Friday 6 August 2021

BTTS 466




 Chapter 466. Middleman


Human beings all interact with each other.

It was no wonder that Zhou Gui Lai had such an impression of this prospective Second Brother-in-law. Ten visits and half of these times Wang Yuan came here with things.

While Zhao Jun? He came over with his hands empty and waited for the meal. Want to drink northwest wind? If yes, open your mouth and wait.

It wasn't about to bringing things over. But rather, a question of attitude. Did the person really respect people and treat them as relatives? Who didn't sense it?

With the way Wang Yuan was, old Zhou Family warmly welcomed even when his hands empty. They already regarded him as family. He didn't need to bring anything. It was a trivial matter to come here to eat food if he didn't want to go outside to eat.

However, he was too polite. He would buy things from time to time. Same with Father Zhou and Mother Zhou's sider. He often dropped by for meals and became very familiar with Father Zhou and Mother Zhou. They basically treated him as a grandson.

This was the problem of socializing in the world.

Zhou Gui Lai and his mother came over to buy groceries. They bought a chicken. There was no need to buy pork. Zhou Qing Bai had it in the freezer. Just need to cut a piece.

They also bought a lot of corn on the cob, carrots, other vegetables, and fish.

Now that the number of people in the shop was enough, Lin Qing He had asked Ma Cheng Min to make a roster. She will not provide dinner from then on.

Because working hours were more standardized, employees gets more free time. Their wages remain unchanged. No increase was given to them.

After all, her salary wasn't bad compared to outside one's.

After returning with the groceries, Lin Qing He and Zhou Gui Lai started to sort them. As for the mushrooms that they brought back, it can be eaten. The ones Zhou Qing Bai went to the hillside of Lijia Village and picked back for Lin Qing He.

When they brought it, they brought it together. Lin Qing He had stored it in her space and didn't take it out to eat. It wasn't easy to explain.

Just needed to find a time to take it out and sun dry it.

But the fresh mushrooms can’t be taken out. There were still a lot of dried mushrooms, which were all good.

Not long later, Li Ai Guo and Zhou San Ni arrived.

The couple recognized their way yesterday. They went to help Zhou Xiao Mei and Su Da Lin this morning. So they came over here now.

Zhou San Ni helped Lin Qing He.

"Fourth Aunt will take you to the hospital in the afternoon." Lin Qing He said to her.

Zhou San Ni was overjoyed when she heard this and nodded: "I have troubled Fourth Aunt."

"What trouble. It's not very far." Lin Qing He responded. Then they began to start preparing the ingredients. She ordered Zhou Gui Lai: "Go and bring your sister Si Ni sister back. She's at the beverage shop."

"Okay." Zhou Gui Lai answered and rode the bicycle to the beverage shop.

Lin Qing He smilingly asked Zhou San Ni and Li Ai Guo: "How's the capital?"

"Excellent." Li Ai Guo nodded.

Zhou San Ni exclaimed: "Fourth Aunt, I didn't know the outside world was so big and prosperous."

Lin Qing He grinned: "While the shop hasn't been opened yet, you can walk around and have a look. After a while, the shop will open. You won't be free then.

"No need. We'll help out first. Get warmed up to the job earlier." Zhou San Ni responded.

"Alright then. No rush though. Only found someone to decorate the shop today. The place is a bit crowded. But it's okay, we can get it all set up for you." Lin Qing He said.

"Where?" Li Ai Guo asked.

"En, let Ai Guo help." Zhou San Ni added on.

Lin Qing He's intention was for them to stroll around first. But obviously they were feeling insecure without a job. Especially Li Ai Guo, who was feeling out of place after coming to a new place and being idle.

So Lin Qing He told Li Ai Guo: "After lunch, I will let Cheng Min take you there. You can oversee it. As for San Ni, forget it. I will take her and Si Ni around."

"Okay." Li Ai Guo agreed.

