Chapter 211: Then I’ll Just Watch You Here

Chapter 211 Then I'll Just Watch You Here

In the end, the deal with Lu Qiming was settled at one yuan and ten cents per half-kilogram.

Thanks to Su He’s strong bargaining, Lu Qiming simply couldn’t keep up and quickly conceded.

He gave Su He a deposit of two hundred yuan, reserving a hundred durians, with the rest to be paid upon delivery.

After leaving his phone number for Su He to notify him when the goods arrived, he took the durians he had bought and left.

After closing another deal, Su He was in an excellent mood.

The durians being harvested now were from the first crop planted, specifically on the Fu family’s own hillside plot.

The ones planted on Aunt Niu’s side hadn’t even started being picked yet.

Once those began ripening, Su He was worried about overstocking, turning the durians into unsold surplus.

Having someone help share this batch was a huge relief.

She needed to think of other fruits to cultivate for sale.

Durians had too short a flowering season—once the season passed, they’d have to wait until next year.

Tonight, she’d check the space to see which fruits would be best to plant in winter.

Winter would follow right after autumn.

Though Wencheng was in the north, it wasn’t the coldest region—located near the border between north and south, slightly closer to the north, so winters weren’t extremely harsh.

Su He walked into the supermarket to help out. It was currently the rush hour for grocery shopping, and many nearby residents would stop by Su He’s store after shopping for vegetables to pick up cooking oil, salt, and other essentials.

Su He’s store was fully stocked, and prices matched other stores. Anyone who had shopped here before would choose to come back.

Moreover, every item’s price was clearly labeled on the shelves, so customers could easily pick what they could afford.

There was no awkwardness of customers balking at prices.

"Dad, I’ll take over. You go rest for a bit," Su He said with a smile.

"Alright."

Su Shiming didn’t hesitate with his daughter and went outside to sit on an empty chair.

The supermarket entrance buzzed with activity, with the benches almost constantly occupied.

Watching the bustling supermarket, Su Shiming realized how silly he’d been to ask earlier whether his daughter could afford to pay his salary.

For now, at least, she certainly could.

Who would’ve thought that he and Wen Qing, at their age, would get to experience being paid by their daughter?

Su Shiming hadn’t been sitting long when he spotted Fu Tinghua at the supermarket entrance.

But Fu Tinghua, perhaps eager to see Su He, missed seeing Su Shiming. Just as he was about to enter, Su Shiming called out to him.

"Ting Hua, Ting Hua."

Fu Tinghua turned and saw his father-in-law and teacher sitting on the bench by the supermarket entrance, smiling at him.

"Dad, you're here," Fu Tinghua immediately came over to greet him.

"Yes, came to help Su He. If we hadn't come, we wouldn't have known her shop was so busy. This kid, didn’t even give us a heads-up. Honestly..." Su Shiming shook his head, looking quite helpless.

"Su He probably didn't expect the business to be this good herself," Fu Tinghua also shook his head, just as exasperated.

"That's true, but why were you so busy today? Did an emergency surgery hold you up?" Su Shiming asked casually.

"Yes, we got a last-minute emergency case, and I had to lead the procedure."

"Oh, is everything alright now?" he asked automatically.

"Should be, barring any complications, it should be fine," Fu Tinghua couldn't guarantee with absolute certainty.

He had fallen asleep in the operating room for over an hour before waking up, feeling wiped out.

He hadn't even had lunch yet. As soon as he woke up, a nurse rushed to warm up his food.

Later, he stayed at the hospital to keep an eye on the patient for a few more hours before finally leaving.

Now, the chief of staff is personally overseeing that patient. Apparently, it's some VIP—even the director doesn't know his identity.

But today, even the mayor and deputy mayor were alerted, so it must be a government bigwig. Can't afford any slip-ups.

"Dad, I—I'll go see Su He?" Fu Tinghua suddenly added.

Su Shiming blanked for a second before quickly responding, "Oh, of course, go ahead, haha."

So, he had unintentionally interrupted the two of them...

Su He had noticed Fu Tinghua arriving at the supermarket entrance earlier. Seeing him called over by her father, she let them be.

By the time Fu Tinghua reached Su He’s side, she had just finished ringing up the current customers.

"Why were you suddenly stuck working late today?" Su He asked as soon as she had a free moment.

"There was an emergency surgery. Didn't mean to worry you."

"I knew you were at work, so I wasn’t too worried," Su He quickly explained.

"Mm, busy today?" Fu Tinghua asked.

"Very. You called it—way busier than yesterday. Luckily, my parents came to help. My mom went back to cook, so dinner should be ready soon," Su He replied with a smile.

"That’s good. Do you want to take a break? I can help."

Seeing Dr. Fu so concerned, Su He didn't know whether to laugh or be touched.

"Ah, just take it easy. You just performed a surgery today—you need to relax. Why don’t you go shoot the breeze with my dad for a bit? Unwind a little?" Su He suggested instinctively.

Fu Tinghua: "......" (he sighed)

Back then, Su Shiming was his teacher. Now, Su Shiming is his father-in-law. No matter the role, Fu Tinghua has always been kinda scared of him.

He didn’t want to go chat with his teacher. He just wanted to stick close to Su He.

"Then I'll just hang here and keep you company," Fu Tinghua said, pulling up a chair to sit beside Su He.

Su He: "......" (she sighed)

"Excuse me, I'm ready to check out," a customer approached with their purchases and said.

"Okay."

Su He moved on to help the next customer, too busy to pay much attention to Fu Tinghua.

Outside the door, Su Shiming, who had been secretly observing the two, broke into a proud father's grin.

Hmm, good. The connection between the two is still growing stronger.

When the crowd thinned out a bit, Fu Yanju came out to the checkout counter and urged Su He and the others to go back for dinner first.

"You go ahead. If the food isn't ready yet, you can help out. If it's ready, you can eat first while it's less busy now."

It wasn't really necessary for everyone to go hungry waiting here.

It was dinnertime, and the supermarket wasn't as busy anymore—Fu Yanju could handle it.

Besides, Ting Hua's parents-in-law had come by. It wouldn't be right to keep them busy without properly hosting them.

As Fu Tinghua's sister, she naturally had to help out. Whether she ate or not wasn't important; the main thing was making sure Su He's family could eat.