Chapter 120
After Secretary Qin finished speaking, Qin Xiang didn't react for a long time. "Secretary Qin, what did you say?"
Secretary Qin was also helpless. Divorce rarely happens in the countryside.
But I don’t know what happened this year, the number of divorces suddenly increased.
Especially Qin Baotian's family. Not only are his two daughters divorced, but now even his old couple is getting divorced.
This caused a sensation in the village. When Qin Baotian and Lian Fengying went out in the morning, many elderly people in the village came to persuade them.
Secretary Qin smiled bitterly and said, "Your father took your mother to get a divorce. He left this morning and hasn't returned yet."
Qin Xiang didn't feel anything. In her heart, she only had her father, not her mother. If she were asked to support him in his old age, she would contribute, but she would only contribute as much as Qin Jun gave. Any more would be gone.
But her father is different. He really loves her.
Qin Xiang asked, "Do you know the reason?"
"It's all because of your eldest brother and his wife," Secretary Qin sneered. Remembering that Qin Xiang had long since disowned them, he changed his tune. "Your second brother opened a small shop in the county town a while ago, and your second sister-in-law works there every day. I heard business is pretty good. When Tian Zhongmei heard that even the second brother's family was earning their own money, she got worried. She felt that out of five brothers and sisters, he was the one who had the hardest time. She wanted to follow your example and become a self-employed person. No one can say there's anything wrong with such a progressive idea. But after much deliberation, they couldn't figure out what to do, so they thought about borrowing money to start a business. These days, no one is well off, and everyone knows the couple's character, so who would dare to lend them money? So they started targeting your father again."
At this point, Qin Xiang finally understood. For the past few months, her father had been working in construction with young people in the village to earn money. Since he couldn't spend much on his own, he inevitably saved some. Qin Jun and Tian Zhongmei, probably knowing they couldn't get any money from their siblings, decided to target her father. They told her mother to ask him for it.
Her father is not stupid. He has been hurt by this mother and son for a long time, so he will definitely not give it to her. And then it turned out like this.
As expected, Secretary Qin said, "Your father couldn't easily give them the money he worked so hard to earn, so he went to ask Qin Jun what kind of business he wanted to do. Qin Jun couldn't explain it clearly, and your father definitely wouldn't give it to them. Then your mother started making a fuss, saying that your father secretly used the money to support the other children, didn't care about the eldest child's life or death, and even threatened to divorce. Your father was so angry that he would rather divorce than give the money. So he left, and he hasn't come back since he left all day."
Qin Xiang was speechless and even threatened her father with divorce.
What on earth is in your head?
It seems that this matter is difficult to handle. I can only wait until her father comes back.
But before the call was hung up, Secretary Qin suddenly said, "Don't hang up yet, your father is here."
After a while, Qin Xiang heard her father's voice. Qin Baotian smiled and said, "Xiangxiang, are you back to school? Is your studies going well?"
"It went smoothly. Everything is fine. It's a pity that the holiday was too short and I couldn't go back to see you the past two days." Qin Xiang hesitated and asked, "Did you divorce her today?"
"I went and got divorced." Half a year ago, Qin Baotian himself couldn't believe that he could actually get divorced.
His original idea was to stay at home and watch over Lian Fengying, preventing her from causing trouble for the children.
But things changed quickly. Qin Xiang went to the capital, and Lian Fengying couldn't find Qin Xiang. The third and fourth brothers were both in the provincial capital, so Lian Fengying didn't dare to bother the third brother, and the second brother was even less likely to bother her. So when Lian Fengying threatened to divorce him, she had to agree to her wish.
She just wanted money. Since they were a couple, he just gave it to her. He even asked the police to witness the money he earned in the past few months and divided it into two parts for Lian Fengying, and then they divorced.
It's quite easy. In the future, if one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry. If Lian Fengying is willing to live with the eldest brother, then let her do so. It has nothing to do with him anymore.
Qin Xiang then told him that she wanted him to come to the capital to build a house. Qin Baotian hesitated, "That's not a good idea. The journey is long and the cost is too high."
Qin Xiang then explained why she had asked him to come. "It's mainly because there are only two of us here and we're really overwhelmed. We have to renovate the house and keep an eye on the wholesale market. The goods from the south also need to be brought in and sorted out in the next two days. So bringing someone here actually saves me money."
Hearing this, Qin Baotian was speechless. He'd learned a bit more now. While he couldn't build a tall building, a two-story house was no problem. His only concern about causing trouble and costing his daughter money had been explained to her. Now that he was divorced and relieved, he could leave at any time.
