Chapter 332: Representative Qin, You’ve Gone Bad
Lu Qiaoge put all the jade raw stones she had obtained in these days together.
Looking around, the grassland on the hillside to the right was full of wild ginseng and lingzhi.
The high slope of the beach held her treasure.
There were also crystal-clear agates at the lake bottom and shore.
In the apocalypse, aside from wild ginseng and lingzhi, the others were all useless items; a piece of white jade might not even trade for an egg.
If this were in the apocalypse, she would plant the entire grassland hillside with vegetables and grain.
Now, the food here was instead the least.
Lu Qiaoge pondered for a moment, then built the wooden house for a while before exiting the space. Turning her head, Qin Hengzhi immediately noticed and smiled at her, asking: “Awake?”
Lu Qiaoge sat up; soft sleepers all had doors, but Qin Hengzhi had only closed it halfway.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t go to close the door either, just leaned over and asked in a low voice: “How did you get those jade stones? Will anyone find out? And why give them all to me?”
Qin Hengzhi set down the documents in his hand and gazed intently at Qiao Ge, who was so close at hand. His heart suddenly tightened; she was too close, close enough for him to clearly see the layer of fine, almost transparent fuzz on her fair cheek, like a soft mist in the faint light slanting in through the not-quite-closed door.
Her eyes were clear and bright, now looking straight into the depths of his eyes with an unabashed, almost pressing scrutiny.
The faint, clear, slightly warm scent on her body, like pine wood after the first snow mixed with some unknown fragrance of flowers, instantly enveloped him, domineeringly occupying his breath.
Qin Hengzhi’s whole body seemed a bit tense.
Even the color of his eyes deepened involuntarily.
“Legitimately acquired, no hidden dangers. Knowing you like these things, I gave them all to you. If a reason is needed, then it’s this: anything you like, I’ll get for you if I have the ability.”
Lu Qiaoge was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled with curved eyes. This man was good at talking, provided he had the ability.
“Then I’ll accept them with peace of mind.”
“Mm, they’ve already passed the clear customs.”
This could pass clear customs?
Lu Qiaoge felt that with the era’s development, though the things in her hands couldn’t be called priceless, they were still not cheap.
Especially the goose egg-sized white jade.
Of course, if thinking darkly, supposing the two of them got married, wouldn’t all these enter the Qin family door?
Later, if they had a child, it would go to the child too.
Actually, it was just temporarily held by her for safekeeping, right?
Thus, Lu Qiaoge put away her smile and said melancholily: “So, if we got married, wouldn’t the things still return to your hands?”
Qin Hengzhi liked hearing the words “got married,” especially from Lu Qiaoge’s mouth.
But this tone was off?
Qin Hengzhi pushed the leaning little beauty back to her berth, saying with a half-smile: “Of course. Once married, we won’t live separately, so naturally it’s joint property. Thus, you still have half the disposal rights—one half each. You’ll still have six left, and I permit you to pick first.”
He was even imitating her way of speaking?
Lu Qiaoge: “……Representative Qin, you’ve learned to be bad.”
Qin Hengzhi’s smile deepened as he said: “Of course, it can also count as one of the betrothal gifts, then fully under your personal disposal—do as you wish.”
Lu Qiaoge raised her brow: “One of the betrothal gifts?”
Qin Hengzhi nodded.
Lu Qiaoge was even more melancholy: “But I seem to have no dowry. I’ve only gotten a few months’ salary, basically living paycheck to paycheck.”
“Don’t you still have your bonus?”
“You’re even missing that?” Lu Qiaoge widened her eyes: “Representative Qin, you’ve really learned to be bad!”
Qin Hengzhi: “As the saying goes, one who stays near vermilion gets red, one near ink gets black.”
Lu Qiaoge: “I’m a fine youth of the new era. I’m also preparing to become a labor model, advanced worker, and March 8 Red Flag Bearer, striving to upgrade to national titles next year. I want my resume to shine brightly.”
Qin Hengzhi couldn’t help laughing.
You’re already shining brightly now.
“Keep it up—you’ll definitely achieve it!” Qin Hengzhi encouraged leisurely.
Lu Qiaoge chuckled.
“So whose bad habits are you learning?”
Qin Hengzhi didn’t answer her but said meaningfully: “Actually, aside from the bonus, you still have Hua Hua, Swallow, and Sparrow. Mm, maybe a few fish too?”
One of them particularly large.
Though just a glimpse, he had checked the information afterward—it should be a pike, over a hundred years old, living at the deepest lake bottom of Hongxing Lake.
No problem within five years; he would prohibit fishing. But after five years?
Lu Qiaoge also looked at Qin Hengzhi seriously.
In her heart, though, she giggled: Guess, see how much this much-praised Representative Qin can figure out.
“Can this count as dowry?” Lu Qiaoge deliberately asked with concern.
“Yes.”
“Then do you have a place to raise them?”
Qin Hengzhi: “Yes.” He paused: “When we arrive at Beidu, I’ll take you to see my second betrothal gift.”
This time Lu Qiaoge smiled sincerely: “Is there a third, fourth, fifth too?”
Qin Hengzhi also chuckled lightly: “I’ll make the effort!”
No sweet nothings, no vows of eternal love; their words jumped from topic to topic without theme.
Yet both their eyes held delight and joy.
The soft sleeper door was half-open; their voices were low, the content unclear, but the next-door compartment could hear their light laughter.
Someone passing by glanced instinctively and saw a handsome man and beautiful woman, temperaments matching, auras blending—like the “perfect match” described in books, now vividly real.
Standing together, they seemed like they should be, as if it were only natural.
This was truly a match made in heaven!
Rumored they weren’t married yet.
Hope the two can stay like this forever!
For dinner they didn’t eat instant noodles; Lu Qiaoge took out the unfinished dumplings—she had put them in the space and pretended to take them out when time to eat.
Still didn’t go to the dining car; even with money, tickets, and coupons, wasting grain is shameful.
The sesame cakes and chive boxes given by passengers couldn’t keep until tomorrow.
Dinner was still settled in the compartment.
Soon, the train entered nighttime travel.
Xiao Cangcang flew back, landed in the corner, and reported to Lu Qiaoge: 【Little Master, three people boarded at the previous station, all thieves. The old man with the crutch is the thief leader; they call him Liu Daye. Thieves had scouted ahead: in car seven, a couple taking their child to Beidu for treatment, thieves estimate nearly a thousand yuan, but know it’s pooled by villagers; the two are very tense, one holding the child, one clutching the money bag, not letting go even for the toilet.
Two boarded first; I didn’t know at first, only realized they were thieves when the three from the previous station met up with them. They come once a week, five in total, never return empty-handed.
In car eight, two on a business trip buying equipment, also spotted by thieves, said to have over five thousand yuan.
Oh, also in car eight, a bespectacled man holding a briefcase—thieves unsure if it’s documents or money, but know he’s an engineer from the petroleum base, on emergency business trip.
That Liu Daye said take them all; documents can be sold to foreigners, and if important, maybe for a big sum.】
