Chapter 9: Gold Ring In The Swallow’s Nest
Meng Xia was speechless and wanted to cry.
Could she say that at the beginning she wanted Qiao Ge to have a job, then marry over decently?
No matter what, Old Liang was the Union Vice Chairman, telling him should be able to arrange an apprentice worker position for Qiao Ling.
But now with the engagement canceled, none of the plans worked out.
Lu Qiaoge looked at the heartbroken crying Lu Qiaoling, and couldn’t help but clarify in a soft tone: “Neighborhood Committee work is uncertain, thirty people take the exam, and finally only keep two. Twenty-eight have to be eliminated.”
Lu Qiaoling was stunned for a moment, just about to say something, Meng Xia stood up and said to Lu Qiaoge: “I’ll explain to them, you hurry to the factory to find your dad, have him come home at noon.”
She also stuffed the lunchbox to Lu Qiaoge: “On the way, have your dad bring back some meat and vegetables.”
One by one, they were all standing and talking without backache.
Wasn’t she anxious?
With the third daughter in the countryside, she felt more heartbroken than anyone.
The Family Courtyard was a half-hour walk from the military factory.
Lu Qiaoge holding the lunchbox stood in front of the main door of 516 Military Factory, where entry and exit weren’t allowed casually, needing a pass.
She finished registering in the guard post, put down the lunchbox, thanked the guard young man, and just as Lu Qiaoge was about to turn and go home, she suddenly heard the roar of a car engine from afar.
The low and thick humming sound came from far to near, like stirring up a faint ripple in the air.
Lu Qiaoge was slightly startled, instinctively turning back to look, only to see a military green jeep speeding along the main road of the factory area.
She neatly stepped back two steps, her heels against the cement steps of the guard post, and in her peripheral vision, the guards also straightened their backs.
The jeep steadily stopped in front of the main door, after the short brake sound, the driver’s seat window slowly lowered, revealing a sharply angular side face.
The man wore a straight military uniform, the shoulder insignia gleaming with cold metallic luster in the sunlight, his deep eyebrows and eyes slightly turned from behind the window, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over the guard post, lingering on Lu Qiaoge for a moment.
Lu Qiaoge’s eyebrows lightly raised, thinking to herself, what a coincidence, it was actually Qin Hengzhi.
She used a subtle gaze to quietly size up Qin Hengzhi.
Her rippling peach blossom eyes flashed with stunning admiration, wow, as expected, the number one handsome man of the military factory.
He was really good-looking!
“Representative Qin!” The guard immediately stood at attention and saluted.
The nearby guard also quickly stepped forward, skillfully pulling open the large iron gate.
Qin Hengzhi slightly nodded, then his gaze fell back on Lu Qiaoge, calm and deep.
The guard hurriedly said: “Report to Representative Qin, this is Master Lu Da’s daughter from Workshop One, she came to inform Master Lu that there’s something at home and to have him come home at noon.”
Lu Qiaoge hadn’t expected to run into him, pretending not to know him didn’t seem right.
She accordingly curved her eyebrows and eyes in thanks: “Representative Qin, thank you for saving me.”
The two guards were immediately stunned.
Could this pretty female comrade be the one the leader saved yesterday?
Qin Hengzhi’s expression moved slightly, his low voice like snow rustling down from pine needles, polite yet distant: “No need to be polite.”
The little girl’s subtle sizing him up earlier had all been caught in his eyes.
But her gaze was clean and bright, making him unable to feel any disgust.
Qin Hengzhi glanced at Lu Qiaoge, imperceptibly nodding to her.
Then he raised his hand to shift gears, the jeep engine rumbling lowly, the wheels rolling over the ground, slowly driving into the factory area.
Lu Qiaoge withdrew her gaze, the smile gradually fading bit by bit, smacking her lips, Representative Qin seemed like a cold beauty?
Lu Qiaoge also turned and left.
Jobs were hard to find nowadays, still had to push towards the Neighborhood Committee.
In this era, having a stable job was extremely important.
Lu Qiaoge gauged the distance, deciding to first go to Qi Shuang’s home to see.
At the same time, in Workshop One’s rest room.
