Chapter 76: Honesty

More than a month later, Lin Qi went to the post office again.

During this month, Yu Mingbo was so eager that he couldn't help talking about her even in his dreams. Once, his wife happened to hear it, and the couple almost had a fight that night. In the end, it was his son Yu Borui who heard the noise and came to stop it in time, and explained who the little girl Yu Mingbo was talking about was.

When the wife thought about the good things that suddenly appeared in the house a few times before, she started to scold Yu Mingbo again, blaming him and his wife for not telling her about these things, and asked if he didn't trust her.

Yu Mingbo said it was not because he didn't trust her, but because one less person knew about it, and there was less risk. But his wife didn't believe him, "We've brought people home, isn't that a big enough risk?"

Yu Mingbo had no way to refute this and could only promise to bring it to Lin Qi to see next time she came.

When seeing Lin Qi again, Yu Mingbo was almost in tears.

"My dear niece, you haven't come for some time, and I, your uncle, am so worried." Yu Mingbo was really worried, but he was not worried that something would happen to Lin Qi, but that he would lose Lin Qi's good things in the future.

"I've been busy lately." Lin Qi explained.

"Do you still need to send something today?" Yu Mingbo kept stealing glances at Lin Qi's backpack.

Lin Qi nodded and filled in the information skillfully. Yu Mingbo helped her weigh the items and paid the postage out of his own pocket.

"You haven't been here for a long time. Your aunt misses you so much. Come, go home with your uncle and have a seat." Yu Mingbo picked up Lin Qi's backpack without waiting for Lin Qi's consent and walked ahead.

Lin Qi was left speechless by his rogue appearance, but she had no choice but to follow him.

As soon as Lin Qi left the post office, Jiang Wanwan stepped into the door.

After working for a while, Jiang Wanwan looked much more haggard, her skin darkened, and visibly roughened. Her eyes were dull, her brows were slightly knitted, and she looked extremely resentful.

Jiang Wanwan came to pick up a package today. After picking up the package, she called home.

"Mom, please ask Dad to transfer me back. I don't want to go to the countryside anymore. I have to cut grass, chop trees, and dig soil every day in the countryside. I'm almost dying of exhaustion." Jiang Wanwan said with tears in her voice.

Mother Jiang on the other side of the phone was heartbroken, but she didn't give in. "Wanwan, you have to be obedient and stay in the countryside. Don't come back. Mom will send you money and tickets. Go buy whatever you want to eat or buy. Don't treat yourself badly."

"I don't want money or tickets. I want to go home." Jiang Wanwan really cried this time, "Why don't you let me go home? Mom, don't you love me anymore? Where's Dad? Go find him. I want to talk to him."

"Wanwan, your dad has been suspended." Mother Jiang sighed. She didn't want to tell her daughter, but now she knew that if she didn't tell her, it would hurt her daughter. "Our family has overseas connections. Not only has your dad been suspended, but your grandfather has also been investigated. The next one should be your mom, so don't come back, understand."

Jiang Wanwan felt like she was falling into an ice cellar. Both her father and grandfather were suspended from their jobs for investigation!

Yes, they have overseas connections, both on his father’s side and on his grandfather’s side!

"But, but wasn't everything fine before?" Jiang Wanwan cried even harder. His father, mother and grandfather were all doctors. They were a medical family, but it was an overseas relationship. What did it have to do with being a doctor!

"It was fine before because no one reported it. Now someone has set their sights on your grandfather's position, so they will naturally think of ways to pull our family down. So Wanwan, don't come back, and don't tell others about the situation at home." Mother Jiang warned them that they had sent their daughter to the countryside because they heard about it. Unexpectedly, the worst thing happened just over a month after their daughter left.

Yu Mingbo first took Lin Qi to the street office where his wife worked. The moment his wife saw Lin Qi, she was so stunned by her beauty.

Women can appreciate the beauty of women better than men.

This skin is so white and translucent, without a single flaw. It is the first time she has seen such skin in all her years.

Is this really an educated youth from the countryside, rather than the daughter of some high-ranking official or wealthy businessman?

Lin Qi, who had just arrived in Yao County, had messy hair, was skinny and small, and looked weak. Even though she had fair skin and delicate features, people paid more attention to her identity as a fool and did not care so much about her appearance.

Now half a year has passed, Lin Qi has grown taller, more mature, and her curves have become more prominent. Especially after her supernatural power was restored to 40% of her previous life, her body has become more coordinated, and her body has also been cleansed by supernatural power, becoming more transparent. Not only has she become more beautiful, but she also exudes a transcendent temperament that makes people unable to take their eyes away.

Seeing his wife stunned, Yu Mingbo couldn't help but say, "Are you stupid? Don't you recognize our niece?"

The wife came back to her senses, walked over to Lin Qi and held her hand affectionately, exclaiming, "They say girls change a lot when they grow up. I haven't seen you for just a few months, and you've become so pretty."

"I want to take my niece home. Do you want to go back now or wait until after get off work?" Yu Mingbo couldn't wait to see what was in Lin Qi's backpack.

