Chapter 112 Return Home
The next day, the short journey back home came to an end.
In order to catch the train, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren got up early in the morning and checked their luggage one by one, especially making sure that their documents were not left behind.
The old couple Lin Ting and Lin Hui and his wife also stood up.
"The weather is cold, take this thin blanket and wrap it around Shanshan, don't let her get cold!" Zhou Qing reminded.
"Got it!" Lin Qiu took a thin blanket and wrapped his daughter in it.
"Brother, can you help me look after my house? Here are the keys. My bicycle is inside. You can ride it back when the time comes, so it won't rust there!" Wang Xiuren handed the key to the house to Lin Hui, "I'm counting on you!"
"Don't worry! When the weather gets dry, I will re-repair the tiles on your house!" Lin Hui took the key and agreed readily.
"Then Dad, Mom, let's go!" Wang Xiuren held his daughter in his arms.
Lin Hui helped carry a large luggage bag and prepared to send his sister and her family to the town. He asked Lao Peng to help send it there by tractor.
Lin Qiu followed behind with a small luggage bag, "Dad, Mom, Sister-in-law, we're going back first."
"Be careful on the road!"
The Lin family watched them go away.
It was a cool and quiet December morning.
Without saying a word along the way, Lin Qiu sat on the tractor, looked back at the hometown where she was born and raised, and murmured "Goodbye".
Amid the infinitely amplified sound of the tractor, the outline of my hometown gradually became blurred.
Wang Xiuren held his daughter in his arms, held his wife's hand, and said gently, "Let's go home!"
The house in Jinxiu Garden has not been occupied for more than ten days. When you open the door, there is a smell of dust. It is still a warm winter day, and opening the window is just right for ventilation.
"Take Shanshan downstairs to buy some food. I'll sweep the dust first!" Lin Qiu picked up the broom and instructed Wang Xiuren to take his daughter out.
Wang Xiuren picked up the mop, "You sweep and I mop, it's fast! After we're done, let's go out to eat together, and call Brother Zhao and Sister-in-law along, and we'll have a midnight snack."
"I definitely don't mind having someone help me clean up!" Lin Qiu was very happy.
"I'm coming too! I'm coming too!"
Wang Shan, who had been sleeping all the way, became alert and raised her hand to ask for participation.
Lin Qiu handed her a rag and asked her to wipe the coffee table, TV cabinet and dining table clean.
It turns out that when men and women work together, work becomes less tiring!
The small house was made clean and bright thanks to the concerted efforts of the family of three.
The family of three changed into light clothes and went to look for Zhao Dalong and his wife.
When he sat down at the barbecue stall, Lin Qiu looked at the time and it was exactly ten o'clock.
On the slightly cool night, the two families started chatting enthusiastically over a few cans of beer, charred meat skewers, skewered prawns, chewy tendon, tender fish tofu, garlicky eggplant, fresh and fragrant squid, and Wang Shan's favorite chicken wings.
As they were enjoying the meal and drinking, Zhang Guixiang suddenly remembered something: "Xiao Lin, the old lady selling Spring Festival couplets asked you to call her back."
"Okay! I'll call her tomorrow!" Lin Qiu raised his beer to toast Zhang Guixiang: "Thank you sister-in-law for your help these days. It allows me to go home and attend Pingping's wedding with peace of mind!"
Zhang Guixiang raised her beer and clinked it with hers. "I'll drink the beer, no need to thank me! There's no need to use that word between our two families."
The two hot girls smiled at each other, took a sip, and sighed comfortably.
"Next, I have to prepare to sell Spring Festival couplets!" Lin Qiu picked up a skewer of barbecue and took a bite. "I don't know how many years I can make money from selling Spring Festival couplets!"
Zhang Guixiang waved her hands while chewing on some tendons. "I'll make as much money as I can each year. Don't think too much! Anyway, as long as you buy in, I'll sell along with you!"
"Then I wish us good luck every year!"
“Get rich!”
"cheers!"
"cheers!"
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Even though he had supper until the early morning the day before, Lin Qiu still got up at six in the morning.
Arrived at the newsstand at 6:30.
After opening the rolling shutter door, Lin Qiu saw the sales volume for this period at a glance, and then looked at the shipment status recorded in the notebook.
After Xiao Chen delivered the newspapers and magazines, Lin Qiu tidied up the newspaper rack and registered the magazines and novels that needed to be replenished.
As soon as the preparations were completed, customers started to come.
