The tycoon's wicked wife from the era of literature has been reborn.

Chapter 45 Lying Down is Just Around the Corner
We've arrived at Shanghe Village.

Gao Qinghe paid the fare, got out of the car, and thanked him again.

I watched the little blue car turn around and drive away before heading home in the azure twilight.

In the countryside, people eat dinner late, around the time when everyone is returning home from working in the fields and preparing dinner.

The aroma of food wafted from every household.

Gao Qinghe took a sniff, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction and anticipation.

Having been reborn for so long, it has only in the last two days that she has gradually begun to feel the reality of living in the present.

Gao Qinghe first went to the convenience store and took a walk around.

The auntie at the convenience store told her that Gao Qingmiao had called that afternoon.

He handed her a slip of paper with the exact arrival time written on it.

"Didn't he say anything else?" Gao Qinghe asked.

The old lady shook her head. "She didn't say, she only said the time on the paper."

Phone calls are expensive; the price doubles for every minute or more, so most people keep their conversation brief and hang up.

Gao Qinghe nodded, bought some fruit candies for a dollar at the convenience store, and went home.

I glanced at the time on the note again: I'll arrive in Linxian at noon tomorrow.

She originally thought her younger brother was too young and inexperienced, and might have to stay for an extra day or two.

It was surprisingly quick.

The day after tomorrow is International Women's Day, and at this pace, we can definitely catch up.

After getting home and having dinner, Gao Qinghe wrote down the day's expenses, washed up, and went to bed.

The next day, they got up very early, without carrying any goods, and went straight into the city.

When they arrived in the county town around nine o'clock, Gao Qinghe went to eat something first.

After finishing the meal, we immediately rented a three-wheeled motorcycle truck and drove it to the Linxian Railway Station to pick up people and goods.

All the way, Gao Qinghe kept thinking about whether Miao Miao was doing things smoothly or not.
Although the goods I received were the same as before, the quantity was different, and I don't know if there are that many in stock in the provincial capital.

Another thing is the gift bags. Nowadays, plastic bags are still in the style of red and yellow watermelon patterns, and it's not easy to find the beautiful gift bags that we'll be looking for in later years.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Gao Qinghe and the driver arrived at the train station ahead of schedule.

After parking the car, Gao Qinghe led the driver to the platform to wait.

The train was delayed by more than ten minutes.

Not many people got off at the station, but everyone was carrying large and small bags. Gao Qinghe scanned each face but didn't recognize any of them.

Just as I was getting anxious, I heard a familiar voice calling from not far away.

"sister!"

He turned his head and saw Gao Qingmiao struggling to protect a large package by the car door.

"Miaomiao!"

Gao Qinghe quickly took her driver and rushed over to help.

It took the three of them a lot of effort to unload the two huge packages onto the platform.

The package wasn't heavy, but it was too big for one person to carry.

Gao Qinghe oversaw the goods, while Gao Qingmiao and the driver made two trips before finally setting off smoothly on their return journey.

Gao Qinghe handed her younger brother a pot of water and a piece of bread that she had bought earlier in the county town.

Gao Qingmiao clearly hadn't eaten breakfast; she took the food and ate it in a few big bites.

After finishing, he gulped down most of the pot of water and let out a really loud burp.

Gao Qinghe leaned back in disgust.

"It's disgusting."

Gao Qingmiao chuckled, tightened the kettle and handed it back to her sister, then patted the bundle beneath her with a smug look.

"Sis, all the goods you requested are here!"

Gao Qinghe nodded in agreement. It wasn't convenient to talk about it on the way home; they would discuss everything once they got there.

Gao Qinghe rented a three-wheeled motorcycle for a day, which cost her thirty yuan. She had the driver take her directly to her doorstep.

The two large packages were placed in the main room, making the already small room feel even more cramped.

Dad is at school, Mom is in the fields, and Grandma is out chatting somewhere.

In the yard, only the old hen and her brood of chicks were clucking and wandering around.

