Lin Xiuyao took the opportunity to call other people in his hometown to ask about their recent situation. Lin Xiutong said that Lin Erlan was preparing to move to the city and was looking for a shop recently.
Lin Xiuyao asked, "What about Brother Xiuyun?"
"Brother Xiuyun said he would wait two years before deciding. My second sister will open a shop in the city first, and the shop in the county will be handed over to my brother-in-law. It won't be closed for the time being."
Lin Xiuyao: "Then please take better care of me."
"Okay, by the way, second brother, Meimei is getting married, did you know?" Lin Xiutong asked cautiously. He also discovered that Brother Xiuyao didn't like Lin Meimei.
Lin Xiuyao said casually, "I don't know. Who is she marrying?"
Lin Xiutong said helplessly, "It's Zheng Dayuan, the man you met last time. I don't think he's a good person."
Lin Xiuyao said, "Lin Meimei is already old enough. It's her freedom to choose whoever she wants. Why do you care so much?"
Lin Xiutong sighed. His second brother was right. "How is my nephew doing recently? Is he on summer vacation?"
"Well, he's been swimming every day lately and is in great shape. Oh, and my wife went back to Beijing to attend a really great exchange meeting, hosted by the Writers Association..."
He didn't even ask his second sister-in-law, but Lin Xiutong couldn't stand it anymore, "Second brother, someone is calling me, hang up, beep..."
"What?" Lin Xiuyao was unhappy. "One by one, two people hung up on me." He still wanted to show off his wife.
The three of them stayed in Beijing for a few more days. After Lin Xiuyao signed the contract with the shopping mall, he set off back to Shanghai.
Lin Xiuyao took Kang Kang to the gymnasium to swim during the day, while Su Qingmeng was writing her new book at home. This exchange meeting was still fruitful. She was more experienced in describing the characters' psychology. Her new book was a spy war in the Republic of China. The protagonist was a patriotic young man. The novel mainly described his underground work of transmitting intelligence.
When Kang Kang starts school, Lin Xiuyao will go on a business trip again. He is going to Xinjiang to check out the wool market. His clothing company is going to launch wool sweaters this winter.
Su Qingmeng told him to buy some jadeite rough stones and Hetian jade seeds. They shouldn't be expensive now, but they will become sky-high prices in twenty years.
Lin Xiuyao set out in September and met up with people from the transportation company in Urumqi. This time, the transportation company also came here to open up a route. Lu Jun's comrade-in-arms was called Wei Xinyang, and he came to inspect it in person. There were six of them in their group, led by someone who had served in the army here, so there were no problems on this trip.
Lin Xiuyao spent ten days investigating the market, ordered wool materials, negotiated the transportation costs with Wei Xinyang, and handed the goods to them. He then went to Cele County, Hotan Prefecture, which was the source of raw materials he had inquired about from local people.
He was not in a hurry when he arrived at the place. He wandered around for a few days. There was no clear policy on buying and selling jade, so he wanted to find a black market. Fortunately, he found one soon. Lin Xiuyao dressed up and went there. It felt like visiting the antique ghost market in Beijing a few years ago.
He bought a sack of Hetian jade seed material, which cost several hundred yuan per kilogram. The jadeite raw stone was a little more expensive, but it was no more than a thousand yuan. Lin Xiuyao went there for three consecutive days, changed his clothes differently, and gained a lot.
In the evening, he met Su Qingmeng in the space. Su Qingmeng looked at his harvest and praised him highly: "Great! Before I traveled through time, first-class Hetian jade seed materials were worth tens of thousands of yuan per gram. I think the quality of what you bought is good."
Lin Xiuyao only bought cut jadeite stones; he couldn't identify them. "I've bought most of the top-quality jadeite on the market and will take the train back tomorrow."
Su Qingmeng asked with concern: "No one is watching you, right?" The current security situation is worrying.
Lin Xiuyao shook his head. "I'm quite cautious, but I can't buy anymore."
