Chapter 56: The Difference Between Welfare And Rewards
Lu Qiaoge looked at Director Hao and Secretary He again: “Please rest assured, leaders, as long as they don’t provoke me, I absolutely won’t dwell on past grudges and rights or wrongs.”
This attitude was on display, and given Lu Qiaoge’s experience and age, it truly deserved applause.
What especially relieved everyone was that in the conversation with the three people by the lake, Lu Qiaoge hadn’t mentioned a single word about entanglements like love or not love or anything like that.
This was giving face to the elders present.
She said what needed to be said, yet didn’t push it to the extreme, so Lu Qiaoge was indeed a smart and wise young comrade.
Director Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiling as he looked at Liang Aishu and Shen Yun. Old Liang and Old Shen each pushed their own children.
It was truly infuriating; the good children whom everyone praised daily were being squeezed by Lu Qiaoge until they were falling apart.
Lu Qiaoge had already stated her position, yet you two were still hanging your heads without speaking—what did that mean? Were you determined to go on endlessly?
They didn’t even consider if they had the skill to go on endlessly!
This time, even Old Liang, who always thought his son was excellent, was unhappy and itched to kick him over.
Liang Aishu naturally reacted first and didn’t disgrace his father. With a hoarse voice, he apologized to Lu Qiaoge and Lu Da, made a self-criticism to the leaders, and guaranteed that he would be a good person from now on.
What more could Shen Yun say?
She had already been suspended.
That repatriation team had become a joke, and it had even gotten the section chief criticized. She had asked her cousin Shen Hong to pass the message, and at the time the two had agreed to say it was heard from someone else.
But who would have thought that this time the factory director was truly furious and wanted to investigate to the bottom. That “someone else” or “people” must be a specific person, not words blown in by the wind, right?
So, she confessed very easily.
Shen Yun hated it extremely; now she had become the laughingstock of the entire factory, worse off than a few days ago. She didn’t even dare to go out now.
Masking the hatred in her eyes, Shen Yun obediently and cleverly said: “Sorry, Qiao Ge, it was my fault. I won’t do such stupid things again.”
Lu Qiaoge gave a meaningful look at Shen Yun, who thought herself clever and skilled in rhetoric.
She nodded and said very magnanimously: “Good, I hope you can does what one says. Comrade Liang Aishu too—let’s just pretend not to know each other if we run into each other in the future.”
Not only were the factory director and secretary satisfied with Lu Qiaoge’s magnanimity, even Old Liang and Old Shen felt shocked.
Was this still the Lu Qiaoge they knew, the one who couldn’t take the stage?
Could great sorrow truly make a person grow up?
They also hoped Liang Aishu and Shen Yun could do the same.
Liang Aishu clenched his hands tightly together, glancing at Lu Qiaoge before hastily withdrawing his gaze.
He couldn’t describe the feeling at this moment, only that it seemed like something precious was forever lost and could never be found again.
Lu Qiaoge and Old Lu were the last to come out. Since they were in the factory area, Old Lu went straight to work. Because the neighborhood committee was in the military compound, Lu Qiaoge had to leave the factory.
Unexpectedly, under the locust tree at the main door of the military factory was parked a military-grade jeep. A man was leaning obliquely against the car body, one hand in his trouser pocket, the other hand… playing with a cat?
The calico cat happily shouted: 【Little Master, Little Master, I’m here to pick you up.】
You’re not a bicycle—what’s the use in picking me up?
Lu Qiaoge froze in place for a moment. Why was Qin Hengzhi here?
Was he passing by coincidentally or waiting for her?
Lu Qiaoge wasn’t slow to react, so she naturally thought more.
She simply walked while asking the calico cat in her mind: “Hua Hua, how did you meet Representative Qin?”
The calico cat thought for a moment: 【Before I came, he was already waiting here. I jumped from the tree, he spotted me at a glance, then he called me down and gave me biscuits to eat.】
Lu Qiaoge glanced at the calico cat with sleek fur, raised by the heavens, and smiled at Qin Hengzhi.
Although Qin Hengzhi’s voice was flat, his attitude was very casual, as if they were old acquaintances who had known each other for years: “I was going to handle some business and happened to pass by the neighborhood committee. I’ll take you back.”
It took an hour to walk from here to the neighborhood committee.
Lu Qiaoge couldn’t tell Qin Hengzhi’s mood from his voice.
But she didn’t play coy either, boarding the car neatly and casually picking up the calico cat.
Lu Qiaoge said directly: “Hua Hua, I still have to go to work later. Can you go home by yourself?”
Qin Hengzhi then heard the calico cat meow meow meow.
What was it calling?
He glanced at the calm and composed Lu Qiaoge and said leisurely: “I heard that the service station you’re responsible for has been doing good things these past few days?”
Lu Qiaoge’s eyes lit up: “Oh, you’ve heard about it?”
When they left earlier, Director Hao and Secretary He had unusually praised the volunteer service station she was responsible for.
Although Shen Yun hadn’t done any propaganda, many people still learned about this volunteer service station, so many came to sign up.
But when they heard it required being on call at all times and doing a lot of work, more than half left. Then when they saw the volunteer service station had so many rules and regulations, another half left.
But still, seven people remained after screening.
Just like that, the service station had twelve people.
They could all endure hardship and work nimbly. In a few days, they voluntarily repaired the courtyards and roofs of difficult households, cleared the branches and leaves from the drainage ditch and roadside, dried them, divided them into more than a dozen portions, and delivered them to the most difficult families as firewood.
The roads in the area near the neighborhood committee suddenly became neat and tidy.
So when she heard Qin Hengzhi asking too, Lu Qiaoge immediately reported it like a report.
Qin Hengzhi’s voice carried a smile, and he rarely praised: “This service station was established very well. If there’s an opportunity, we can join with our military representative office for an activity.”
Lu Qiaoge’s eyes shone even brighter: “The service station just got established and definitely needs encouragement and support from all departments.”
Qin Hengzhi smiled: “If there’s any difficulty, you can come to the military representative office.”
Lu Qiaoge met those eyes like a cold pool in the rearview mirror and hesitantly asked: “Aren’t you leaving soon?”
Qin Hengzhi gazed for a moment, then calmly looked away. He slowly stopped the car and said gently: “We’re here. You can get out.”
Unknowingly, they had arrived at the neighborhood committee.
Lu Qiaoge curved the corners of her mouth, no longer mentioning whether he was leaving or not. She thanked Qin Hengzhi and entered the neighborhood committee with light and happy steps.
Qin Hengzhi was silent for a while before starting the car and leaving.
Old Hu stealthily poked his head out from behind the wall.
Before he could let out a long breath, he heard a knock at the door.
After listening to Lu Qiaoge explain the handling of the rumormongers, he waved his hand: “You don’t need to come this afternoon. Go watch over the Xiangyang Night School side and have everyone pay attention to safety at the same time.”
When Lu Qiaoge arrived at Xiangyang Night School, several young men were sweating profusely making mud bricks. Seeing Lu Qiaoge, they all greeted her with cheerful laughs.
Lu Qiaoge beckoned these people to the shady spot and first shared the praise from Director Hao and Secretary He.
This was great—everyone was extremely excited.
You know, being praised by Director Hu was already remarkable, let alone being praised by the factory director and secretary.
They all howled with loyalty.
Lu Qiaoge said meaningfully: “Everyone work hard. As long as we achieve results, our effort and effort won’t go unrewarded. For example, although there are no welfares, we can’t go without rewards, right?”
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