Recently, one thing bothered Qi Linqing.
In addition to intending to complete the posthumous work of his previous life, he also wanted to find a book.
He once heard his friend Yuan Sihao say that reading this book will benefit the painters a lot. However, the book was very expensive at that time. He once passed by a bookstall, but he had no money to buy it when he saw the price.
Now that he was reborn after death, this book has become a lingering regret in his heart.
After class, Qi Linqing went to ask Du Yuanbai: "I want to find a book, do you know where I can get it?"
Du Yuanbai replied without thinking: "Buy it online, in a physical bookstore, or borrow it from the library."
Qi Linqing hesitated for a moment, he didn't know how to go online.
"Can you help me search online stores?" He could only ask Du Yuanbai again.
Du Yuanbai took out his mobile phone and said, "Have you lived in the countryside for so many years, have you really become an antique? Don't tell me you can't even use Taobao..."
Qi Linqing didn't understand and asked, "What is Taobao?"
Du Yuanbai: "...All right, pretend I didn't say anything."
A person who doesn't even have WeChat, how can he expect the other party to use Taobao
Du Yuanbai entered the title of the book according to Qi Linqing's words in the search box.
The page quickly popped up: [Tmall] Dangdang official website, the price of this book: 89.
Du Yuanbai pointed at the screen: "Do you want to buy this?"
There are not many simplified characters that Qi Linqing can understand now, so he thought about it and asked, "Are there any traditional characters?"
Du Yuanbai: "Just wait."
He searched again, and the page popped up: traditional Chinese only auction, the price of this book: 599.
Du Yuanbai was slightly surprised: "So expensive?"
For Du Yuanbai's view on consumption, he didn't hesitate to buy a limited edition game skin for a few hundred yuan, but buying a book was too expensive.
However, he quickly realized that this amount of money was just a drizzle to the Qi family, so he shrugged and said:
"Would you like me to place an order for you?"
Qi Linqing touched the few steel coins left in his pocket and said, "I don't need it for now."
Qi's parents are coming back today. He tried to see if he could get money from them.
In the evening, Tomson's second-rank Qi's villa.
The sky began to drizzle, and the green leaves of the plants in the back garden of the villa glowed with water under the warm-colored chandelier. Stepping over the bluestone steps, Aunt Wang, the nanny, pushed open the glass door and put a bag of lively seafood ingredients on the cutting board in the kitchen.
The pot on the smart stove is gurgling and boiling, and thick white mist comes out, and a sweet fragrance of coconut chicken permeates.
"Ma'am, are you having a seafood feast tonight?" Aunt Wang poked her head out and asked.
In the living room, Yan Qiongfang was busy packing up the presents brought back from abroad for her children, she answered casually: "Yes."
Aunt Wang knew that the whole family liked to eat seafood, so she immediately wiped her hands on her apron, and threw half a catty of live sea prawns into the coconut chicken pot.
At this time, the doorbell rang.
Aunt Wang was about to go out to open the door, Yan Qiongfang waved her hands and stood up and said, "I'll go."
Yan Qiongfang looked joyful, obviously missing the children whom she hadn't seen for half a month during the business trip. She walked to the door, and as soon as she saw Qi Lele who was wearing sunglasses coming out of the nanny's car, she stepped forward and gave her a big hug and passionate kiss on the cheek.
"Mom, I miss you." Qi Lele took off his sunglasses, his eyes sparkling.
He responded to Yan Qiongfang's kiss on the cheek very naturally.
"Come on baby, take a look at the gift I bought for you." Yan Qiongfang took his hand and walked inside, chatting endlessly: "The G&C bag you want, I will ask someone to travel all over Paris and finally give it to you." Got it, and DR's custom dress... "
As soon as Qi Lele entered the room, she saw luxury gift bags piled up on the carpet.
According to Yan Qiongfang's intention, these are all for him. And most of them are new season limited editions that are not yet available in China.
"Mom! Why did you buy me so much again?" He couldn't help complaining.
"There's not much here." Yan Qiongfang said disapprovingly, "You are a star in the entertainment circle, how can you do without decent clothes and accessories? Mom reads those comments on the Internet every day. Mom tells you, you go out in the future You can’t wear the same clothes, or you won’t be accused by black fans of our family being shabby.”
Qi Lele squatted on the ground and rummaged through the bags, and asked, "Where are the presents you bought for your brothers?"
"Here it is. I bought a few ties and a few suits for your eldest brother. And your second brother..." Yan Qiongfang paused when she said this, and looked at Qi Lele carefully, seeing that his expression didn't change before continuing. : "Bought him a pair of AJ sneakers."
"Is there only one pair of shoes?" Qi Lele worried: "Will my brother be angry?"
Yan Qiongfang: "It's okay, don't worry about it. He spends money lavishly, and he has no idea at all. It's time for him to restrain himself."
Qi Lele lowered her head, glanced over the bags casually with her fingers, picked out a few that she didn't like and handed them to Yan Qiongfang, saying:
"Mom, give these to brother Linqing."
Yan Qiongfang was taken aback for a moment, and then said with emotion: "My baby is so nice."
Even knowing that Qi Lele was not her own child, Yan Qiongfang never regretted raising him.
She even felt sorry, why isn't Lele her own child
Fortunately, Lele's biological parents have passed away. Yan Qiongfang naturally asked him to be by her side as before.
While the two were talking, Qi Linqing had just arrived at the door.