"Your safety is important, be careful on the road." She touched Lin Xiuyao's face. His stubble had appeared. It must be less comfortable outside than at home. "Come home soon, Kang Kang misses you."
Lin Xiuyao smiled wickedly, and with his slightly downcast face, he looked decadently handsome. "Only my son misses me. Don't you miss me?"
Su Qingmeng blushed uncontrollably. He had to toss her around before he finally let her out. She returned to the bedroom. Kang Kang was still sleeping peacefully, so she rested as well.
It was morning when Lin Xiuyao got home. Kang Kang was on vacation today. When he saw his father enter the house, he immediately ran over and shouted, "Dad!"
Lin Xiuyao picked up his son and spun him around twice. "Do you miss your dad?"
"Yes!" Kang Kang laughed out loud, amused. "I really want to, very much."
Lin Xiuyao also smiled, "Dad bought you a lot of food," he opened his carry-on suitcase, "There are Xinjiang dates, raisins, Hami melon, and milk skin cakes."
Kang Kang grabbed a handful of raisins and ate them, "So sweet."
Lin Xiuyao opened his arms towards Su Qingmeng and said, "Wife, give me a hug."
Su Qingmeng hugged him gently, and Lin Xiuyao tightened his arms. They hadn't seen each other for three or four days. The journey from Xinjiang to Shanghai was too far, and he had been on the train, making it inconvenient for him to enter the space.
Sister Wei came out of the kitchen and saw the two hugging each other, then she went back in with a red face. Young people nowadays are so clingy.
"Okay, go take a shower." Su Qingmeng pushed Lin Xiuyao's arm. She smelled a strange odor.
When Lin Xiuyao came out of the shower, Sister Wei had already brought the food. He was quite hungry, so he ate a plate of pan-fried buns, drank two bowls of lean meat porridge, and ate one of Su Qingmeng's sandwiches.
Kang Kang handed him his egg and said, "Dad, this is for you too." Dad looked so pitiful, he couldn't get enough to eat outside.
Lin Xiuyao did not reject his son's kindness, "Thank you, Kang Kang." His wife said, don't refuse the child when he gives you food, let him develop the good habit of sharing.
After breakfast, Lin Xiuyao went to the bedroom to catch up on his sleep. Su Qingmeng packed the luggage he brought home and set aside a portion to send to Zhou Wenxi.
Sister Wei cleaned up the kitchen at noon and said goodbye to Su Qingmeng, "Miss Su, I'm leaving."
"Wait," Su Qingmeng handed her a package of Xinjiang specialties, "Sister Wei, take it home and eat it."
"Oh, thank you." She carried the things downstairs, grateful to her employer in her heart. This family was very nice, the couple was friendly, and the children were very well-behaved. They brought her gifts when they came back from the capital last time. This time, the male host also shared the local specialties with her. She had never felt so comfortable.
Kang Kang went to take a nap. Lin Xiuyao was not sleepy after his nap in the morning, so he kept pestering Su Qingmeng, saying, "I bought a lot of fruit there. The fruit in Xinjiang is very sweet."
Now that there were no outsiders at home, Lin Xiuyao went to the kitchen to wash a fruit plate with sea buckthorn, pomegranates, grapes, and Korla pears. "Try it."
Su Qingmeng: "Yes, it's quite sweet." She ate all the sea buckthorn berries and stopped eating some of the others. "Leave them for you two. I don't like things that are too sweet." The father and son liked sweet food, but she liked sweet and sour fruits.
Lin Xiuyao: "I knew you liked this, so I bought quite a bit." He transferred the fruit out of the space and asked Su Qingmeng to put it in her warehouse. "Save it for you to eat in the afternoon, away from Sister Wei. Anyway, that silly boy Kang Kang doesn't know that it can't be bought in Shanghai."
"It will be harder to fool him when he grows up." Su Qingmeng said, "In the past few years, he has become sensible since he started school."
Lin Xiuyao: "We'll talk about it when the time comes." At worst, I can just eat it secretly.
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