Chapter 153: Still An Extra Update
Actually, Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze were both puzzled. As they talked, wasn’t it all given away for free?
But before they could react, the other party bought it with money!
This… was a bit hard to keep up with.
But they did learn something.
Using a random excuse, Zhen Xi and Lu Qiaoge stood by the window.
This ensured no one could hear their conversation.
Only then did Lu Qiaoge say to Zhen Xi with a serious expression, “Mr. Zhen must be very curious why I wrote you that note, right?”
Zhen Xi nodded and asked in a low voice, “How did you know?”
Lu Qiaoge said, “Besides being the director of the food factory, I have another position: I’m a mediator at Xiangyang Neighborhood Committee. Although I’ve not been working there long, I’ve seen so much. Every day I’m either mediating or on the way to mediate. Whether Hong Kong people or Jiangcheng people, they’re all human with similar natures.”
“Mr. Zhen may not fully understand how welcome Jiangcheng people are to you and Chairman Zhen’s arrival. Not to mention how much Chairman Zhen has helped us over the years. It’s not just Jiangcheng people; Dragon Country people will remember it.”
“We were educated to always put the country’s honor first. In the face of national honor, even if personal interests suffer, we’re willing. So before you arrived, Swan Hotel had checked countless times from top to bottom. The service personnel’s conduct is all trustworthy. Of course, no plan is foolproof; I admit that, but it’s only a one-in-ten-million chance.”
“You may also know the procedure for entering the room to clean: it’s not just one person; the deputy manager supervises, then the two best service staff in business.”
“So excluding that one-in-ten-million chance, the only ones left besides your assistant bodyguard are Secretary Xue.”
“With a woman’s unique intuition, I can boldly say that Secretary Xue has a close relationship with your father. She probably also knows the meaning of the gold watch to you.”
“Perhaps Mr. Zhen unintentionally offended her, and she was definitely unhappy, so she took the thing you care about most. I have no reason to speculate if she wanted to destroy it or just scare you, but I can confirm that the time she took the gold watch coincides with the time Regiment Leader Yan visited you.”
“Secretary Xue wouldn’t carry the gold watch on her; she’s afraid it might accidentally be revealed. Besides, she’s wearing a silk suit with no pockets.”
“Secretary Xue could only temporarily place the item in Chairman Zhen’s room.”
“I know the layout of this room; there’s a vase on the console table at the doorway.”
“So I took a risk and boldly wrote that note. Unexpectedly, it matched my speculation perfectly. Mr. Zhen, rest assured, only I know about this and I won’t tell anyone else.”
Zhen Xi looked at Lu Qiaoge talking eloquently and really wanted to say that Miss Lu talked too much.
She should go to the television station to be a host.
But every word Lu Qiaoge said was right.
After a while, Zhen Xi said, “Your analysis is correct. My gold watch is indeed in the vase at the doorway. I did offend her, and she’s retaliating against me.”
Turning to glance at the crowd talking over there, Zhen Xi said indifferently, “My father pushed me out to protect her reputation.”
Lu Qiaoge didn’t speak.
Zhen Xi smirked coldly, “In my father’s eyes, the so-called heir is just a front. Secretary Xue by his side is more important than me.”
Lu Qiaoge smiled but still didn’t speak.
Zhen Xi wasn’t asking her to comment on family matters; listening was enough.
But it had to be said that Zhen Xi had weaknesses: impulsive, arrogant, easily emotional—not quite suitable as an heir.
She had unethically exploited his weaknesses to close this deal.
Zhen Xi looked gloomy, “Unfortunately, I’m too weak. In my father’s eyes and heart, I have no weight.”
At this moment, Zhen Xi completely didn’t realize he’d said so much to Lu Qiaoge.
Maybe because of a shared secret?
Lu Qiaoge couldn’t listen anymore. She decided to kindly comfort him: “Don’t worry about what you or others think. You are the heir. If your father had an accident now, you could rightfully inherit Zhen Group. You’re the beneficiary. This identity lets you accomplish many things, so why be so indignant, as if you’ve suffered a great grievance?”
Zhen Xi: ……
You really dare to say it.
But it had to be said that Director Lu’s words were spot on.
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On the way back to the military factory, Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze were utterly impressed, both excited and thrilled.
Then Lu Qiaoge patiently explained Zhen Xi’s personality to them: she just tailored her approach to the person.
Meng Qingshan grabbed a handful of hair and said with a silly grin, “Director, I get it. This is speaking human to humans and ghost talk to ghosts.”
Hu Ze burst out laughing beside him.
Lu Qiaoge also laughed, “Your understanding isn’t wrong either.”
At the crossroads, she told the two to return to the food factory first; she needed to go to the neighborhood committee to report work to Director Hu and Deputy Director Huang.
Director Hu and Deputy Director Huang were both there.
Lu Qiaoge took out the contract; this contract needed to be kept with Director Hu.
Old Hu and Huang Juan read the contract content word by word.
Contracts now were all handwritten, but with official seal, signature, and handprint.
Especially the other party’s large traditional character official seal made Old Hu look again and again.
This contract was in triplicate.
Xiao Zhu from the foreign trade section took one, neighborhood committee one, and the other naturally with Zhen Xi.
So as long as they wove a thousand sunflower seed baskets to ship to Hong Kong with the fried snack factory’s sunflower seeds, the food factory side could receive five hundred yuan in payment?
Of course, this was converted to their local currency.
When the other party mailed, it was all foreign exchange settlement.
Lu Qiaoge nodded, “Yes, the first batch is a thousand. Payment on delivery. Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze have already gone to arrange it; no problem meeting the deadline.”
Old Hu got excited.
Ten thousand would be five thousand yuan!
He slapped the desk, “Even with overtime, we must complete it. The neighborhood committee’s top priority now is to complete the order with quality and quantity. Everything must make way for it. Tell me, what do you need us to do now?”
Huang Juan strongly supported this too.
Though they were a military factory, different from local ones, not all were frontline workers; they were in the rear. Now they could earn money for the country, reduce the burden, and exchange for foreign exchange—who knew how happy they were.
They thought Lu Qiaoge was just dabbling small-scale.
Who’d have thought she’d pulled off something this big.
This successor was truly satisfying.
Suddenly Old Hu felt a bit uncertain again.
The neighborhood committee was too small.
It completely restricted Qiao Ge’s abilities!
Of course, no rush on that.
Qiao Ge was still very young.
Since both directors supported it so much, Lu Qiaoge was happy to see it happen.
She detailed her work arrangements to them.
Old Hu said the arrangement was excellent: making the best use of things and talents, without affecting the food factory’s normal operation.
But he would send several people to help.
First he called Shao Le, who happily agreed upon hearing it was the food factory.
Lu Qiaoge had exactly that in mind, because Shao Le represented the neighborhood committee, meaning another pillar of support.
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