Chapter 215: Climbing The Social Ladder?
Lu Qiaoge didn’t respond, her eyelashes just trembled lightly.
Her mind inappropriately thought that if they weren’t in the car, what a great hugging opportunity this would be.
Also, did she trust him?
Yes, she still trusted him a lot, always subtly revealing flaws to him.
The jeep started up again, and the roar of the engine was particularly clear on the quiet shaded road.
Lu Qiaoge glanced at the man in the driver’s seat with her peripheral vision, noticing that his ear tips were suspiciously flushed red, and the knuckles gripping the steering wheel were slightly pale. Clearly, he was even more tense than she was.
This discovery made her couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
They had held hands several times already, yet he was still so innocent.
“What are you laughing at?” Qin Hengzhi kept his eyes forward, his voice still low and slightly hoarse.
“Representative Qin, please focus on driving!” Lu Qiaoge’s voice carried joy.
Such a voice was very infectious.
Qin Hengzhi’s eyes and brows were full of pleasure, but when they reached the road, his expression calmed down.
The provincial city compound was naturally not far from the provincial city agency.
But it was some distance from
There were few cars on the road now, but many bicycles.
Qin Hengzhi was very focused and didn’t drive fast.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t talk to him, so as not to distract him.
By the time they reached the compound gate, it was already an hour later.
Lu Qiaoge checked the time: nine-thirty.
A good time—if the talk went well, they could continue sitting; if not, she could say she had something in the morning and avoid staying for lunch.
When Qin Hengzhi drove the jeep into the agency compound, the guard stood at attention. After seeing Qin Hengzhi’s officer ID, he snapped a salute, but his gaze lingered on her for two extra seconds.
Lu Qiaoge unconsciously straightened her back, then gave the guard a slight smile.
She came from the 516 military factory and couldn’t tarnish the reputation of military industry children.
The car stopped in front of a three-story building with an arcade, where a teenager of about ten-something stood under the porch, idly kicking pebbles.
“Bai Xiaozhe.” Qin Hengzhi gave a brief introduction, not treating him lightly because of his young age, but seriously said: “My little uncle.”
Lu Qiaoge: “…”
Such a young elder.
But greeting him was proper; it was politeness.
Unexpectedly, the young man glanced at her, raised his voice, and said in an old-mannered tone: “Oh, Hengzhi brought his partner back? My mom has been muttering about you two for ages.”
Lu Qiaoge: “…”
Lu Qiaoge noticed the man beside her giving Bai Xiaozhe a look.
This so-called little uncle’s face changed immediately, then he shrank his neck and swiftly opened the main door.
It seemed he had suffered under Qin Hengzhi before.
At that moment, in the living room, an old man wearing a dark blue Zhongshan suit was facing away from them, wiping a picture frame. Hearing the noise, he slowly turned around.
Old Master Bai’s dignity was ingrained in his bones. His gray hair was neatly combed back, his eyes sharp like a hawk’s. They narrowed slightly upon seeing Lu Qiaoge, but then his face broke into a smile.
“Grandpa Bai, this is Lu Qiaoge, my partner.” Qin Hengzhi introduced in a deep voice.
Lu Qiaoge smiled: “Hello, Grandpa Bai.”
“Good, good, good, haha…” The dignified Old Master Bai laughed heartily, seemingly very happy to see Lu Qiaoge. He turned toward the kitchen and called out: “Yaqin, guests are here.”
Lu Qiaoge looked up and saw a woman with a full face of smiles coming with a fruit plate. She was about forty-something, with extremely well-maintained skin, looking gentle and poised.
“Hengzhi is back.” The woman’s voice was gentle, her gaze skipping over Qin Hengzhi to land directly on Lu Qiaoge: “Oh my, this young woman is so radiant. You’re his partner Qiao Ge, right? Jin Xin, Qiao Ge is here…”
Bai Jin Xin came down from upstairs, quickly walking to Lu Qiaoge, taking her hand and praising: “Finally meeting you. Qiao Ge, you don’t know, right? Our Women’s Federation’s Aunt Lin from that time— wasn’t it you who organized the joint office for the three places? Afterward, she told me she wanted to second you to our Women’s Federation. I told her, don’t even think about it, Old Hu won’t let you go. Besides, if anyone’s seconding, it would be the Foreign Trade Section first; it wouldn’t be our turn at the Women’s Federation…”
Old Master Bai chuckled, telling Qin Hengzhi to invite Lu Qiaoge to sit.
Lu Yaqin looked at Lu Qiaoge in surprise—this young little girl actually earned praise from Bai Jin Xin?
You had to know, this Bai Jin Xin might smile all day, but she was actually very proud.
After Bai Jin Xin finished speaking, Lu Qiaoge gave a shy smile and modestly said: “Aunt Bai, this is all thanks to everyone’s merit. I just did what I should. You really don’t need to praise me like this.”
Bai Jin Xin smiled and sat beside Lu Qiaoge, casually asking: “How is Liu Xia now?”
Lu Qiaoge said: “She’s doing very well now. A while ago, she remembered some things from childhood and also remembered her younger brother. Now the siblings have a very good relationship. Liu Xia works in logistics, and Liu Yu is preparing to return to school in September…”
Speaking of this, Lu Qiaoge was familiar with it and naturally spoke eloquently.
Although it was Old Master Bai’s house, there was no sense of being put in an awkward spot as imagined.
Everyone was very enthusiastic, including Bai Dagao who rushed over later.
Actually, that made sense—the Bai Family was the maternal family, and Qin Hengzhi was the maternal grandson. Even if picky, the Qin Family would pick first. Besides, they were all decent people and wouldn’t do anything stupid.
That’s what Lu Qiaoge thought.
But actually, there were still stupid people.
The sixteen-year-old boy seized the chance, passing by Lu Qiaoge and whispering at extreme speed: “Now my mom has company. You all belong to the climbing high branch group. Little girl, I warn you, life climbing high branches isn’t so easy…”
At that time, Qin Hengzhi was on the phone with Old Master Qin.
Old Master Bai sat by the telephone, smiling and occasionally saying a few words to Qin Hengzhi.
Lu Yaqin was busy in the kitchen.
Bai Jin Xin had gone to the bathroom.
Bai Dagao went with the guard to the canteen to get some dishes.
Lu Qiaoge sat alone on the sofa, but beside her hand were snacks and a pile of magazines.
Bai Xiaozhe, this brat, had finally caught his chance.
He succeeded and happily prepared to slip away, but unexpectedly was tripped by Lu Qiaoge’s lightning-fast leg extension, immediately falling flat on his face.
He fell hard.
With a loud Duang, he crashed onto the floorboard, his head buzzing.
For a moment, he didn’t react.
Lu Qiaoge stood up, very surprised: “Oh dear, Little Uncle Bai, are you okay? Can you get up? Feel around first—if anything feels wrong, absolutely don’t move.”
Everyone’s gazes fell on Bai Xiaozhe sprawled on the floorboard.
Bai Jin Xin, coming out of the bathroom, frowned, disgust showing in her eyes.
Qin Hengzhi hung up the phone and quickly walked to stand beside Lu Qiaoge, frowning as he asked: “Can you get up? If not, we’ll call an ambulance for you.”
Bai Xiaozhe’s resentful gaze incredulously looked at Lu Qiaoge, full of concern on her face.
Clearly, she had tripped him—how could she pretend to be an innocent passerby?
No, he had to expose her!
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