MMB Chapter 94 I met my little niece
Chapter 94 I met my little niece
Chapter 95 I met my little niece
The bus was packed with people.
Zhang Mingxi leaned on his shoulder, looking out at the white fields, and suddenly said, "Qian Cheng, let's go home."
Qian Cheng nodded: "Yes, I'm going home."
After more than four hours, we arrived in the county. We then transferred to another bus to the town, and finally walked back to the village.
By the time we reached the village entrance, it was almost dark.
From afar, Hou Yufen could be seen standing at the door, looking this way. Qian Lu was standing next to her, holding a small baby.
Qian Cheng walked over quickly.
"mom!
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Hou Yufen came forward, took his hand, and her eyes reddened.
"You've lost weight, you've lost weight."
Qian Cheng laughed: "You haven't lost weight, you're still the same."
He looked at the little baby in Qian Lu's arms, with a chubby little face, wrapped in a small blanket, sleeping soundly.
"Is this Xiao Ni?"
Qian Lu nodded and moved the child closer to him.
Qian Cheng looked at that little face and his heart softened.
He reached out and gently touched the little face.
Xiao Ni stirred, but didn't wake up.
Zhang Mingxi watched from the side, a smile in his eyes.
The family went inside, where it was warm and cozy. The eldest sister-in-law came out from the inner room, saw Zhang Mingxi, and took his hand, asking him all sorts of questions.
Hou Yufen was busy cooking, Qian Lu was tending the fire, and Qian Cheng was holding Xiao Ni, reluctant to let go.
Xiao Ni woke up, opened her eyes, looked at him, and didn't cry, just looked at him.
Qian Cheng smiled: "Xiao Ni, I'm your second uncle."
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Xiao Ni blinked, then closed her eyes again.
Zhang Mingxi laughed from the side: "She's still young, she doesn't know you."
Qian Cheng said, "It's okay, we'll see each other every day from now on."
That evening, the family sat around the table for dinner. There was stewed meat, stir-fried vegetables, and warm steamed buns. Little Ni lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) next to them, fast asleep.
Hou Yufen looked at the two children, and her eyes reddened again.
"That's great, they're all back."
Qian Cheng held her hand: "Mom, come back every year from now on."
Winter break went by quickly, and before we knew it, it was time for school to start again.
Qian Cheng stayed at home for about twenty days, holding Xiao Ni every day and refusing to let go. That girl was strange; she would cry whenever anyone else held her, but she wouldn't cry when her second uncle held her. She would look at him with her big, dark eyes, which made his heart melt.
On the morning of the day he left, Xiao Ni woke up. Qian Cheng held her, and she reached out her little hand to scratch his face, scratching it so hard it hurt.
Qian Cheng didn't dodge and let her grab him.
Hou Yufen watched from the side and smiled.
"Alright, it's time to go, don't miss your train."
Qian Cheng handed Xiao Ni to his sister-in-law, and the girl pouted and burst into tears.
Qian Cheng felt sorry for him, so he picked him up and comforted him for a while before handing him back.
She didn't cry this time, but tears were still welling up in her eyes, making her look pitiful.
Qian Cheng touched her little face and said, "Xiao Ni, your second uncle is going to school. He'll be back during the holidays."
Xiao Ni couldn't understand, but looking at him, she stopped crying.
Qian Cheng shouldered his luggage and went out with Zhang Mingxi.
When I got to the village entrance, I looked back and saw Hou Yufen still standing at the door, holding Xiao Ni and looking this way.
Qian Cheng waved and turned to leave.
Throughout the journey, he kept thinking about that little girl.
Back at school, life went on as usual.
Qian Lu still delivers groceries once a week, shuttling between the canteen and the residential area. Qian Cheng calculated that he had saved more than 300 yuan in the past few months, and with what he had saved before, he had more than 600 yuan in his pocket.
He figured that once he saved up some more, he could do something big.
That afternoon, he was selling vegetables in the family quarters when Teacher Zhou came again.
"Xiao Qian, come to my house when you're done. I need to talk to you about something."