Gao Qinghe washed her face first, then took scissors to cut open the woven bag on top of the package and began to count the goods. A total of 1,500 yuan worth of goods.

There weren't enough tables in the main room to accommodate all the food, so the siblings had to eat in shifts.

One hundred pairs of leggings and fifty pairs of bodysuits.

Gao Qingmiao said, "These bodysuits cost three yuan a pair. At first, they wouldn't give me that price. I told them that I had gotten them for the same price a few days ago, and only then did the shopkeeper agree."

But it's no wonder the boss doesn't remember him.

The owner's shop has so many customers every day, and he's not as good-looking as his sister, so he's quite memorable.

These cost 650 yuan.

The rest were all lipsticks and scarves.

Gao Qingmiao each took five boxes.

A box of silk scarves costs 68 yuan and contains 20 scarves. Five boxes contain a total of 100 scarves, and the patterns are randomly matched.

A box of lipsticks costs 45 yuan and contains 20 lipsticks. Five boxes contain a total of 100 lipsticks, all with a black case and a bright red lipstick.

These two items cost 565 yuan.

Gao Qingmiao used the remaining 285 yuan to buy boutique bags.

There are two types. One is the semi-transparent pink plastic tote bag that Gao Qinghe used to pack Jiang Baohai's socks last time.

It comes in small and medium sizes.

The smaller ones are used to store small accessories, scarves, lipsticks, and the like.

The medium size can fit two pairs of leggings; it's the perfect size.

These plastic bags aren't cheap either; they're sold in bundles of 100. A small bundle costs 35 yuan, and a medium bundle costs 40 yuan.

They're not sold individually; you have to buy at least one at a time.

A bunch of large plastic bags with watermelon patterns only cost ten yuan!
Gao Qingmiao carefully brought the 'main dish,' which was wrapped in several layers, to the table.

After opening the protective packaging layer by layer, one hundred neatly stacked high-grade cardboard gift bags were revealed inside.

The shoebox is the size of a shoebox, with a pure white background and various beautiful gold-stamped colored patterns printed on it.

The handles are made of gold woven material, and there is a round hole at the top of the paper bag for threading a ribbon.

Gao Qingmiao took out the individually wrapped, exquisite ribbon, threaded it into the gift bag, and tied it.

The gift bag, which was already quite upscale, was instantly elevated to a higher level with the addition of ribbons.

Gao Qinghe selected a silk scarf and a lipstick, put them inside, and carried them in her hand.

It felt like a high-end brand-name item pulled out of a luxury brand counter.

"How much?" Gao Qinghe asked.

Gao Qingmiao kept everyone in suspense for a moment, saying that she had spent a whole day looking for this factory that makes gift bags.

Then he held up two fingers, his tone exaggerated:
"Two yuan each!"

After saying that, he waited to see his sister's shocked expression.

Unexpectedly, she simply smiled and nodded, indicating her approval of the price.

Gao Qingmiao: Aren't you surprised?

"I'm surprised," Gao Qinghe said calmly.

She counted the gift bags; there were 91 in total.

Gao Qingmiao said with a bitter face, "I had no choice. That was all the money I had left."

“Originally, they were selling in batches of 500 pieces, specifically for the high-end counters of department stores in the city. I begged for a long time before they reluctantly gave me some of their surplus defective stock.”

However, he had checked them all, and there were no major problems with these defective products, except that the printed patterns were not perfect.

Anyone who has never seen a department store's packaging bag would never be able to tell!
Seeing her younger brother's anxious expression, Gao Qinghe couldn't help but laugh.

The seedlings performed much better than she expected this time.

It seems that lying down and giving up is just around the corner.

That evening, Gao Qinghe gathered her whole family to help pack fifty gift sets of silk scarves and lipsticks.

The silk scarves were all rolled into the shape of roses, with lipsticks placed inside the flower's center.

The ribbon on the gift bag was tied into a pretty double bow.

This gift is exquisite and high-end, and it will definitely impress someone.

(End of this chapter)