Chapter 144: Mixer Dance Party
Lu Qiaoge nodded, not hiding anything, and naturally said to An Leilei, “Mr. Zhen has reached cooperation with the fried snack factory, so we naturally need to express our gratitude and respect to Mr. Zhen.”
An Leilei said, “That makes sense. Today’s people include not only the invited ones, but also those carefully selected from various work units, with men and women each taking half, so it can be considered a social gathering.”
Lu Min looked at the two in surprise.
She simply didn’t know that these two could chat so well.
An Leilei glanced at Qin Hengzhi and then said to Lu Qiaoge, “Let’s go in first. There are already quite a few people inside.”
Lu Qiaoge said, “I need to wait a bit for my younger sister. She went to buy popsicles. You can go in first, and I’ll find you in a moment.”
An Leilei said, “Then I’ll wait with you too. I don’t have anything anyway.”
She also asked Lu Min, “Are you going to keep waiting here?”
But before Lu Min could speak, they heard Cao Lanzhu’s irrational shouting from over there.
Lu Min’s face immediately flushed red. She felt extremely embarrassed.
Wrong, everything she thought was wrong. Cao Lanzhu going crazy and embarrassing herself wasn’t her, but Lu Min herself.
Didn’t she see the acquaintances all looking over in her direction?
Even though Cao Lanzhu’s cousin and cousin’s wife had already stopped Cao Lanzhu, could they cover her mouth in public?
Lu Min was truly both ashamed and annoyed, wishing she could die on the spot.
Lu Qiaoge narrowed her eyes. Earlier, she had noticed this scene not far away. At the time, she thought it was family members not letting some young woman come dance, but the young woman insisted, leading to conflict.
An Leilei promptly said, “That’s Cao Lanzhu, from Beidu.” She glanced at Lu Qiaoge and said, “She told Lu Min that she and Representative Qin are from the same compound.” Then she added, “Those two are her cousin and cousin’s wife, both working in Jiangcheng.”
Lu Qiaoge understood. Oh, it was her.
In this situation, she couldn’t help. Clearly, the Lu Family and the Cao Family were connected.
Lu Qiaoge could only pretend not to know.
Just then, Lu Qiaoling arrived, holding several popsicles in her hand, her eyebrows and eyes dancing with joy, in an extremely good mood.
She passed by Qin Hengzhi and smilingly handed a popsicle to her future brother-in-law. Qin Hengzhi took it, didn’t even look at Cao Lanzhu, and instead slowly walked over to Lu Qiaoge’s side with Lu Qiaoling. The completely ignored Cao Lanzhu stood stunned in place, her seemingly deranged gaze carrying disgust and hatred.
And that fleeting emotion no one understood.
The man was very troubled and said to his wife, “You accompany her to the dance party. I still need to go back to the work unit for overtime.”
The woman’s expression wasn’t good, but she still agreed. Over there, Cao Lanzhu shouted at Lu Min, “I’m calling you! Are you deaf?”
Lu Qiaoge looked at Cao Lanzhu. They weren’t too far apart, and their gazes met, but the other party casually looked away.
Lu Qiaoge was very puzzled.
By common sense, this Cao Lanzhu should know she was Qin Hengzhi’s partner.
Given how much she liked Qin Hengzhi, shouldn’t she be firing at her?
Why bully Lu Min instead?
Actually, Lu Min was really quite honest.
Or perhaps, Cao Lanzhu wasn’t the fool or madwoman everyone thought she was?
But at this moment, she had to admit, the most embarrassed was still Lu Min.
In such an occasion, Lu Qiaoge had no good method. Who made the Lu Family curry favor with the Cao Family?
Otherwise, how could such a thing happen?
But Lu Qiaoge still quietly said to Lu Min, “Her state isn’t quite right. There must be something we don’t know. Be careful, don’t meddle and get burned.”
For some reason, these words successfully soothed Lu Min’s heart.
Right, why argue with a madwoman or fool?
Even if others didn’t know, it was fine as long as these few people in front of her knew.
She gratefully nodded to Lu Qiaoge and quickly walked toward Cao Lanzhu.
The several people no longer paid attention to Cao Lanzhu and followed An Leilei through the main door of the cultural palace.
At this time, quite a few people had already gathered in the hall.
Bright colored ribbons and red flags hung around, with no slogans. Clearly, the morning incident left people somewhat baffled.
Plus, one of the organizers, Regiment Leader Yan, had been detained and was in a bad mood, so these weren’t done.
But even so, the place was arranged quite atmospherically.
The band was tuning instruments, and melodious accordion sounds floated in the air.
Lu Qiaoge saw Zhen Xi. He was wearing a neat suit, standing out awkwardly in this setting full of work clothes and polyester shirts.
However, his lazy posture was still there, but looking closely, one could still see the gloom between his brows.
Clearly, Chairman Zhen had chosen to sacrifice him for Secretary Xue’s sake, leaving Zhen Xi very unhappy.
Turning her head, she saw Lu Min and Cao Lanzhu also walking in.
They sat in seats not far away.
Today’s organizer was a comrade from the Foreign Trade Bureau. To show importance, he quietly asked Zhen Xi, “Mr. Zhen, we’re prepared to have you say a few words. Do you think that’s okay?”
Zhen Xi shook his head without much interest and faintly said, “Forget it, nothing to say.”
But his gaze fell on Lu Qiaoge not far away.
He pressed his chest. The gold watch his mommy gave him was now hung around his neck; it wouldn’t be easily lost this time.
But it also made him more vigilant. He had offended many people, and they might steal his gold watch and smash it to vent anger.
He couldn’t help but think of that note again. For safety, he hadn’t left it at the hotel but carried it with him.
But who wrote this note to him?
For some reason, he felt it was probably Lu Qiaoge.
That young, beautiful, yet sharp-edged girl.
Zhen Xi couldn’t figure out how she knew, but he still couldn’t take out the note.
But since he found the gold watch, no matter who it was, he was grateful.
Actually, by convention, the first dance should be led by the leader and important guests.
But today’s important guest was clearly in a bad mood, so this was skipped.
The reception director said with a smile, “This social dance party was actually prepared to be held on Youth Day, but due to various reasons it didn’t happen. Today, we’re honored to have Mr. Zhen from Hong Kong attend. It’s our honor. Alright, I won’t ramble. Comrades, don’t feel burdened. Today is just for happily dancing. Of course, the order of the dance floor must be maintained…”
The young people below all clapped vigorously.
Lu Qiaoling excitedly watched this scene. She had never seen anything like it; it was really too fun.
The comrade from the Reception Office didn’t say more, so the dance party officially began, and the band played the dance music.
The opening dance was a lively waltz.
When the music started, Qin Hengzhi took Lu Qiaoge’s hand and was about to step onto the dance floor.
An Leilei muttered, “I wanted to dance the first dance with Qiao Ge.”
Lu Qiaoling covered her mouth and giggled.
Qin Hengzhi actually really hoped Lu Qiaoge couldn’t dance, so he could personally teach her.
Hmm, just thinking about it was wonderful.
Treasures, I’m thickening my face to beg for monthly passes again. It’s the end of the month, the rankings are unstable, I can only beg treasures to cast your monthly passes to me. Immensely grateful~
