The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 125 - 123: Gao Xia Couple Quarrel

Wu Zhengran saw her and grabbed her bicycle as if he had seen a savior, "Jingqiu, you finally came back. I have so many things to tell you. How could you not be in a hurry and instead go out to have fun?"

"Ah, what’s there to worry about?" His words sounded as if they were the lovers.

"It’s about the case of Wei Jincheng’s fiancée that you asked me to investigate."

Lu Jingqiu paused, then said, "You went there?"

"Obviously."

"Then why haven’t there been any updates for such a long time?"

"Don’t even mention it, I had a brother go over there, but something happened and it held things up."

"What happened?"

"Someone was trying to harm Wei Jincheng’s fiancée, and it just so happened that my brother saw it. Speaking of which, it was my brother who saved the fiancée’s life."

"Who wanted to harm her?" She didn’t know any of this.

"We reported it to the police. That person said he was from Ten-miles Village and it was someone named Xia Lin who had ordered him to do it."

"Ten-miles Village?"

"How do you know this place?"

"My rural placement was in Ten-miles Village."

Wu Zhengran was slightly taken aback and after a long while finally said, "Do you know Xia Lin?"

Lu Jingqiu frowned, glanced at Wu Zhengran, and after a moment of thought said, "Yes, she’s Gao Shu’s wife."

"I’m... Isn’t this very mysterious?" Two people, one from the south and one from the north, shouldn’t have any interaction. How could one go so far to harm another?

Lu Jingqiu was now sure that Xia Lin had also been reborn. Her going to harm Xue Jianian was definitely to avenge a grudge from her previous life.

Now the two of them were still neighbors, and Xue Jianian probably knew as well.

"Jingqiu. Jingqiu?"

"Ah."

"Do you know what’s going on?"

Lu Jingqiu shook her head, "Xia Lin and I don’t get along, and I don’t know why she would harm her." fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Wu Zhengran conjectured, "I guess that person was making things up. He must have had some grudge against Wei Jincheng and, failing to find him, he targeted his fiancée. When he got caught, he simply pinned it on Xia Lin."

"Wu Zhengran, Wei Jincheng’s fiancée has come to West City. I know her, and she came looking for Wei Jincheng. Wei Jincheng won’t bother Gao Qing anymore. Let’s leave this matter here. Tell your brother to be careful; Xia Lin is in West City too."

How could Wu Zhengran not know that this matter was very mysterious? As long as Qingqing wasn’t being deceived by that Wei Jincheng anymore, he wouldn’t care about what happened to Xia Lin, "Jingqiu, Qingqing she..."

"Stop there, since Qingqing isn’t willing, you should stop pestering her."

Wu Zhengran scratched his head, somewhat conflicted, "She’s also going to Capital City for school. I don’t want to miss this chance. Jingqiu, please give this to her on my behalf." As he said this, he handed her a box.

Lu Jingqiu swiftly stepped back, "You deliver it yourself."

"If I could deliver it myself, I wouldn’t have come to you. Just help me one more time. If she doesn’t want it, tell her she can return it to me in Capital City, I’ll be at the Industrial Vocational and Technical College there." Wu Zhengran said and ran off immediately.

Lu Jingqiu was left holding the gift box, lost in thought. She wasn’t thinking about how to deliver Wu Zhengran’s gift, but about the shocks she had received from two different places today.

Xue Jianian was trafficking goods on the Black Market, and the volume was substantial. Last year, Xia Lin sent someone to Xue Jianian’s place.

To send someone from the north to the south would require a considerable sum of money, and an introduction letter as well.

When did Xia Lin get reborn? It must have been earlier than her. She and Zhuang Yan must have engaged in trafficking goods; otherwise, how could they have had the money to hire someone?

Also, why hadn’t the police from Xue Jianian’s side gone to Ten-miles Village to investigate?

Lu Jingqiu returned home with numerous questions.

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After watching Jingqiu walk away, Xue Jianian hurriedly entered her space.

Her space had a thatched cottage, several acres of farmland, pastures, and even a warehouse where wheat and rice could be automatically threshed once stored.

She didn’t know why she had such a great opportunity, she had previously thought having this space was lucky and convenient.

It wasn’t until today, when she almost got discovered, that she realized how careless she had been before.

From now on, it would be better to be more careful, especially since Jingqiu had said that trading would soon be permitted.

