Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

After finishing the meal.

Qin Jingru brewed a pot of tea for Wang Feng. They had both eaten too much that night, and they drank the tea to help them digest.

He and Qin Jingru ate quite a lot of food tonight, but there was still a lot left over because so much food was cooked. They barely ate any fish, so they can eat it all tomorrow.

Families with the means usually cook a lot of dishes on New Year's Eve, intentionally leaving the leftovers to eat on New Year's Day, symbolizing abundance year after year.

Wang Feng took a sip of tea and asked, "Jingru, have you boiled some water?"

"Don't worry, I boiled two big pots of water tonight. My period started, so we'll shower separately later."

"That's fine then."

After finishing a pot of tea, Qin Jingru prepared the bathwater, and Wang Feng went to take a bath to celebrate the New Year.

Wang Feng took a full half hour to bathe during the New Year holiday before finally getting out of the large bathtub, and then it was Qin Jingru's turn to bathe.

After taking a shower, the two prepared to go to sleep, as tomorrow was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and they had to get up early.

As soon as Qin Jingru changed into her pajamas, Wang Feng took out an exquisite wooden box from the bedside table. The box was made of top-grade sandalwood and was carved with beautiful patterns, making it very delicate.

Wang Feng handed the wooden box to Qin Jingru and said with a smile, "Jingru, today is New Year's Eve. This is a gift for you. Please open it and take a look."

Qin Jingru looked at Wang Feng in surprise and said excitedly, "Brother Wang Feng, you even prepared a gift for me! Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, you're so good to me."

"Open it and take a look."

Qin Jingru smiled sweetly. She wasn't after how expensive Wang Feng's gift was; as long as Wang Feng had this sentiment towards her, that was enough.

She gently opened the wooden box and saw a gold ring wrapped in cloth, along with gold earrings, a gold necklace, and a gold bracelet. In the very center of the box, there was also a jade-green bracelet wrapped in cloth.

Qin Jingru's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Wang Feng, so much gold, is this really a gift for me?"

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "You and your son both have some; this is for you."

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, I love you to death!"

Qin Jingru screamed, grabbed Wang Feng's head, and kissed him hard on the face.

With so much gold jewelry, if she were to return to Qin Family Village next time, she would bring back the gold ring and necklace for her parents to see. Wouldn't they be utterly astonished? As for the gold earrings and bracelet, she dared not wear them; they would be too conspicuous.

Qin Jingru tried on all the jewelry, feeling sweeter than if she had tasted honey.

Wang Feng wiped his face, pointed at the imperial green bracelet, and said, "Jingru, let me tell you, this is an imperial green bracelet. In a few decades, this bracelet will be worth more than a dozen houses."

Qin Jingru looked at Wang Feng in shock and exclaimed, "So expensive? Brother Wang Feng, please put it away for me. People in our neighborhood are always getting robbed. I don't want it to be stolen. This bracelet of mine will be our family heirloom. I want to pass it down to our son."

"Okay, I'll keep it for you. You can ask me for it whenever you need it later." Wang Feng nodded in agreement.

"Brother Wang Feng, please put away this gold bracelet and gold earrings for me. I dare not wear them. But I will take the gold ring and gold necklace with me when I go back to Qin Family Village next time, hehe." Qin Jingru said with a smile.

Wang Feng was speechless: "Jingru, are you going back to Qin Family Village to show off with your gold ring and necklace? Let me tell you, if you wear that out, you'll easily attract attention and might cause unnecessary trouble."

Qin Jingru playfully stuck out her tongue: "Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, do you really think I'm stupid? I'll wear it next time I go back to Qin Family Village. I'll only let my parents see it, is that okay?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng nodded: "Okay, then there's no problem. The time isn't right yet. You can wear it however you like later."

"Alright, put away the gold ring and necklace, and go to sleep."

"Um."

Qin Jingru nodded her little head obediently.

