Chapter 93: How Adorable These Folks Are!
As soon as these words were spoken, whether inside the room or outside, for some unknown reason, there was suddenly dead silence.
The one who broke the silence was unexpectedly Wei Qiang. He looked at Lu Qiaoge suspiciously, suppressing the inexplicable panic in his heart, and said, “My nickname is Tie Dan, and I was also born in 1948, but—Wei Dechang, I’ve never heard of him.”
Lu Qiaoge said to Wei Qiang, “That old man said that in 1948, there was a flood in Xiaohe Village. He took his family to flee to the neighboring county town. When he came back, it was already ten years later. 516 had been built here, and it was said that many villagers who passed the review that year entered the military factory as workers. However, that old man was on a business trip at the time. Now that he has retired, he wants to find the old people from Xiaohe Village back then. He happened to meet me on the road, and when he learned that I was from the neighborhood committee, he asked me to inquire… Uncle Wei, do you know Wei Dechang and his son Wei Qiang?”
The corridor was still quiet, as if even the sound of heartbeats could be heard.
Even Aunt Xiu Mei held her breath excitedly.
Suddenly, from not far away came the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, accompanied by a shrill cat cry.
This change scared everyone into widening their eyes, their hearts pounding.
Especially Old Woman Liu, who let out a “mommy” cry and hid behind Old Man Wei.
【Little Master, should I call the old black cat? Old people are generally afraid of black cats.】
Lu Qiaoge said in her heart to the calico cat, who had just arrived and accomplished a great deed, “Hua Hua, go to the crossroads ahead and wait for me. Don’t let anyone see you.”
Hua Hua readily agreed and lightly jumped onto the window sill before leaping down.
The others quickly reacted to the sound, but it thoroughly frightened the guilty Old Man Wei and Old Woman Liu.
Aunt Xiu Mei curiously asked beside them, “Old Wei, aren’t you called Wei Decai? But I’ve vaguely heard that you seem to have a younger brother who drowned during the big flood back then. Wei Dechang, could he be your younger brother?”
Lu Qiaoge looked at Aunt Xiu Mei with satisfaction.
Look, how lovable these masses are!
As if remembering something, Huang Juan and Officer Li asked in unison, “That’s right, you have a younger brother named Wei Dechang!”
Everyone’s gazes unanimously fell on Wei Qiang.
Lu Qiaoge exclaimed at the right moment, “Oh, could you be Wei Qiang, the son of Wei Dechang?”
Huang Juan, who had parted ways with Lu Qiaoge at the crossroads, still couldn’t quite believe it.
It was just a family dispute, how did it drag out so many old stories from years ago?
But the facts left her no choice but to believe.
With Officer Li there, they really easily uncovered the truth from back then.
He had originally wanted to conceal the matter of his younger brother saving him and entrusting the child with a gold bracelet on his deathbed, but in the end, he couldn’t withstand Officer Li’s probing with just a few words and actually confessed everything.
Everyone looked at Old Man Wei with contemptuous glances.
Not to mention Old Woman Liu, Old Man Wei, you’re too inhuman. Your younger brother died saving you.
How could you be so heartless?
All these years, you never told Wei Qiang who his biological father was, nor did you tell him the truth from back then.
At this moment, all the confusion had answers.
No wonder Old Woman Liu was so biased; turns out he wasn’t her own son.
Everyone sighed; how did the loyal and righteous Wei Dechang end up with such an ungrateful older brother?
But actually, this was the Wei family’s family matter. Even if not his biological father, he was still his biological uncle.
Before leaving, Huang Juan specially exhorted the dazed Wei Qiang, “You first take care of Zhang Quan in the hospital. We’ll talk about other matters when Zhang Quan comes home.”
It was already past seven in the evening by now.
At the crossroads, