Chapter 27: Lu Qiao’ge Through The Telescope
As long as food and clothing are not a worry, lying flat like this for two years, then taking a university exam afterward, one can still become a national cadre.
So what she said to Naughty Swallow was something else: “In about three days, there will be a super big storm here. Is your nest sturdy? Do you want me to move it to my house?”
Naughty Swallow immediately flew up and asked in shock: 【Can it still be moved?】
Lu Qiaoge was also unsure; generally, once bird nests are built, they can’t be moved, right?
Swallow thought for a while and said: 【It can’t be moved; the babies have all formed now. What if they sense something wrong with the smell and don’t come out?】
Lu Qiaoge: ……
“I’m going to the lakeside to find Old Turtle now. I’ll reinforce it for you this afternoon.”
After Qi Shuang’s divorce, she was still living in that house. After all, she had paid a year’s rent, and it was all paid by her, which spared her a lot of trouble.
Meanwhile, in Workshop One of the military factory.
Old Dong tried to talk to Old Lu, but Old Lu still ignored him and walked past.
Old Dong turned red with anger: “I’ve already apologized to you. Why are you still so stubborn?”
Someone nearby said, “You can go find the leader to mediate.”
“I’ve tried, but it was completely useless.”
“You should go find Representative Qin. I feel like Old Lu has a very good impression of Representative Qin. He’s always the first to complete tasks assigned by Representative Qin, and he’s particularly cooperative.”
Old Dong’s heart stirred; he thought this suggestion was a good one.
Thus, after Qin Hengzhi returned from the quality inspection room, he went to Workshop One.
When Old Lu saw Representative Qin looking for him, he was delighted inside. These past few days had been a bit tormenting for him. Qiao Ge had said those frightening words and then completely ignored the matter, not even mentioning it, but he couldn’t do that.
What if it was really true!
Old Lu was still very happy that Qin Hengzhi had come to find him.
Qin Hengzhi’s voice was mild: “Master Dong just came to see me.” He paused, then Qin Hengzhi still told the truth: “He cried, but he didn’t say much in detail. I think based on Master Lu’s character, Master Dong must have said something particularly offensive, right?”
Old Lu cursed Old Dong inwardly for being shameless; at such an old age, he was actually resorting to little woman’s tactics.
But Representative Qin’s question felt particularly comforting to him.
“Representative Qin, it’s not that I’m not giving you face. It’s that he actually dared to look down upon my second daughter and said such ugly words. How could I tolerate him? Not beating him was already my biggest concession.”
Qin Hengzhi’s eyes darkened: “Mm, indeed, it can’t be tolerated.”
Old Lu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling he had worried for nothing.
But what he was thinking about right now was something else.
This time, Old Lu didn’t hesitate and said directly: “Representative Qin, I’ll report something to you, but I’m not even sure about its authenticity myself.”
Qin Hengzhi raised an eyebrow. What did he mean by not sure about its authenticity?
He felt Master Lu wasn’t the type to speak carelessly.
But Master Lu’s next words made Qin Hengzhi’s expression turn serious at once.
After Master Lu left, Qin Hengzhi took Secretary Xiao Su and headed toward Hongxing Lake.
Meanwhile, Lu Qiaoge went to Hongxing Lake again and brought Xiao Si along. She had Xiao Si carry the small iron bucket, while she carried a small vegetable basket with some vegetable leaves and half a steamed bun inside.
Lu Qiaoling also wanted to come out and play, but Meng Xia held her down and made her stay home obediently making paper boxes.
Lu Qiaoge’s explanation was that she was going to catch rice fish. These days, there were particularly many rice fish in Hongxing Lake, and fish counted as meat, especially small fish—they were delicious no matter how they were cooked.
Meng Xia didn’t suspect anything, since Qiao Ge had gone twice before and come back with full loads both times.
But she still exhorted: “Go early and come back early. Don’t wander around.”
