Chapter 155: Very Afraid Of Lu Qiao Ge
Qin Hengzhi had long known that Lu Qiaoge had high standards.
Upon closer inspection, one would find that the clothes she wore were different from others’.
Even her shoes were.
Lu Qiaoge never wore plastic sandals.
It was now summer, and basically every girl in the family courtyard had a pair of plastic sandals.
The current plastic sandals came in various colors and several styles.
But they all had one thing in common: they burned the feet, and the gaps underneath could accidentally get filled with pebbles, making walking not so comfortable.
But these were the popular sandals now, just like the polyester clothes and pants.
The cloth shoes on Lu Qiaoge’s feet were clearly handmade, and now many girls liked the shoes sold in stores and didn’t like handmade shoes made by family members, probably thinking they were too rustic.
But Lu Qiaoge didn’t care at all, leisurely going to work, shopping, or even handling errands in the urban area.
The same went for her clothes; she liked comfortable and soft linen or pure cotton cloth.
She never wore polyester clothes or pants either.
This girl knew how to enjoy life.
Polyester nowadays wasn’t breathable at all.
Even the shirt on him was made of pure cotton cloth.
He felt that on this point, he and Qiao Ge were exceptionally in sync.
Qin Hengzhi’s gaze followed Lu Qiaoge.
Over there, Lu Qiaoge thought quickly and moved quickly, and there was no issue of too many clothes causing dizziness and indecision.
Basically, with one sweep, she knew which ones to take and which not to.
Qin Hengzhi didn’t understand much, so he obediently carried the handbag and stood aside.
The speed at which Lu Qiaoge selected clothes brought a smile to Qin Hengzhi’s eyes; it was the first time he discovered there was such a cute young woman in the world.
It was also the first time he understood the true meaning of what his father had told him: meeting his mother was his fortune.
It was a pity they were still at the base in the Northwest; if they could see Lu Qiaoge, they would surely like her too.
Lu Qiaoge folded the selected clothes and put them into the handbag.
Then she looked at Qin Hengzhi: “What a pity, nothing you can wear.”
Qin Hengzhi picked up the handbag: “No matter, as long as you like them.”
When Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi went downstairs, they saw Chen Big Brother organizing the accounts alone.
No one else had come.
Lu Qiaoge picked out a plaid shirt and a knitted vest for herself, and selected two pairs of leather shoes.
All pure cowhide, simple and generous in style.
Naturally, she also selected some for her family; such a good opportunity was hard to come by without an insider.
But no need for too many.
In a few years, supplies would gradually become abundant.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t argue with Qin Hengzhi and let him pay with banknotes. Chen Big Brother was very busy and didn’t gossip. Qin Hengzhi took Lu Qiaoge and left.
There was a wooden sign on the wall that read Foreign Trade Bureau Warehouse.
Chen Big Brother actually worked at the Foreign Trade Bureau.
No cloth tickets or shoe tickets needed; a handbag full of clothes, pants, and shoes cost over 130 yuan.
Lu Qiaoge’s cowhide shoes cost more than her salary this month at the neighborhood committee.
One pair nineteen yuan, one pair twenty-nine yuan.
Qin Hengzhi took her to eat, and at the table, Lu Qiaoge handed seventy-eight yuan to Qin Hengzhi.
“This is the money for my mom and their clothes; I should pay it myself.”
Qin Hengzhi frowned: “If you didn’t have a bonus, should I take an IOU from you?”
Lu Qiaoge smiled: “But I do have a bonus, and I carry it with me. I was planning to go to the department store anyway.”
Qin Hengzhi asked slowly: “Do you mean we haven’t reached that stage yet, and I was being presumptuous?”
Lu Qiaoge shook her head and said seriously: “No, you know my parents’ personalities. I just don’t want them overthinking and resenting themselves for being useless and not earning money. If I give it, I give it; if not, I don’t. I don’t want to lie to them.”