He carried his schoolbag, put away his umbrella, changed into slippers at the entrance, and walked in.
Seeing him, Yan Qiongfang smiled and said, "Linqing, come here quickly, Mom has brought you a gift."
Qi Linqing came over, not interested in the shoes and gift bags that Yan Qiongfang prepared for him.
Yan Qiongfang stuffed the shoebox into his hand and said, "Go try it and see if the shoe size fits."
Qi Linqing's parents died young in his previous life, so he didn't have much experience in getting along with relatives. He hesitated to take the things and said "thank you".
Then Qi Linqing took the things back to the bedroom upstairs, turned around and went to the study on the second floor to draw.
He didn't come down until Aunt Wang called for dinner half an hour later.
At the dinner table, Qi Linqing saw the original owner's father, Qi Hui.
As the chairman of the Qi Group, Qi Hui is usually very busy with work, flying around the world all year round. But he also attaches great importance to family affection, and he will take a month of rest every year to be with his family.
Qi Linqing sat down beside Qi Lele.
Qi Hui glanced at him, raised his hand and picked up a Pippi shrimp for him.
Yan Qiongfang said, "Linqing, why did you come down? What were you up to just now?"
Qi Linqing replied: "Do your homework."
This reason is impeccable. Even Qi Yingjun, who always loves to criticize others, couldn't refute.
Qi Linqing looked at the seafood on the big table and hesitated to put down his chopsticks.
He noticed that there was a pot of chicken, and was just about to pick up two pieces of meat, when he saw that there were shrimps in the pot, and silently withdrew his hand.
Seeing this, Qi Hui asked, "Is today's dish not to your liking?"
Qi Linqing was about to speak.
Qi Yingjun muttered: "The people who come from the countryside are still so picky, let's pretend."
Yan Qiongfang put the carefully shelled crab meat into his bowl and said, "Eat as much as you like, these are very nutritious."
Qi Linqing: "Thank you, but I can't eat."
Qi Lele had a curious expression: "Brother, are you losing weight?"
Qi Linqing shook his head and said, "No, I'm allergic to seafood."
It was written in the book that once the original owner ate seafood, he developed a rash all over his body, vomited and diarrhoea, or went to the hospital for shock.
Qi Hui: "..."
Qi Yingjun's movements of picking up vegetables suddenly froze.
He was still wondering whether Qi Linqing was losing weight by skipping meals and wanted to enter the entertainment industry.
It never occurred to Qi Linqing that he was allergic to seafood.
What's even more frightening is that none of them knew about it!
Yan Qiongfang was very embarrassed, and quickly waved: "Aunt Wang, hurry up and make some more home-cooked dishes."
Aunt Wang replied "Okay" and continued to work in the kitchen.
At the dinner table, no one spoke for a while.
It was Qi Linqing who broke the silence first and asked, "Can you give me some money?"
"What are you going to use it for?" Yan Qiongfang looked at him.
Qi Linqing: "I want to buy books."
But Yan Qiongfang didn't believe that he would use the money to buy a lot of luxury goods and gamble, but she didn't believe that he would use it to buy books.
"Linqing, lying is not a good habit." She looked a little ugly for a while.
Qi Linqing: "..."
Has the impression of the original owner been so bad that no one will believe him when he tells the truth
On the other side, Qi Yingjun sneered in his heart, buying the book is a fake, I'm afraid you want to take this opportunity to restore your credit. The card is the real thing.
At this time Qi Hui said: "Eat first, and you will come to my study in Linqing later."
After eating, Qi Linqing came to the third floor.
He stood in front of Qi Hui's special study and knocked on the door lightly.
The door was opened from the inside, Qi Hui glanced at him and said, "Come in."
Qi Linqing opened his legs.
Qi Hui: "Do you know why I called you here?"
Qi Linqing shook her head honestly, "I don't know."
Qi Hui said in a deep voice: "It's still about money. I've told you many times before. It's not that we can't afford you."
"It's that you spend your money in the wrong way. Before, you gambled every day and spent time outside. Don't you know how ugly your reputation is when it spreads online?"
He paused when he said this, and turned to look at Qi Linqing with a complicated expression.
It is precisely because he has expectations for this biological son that he will discipline him again and again. But unexpectedly, what I got was disappointment again and again...
The negative look in the father's eyes is really scary.
Qi Linqing subconsciously took half a step back, and could only say, "I see."
Make money yourself, or go to the library to borrow books, he thought.
Qi Linqing went back to the room and closed the door, suddenly remembering that today is Zhong Chen's birthday.
According to the plot of the novel, the original owner seems to have carefully pre-ordered a men's watch as a birthday present half a month ago.
At that time, the original owner had not yet had his credit card blocked, so he swiped 700,000 yuan with a wave of his hand, and was severely questioned by his parents after returning home.
Thinking of this, Qi Linqing frowned.
He took out his mobile phone, rummaged through the address book for a long time, found the number with the note "Watch delivered to your door" and called it.
"Hello, I bought a watch here half a month ago, and you said it was out of stock, right?"
The other party: "Yeah, now there are, sir, the IWC Portuguese series you ordered has been shipped."
Qi Linqing: "Where did you send it? Why didn't I receive it."
The other party: "I checked here, sir, the address you filled out seems to be sent directly to your partner's home, because you have mentioned before that you want romance and surprises, we also specially included a pink love card in the package .”
Qi Linqing: "..."