Like those lucky bags, they’ve become the mainstream over the past few years, so usually, people just pick them up and leave, and there are also many from organizations who order them in advance and come to collect them now. Giving these things as gifts is pretty practical and also quite high-end, the most important thing is that the price isn’t high, giving them makes a great impression. Regardless of what’s inside, at the very least, such a large bag with a happy pattern on it, so many people like to take them away.
Qin Xiangnuan seized this selling point of the packaging, turning the original value of five yuan of money into an increased price by half, and with the promotion of giving more for buying more, she attracted quite a lot of customers.
"Your family is doing this business?" Jin Juan was shocked. This year she also accompanied Qin Xiangyang to sell Spring Festival couplets. Initially, she thought it was a small venture, but this sale shocked her. Almost all of the orders were taken by the Qin Family, even the two younger ones were selling quite professionally.
Yes, we’ve been selling for many years," Qin Xiangyang wrapped the Spring Festival couplets for a customer and smiled as he spoke to her, "At the very beginning, when my sister and I moved out to live by ourselves, apart from selling Conghua pancakes, during New Year’s, it was by selling these. At that time, the money was really significant, my sister and I sold over one thousand yuan, back when meat was less than one yuan per pound, we sold so much money, and since then our family’s life has gotten a lot better.
Jin Juan felt a private sympathy for Qin Xiangyang; he had told her all about his family’s affairs.
Qin Xiangyang’s mother died early, and Qin Xiangnuan, who was born not long before, was practically raised by him. But at that time, Qin Xiangyang was just a child himself, yet he still had to take care of his younger sister. The sadness they must have felt, perhaps only they themselves truly understood. To leave that home, to survive, Qin Xiangnuan, who was only five or six, even stole flour from the kitchen to make and sell pancakes at the station. Such a young child, five years old, walking an hour in the middle of the night to get to the station, and the money earned later went to Qin Xiangyang’s medical treatments. Without that money, Qin Xiangyang might not have survived to this day.
She really couldn’t imagine what she was doing at the age of five, it seems she has little memory of being five years old, so she felt especially sympathetic towards these siblings and could understand Qin Xiangyang’s feelings for Qin Xiangnuan. She was Qin Xiangyang’s sister, and now, she was her sister too.
"Let’s go hang the Spring Festival couplets," after selling for a day and with nothing else to do, Qin Xiangyang prepared to go to their new house with Jin Juan. They planned to get married next year and his proposal had been submitted, so, the house should be decorated. He had forgotten about this due to being busy with school recently.
Taking advantage of the New Year holidays, they decided to get this most important task done first.
"Okay," Jin Juan had already chosen her favourite Spring Festival couplets; she picked the big ones, just suitable for a Siheyuan, but when they were about to leave, Qin Xiangyang just took her and walked.
"Eh, what are you doing?" Jin Juan carried the Spring Festival couplets, her head stretched back, "Aren’t we going to hang Spring Festival couplets? Where are you taking me?"
"We are hanging Spring Festival couplets," Qin Xiangyang simply took the Spring Festival couplets Jin Juan was carrying, "to our home."
She turned her head, pointing behind, "Isn’t home over there?"
"No, not that, our home."
Qin Xiangyang chuckled, selling a bit of suspense, "You’ll know when we get there."
When they arrived in front of a newly constructed building, they directly went up the stairs without using the elevator, as it was just the third floor and very convenient. Jin Juan was quite confused as always, and just followed wherever Qin Xiangyang went.
Qin Xiangyang took out the keys from his clothes and with a click, opened the door.
"Come in first," Qin Xiangyang entered first and then pulled Jin Juan inside, "How about that?" he pointed at the house in front of them, "Are you satisfied with this home? If you want, you can live in the Siheyuan or here, it’s close to your school, you can come back to rest at noon, and if meetings run late, you can stay here too. Whatever style you want for the renovation, we will follow your ideas, this is our home, you have the final say."
"This can’t be possible, right?" Jin Juan was still quite baffled, "You mean..." she stretched out her finger, pointing at the apartment that was more than a hundred square meters, one of the most expensive in the Capital City with a great location, layout, and greenery, situated near the commercial and school districts, a top choice for those looking to buy in the Capital City.
But how could this be possible?
"Didn’t they say our family was not well-off?"
Jin Juan withdrew her finger, her face also turning puzzled, she was confused.
"Ah, our family is not well-off?" Qin Xiangyang was even more baffled, "Who said that?" His family was indeed poor before, very poor, but now their situation was not only not bad, but very good. As for how good, he couldn’t say exactly, but definitely, there was no talk of being poor.
"It’s my sister," Jin Juan felt like she was foolish too, she had heard everything from Jin Na, and she believed whatever Jin Na said; maybe Jin Na herself didn’t even know the real situation of Qin Xiangyang’s family, right?
Qin Xiangyang gripped Jin Juan’s hand, and because of this, he felt even more that Jin Juan was a truly good girl. Considering the status of The Jins, she could have completely found someone with a good job and powerful connections, but knowing his family wasn’t wealthy, she still chose to struggle and strive with him.
"This house, it wasn’t bought with borrowed money, right?" Jin Juan’s body trembled slightly, "How much money would have to be borrowed? Actually, it’s really not necessary, you don’t have to try to impress by pretending to be rich, I don’t despise you."
"Not at all," Qin Xiangyang chuckled, "Don’t worry, it wasn’t bought with borrowed money. This was a gift from my sister, even the money for the renovation was given by her."
Jin Juan’s eyes widened, Qin Xiangnuan was just a student, wasn’t she?
"Let’s tidy up, and I’ll explain slowly," Qin Xiangyang rolled up his sleeves, "First, let’s paste the Spring Festival couplets and clean up. The place was simply furnished when it was handed over, the floors and walls have been painted. If they want further fine decoration, that can be discussed later."
"Sure," Jin Juan spruced up too, since this was their own home, naturally, she wanted to clean it well. After all, it was close to her school.
While pasting the Spring Festival coupleets, Qin Xiangyang informed Jin Juan all about his family situation, what was said by others couldn’t possibly be as real as hearing it from one’s own family. Moreover, the affairs of his family were actually quite complicated, because they were cautious about Qin Guohua potentially causing trouble, so like Jin Juan said, not many people truly knew their situation.