1980: I have a spiritual spring

Chapter 65 As expected of Miss Su

It's the same restaurant.

Qiao Erhe and Su Jinxiu brought their three little ones, the fifth, sixth, and seventh children, here for a meal.

Of the three children, the sixth and seventh children had already met Su Jinxiu when she visited last time, but the fifth child was meeting her for the first time.

The moment Qiao Wuhu saw Su Jinxiu, he was truly astonished. His second brother's friend from the city was incredibly beautiful, even more so than the actresses in movies. It was the first time he had ever seen such a beautiful girl in real life.

Such a beautiful girl, and she has such a good relationship with his second brother, and even has a chance to become his sister-in-law, made Qiao Wuhu admire his second brother to the point of worship.

While waiting for the food to be served, Qiao Erhe asked, "Jinxiu, do you know any architects?"

Su Jinxiu thought for a moment and said, "I don't know any architects, but a colleague's husband seems to work at the city's architectural design institute. Are you looking for an architect because you're planning to build a new house?"

Qiao Erhe nodded and said, "Yes, as you can see, the house we live in now is not only old but also not big enough. Building a new house is now urgent."

“Building a house is indeed very necessary.”

Su Jinxiu nodded and then said, "To build an ordinary house, you don't need to hire an architect. The construction workers in the countryside can build it. It seems that the new house you're building, Brother Qiao, is quite something!"

Qiao Erhe laughed and said, "In life, food, clothing, shelter and transportation are the most important things. If we're going to build a house, we should build a good one so that it will be more comfortable to live in."

Su Jinxiu asked curiously, "Brother Qiao, what kind of house do you want to build?"

Qiao Erhe countered, "Have you ever heard of townhouses in Europe and America?"

Su Jinxiu shook her head and said, "Never heard of it."

Qiao Wuhu, who had been sitting and listening attentively, couldn't help but interject, "Second Brother, what is a townhouse?"

Qiao Liuduo and Qiao Qitan both stared intently at their second brother, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Qiao Erhe explained: "This type of townhouse originated in England and is a common architectural style in Europe and America. It is usually composed of several or a dozen low-rise houses connected side by side. Neighbors share walls, but each house is independent."

Su Jinxiu and the fifth, sixth, and seventh brothers were all completely confused. They had never seen a townhouse or a picture of a townhouse in person, and they weren't in the construction industry. It was really difficult for them to imagine what a townhouse looked like from just a simple sentence.

Qiao Erhe didn't expect them to understand, and simply concluded: "Anyway, these townhouses look pretty nice. If they are really built, our new house will definitely cause a sensation in the entire Cenhe Commune."

Su Jinxiu's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said, "When I go to work tomorrow, I'll talk to my colleague and ask her to introduce you to her husband and see if he can help you design this townhouse."

Qiao Erhe smiled and said, "Then thank you in advance. Without your introduction, I wouldn't know where to find this architect!"

Su Jinxiu said, "No need to thank me. I don't know yet whether I can be of any help!"

Qiao Erhe said, "As long as your colleague's husband is a real architect, even if he has never seen a real townhouse, as long as he can design the house according to my ideas, that's enough."

In later generations, townhouses were no longer a rarity in my country and could be seen in most cities. In his previous life, Qiao Erhe's son-in-law lived in a townhouse, so he was quite familiar with them.

He's not an architect; if you asked him to design this townhouse, he definitely couldn't do it.

But he could still explain the entire townhouse, inside and out. Su Jinxiu nodded and said, "That's good. I'll arrange a meeting time for you tomorrow. Which day is convenient for you?"

Qiao Erhe smiled and said, "I'm free right now, so we can meet anytime."

Su Jinxiu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's just arrange to meet the day after tomorrow. I'll tell my colleague tomorrow, and then my colleague will pass on the message when she gets home. Meeting the day after tomorrow would be more appropriate."

Qiao Erhe said, "No problem, I'll wait for you at the hospital entrance the day after tomorrow at noon."

Su Jinxiu hummed in agreement, and as the waiter began serving the dishes, their conversation came to a temporary end.

Next, it was time to enjoy the food. Since it was a rare occasion to bring these three little ones out to eat, Qiao Erhe naturally didn't hold back and ordered a full six dishes and a soup, all of them hearty dishes. The fifth, sixth, and seventh kids ate with grease on their mouths, feeling that today's trip was worthwhile.

After finishing her meal, Su Jinxiu said, "Brother Qiao, if you don't have anything else to do, why don't you go and take a look at the supply and marketing cooperative together?"

With just over a month until the Spring Festival, Qiao Erhe had originally planned to go to the city's supply and marketing cooperative to buy some clothes and shoes for his younger siblings for the New Year. When he heard Su Jinxiu's invitation, he nodded and said, "Okay, I happen to have something to buy. Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative together."

As for the fifth, sixth, and seventh sons, they naturally had no objections.

So the group headed towards the city's supply and marketing cooperative, with Qiao Erhe helping to push Su Jinxiu's bicycle.

Twenty minutes later, the group arrived at the city's supply and marketing cooperative.

Today is New Year's Day, and many companies have given employees a day off, resulting in a significantly higher customer flow at the supply and marketing cooperative than usual.

Looking at the bustling crowd inside the supply and marketing cooperative, Qiao Erhe said to Su Jinxiu, "There are just too many people today. Why don't you wait for me here at the entrance? I'll go in and buy some cotton-padded coats for Lao Wu and the others to wear during the New Year."

It was crowded inside, and Su Jinxiu didn't want to go in and let other men take advantage of her, so she took out a few cloth coupons from her pocket and handed them over, saying, "Okay, then I won't go in. I have a few cloth coupons here, consider it a small token of my appreciation, you can take them!"

Qiao Erhe declined, saying, "No need, you keep it for yourself. I haven't used the cloth coupons you brought last time!"

Su Jinxiu stuffed the cloth coupons directly into his hand and said, "You have a lot of people in your family, so just take them. I don't need any more cloth coupons anyway."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Erhe couldn't help but sigh inwardly. In this era, to dare to say that she didn't lack cloth coupons, she truly deserved to be called Miss Su from a wealthy family. She was really awesome.

"Okay, then I'll accept it."

After receiving the cloth ration coupons, Qiao Erhe called out, "Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Brothers, let's go in!"

"Okay, second brother."

So Qiao Erhe led the three little ones to squeeze into the supply and marketing cooperative.

Before I could even squeeze to the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative, I heard a man shout, "I was here first, why did you sell the goods to someone else and not to me?"

Then a woman said even louder, "I can sell my things to whomever I want, it's none of your business!"

(End of this chapter)