The commercial street was originally a street with a large flow of people, and there were many factories around it. For more than two hours, Lin Qiu had almost no time to rest.
Lin Qiu was busy all the time, and Wang Xiuren at home was not having an easy time either.
He helped his daughter get dressed and washed, hung the quilts on the balcony to dry, and then took his daughter and the packed breakfast to the newsstand before rushing to the construction site.
After Lin Qiu was busy in the morning and called the old lady to place an order, he read Zheng Yuanjie's "Twelve Zodiac Fairy Tales" to his daughter, and Wang Shan listened with great interest.
In the afternoon, Zhang Guixiang came with the account book and the cash box, followed by bodyguard Zhao Dalong.
Only after handing the things to Lin Qiu did Zhang Guixiang feel relieved.
"Sister-in-law, is it that serious?" Lin Qiu poured a glass of water for each of the couple.
Zhao Dalong took over the conversation, "How could it be possible? We all live in the police station's staff quarters, but she's still afraid that her money will be stolen, and she wakes up several times a night!"
Lin Qiu imagined Zhang Guixiang unable to sleep and couldn't help laughing, "Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law! I guess you will have to work hard to sell Spring Festival couplets with me from now on!"
"I can sleep well tonight and get enough rest to sell Spring Festival couplets tomorrow!"
Zhang Guixiang couldn't help but feel happy when she thought about the huge amount of money she could earn. "Sister Lin, I will sell Spring Festival couplets until New Year's Eve this year!"
"Sister-in-law, you're not going home this year? What about the child?" Lin Qiu was very surprised.
"Your brother Zhao will go back to his hometown in a few days to bring the elderly and children over!" Zhang Guixiang said feeling a little embarrassed.
"Isn't it the custom in my hometown that after moving into a new house, we have to celebrate the New Year in the new house in the first year? Although my house is a second-hand house, it is also our new home in Pengcheng!"
Lin Qiu suddenly realized, "Yes, there is such a story in my hometown! When the time comes, I will take my uncle, aunt, nephew and niece to have a good look around."
"We have to show them around. This is their first time in the city!" Zhao Dalong felt proud of returning home in glory. "I just wonder if they will get used to it?"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. It's very lively here during the New Year! There are temple fairs to visit, and you can watch lion and dragon dances. There are also shows on the 'Da Jia Le' stage." Lin Qiu hurriedly introduced to Zhang Guixiang and her husband.
"With so many exciting things to watch, I feel relieved!" Zhao Dalong breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Guixiang discussed with Lin Qiu which places were fun and which places had good food. She thought it was not easy for people and children to travel, so she planned to take them on a good tour and see the place they missed the most.
"Brother Zhao, sister-in-law, why are you here?" Wang Xiuren ran over excitedly.
"Leave the bill to Sister Lin!" Zhao Dalong stood up and greeted Wang Xiuren, "It looks like my brother has another happy event!"
"It's not just my happy event, Brother Zhao, you're also involved!" Wang Xiuren was very excited. "Brother Man and I finished looking at the construction site today. Since it was still early, we went to handle the household registration procedures. Then, we found out that both your house and Brother Man's house meet the requirements for household registration."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Dalong didn't understand.
"To put it simply, you and your sister-in-law can also settle down in Pengcheng!"
It took Zhao Dalong and Zhang Guixiang a long time to come back to their senses after hearing Wang Xiuren's words, and their faces were filled with disbelief.
“Is this true or false?”
"How could I lie to you about something like this? Brother Man knows that too!"
"That's great!"
Being able to settle down in Shenzhen is the dream of many people. It is not just because they have achieved non-agricultural transformation, but also because they enjoy the same treatment as locals in terms of education, medical care, employment and other aspects.
"Brother, thank you for telling me this news!" Zhao Dalong now feels that his luck has improved by following Wang Xiuren's family.
"What are you thanking me for? We are all family!" Wang Xiuren patted Zhao Dalong on the shoulder. "Go find Brother Man. He also wants to apply for a blue-stamped household registration. You can go together!"
"Then we'll leave first!"
Zhao Dalong and his wife left in a hurry.
"We have to find time in the next two days to go to the police station to get our household registration booklet stamped!" Wang Xiuren was afraid that the night would bring more trouble.
"Okay!"
A family of three was chatting about family matters in the newsstand. After all, there is basically nothing big in the lives of ordinary people, it's nothing more than the daily necessities of life.
When the lights came on, the family of three rode home on a bicycle.
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