"You’re here!"
"Yes." Lin Jiaxue smiled at Tang Qing, gave a gentle nod, then turned her head and skillfully started peeling the garlic in her hand.
Today, Lin Jiaxue was wearing the clothes and shoes that Tang Qing bought for her last weekend, along with so inexpensive little pieces of jewelry. Girls are powerless against these shiny, colorful trinkets. Lin Jiaxue had no interest in gold or silver, but she did have a particular fondness for small, creative pieces of jewelry.
Thinking about it, gold and silver jewelry honestly didn’t look that great. A gold necklace, in Tang Qing’s view, really wasn’t any more beautiful than a ten-dollar piece of glass jewelry. There was no point in flaunting such things.
When he saw Lin Jiaxue liked these on the street, he bought her a pile of them. There were countless varieties, and Lin Jiaxue chose and chose, looking and looking. In the end, Tang Qing simply bought all the ones she had touched, spending nearly 500 yuan. With so many little pieces of jewelry, she could wear a different one every day for a month.
Last ti, Qin Shiqi had complained that she wanted to go play at Lin Jiaxue’s house, but he hadn’t taken her. Therefore, last weekend, he also bought a bunch of these trinkets for Qin Shiqi to appease her. Of course, Qin Shiyu also got a share.
However, the school does not allow them to wear any jewelry on regular school days, so they can only wear them at ho for fun. The first thing Qin Shiqi does when she gets ho is put on her jewelry and look in the mirror.
It wasn’t enough for her to wear them herself; she also insisted on playing dress-up gas and making her younger sister wear them too and wouldn’t let her take them off before bed. Seeing Qin Shiyu’s helpless expression, Tang Qing didn’t quite understand his older cousin’s ntality. Was this so form of compulsion?
Although she was scolded by her aunt every ti, Qin Shiqi remained cheerful and carefree. Girls naturally love beauty, after all, and no one could talk her out of it.
Seeing that Lin Jiaxue had finished peeling the garlic, Tang Qing unceremoniously handed her another clove. "Jiaxue, peel so more. This chicken needs a lot."
"Okay," Lin Jiaxue said, accepting the garlic.
All the warmth and affection were unspoken. There was no need for many greetings or words. It was enough just to have you by my side. A gentle warmth perated the entire kitchen.
However, the kitchen door was suddenly pushed open, startling them both. Qin Shiqi rushed in excitedly. "Sister Jiaxue, you’re here! Brother, here’s the salt. Catch!"
Tang Qing instinctively caught the bag of salt. His smooth, practiced movents made it seem as though he had done this countless tis before. Looking at the small bag of salt in his hand, which probably weighed no more than a qian, he figured it must be the smallest bag from the shop. Tang Qing was at a loss for words.
His little sister was really sothing else. He could even imagine Qin Shiqi hesitating between the one-yuan and two-yuan bags of salt, finding countless excuses before finally, guiltlessly choosing the one-yuan bag.
Heh, little money grubber.
"Mm, Shiqi, you’re getting prettier and prettier," Lin Jiaxue gently laughed. This wasn’t flattery. Even though she was only fifteen, her height and appearance were already quite outstanding. Tang Qing rembered how Qin Shiqi would get even prettier in the future, not losing out to any of the celebrities.
Of course, ’those celebrities’ really only included a few.
In Tang Qing’s aesthetic opinion, amongst the movie stars active in the future, including those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, there were only a handful who were genuinely attractive. Only Jing Tian and Liu Yifei, and a few others, t Tang Qing’s standard. The rest could only be considered pretty.
As for his second cousin, she was always leaning towards the cute side, with her slightly chubby baby face. When the sisters t later, Qin Shiqi would often pinch and play with Qin Shiyu’s face.
"Not at all, I’m not as pretty as Sister Jiaxue. Sigh, my brother is the lucky one here. How many lifetis of good deeds did you have to do to get this karma?" Qin Shiqi went back into teasing Tang Qing mode.
"You.. What do you an I’m the lucky one? Get out of here, I don’t need you here," Tang Qing said irritably as his peaceful atmosphere was shattered. Even though he knew this struggle was futile. His older cousin seed to particularly enjoy suppressing all opposition; he had never once won against her.
"Hmph, as if I wanted to be here. Here, you peel it yourself. Sister Jiaxue, let show you the new clothes I bought yesterday. Ignore this bad brother of mine. He wouldn’t take to your place to play no matter how many tis I asked him too. And also..." Qin Shiqi took the garlic from Lin Jiaxue’s hand, shoved it into Tang Qing’s hand, and pulled Lin Jiaxue away, her mouth running non-stop with complaints about Tang Qing and she didn’t stop even as they left.
Lin Jiaxue could only give Tang Qing an apologetic look and then follow her out.
Looking at the garlic in his hand, Tang Qing couldn’t help feel a sense of helplessness. Not that he was upset — one was his wife and the other his sister. What was there to be upset about? It was just that the warm atmosphere had been disrupted, which was a bit disappointing. But perhaps it was for the best; he didn’t want Lin Jiaxue to stay in this smoky kitchen.
Seeing her older sister brazenly abandoning the kitchen, the considerate Qin Shiyu ca in to help.
Boohoo!
This cousin is too thoughtful!
What a pity.
Tang Qing truly wished he had a sister, but that was not sothing he could decide.
After busying for another ten minutes or so, the last dish was finally done.
It’s ti to eat.
...
After a few toasts, they got down to business.
Unable to resist once the food was served, Qin Shiqi was the first to start eating, unceremoniously picking up a chicken leg and placing it into her bowl.
"Mm... Brother... This is really delicious. Here, Mum, this chicken leg is for you. Ah, what can I do if you go to university and I can’t taste your cooking anymore?"
