Chapter 147: I Believe Every Word You Say!
Thus, Director Zhou finally became completely cheerful.
He felt extremely at ease and said to the young people, “You young people chat, haha, that’s great, youth is wonderful…”
This laughter was too joyful.
Zhen Xi picked up that note again and looked at it carefully. He said to Lu Qiaoge, “The design is very beautiful. This is the first time I’ve seen it. I have to return to my hometown to pay respects to my ancestors the day after tomorrow, and then I’ll be leaving Jiangcheng. Can your workers make samples tomorrow? If so, you can come to Swan Hotel to discuss the next matters with me.”
At this moment, Zhen Xi surprisingly regained his elegant young gentleman demeanor.
Director Zhou felt that Lu Qiaoge should be transferred to the Foreign Trade Bureau; she was truly talented.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t know what Director Zhou was thinking, but she knew that Zhen Xi must have guessed that she was the one who wrote the note.
She had deliberately let him know.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t have the habit of doing good deeds without leaving her name.
She said, “Mr. Zhen, rest assured, the samples can be made by tomorrow afternoon.”
Zhen Xi nodded: “Good, we’ll talk about the specific price later.”
Lu Qiaoge pointed to that note and said slowly, “Mr. Zhen, I need to take the draft drawing back to let the workers make it. If Mr. Zhen wants to know more details, we can discuss after bringing the samples tomorrow afternoon.”
Except for Qin Hengzhi, no one could hear the implication in Lu Qiaoge’s words.
Of course, Zhen Xi could understand it.
He also knew that tonight was not a good time to ask in detail.
Tomorrow would do; anyway, the gold watch was found, so there was no rush.
Zhen Xi didn’t rashly invite Lu Qiaoge to dance. To put it bluntly, he didn’t dare.
He thought in his heart that if Lu Qiaoge wanted to invite him to dance, she would do so actively.
Besides, Representative Qin, with his exceptional temperament, was talking to Director Zhou.
The dancing matter was dropped.
Zhen Xi handed the note to Lu Qiaoge and said with a smile, “See you tomorrow!”
Then he said to Director Zhou, “I’m heading back, thank you Director Zhou for accompanying me.”
Oh, he was finally leaving.
Over there, Director Xu knew Zhen Xi was leaving and immediately stood up to arrange personnel; he wanted to personally ensure the person was safely sent back.
Director Zhou didn’t stay any longer either and kindly said to Lu Qiaoge, “You and Hengzhi are usually very busy, it’s rare to have time to relax, have fun…”
Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi left when the dance party was nearing its end.
After they left, Cao Lanzhu, who had been silent all evening, also left with her cousin’s wife and Lu Min.
Lu Min couldn’t understand Cao Lanzhu at all; what exactly did she want to do?
Meanwhile, Cao Lanzhu’s cousin’s wife had a severe headache when she got home. She took a pain relief tablet and then told her husband about tonight’s situation.
Deputy Director Duan’s furrowed brows relaxed.
Heaven knew how worried he had been all evening.
In this era, no one could cover the sky with one hand; one had to learn to leave room when doing things.
This was Jiangcheng, not Beidu.
His family and friends were all here, so he naturally had many considerations.
Thus, he went to talk to Cao Lanzhu: “Lanzhu, what exactly do you want to do? Can you tell your cousin?”
Then he added, “No matter what you want to do, you must think twice. If you go too far, even your grandpa can’t protect you.”
Cao Lanzhu sneered: “For example?”
Her cousin’s wife directly said, “For example, tonight you did well by not conflicting with Lu Qiaoge, but you shouldn’t have been so cold and domineering to Lu Min. She’s also a pitiful young woman who lost her biological mother just like you.”
Cao Lanzhu: “I’m not stupid. Lu Qiaoge is clearly not someone to be easily provoked; I have that much self-awareness. Besides, when beating a dog, one must consider the master. She’s Brother Hengzhi’s partner; if I make things difficult for her, won’t Brother Hengzhi hate me to death?”
