Chapter 11: Lu Qiao Ge’s Twenty-nine Rules
Old Lu could only nod in agreement. Meng Xia breathed a sigh of relief, temporarily glossing over the matter with Qiao Ling.
But if there was no job, once the Educated Youth Office found out, they might force her to go back. Otherwise, introduce a partner to Qiao Ling?
Lu Qiaoge glanced over and knew exactly what Old Lu and his wife were worrying about.
Worried about having a chronic invalid at home, worried about a pile of people without formal jobs at home.
Even more worried that both daughters couldn’t even land temporary work.
The Lu Family’s lunch was eaten in the outer courtyard.
Although the courtyard wasn’t big, it was still more spacious than inside the house.
The couple hadn’t seen their mother and daughters for a long time, so they naturally missed them.
Yesterday’s small fish were long gone. Su Hui made all the ones Lu Qiaoge had salvaged into braised small fish today, and also steamed rice.
Meng Xia specially explained to Old Mrs. Lu: “We can have rice once a month at home. The rest of the rice is exchanged for cornmeal. This month we haven’t exchanged yet, so we steamed it all.”
Old Mrs. Lu sighed: “These past few years, the harvest back home hasn’t been good either, otherwise I could have brought some grain back.”
Old Lu quickly said: “Mom, I’ll buy you some white flour steamed buns tonight. The ones from our military factory canteen are delicious and filling.”
Lu Qiaoge nodded in agreement.
The big steamed buns from the canteen were truly delicious.
Lu Qiaoling tugged at Lu Qiaoge and said softly: “Second Sister.”
Lu Qiaoge swallowed a mouthful of braised small fish, turned her head, and asked Lu Qiaoling: “What’s up?”
“You… are you mad at me?”
Lu Qiaoge looked at the cautious Lu Qiaoling. Don’t let the one-year age difference fool you; an older sister was still an older sister.
She smiled: “Not mad.”
Lu Qiaoling immediately brightened up: “I didn’t know there were so many candidates. Even if they gave one to me, I couldn’t do it. What I said back then was all out of anger.” Then she couldn’t help but curiously ask Lu Qiaoge: “Second Sister, how are things with Qi Shuang and Yao Kai?”
Lu Qiaoge: “Hard to say, but I helped Old Mrs. Li find her gold ring.”
The Lu Family members all widened their eyes involuntarily.
Old Lu asked in surprise: “How did you help Old Mrs. Li find it?”
Lu Qiaoge recounted what happened after leaving the military factory main door and going straight to the Qi Family.
Everyone listened with great interest.
Lu Zhiguo said with shining eyes: “Second Sister, why do I feel like you have a chance.”
Old Lu remembered something and asked Lu Qiaoge: “Did you see Representative Qin at the door?”
Lu Qiaoge nodded: “Yeah, I saw him. I even thanked him.”
Old Lu breathed a sigh of relief, truly feeling that his daughter was sensible.
After eating, Lu Qiaoge helped Su Hui clean up, then took the calico cat out the door, preparing to see if there were any unexpected gains.
Unexpectedly, halfway there, she ran into the Naughty Swallow who had come back with intel.
This swallow followed tremblingly and flew down to a tree.
Because it was afraid of cats.
Especially the cats here, who loved squatting in trees to catch and eat birds.
Naughty Swallow told Lu Qiaoge: 【The brigade leader of Guzi Village made a verbal agreement with a canteen in the city to grow early-harvesting leafy greens, like spinach, chives, cabbage, and lettuce, etc. Not only did the brigade office plant them, but many individual members did too. Unexpectedly, that canteen manager was suddenly transferred away, so the agreement fell through. The vegetables the members grew, aside from what they ate at home, were basically all fed to chickens and ducks…】
Lu Qiaoge was somewhat surprised.
Ever since she could hear animals’ inner voices, no animal had ever expressed such a long inner voice.
She pondered for a moment and decided to run a little test.