Qian Cheng responded and, after selling the vegetables, went to Teacher Zhou's house.
Teacher Zhou was reading a book in the room. When he saw him come in, she put down the book and asked him to sit down.
"Xiao Qian, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
Qian Cheng sat down and waited for him to speak.
Teacher Zhou said, "I was chatting with some former colleagues about your vegetables. They all wanted to buy some, but some of them have mobility issues, and others don't have time to come. I was thinking, could you bring more vegetables each week and deliver them to each household? You wouldn't have to go door-to-door; you could just deliver them all to me and let them pick them up."
Qian Cheng paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "Teacher Zhou, this is a good idea. It saves me from going door to door, and it also saves the teachers from going to the market."
Teacher Zhou nodded: "Then it's settled. I'll ask around later to see how many companies want it."
Qian Cheng said, "Okay, Teacher Zhou, thank you for your help."
A few days later, Teacher Zhou gave him a list of about twenty households, clearly stating what dishes each household wanted and how much.
With the list in hand, Qian Cheng felt confident.
He wrote to Qian Lu, asking him to bring more vegetables next week, according to the list.
Qian Lu received the letter and replied: Okay.
Next week, Qian Lu delivered vegetables, two more sacks than usual.
Qian Cheng sorted the items according to the list, put them in baskets, and carried them to the family quarters.
Teacher Zhou was waiting at the door of her house, with several other people standing beside her, all of whom were on the list.
Qian Cheng distributed the vegetables to them and collected money from each household. Some gave cash, while others gave grain coupons or cloth coupons, and Qian Cheng accepted both.
After the distribution was completed, Teacher Zhou called him into the room.
"Xiao Qian, will this method work?"
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Qian Cheng nodded: "Okay, that saves a lot of trouble."
Teacher Zhou said, "Then let's do it this way. From now on, you can bring the vegetables once a week, and I'll take care of them for you."
Qian Cheng felt grateful and said, "Thank you, Teacher Zhou."
Teacher Zhou waved his hand: "No need to thank me, it's just mutual help."
From that day on, Qian Cheng's business took another step forward.
Delivering vegetables to over twenty households every week, plus the canteen and retail sales, I can earn more than twenty yuan a week. That adds up to seventy or eighty yuan a month. With my student grant, I can save a little over one hundred yuan a month.
He calculated that he would have three or four thousand yuan in his pocket by the time he graduated.
Then, we won't have to worry about anything.
Time passed by, and before we knew it, it was March.
The weather is getting warmer, the snow is melting, and the trees are sprouting new buds.
The canteen was ordering more food, and so were the family quarters. Qianlu delivered vegetables every week, starting with two sacks, then three, and then four.
Qian Cheng couldn't handle the workload alone, so he started looking for help.
He found two classmates, both from rural areas, who were honest and hardworking. One was named Liu Jianguo, and the other was named Wang Dali. Qian Cheng arranged with them to help deliver vegetables, and each of them would receive two yuan a week.
Liu Jianguo and Wang Dali were both happy to help, picking out vegetables, delivering vegetables, and collecting money every week, and they enjoyed the work.
As his business grew, Qian Cheng felt more and more at ease.
That evening, he was doing his accounts in his dormitory when someone knocked on the door.
When I opened the door, it was Teacher Zhou.
"Xiao Qian, are you free? I need to talk to you about something."
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Qian Cheng quickly ushered him in.
Teacher Zhou sat down, looked at him and said, "Xiao Qian, I have some good news."
Qian Cheng asked, "What good news?"
Teacher Zhou said, "The Municipal Education Bureau has a purchasing department that is responsible for supplying vegetables to primary and secondary schools throughout the city. The head of the department is surnamed Sun, and he is my student. I told him about your situation, and he wants to meet you."
Qian Cheng was taken aback: "Municipal Education Bureau?"
Teacher Zhou nodded: "That's right. If you can get in touch with the Education Bureau, it won't just be our school's business anymore. You can calculate the daily vegetable consumption of dozens of primary and secondary schools throughout the city."