory, he would definitely go back as soon as the holiday came, but he didn't know whether the newsstand would be closed, so Lin Qiu couldn't give a definite answer.

"I'll go and ask tomorrow, but I don't think I'll have a holiday." Lin Qiu's tone dropped when he thought about not being able to go home.

"Well, I might as well work in a garment factory!" Zhang Guixiang is quite traditional. No matter she has money or not, she must go home for the New Year.

Lin Qiu sighed, "I don't know if this is the case. My grandparents are probably waiting for me in the house! I'll find out as soon as possible and send a letter home so they don't have to worry!"

"That's because we need to confirm it earlier!" Zhang Guixiang nodded, leaning against the shelf of the newsstand. "The sooner you confirm it, the sooner you can buy the tickets. Otherwise, you won't be able to buy any at all!"

"I know. When I get the news, I'll ask Wang Xiuren to tell Brother Zhao." Lin Qiu fished out a tea egg, drained the soup, and handed it to her. "Sister-in-law, try it and see if my tea egg tastes good."

"Why give it to me to eat? Save it and sell it for money!" Zhang Guixiang pushed Lin Qiu's hand away and refused directly.

Lin Qiu ignored her, peeled the egg and brought it to her mouth.

"Sister-in-law, I've already peeled it, just give it a try! It's just an egg, it's not something good."

Zhang Guixiang saw that the eggshell had been peeled and she couldn't put it in, so she could only take it and take a bite.

"Oh, this tea egg is cooked so well! It's fragrant, delicious, and chewy. You're such a great cook!"

Zhang Guixiang finished the egg in two or three bites, and said to Lin Qiu seriously: "Next time if you are so polite, I won't come over to play with you!"

"Okay, I got it!" Lin Qiu agreed quickly, "By the way, there should be a lot of goods in the garment factory behind, right?"

When it comes to this, Zhang Guixiang has a lot to share with Lin Qiu.

"That's right. Since we resumed work, the factory has been receiving orders continuously. We even have to work overtime at night. I also worked overtime for a while. But now the workshop is running out of time to deliver the goods. I heard that Master Liao and the boss's wife got angry with a few people in the workshop! I wonder if those factories will still want us next year?"

Lin Qiu was also very happy to hear that Hongxiu's business was booming, "Sister-in-law, you must have made a lot of money during this period!"

"Not bad, not bad! Not as good as using a sewing machine, but much better than previous years!" Zhang Guixiang couldn't hide the smile on her face. She put her face close to Lin Qiu and stretched out her hand, "Look, I didn't go to the construction site this year, my face is whiter and my hands are not so rough. This is all thanks to you!"

"Sister-in-law, please don't say that. You earned the money by your own efforts." Lin Qiu waved his hand. "But you are indeed a lot whiter, and your complexion is rosy."

Zhang Guixiang smiled even more happily, "I guess I will be cutting threads in a garment factory in the future. If there is packaging, I will try to do it and earn more!"

"Then I wish my sister-in-law all her wishes come true!" Lin Qiu likes sister-in-law Guixiang's attitude towards work and hopes from the bottom of his heart that she will get better and better.

"It's still early, so early!" Zhang Guixiang was a little embarrassed, "I want to go to the street where I bought clothes last time. The things on this street are not cheap. I'd better go to that street to have a look. The whole family needs to buy new clothes for the New Year!"

"Then sister-in-law, please take care of yourself!" Lin Qiu didn't delay her because he saw that she was busy.

"Okay! Remember to confirm the news as soon as possible!" Zhang Guixiang reminded loudly as she walked.

"good!"

While having dinner in the evening, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren talked about the Chinese New Year.

"How long is it until the Chinese New Year?" Wang Xiuren just realized. "I guess the newsstand will need someone to help during the Chinese New Year. I'll go to the landlord's house to pick up some things later!"

"Bring two pieces of sugar cane! I heard that the locals like to give sugar cane as gifts. It's delicious, has good meaning, and is in season!" Lin Qiu made a suggestion.

"Okay! Let's go to the fruit shop and check later." For such small matters, Wang Xiuren basically did as he was told.

After hearing this, Wang Shan looked at Wang Xiuren curiously, "Dad, what is sugarcane? Why don't I know what it is?"

"Oh, Dad almost forgot that our Shanshan has never seen sugarcane. What should we do?" Wang Xiuren deliberately teased his daughter.

Wang Shan thought about it, and then answered seriously: "I recognized it when my father bought it!"

Wang Xiuren held back his laughter and said, "Well, Dad will bring the sugar cane back for Shanshan to introduce to him later!"

"good!"

Wang Shan jumped off the chair happily and turned around in circles in the room.

When Wang Xiuren was rushing home carrying the quilt that had been chopped into pieces at night, Wang Shan had already fallen asleep.

"Why so late?" Lin Qiu leaned against the head of the bed to dry his hair.

Seeing that his daughter had fallen asleep, Wang Xiuren went out and put the sugarcane on the coffee table, then came back in.

"The landlord's daughter-in-law said the newsstand is real and we can't go back this year!" Wang Xiuren looked a little depressed.

Lin Qiu had already guessed, "What are we going to do for the New Year this year? I can't get away from here, and I'm a little worried about you taking Shanshan back, how about you go back alone?"

Wang Xiuren glared at Lin Qiu when he heard this. "What nonsense are you talking about? Can I leave you and your daughter and go home?"

"I guess you're homesick?" Lin Qiu was annoyed by the glare. "I want to go home, too. There's nothing I can do about it! You know whether a newsstand makes money or not. I can't bear to part with this golden hen!"

"I can't bear to part with it either!" Wang Xiuren's heart was burning with joy when he thought of the money he had earned in the past two months. "I came back late because Ah Xing wanted my help with something."

"What kind of help can Ah Xing, a government employee, ask you for?" Lin Qiu was a little curious.

"His boss is renovating a house, but he is not satisfied with the carpentry and has changed six craftsmen. Ah Xing wants me to help." Wang Xiuren was a little reluctant to help such a picky owner.

"Just go and take a look. If you can do it, do it. If you can't, just tell Ah Xing directly." Lin Qiu thought the problem was very simple.

Wang Xiuren thought about it, frowned and added: "If Leader Xing is satisfied with my craftsmanship, he will probably let me do the carpentry work for his house."

"Isn't this good?" Lin Qiu didn't understand why Wang Xiuren frowned.

"I am working for Brother Man, am I not?" Wang Xiuren explained the details to Lin Qiu. "Brother Man has taken such good care of me, how can I take private work without telling him? Many of his complicated drawings are supported by Brother Zhao and me. If I take that job, what will happen to him? We can't be ungrateful just for money!"

Lin Qiu also felt that one must stick to principles and never forget one's principles for the sake of profit. But Ah Xing also needed help, so he thought about it and came up with an idea.

"How about this, you call Brother Man over as well. If the leader thinks it's okay, you can just ask Brother Man to take over!"

When Wang Xiuren heard this, he thought it was a good idea. He planned to talk to Brother Man about it tomorrow and then ask Ah Xing if it was feasible.

"You are really smart!"

"Of course not! Go take a shower, we have a lot of things to do tomorrow!"

“Okay, okay!”