Reborn in the Eighties as a Housewife with a Space

Chapter 1073: Chapter 1067: Bought the Haunted House_1 Chapter 1073: Chapter 1067: Bought the Haunted House_1 Yet now, people had to pay for that house once again. Although it wasn’t a lot of money, it still made them uncomfortable. The village chief obviously understood this feeling, so he initially only wanted the old folks to sign and stamp their fingerprints. But in the end, he decided to let everyone who was present participate.

The people there saw how the village chief handled the matter and felt they had no other choice but to go along with his proposal.

Seeing everyone cooperating with the village chief, Qin Lei was overjoyed. Any attempts to scrutinize his accounts after the fact seemed laughably optimistic. Initially, he had not expected the village chief to help him. It looked like he would have to offer some form of bribe to the chief in the future. Although it might seem like sucking up, reciprocity is an essential part of social interactions.

After realizing these crucial factors, Qin Lei felt more at ease. Once he passed this hurdle with the village chief, there wouldn’t be any problems that lacked support in their household.

Previously, due to the weight of his family’s financial burden of sending three children to school, others tried to distance themselves from them as much as possible. But since their family turned to business and gradually prospered, more people began visiting them. If he didn’t handle this business well, people were bound to vent with the village chief. However, if he could win the chief’s approval, what was there left to be afraid of? Naturally, there was nothing.

“Thank you, everyone,” replied Qin Lei after seeing everyone had signed and left their fingerprints. He stood up, handed the money to the village chief in front of everyone, and pocketed the receipt.

After the crowd left, Qin Lei, seeing that only the village elders and the chief remained, reached into his pocket and pulled out several small bottles. Qin Xue had stuffed them into his bag before he headed out. As he had examined them earlier, he knew their purpose. Giving them as gifts seemed like a decent idea.

“Uncles and village chief, this is a New Year’s gift from me to you. I wish you all a prosperous New Year,” said Qin Lei as he handed out the gifts. They were, essentially, the emergency pills Qin Xue had made. Although there were only five pills in each bottle, they could potentially save as many lives. A bottle could be considered a substantial gift.

“Qin, what’s the meaning of this? We just bore witness, we didn’t help at all.” Those present saw the small bottles and thought they were of no value. Feeling that Qin was being stingy, they tried to refuse the gifts.

“Just take it. It may come in handy in the future.” Qin Lei, initially reluctant to give them away, changed his mind considering he had an ample supply prepared by his daughter.

While the others were hesitating, the village chief noticed something in Qin Lei’s expression — a momentary flinch of pain. Realizing those pills were more than they seemed, he accepted them. Looking at the instructions and uses on the bottle, he couldn’t help but feel daunted by their value.

“Uncles, this is Lei’s sincerity. Please, accept it.” When the village Chief saw that they were not moving to take it, he grabbed the bottles from Qin Lei, placed them into the elders’ hands, and winked at them, inferring the value of the gift and hinting them to accept it.

“Since everything is settled, I should head home and prepare the sacrifices for prayers. I won’t take up any more of your time.” Seeing that everyone had collected their gift, Qin Lei excused himself to return home. He had spent almost half the day on this matter, and he still had house chores to attend to.

“Alright, Qin Lei. Thanks for the New Year’s gift, we wish you a happy new year too.” Upon seeing Qin Lei’s departure, the elders also passed on their New Year wishes to him.