Chapter 87: I Mean, What If Things Fall Through
Lu Qiaoge was puzzled in her heart; no one else was being seen twice in a single day like this.
Why hadn’t this person been transferred away yet?
That was exactly what Lu Qiaoge was thinking, and she asked it just like that.
Of course, she asked it in a more subtle way.
“Representative Qin, you’re about to be transferred away, right?”
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so idle that she could always see him.
Lu Qiaoge felt she had guessed pretty close to the mark.
Qin Hengzhi: “……”
He naturally wouldn’t answer this question.
The most important reason for staying was that Project 01 had restarted.
The authorities’ leaders, including his own grandfather, all hoped he could supervise here.
And the Factory Director and the Secretary, for this project that had been stalled for ten years, for the hard work of countless scientific research personnel, not only did not reject his supervision as a young man, but instead actively facilitated it.
In fact, he was the strictest and most uncompromising military representative in all previous terms.
The burden on his shoulders was very heavy, so heavy that there couldn’t be the slightest mistake, but when he saw Lu Qiaoge, his heart couldn’t help but leap with joy.
He concealed the unusual color in his eyes and calmly asked: “Where are you going?”
Lu Qiaoge pointed to the right front: “I’m going to the Scrap Workshop to take care of something.”
Qin Hengzhi said: “I’m going there too, let’s go together.”
Lu Qiaoge blinked her eyes; was that so?
She glanced sideways at this handsome officer with his upright posture and saw that he had already taken the lead toward the Scrap Workshop.
Lu Qiaoge was going there anyway, so at this point she had to follow.
At the same time, her brows furrowed slightly.
Was this person really going to the Scrap Workshop, or was he deliberately going with her?
Lu Qiaoge thought for a moment and felt she was overthinking it.
It was working hours now; even if Qin Hengzhi was about to be transferred away, he still had to work.
Where would there be so much free time to accompany her?
Qin Hengzhi deliberately slowed his pace, waiting for Lu Qiaoge to catch up.
Soon the two were walking side by side.
This wasn’t after work hours, so there weren’t many people coming and going except those on errands.
No one recognized Lu Qiaoge, but plenty recognized Qin Hengzhi.
They all looked shocked at the pretty young woman walking beside him.
She looked like a staff child’s from the factory; whose daughter was this?
Qin Hengzhi nodded in greeting to the people he knew, as usual.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t care.
She just felt that today’s Qin Hengzhi was a bit different from usual.
Especially since they clearly shouldn’t pass by the Factory Office Building, but he deliberately walked that way.
He even told Lu Qiaoge: “It’s shorter this way.”
Lu Qiaoge had no say.
Because she had never been to the Scrap Workshop.
But behind the Factory Department Building was a road leading to the Factory Area.
And at this moment, in the Factory Director’s Office of the Factory Department Building.
Director Hao and Secretary He were both there, and Director Hu was sitting on the sofa.
Several people were talking about introducing a partner to Qin Hengzhi.
Director Hu was originally all for it, but he still said: “……In short, Lu Qiaoge is a comrade that our Xiangyang Neighborhood Committee is focusing on cultivating; the matter of introducing partners to the two needs to be carefully considered and not taken lightly.”
Director Hao: “Weren’t you all in favor at first? Why the change of heart now? Besides, this isn’t taking it lightly. Old Qin entrusted me, and I promised to introduce a good partner to his eldest grandson.”
Director Hu sighed in distress: “I didn’t expect Qiaoge to be so excellent either, but she is a girl after all. What if—I mean what if—they break up? What about the impact on Qiaoge’s work?”
Secretary He was speechless: “Doesn’t Qiaoge have to date someone in the future too? Even if it’s not Qin Hengzhi, it’ll be someone else, and there’s still the possibility it won’t work out.”
When Director Hu had previously talked about introducing a partner to Lu Qiaoge, he had been all approving too.
Director Hu shook his head: “It’s not the same. I’m not deliberately praising Qin Hengzhi, but the fact is, from what I know, recognize, and hear, there’s really no one more outstanding than Representative Qin. Otherwise, they’re either not tall enough, or average-looking, or even unsuitable in age, job, or family background. With such a talented person as a comparison, if it really doesn’t work out, it won’t be easy for Qiaoge to find a partner later.”
Director Hao said irritably: “Can’t you hope for it to work out?”
Director Hu: “Although we don’t emphasize family status, there is still some of that; that’s a fact, and none of us should deny it.”
Director Hu didn’t say the extra words: the Qin Family was a great clan with influence throughout Dragon Country, and Qin Hengzhi was Old Qin’s most favored eldest grandson.
He was also the default heir.
Both of them understood Old Hu’s meaning: the previous Lu Qiaoge was a female comrade with a clean family background and excellent qualities herself, but the current Lu Qiaoge was the successor that Director Hu had quietly decided on.
Before, Director Hao and Secretary He had thought about it for several days and felt Lu Qiaoge was still very suitable.
Mainly because the two already knew each other and were somewhat familiar.
Master Lu even praised Qin Hengzhi endlessly.
Not to mention that he had saved Lu Qiaoge, just that for dispelling rumors, he had personally gone to the Lu Family once.
So they had called Director Hu to discuss whether to find an opportunity for the two to formally meet.
But they hadn’t expected Director Hu to have such concerns. Just as Director Hao was about to ask about Lu Qiaoge’s recent performance, he heard Secretary He exclaim: “Quick, look!”
Secretary He was a veteran who had put down his pen to join the army; he was very good at ideological work and had a high cultural level, always the steadiest, but such a loss of composure was a first.
Director Hao and Director Hu were both startled.
They both hurried to the window, because Secretary He was pointing outside in shock.
The Factory Director’s Office was on the third floor, and they clearly saw Qin Hengzhi and Lu Qiaoge walking together.
They were walking very slowly, as if talking while walking.
Of course, they were also keeping a social distance.
But even so, it was enough to leave the three old men dumbfounded.
Director Hao, Secretary He, and Director Hu all stood by the window looking down.
Qin Hengzhi seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up toward the Factory Director’s Office. Director Hao reacted extremely quickly and squatted down with a whoosh; Secretary He and Director Hu, not to be outdone, squatted down too.
The three old men squatting under the window sill looked at each other, all a bit embarrassed. What a mess this was—people were walking openly and squarely, but we three acted like we were doing something shady.
But since they had squatted, it wouldn’t be good to stand up now.
After roughly estimating that the people had passed, the three old men stood up, coughed lightly in discomfort, glanced outside the window, and sure enough, the two were out of sight.
Director Hao slapped the window sill and made a decision on the spot: “Old Hu, have Old Huang ask Qiaoge’s opinion. I’ll ask Hengzhi tonight too. If both have ideas, Old He and I will be the matchmakers and let the two meet.”
Old Hu had nothing to say.
But he was still quite puzzled in his heart: hadn’t Qiaoge gone with Old Huang to Old Man Wei’s house? How did she end up in front of the Factory Department Building?
But it was obvious without thinking: Lu Qiaoge definitely wasn’t just strolling around; she must have something very important to do.
Seeing that Director Hu didn’t doubt Lu Qiaoge at all, Director Hao curiously asked: “Tell me about Lu Qiaoge’s work performance from starting work until now.”
Director Hu hesitated for a moment, and Director Hao teased: “What, nothing to say?”
Director Hu glared at him: “It’s not that there’s nothing to say; it’s that there’s a lot to say.”
