Chapter 130: A Goldfish True To Its Name
This mat was woven by Xiao Si for Hua Hua. Although it’s not very tight, it’s very regular.
Xiao Si has been making paper boxes these past few years, which has trained his patience quite well.
At this moment, Hua Hua is standing on the mat, using its paws to open the cloth bag, letting Lu Qiaoge see the things inside.
Lu Qiaoge had to wake up even if she didn’t want to.
Mainly because there were too many given.
Not a gold bracelet, gold necklace, or gold ring, but a genuinely golden goldfish.
It was heavy, pressing down the cat head on Hua Hua’s neck, and it still hasn’t lifted up.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t turn on the light, only opened the curtain, borrowing the moonlight outside to carefully look at this goldfish.
The eyes were made of ruby.
The shape of the goldfish was slightly smaller than her hand, with lifelike scales, as if carved from a whole piece of gold.
There should have been a base underneath, but now it’s gone.
“This was given by the pike?”
【No, it was obtained by the old turtle. It felt it shouldn’t lie to you, but it also felt it wasn’t wrong, so it gave you this.】
Hua Hua was only saying what it knew.
It can now only express a little opinion on simple matters, like some things related to itself.
So it doesn’t quite understand the old turtle’s behavior, but it’s just staring at the goldfish with gleaming eyes.
Lu Qiaoge thought the old turtle really had a lot on its mind; she was just asking casually.
As for the medicinal herb, since it cured Xiao Si, she couldn’t possibly not pay attention to such a simple treatment method.
But the old turtle knows the most about the situation at the lake bottom. It says it’s lived over a hundred years, but in Lu Qiaoge’s view, it’s more than that.
As for it not telling the truth about the medicinal herb, Lu Qiaoge didn’t care much, and didn’t even ask one more question at the time. Whatever the old turtle said was what it was; originally, these might all be its.
Otherwise, why wouldn’t it bear to leave Hongxing Lake?
Lu Qiaoge put away the genuine goldfish and asked Hua Hua with a smile: “Did the old turtle say anything else?”
Hua Hua shook its cat head: 【Let me think, ah, he said wait and see, nothing else.】
The old turtle still had treasures in hand, but it preferred to compensate her with a goldfish rather than give the medicinal herb; it must have its own considerations.
These ones, they really became spirits.
Lu Qiaoge stroked the cat head a few times, and sleepiness came: “Sleep.”
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The next day.
Director Hu and Lu Qiaoge were reporting work in the Factory Director’s Office.
They waited until the factory director and others finished the Monday regular meeting before she and Director Hu went.
It was around ten o’clock in the morning.
Old Hu was talking about the process of Zhen Xi going to the Food Factory, and Lu Qiaoge was talking about how she, Elder Sister Su, and the Foreign Trade Section went to the hotel to meet Zhen Xi. Afterward, the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau was very pleasantly surprised when they found out. They didn’t expect sunflower seeds could be exchanged for foreign exchange. Why hesitate? Hurry and exchange.
So, the Foreign Trade Bureau sent three cars to follow, making a total of five cars, including a bodyguard and accompanying personnel from the inspection team.
When Factory Director Hao heard this, good grief, this lineup didn’t scare Factory Director Gong, did it?
Lu Qiaoge: “Mr. Zhen didn’t taste the sunflower seeds himself; he had the bodyguard taste them. The bodyguard said they were delicious and fragrant, so he said, then let’s order 100,000 first.”
Factory Director Hao laughed: “Good, and it went smoothly.”
It was definitely no problem; there was no private contact, with the Foreign Trade Bureau and inspection team’s accompanying personnel; this lineup made private contact impossible.
So this order was strived for normally.
Lu Qiaoge getting a reward was only right.
Him listening to the report was also normal work procedure.
Factory Director Hao also said: “Qiao Ge, don’t worry. If they dare not pay, I’ll go to their leaders for the money.”
Old Hu laughed heartily and said to Lu Qiaoge: “Aren’t you going to thank Factory Director Hao?”