Master Lu and colleagues plus several apprentice workers had just come down from the production line.
He wiped his sweat, then sat down holding his big tea mug to drink water, Old Dong’s eyes flickered, and he sat grinning beside him.
Remembering his nephew’s entrustment, he asked: “Old Lu, your family’s Qiao Ge really canceled the engagement with Liang Aishu?”
Old Lu said firmly: “Canceled, no more relationship, don’t mention him to me in the future, bad luck.”
Old Dong immediately nodded: “Good, won’t mention him, then what do you think of my nephew?”
Old Lu frowned: “Which nephew of yours?”
Old Dong: “My eldest nephew, Dong Jianguo, he’s set his sights on your family’s second daughter, let’s become in-laws…”
Old Lu immediately got angry.
Dong Jianguo was from Workshop Five, divorced, skinny and short, bad temper, and had two children too.
He gritted his teeth and cursed: “Old Dong, you really are something else, even though my daughter canceled the engagement, she absolutely won’t become a stepmother for someone!”
Old Dong was suddenly cursed at and unhappy too, speaking without thinking: “Your daughter has been dumped, and you still want a good young man, dreaming huh, someone wanting her is already good, even then my eldest sister-in-law might not agree.”
Old Lu was after all an old worker, very restrained, couldn’t hit someone in the workshop, he suppressed his anger, staring sinisterly at Old Dong: “You wait for me.”
Old Dong also regretted his earlier words, he said irritably: “If not agree then don’t, what are you being fierce with me for?”
Old Lu felt stifled and anxious, stormed out angrily.
So what if the engagement was canceled, she was still his second daughter, even if no good one, he absolutely wouldn’t settle.
What if she didn’t marry?
Then Old Lu looked up and saw not far away Representative Qin, handsome in appearance, holding documents, walking while looking.
Several leaders from the factory were following beside him.
Old Lu thought of an idiom: standing out from the crowd.
He felt some regret in his heart, thinking if only his family background was more ordinary, no matter what he would introduce his second daughter to him.
Both were good-looking, the children they had in the future would also be pretty.
What a pity, this young man’s family background was too good.
Didn’t know which family’s girl could match such an excellent young man.
And at this time Qin Hengzhi also walked over, he was always amiable to the factory’s old workers.
Seeing it was Master Lu Da, he stopped his steps.
Putting away his cold aura, his voice mild as he said: “Master Lu, I just ran into your second daughter at the main door, she said to have you come home at noon, oh right, there’s also a lunchbox left at the guard post.”
Old Lu looked at the sword-browed star-eyed Qin Hengzhi, somewhat not reacting, but still responded with a full face of smiles.
After the factory leaders all left, Old Lu finally came around, his heart pounding.
They usually ate at the factory canteen at noon during work, yesterday when his daughter fell in the water he also took leave to go back.
In just one day, something happened at home again?—
Qi Shuang didn’t go to work today, yesterday beaten by her mother-in-law, although she fought back too, but that old thing was older, how could she really fight back.
She waited until the swelling on her face went down before pushing the door to go out.
She wasn’t in a good mood, she and Yao Kai got married and were allocated a house, but Yao Kai gave it to his older brother.
This house was rented from the Housing Management Office, not big in area.
But as she pushed open the room door, she saw the little girl standing at her home’s doorway, staring dazedly at the swallow’s nest under the eaves.
Blue and white checkered short-sleeved top, work clothes with suspenders, two shiny black braids hanging in front of her chest, eyebrows and eyes like a painting, graceful and poised.
She frowned, such a pretty little girl, seemed like the first time she saw her.
At this time it was almost noon, left and right neighbors noisy with sounds of pots, bowls, ladles, basins gradually increasing.
But among these sounds, there was also the swallow’s voice.
【Old Li’s Family was still looking for the gold ring, that human brought several people and even dug out the mouse nest but didn’t find it, but they didn’t know, Old Mrs. Li’s gold ring was in our nest.】
【That human even told her mom to just spend money to buy one for Old Mrs. Li, that way the task could be completed, I’ll wait for her to buy it, then I’ll bring the gold ring over.】
Lu Qiaoge glanced towards next door, that was Old Li’s Family.
