The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 322 - 312: Leisure

Lu Jingqiu returned home and took a nap for almost an hour when there was a knock at the door.

Lu Jingqiu hurried downstairs to open the door, only to find Luo Xinyue had brought He Yu over.

"Ah Yu, why are you only coming over now?"

"I spent the morning seeing Qingru off, then went back to grab a few clothes. I was thinking of heading over, but then a classmate next door came over to chat, and we got caught up talking until noon, so I couldn’t make it. By the time I went over in the afternoon, I learned that you two had already returned.

In the end, it was Xinyue who kindly gave me a lift here."

"So, did you manage to have a bowl of beef soup?"

"I did, your friend Comrade Xue was really hospitable, and honestly, the flavor was truly good."

Luo Xinyue said, "Ah Yu told me that when she arrived, the place was already getting busy."

Lu Jingqiu checked the time; it was only five o’clock.

"They’re busy already?"

"Yeah, there were quite a few people."

Lu Jingqiu figured that the evening shouldn’t be too busy and it would likely just be a rush for a while.

Luo Xinyue, holding He Yu’s hand, said, "It’s great that you’re here; you can keep her company over the holiday. We wouldn’t really feel at ease with her by herself."

He Yu laughed, "Sure, I’ll make sure to take good care of her. I can cook too, so you guys focus on your busy schedules and I’ll handle the chores at home."

Lu Jingqiu quickly said, "Don’t, you’re here to keep me company, not to work."

He Yu joked, "So I’m just here to freeload?"

"Haha, pretty much. Help yourself."

The three chatted for a while at Lu Jingqiu’s home, and she arranged for He Yu to stay in the guest room on the first floor.

By six in the evening, assuming that Niannian and the others had eaten at the restaurant, Lu Jingqiu prepared a meal of shredded meat and noodle soup for them.

She also stir-fried a couple of dishes. Luo Xinyue was pregnant, but she didn’t have any reactions and had a good appetite.

Although Lu Jingqiu wasn’t fond of meat, a little bit of shredded meat was fine for her.

After dinner, Luo Xinyue went back home, agreeing to meet later that night.

Around eight-thirty, Lu Jingqiu took He Yu to Xue Jianian’s house.

Xue Jianian had just returned home, and Wei Jincheng was helping her prepare wash water.

Seeing them come in, he felt a little embarrassed and quickly put down the basin.

"Oh, you guys sit down."

Xue Jianian, smiling, said, "Weren’t you supposed to go out with Comrade Yang? Hurry up and go. Come back early."

When Lu Jingqiu heard Comrade Yang, she asked, "Is it my second cousin?"

Wei Jincheng, putting on his coat, nodded his head.

Xue Jianian said, "Your second cousin came to support us right after you left this afternoon, bringing several people with him. Jincheng also came over, and I have no idea what they were discussing. It was all hush-hush. Oh, and your little uncle went back to school. He and Comrade Shang were really tired out today. I feel quite bad about that."

Just as she finished, Luo Xinyue entered alone from the doorway, bumping right into Wei Jincheng. She had just greeted him and came in when she heard Xue Jianian’s comment and laughed, "What’s there to feel bad about? My Shang Ze said that today he got two meals’ worth of beef soup, with lots of beef on it."

Xue Jianian laughed, "Haha, we’re all family. We’re not like the customers. When we eat ourselves, of course we put more in."

Xue Jianian had invited them over in the evening to review the day’s work, to identify any problems and anything worth learning from.

After Xue Jianian finished washing up, he let Lu Jingqiu take notes with a little book as he spoke.

"Today we sold a total of two and a half pots, but there were a dozen or so bowls left unsold towards the end. However, that’s quite alright as the weather right now will keep until tomorrow. Our marinade is also very good. Two and a half pots, in total we sold over one hundred and twenty bowls. We made more than seventy dollars, and in addition, we spent eleven today on a stove, and..."

Jingqiu and the other two were buried in their calculations on the side, and He Yu didn’t want to intrude too much, wandering around the yard.

Luo Xinyue was quite pleased to hear this, feeling that their hard work was worth it.

If the business could be like this every day, they would wake up smiling from their dreams.

But it was also tiring. One could tell just by looking at Niannian.

They couldn’t help much at the moment; who would have thought that at this point both of them would find out they were pregnant.

However, Xue Jianian said she didn’t need to go so early tomorrow: "Tomorrow neither Comrade Shang nor Comrade Shen need to go, there will be enough people in the store.

The front desk will be monitored by a clever young girl. There will be a numbering system, and when customers pay at the window, their number will be put on a tag. Once the tag is punctured, it’s voided."

"Right, that’s how it should be done."

The group discussed the operations for the next day for about half an hour before heading back to their respective homes.

He Yu still felt somewhat restrained at the house. Fortunately, there were only the two of them at home, so Lu Jingqiu acted as if she was in the dorm.

If she was scared, she still had Hua Hua to keep her company at home.

Ever since Lu Jingqiu became pregnant, she hadn’t really touched Hua Hua. After all, Hua Hua was now moving around in the yard, and she was worried about bacteria on its body.

She was also fearful it might scratch her, and she wouldn’t even dare to catch a cold now.

Lying in bed, she suddenly missed Nanzhou. She wondered how he was doing in Capital City, whether he was busy with competitions right now.

Now that she had some money, she wondered if she should install a phone at home.

Phones were too expensive. An installation would cost over three thousand, and she didn’t want to spend that kind of unjustified money. The price would come down over the years.

However, if Jiang Nanzhou often went on business trips, it would be necessary to have a home phone.

Her father had a phone, her grandfather had one too, and even her mother-in-law had one. If she installed a phone at home, she could keep in regular contact with them.

Missing her husband, she wondered what to do: "Baby, do you miss Daddy? And Grandpa too, Mommy hasn’t contacted your grandpa for over a month. I also don’t know how your grandpa is doing now."

Lying on the bed, Lu Jingqiu thought more and more that she should get a phone.

As she thought this, she fell asleep.

The next morning, she got up early and noticed noises in the kitchen. Coming downstairs, she was surprised to see He Yu making breakfast: "Ah Yu, you’re up so early. Let me do it."

"No need, no need, I switched places and have been a bit insomniac. Woke up early this morning and saw the vegetables in your backyard. I wanted to eat savory porridge, so I made some. I helped myself to your food supply."

"Help yourself, it’s not like you could ever use it up. Wow, it smells so good. This is my first time eating your cooking. I’ve never seen you cook even when I visited your home before."

"Haha, with my dad and mom at home, I tend to be lazy. It’s different when you’re out on your own; you have to rely on yourself for everything. Can you believe I picked such a distant place? But meeting you all here makes me very happy."

"That’s called fate."

"Are you going to the store today?"

"Yes, I don’t have to go so early, later we’ll go with Xinyue."

"Okay."

The two of them ate a simple savory porridge for breakfast early in the morning, and seeing they still had time, they went up to her rooftop study.

Together they did some homework for a while.