After they left, while making paper boxes, she chatted with her mother-in-law: “Don’t they say that once bitten by a snake, you’re afraid of well ropes for ten years? Why doesn’t Qiao Ge care about it at all?”
Old Mrs. Lu didn’t know either, but she felt her second granddaughter was becoming more vibrant and likable, increasingly drawing people in.
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The shallow water area of Hongxing Lake was quite far from the military factory family courtyard, in theory.
But if one went out the back door on the bungalow area side, it was much closer.
Lu Qiaoge leisurely took her younger brother Calico Cat and Naughty Swallow, and it took half an hour to reach the lakeside.
The sun was good today, and Old Turtle was lying on a large rock sunning itself.
Feeling that humans had come, it was just about to go into the water when it realized it was Lu Qiaoge.
Lu Qiaoge greeted it directly in her mind: “Old Turtle, come over. I brought you steamed bun and vegetable leaves.”
Old Turtle: 【Actually, I prefer eating meat.】
Lu Qiaoge: I don’t even have meat to eat myself, and you want to eat meat?
Lu Qiaoge found a spot where she felt there were lots of rice fish, so she had Xiao Si use the fish net bag to scoop them up. Meanwhile, she quietly asked Old Turtle, who was eating the steamed bun with relish: “I’ll tell you the prescription my younger brother is using now. See if it’s suitable?”
After hearing Lu Qiaoge out, Old Turtle thought carefully for a moment: 【It looks suitable and on point, but prescriptions vary from person to person. I can’t take pulses, so it’s hard to say for sure.】
Lu Qiaoge waved her hand: “Then forget it.”
She then asked if the storm in a few days would affect it, and if so, she could take it home to shelter.
【No effect. Besides, if I go back with you, what if your family decides to stew me into soup?】
Lu Qiaoge burst out laughing.
You know, it wasn’t impossible.
At this moment, on the lake surface of Hongxing Lake, Qin Hengzhi standing at the bow of the boat was looking this way with binoculars.
In the binoculars, Lu Qiaoge had delicate features, snowy skin, and red lips.
She seemed very happy, her smile brilliant and radiant.
It was just that the swallow perched on her shoulder looked very familiar.
Qin Hengzhi continued looking down, and the lazy calico cat sprawled on the nearby large rock looked even more familiar.
Mm, and an old turtle eating vegetable leaves?
Qin Hengzhi silently put down the binoculars, thought for a moment, and said to Xiao Su: “Row to the other side. I need to get off the boat for something.”
Xiao Su rowed the small boat toward the nearest shore.
When they arrived, he saw his Representative Qin leap up and land lightly in the grass by the shore.
As expected of the military’s king, Representative Qin!
Then Xiao Su threw the fishing rod and iron bucket over with all his might.
Qin Hengzhi took the fishing rod and small iron bucket and strolled slowly toward Lu Qiaoge’s direction.
At this moment, Old Turtle was pondering inwardly. Earlier, Lu Qiaoge had knocked on its turtle shell with her hand. Though impolite, it hadn’t stopped her because the spot that was knocked felt warm and very comfortable.
Old Turtle looked suspiciously at Lu Qiaoge. Calico Cat and Swallow had said she had great strength—enough to kick a grown man flying even when holding back.
So, did her fingers carry some special energy?
As Lingxu Old Daoist had said, that was spiritual energy contained within, right?
Old Turtle secretly got excited.
It decided to take the initiative to show goodwill: 【Actually, there’s a kind of water grass at the lake bottom of Hongxing Lake. Humans who eat it can replenish qi and blood, strengthen their constitution—it’s very beneficial for your younger brother’s body.】
Lu Qiaoge narrowed her eyes. This old turtle claimed to have lived over a hundred years, but Lu Qiaoge felt it was more than that.
But Lu Qiaoge didn’t care about that; she had no intention of stewing it for soup.
She was already familiar with Old Turtle and knew Xiao Si too, so why mention it only today?
Lu Qiaoge unconsciously clenched her hand……
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