But he can leave whenever he wants, but others can't.
Qin Baotian said, "Okay, you can first use your connections to find out about bricks, cement, sand, and other things. I will find someone right away."
Qin Xiang was also worried, "Will they be unwilling to go that far?"
"Why wouldn't I want to do this? It's not like you won't reimburse me. I have food and drink and I earn more than that. It's just a little hardship on the way. We farmers are not afraid of anything."
Since that was what he said, Qin Xiang didn't care anymore. "It's up to you to decide how many people to bring. I'm also under a tight deadline. It will take at least 20 days to complete."
Qin Baotian laughed and said, "It won't take that long. Just wait."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiang couldn't help but sigh. It was not enough to just solve the land problem. There were also cement and bricks. She had no acquaintances in the capital so where could she find them?
Coming out of the phone booth, Qin Xiang suddenly saw a figure and immediately smiled, "Uncle Qiao."
Uncle Qiao was packing up to move out, but he ran into the girl who bought their house. He was worried that she might have regretted it, so he ran away immediately.
"Hey, uncle, I'm looking for your help." Qin Xiang was young and ran fast, but Uncle Qiao was old and frail, so he was caught up after running for a while.
Uncle Qiao panted and said, "I'm telling you, once the house is sold, we have no rules for taking it back. We've already completed the formalities and have cleared the way. We can't return it if we want to."
Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Uncle, I won't quit. I want to build a house in the yard as well. I want to ask you, when you built the house, who did you buy the cement, sand, etc. from? Can you introduce them to me?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I thought you were going to return the house. This is just a small matter."
When Qin Xiang saw Uncle Qiao like this, she knew that he had connections. Although many things no longer required tickets in the past two years, it was still not easy to buy them. Uncle Qiao was able to build such two large houses and even reserved steel bars on top. It would not be easy to do that without some skills.
Qin Xiang said, "Master, it's getting late. How about I treat you to a meal?"
The drinking culture is deeply ingrained in Qin Xiang's bones, and he is very good at it.
But Uncle Qiao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, this is nothing. He only lives on this street. I'll take you to get acquainted with the place and you can just interact with the people. Your aunt is still waiting at home."
Qin Xiang smiled, "Okay, then wait a moment, I'll call my brother over. I'm usually busy, so I have to deal with him."
Uncle Qiao did not refuse, fearing that Qin Xiang would be unhappy and want to return the house, so he tried to appease her first.
Qin Xiang called Zhao Ping and Mi Hongjun together, and the three of them followed Uncle Qiao to get to know the place.
Just two alleys away from the house, there is a man in his forties who is said to be able to deal in many things. It was he who helped to get the things in the first place.
Qin Xiang understood that this was a middleman.
Uncle Qiao whispered, "Don't think he's an ordinary middleman. He's very capable and he's close by. He won't cheat you. You can find someone else and that's not the case."
Qin Xiang understood, "If this thing succeeds, I will definitely thank you very much."
"No need." Uncle Qiao snorted. "We've settled the bill and I'm leaving soon. This little bit won't make any difference."
After saying this, Uncle Qiao said hello to the man surnamed Zhu and left. Qin Xiang and Mi Hongjun went over to ask Zhu Fushun about the prices of cement, sand, and bricks. They were pretty much the same as in the provincial capital, and Qin Xiang was quite satisfied.
Qin Xiang asked Zhu Fushun to take a look at her yard and showed him the drawings she had drawn. Zhu Fushun then gave her the dosage.
Qin Xiang said, "Okay, I'll do it according to the amount you asked for. I just don't know how to pay for it."
Zhu Fushun glanced at her and said, "It's not much anyway. Just give me a deposit and I'll have someone bring the goods over. You can inspect the goods and pay if you find any problems."
This was fine, and Qin Xiang was satisfied. If the other party asked her to pay first and then take the goods, then she would not take it from him. Even if it was recommended by Mr. Qiao, it didn't mean he wouldn't rip her off. She would rather go to the building materials market and buy something a little more expensive than suffer such a loss.
Qin Xiang paid a deposit of one hundred yuan, and Zhu Fushun also wrote her a receipt, and agreed that the items would be delivered the day after tomorrow.
Qin Xiang then instructed Zhao Ping and Mi Hongjun, "The day after tomorrow, you must leave someone here to watch over the goods and inspect them carefully before paying. Although we are unfamiliar with this place, we don't need to be timid when encountering problems. If we have any difficulties, we should contact the police and never let anyone bully us."
