The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 326 - 316: The Land

On the way, Lu Jingqiu asked Shang Ze if he knew anyone who could install a phone.

Shang Ze’s family had been in government positions for many years, so they certainly had some connections.

"Does Comrade Lu want to have a phone installed at home?"

"Yes, there isn’t even a single public phone on our First or Second Streets."

Shang Ze laughed, "No need to worry, our neighborhood will be getting telephone booths installed next month. At that time, we can see if it’s possible to get one installed in the alley of your residential area. This way, you won’t need to waste the money. Currently, installing a phone costs at least three thousand five hundred, and that’s if you know the right people."

"Our communities are getting ready to have phones installed?"

"Yeah, Shen Mu is aware of this as well. It’s related to his recent work and mine. I’ll keep it in mind and ask about where the phone booths will be placed. If one can be installed in your alley, that would be ideal. If not, we’ll see if it’s possible to have one installed there."

"That would be great." Saving a few thousand yuan—who wouldn’t prefer that?

Regarding such community benefits, Lu Jingqiu was very much looking forward to it.

Upon arriving, Lu Jingqiu went straight to the auntie’s place and bought two buns, then went home to have a cup of milk—a simple dinner was settled.

When she was alone at home, it was very quiet, but Lu Jingqiu had gotten used to such days.

As it was still early, she headed to the study to draw.

Recently, she had written a little picture book called "The Bear Who Wouldn’t Brush His Teeth."

It was about educating children on the dangers of not brushing their teeth, and her series "Three Meals a Day, Four Seasons" had already been serialized in the newspaper.

The response to that was mediocre; Lu Jingqiu felt there was nothing wrong with her drawings, but the newspaper’s black-and-white print didn’t reflect the depth of the content properly.

But there was no rush; if she approached Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang at the formal organization, she could get it published, but she didn’t want to publish it at this time.

Her "The Bear Who Wouldn’t Brush His Teeth" and the previous "My Cat’s Daily Life" might be something she could show to Zhang Miao.

This wasn’t urgent; she didn’t feel like doing anything right now. When the organization had assignments and came looking for them, then she would discuss this.

In the following days, Lu Jingqiu was busy learning to paint.

Suddenly, a cold front arrived, bringing a fall rain.

Xia Lin, who had been quiet before, was now overwhelmingly busy—her new autumn collection was selling well as distributors from various cities came to place orders.

Her sister-in-law was too busy to handle it all by herself, so they hired a new employee to help out recently.

Her brother, besides delivering goods daily, also went to other places to set up stalls to sell their merchandise.

The husband and wife team were absolutely motivated—after all, they had just purchased a big, nice house that was even better than where Xia Lin currently lived.

Xia Lin planned to make ten thousand yuan this winter, take a look around, and buy a good house.

A property near the suburbs was fine too; she could wait for it to appreciate in value over a decade or so.

While Xia Lin was busy making money, Lu Jingqiu went to the team’s hospital this Sunday to create a health booklet for the children, planning to bring them for check-ups every month.

After coming back from the hospital, she saw a piece of land in the north of the city she liked.

If this were in the future, it would be considered within the second ring road, but it was currently just a village with open drains.

The plot Lu Jingqiu was looking at was waste ground and even had a little hill. The land was high above, and further out would be the third ring road. Outside of the third ring was a village, and the waste ground was right in front of the village lands.

Lu Jingqiu remembered that to the left of this waste ground would be a park in the future, and to the right, across a main road, would be the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Of course, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital wasn’t very famous now, but a few years later, when the older part of the hospital was rebuilt as the new campus, it would be right there.

And this piece of waste ground would be purchased by a property developer and transformed into a high-end villa community.

Lu Jingqiu knew about the sale of this waste ground thanks to overhearing two people discussing it as she passed by.

They said that this piece belonged to the management of Guancheng District and they wanted to sell this plot of land.

Lu Jingqiu hurried to the district offices of Guancheng District to ask about the situation.

And it was true.

"Comrade, how much are you asking for that wasteland?"

"The piece by the side of the small road, one hundred yuan per acre."

"If I buy it, can I build a house there?"

"Yes, that plot is for reclaiming. It’s mainly for agricultural use, like farming or raising chickens and ducks, but you can build a house for personal living. However, you can’t trade the property, we won’t issue a real estate certificate."

"It’s mainly sold to the farmers over there."

"Oh, then I want 80 acres."

The staff member was stunned for a moment and said, "Eighty acres? You’re not planning to build houses on all of it, are you? I’m telling you, some parts of this land are barren, and besides, we don’t allow it to be entirely turned into houses."

Lu Jingqiu smiled and replied, "No, I’m planning to start a chicken farm."

There were more than five hundred acres of wasteland, and now one person had taken eighty acres. At this rate, they would be able to sell off their land very quickly.

"OK, if you bring the money, we can process the paperwork today."

"I need to go home to get the money, what time do you start work?"

"We start at 2 p.m. and finish at 6 p.m."

"Are you working tomorrow?"

"We’re off tomorrow, we will be back on Monday."

"Oh, okay."

Looking at the time, it was just past eleven, Lu Jingqiu left the district offices and hurriedly headed for her second cousin’s shop.

Upon arriving, she called out before even entering, "Second cousin!"

"Qiuqiu, what brings you here at this time?"

"Cousin Yang, where’s my second cousin?"

"He’s upstairs moving stock with a customer."

"Oh, okay."

Without even entering the door, Lu Jingqiu turned to take the outside stairs to the second floor. As she did, her second cousin came down carrying a refrigerator for a customer.

Although he usually seemed carefree, as if he was making easy money, now he was carrying such a heavy refrigerator down from upstairs.

She watched with pity, standing quietly to the side, waiting for her second cousin to finish with the customer.

Yang Mingchao had noticed her early on, gave her a sign, and finished negotiating the price with the customer and receiving the payment, only then was he able to spare a moment to speak with her, "Second cousin, don’t you have staff in the shop? Why are you moving stock yourself?"

"Everybody is out on deliveries. In the past week, we’ve sold quite a few fridges. Even during the summer, we didn’t see them sell like this. Those fridges sat in stock forever, but suddenly they became popular. Qiuqiu, why did you come at this time? Are you looking for Comrade Xue?"

"No, second cousin, I’ve found a place for you and wanted to talk to you about it."

"What kind of property is it?"

"It’s not a house this time; it’s a piece of land, a deserted plot on the outskirts of the city."

"A deserted plot on the outskirts? What made you think of buying that? Any insider information?"

"Shen Mu once mentioned that our area might potentially develop towards that side in the future. I think that if there is development, the first area to be affected would be that spot. The only thing is, I’m not clear about when the development will happen. Such land requires long-term holding. Anyway, second cousin, you’re not short of money right now, nor do you need a house. I think buying a piece of land to sit on isn’t a bad idea. Maybe in ten years, the value of that land could multiply several times over."