"Brother Wang Feng, are you feeling unwell? Do you want me to..." Qin Jingru stopped there, pointing to her mouth.

Wang Feng rolled his eyes: "Alright, your mouth isn't cooperating. You've made me angry, and now you're saying your mouth is sore. Go to sleep."

"oh."

......

Early the next morning.

Wang Feng was woken up by the sound of firecrackers. He got up at six in the morning, washed up, and Qin Jingru had already heated up the dishes.

"Brother Wang Feng, Happy New Year! The food is all heated up, go set off the firecrackers!"

"Yes, Happy New Year."

Wang Feng agreed, took out firecrackers from the room, and ran back to his room to eat breakfast as the firecrackers went off with a bang.

Breakfast consisted entirely of leftovers from last night, and there were still quite a few dumplings left.

Qin Jingru placed a piece of braised fish on Wang Feng's plate and said with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, have some fish. May we have abundance every year from now on."

Wang Feng also put a piece of braised fish on Qin Jingru's plate and said with a smile, "Jingru, you should eat fish too. Don't worry, our family will definitely have plenty every year from now on."

"By the way, Jingru, let's go to Goose's house to pay New Year's respects later. Tomorrow is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and then we'll go to your master's house."

"what?"

Qin Jingru was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Brother Wang Feng, it's not appropriate for me to go with my son to pay New Year's visits, is it?"

Wang Feng waved his hand with a smile: "What's inappropriate about it? Do you really think my daughter's parents don't know you? Let me tell you, my daughter's father is very capable. Before my daughter came with me, her father had already investigated our background thoroughly. He even knew about our banquet back in Qin Family Village."

"Also, her dad has a nickname, Lou Bancheng. Do you know what that means? It means that he owns half of the entire city of Beijing. Of course, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but her dad was indeed very rich before. By the way, the steel rolling mill used to be his, but he donated it a few years ago. He's still a shareholder in our factory."

Qin Jingru stared wide-eyed, her mouth agape, a look of utter disbelief on her face.

She had only known that her son was very rich when they chatted before, but she never expected that he was this rich. Lou Bancheng, he owns half of the entire city of Beijing. That's too exaggerated!

Qin Jingru finished her breakfast amidst this shock and disbelief.

They had just brewed tea and were chatting while drinking it when they heard a knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

"They're here."

Qin Jingru opened the door and saw Ya Ya and Aunt Wu.

When Ya Ya saw Qin Jingru, she said in her childish voice, "Sister Jingru, Brother Wang Feng, Happy New Year."

"Jingru, Wang Feng, Happy New Year! I've brought Yaya to wish you a Happy New Year," Aunt Wu said with a smile.

Qin Jingru smiled broadly: "Aunt Wu, Ya Ya, Happy New Year."

As she spoke, Qin Jingru rubbed Ya Ya's little head, took out a red envelope she had prepared in advance from her pocket, and handed it to Ya Ya.

"Yaya, this is a red envelope from your older sister Jingru. Yaya is a year older this year and will soon be a big girl. You must listen to your mother."

"Thank you, Sister Jingru."

Ya Ya took the red envelope, her little face beaming with joy as her eyes narrowed into slits.

When Wang Feng saw that it was Aunt Wu and Ya Ya, he also came out of the room.

"Happy New Year, Brother Wang Feng."

"Wang Feng, Happy New Year."

When Aunt Wu and Ya Ya saw Wang Feng, they quickly greeted him with smiles.

"Aunt Wu, Ya Ya, Happy New Year."

Wang Feng laughed and took out a red envelope from his pocket, handing it to Ya Ya.

"Yaya, this is a red envelope from your brother Wang Feng. From now on, you must listen to your mother, okay?"

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng."

As soon as Ya Ya received Wang Feng's red envelope, Bang Geng, holding Xiao Dang's hand, ran to Wang Feng and the two of them knelt down immediately.

"Happy New Year, Auntie and Uncle."