Chapter 1460 Ticket Scalper
Xia He left the house with Deng Fan the next day to go to work. When she returned at night, she had a pile of tickets in her hands. Those who did not know better would think that she was a ticket seller!
"Qiao Mei! How many tickets do you want! There's definitely enough for you here!" Xia He asked as she waved the tickets in her hand excitedly.
"Oh my goodness… Are you going to book the entire place since you have so many tickets? Did you buy all these?" Qiao Mei asked Xia He in shock.
Xia He scratched her head in embarrassment and said, "Ticket sales haven't even started yet. I asked the supervisor for 50 tickets. I'll pay him based on the lowest price for the number of tickets I take. This is not a lot given that there are so many seats in one show! I'll return the rest of the tickets which I don't need and they can sell them later."
"Are you sure this is not a lot…" Qiao Mei said helplessly. She did not know whether to praise Xia He for being smart or for being honest.
"Quick, tell me! How many tickets do you want!" Xia He said domineeringly.
Qiao Mei counted the four children, Li Gui, Qian'e and Qiao Qiang. After adding herself, that was already eight tickets. She decided to leave out the employees in the factory. Grandpa Zhou treated the Xia family's children like his own children, so they should also give him one ticket. In total, she needed nine tickets!
"Give me nine tickets. I'll also pay for the other tickets that you're giving away," Qiao Mei said.
Those tickets were basically meant for the Xia family's third son's family and they were still part of the family. Qiao Mei never felt the pinch when she spent money on her own family.
"How can I let you spend money! We agreed that I would treat everyone to the musical," Xia He said as she pouted.
"What I'm doing is called boosting your sales! We're all on the same side. My money is your money. Don't stand on ceremony with me. Quickly go into the house to wash your hands! Auntie Xu made many dishes tonight and said that she wants to celebrate!" Qiao Mei said with a smile.
"Will Auntie and Qian'e be here too? You should ask the children to come over for dinner," Xia He said.
Qiao Mei curled the corners of her lips and asked teasingly, "Why? Are you starting to like the sight of Qian'e? That's not what you used to say."
Xia He stood at the door, feeling a little helpless. She had really hated Qian'e, but that was all in the past. The current Qian'e was positive and no longer troubled by issues with men. She was also very devoted to Qiao Mei and this family, so there was nothing for Xia He to pick on her.
Not long ago, when they were all seated at the dining table, Xia He had mentioned in passing that her bicycle seat was a little bumpy. Two days later, she suddenly realized that there was a light purple soft cover on the bicycle seat. This was Xia He's favorite color.
On that day, there were only a few of them. Li Gui would never do such things, and Xu Kang and Feng Hua were not there. Later on, after Xia He observed carefully, she realized that it was Qian'e who did it. It seemed that Qian'e wanted to repay Xia He for saving her back then, but in fact, Xia He already did not remember the matter.
"When… when did I say that I don't like her… Don't forget to ask her to come for dinner! Don't say that I'm the one who asks her to come!" After saying that, Xia He ran to her room to wash up.
During dinner time, Qiao Mei took advantage of the fact that everyone was around and asked Xia He to give the tickets to them one by one so that everyone would feel happy about it. Instead of Qiao Mei distributing the tickets, it would be more meaningful for Xia He to do it herself.
"Thank you, Elder Sister! Wow! This ticket is so beautiful!" Zhang Qin said excitedly as she held the ticket with both hands.
"I've never watched a musical before! Elder Sister, are you… are you the lead actress?" Zhang Miao asked after thinking for a long time.
Xia He smiled and patted Zhang Miao's head. "That's right. In the future, you can also stand on stage and become the main lead. I think very highly of you ~"
"Next time, we'll be getting tickets from Zhang Miao! Just thinking about it makes me look forward to it!" Qiao Mei lamented.
When Xia He passed Qian'e her ticket, Qian'e was slightly stunned. Although the two of them saw each other often, they had not spoken for a long time. Qian'e always remembered that Xia He hated her. Every time she saw Xia He, she would take a different route, worried that she would make Xia He annoyed.
"Do I get a share too?" Qian'e whispered.
"If… if you don't have time, then forget it…" Xia He said awkwardly.
"Of course I have time! Thank you!" Qian'e looked at Xia He gratefully. Xia He quickly went to Li Gui's side to avoid that burning gaze from Qian'e.
After the family had an enjoyable dinner together, Qiao Mei brought Qian'e to the study to discuss some issues related to the factory.