Even so, she wasn’t planning on taking risks at the Black Market again. She counted the money she had after entering the thatched cottage.

She had about seven or eight thousand, enough to consider buying a house here. With the rest, she planned to rent some wasteland in the suburbs, reclaim it, and plant crops and fruits.

Later, she could also set up a farmer’s market in the city.

She would grow some crops to mislead others, primarily selling the produce from her space, however.

Lu Jingqiu as a person, hmm, wasn’t too bad, she could consider developing a deeper relationship with her in the future.

When she came out of the space, she took a chicken and some eggs, preparing to visit her godparents.

As she walked into the yard, she heard the sounds of an argument coming from next door and let out a mocking laugh.

Ever since the holidays began, nearly two months ago, Xia Lin had disappeared—who knows where she had gone off to. Anyone would be anxious in that situation.

"After I went to Yangcheng City, I found that things there were more fashionable and cheaper than here, so, so I used the money I had to get some goods through a classmate. I was planning to return to West City, but I was afraid you wouldn’t agree with me doing speculative trading, so I made stops along the way. Whenever I reached a provincial capital, I’d stay for a couple of days to sell goods, and that’s how I ended up in Capital City. I came back only after selling all the goods."

"Ah Shu, look, I’ve made more than two thousand yuan this trip."

"That’s enough to sustain us for several years. Let’s stop arguing, okay?"

Gao Shu was genuinely angry this time. He didn’t like Xia Lin engaging in speculation and profiteering. Seeing those remaining clothes, he had watched with his own eyes as she humbled herself on the streets, smiling and promoting her clothes to passersby: "Xia Lin, do I begrudge you money, or do you feel marrying me, someone who doesn’t earn as much as those factory directors or high-ranking officials, is forcing you to humiliate yourself for that little bit of money?"

"Ah Shu, how can you say that about me? What do you mean by humiliating myself? When I sell things, should I act like those salespeople in the supply and marketing co-op, with a cold face? If I do that, who would buy my goods?

I earn money not because I despise you for being poor; I want to provide some security for us both.

We are now college students and though we don’t worry about food and drink, what if we fall sick, need to buy clothes, or have daily household expenses? In winter, we need firewood and coal, and these also cost money.

Besides, would you ask your uncle for money? What’s wrong with me trying to earn a bit on my own?"

"I didn’t say earning money is bad. You were doing well designing clothes for the garment factory, right? I just don’t want you running around all the time. We are students, and our studies should be our main focus. Don’t even think about doing business; it could lead to trouble."

"Designing clothes is fine, but those designs came from a lot of thought, and they didn’t sell for much money. I need to save my ideas for when I open my own workshop. Then, I won’t be earning just one or two thousand, but tens of thousands. Why should I focus on these small profits when everything is opening up now? What could go wrong?"

"Open a workshop? I don’t agree. Right now, what you should do is focus on your studies, graduate, and get assigned to a good school. We should strive to stay in West City. As a dual-income family, would we lack food and drink? Why bother with all those dealings? I’ve heard that Yangcheng City and Shanghai are very chaotic."

Xia Lin knew he would say this; he was just the same in her previous life. Back then, their child was young, he was studying, and they hardly had any money. When she saw others setting up food carts and stalls, she thought of opening a bun stall with her child, but he was against it.

If it hadn’t been for sheer necessity, why would she have left him?

Later, when she returned to his side and was successful, with such a big factory and reputation, he didn’t seem to mind at all. In fact, he enjoyed the prestige that she brought to him.

As for her two sons, well, it’s better not to mention them.

Xia Lin really didn’t want to argue with his old-fashioned views. In his eyes, face was always more important than money. She was someone who had been reborn and had spent so many years abroad. She couldn’t possibly give up such a good opportunity now. She still wanted to make a lot of money and buy a courtyard house.

She had thought about scavenging for treasures and seeking good deals, but unfortunately, the recycling stations in her hometown county had nothing of value, and this place was even worse—cleaner than her home county.

Now that things were opening up, it was a time for quick money, yet she lamented her lack of capital. With just a few thousand yuan, her funds would run out after acquiring a meager amount of goods. With limited capital, earning money meant having to run back and forth.

Unfortunately, she was still in school, and he opposed her, not knowing how difficult it was for her now.