Mi Hongjun was excited and said, "I remember it."
Zhao Ping was not worried and nodded in agreement.
It was already dark, so Qin Xiang took them to dinner. When she came back, she saw two single beds in the two rooms, with quilts and mattresses on them, so she stopped worrying.
Zhao Ping insisted on sending Qin Xiang to school, and even sent her to the school gate. Only after seeing Qin Xiang enter the school did Zhao Ping go back.
When she arrived at the dormitory, no one had returned yet. Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Xiang did not go out to study. She took her books and started studying in the dormitory.
There are a lot of professional books in the freshman courses. In addition to what the professor teaches in class, I have to go to the library to find information and read books after class.
Of course, clothing design also needs to be very beautiful, with good color matching, and be at the forefront of fashion.
During class, the professor also said that in order to design good clothes, one needs to understand the market, and asked them to go out more and see the world outside.
Qin Xiang didn't know whether others heard it or not.
After reading for a while, he took out the magazines given by Meng Huaiqing and flipped through a few of them. Bei Nannan and the others also came back.
Seeing her leisurely reading a magazine, Bei Nannan came over and asked, "Qin Xiang, can I tell you something?"
Qin Xiang looked up and waited for her to speak. Bei Nannan glanced at the magazine in her hand and said, "Can I lend this book to someone else?"
Seeing Qin Xiang's expression change immediately, Bei Nannan hurriedly said, "Just borrow it for one day."
Qin Xiang smiled, "Don't even think about half a day, let alone a whole day. If you don't want to watch it, then don't watch it. Have you forgotten what I said before?"
"I didn't forget," Bei Nannan said, her face flushing. "I made a bet that I could get a magazine from Hong Kong..." By the end, Bei Nannan's voice had almost died away, clearly aware that this wasn't a decent thing to do. If it were your own book, you could make whatever you wanted, but betting on someone else's stuff wasn't fair.
Bei Nannan begged, "Just once, just once, okay?"
Qin Xiang said firmly, "No."
Although the Hong Kong culture is very popular in mainland China, it has not yet returned to China. It is hard to say whether some of the content is legal or not, and it is also hard to say whether such magazines will be recognized by the school. Qin Xiang was willing to share with her roommates because they have a good relationship, but if it threatens her own interests, then sorry, she is also quite selfish.
The pleading expression on Bei Nannan's face froze. She regretted making the bet, but then she thought it was only one day and Qin Xiang couldn't be so cold-blooded. But she didn't expect Qin Xiang to really reject her coldly.
"Qin Xiang..."
Qin Xiang closed the book and said, "No need to discuss. If you want to read it, you can read it in this dormitory. I won't recognize you if you leave."
Bei Nannan bit her lip and lowered her head slightly, "You will offend people if you do this."
Qin Xiang sneered, "Did I offend you?"
Bei Nannan bit her lip and looked up at her. "If I tell others that you have it here, it won't do you any good. People will say you're selfish. Is that the kind of reputation you want?"
Hearing this, Qin Xiang laughed and snatched the book from Bei Nannan's hand. "Then go ahead and spread the word. It doesn't matter if you report me. Who can prove I have it? You and I don't have a good relationship to begin with. Who would believe you?"
"They all know." Bei Nannan pointed at the people in the dormitory and shouted, "Everyone can prove it."
Guan Yuping said coldly, "Bei Nannan, if you are shameless yourself, don't drag others into being shameless. We will not stand on your side."
"Nannan, you are going too far." Dingxiang, the good person, felt that Bei Nannan was going too far.
Qin Xiang was able to get it because of her ability. You can imagine how valuable the things in Hong Kong are. They are all professionals and competitors. Even if Qin Xiang didn't lend it to them, what could they say? Now that she generously shared it with them, they still reported it?
That's really shameless.
Bei Nannan looked around the dormitory, but didn't get any support, feeling a little embarrassed. "Okay, you guys can do it."
After saying that, Bei Nannan ran out.
Guan Yuping said, "Qin Xiang, I think she went to look for someone. Why don't you put the things in my cupboard first?"
Dingxiang and the others were also worried, "It would be bad if they really came to search."
Qin Xiang thought about it and shook her head. "If they want to search, go ahead. It's not something shameful. But I want to see if they dare to search casually. If they dare to do it, then I dare to go to the school and make trouble."
After a while, footsteps were heard outside, and the door opened. Bei Nannan led a few people in. "That's her. She has the banned book in Hidden Harbor City."
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