Lu Qiaoge naturally thanked the very affable Factory Director Hao with a beaming smile.
Originally, Director Hu and Lu Qiaoge should have returned to the Neighborhood Committee, but at that moment, the telephone on the factory director’s desk rang.
Director Hu and Lu Qiaoge both stood up; they definitely couldn’t casually listen to the factory director’s phone.
Old Hu gave Factory Director Hao a hand gesture and prepared to take Lu Qiaoge away.
Factory Director Hao also waved his hand and picked up the phone.
Unexpectedly, just as Lu Qiaoge closed the office room door, Factory Director Hao suddenly called out to her: “Qiao Ge, wait a moment.”
Lu Qiaoge and Old Hu exchanged a glance, and she walked back into the office.
Old Hu naturally followed in as well.
Factory Director Hao put down the phone, hesitated a bit, and still said: “It’s from the Foreign Trade Bureau. They said they were originally going to sign the contract today, but Zhen Xi said he lost a very important thing, which also involves the Art Troupe’s regiment leader and An Leilei. Those people are all at the hotel. The Foreign Trade Bureau asked me if Lu Qiaoge could go over and see if the order still has hope.”
Old Hu glared his eyeballs: “It’s simply nonsense. What kind of place is Swan Hotel? From top to bottom, everyone is vetted. How could a thief steal his things, and very important things at that? I think he’s just pretending to be generous and bragging. It must be his dad who doesn’t agree, and he’s deliberately finding an excuse to break the agreement. I always say capitalists are all vampires; they won’t do anything without profit.”
Factory Director Hao glared at him: “What are you getting excited about? No matter how bad the Zhen Family is, they’re still Hong Kong’s top rich. They wouldn’t stoop to such petty tricks. Qiao Ge, I’ll have Secretary Zhou and Deputy Director Huang go with you. After all, you pulled the line for this order. We don’t cause trouble but we’re not afraid of it either. Find out exactly what happened. Of course, if the other side is being unreasonable, come back immediately and don’t deal with him.”
Factory Director Hao and Old Hu both looked at Lu Qiaoge with concern.
Lu Qiaoge said calmly and composedly: “Sure.”
Such an attitude was highly appreciated by both Factory Director Hao and Director Hu.
While waiting for Huang Juan at the Neighborhood Committee, Lu Qiaoge called Hua Hua via Xiao Cangcang who was wandering nearby, and had Hua Hua bring Rat Big and Rat Two as well as Swallow to Swan Hotel.
Quietly, without being noticed by humans.
Lu Qiaoge and Huang Juan rode in the factory director’s jeep.
When getting out of the car, they saw Elder Sister Su standing at the doorway.
Seeing Lu Qiaoge arrive, her eyes lit up, and she pulled Lu Qiaoge aside to whisper: “I’ll go with you. Don’t worry. The inspection team people are all here. We’re just clarifying if the lost item has any direct connection to the order. The public security officers are investigating now.”
Lu Qiaoge said: “What was lost?”
“A gold watch, the kind worn on the neck.”
Lu Qiaoge nodded, and followed Elder Sister Su into the lounge with Huang Juan and Secretary Zhou.
Lu Qiaoge immediately spotted Zhen Xi, who was trying hard to hold back, standing some distance from the crowd.
But Lu Qiaoge had good eyesight and saw at a glance that Zhen Xi’s facial muscles were trembling slightly.
His two hands were also clenched tightly.
On the other side were two women with beautiful faces; one was older, and the other young woman Lu Qiaoge recognized, called An Leilei.
During the curtain call, she heard Qin Hengzhi say that her family and his maternal grandfather’s family lived in the same compound.
And at this moment, An Leilei’s eyes were red, and the woman beside her didn’t look good either.
Su Hongmei lowered her voice: “That’s Regiment Leader Yan and An Leilei. They came to invite Zhen Xi to the social dance party organized by the city tonight. Unexpectedly, after they left, Zhen Xi discovered the item was missing. With no choice, the public security officers had to call them back.”
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