Then she continued, “As for Lu Min, who told her not to make good use of her opportunity? If she had gotten together with Brother Hengzhi, what business would it be of Lu Qiaoge’s?”
That woman Lu Min was indecisive and easy to deal with.
Deputy Director Duan was speechless: “Lanzhu, can you stop thinking about unrealistic things? You should study hard now so you can get a good job assignment after graduation.”
Cao Lanzhu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, “My uncle told me that as long as I can marry Qin Hengzhi and make a contribution to the Cao Family, he will help me investigate what happened to my parents and my younger brother.”
As soon as these words came out, Deputy Director Duan and his wife’s faces changed drastically. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
At this time, at the Lu Family’s main door, Lu Qiaoling had already entered the courtyard, while Qin Hengzhi and Lu Qiaoge stood at the doorway talking.
Qin Hengzhi was talking about Cao Lanzhu: “…Her parents and younger brother were in a car accident three years ago. It wasn’t a collision with other vehicles; that jeep crashed into the office of Audit Section One. The car exploded, and the Section One office was completely burned down. The losses that time were huge, but Old Cao’s second son, his wife, and grandson all died. Could they still make them pay compensation? The big fire destroyed many accounts and information, so in the end, it could only be left unsettled.”
Lu Qiaoge’s gaze deepened. 1975—if this was the same spacetime as her previous life, she wondered if there was information about this.
Unfortunately, her memory had no information on this.
Lu Qiaoge nodded with a hum and said, “She has no malice toward me. If she wants to talk, then we’ll talk. You don’t need to worry about this; I can handle it myself. Let me tell you about Zhen Xi.”
Although Qin Hengzhi felt melancholic that his little partner was too independent, when he heard her mention Zhen Xi, he immediately focused entirely on Lu Qiaoge.
Thus, Lu Qiaoge shamelessly and without any psychological burden attributed the known information to her own analysis, saying that she had given Zhen Xi a reminder, and the gold watch was indeed found, but doing good deeds without leaving her name wasn’t her style.
Thus, she deliberately let Zhen Xi see the three words “sunflower seed basket” that she wrote.
Qin Hengzhi’s gaze darkened, and he suddenly pulled the nonsensically babbling Lu Qiaoge to the shadow by the wall.
His voice was low, carrying an inexplicable affection, sounding somewhat hoarse and alluring. The throbbing in his heart didn’t decrease but increased: “My Comrade Lu is somewhat underutilized at the Neighborhood Committee. Would you like to try a public security post?”
The twilight was like ink, and Lu Qiaoge could clearly sense the warmth in Qin Hengzhi’s breath.
He clearly didn’t believe her made-up words, but at this moment, the two were so close—close enough that she could count the shadows cast by his eyelashes, close enough that the night breeze brought the clear pine scent from his body, close enough that their breaths ambiguously mingled together.
Close enough that with Qin Hengzhi lifting his hand, he gently stroked Lu Qiaoge’s face, his thumb softly rubbing her delicate cheek. In the night, he said softly, “Comrade Lu, I believe every word you say!”
Lu Qiaoge only felt the night breeze was so gentle. She raised her hand and gently tugged at Qin Hengzhi’s collar, pulling him even closer. Her breath carried an alluring fragrance. Lu Qiaoge didn’t speak, but her bright eyes showed a joyful smile.
Clearly, she liked his trust in her!
Just then, Meng Xia’s voice came from the courtyard: “Where’s your second sister?”
Lu Qiaoge took the opportunity to grab Qin Hengzhi’s waist—hmm, not bad, excellent feel.
Then she gently pushed him away, turned, and walked into the courtyard with light steps…
Thank you strong, caroletu for the reward, thank you every treasure who cast a monthly pass. I read them one by one. There are so many more today, my heart is full of gratitude. Thank you all so much, so I’m adding an extra chapter. I hope the treasures can help me in these last few days of the month—it’s double monthly passes right now. I am deeply grateful!!!
