Chapter 261: Extravagant

After a hearty breakfast, Lin's father and Xu Hexiao took their seven children to a furniture store to buy beds, while Lin Qi and Lin's mother stayed behind to clean up the dishes.

"Just watch from the side, or your hands will get rough." Mother Lin pushed Lin Qi. She was worried that if she made her daughter's hands rough, her son-in-law would have an opinion.

Lin Qi's mouth twitched, "It's not that exaggerated."

"Are you going to work at the Xu family? How many people are there in the family?" Mother Lin was not worried that her daughter would suffer, because her daughter looked like she had never experienced hardship and she even learned to drive, which showed that the people in her husband's family treated her well.

"It's just nine of us. It's always been nine of us," Lin Qi emphasized.

Mother Lin was very surprised. "Just nine of you? What about your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"My parents-in-law went overseas when Ah He was young. Ah He grew up with his grandfather, who has been dead for more than ten years." Lin Qi said calmly, "The house we live in now has a godfather that Ah He recognized. The godfather is alone and has no children. Now he helps us look after the store. By the way, Mom, Ah He resigned from the machinery factory a few years ago. Now we have opened a small department store with five floors and hired four workers. In addition to the two cars that Ah Liang and I drove back, there is also a truck at home. On weekdays, Ah He drives this truck to buy goods. Ah He sometimes goes to the south to buy goods, and sometimes he paints at home. His calligraphy and paintings are very good. He has won several awards and is now the vice president of a calligraphy association in the capital. One of his calligraphy and paintings can sell for hundreds of yuan."

"You have a lot of information in your words. I have to sort it out." Lin's mother said in a daze. In this day and age, being a self-employed person is not decent, and being a government employee is honorable. I thought my son-in-law was a secretary in a big factory, but I didn't expect him to be a self-employed person. But seeing that her daughter is pampered, the family has three cars, and the seven children are humble and polite, and they are noble, they can't be raised without a little family background.

Mother Lin said she needed to tidy up the dishes, so Lin Qi didn't disturb her and quietly put away the dishes.

After a long time, Mother Lin murmured, "My son-in-law's family is a scholarly family, right? I see he has a scholarly air."

Skipped the idea of ​​opening a store.

"No. Ahe's family has been engaged in business for generations. The bookish temperament is probably cultivated because he has been reading books, practicing calligraphy and painting since he was a child."

In the furniture store, Xu Hexiao picked out the three most expensive beds, each of which was 1.8 meters wide and 2 meters long. The boss rounded off the price for the three beds, and the total price was 2,000 yuan. Xu Hexiao paid the money without hesitation, and Father Lin, who had borrowed more than 200 yuan from his neighbor, held the money in his pocket and said nothing.

"Is the store responsible for door-to-door delivery?" Xu Hexiao asked.

"Our store doesn't have this service, but if you buy a lot, we can deliver it to your home for free."

"Thank you very much."

"We're going to contact the car now. Please write down the address first. We should be able to deliver the goods by noon."

After leaving the store, Father Lin couldn't help but ask, "He Xiao, why did you buy such an expensive bed? You guys will only be staying here for a while after you come back, it would be a waste to leave such an expensive bed here."

"Don't waste it. You and mom can sleep on these beds when we are not at home." Xu Hexiao said. He originally wanted to buy a few softer mattresses, but the children were used to sleeping on hard beds, and his mother-in-law was also used to sleeping on hard beds as she got older, so he only bought a few mats.

"We can't sleep in three beds." Dad Lin was still worried about the money. They saved for five or six years to save up one thousand yuan, but his son-in-law only spent two thousand yuan to buy three beds.

"If you can't finish sleeping on them, leave them idle until we come back next time. Mom and Dad, two thousand yuan for three beds is not expensive. You and Mom have worked hard all your life. You can afford beds that cost thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, let alone hundreds of yuan." Their furniture in the capital is either golden nanmu, huanghuali, ebony, agarwood, or red sandalwood, which are really expensive. When his father learned that they used such precious wood as a dining table, he was so distressed that he almost fainted.

Father Lin couldn't stop smiling when he was complimented by his son-in-law. "There are also beds worth tens of thousands of dollars. They must be made of gold and silver."

Xu Hexiao also laughed, "It's not that exaggerated."

After Xu Hexiao and the children returned home, they cleaned Lin Mo's room and covered the peeling areas with newspapers. Lin Qi drove Lin's mother to the department store.

It was the first time for Mother Lin to ride in a car. She looked here and touched there out of curiosity. After the car started slowly, she was so nervous that she dared not breathe.

Lin Qi slowed down the car, and waited for Lin's mother to get used to it before she sped up slightly.

Arriving at the department store, the two went straight to the quilt section. Lin's mother wanted to choose carefully, but she saw her daughter directly asked for four silk quilts, four cotton quilts, six pillows, and the most expensive quilt covers and bedspreads.

Mother Lin was stunned. It was not until Lin Qi paid the bill that she grabbed Lin Qi's hand and said, "You stupid girl, why do you always buy expensive things?"

"It's not expensive. Our store earns back the money in one day." Lin Qi pulled away Lin Ma's hand and calmly counted out more than three thousand yuan.

Mother Lin wanted to take the money back, but she couldn't do anything that would embarrass her daughter in front of everyone. She returned to the car in a daze, and only came to her senses when she heard the sound of the car starting up, "You spent more than 3,000 yuan in one go."

She had never seen so much money in her life.

"Of course I have to buy the best for the bed." Lin Qi said as a matter of course. In her opinion, when you don't have money, you can make do with it. When you have money, you should use the best within your means. And she only bought domestic products. Foreign products are more expensive.

Mother Lin turned her head to look at her daughter's fair face, "Are you also so extravagant in the capital?"

"Mom, is it extravagant to spend a day's income on so many practical things?" Lin Qi asked her mother. The shop was transformed into a small department store and supermarket, and the daily net profit increased from three or four thousand to seven or eight thousand. During the peak period during the New Year, it even reached tens of thousands.

Mother Lin couldn't believe it, "How can you make that much money in one day?"

Lin Qi nodded. "Nowadays, as long as you do business in the right way, you can make a lot of money."

Mother Lin was even more surprised. It turned out that the self-employed people they looked down upon made so much money?

"What kind of business do you do?"

"We sell rice, flour and other grains, fruits, vegetables and wine. We also sell some clothes and household appliances. We sell whatever Ah He brings in from the south. Ah He not only transports the goods himself, but sometimes also hires others to help transport the goods. Our business is very good and we are often out of stock."

"How can business be so good just by selling these things? Don't the supply and marketing cooperatives have these things?"

"Our products are of high quality and our service attitude is good." Customers who come to the store mainly buy food, fruits, vegetables and wine. They visit the first and second floors and often go to the third floor. His shop owner, Ahe, has a good eye and the products he chooses are very popular.

Mother Lin seemed to understand, but her intuition told her that, normally, an average store should not have such a high profit in a day.

"If it was really that profitable, wouldn't everyone go into business?"

"Yes, Mom, you are right."

As soon as Lin Qi and her mother returned home, her mother went to dry the quilt, and Lin Qi immediately soaked the quilt cover, pillowcase and other things in water.

"Will he not do it?" Mother Lin was a little worried.

"It's windy today, so it should be fine."

"Then I'll go boil some water and we'll wash them all out as quickly as possible."

"Mom, Qiqi, do you want to wash the quilt covers? I'll do it. I'm strong." Xu Hexiao walked over with his sleeves rolled up.

Lin Qi stepped aside naturally and went upstairs. "What do you want to eat for lunch today?"

"All is fine. I'm not picky."

"Then let's eat hot pot. This is the most convenient."

"Your father bought mutton and we're going to have mutton today. Do you know how to cook mutton? If not, ask your father to come." Mother Lin said.

"Yes." Lin Qi said without turning her head.

Mother Lin was a little worried, after all, if the mutton was not cooked properly, the smell would be very strong. She wanted to catch up with him, but she couldn't help but look at her son-in-law. Which grown man would wash things these days?

"Ah He, you don't have to wash it, I'll do it, you go help Qi Qi."

"Mom, I'll wash it. I wash it often at home, so I won't damage the quilt. Go get me some hot water."

“........”

She said that her daughter's hands were white and tender, and did not look like the hands of someone who worked.

At noon, we had mutton hotpot. At night, we had a pot of beef brisket and beef tendon stew and a pot of dried rabbit. The rabbit was killed and marinated in the capital by Lin Qi and then loaded in the car. The other dishes were still raw and would be added to the pot later when we ate.

Perhaps because the house was too lively, Mr. and Mrs. Lin did not think of their eldest son and his family. When they were halfway through their meal, their eldest son came in with his wife and two children.

“........”

The scene was a bit awkward.

"Grandpa and grandma, what are you cooking tonight? It smells so good." The innocent Lin Yuan didn't know how to read the adults' expressions. She came over to the table when she smelled the fragrance.

"It's beef and rabbit meat. Grandma will get some hot water for you to wash your hands." Mother Lin got up to get some hot water.

Father Lin frowned and said, "There are not enough stools. I will go to Uncle Qian's house next door and borrow some stools."

"Dad, I'll go with you." Xu Hexiao also stood up.

Lin Qi also stood up and said to the children, "This is my uncle and aunt, my cousin, say hello."

"Uncle, aunt, cousin, and sister." The seven children said obediently.

Lin Mo nodded to the children, "Hello."

With the addition of Lin Mo's family, the table became even more crowded.

"Mom, why are you staring at my aunt?" Lin Yuan was chewing on the rabbit meat, wondering why her mother didn't eat the delicious meat but went to see her aunt.

There are so many people here. If we don’t hurry up and eat the meat, it will be gone soon.

"Your aunt is so beautiful that mom can't help but look at her a few more times." Li Min said, looking away and picking up a piece of meat for each of the two children.

At this moment, on the one hand, she was shocked by the appearance of Lin Qi's family, and on the other hand, she couldn't help feeling sad that her parents-in-law took her sister-in-law's family to eat delicious food without even notifying them.

It turns out that my parents-in-law dote on my sister-in-law the most.

"Mom, this rabbit meat is so delicious. Where did you buy it?" Li Min asked with a smile.

"This is what Qiqi brought back." Lin's mother replied. Before her daughter went to the capital, she often mailed them various smoked meats, which tasted very good. Since her daughter went to the capital, they can no longer eat such delicious meat.

"Did you raise this rabbit yourself? It tastes very similar to the rabbit meat you sent back before."

"Yes, we raise them ourselves." Lin Qi said.

"Don't you live in a tube-shaped building? How do you have space to raise rabbits?" Li Min was puzzled.

When did they live in a tube building? Lin Qi didn't know where her sister-in-law heard the news. She shook her head and said, "We bought a small courtyard house with a yard where we can raise animals."

In the past two years, they have indeed bought quite a few courtyard houses, both large and small, so it is not wrong to say so.