At this time, the sound of a car emerged. A red Hongqi brand car parked on the street edge and Wang Yuan got out of the car.

"Fourth Aunt, you and Fourth Uncle are back." Wang Yuan merrily greeted when he saw Lin Qing He.

"We are. It's why we ask Er Ni to go over and invite busy you to come and have a meal together." Lin Qing He smiled.

"What's are you saying? Fourth Aunt, if you don't mind me having a big appetite, I would come every day." Wang Yuan jollily replied.

As they spoke, they had already entered the door. He got such an impressive air.

A car. Dressed up like a boss. Just today, he was in casual clothes. Back when he came over during the New Year, that was truly dressing up. Especially trendy. Dressing up by himself wasn't enough. He had also bought two sets of clothes for Er Ni and dressed her up like a doll.

If it weren't for Er Ni's traditional mind and firmly refused, he would take Er Ni out to get hair perm done. Like the kind of ponytail with curly hair tied up with a small high heel on during the Republic of China.



Lin Qing He wanted to laugh after hearing Zhou Er Ni's complaint. He was raising Er Ni like a daughter.

"This is Wang Yuan. Our old Zhou Family's prospective son-in-law. Your sister Er Ni's boyfriend." Lin Qing He smiled and introduced to Zhou San Ni and Li Ai Guo.

Then she introduced to Wang Yuan: "This is San Ni and Li Ai Guo."

Naturally, they get to know each other.

Zhou San Ni and Li Ai Guo were stunned. This was a son-in-law from the capital was amazing.

Such impressive air. They had such relatives?

When Zhou Gui Lai came back with Si Ni, there was naturally another introduction.

Once Zhou Er Ni, Hu Zi, and the others arrived, the whole family gathered for lunch in the afternoon. It was really lively.

After lunch, the family sat down and had tea and chat together.

Lin Qing He said to Zhou San Ni, "The dry good shop is a little far away, so you and Ai Guo will have to open your own stove in the future. Don't worry about the kerosene stove, it will be sent to you for use."

A kerosene stove was used for cooking at this time.

Zhou San Ni agreed. Wang Yuan was surprised: "Fourth Aunt, you going to open a dry good shop? What are you selling?"

"Dried seafood. Selling abalone, dried sea cucumber and dried fish gelatin." Lin Qing He said.

"Wow. Those aren't cheap." Wang Yuan said, "The base cost isn't low. But where will you find a supplier?"

"From the south. Yang Cheng area. Do you want to eat? If you want to eat, wait for our goods to come. Then I will give you something for you to taste." Lin Qing He smiled.

There was a box of big sea crabs in her space. All of them weren't small.

"Then I won't be reserved with Fourth Aunt. I really like these seafood. After opening this shop, I will definitely have to patronize in the future. You have to give me a discount." Wang Yuan laughed.

"A big boss like you wants me to give discount. You should say, 'wrap everything up for me. I, Lord Wang, pays the bill!'" Lin Qing He joked.

Zhou Gui Lai laughed and said, "Mom, you want to be a middleman?"

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  • 14 comments:

    1. That is one ugly hairdo.

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      1. 🤣 This comment surprised me into literally LOLing.

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      2. This comment didn't surprise me. It was exactly what I was thinking.

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      3. i srsly wanted to say that back then when i was first reading this but i did not have the courage to but loolllllll

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      4. Idk why but I kinda like it lol

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      5. Honestly at first glance I also thought that, but then the first two pictures didn't seem all that bad, the hairstyle suited the two woman, but the last one with the bangs is just no.

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    2. I guess we have a style in common. I am practically nodding while reading

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    3. The one in color...the curls look too tight. I feel like looser curls (with more tossled look) would appeal better, but... history hss so many questionable fashion choices.

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      1. Then a day will come when we'll be the history with questionable fashion choices.

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    4. Thanks for the chapter!!! Finally Friday!!

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    5. Thank you for the chapter ❤️🥰

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