Watching Ling Chuan hurriedly leaving, Shi Xiu said to Ling Jiang with emotion, "Brother, you are a sincere man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. You would rather starve yourself than let your subordinates suffer."

Ling Jiang responded with a smile, "It should be so. Although Chuanzi and I are not well educated, we know that we must be true to our conscience when doing things. Conscience is the bottom line. We can lose anything but our conscience."

"Brother Ling, you are right! It is the same when we do business. Honesty is the basis and making money in a proper way will make a lot of money."

Everyone drank tea instead of wine, and talked while eating, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

On the other side, after Ling Chuan gave the meal to Deng Wenbin, he did not go back to the restaurant to eat immediately, but turned into a shop on the side of the road.

"Boss, can I make a phone call?"

"Yes, local calls are 50 cents, long distance calls are 1 yuan."

The price is much higher than that in Jiang City. I don’t know if it’s because they are discouraging him because he is from another place.

But Ling Chuan didn't care about all that. He picked up the phone and dialed the number he had memorized.

The few minutes of waiting seemed like an hour to him.

When he finally heard the familiar and sweet voice of his wife in the microphone, Ling Chuan's fatigue and hunger disappeared instantly, and only joy was left in his heart.

"Wife, have you had dinner?"

"I ate it, what about you?"

"I'll eat later."

"Oh, where are you now? When will you be back?"

"If everything goes well, I should catch the train tomorrow night. I was supposed to leave tonight, but I met a small boss in northern Shaanxi, and he said he would take me to see a batch of good goods tomorrow..."

Ling Chuan twisted the telephone cord with his fingers and couldn't help but confide to his wife about the situation he encountered when picking up the goods today.

The call lasted about 10 minutes.

Although the call bill was expensive, Lingchuan felt satisfied and at ease.

By the time he returned to the restaurant, everyone had almost finished eating.

"Brother Ling, how about we order something new for you? The food on the table is cold. It's so cold, and eating it will easily cause stomach upset."

Ling Chuan originally wanted to eat something simple, but after hearing Shi Xiu's reminder and thinking that he still had to guard the goods in the second half of the night, he put all the dishes on the table into a large plate and called the waiter.

"Please heat up this dish for me."

Looking at the plate full of leftovers, the waiter showed some surprise on his face, but did not refuse his request.

After a while, a plate of hot leftovers was brought back to the table.

Ling Chuan picked up the chopsticks and started eating voraciously.

Shi Xiu couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Ling, you must have made a lot of money from your business now, why are you still so stingy with yourself?"

Ling Chuan tried hard to swallow the food in his mouth, "I have to save money."

"Why save money? It's not like you haven't got a wife yet."

Ling Chuan took another big bite of food before replying, "My wife will be taking the college entrance exam next year, and I have to save up for her tuition."

Shi Xiu was amused, "There is still half a year before the college entrance examination. Besides, you may not be able to pass the first time you take the exam. My nephew from my mother's side took three years to get into a junior college."

"My wife has good grades. She will definitely be able to pass the exam next year."

"Which school is she going to apply to?"

"Kyoto University."

Shi Xiu was slightly surprised, "Jingda? Not Jingcheng University, right?"

"It's Jingcheng University."

"Brother Ling, it's not that easy to get into Beijing University. Take our city of Wu for example. Only one person got into Beijing University this year. Isn't Sister Yun's goal a bit too high?"

"Not high, she has the ability."

Shi Xiu didn't quite believe it in his heart. He always felt that for a pretty and delicate girl like Yun Mo, it would be good enough if she could get into a secondary normal school.

However, seeing Ling Chuan's face full of pride, Shi Xiu didn't want to discourage him. He just smiled and said, "I didn't expect Sister Yun to have such lofty ideals. OK, I'll wait for good news next year. If Sister Yun really passes the exam, I'll give her a pair of gold ingots as a gift!"

Ling Chuan was subconsciously modest, "Sister Shi, you are too polite. There is no need to spend so much money."

"I keep my word. Everyone bear witness. If Brother Ling's wife is admitted to Beijing University next year, I will give her a pair of pure gold ingots!"

The driver smiled and joked, "These gold ingots come in big and small sizes. How heavy is the one that the boss lady is going to give me?"

Shi Xiu pointed at the salted peanuts on the table and said, "Just a pair as big as peanuts."

A peanut-sized piece of pure gold weighs at least 10 grams. The current price of gold is over 20 yuan. A gold ingot the size of a peanut would cost more than 200 yuan.

Everyone laughed and praised Shi Xiu for being magnanimous, but the mother-in-law sitting next to Shi Xiu was unhappy.

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She pushed Shi Xiu in anger and said, "Look at you, you forget your last name when someone praises you. If you have money, why don't you buy me a pair of gold ingots?"

Shi Xiu felt embarrassed when being scolded by her mother-in-law in public.

Ling Chuan quickly spoke up to help, "Aunt, we are all joking, just for fun, don't take it seriously."

Seeing that things were not going well, others also echoed the sentiment.

"Yes, it's not that easy to get into Kyoto University. In ancient times, those who could get into Kyoto University would be the top scholar."

"That's right. To be admitted to Beijing University, one's ancestors must be very successful."

After hearing what everyone said, Granny Shi Xiu's expression looked better.

After eating and drinking, Ling Chuan took out the 110 yuan he had prepared long ago and handed it to Shi Xiu.

Shi Xiu was surprised, "Brother Ling, what are you doing..."

Ling Chuan explained sincerely, "Sister Shi, of this 110 yuan, 10 yuan is the money I gave to the security guard this afternoon, and the remaining 100 yuan is a small token of my appreciation. We agreed before that if you help me find the source of goods, I will pay you for your hard work."

"You don't need so much, just give a little as a token of your appreciation."

Ling Chuan directly stuffed the money into the other party's hand, "Sister Shi, this is what I should do. If it weren't for your help, this truckload of goods would not have been transported out so smoothly. You must accept it. This is also what my wife wants."

Hearing this, Shi Xiu no longer refused, "Okay, then I'll shamelessly accept it. Anyway, if you and Sister Yun need anything in the future, just come to me, don't be polite."

"Okay." Ling Chuan looked at the sky outside, "It's getting late, Sister Shi, you and Auntie should take the children home and rest."

Shi Xiu looked at them and said, "So what are you going to do tonight? We have to find a place to rest."

"I plan to find a hotel nearby."

Shi Xiu thought for a moment and said, "I'll take you there. You don't know that people here bully newbies. When they see that you are from outside the area, they will definitely double the price."

Ling Chuan couldn't ask for more, and nodded gratefully, "Thank you for your help, Sister Shi."

"What's the problem? Let's go. There's one right in front. It opened last year. The rooms are big and new. There's a free bathhouse on the first floor, but there's an extra charge for scrubbing the body."

"OK."

It was getting late, and Shi Xiu didn't want the elderly and children to get tired, so he turned around and asked his mother-in-law to take the children home to rest first.

"Is there anything shameful that we can't do together? Shi Xiu, I'm warning you, if you dare to do anything out of the house while my son is not at home, I will be the first one to not let you go!"

Shi Xiu never expected that her good intentions would be misunderstood by her mother-in-law, who did not give her any face in public. She was very angry for a while.

Second update~ 　　I have been adjusting my work and rest schedule these past two days, so I haven't written much. I will resume the third update tomorrow 　　 　 (end of this chapter)