The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 351 - 341: You Are My Lucky Cat

The next day, Lu Jingqiu slept in while Jiang Nanzhou was up early to make a lovingly prepared meal for his wife.

He cooked a thick rice porridge, knowing his wife disliked greasy foods, so he made two refreshing side dishes and went out to buy some steamed buns and dough sticks.

Lu Jingqiu ate two meat buns, and Jiang Nanzhou ate the dough sticks, which the people from his area especially enjoyed.

"Today we’re going to dad’s place, he said he’d come back early this afternoon."

"Alright, I also brought some rice noodles, dad must be missing that taste. My uncle and aunt have prepared many specialities from our place for dad."

Jiang Nanzhou smiled and said, "Today I’ll assist my wife. But this morning I’m taking you somewhere first."

"Where to?"

Jiang Nanzhou was very secretive, and by the time they finished breakfast, it was already past nine. The weather was chilly here, and Lu Jingqiu bundled up in a military coat.

Wrapped in a scarf, Jiang Nanzhou made sure she was covered snugly. He then took her on a bicycle to an alley in a neighborhood away from the city center.

The alley was spacious, and it turned out that the second house in the alley was the marital home that Uncle Shen and his wife had prepared for them.

When Lu Jingqiu saw the name of the alley at the entrance, her jaw dropped. This place was a famous commercial street in the future.

Many tourists visiting Capital City would not miss checking in here.

"This..."

"This is the house mom prepared for us, do you like it?"

Lu Jingqiu smiled and thought to herself: Without even looking, just this location alone will be worth a lot in the future.

The house’s main gate was a bright red, not very large. Once inside, there was a typical three-section quadrangle courtyard. The house was neither new nor old, and the yard was not very large.

Looking at it now, it might not be in the city center, not so desirable, but in the future, it would be priceless.

"Nanzhou, we should thank mom."

Jiang Nanzhou held her hand as they entered the main house, saying, "Yes, my wife is the most filial. The gifts you bought for them before, they all loved them a lot."

Lu Jingqiu was very happy to be liked by her husband’s family.

The couple walked around the house; there was no furniture, but the walls and floors had been refurbished.

"Nanzhou, are we going to live here?"

Jiang Nanzhou shook his head, "We can live in any of these houses, whichever you want."

Lu Jingqiu pondered and said, "Any of them are fine. We won’t be here often... When we occasionally come back, can we live with grandpa? Will he mind...?"

"He won’t mind at all. Grandpa would love for us to stay with him. Qiuqiu, I also hope we can stay with grandpa; after all, we don’t have many chances to be by his side and take care of him throughout the year."

"Okay, then let’s stay with grandpa, and let’s rent out these few houses,"

Jiang Nanzhou looked around and said, "We can rent this out, but I don’t want to rent out the small courtyard my grandma left behind."

"Then let it be vacant. Or we can fix it up a bit and make it our home in Capital City. The big house I bought in the suburbs, let’s rent that out too. The rent can go to grandpa."

Having such a considerate wife who always thought of him, Jiang Nanzhou felt a warm glow in his heart. He affectionately ruffled her hair and said, "Jingqiu, thank you."

Lu Jingqiu cocked her head and smiled, "Aren’t we supposed to be the closest people to each other; no need for such formalities. As a married couple, we should be understanding and trusting of each other."

"Alright, no thank you; let me just say my wife is the best wife in the world."

Lu Jingqiu looked at Jiang Nanzhou’s proud smiling face and smiled along. In her previous life, she had worked so hard, had been so virtuous, so devoted, but sadly, she hadn’t met a good man.

...

The two wandered around the yard, and Jiang Nanzhou said they would find Li Qi another day to register the two houses.

The two of them left the house, strolled around, and Lu Jingqiu needed to deliver the New Year’s woodblock prints to Editor Liu of the Liberation Newspaper as quickly as possible. She didn’t want to delay the printing.

Lu Jingqiu had mentioned this when they were leaving, and Jiang Nanzhou remembered, to view the house first and then swing by that place on the way back.

They managed to deliver the prints to Editor Liu before he finished work—two prints, and he was always satisfied with Lu Jingqiu’s artwork, very satisfied.

He also talked to her briefly about the illustration for the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Working with Editor Liu, most of her assignments were military-related, and as Lu Jingqiu was also part of a military family, he thought of asking her to write an article about soldiers from the perspective of a family member.

Lu Jingqiu hesitated, with only ten days left before the New Year, she was busy with many things and really feared...

Before she could say she wouldn’t have enough time, Editor Liu showed her a number: "Twenty yuan, one thousand words. This is the highest compensation we give."

"Twenty yuan?" For a thousand words, she could write it in two nights’ work, she nodded eagerly, "Okay, I’ll do my best."

Editor Liu said, "Good, we start work on the sixth day of the New Year, it’s best if you bring it over for me to review on that day."

"Sure, wish you a Happy New Year in advance, Editor Liu. We’ll be on our way now."

"Happy New Year."

After leaving the newspaper office, Lu Jingqiu laughed merrily towards Jiang Nanzhou, "Look, husband, every time I come here, I manage to earn some money."

Jiang Nanzhou nodded and smiled, "Yes, you’re my family’s lucky charm."

Lu Jingqiu laughed proudly, unaware that her husband, during his months at school, was occasionally pulled in by Cheng Yi to do translations; he had just translated a textbook a few months ago, earning over a thousand yuan in fees.

But that was something Jiang Nanzhou hadn’t had the chance to tell his wife yet.

After leaving the newspaper, the two went to a nearby State-owned restaurant for lunch, then headed to the farmers’ market to buy a lot of ingredients.

They bought everything from the small onions, ginger, and garlic, to the bigger items like chicken and pork—a large bag’s worth.

Because her father’s military unit and her grandfather’s weren’t part of the same system, their compounds weren’t together.

This was Lu Jingqiu’s first time visiting this new compound, which looked quite similar to her grandfather’s, but she was very cautious.

She wrote down a lot of details when registering.

Her father’s house was in the innermost part of a small building area, the fifth unit in, a three-story building, much bigger than their place in West City.

The courtyard was also large and even had a backyard, albeit not very expansive—in fact, only about one and a half meters worth.

Upon entering was the living room, with a large dining room and kitchen to the right.

In front of the living room were the stairs and a storage closet, while two rooms flanked the left corridor, with the bathroom next to the storage room.

Up on the second floor, the staircase led to a small living room, and above the kitchen and dining room was a very large bedroom with an adjoining study.

Similar to the first floor, there were two rooms to the left.

Lu Jingqiu commented, "Nanzhou, the organization has arranged things too well for Dad, hasn’t it? Such a big house for just him?"

Jiang Nanzhou replied, "Dad’s rank is what it is, and after giving so much to the organization, it’s only right that his living arrangements should be better." He then pulled Lu Jingqiu up to the large bedroom on the second floor, "This is what Dad arranged for you, the bed and cabinets, they’re all new, including the quilt. And there’s a study, with the kind of long and big desk you love most."

Lu Jingqiu rushed to the study and saw it was about twenty square meters, with a long table and a large wall-mounted bookcase.

The bed in the bedroom was comfortable as well, and with misty eyes, Lu Jingqiu said, "Dad’s the best."

Jiang Nanzhou raised an eyebrow and said, "And what about me? I handpicked this quilt and bed linen, all based on your taste. Also, assembling this bed and wardrobe, I did that on a Sunday."

Seeing her husband feeling a bit left out, she quickly hugged him, "You’re the best, husband."

Jiang Nanzhou pondered for a long time but couldn’t figure out if he ranked first or his father-in-law did, so he just laughed helplessly.