Qin Hengzhi: ……
He wasn’t clear about Lu Aunt, but he understood Master Lu’s personality.
Qin Hengzhi took the money, thinking to himself that Master Lu loved to drink alcohol, so he should visit someday and bring Master Lu two bottles of Maotai.
A good idea; although they hadn’t been dating long, it was time to pay a visit.
After eating, Lu Qiaoge took out a pen box from her shoulder bag; this was a fountain pen she had bought at the department store before going to work.
“A fountain pen for you.”
Qin Hengzhi paused, originally wanting to be reserved, but his brows and eyes couldn’t hide his smile.
He simply took it quickly, opened the pen box, and it was a black Hero-brand fountain pen. He looked at Lu Qiaoge and said softly: “Thank you, I’m very happy.”
Lu Qiaoge’s brows and eyes curved happily, her voice delighted: “As long as you’re happy.”
Qin Hengzhi took Lu Qiaoge home, and before getting on the vehicle, he took out the fountain pen and clipped it to the pocket of his military uniform.
The handsome and elegant young officer straightened his back, then smiled slightly; from now on, he’d use this fountain pen for meetings.
Xiao Su in the military representative office spotted the fountain pen at once.
His gaze flickered, but he still asked proactively: “Regiment Qin, is that a new fountain pen you bought?”
Qin Hengzhi’s expression was calm as he said: “I didn’t buy it.”
Xiao Su: “Then who gave it to you?”
Qin Hengzhi said matter-of-factly: “My partner!”
Then he said to Xiao Su: “Are you very idle?”
Xiao Su quickly said: “I’m very busy, Leader. These are documents that need your signature; I’ve put them on the desk.”
With that, Xiao Su scurried away.
Qin Hengzhi sat down, took out the fountain pen, unscrewed the cap, filled it with ink, tested it a few times on white paper, and found it felt particularly good to use.
Hmm, the signature with this fountain pen seemed even nicer than usual.
Meanwhile, Lu Qiaoge opened the handbag.
Meng Xia hurried over, saw so many clothes inside, widened her eyes, then gently patted Lu Qiaoge’s shoulder: “You, spending so freely—is it easy to earn money? Why buy all this? Having something to wear is enough. If I’d known you’d do this, I wouldn’t have kept your money for you.”
Lu Qiaoge took out half of her salary, twelve yuan and fifty cents, and handed it to Meng Xia: “Take this first; it’s my living expenses.”
Meng Xia didn’t refuse and wished she could take all the money.
But Lu Qiaoge didn’t give more.
She said: “Mom, these are export-turned-domestic sales clothing. For some reason, they started internal sales. This was brought back by Qin Hengzhi through the backdoor. The pants are for Grandma—here’s your shirt, this dress is for Qiao Ling, this for Sister-in-law, Xiao Si’s sailor shirt. Too bad they’re all women’s, so nothing for Dad or Big Brother.”
Lu Da, who had just gotten off work and showered, came out upon hearing and felt a bit of a headache seeing Lu Qiaoge spending so freely.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t look at their troubled faces and called the delighted Su Hui and Lu Qiaoling over to try on the clothes. Su Hui was pregnant; hers was a slightly loose cotton cloth fine outerwear, somewhat like a shirt with pockets, and it looked great on her.
Lu Qiaoling’s was a dress that fit perfectly; the happy Qiao Ling hugged Lu Qiaoge and shouted that Second Sister was the best.
Meng Xia said softly to Lu Da: “It’s all bought now, and they live together, so it’s like this. We can’t have Qiao Ge wearing new clothes alone. No method, but did you notice? Qiao Ling doesn’t compare with Qiao Ge anymore—takes it if given, no jealousy if not.”
Lu Da snorted: “Jealousy? That’s her leader!”
Exactly, though this was at home, Meng Xia noticed that the daughter-in-law and Qiao Ling were still quite afraid of Lu Qiaoge.
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