"I'll be back right now. Please wait a moment. I'll go ask for leave and come out soon." Yu Mingbo's wife said as she trotted towards the director's office.

"He's so old, but still so unstable." Yu Mingbo muttered.

Seeing that he seemed to be disgusted, but actually there was no trace of disgust on his face, Lin Qi thought that the uncle was just afraid that the aunt would fall.

Lin Qi returned home with the couple.

As soon as he entered, Yu Mingbo closed the door and locked it.

"Little girl, what good things did you bring us today?" Yu Mingbo put the backpack on the ground, and instead of looking for it, he went to look at Lin Qi.

"Look for yourself." Lin Qi said. Anyway, the things inside were brought to them.

Yu Mingbo took out the things in the backpack after hearing this. First, there were two bunches of green vegetables, a few cucumbers and eggplants, then a big fat chicken with its feet, wings and mouth tied up, and a big gray rabbit that was also tied up. Below the fat chicken and gray rabbit were eight melons, each as big as two adult fists.

Yu Mingbo didn't look at the vegetables and melons. His attention was always on the pheasants and rabbits. "This pheasant is really fat. It's a lot bigger than the ones I raise at home. I'm afraid it weighs 7 or 8 kilograms. This rabbit is also fat. It must weigh more than 10 kilograms."

"Are they wild, not domesticated?" Yu Mingbo's wife had never seen such big pheasants and rabbits.

"They're wild. You can tell by looking at their fur." ​​Lin Qi said.

"Indeed, the hair is still different." Yu Mingbo said, and went back to the room to get the scale. Because he was going to make a deal with Lin Qi, he simply prepared a scale at home.

"This melon is good. Auntie, you can try it." Lin Qi said.

There were few fruits in the town, and even fewer fresh ones. Women liked to eat fruits, so even though Lin Qi's melon looked ordinary, she was still very interested. "Then I'll go get the knife."

Yu Mingbo weighed the pheasant and the hare, the pheasant was 8.2 jin, and the hare was 13.7 jin.

"The pheasants are alive, so I'll charge you one dollar per pound. I'll also charge you one dollar per pound for the rabbits, which is—"

"Wow! It's delicious!" Yu Mingbo's wife interrupted him and stuffed a piece of melon into his mouth. "Try it now. This melon is fragrant and sweet. It's delicious."

Yu Mingbo first smelled the rich fragrance, then he subconsciously bit what his wife put into his mouth, and the next second, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It is indeed very fragrant, sweet, crispy, delicious and juicy!

Today's surprise was not the pheasant or the hare, but the melon.

However, Yu Mingbo didn't know it at that time. When they had dinner in the evening and ate the vegetables that Lin Qi brought, they suddenly discovered that even the vegetables were unusually delicious.

"This melon is more expensive, 40 cents a pound." Lin Qi said. It's 40 cents if sold to Brother Tan. Although Brother Tan and this uncle may not know each other, what if?

So Lin Qi didn't plan to lower the price. If the uncle didn't buy it, she would just keep it and eat it slowly.

“So expensive!”

Sure enough, when they heard the price, Yu Mingbo and his wife’s first reaction was that it was expensive.

Lin Qi nodded and admitted, "It is indeed a bit expensive."

“Can you lower the price a bit?” Yu Mingbo bargained.

"No." Lin Qi refused bluntly, "Someone has bought it from me at the same price, so we have to be fair."

Yu Mingbo and his wife: "..."

How can this girl be so honest?

"If you think it's expensive, you don't have to buy it." Lin Qi didn't want to embarrass others, "Continue to calculate the cost of the pheasant and rabbit, the vegetables are my gift to you."

Yu Mingbo and his wife looked at each other and saw the desire for melon in each other's eyes.

"Buy it." Yu Mingbo said. Melons are rare in this season. If you miss this one, you'll have to wait until next year. And even next year, you won't be able to buy one as sweet as this.

"Yes, buy it. Isn't my son pursuing the daughter of his leader? Girls will definitely like such a sweet melon." said Yu Mingbo's wife.

When this reason was mentioned, Yu Mingbo's reluctance disappeared, "Okay, then I'll buy them all."

After leaving Yu Mingbo's house, Lin Qi had more than thirty yuan in her hand.

She went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some toothpaste, soap, etc. Thinking of Xu Hexiao's dry and flaky hands, she bought two boxes of vanishing cream.

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, she went to the bookstore. The bookstore in the town was very small, less than 50 square meters. There were few things inside, and the bookshelves were empty, with only a few books scattered around.

Lin Qi scanned them one by one, and finally picked out a few books that were both red and professional, such as the Quotations of Great Men. Such books would be the best to give to Xu Hexiao, and there would be no problem.

After buying the books, Lin Qi went to choose brushes, ink, and paper.

Finally, I found the paint in a corner. It had been there for who knows how long, and a thick layer of dust had accumulated.

"I don't know if that paint can still be used. If you want all of it, I can give you a cheaper price," said the salesperson.

"These are all we have. Are there no new ones?" Lin Qi was not very satisfied with the paints.

"No," the salesperson replied, muttering, "Who studies these things nowadays!"

"Put them all on me."