Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids! Chapter 129: Liu Ling Buys Seafood

Now that the exams are over, let’s not worry about it anymore.

Lin Qin continued with her business. The Wenjun Seafood Wholesale Store had been open in the area for nearly half a year, and its reputation had spread; neighbors nearby would co to the store whenever they wanted seafood because it was a bit cheaper than elsewhere.

One day, while Lin Qin was busy in the store with a child on her back, she saw Liu Ling parking her bicycle outside with a backpack on.

Their eyes t, and before Liu Ling could recognize Lin Qin, Lin Qin warmly called out, "What brings you here? Co on in!"

"Sister Qin! It’s really you! I didn’t even recognize you!" Liu Ling parked her bike and bounced into the store.

Seeing Lin Qin so busy, with sharp eyes, Liu Ling quickly helped out, helping custors pack and weigh their purchases.

Once the wave of custors left, Lin Qin finally had the chance to chat with Liu Ling, "What brings you here? I rember your school is on the other side."

Liu Ling chuckled and boldly explained, "Recently, folks on the street have been talking about a seafood shop opening around here, and since it’s my grandfather’s anniversary today, Granny asked to buy so seafood."

Actually, Granny Liu had originally asked Liu Ling to co and check the prices, not expecting to run into Lin Qin, so Liu Ling didn’t ntion it.

Lin Qin suddenly realized, "What does Granny want to buy?"

Liu Ling glanced around and honestly didn’t recognize these items, looking a bit embarrassed.

Lin Qin imdiately understood and started introducing the seafood to her, "I have a lot of seafood here. Like ribbonfish — they’re delicious fried or grilled. Yellow croaker is great either stead or in soy sauce, and these pomfret, squid, little octopuses are fresh this morning, as are clams... the clams are especially fresh, and so are the oysters, which are great for oyster olets.

Buy whatever you want; I’ll give you wholesale prices, you won’t be overcharged."

Liu Ling felt both grateful and anxious, "Sister Qin, is it okay to do this? What if the boss gets mad?"

Lin Qin was startled for a mont, then burst into laughter, "Don’t worry about it; he’s my man, he wouldn’t dare to scold !"

"What? This shop belongs to your family?" Liu Ling was dumbfounded and took a mont to grasp it. Her gaze fell on the baby boy behind Lin Qin, and she instinctively asked, "Is this Yaya’s brother?"

Lin Qin nodded and smiled, "He just turned six months, and Yaya has grown a lot too. She had a class this morning; otherwise, I’d have brought her along to et you."

"Isn’t today Saturday? Don’t primary schools have weekends off?" Liu Ling asked, bewildered.

Lin Qin laughed even more at her expression, "There’s no school, but she has classes at the training center; she’s learning dance, piano, calligraphy, and has lots of howork, too."

Hearing this, Liu Ling couldn’t help but click her tongue.

anwhile, Lin Qin had packed a pound of clams, a pound of oysters, a pound of squid, and a one-pound yellow croaker.

"That’ll be five dollars for these."

Liu Ling quickly shook her head, "Sister, I may not have bought groceries before, but I’m not foolish; seafood isn’t cheap, this can’t possibly be just five dollars."

But Lin Qin insisted, taking the items out and putting them on her bike, then taking the five dollars from her hand, "Alright, Granny is in a hurry to cook, let’s leave it at that."

Liu Ling wanted to refuse, but being a timid girl, she eventually accepted with a blush.

When she got ho, Granny Liu was a bit surprised to see the seafood. Just then, Li San’s mother ca over to help, took a closer look, and exclaid, "Wow! This seafood isn’t cheap! It looks like Liu Dashong has struck it rich!"

Liu Dashong is Liu Ling’s father.

Granny Liu nonchalantly carried the items to the kitchen, saying, "Struck it rich? The boy’s father worked hard his whole life, didn’t even get to enjoy his wealth before he died. Buying so good food for his morial day makes the living feel a bit better in their hearts."

Li San’s mother knew Granny Liu shared a deep bond with her late husband, so she didn’t question it and turned to Liu Ling, asking, "Ah Ling, where did you buy all this fresh seafood?"

"At the Wenjun Seafood Wholesale Store, Auntie. That store is run by Sister Qin and her husband." Liu Ling pondered for a mont and decided to ntion it; after all, Lin Qin opened the store for business, and it could even bring in more custors for her.

Both Li San’s mother and Granny Liu were sowhat surprised.

"What’s this about? Wasn’t it said that Lin Qin married that man who was frad, those Dang people, yet they can open a store?" Li San’s mother looked skeptical.

Back in the day, the Liu family had falsely accused Lin Qin of having an affair with Chen Wenjun, later being forced to reveal their plot against Lin Qin under police pressure.

Although people sympathized with Lin Qin, being frad affected her reputation sowhat. Later, when Lin Qin married Chen Wenjun, most thought it was out of necessity, sympathizing with her still. But look at what a short ti it’s been, and the two of them already opened a store!

Liu Ling disliked Li San’s mother’s condescending manner and imdiately got impassioned defending Lin Qin, "Auntie, how could you say that? Now that there’s private ownership in rural areas, so what if they’re Dang people? Can’t Dang people strive for a better life?

I think Sister Qin is living much better than when she was with Liu Yongming, her style is trendy now, she carries herself well, and they even have a son. I’ve heard that Yaya is learning dance and piano now!

If they were with the Liu family, could Sister Qin and Yaya have such a good life?"

Granny Liu, seeing Li San’s mother listening in stunned surprise, echoed her granddaughter’s sentint, "I’ve seen that guy Ah Qin remarried a few tis; he used to sell fish on the street, a really industrious young man. Ah Qin is hard-working too; together, they can certainly make a thriving life."

Li San’s mother twitched her mouth, her eyes shifting, "I heard Liu Yongming introduced Liu Li to a nice prospect, and Ma Cuihua is hosting them tomorrow. Maybe Ma Cuihua will want to buy so seafood too! I’ll tell her."

With that, Li San’s mother hurried off.

Once she left, Granny Liu looked worried, then turned to Liu Ling with understanding in her eyes, "Did we take advantage of them again?"

Liu Ling stuck out her tongue, blushed, and quickly defended herself, "Grandma, believe , I didn’t an to, but Sister Qin insisted on it, only taking five dollars from ."

Granny Liu sighed and shook her head, mumbling to herself, though unclear what exactly she was saying.

anwhile, Li San’s mother, after leaving Liu Ling’s ho, didn’t go directly to Ma Cuihua but instead spread the news of Lin Qin’s shop around the street.

Within the day, everyone on the street knew about Lin Qin and her daughter’s current situation.

Liu Li got the news and hurried to Wenjun Seafood Wholesale Store but found it closed. Reluctantly, she asked around the neighbors and decided to co back the next day.

The following morning, she took her ti leaving around seven and went straight to the seafood wholesale store’s entrance, where she saw Lin Qin busy collecting money at the counter, her face twisted with jealousy.

Seeing the bustling store and only Lin Qin managing, Liu Li, as if possessed, went inside, wandered around, grabbed a bag of shucked oysters, and ran out.

But she hadn’t made it out yet when she was caught.

"Ah-ha! So, the madam finally caught a thief after all this waiting!"