Thinking of this, Chen Shuning couldn't wait any longer and grabbed Chen Jiandang, running towards the small house at the entrance of the purchasing station.
After paying 80 cents and taking the jewelry box, Chen Shuning secretly put eight small yellow croakers into the hidden compartment when Chen Jiandang wasn't paying attention, and then threw the box to Chen Jiandang: "Hold on tight, this is what you'll rely on to buy a house and get married in the future."
Chen Jiandang was taken aback by Chen Shuning's words, and then complained shyly, "Sister, what are you saying? How old am I? What do you mean by getting married?"
Looking at Chen Jiandang, who was blushing, Chen Shuning couldn't help but sigh at how innocent the children of this era were.
If this were in modern times, even if you said this to a kindergarten child, that child might be able to chat with you about which friend they like.
However, the most important thing right now is buying a house. After all, it's been more than a month since Chen Ma left, and Chen Jiandang also said that his third uncle's family will move out after the New Year. I don't know if the house has been sold yet.
So Chen Shuning didn't have time to tease her silly younger brother anymore. After handing the jewelry box to Chen Jiandang, she quickly ran towards the post office.
Unaware of what was going on, Chen Jiandang could only hug the jewelry box tightly and follow behind, after all, his sister had just solemnly told him to hold onto it carefully.
After arriving at the post office, Chen Shuning told the staff and then eagerly dialed Qin Yalan's workplace.
Aunt Zhao, who answered the phone, didn't keep her waiting long before bringing Qin Yalan over.
When Zhao Hongmin told Qin Yalan that her daughter had something urgent to tell her, she thought her son had gotten into trouble again. She handed over her work and rushed over.
He was still panting heavily when he picked up the phone to speak.
Qin Yalan picked up the phone and asked, "Is this Ningning? What's wrong? Did your brother get into trouble again?"
Faced with his mother's barrage of questions, Chen Shuning found it somewhat amusing and quickly explained, "Mom, don't worry, Jiandang is fine. I just heard Jiandang say that Uncle San's family is moving after the New Year, and I wanted to ask if they sold their old house."
Hearing this, Qin Yalan breathed a sigh of relief and said irritably, "Are you trying to scare your mother to death? Is this really worth making a phone call about? Don't you know how expensive phone calls are?"
To stop Qin Yalan from nagging any longer, Chen Shuning quickly interjected, "Oh Mom, you know phone calls are expensive, so stop nagging and just tell me if Uncle San's house has been sold yet?"
Although she wanted to say a few more words, Qin Yalan, who was worried about the phone bill, reluctantly replied, "It hasn't been sold yet. Your third uncle's house is too expensive. Nowadays, everyone wants to live in an apartment building. Who would buy his dilapidated house with so much money?"
"Mom, how much does Uncle's house cost?"
"It seems to be 550! You called all this way just to ask about this? Do you think money is a burden, calling to ask about this..."
Upon hearing the price, Chen Shuning found it acceptable and quickly interrupted Qin Yalan's nagging: "Mom, I'll transfer the money to you in a bit. Go and buy Uncle's house as soon as possible, in your name and Dad's name. I'll explain the details to you later."
Without waiting for her mother to ask any more questions, Chen Shuning decisively hung up the phone. Then, she took out a handful of money from her small handbag, which was actually her spatial storage, counted out fifty-five ten-yuan bills, and went to the counter.
After transferring 550 yuan to Qin Yalan's address and paying the extra remittance fee, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Her actions completely shocked Chen Jiandang. He really didn't know when his sister had become so rich. She carried more than 500 yuan with her without any fear of losing it.
Pulling her aside, Chen Jiandang asked with a worried expression, "Sister, where did you get so much money? And why did you buy Uncle's dilapidated house? That house isn't worth that much money at all!"
Seeing that he had already wasted more than twenty minutes at the post office, and since they were out in the open, Chen Shuning couldn't say much to Chen Jiandang.
So he leaned close to Chen Jiandang's ear and whispered, "I'll tell you the details when we get home. Now hurry up and eat, I'm starving."
Without giving Chen Jiandang a chance to ask any more questions, Chen Shuning turned around and left the post office, heading towards the state-run restaurant next door.
Perhaps because it was close to the Chinese New Year, the state-run restaurant was quite crowded, and the siblings had to wait a while before they could get two seats.
Chen Jiandang went over to reserve a spot, while Chen Shuning went to the counter and bought a plate of braised pork, a plate of stir-fried tofu, and a bowl of rice, which he then brought back.
Looking at the single bowl of rice, Chen Jiandang looked at Chen Shuning with some confusion and asked, "Sister, why did you only order one bowl of rice?"
After placing the food on the table, Chen Shuning took out five yuan and several grain coupons from his pocket and handed them to Chen Jiandang.
After placing the net bag containing four large lunchboxes on the table, he explained, "You eat here first, and then go to the counter to buy a serving of braised pork, a serving of sweet and sour pork, and two servings of stir-fried pork slices to go."
Oh, and buy a few more meat buns. Then wait for me here. I'll come back to you as soon as I'm done. Remember, don't wander off before I get back, or I won't be able to find you.
"But sis, why don't we just pack up all this food? I'll go shopping with you and it'll be faster."
"No need, just stay here and eat. Remember to pack up the food I asked you to take home. I'm running out of time, I'm leaving."
Before leaving, Chen Shuning glanced at the jewelry box that Chen Jiandang had placed on the table and said, "By the way, keep an eye on the things, especially my box. Don't lose it."
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