Chapter 6: So Much Money in the Cotton-Padded Jacket

  Qin Qing felt around other parts of the cotton clothes and found another twenty, oh dear, that's four hundred yuan. One by one, Qin Qing searched through them, patted his head, closed his eyes, and recalled in his mind. If Qin Qing hadn't calmed down to recall, he wouldn't have remembered it.

  About five minutes later, Qin Qing opened his eyes and remembered everything. The reason why he hid the money in his clothes was that two years ago, he had been beaten up by someone's wife, who took away all the things Zhao Junran had bought for him before, as well as the money, leaving only his clothes behind.

  Zhao Junran was not yet tired of his original body Qin Qing, so he secretly arranged for her to live here last year. At that time, Qin Qing had no money and did not want to return to the factory to work hard, nor could she slink back home in defeat, with nowhere to turn, and a heart full of resentment towards Zhao Junran's wife, so she agreed to his proposal. This time she was clever, good things can't be shown off, not only is the money hidden inside the cotton-padded jacket, but also the jewelry that Zhao Junran bought to coax her is hidden inside.

  Qin Qing rummaged through it again and unexpectedly found two gold necklaces, three gold rings, and 20,000 yuan. This body wasn't completely brainless after all, knowing not to put all the eggs in one basket, almost all of the cotton-padded jackets had things hidden inside.

  Money doesn't leak out, although Wang Liwen is her good friend and the big brother is also a relative of the original body, but as a pregnant woman, she should still be careful. This money is the initial fund for her future career and also the milk powder money to raise children. Thinking of that space that can be entered at any time, it's safest to put things in there, so she puts 10,000 yuan and the gold necklace, gold ring all inside, leaving 2,000 yuan on hand, returning 500 yuan to Wang Liwen, and tomorrow will go buy some more things, which is enough.

  Wang Liwen returned and saw that Qin Qing's cotton-padded jacket was all torn apart, and she exclaimed in surprise: "Qin Qing, what are you doing? Although these clothes were bought for you by that scoundrel, they're still worth money. You've ruined them all. When winter comes, you'll have no clothes to wear and will have to spend more money to buy new ones."

  Qin Qing smiled, shaking the wad of money in his hand, saying: "Liwen, look, fortunately you took back all my clothes, I hid 2,000 yuan inside the cotton-padded jacket. This 500, I'll return to you."

  Wang Liwen originally didn't have the nerve to ask Qin Qing for money, but since Qin Qing wanted to return it, she didn't decline either. She said: "The total hospitalization fee was 340 yuan, you can just give me 300 yuan. If you don't take back these 200 yuan, I won't want a single cent."

  Qin Qing smiled and said, "Alright then, I'll take advantage of you. From now on, if you have any difficulties, just come find me. The kindness you've shown me, Qin Qing will remember it for the rest of his life."

  Wang Liwen smiled, pulled Qin Qing's hand and said: "Okay, if I'm in trouble in the future, you must help me out. These cotton clothes are useless even if you dismantle them like this, when winter comes, I'll buy some and send them to you. By the way, write down your home address for me quickly. It's probably inconvenient to make phone calls there, so just write a letter to me. If you're alone, I'm not at ease, but if your older brother is there, I'll be at ease. Go back home and take good care of yourself during pregnancy, and then think about other things after giving birth."

  "I'll write it now. By the way, how's ** doing?" Qin Qing asked while writing, having relatives and friends, the original body's situation wasn't very bad, life still had some hope.

  "I've already found the right person, and I've also found that young man. Tomorrow we'll take a photo, stick it on there, stamp it with a fake seal, and everything will be fine." Wang Liwen smiled and replied, "Never mind, I'm going to cook dinner."

  At night, Qin Qing and Wang Liwen were in one room, while Qin De slept in the guest room. The next morning, Wang Liwen and Qin Qing took Qin De to buy things and also took photos, which would be ready tomorrow. The young man who took their wedding photos was quite good-looking, and after hearing Wang Liwen's fabricated story about the remains of a martyr, he happily agreed.

  Wang Liwen likes to go shopping and is familiar with this place, so she leads the way. According to Qin De, their home is in a mountain valley and only got electricity this year. Qin Qing wanted to buy a TV to bring back home, but two TVs would cost over 1,000 yuan, which is too expensive for her two brothers. So they gave up on that idea and spent nearly 400 yuan on three radios instead, which consume less power and are cheaper. They also bought some fashionable summer clothes.

  Shenzhen is the closest place to Hong Kong, with more new things and better-looking clothes than inland areas, not to mention remote Yunnan. Compared to 80s, modern transportation is much more developed, goods are transported quickly and widely, even the most ordinary clothes in Shenzhen are better than those back home.

  She picked and chose, buying almost half a bagful. Thinking of the clothes at Qin Ying's place, Wang Liwen asked the old boss selling clothes for several more snake skin bags. Qin Ying wanted to buy more, but was stopped by Qin De, saying: "Little sister, save that money yourself. You have two kids in your belly, and there will be many places to spend money on later."

  Qin Qing saw that he had bought a lot and smiled: "Alright, listen to big brother."

  Qin De, who had been feeling down, finally felt at ease when he saw his sister laughing as sweetly as she did when they were young. After getting the marriage certificate back home, Qin De said: "Liwu, I've been out for almost ten days, it's time to go back, or people at home will worry, I'll go buy train tickets today."

  Wang Liwen heard that she had to part with Qin Qing, and later she would be left alone, even more lonely. However, there was no other way, so she nodded and said: "Okay, big brother, I'll go to the market to buy some things, cook them and you can take them in the car to eat."

  Qin Qing gave Qin De money to buy a train ticket, but Qin De refused, saying: "Little sister, I still have this bit of money, put your money away. When you get home, just say that this is the compensation given by the country and can't be touched, it will be for the kids in the future. Don't go home and after a few good words from your second aunt, you'll give her all the things and money."

  Qin Qing smiled and nodded: "Big brother, I'll listen to you, I won't say anything."

  Qin De went to buy train tickets, Wang Liwen went to the vegetable market and bought thirty eggs, two chickens, two roasted geese, thirty steamed buns, and some pickled vegetables. The eggs were made into tea leaf eggs, the two chickens were cooked into white cut chicken, the two roasted geese were cut into small pieces, and a rice box was found to put them in. Worried that it would be inconvenient to carry in a snakeskin bag, Wang Liwen contributed her large vegetable basket, filling an entire basket with pointed objects.

  Wang Liwen and Qin Qing chatted until midnight, if Qin Qing wasn't pregnant, they would probably chat all night. Qin Qing also knew some of Wang Liwen's heart-wrenching stories, but now she couldn't even protect herself, let alone help Wang Liwen. After giving birth to the child, she must start a business and make a lot of money, then take Wang Liwen with her to live a good life.