So, she said in her mind to the calico cat: 【Hua Hua, want to eat fish again at noon tomorrow?】
The calico cat was stunned for a moment, but immediately said: 【Want to eat, want to eat, want to eat.】
Lu Qiaoge understood. She could actually communicate with these animals in her mind too.
The reason she heard such a long segment was probably because the information the swallow saw was directly received and interpreted by her.
Not bad at all—this news was really good. Lu Qiaoge smiled brightly and took out a handful of millet: “You eat first. When I get to the Qi Family main door, I’ll have your wife come out to eat, how about that?”
She didn’t use inner voice to communicate with the swallow; this needed more testing.
Besides, there was nothing strange about people talking to animals.
The fed Naughty Swallow was thrilled—no need to hunt bugs today. Though millet wasn’t its staple food, it hadn’t eaten any since it could remember.
Lu Qiaoge did what she said. When passing the Qi Family, she put a handful of millet at the door, then continued strolling with the calico cat.
Turning to the apartment building area, she actually saw Duan Xiaoxiang. That woman had recovered so quickly, already casually leaning at the door chatting and cracking sunflower seeds with a few grannies.
Seeing Lu Qiaoge, she seemed to want to say something, but seeing Lu Qiaoge’s half-smiling glance and thinking of her sharp tongue, she turned her head away.
After the person left, she pursed her lips: “Engagement canceled, and she still has the face to strut around.”
One granny couldn’t hold back and snorted.
Duan Xiaoxiang frowned: “You old woman, who are you snorting at?”
The granny stood up. She didn’t think of herself as old and wasn’t happy being called an old woman.
She patted her clothes: “So what if the engagement was canceled? Does that mean the young woman can’t go out and see people? Duan Xiaoxiang, your thinking is way too backward.”
Duan Xiaoxiang angrily twisted around and went inside, slamming the door with bangs.
The chatting grannies felt it was no fun and quickly left too.
Lu Qiaoge had crossed over, and her strength superpower came with her, along with excellent hearing.
She heard Duan Xiaoxiang’s mockery clearly.
Just pondering how to deal with Duan Xiaoxiang when unexpectedly she ran into Aunt Wu from the First Neighborhood Committee inspecting hygiene. She said very politely and obediently: “Leader, hello. May I report something about hygiene to you?”
Aunt Wu was delighted to be called a leader but humbly said: “I’m not a leader, but if you want to report something about hygiene, I can actually handle it. Go ahead.”
Lu Qiaoge pointed to Building 45: “Over there, a female comrade is cracking sunflower seeds, with sunflower seed husks spit all over the ground.”
Aunt Wu’s face changed, and she hurried over. Sure enough, seeing the ground full of sunflower seed husks, she shouted angrily: “This month our First Neighborhood Committee is competing for hygiene pacesetter. Whoever spit the sunflower seed husks, come out and clean them up. Don’t make me come to your door—that won’t look good.”
Lu Qiaoge hadn’t gone far and heard this clearly.
Then she heard Duan Xiaoxiang arguing with Aunt Wu from the neighborhood committee.
Lu Qiaoge curved the corners of her mouth and leisurely led the calico cat onward.
Lu Qiaoge planned to focus on observing the vegetable-eating habits of the military factory family courtyard staff.
Develop in multiple directions, and she might just eat from the public rice bowl.
So, she took the calico cat toward the food store.
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The next morning, Lu Qiaoge was called to the neighborhood committee.
Qi Shuang and Yao Kai were both there.
The grim-faced Yao Kai agreed to the divorce. As the final mediator, Lu Qiaoge naturally had to show up too.
They say it’s better to tear down ten temples than ruin one marriage.
The neighborhood committee cadres earnestly advised them for a long time.
But both were very firm.
So they agreed.
Before leaving, the haggard-looking Qi Shuang praised and commended Lu Qiaoge profusely in front of the neighborhood committee leaders.
She quietly pulled Lu Qiaoge aside and thanked her for the twenty-nine points…
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