Chapter 90 End of the Year

That night Lin Ting told Lin Qiu that Lin Ping had a girlfriend.

"What? Pingping has a boyfriend?"

Lin Qiu was also shocked and looked at Wang Xiuren who was equally shocked. Neither of them could speak for a long time.

"It seems that Pingping has done a good job of keeping secrets!" After Wang Xiuren came to his senses, he couldn't help but admire his aunt's sister.

Wow, with such secret keeping skills, he can be employed by the National Security Bureau!

"When did it happen?" Lin Qiu really didn't notice any signs that his sister was in love.

"It's been almost five months since they confirmed their relationship!" Zhou Qing was a little unhappy when she thought about her daughter hiding this from her. "It's been five months, and she didn't even tell her family!"

Lin Ting quickly tried to smooth things over, "She probably still feels embarrassed, so she didn't tell us! Do you know who she's dating? It's someone no one would expect."

"Who is it?"

Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren said in unison.

"It's Uncle Xiao Yang!"

Wang Shan shouted out the answer loudly; she was the first one to know it!

"Which Uncle Xiao Yang?" Lin Qiu was confused.

"Let me tell you about this!" Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile and shook his head when he thought of this. "This is really a matter of fate..."

After Zhou Qing briefly explained the situation of Lin Ping's girlfriend, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren both looked incredulous.

After all these twists and turns, it's still the same person in the end.

"Why did they do that?" Wang Xiuren was a little confused. "If they had known it was the same person, why would they have wasted two years? If they had insisted a little longer, they might have been running all over the place by now!"

"Who said it wasn't?" Zhou Qing agreed with his son-in-law.

"This is what we call a destined relationship!" Lin Qiu is indeed a man who has read many pocket romance novels. "If it hadn't been verified over two years, how could we be sure that Xiao Yang is Ping Ping's Mr. Right? This is what we call standing the test of time!"

Lin Qiu was not talking nonsense. In his previous life, he was Yang Zhefeng. In this life, he thought he had been reborn to break up the relationship between him and his sister, but he knew that in the end, it was still him!

It can be seen that sometimes it is really destined.

"That's good now. You don't have to worry about Pingping's life-long affairs anymore! You can finally sleep well!" Lin Ting joked with his wife with a smile.

Zhou Qing rolled his eyes at him. "You're talking as if you're not worried?"

"Why should I, Lin Ting's daughter, worry about you?" Lin Ting said stubbornly.

"Oh, Lin Ting, you are so famous!" Zhou Qing made fun of Lin Ting.

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The old couple's banter attracted Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren who were watching with great interest.

In the end, it was Wang Shan who said, "Grandpa and grandma, stop arguing!" and put an end to the old couple's complaints about each other.

The old couple looked at their daughter and son-in-law who were trying to hold back their laughter, and in anger, they pulled their worried granddaughter downstairs for a walk.

Even after closing the door, I could still hear Lin Ting explaining to Shanshan, "Grandpa and grandma didn't quarrel, they were just talking for fun..."

“Hahahahahahaha”

After the old couple left, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren burst out laughing.

"Finally, Mom and Dad don't have to worry about Pingping's marriage problems anymore!" Lin Qiu said happily after he calmed down.

"Yes!" Wang Xiuren nodded, "It all depends on when our family will hold the wedding."

"We both need to prepare a good dowry for Pingping. After all, she's been so good to Shanshan!"

"That's right! I'm a grown man, so I don't know much about these things. You and Mom can go shopping in the mall and buy something if you see something suitable!"

"OK!"

It may be too early to have a wedding, but the end of the year is here again.

This time, there was no need for anyone to remind her. The old lady at Debao Trading Market directly called Lin Qiu and asked him if he wanted Spring Festival decorations this year. If necessary, she can send a batch of samples directly, and Lin Qiu can place an order directly by phone.

The fact that the wholesaler took the initiative to call Lin Qiu shows that Lin Qiu’s sales of decorative items last year were really good.

Of course Lin Qiu wanted it more than ever.

The samples were delivered quickly, and an extra-large black plastic bag was filled to the brim.

Xiao Yang, a non-staff member of FamilyMart's takeout department, selected samples of dozens of categories. Lin Qiu wrote them down one by one in a small notebook and planned to call the old lady back to place an order tomorrow.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the matter of Lin Ping bringing Xiao Yang to the door.

Lin Ping's factory had an early holiday this year, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Ping informed her family that she would bring Xiao Yang home the next day.

When a new son-in-law comes to your home for the first time, it must be taken seriously.

Zhou Qing led Lin Qiu to clean the house thoroughly overnight and put things in order.

Lin Qiu also asked Wang Xiuren to go to the flower market and buy a bunch of lilies and put them on the coffee table.

She also ordered Wang Shan not to touch the flowers before her uncle-in-law came.

At nine o'clock in the morning on the tenth day of December, Lin Qiu closed the door of the newsstand and returned home early.

The old couple and Wang Xiuren have already gone on vacation, and Wang Shan has started her happy winter vacation life.

The whole family changed their clothes and sat neatly on the sofa, waiting for the new son-in-law to arrive.

At half past nine, Lin Ping led Yang Zhefeng to the door on time.

As soon as the doorbell rang, Wang Xiuren rushed over, opened the door and invited the person in.

The rest of the people all looked towards the door, and Xiao Yang was so scared that he walked with trembling hands and feet.

Overall, the first formal meeting between the two parties went quite smoothly, and they agreed that the parents of both sides would find a suitable time to meet again next year to finalize the marriage.

After their first meeting, Xiao Yang became a frequent visitor to our home.

So he was there both when selecting Spring Festival decorations and when selling them.

Lin Qiu is still the general agent this time. In addition to Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang, the old couple are also included.

Xiao Yang was very knowledgeable and tactful. Although he was present throughout the whole process, he never asked to join in. He just helped Lin Ping to get the goods and set up the stall every day.

Lin Ting saw it and looked at this prospective son-in-law with a higher opinion.

After adding a stall to the Spring Festival couplet business, daily sales are increasing.

Big sales means big profits!

So everyone who participates is happy all day long, and they set up their stalls regardless of wind or rain.

The desire to make money directly conquered the weather.

On December 26th, Zhao Dalong and Zhang Guixiang were the first to board the train home.

Two days later, Lin Ping sent Yang Zhefeng to the station again.

After Yang Zhefeng left, except for Lin Ting and Wang Xiuren, father-in-law and son-in-law, who continued to set up a stall with Wang Shan, Zhou Qing and her two daughters started to prepare for the New Year.

Cleaning, sorting out the sundries, buying food...

Zhou Qing also set up a wok and started frying some food for the New Year.

Fried foods, whether vegetarian or meat, are all delicious. The aroma fills the entire building, making people constantly guess where the aroma comes from.

Wang Shan was no longer willing to go out with her grandfather and father, and stayed at home waiting to be fed by her grandmother.

Isn’t Chinese New Year all about steaming hot food?