"Looks like everyone's here today!"
Seventh Uncle nodded with great satisfaction.
"Fifth brother, go cook!"
The fourth brother, Chen Mo, and the sixth brother, Ding Cheng, handed the meat and vegetables they brought to Tian Min. Qin Yu glanced at them and said to Tian Min.
"Yes, sir. Just you wait and see. Today, I, Old Tian, will show you what I'm capable of."
Tian Min carried the groceries and headed towards the kitchen.
"I'm going to cook some delicious dishes for you today!"
Xia Lan came over with the things she had brought for them.
"Third Uncle, Seventh Uncle, this is something I brought for you. See if you like it?"
Xia Lan took out two sets of clothes, thickly padded with cotton, which flattered Third Uncle and Seventh Uncle.
"This...this..."
Third Uncle touched the soft fabric of the clothes, which looked like a good quality item, and looked at Xia Lan and Qin Yu.
Qin Yu nodded to them.
"Take it."
After hearing Qin Yu's words, the Third Uncle and the Seventh Uncle exchanged a glance.
"Alright, since you've asked, we'll accept it!"
The two couldn't wait to try it on. The clothes were a little loose, but since they would be wearing several layers underneath anyway in winter, they fit perfectly.
"Wow! That's great!"
Uncle Qi was overjoyed and didn't want to take it off once he put it on.
"Alright, hurry up and take it off, it's embarrassing."
Wearing a thick cotton-padded coat on such a hot day is just asking to be laughed at.
Uncle Qi reluctantly put it away, smiling happily.
"Second brother, this is for you! It's the radio you've always wanted."
"Third brother, here's your ticket for the bicycle you wanted."
"Fourth brother, this is for you. It's a carpenter's book with diagrams all over it."
"Sixth brother, this is for you, a flute."
Xia Lan took out the gifts for them and placed them in their hands.
Wang Tiezhu and the others were immediately dumbfounded.
"What's wrong? Don't you like it?"
Xia Lan noticed that their expressions weren't good, so she looked at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu rubbed her head.
"This was specially prepared for you by your sister-in-law after she asked me about your preferences."
"Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Chen Mo looked at Xia Lan for a long time before speaking.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Mo in disbelief. He actually spoke up on his own initiative?
This shocked them even more than receiving Xia Lan's gift.
"Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Wang Tiezhu and the others immediately followed suit and thanked Xia Lan.
These were all things they had said before. I never expected that Qin Yu would remember them all and even send them to them through Xia Lan.
"Don't look at me, it wasn't my idea!"
Qin Yu held Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan in his arms, refusing to acknowledge it.
"..."
Judging from their awkward expressions, it must have been their eldest brother's idea.
They've been brothers for over a decade, and everyone understands what Qin Yu's reaction means.
Xia Lan smiled slightly.
"I'm glad you like it!"
Holding the gifts Xia Lan had given them, the brothers were still a little taken aback.
Based on their income, Qin Yu had helped them earn money over the years, and they should have been able to afford these things long ago.
But by the time I could buy it, I no longer had the desire to buy it.
I never expected to receive it now; it's far more precious than if they had spent their own money to buy it.
What matters is not how much these things are worth, but the feeling of being valued.
That's fucking amazing.
Xu Fulin, who watched all this silently, sighed.
Tian Min prepared five main dishes, a wide variety of cuisines. His second and third sons borrowed a large table and set it up right in the yard.
The six brothers were finally reunited after so many years, and they were overjoyed, especially with the good wine that Qin Yu had brought back.
They drank quite a lot.
Xia Lan and Xiao Yuqin knew they were going to talk, so after they finished eating, they carried the sleepy Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan back to their room.
Without Xiao Yuqin and Xia Lan, the previously cheerful atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
"Speak! What is it?"
Qin Yu pursed his lips, looked at Xu Fulin, and asked.
"The higher authorities have issued a policy, introducing the concept of 'individual businesses'..."
Xu Fulin glanced at Qin Yu, sighed, and said slowly.
"As individual business owners, they can sell those things themselves. Some people in the village who were originally willing to entrust their goods to us for sale are now secretly selling them on their own..."
"This trip has proven very rewarding!"
Xu Fulin said sullenly, then raised his glass and downed the wine in one gulp.
Third Uncle pursed his lips; it seemed they had misunderstood Xu Fulin.
"So they all wanted to sell it themselves!"
Xu Fulin looked at Qin Yu. With Qin Yu gone, they had no one to fear, so they became even more emboldened to act on their own.
This prevented them from delivering the goods, disrupting their long-standing business.
But his third uncle and the others thought he was being unruly, which made him truly feel wronged!
"Once their appetite grows too big, it'll be hard for them to listen to you again!"
After seeing the newspaper article about the government's encouragement of individual businesses, Qin Yu knew he would definitely encounter this problem.
That's exactly how it is now.
In the past, when we handed over our goods to them to sell, they just had to wait to receive the money.
Now I've discovered that I can sell them too, and I'm even selling them for more than the price they offered.
Naturally, no one would be willing to entrust their goods to them for sale anymore...
"Big brother, what do we do now?"
Wang Tiezhu pursed his lips and looked at Qin Yu.
"Give them a beating! We were too good to them before, and now they're betraying us! Heartless bastards, I spit on them!"
Zhao Xiaolong was furious and slammed his fist on the table.
Qin Yu glared at Zhao Xiaolong.
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