Chapter 39

“Sis, what do you have in your bag?” Qiao Yunbai asked curiously.

Before he finished, he saw Qiao Xinyi pull out a thick stack of papers from her bag. She split the stack in half and handed the two piles to Qiao Baihe and Qiao Yunbai. There were a full two hundred flyers.

“This is the task I gave you this morning. One of you will hand these out at the factory gate where Qiao Yougen works, and the other at the intersection where they live. Be smart about it—avoid being seen by Qiao Yougen’s family.”

She added, “Even if you are seen, it’s okay. The main thing is to avoid them coming to grab these flyers, because if they do, you won’t be able to stop them. That’s why you have to hide from the whole family.”

The siblings looked down at the papers in their hands. After reading the printed content, their expressions nearly cracked wide open.

The flyers boldly reported about Qiao Yougen and Qian Chunhua introducing a suitor to Qiao Xinyi last night. The headline was extremely eye-catching:

—Is it moral depravity or just human nature?
Dear uncle and aunt cruelly trap their beautiful 19-year-old niece into a fire pit!
Best matchmaker excuse of the year:
Polio = walks not very well.
Mentally disabled = slower reactions + no man’s scheming mind.
Best quote of the year:
The young can’t have kids, but the old still can. Doesn’t matter whom you marry or who you have kids with.
Oh my God! Oh my God!
The most unethical and immoral couple since the founding of the country!
Steel factory worker Qiao Yougen and Qian Chunhua: the world’s number one “good” uncle!
China’s number one “good” aunt!
Listen to me say thanks to you, because of you, the world is crazier~

Just a few lines, but after reading, the two siblings were silent for a long time.

“Big sister, you really are something!” Qiao Yunbai gave a thumbs-up to Qiao Xinyi and grinned, “Big sister, don’t worry, I’ll work really hard!”

“Me too!” Qiao Baihe nodded vigorously. “I won’t waste a single flyer!”

“Work hard, and get going soon!” Qiao Xinyi handed them the keys. “After you finish handing them out, don’t wander around outside. Come back here and rest while you wait for me. Make your own lunch. I won’t be back until after I’ve eaten.”

“Aren’t you coming with us to hand out these flyers?” Qiao Yunbai asked.

“I have something more important to do,” Qiao Xinyi replied.

Qiao Yunbai’s eyes lit up. “Big sister, what are you going to do?”

He thought Qiao Xinyi was going to do something more satisfying than handing out flyers.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Xinyi giggled, “I’m going to buy a house.”

“Big sister, you really can talk big,” Qiao Yunbai laughed out loud but didn’t press further, thinking she just didn’t want to say more. He called Qiao Baihe, and the two of them left excitedly.

“Why don’t you trust me?” Qiao Xinyi looked helpless. “I’m the most honest person. I usually don’t lie at all~”

Qiao Xinyi stayed in the room a while longer until Li Jun called her as he was leaving for work. Then she grabbed her passbook and caught a ride with Li Jun to her workplace to wait for Fu Qingshan.

They had agreed yesterday to meet at Li Jun’s workplace. When Qiao Xinyi arrived, Fu Qingshan was already there. Sitting in a jeep, he honked when he saw Qiao Xinyi and Li Jun.

“Li Jun.” Fu Qingshan didn’t get out of the car but greeted Li Jun first, “We’ll come pick you up at noon. After work, we’ll eat together.”

“Sure!” Li Jun parked the car and walked over to tap on the door. “It’s still better to stay in the army. Since I left, I haven’t touched this baby.”

Fu Qingshan turned to look at Qiao Xinyi. Seeing her imitate Li Jun by reaching out to touch the car, he smiled. “Get in.”

“I’m coming!” Qiao Xinyi opened the passenger door and got in. Just after settling, she started praising, “I didn’t expect you to be able to drive. Fu Qingshan, you’re pretty impressive~”

“He can do more than just drive,” Li Jun said enviously. “Tanks, cannons, big trucks, small cars, tractors—except airplanes, Fu Qingshan can drive them all!”

“What about boats?” Qiao Xinyi asked.

“Isn’t it annoying? He can handle boats too!” Li Jun said. “Some he learned in the army, some he learned in military school. His brain’s sharp, he picks things up fast. What he should learn, he learns; what he shouldn’t learn, he also learns—and he learns it better than those who should be learning it. Tell me, isn’t that just maddening?”

“Not maddening, but definitely impressive!” Qiao Xinyi patted her chest. “I’m impressive too! What he can’t do, I can!”

Li Jun was stunned. “You don’t mean you can fly a plane, do you?”

When Qiao Xinyi nodded, Li Jun laughed. “Fu Qingshan doesn’t brag. You really can, and you’re good at it.”

Qiao Xinyi clenched her fist and extended her arm out the window, giving Li Jun a punch through the driver’s side window. “Get lost!”

She really did have a helicopter pilot’s license. In the 21st century, if you had the money, you could get one. But she knew Li Jun didn’t believe her, and neither did Fu Qingshan. If they were her, they’d think she was bragging too.

After chatting a bit, Li Jun went inside his unit. Fu Qingshan started the car and first went to the bank, accompanied Qiao Xinyi to withdraw money, and then went to Qian Ke’s unit.

They arrived just on time—not late—but the two homeowners had already been waiting for a while. However, the house selling so quickly meant even if Qiao Xinyi was just on time, or even late, no one dared to complain.

“They’re here, they’re here!” Qian Ke was even more excited than the homeowners, giving Qiao Xinyi a thumbs-up.

Qiao Xinyi immediately understood—this meant the rebuilding approval was all set without issues.

“The buyers are such a young couple?” The owner of the small Western-style house looked at the man and woman who entered, surprised. “Can young people really make such a big financial decision?”

The owner of the broken old house asked, “They told me to bring the property deed today, said the money would be paid and the title transferred directly. They won’t make us come here for nothing, right? Why not have your elders handle the deal?”

Seeing no one else coming in, the two homeowners grew a little anxious.

Qiao Xinyi patted the sack of money Fu Qingshan was carrying. “Why worry? The money’s all here. Since we said the deal would be done today, we won’t make you come here for nothing.”

With Qiao Xinyi’s temperament, if she wasn’t worried about pushing the owners too hard and risking the sale falling through, she’d probably say a few more words.

“I’m not someone unreliable,” Qian Ke said a little unhappily. As the middleman, he was frustrated if he didn’t believe the deal would go through today.

The two homeowners immediately shut up, not daring to say more. These days, people who can suddenly come up with so much money to buy a house are rare, and they didn’t want to offend the buyers and lose the sale.

Qian Ke called some colleagues over to help register documents for both sides. He also carefully reviewed the seller’s documents on behalf of Qiao Xinyi.

Once confirmed correct, Qiao Xinyi handed over the money to the other party. Qian Ke and his colleagues immediately issued transaction certificates for both sides and promptly reissued and registered the title for Qiao Xinyi.

The transaction procedures were complicated, and counting the money took time. By the time the paperwork for both houses was finished, the sun was already high.

After sending the two homeowners off, Qian Ke ran back to help Qiao Xinyi with the rebuilding approval documents. Twenty minutes later, he came back running with a file in hand.

“Qiao Xinyi! It’s done!” Qian Ke was even more excited than Qiao Xinyi herself. “With this document, you can demolish the old house and rebuild whenever you want.”

“Oh, by the way, I guess you’ll need to find a construction crew. I asked around for you last night. If you don’t mind, invite Director Lin to lunch at noon. He manages the construction crews, and they just happen to have some available workers and equipment right now.”