QTIMP -Chapter 311 Character Persona – Vain (Part 5)

Under Si Qiu’s guidance, they arrived at a remote corner. Without much effort, they pried up several bricks and took out a rather heavy box hidden underneath.

Si Qiu was still too small. Even burying the box deeper had already been difficult for her.

After taking out the box, the father and daughter hurried home.

Once they returned, they went to Si Yangui’s room, closed the curtains, and only then turned on the light.

The box was placed on the table. For some reason, Si Yangui suddenly became nervous. Seeing him standing there staring at the box, Si Qiu simply climbed onto a stool and leaned over.

The box was already badly damaged and didn’t even have a lock. Si Qiu reached out and opened it directly.

The gold inside was not as dazzling as they had imagined. The main reason was that a layer of dust had settled over it.

Si Yangui stiffly stepped forward, took out one of the large gold bars, weighed it in his hand, wiped it with his sleeve, and even bit it.

Now he could confirm that it really was gold.

He took them out one by one and counted them. There were a total of sixteen gold bars.

He closed the box, carried it around the room twice, and finally hid it under a loose brick beneath the bed.

Then he warned Si Qiu that no matter what happened, she could never tell anyone about this matter.

Seeing Si Qiu seriously nod her head and repeat his words, he finally felt relieved.

“Dad will keep these. In the future, use them as your dowry for when you get married.”

Si Qiu almost laughed out loud from anger.

Although her space did not specifically reward her with gold, every year, aside from the standard necessities like clothing, food, housing, and transportation, it also gave her rewards of gold, silver, and jewelry.

She already had a complete set of Ming and Qing-style phoenix crowns and wedding robes.

As for gold bars like these, large and small, they would even appear whenever festivals came around.

She wasn’t willing to take them out casually, but that didn’t mean she lacked them, okay?

Why did she take out sixteen gold bars?

Because these were just the leftover amount. She wanted to make the remaining number a whole set, so she took these out.

But ultimately, her goal was to let her father use them to start a business. After all, that was related to her future life.

“Dad, I’m not getting married right now anyway. Take these gold bars, exchange them for money, and then go start your big business, okay? That way, when you make money, you’ll be able to prepare even more dowry for me. You can also buy a small car and live in a house with proper plumbing. You can carry a mobile phone and make calls wherever you go. Then I’ll be able to be better than the other children.”

After hearing her words, Si Yangui remained silent for a long time.

Only after a while did he softly reply: “Okay.”

“In the future, I will definitely let you live a good life. I absolutely won’t let anyone look down on my Qiu Qiu.”

Sigh… who knew what kind of thoughts he had imagined in his head. Somehow, he ended up saying such a thing.

Si Qiu then asked him in a sweet, childish voice: “Dad, are you really planning not to get married again in the future?”

Si Yangui felt that his daughter had been hurt by her mother. Because of that, she had developed a psychological shadow about him getting married again.

His heart ached terribly.

He hugged his tiny daughter in his arms.

“Si Qiu, Dad promises you. I will never marry again in the future. All the money Dad earns will belong to Si Qiu.”

Si Qiu played with his fingers, lowered her head, and whispered softly: “Mom used to say that she loved me the most too.”

Hearing her words, Si Yangui couldn’t help but close his eyes slightly.

In the end, it was because he, as her father, had not done well enough that his only daughter had become so insecure.

“Don’t worry, Dad will give you an explanation.”

Although Si Qiu didn’t know what kind of explanation he was talking about, she still made her stance clear. “I don’t actually mind if Dad dates someone or even finds a girlfriend! I just don’t want her appearing on our household registration book.”

The moment she finished speaking, her head was lightly tapped.

“Where did you learn those words? From now on, you’re not allowed to sneak off and watch TV with those two boys anymore. Look at what kinds of things you’ve learned.”

After coaxing his daughter to sleep, Si Yangui lay awake thinking about how he should handle the gold. After dealing with it, what should he do next?

That night, he ultimately failed to sleep peacefully.

The next morning, he hurriedly sent Si Qiu to kindergarten. Then he took the gold bars, which he had wrapped again in cloth, and went to several different places. He exchanged six pieces of large gold bars and received 150,000 yuan in return.

The first thing he did was not arrange his own business, but instead found a law firm. After getting the contracts drafted by the lawyers, he ran around to several different places.

Only after finishing everything did he rush over before Si Qiu finished school and hurriedly pick up his daughter.

Every day, one unavoidable routine was accepting praise from teachers, parents, or classmates at the kindergarten entrance.

Si Yangui was very satisfied with his daughter’s generosity and good relationships, but every time he would deliberately put on a helpless expression and humbly exchange a few words with the parents and teachers.

In modern terms, this person was quite the “humble bragger.”

The Meng couple worked at construction sites. Only on Sundays would Wang Cui stay home to take care of the children.

Their child had already started first grade. Because Meng Wu’s studies were poor, he was often kept behind after class, so he usually came home later as well.

Therefore, when the father and daughter returned home, there was still no one from the Meng family there.

After returning, Si Qiu was arranged to sit on a small stool in the courtyard. Si Yangui went to open the doors and windows.

When no one was home, they kept the windows and doors closed all day. After all, petty theft was still quite common during this period.

However, a room that had been shut up all day became stuffy, carrying a strange damp smell.

At this time, the sun was no longer as harsh, so sitting in the courtyard was just right.

Si Yangui eagerly pulled out several sheets of paper from his pocket, then lowered his voice and spoke to his daughter.

“Dad sold six of the things you found. Each one weighed 312.5 grams, and the price was 80 yuan per gram. So altogether, they sold for 150,000 yuan.

Dad has already decided to use this money to buy a vehicle and start a moving company. Of course, at the beginning, it probably won’t really qualify as a company yet.

But we’ll develop it slowly.

However, this starting capital belongs to my daughter, so from now on, aside from the money needed for the normal development of the company, I’ve decided that sixty percent of the profits earned in the future will all be saved up as your dowry. The remaining forty percent will be mine to manage.

Sweetheart, what do you think?”

As he spoke, he took out the contract and notarization documents he had prepared through the lawyer.

Knowing that Si Qiu still couldn’t read very well, he carefully read every single word to her.

After listening to him finish, Si Qiu threw herself into his arms.

“Dad, in this world, Qiu Qiu loves you the most.”

Si Yangui hugged her, gently patting her back.

“Dad also loves our precious Qiu Qiu the most.”

From that day onward, Si Yangui clearly became much busier.

He contacted his former comrades and bought a vehicle as well as an abandoned factory building on the outskirts of the city.

He selected several people he had worked with before who had good character, added his former comrades, and the moving company was officially formed.

Of course, they didn’t only move houses. Sometimes they also transported things like coal and firewood.

Fortunately, Si Qiu’s kindergarten provided lunch, unlike elementary school where children had to go home to eat at noon.

But even so, the time he picked her up every day became much later than before.

Luckily, she wasn’t truly an ordinary child. Although the influence of her “persona” made her feel somewhat unhappy, she was still able to adjust.