Chapter 184: Why Did Liang Aishu Abandon Lu Qiao Ge For Shen Yun?
Old Master Bai said slowly, “As far as I know, after Liang Aishu got engaged to Lu Qiaoge, he was dissatisfied with her in many ways, and it reached a peak after Shen Yun got involved. But no matter how you look at it, Lu Qiaoge is superior to Shen Yun. Why did Liang Aishu abandon Lu Qiaoge for Shen Yun?”
Bai Jin Xin glanced at her father. Many things, especially emotions between men and women, were the most unreasonable things.
You think his eyes are blind, but he feels he has finally found true love. You think her love lacks self-awareness, but she insists her love is sacred and great.
Who can judge this by common sense?
“Dad, your doubt makes sense. I’ve met Shen Yun; she’s just an ordinary girl. She spreads rumors and stirs up trouble, even dragging in Deputy Director Lin, and in the end apologized to Lu Qiaoge.
But the saying ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ isn’t nonsense. Since it has been passed down to this day, there must be some truth to it. Liang Aishu just likes Shen Yun terribly.”
Old Master Bai shook his head: “No, as far as I know, the current relationship between Liang Aishu and Shen Yun isn’t as good as you imagine. The internal conflict between the two of them has been escalating.”
“What can you do about that? Blisters on the feet are walked by oneself; this can’t be blamed on others.” Bai Jin Xin sneered: “Only knowing to cherish after losing—men like that are the most disgusting.”
Old Master Bai stopped asking.
From his perspective, with Lu Qiaoge and Shen Yun standing together, it was like a phoenix and a crow—one dazzling, the other dull and gray.
He really couldn’t understand why Liang Aishu didn’t like Lu Qiaoge.
If they were strangers, it would be one thing, but they were engaged after all. What did Lu Qiaoge look like in Liang Aishu’s eyes to make him annoyed with her or even slander her?
Old Master Bai was just curious. Since his daughter thought this was normal, then it was normal.
Besides, what mattered most was that Hengzhi liked her.
He no longer pursued the topic and just asked: “When does Hengzhi plan to bring Qiao Ge home?”
Bai Jin Xin: “Don’t worry about it. These two have their own plans; they’ll come when the time is right.”
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Lu Qiaoge looked at the summarized data and frowned: “The summary is wrong. The amount should be 00 yuan; it’s short by 00 yuan here. Xiao Liu calculated wrong, and we even double-checked it with her at the time. What’s going on?”
Hu Ze was standing with Lu Qiaoge under the shade outside the main door at this time.
Lu Qiaoge had just returned from door-to-door investigation. Yesterday, Lu Qiaoge handed over the Food Factory’s banknotes, and after verification, the Neighborhood Committee’s Finance Office and the Department Store would reconcile accounts, then the Department Store would transfer the money to the Food Factory’s account.
It wasn’t simple, but the procedure was fixed. Whether it was her, Hu Ze, or Meng Qingshan, after handing the banknotes to Finance, they didn’t need to worry about it anymore.
But now it was short by so much. Hu Ze was anxious and sweating profusely, but he still told Lu Qiaoge about Xiao Liu’s attitude and reaction.
“Xiao Liu insists that what you brought yesterday was just these banknotes, and says the amount we double-checked at the time was exactly that. She also says if it’s wrong, why didn’t you, Lu Qiaoge, say something then? She says you must have embezzled them, or lost the banknotes, or did something bad with them. She says if you think it’s wrong, you can call the Department Store or even the Security Department. Anyway, what she received was just these.”
Lu Qiaoge wasn’t surprised.
She didn’t feel disappointed either. Human nature is inherently complex; you can’t expect everyone to be like you.
She said: “What is Xiao Liu doing now?”
Hu Ze said annoyedly: “She’s in the Finance Office, making such a fuss that the whole Neighborhood Committee knows. No one voiced an opinion; only Accountant Shen said to wait until you come back. The two directors are there too.”
Hu Ze clenched his fist in anger: “I’m 100% sure it’s Xiao Liu settling a personal grudge, or she lost a few banknotes and, fearing she couldn’t account for them, simply pinned it all on you. We’re not afraid; once the Department Store people come with the counterfoil, the amounts will match.”
Lu Qiaoge said: “But that will make the Department Store people unhappy too. No one wants to run over here in this hot weather to get involved in such a mess. It will affect our Food Factory’s image.”
Hu Ze’s face turned pale: “Then… then what do we do?”
Lu Qiaoge stared at Hu Ze and asked curiously: “Why don’t you suspect that I really lost the banknotes or had some other motive?”
Hu Ze looked at Lu Qiaoge and said firmly: “Impossible!”
Lu Qiaoge wanted to advise the young man not to trust her so blindly, but on second thought, it felt pretty nice.
“But I want to ask you one thing: do you like finance work?”
Lu Qiaoge suddenly asked.
Hu Ze didn’t hesitate: “I quite like it. I also like using the abacus.”
Lu Qiaoge didn’t pursue the topic. She took Hu Ze into the Neighborhood Committee.
Sister Hua saw her come in and said anxiously: “Qiao Ge, the two directors are waiting for you in the office.”
This was to question her privately first—just in case.
Lu Qiaoge smiled and shook her head, saying: “No need. I’ll go straight to the Finance Office to find Xiao Liu.”
Sister Qiao said annoyedly: “Qiao Ge, I believe you, but now there’s no evidence. She insists you didn’t hand over those two hundred plus yuan in banknotes, and she’s making a fuss demanding the Department Store’s Finance Office or Team Leader Song to come reconcile.”
No matter whose fault it is, without the banknotes in hand, if the other side doesn’t acknowledge it, you’re helpless.
If they do acknowledge it, they’ll inevitably think the Food Factory is too chaotic, unable to handle even this small matter.
In the end, it’s the Food Factory’s reputation that suffers.
Lu Qiaoge hadn’t expected this young woman Xiao Liu to be so bold.
Just to disgust her and frame her?
What deep grudge did she have against her?
Lu Qiaoge said: “I’ll go to the Finance Office first.”
In the Finance Office, Xiao Liu looked smugly at Lu Qiaoge as she walked in.
Old Hu and Old Huang, who rushed over upon hearing the news, entered the Finance Office with grim faces.
Hu Ze, who felt he had seen the truth, also stormed in angrily.
Xiao Liu said shrilly: “Lu Qiaoge, what you brought yesterday was just these banknotes. The amount we two double-checked at the time was also 00 yuan. I entered the account for you based on this amount. Look, here are the banknotes, here is the account book.
Lu Qiaoge, the first time you handled finance, you lost banknotes. Luckily, the Department Store side can still reconcile. Otherwise, who bears this loss? You? Your year’s salary wouldn’t even cover the deduction.”
She then glanced at the two directors; if you listened carefully, you could hear the schadenfreude in her tone.
“What I’m reminding you now is that the Department Store’s finance personnel are very strict and serious. If we lost banknotes here, they may not acknowledge it. In the worst case, we might have to bear this loss ourselves.”
Old Hu’s brows were tightly furrowed.
He didn’t believe Lu Qiaoge would lose the banknotes.
Just now, he heard from his son that when he gave these banknotes to Lu Qiaoge yesterday, it was 89 yuan. How could it be short by 00 yuan after just one night?
The answer might be simple: either Xiao Liu lost the banknotes or Lu Qiaoge did.
Or perhaps Xiao Liu was targeting Lu Qiaoge and digging a pit for her.
Qiao Ge was still too young.
It was also his fault; he should have exhorted her in advance to get a receipt certificate from the Finance Office when handing over the accounts.
Old Hu regretted it endlessly!
