Chapter 116: Inspection Team
Lu Min went to the backend and heard several young women discussing while checking their makeup.
“Leilei, I heard that this inspection team has important guests, one of whom is the chairman of some big group in Hong Kong and his family’s Third Young Master, and they’re going to donate large airplanes to us.”
An Leilei nodded, but frowned and said softly: “Xiu Ying, it’s still better not to discuss this casually.”
Xiu Ying looked around, and although she didn’t care much, she also shut her mouth.
She then talked about something else.
An Leilei looked remotely at the theater; except for the empty main stage, other places were almost fully seated.
She couldn’t help but recall her parents’ exhortation that morning, telling her to perform well, bring out everything she had learned, and leave a deep impression on that Mr. Zhen in the inspection team.
An Leilei clenched her hand; she was twenty-one this year, and as a dancer, she could only take the stage for these few years; after twenty-five, she would basically gradually lose the opportunity to perform.
Zhen Xi was Old Mr. Zhen’s favorite youngest son, and also the heir he had decided on despite opposition.
An Leilei relaxed her brows; perhaps today really was a good opportunity.
Then she saw Lu Min, thought for a moment, walked up to her, and asked: “Why hasn’t the inspection team arrived yet?”
There were still ten minutes until the scheduled time; if the inspection team didn’t arrive, the performance couldn’t start.
Lu Min shook her head and said: “I’m not sure either; the director and the manager are both waiting outside.”
An Leilei looked at her expression, then glanced at the theater again.
She had seen Qin Hengzhi.
Qin Hengzhi had just come to Jiangcheng and gone to Grandpa Bai’s house; she had seen him over by the grape corridor in the provincial city compound.
It was strange too; with so many people in the theater, how did she spot Qin Hengzhi at a glance?
An Leilei glanced once and withdrew her gaze, looking at Lu Min with disdain: “What were you doing just now?”
Lu Min glanced at An Leilei and said indifferently: “Talking to Representative Qin about something.”
Then, Lu Min turned and left.
An Leilei looked mockingly at her back; ever since Qin Hengzhi came to 516, ever since many people knew he was the grandson of the Qin leader in Beidu and Grandpa Bai’s maternal grandson, these people had been buzzing behind the scenes, vying to introduce partners to Qin Hengzhi.
She was one of them.
And that idiot Lu Min, who knows what was so special about her, actually got to meet Qin Hengzhi; unfortunately, she didn’t seize such a good opportunity.
Now that she regretted it, what was the use?
An Leilei smiled tauntingly, was just about to leave, when she saw a group of people filing in.
She spotted at once a young man among them wearing a neat suit.
From far away, she couldn’t see what he looked like.
But she could see that he was the tallest.
His temperament was also the most unique.
In her panic, An Leilei couldn’t help but look toward that equally dazzling Qin Hengzhi.
At that moment, the captain called her: “Leilei, Leilei, what are you doing? Come over quickly; the inspection team is here, get ready to take the stage.”
And at this time, Lu Qiaoge also saw this group of people.
To her surprise, there was also a young man wearing a suit here.
One had to know that nowadays, except for foreign guests, almost no one wore suits.
But Lu Qiaoge didn’t think suits were anything special; they were something that would soon be everywhere on the streets, not showing any style.
But now it was
Someone in the inspection team dressed like this; either they were foreign affairs personnel, or overseas Chinese from abroad or from Hong Kong?
The inspection team was flanked front and back by guards in military uniforms.
Walking together with the man in the suit was an old man with graying hair and vigorous steps.
Wearing a white silk shirt, his temperament was very similar to the man in the suit.
Qin Hengzhi obviously knew.
He leaned toward Lu Qiaoge and said in a low voice: “Nominally an inspection team, but actually accompanying Old Mr. Zhen back to his hometown; back then the Zhen Family was the overlord in the North, later they went to Hong Kong; a while ago it was said they were donating a batch of airplanes, now it seems it’s done.”
Lu Qiaoge blinked her eyes, watching as that group of people were one by one led to their seats by waitresses.
Lu Qiaoge said: “Besides watching the performance, will they also visit?”
Qin Hengzhi nodded: “Yes, they will.”
At this time, someone nearby said: “That man is wearing a suit.”
“Feels like the suit looks really good.”
“How could it look better than our clothes.”
“Outlandish attire.”
“What’s so special about it; before the founding of the PRC, everyone was wearing that stuff everywhere.”
“Why is that person with the inspection team; he’s not one of us, right?”
“Today is a report performance, all internal people; watch what you say, mind the influence.”
And just then, the performance began.
Everyone was drawn to the stage.
It was Lu Qiaoge’s first time watching a ballet like The Red Detachment of Women in such an atmosphere.
She had to admit, the atmosphere was different, stirring people’s hearts to a boil.
The wonderful performance drew a wave of applause.
Everyone was clapping; it really wasn’t exaggerated, everyone was very enthusiastic.
Lu Qiaoge was also extremely enthusiastic.
Because they danced really well.
But glaringly, on the main stage seats, that man in the suit was leaning back on the chair back, looking bored.
Even from Lu Qiaoge’s angle, she could see this scene.
The performers on stage had all exited, the theater’s main lights came on, and the performance ended here.
But no one moved, because according to rules and etiquette, for this kind of internal performance, everyone had to wait for the leaders to leave first before they could go.
Anyway, there was nothing to do, so just wait.
The theater wasn’t noisy; on the contrary, it was very quiet.
With the inspection team there, naturally everything went smoothly; Lu Qiaoge, sitting in her seat with good eyesight, saw the full inspection team.
But she noticed an old man in a Zhongshan suit who gave her a familiar feeling.
But she didn’t know him at all; how could he seem familiar?
They weren’t Director Hao nor Secretary He; she grew up in the military factory, and there was no such person among the old men in her memory.
There was no television at home either, so it couldn’t be from television.
As for the newspaper, she had no such impression either.
Her thoughts flashed in an instant; these people filed out one after another.
Qin Hengzhi sitting next to her said in a low voice again: “The one walking with Deputy Director Lin is his father, Old Lin who supervises aviation, one of the earliest pilots; this time he’s accompanying Old Mr. Zhen to Jiangcheng, and should go to the military factory; the young man in the suit is called Zhen Xi, Old Mr. Zhen’s youngest son; people in Hong Kong like to call him Third Young Master; the others are all leaders from the city, I’m not too familiar with them.”
Qin Hengzhi’s voice was very low; Lu Qiaoge suddenly understood; no wonder that old man looked familiar—it turned out to be Deputy Director Lin’s father.
It was just that he didn’t look much like him.
Lu Qiaoge also lowered her voice: “I wonder if they’ll arrange for the neighborhood committee to assist with reception work; I was planning to come again for market day in a few days.”
Qin Hengzhi: “Better not for now; the factory won’t agree, because this inspection team is only coming to the factory these few days.”
While talking, the inspection team had already walked out.
Only then did everyone start leaving one after another.
Qin Hengzhi had come by jeep.
Lu Qiaoge, who got in the car, was seen by Shen Yun who came out afterward; she gripped the bicycle handle tightly, her eyes almost shooting fire.
Shen Yun asked Liang Aishu: “Can the jeep from the military representative office be driven out casually like that?”
