Chapter 214: I’m Worried About Uncle And Aunt Seeing It
Old Lu was resting today. He had been working overtime frequently lately, all for the technician exam in a week.
As long as he passed, he would be an Eighth-grade Worker.
Retiring as an Eighth-grade Worker would mean his life hadn’t been wasted.
Old Lu stood by and said, “Look, the child is fine, but you’re all tense. Hurry up and get back to what you were doing. I think this is pretty good.”
If they didn’t like you, they could pick bones out of eggs even if there was no problem.
When they were dating back then, to tell the truth, he hadn’t thought that much about it. He just felt that the second daughter had a partner, and it was Representative Qin, whom everyone praised— that was really great.
Once the dating phase stabilized, he suddenly felt that discussing marriage meant a lot of things.
Although everyone said there was equality, he knew deep down it wasn’t like that.
The Qin Family wasn’t an ordinary family, and even the Bai Family was the same.
Although they lived in the same city, the Bai Family was a family the Lu Family couldn’t reach.
What if the daughter married in and was looked down on or bullied?
The child grew up in a small family. Would she feel out of place in the Qin Family or Bai Family?
Meng Xia quietly voiced her concerns.
Old Lu said, “You’re just thinking useless things. Is our Qiao Ge the type to get stage fright? She can talk freely even with the High Leader. Who would she be afraid of? Besides, isn’t there Hengzhi?”
Qin Hengzhi pushed open the main door of the Lu Family, carrying two bottles of wine, a strip of meat, and sponge cake bought for Old Mrs. Lu.
Old Mrs. Lu said, “Hengzhi, coming to our home is like coming home. No need to be so polite every time. Got it?”
Qin Hengzhi smiled and nodded, indicating he heard.
Seeing this future son-in-law, Meng Xia felt that actually there was nothing to worry about. After marriage, as long as the young couple got along well, nothing else mattered.
On the road, Qin Hengzhi parked the car on the roadside and handed Lu Qiaoge a stack of photos.
Lu Qiaoge took them without hurrying to look, but asked in surprise, “Why didn’t you take them out at my house?”
Qin Hengzhi said in a low voice, “Here… there are photos of the two of us together. I’m worried Uncle and Aunt would see…”
After all, they weren’t married yet, and starting to take photos together might make them uncomfortable.
He didn’t say this out loud, but the meaning was clear.
Lu Qiaoge smiled, then began flipping through the photos. Her photography skills were excellent, and even by Qin Hengzhi’s standards, his taste was top-notch.
They made her look so beautiful.
Lu Qiaoge looked at her own photos one by one, her face showing a somewhat intoxicated expression.
Only at the end did she carefully look at the photos of the two of them together. Qin Hengzhi watched closely, then keenly noticed that Lu Qiaoge just glanced at him in the photos before looking at herself.
Oh, her gaze lingered quite a while.
Didn’t she like this face of his a lot?
Qin Hengzhi placed his hand on the photos and said with a half-smile, “Put them away. You can look at them as much as you want when there’s time.”
Lu Qiaoge smiled and put the photos into her shoulder bag.
Qin Hengzhi said to Lu Qiaoge, “No need to go to the Department Store. I’ve already prepared the gift for my Grandfather.”
Lu Qiaoge didn’t insist.
Qin Hengzhi had only objectively described his maternal family, but Lu Qiaoge didn’t know specifically how that family treated him.
So for the first visit, Qin Hengzhi could decide fully on the gifts.
After thinking, Qin Hengzhi took out an envelope and handed it to Lu Qiaoge. “This is my passbook.”
He then explained, “This is the bonus I just got.”
He hadn’t had time to return to Beidu yet; his savings and such were all at home.
This was the bonus just given by the military research and development center— exactly one thousand yuan, directly deposited for him.
Lu Qiaoge took it. Last time at the exhibition fair, Qin Hengzhi had given her six hundred eighty yuan in cash.
It was probably all the cash he had on hand.
She hadn’t returned the rest and naturally kept it.
At the time, she felt that if she returned it, the flavor would change.
Actually, she didn’t have much experience.
Everything was just following her heart.
But to be honest, she hadn’t heard of anyone’s partner being as generous as Qin Hengzhi.
Of course, no one earned as much as Qin Hengzhi either.
In ordinary circles, one extraordinary person stood out as very different.
Lu Qiaoge looked into Qin Hengzhi’s eyes.
After a few seconds of silence, Lu Qiaoge put the passbook into her shoulder bag.
Qin Hengzhi seemed calm, but actually he was very tense. Only when Lu Qiaoge accepted it did he quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
Lu Qiaoge’s shoulder bag was made of canvas with compartments and a zipper. She said to Qin Hengzhi, “Don’t drive yet. I have something for you in my shoulder bag.”
With that, Lu Qiaoge took something out of her shoulder bag.
Qin Hengzhi was already waiting seriously, wondering in his heart what it could be.
But no matter what it was, as long as it was from Qiao Ge, he would be very happy and treasure it.
But when Lu Qiaoge held this thing in her hand and handed it to him, even the well-traveled Qin Hengzhi couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.
Amber?
It was actually a crystal-clear golden amber with a leaf wrapped inside.
The leaf wasn’t big but very complete, quietly lying in the amber, who knew how many years it had slumbered.
Qin Hengzhi held it in his hand and examined it closely. Lu Qiaoge took another piece from her bag and showed it to Qin Hengzhi with a beaming smile. “Look at mine— also a leaf.”
She then said, “The shapes are different, but the leaves are very similar. One for each of us. What do you think?”
Of course it was extremely good!
But where did Qiao Ge get these two ambers? They weren’t like riverside stones you could just pick up casually.
And two of them at that.
As far as he knew, even his Uncle who loved jade didn’t have such fine amber.
These two were perfectly shaped, teardrop-form, smooth and rounded on the surface, transparent like honey, without impurities or cracks— absolute treasures.
Qin Hengzhi carefully put them away, but still asked, “Qiao Ge, where did you get them?”
Lu Qiaoge answered naturally, “The little squirrel gave them to me.”
Qin Hengzhi paused for a moment, nodded, and asked softly, “Does the little squirrel have any requests?”
Lu Qiaoge tilted her head, smiling ambiguously. “It hopes I can visit it occasionally.”
Qin Hengzhi’s lips curved up. “Mm, I have a car. Whenever you need, as long as I have time, I’m at your service!”
Not to mention, things from the reed marsh— even if she confirmed the source, Representative Qin still had to give the final approval.
It was August now, so they had to handle these matters before winter.
Thus, Lu Qiaoge gave him a gentle smile.
At this moment, the jeep was parked on an empty shaded road.
The car window was open, wind brushing the treetops, with rustling sounds. The young woman close by smiled at him like a flower.
Qin Hengzhi’s heart stirred. He suddenly raised his hand and lightly brushed her hair.
His fingertips grazed her earlobe, warm and restrained, yet making her heartbeat skip suddenly.
Lu Qiaoge met his gaze.
His eyes were still clear, like obsidian tempered with starlight, calm and profound.
“Qiao Ge.” He called her softly, his voice low and slightly husky like wrapped in night wind. “I won’t betray your trust!”