"That’s not a problem. When the ti cos, you can just apply to the sa place as ," Tang Qing said with a laugh. In his previous life, he rembered that Qin Shiqi had also applied to a university in Magic City. He had just forgotten which one.
"That’s right, Brother. Where are you planning to apply?" asked Qin Shiqi, her eyes lighting up with realization.
"I’m planning to apply to Fudan University in Magic City," Tang Qing responded, taking a bite of fish.
"What?"
"What?"
Both these exclaims ca from his aunt and Qin Shiqi. As for Lin Jiaxue, she simply looked at Tang Qing in surprise.
Okay, getting her to shout in surprise was quite difficult.
"Brother, why are you thinking of going there? Seeing how hard you work and study, even being the top of your class, I thought you were aiming for a university in Beijing," Qin Shiqi asked, holding chopsticks in her mouth.
"What’s so great about Beijing? The city’s stifling with rules, Magic City isn’t too bad, Tang Qing, give it your all, study hard, I believe in you." Tang Qing’s aunt chid in. She really didn’t want Tang Qing to go to Beijing for his studies. After all, it was too far away from ho. Magic City was much closer. Besides, she knew Tang Qing did not plan on joining the bureaucracy and did not need to build connections in Beijing.
"What about you, Jiaxue? Where are you planning to go? You rascal, you should aim for the sa place as Jiaxue. Given Jiaxue’s grades, any university in Beijing is up for grabs." Qin Yugang said. He didn’t mind where Tang Qing decided to go. The most important thing was that Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue should not be separated.
"Uncle, I also want to go to Magic City. I don’t like Beijing." Lin Jiaxue smiled, her heart filled with relief now. Since Tang Qing’s grades had improved, she had been worried that he might want to go to Beijing. No matter what, she didn’t want to be separated from him.
A woman should also support a man’s dreams. Now things were sorted out, Tang Qing planned to go to the sa place as her. She felt like a heavy weight had finally been lifted from her heart.
"Ha! That’s good. It seems like the two of you had probably agreed on this beforehand," laughed Lin Jiaxue’s father. He wasn’t keen on his daughter going far away to Beijing either, but knowing Tang Qing was there to look after her eased his concern. His daughter was so beautiful; it was dangerous for her to be out there. He feared she might encounter bad people.
"Hehe, of course not, we’re just like-minded." Tang Qing said proudly.
"Big brother, rember that your sister and I are still minors. Mind your words." Qin Shiqi said in a strange voice.
"I am also underage." Tang Qing retorted.
"You .... "
Even the glib-tongued Qin Shiqi was at a loss for a response. After all, Tang Qing was only 17, just two years older than her because he started school early.
"Hahaha .... "
"Haha .... "
"... "
Seeing the usually quick-witted Qin Shiqi at a loss for words made everybody burst into laughter. Annoyed, Qin Shiqi said, "You’re lucky, big brother, because Jiaxue is here. But just you wait."
"No need to wait. Bring it on."
"Alright then, beware of my tickling hands .... "
"Oh no, spare , my lady."
"Too late, weren’t you just boasting?"
"Shiqi, it’s dinner ti. Settle down."
"... "
A family living in harmony.
So nice.
After dinner...
Lin Jiaxue and Tang Qing started clearing the table and washing the dishes with the help of Qin Shiyu. Qin Shiqi was also made to help after getting a stern look from her mother.
Tang Qing’s uncle and Lin Jiaxue’s father were chatting, as were his aunt and Lin Jiaxue’s mother. Lin Jiaxue was dragged by Qin Shiqi to play a matching ga. Tang Qing stood on the side, occasionally chiming in to give praise here and there. Now that Lin Jiaxue was here, poor Qin Shiyu was left alone, quietly reading in a corner.
At that mont...
Tang Qing felt his life was full of aning.
Around eleven o’ clock, Lin Jiaxue’s family left as there simply wasn’t room for them to stay over. Lin Jiaxue’s dad wanted Tang Qing to co over the following day, but Tang Qing turned it down with an excuse.
He had things to do tomorrow. And a lot of them.
Tang Qing stayed up late that night, as he would be conducting a transaction with Liu Qian the following day. Yesterday at noon, Liu Qian had called him to inform him that the transaction amount this ti would be fifteen million US dollars, and remarkably Liu Qian had even raised the exchange rate to 8.4.
Despite no significant fluctuations in international exchange rates, it was surprising that the local exchange rate had risen so high. Tang Qing wasn’t quite sure why.
However, it’s certain that Liu Qian must have made a fortune recently by doing this. As he had admitted earlier, the money he earned was not just from the difference in exchange rates, but also from more subtle benefits. Many transactions were so important to Liu Qian that he was willing to even lose money on them.
Yuan 126,000,000 was transferred into him system account yesterday afternoon and had been lying there until now. Tang Qing had checked it no less than 30 tis, and each ti he saw it, he had an urge to take it for himself. But that was just wishful thinking. If he dared to do it, he could kiss his peaceful life goodbye.
Besides...
He was planning to beco a banker.
Just over a hundred million yuan.
In the future, this might just be a droplet in the ocean for him. Only fools would run away under such circumstances.
Thinking about it felt absolutely crazy!
The fact that he was able to conduct such a large dollar transaction was insane. This ti, the pure profits amounted to 6 million yuan which was equivalent to ten houses in this era. Going to Beijing, he could even buy a courtyard house or sothing similar.
Well, let’s just take it as increasing foreign exchange reserves.
If these funds are ultimately remitted to the state, the state could put this money to good use, right? Although cash lacks the convenience of transfer, it is more secure and less likely to be monitored. To be honest, every dollar transfer would be recorded in the Federal Reserve and its cooperative banks
Tang Qing had to console himself this way.
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