Hou Diankui nodded with a smile, "My apprentice has good skills. If you like it, come again tomorrow. If you have time, help us promote it so we don't have to go around the streets. We can sell out sooner and go home earlier."
Having nothing left to sell, Hou Diankui chatted with people for a few minutes, mostly asking who was getting rid of old stock.
And sure enough, Hou Diankui actually managed to find out about one.
"There's another one over there, the one with the big brick house. They just moved in. The previous family didn't want their stuff anymore; it was all old, worn-out stuff. Their son's getting married, so they need to make it look nice and new, right? They need to get some new furniture. Go take a look; it won't cost much—"
When Jiang Qiao and Hou Diankui arrived, the family was tidying up their house.
The small courtyard house was enough for a family to live in. It looked like they were preparing for a major cleanup, with all the broken and tattered things piled up in the yard.
When Jiang Qiao and Hou Diankui went in, they saw two people who were almost seventy years old busy in the courtyard.
"Oh, you just moved here, comrade? Don't you want any of this stuff?"
The two elderly comrades looked up at Jiang Qiao and Hou Diankui, and nodded. "Comrades, do you want to buy this?"
Clearly, the other party didn't want to give it away to Jiang Qiao and the others for free. Well, although they were broken cabinets and stools, they could be used as furniture after some cleaning. They just looked a bit worn out. In fact, judging from Jiang Qiao's eyesight, there were actually some good things among these junk.
Hou Diankui's attire and attitude definitely gave him a very shabby appearance.
"Comrade, even if it's expensive, I can't afford it. I just need some furniture at home. I'm thinking of finding some old things to fix up so it'll be usable. With the conditions at home, I really can't afford to buy or fight."
The old lady walked over with a smile. "We can't charge you too much. Choose whichever one you like. If the price is right, we'll give it to you. It's not of much use to us anyway. My son is getting married, and no one will want these junks."
After Hou Diankui agreed on the price with the old lady, the old man started picking out items.
Jiang Qiao chatted with the old lady, mainly congratulating her on the upcoming arrival of a new baby.
Speaking of her son, the old lady was full of grievances. "My son, sigh, he probably inherited his bad luck from his parents. He had a bad life. He found a wife, but before the child was even born, he was gone."
The child is usually busy with work and is not in a hurry to settle down, saying that he is afraid of finding someone else who will harm that person.
"Oh dear, we've finally found someone we like, we need to hurry and marry him. That way we can face his parents with a clear conscience. Otherwise, keeping him hanging like this is just too much for us."
Jiang Qiao nodded knowingly. "Godson?"
The old lady smiled and said, "I guess so. Anyway, his parents entrusted the child to us before they passed away, and this house is his parents' old house."
My child is getting married, so let's not live in the old house anymore. One of his wives died there, and I think it's bad luck. Let's get married here instead.
Whether things go well or badly in the future, it's no longer our concern; we're both getting on in years.
Jiang Qiao frowned, then asked, "Have you ever met your daughter-in-law?"
The old lady shook her head. "Not yet. They said the bride is working in another city and is quite busy. I've seen her photo; she's pretty. They said she'll be transferred back in the next few days, so they'll hurry up and get the wedding done."
You know, this kid works in another city, so it's fine. If they had gotten married sooner, we wouldn't have had to worry so much. But now, they insist on waiting until he's transferred back before even discussing marriage. Sigh, I just don't understand what these young people are thinking. Back in our day, no matter how far away we were, it didn't affect our marriage or having children.
Both are second marriages, so there aren't many formalities. Just have a meal with family, share some sweet moments with friends and colleagues, and live a good life together.
Jiang Qiao glanced at the old lady and the old man, but couldn't figure out anything. However, she was genuinely curious about this man. What kind of person was he who wasn't in a hurry to get married and hadn't even let his adoptive parents see his wife? It seemed a bit illogical.
After Hou Diankui came out with his things, Jiang Qiao told the old man about her doubts on the way.
"So what? There are plenty of cases like this. That guy doesn't live with his parents usually. Besides, the woman is always busy, how could she have time?"
Maybe the moment the man tells the woman, she agrees. The man is afraid something might go wrong, so he'll just rush into marriage. Isn't meeting each other just a matter of time?
Although this matter is a bit rushed, it's not uncommon for such situations to occur, is it?
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Yes, there is, but I just feel that at this time, suddenly marrying a woman, my mind keeps drifting back to that special envoy, and I don't know why."
I guess I was tricked by those special envoys. Whenever something happens, I like to blame them.
Anyway, we can find out by having someone investigate later. I just feel that the wedding was arranged a bit too hastily.
Judging from the faces of the old lady and her husband, Hou Diankui couldn't discern anything. After all, neither of them were his biological sons, so there was no connection.
"It's good to ask, so we don't miss any important clues. Anyway, I trust your gut feeling. If it's a good person, we definitely won't wrong them. If it's a bad person, then they can't escape."
To be honest, I've been getting myself into trouble lately because of these bastards. Everything I do seems to revolve around that idea. I'll talk to Liu Zhanyu about it when I get back.”
However, Liu Zhanyu didn't come tonight, but Song Shutian did. Jiang Qiao and Hou Diankui were both taken aback when they saw him.
"Oh, you're a rare guest indeed. What brings you here this time?"
Song Shutian gave a wry smile. "That's not fair. I also wanted to come and see you sooner, but I'm busy with a lot of work. Of course, I was also afraid that the enemy would be watching me and causing you trouble."
"Hurry up, is there any food? Eat first, we'll talk in a bit."
Song Shutian must have come over for something important, so Hou Diankui quickly helped bring the food into the house.
"We'll just have a simple meal, so please make do with what we have!"
That's what they say, but the food Jiang Qiao eats is never that simple.
Meat is meat, and vegetables are vegetables. Besides ribs, there are also pig's trotters. Song Shutian was a little envious when he saw them.
"Your standard of living is quite high; my family doesn't have such a good life."
Jiang Qiao rolled her eyes at him. "We're a pregnant woman and an old man, it's not unreasonable for us to eat something nice. Besides, who are we? Making money is a piece of cake for us."
Even Song Shutian had to admit that even his work group members had been fooled by Hou Diankui, so it was no surprise that the old man could fool others as well.
Hou Diankui watched the two bickering with a smile. That's more like it, it's lively.
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