Chapter 5 005 The Female Lead Appears
There were two white jade Guanyin statues as tall as a baby's arm, a jade cabbage half a meter long, a mutton-fat jade Maitreya Buddha statue the size of two adult palms, a red jade Akhal-Teke horse statue, a green jade toad paperweight, and more than half a box of jewelry wrapped in red cloth. Qin Xiaoxiao opened them one by one. Apart from bracelets and jade rings, they were all made of jade. There were more than two hundred pieces in total.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't understand these things and couldn't tell whether they were valuable or not, but what the Wen family could accept couldn't be cheap, right? It was obvious that they were very valuable.
She's struck it rich! With all these things, she'll never have to worry about anything again!
Swallowing hard, Qin Xiaoxiao carefully closed the lids of the two boxes and put them into the innermost corner of her space. Only then did she feel like she could breathe again.
She was afraid that if she breathed too heavily, she would blow the treasure away.
After calming herself down and thinking about what she should prepare to go back to her hometown, there was a knock on the door.
When the door opened, Li Changqing was standing outside with the man and woman who had come last time.
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded, "Uncle Li is here, please come in."
After inviting the three into the house and pouring them water, which he placed on the table, Li Changqing said, "Don't bother. We're here to settle things regarding your parents' compensation, house, and job. Sit down and listen. If you have any further opinions, feel free to voice them."
Qin Xiaoxiao obediently sat down. She saw Li Changqing and the other two exchange a glance, and then take out two cloth bags from their pockets.
He pushed the cloth bag in front of Qin Xiaoxiao and said, "The state and the mine gave a total of two thousand yuan in compensation, and the funeral expenses for the two people totaled one thousand four hundred and forty yuan. We also gave some extra money, making it one thousand five hundred. Here is three thousand five hundred yuan. Take it."
"As for the house, Sister Zhao bought it; I'll give you 800 yuan for that. I also bought the job; the official job at the mine sold for 800 yuan, so I'll give you 1000 yuan. That's 1800 yuan in total. Count it."
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't open the bag to look inside. Instead, she smiled and nodded at Li Changqing. "I believe that Uncle Li won't lie to me, and I also believe that the organization won't deceive me. The mine and the country have given me more than enough. I'm content."
Li Changqing and the other two were very satisfied with Qin Xiaoxiao's trust. They then instructed Qin Xiaoxiao to prepare her things for going to the countryside before leaving, and to let them know if she needed anything else, and they would definitely help.
Li Changqing handed a slip of paper to Qin Xiaoxiao, "The arrangements for going to the countryside have been taken care of for you. Just take this slip of paper to the street office for educated youth, and someone will arrange your trip to the countryside."
Little one, there's not much more I can do to help you, but I will definitely continue to help you in the future. If you need anything, you can write to me. Your father and I are like brothers, and I will never stand by and watch you suffer.
There's one last thing. I discussed it with the leadership, and because you're too young, and your parents sacrificed their lives while saving the mine's assets, the mine has decided that you'll receive a monthly allowance of eighteen yuan until you turn eighteen. That means you can continue receiving money from the mine for another year. I'll mail this money to your hometown on time; remember to pick it up at the post office.”
And this unexpected surprise?
Qin Xiaoxiao quickly composed herself, tears welling in her eyes, and nodded, "Yes, I'll remember."
After seeing the three off, Qin Xiaoxiao closed the door, opened the two cloth bags, and counted the money inside. There was a total of 5,300 yuan, not a penny less.
Adding the original money, Qin Xiaoxiao now has a total of 24,039.6 yuan. She puts the 23,500 yuan, including the savings account, into the box, and keeps the rest in her space for later use.
Seeing that there was nothing left in the house worth keeping, Qin Xiaoxiao went out to take care of her rural affairs at the street office, and then explore this small fourth-tier city, visiting the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there was anything she needed to buy.
Just as she stepped out, she looked up and saw a man and a woman standing in front of her door, about to knock.
The man was Huang Yuan, who had schemed to get her job, and the woman was Miao Feifei, the female protagonist's scheming best friend from the original novel.
Since Huang Yuan left with his mother, he has been waiting for Qin Xiaoxiao to come to him. Because the Qin family is currently in mourning and needs people to do things, and Qin Xiaoxiao doesn't have many friends, she will definitely need someone to help her. He will take this opportunity to generously forgive her, and then use the opportunity to explain what happened last time, completely fooling Qin Xiaoxiao. Once he gets the job, he will find a way to get rid of her.
He had high hopes, but after waiting for several days, Grandma Qin came and went without him ever seeing her again. He then realized that something terrible had happened.
Qin Xiaoxiao has probably escaped his control.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at Huang Yuan and then ignored him, instead looking at Miao Feifei with great interest.
The book mentions that Miao Feifei had a crush on Huang Yuan, who was also cannon fodder, and was jealous of the original owner of the body because Huang Yuan proposed to Qin Xiaoxiao. This incident may not be unrelated to the female lead, because the female lead in the original book was not a righteous and good person, and her values made Qin Xiaoxiao despise her from beginning to end.
At this moment, Miao Feifei looked constipated, her eyes red as if the whole world had wronged her, hesitant to speak, and put on a pure and innocent act, biting her lower lip as she looked at Qin Xiaoxiao.
"Xiaoxiao, we know something happened to your family and wanted to come and see how you are. Are you alright?"
Qin Xiaoxiao was amused by this.
"My family has been in trouble for three days, and you, as my good friend, only came to see me now. If something had really happened to me, it would be too late for you to come now, wouldn't it?"
Miao Feifei was clearly taken aback when Qin Xiaoxiao pointed out so directly that she and Huang Yuan didn't care about her. She was stunned for a moment, but she quickly recovered and smiled as she reached out to take Qin Xiaoxiao's arm.
Qin Xiaoxiao immediately dodged, saying, "What do you want to say? I have errands to run."
Miao Feifei twitched her lips, and without beating around the bush, she smiled awkwardly and said, "It's like this, I heard from Brother Huang Yuan that you don't want to marry him anymore."
How can this be allowed? Xiaoxiao, you need to think this through. Giving the job to Brother Huang Yuan will benefit both of you.
Think about it, Huang Yuan took over your father's job, so Huang Yuan will have a job. Then you two can get married after graduation, and neither of you will have to go to the countryside. Isn't that a great thing?
After you get married, you won't need to go to work to earn money anymore. You can just stay at home and enjoy life. Brother Huang Yuan will definitely treat you well.
You like Huang Yuan so much, you must really want to marry him, right? Isn't that exactly what you want? Why don't you agree?
"You're ugly, but you have such beautiful dreams. Do you think I'm stupid, or do you think I can't live without Huang Yuan?"
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Huang Yuan meaningfully, her eyes filled with sarcasm.
Huang Yuan remained silent, waiting for Miao Feifei to deal with Qin Xiaoxiao. However, several days passed, and Qin Xiaoxiao still hadn't changed her mind. She seemed to have no feelings for him anymore and even mocked him for being ugly.
This caused Huang Yuan to panic instantly.
Qin Xiaoxiao doesn't like him anymore, she won't get engaged to him, so won't he lose his job?
(End of this chapter)
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