Chapter 88: The “temporary” Can Be Dropped Now
Then Old Hu began reporting item by item.
Starting from the first exam question during the assessment, that is, the dispute in Duan Xiaoxiang’s family, up until decisively sending Zhang Quan to the hospital this morning.
Director Hao and Secretary He both listened in a bit dazedly.
Isn’t this workload a bit too heavy?
In less than a month, she had actually done so much, and done it so well.
Not to mention Director Hu wanting to cultivate her, even Director Hao wanted to transfer her to the factory department.
This little girl was too capable.
Moreover, her way of doing things was exactly to their appetite.
At this time, Qin Hengzhi and Lu Qiaoge were still walking on the road to the scrap workshop.
There were very few people here; even if they saw any, they were all in a hurry, with no time to greet.
Qin Hengzhi glanced at Lu Qiaoge, his voice clear and exceptionally pleasant: “Comrade Lu, how have you been feeling about the job during this time?”
Lu Qiaoge’s eyes turned, she restrained the smile on her face, and sighed somewhat wistfully.
Qin Hengzhi instinctively felt that he had opened a rather inauspicious topic.
Not to change the subject, he became interested instead and decided to listen to what Lu Qiaoge had to say.
He heard Lu Qiaoge say faintly: “You know I’m a mediator. From the day of my assessment until now, although the working time is less than a month, I seem to have seen all sorts of human conditions. Not to mention male comrades, I’ll just talk about female comrades. If she doesn’t get married, people behind her back will say why she hasn’t gotten married, whether there’s something wrong with her, at most just such guesses, and generally won’t ask the person herself.
But if she gets married? She first has to bear the risk of childbirth, then raise and educate the child. The child’s eating, drinking, and messing, even the whole family’s eating, drinking, and messing, might be borne by her alone for ninety-nine percent. If she does it well, it’s expected; if not, her sins multiply, such as the food being too salty, clothes not washed clean, speech lacking level, work lacking method, not filial to father-in-law and mother-in-law, why she talks back when mother-in-law scolds her, being beaten by husband—many people think it’s no big deal. Even in dual-income households, when getting off work and returning home to enter the kitchen and tidy up housework, it’s mostly female comrades…”
Qin Hengzhi’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart fluctuated.
He didn’t believe Lu Qiaoge was just simply sighing.
Her sigh was really somewhat heavy and negative.
But Qin Hengzhi didn’t interrupt, patiently listening to Lu Qiaoge finish venting, then he stopped his steps, his voice gentle: “The mediator’s job is like this, facing all sorts of family squabbles and trivial matters, because happy and harmonious families have no conflicts needing mediation and handling. Actually, I’ve checked the information—you’re the youngest mediator in the history of the neighborhood committee.”
Lu Qiaoge looked at Qin Hengzhi in great surprise: “Just like you, the youngest military representative in history, um, acting!”
Qin Hengzhi’s eyes held a smile: “You’re right, Comrade Lu, but the words ‘acting’ can be removed.”
Lu Qiaoge was stunned for a moment—what did that mean?
Qin Hengzhi straightened his back, his voice unhurried: “Because I just received documents stating that starting from yesterday, I officially serve as the military representative stationed at 516 factory.”
Lu Qiaoge wasn’t too surprised to hear that.
But she was still stunned for a moment.
This person was staying, as the official military representative rather than acting.
That meant, barring any change, Qin Hengzhi would stay here for five years.
Lu Qiaoge had her hands in her jacket pockets, she slightly raised her gaze, meeting Qin Hengzhi’s deep and inscrutable black eyes.
Qin Hengzhi didn’t shift his gaze, calmly meeting Lu Qiaoge’s eyes.
He discovered that when Lu Qiaoge raised her gaze to look at people, her eyelashes trembled lightly like butterfly wings, her eye light lifted brimful from bottom to top, those clear-as-water peach blossom eyes carrying sly probing, yet also showing a few points of unknowing alluring charm.
Blending capable and coquettish in rippling eye waves, this Lu Qiaoge was a young woman he had never been in contact with before.
Naturally, he couldn’t guess the meaning revealed in her eyes at this time with ordinary thinking.
His initial feeling was not wrong—this young woman was complex yet alluring.
No amount of caution was excessive!
Lu Qiaoge smiled faintly: “Congratulations, congratulations.”
Qin Hengzhi smiled noncommittally, stopped his steps, and pointed ahead: “Behind that main door is the scrap workshop.”
Lu Qiaoge also stopped, she said: “What you said earlier makes a lot of sense.”
Her sigh was also a kind of probe, but Qin Hengzhi was right—happy families rarely have such disputes.
And there are very many happy families.
For example, her father and mother, her Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt, and Second Uncle-in-law who has remained single until now.
Even though he and Second Aunt were married for only one month, after Second Aunt’s sacrifice, Second Uncle-in-law never remarried.
Qin Hengzhi saw that Lu Qiaoge’s expression had become much more obedient.
His heart also softened accordingly, and he praised very seriously: “Your work is extremely meaningful. You are using your wisdom and ability, together with other colleagues, to safeguard the smooth operation of the factory. Moreover, what you said resonates deeply with me—many times customs can replace laws, habits really become nature. Fortunately, there are comrades like you forging ahead. I feel that our 516 military factory will usher in an even better era of order!”
Lu Qiaoge widened her eyes in surprise.
This face was young and handsome, his voice was also very calm, but within that calmness was wrapped a sharpness like a knife’s edge, as if a commander on the battlefield issuing orders, faintly carrying an aura of authority without anger.
Even she unexpectedly felt as if she was also quite remarkable.
Lu Qiaoge couldn’t help but flash him a smile.
Qin Hengzhi clenched his hand. Could such a Lu Qiaoge soar through the blue skies with him?
He concealed the bit of heat in his eyes, strode quickly to the main door, opened the main door, said a few words to the Master Craftsman at the doorway, and brought Lu Qiaoge into the Workshop.
The Workshop was extremely busy. Although it was the Scrap Workshop, it didn’t mean the scraps here were useless.
On the contrary, this was the secondary Research and Development and utilization Workshop, where many parts were pulled out from here.
The scraps here piled up like mountains. Half of the Workshop’s machine tools were imported from the Soviet Union, and the other half were domestically produced. But it had to be admitted that the imported ones were indeed more usable than the domestic ones; the domestic ones were slightly inferior in precision.
What was gratifying was that the gap was gradually shrinking.
Qin Hengzhi did indeed come to the Scrap Workshop. A Master Craftsman drenched in sweat saw him enter and immediately shouted excitedly: “Representative Qin, you’re finally here. We’ve been waiting for you for half a day.”
Qin Hengzhi nodded to him to indicate he heard, then said a few words to Team Leader Zhong from Scrap Group One who walked over, and afterward introduced the two to each other.
Then she said in a gentle voice: “I have something to do over there. Qiao Ge, feel free to raise any requests with Team Leader Zhong.”
Lu Qiaoge glanced at Qin Hengzhi.
He didn’t say Comrade Lu; he said Qiao Ge.
This person wasn’t frivolous; his way of doing things was full of a soldier’s decisiveness and resolution.
When he saw her, he chose to wait for her to walk together.
Such lack of avoidance could only mean he wanted to take things further with her.
Even after her bit of melancholy, it seemed he hadn’t changed his mind!
May all my Treasures have smiles like flowers, peaceful years, all wishes fulfilled, all paths smooth. Gratitude to the Treasures who cast Monthly Passes, gratitude for the Rewards. The me who loves you all continues to ask for Monthly Passes!
