Chapter 338: She Actually Wants To Provoke Lu Qiao Ge
Cao Lanzhu glanced again at Grandpa sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper.
Although he wasn’t speaking now, that didn’t mean he hadn’t heard Second Aunt’s words.
Cao Lanzhu said: “Qin Ruixue has no good intentions, I know that. But I really do want to see Lu Qiaoge. On that trip to Jiangcheng, although she and I didn’t have much intersection, to tell the truth, I really admire her. The atmosphere when we two met was very harmonious with no conflict, and just now I didn’t stimulate her either.”
She did want to stimulate Lu Qiaoge, but could that young woman be stimulated by her?
She raised the instant noodles in her hand: “This is Xiangyang Brand Instant Noodles produced by Xiangyang Food Factory in Jiangcheng, meant for earning foreign exchange. I heard Qiao Ge say they’re about to attend the Canton Fair. If it goes smoothly, they’ll sign orders with foreigners, prioritizing exports for foreign exchange, which means we couldn’t buy them even if we wanted to right now.”
Old Master Cao immediately put down the newspaper in his hand.
Generally speaking, developing a new food wasn’t anything special.
But this food was different from others.
It required a production line that we didn’t have in our country to manufacture.
Whether it was the outer packaging and sauce packets for seasoning, or even the technology involved in the noodle cake, all were currently the world’s most advanced.
Xiangyang Brand Instant Noodles—he had specifically tried them at a small tasting session once.
The taste was fresh and fragrant in a way no one could have imagined.
Old Master Cao’s eyes carried a smile, looking at Cao Lanzhu with great appreciation: “Qin Hengzhi’s partner isn’t an ordinary young woman. This instant noodles was led in research and development by her. If you can be friends with her, it’ll only benefit you with no harm. As for instant noodles, Grandpa knows about them. Your Second Aunt definitely doesn’t. Go quickly, soak it the way I told you… no no no, I know there are many ways to eat instant noodles, but boiling them tastes best—you can add eggs and vegetables…”
Cao Jing looked at her incessantly talking father in shock.
Then she looked at the instant noodles in Cao Lanzhu’s hand.
She really hadn’t seen food packaged so exquisitely before.
Just from the packaging, those who didn’t know might think it was imported from abroad.
Was it really produced in our country now?
After Lu Qiaoge finished washing up, she came downstairs refreshed and ate lunch.
After lunch, Grandma Qin said: “If you’re tired, rest first. If not, Hengzhi, take Qiao Ge for a stroll in the courtyard.”
Lu Qiaoge’s eyes were bright and clear as she said: “Aunt Guo’s dishes were really too delicious—I ate until I was stuffed. Hengzhi and I will go out for a walk.”
Aunt Guo’s cooking skills were even better than Sun Qin’s.
One could imagine how delicious the meals she made must be.
Lu Qiaoge worked so hard precisely so she could eat and drink well herself.
When encountering gourmet food, she definitely had to savor it properly.
Grandma Qin really liked this straightforward and generous young woman.
She was good-looking with elegant table manners, yet she didn’t eat like a cat. Watching her eat, even she herself couldn’t help eating half a bowl more.
“Go on, this season in Beidu is neither cold nor hot—the weather is just right.”
So Qin Hengzhi took Lu Qiaoge to tour the compound.
Autumn sunlight filtered through the golden phoenix tree leaves, casting dappled light and shadow; when the wind blew, the leaves rustled.
The compound was full of life: old men sat under trees playing chess, women were drying winter vegetables, and a few half-grown boys chased and played on the open ground.
Young people rode bicycles whizzing by with bell rings.
Even a high-spec compound like this was actually a family courtyard.
“Hahaha, Brother Hengzhi is back. Who’s this? Quick, introduce her to us.”
A young man in an army green jacket spotted them and ran over immediately, followed by several curious companions.
Qin Hengzhi smiled slightly and introduced both sides: “Qiao Ge, this is Zhou Zheng, Wu Ming, Liu Gang—all childhood friends from the compound. This is my partner Lu Qiaoge.”
Zhou Zheng and the others looked at Lu Qiaoge curiously with a bit of respect—after all, she was the first one Qin Hengzhi had brought back to the compound to meet the family.
“Hello.” Lu Qiaoge smiled and nodded, her attitude natural.
Others might not know, but she knew Zhou Zheng—Sun Ziliang was someone he’d helped inquire about and find.
He had wide connections and was enthusiastic, a good friend with a great relationship with Qin Hengzhi.
Zhou Zheng and the others also smiled and said: Hello, hello.
Qin Hengzhi was about to continue walking forward with Lu Qiaoge, but Zhou Zheng had something to discuss with him.
So Zhou Zheng pulled Qin Hengzhi: “Hengzhi, it’s been a long time since I saw you. Let’s go to the activity room and play some table tennis.”
Qin Hengzhi glanced at Zhou Zheng, then at Lu Qiaoge.
This was him soliciting her opinion.
Lu Qiaoge smiled and nodded.
Table tennis was one of the most popular sports projects among the people.
The military factory’s cultural palace had a dedicated table tennis activity room.
There were also homemade table tennis tables outside. Not many liked playing soccer now, but table tennis was a project where whether old man or child, anyone could play a few rounds.
The activity room was surrounded by a circle of spectators.
Zhou Zheng was a famous table tennis player in the compound and a regular here.
This activity room was indoors with a large venue and over a dozen tables.
Cao Lanzhu was also there and immediately greeted Lu Qiaoge upon seeing her.
She had to let people know she and Lu Qiaoge had known each other for a while and had a pretty good relationship.
Lu Qiaoge might be hard to deal with, but if you showed her goodwill in public, she absolutely wouldn’t let you lose face.
People like this actually had a lot of personal charm.
“Qiao Ge, Qiao Ge.” She waved enthusiastically, then ran over with a racket: “Qiao Ge, you’re here. How many days can you stay in Beidu? How are these days arranged?”
Lu Qiaoge smiled back: “About five days, um, just wandering around is fine.”
That definitely meant Qin Hengzhi would be taking her around to have fun.
She couldn’t help feeling a bit sour inside.
Qin Hengzhi was one of the top figures among the young people in the compound.
Not to mention her—even some of the young women in the compound, which one hadn’t had feelings for Qin Hengzhi?
They just wouldn’t show it.
She asked: “Want to play a bit? I’ll play with you.”
Just then, a few young women walked over too.
Cao Lanzhu thought for a moment and still made introductions between both sides.
At this time, a racket was stuffed into Qin Hengzhi’s hand. Zhou Zheng said: “Let’s warm up first. I’ll tell you about something later.”
Qin Hengzhi glanced at Lu Qiaoge beside him and saw her talking with the young women.
So he went with Zhou Zheng to a table on the other side.
Pretty much all young people nowadays could play table tennis.
And quite a few played it well.
Qin Hengzhi and Zhou Zheng were both in the higher skill level category.
After a few back-and-forths, they immediately drew a lot of attention.
Lu Qiaoge also looked over there—Qin Hengzhi played table tennis quite well.
She and Qin Hengzhi were both busy and had only gone to the table tennis room once.
Of course, no one could beat her.
Qin Hengzhi was no exception.
But here, Qin Hengzhi should be among the highest skilled.
At this moment, a tall girl with arrogant brows glanced at Qin Hengzhi, bit her lips, then stared straight at Lu Qiaoge and asked: “Do you play table tennis?”
Lu Qiaoge knew this young woman was Jiang Lan.
Facing her question, Lu Qiaoge naturally said: “Yes, I do.”
If she could, why pretend she couldn’t?
Updated a bit late, tomorrow still at the usual time, love you all!!!
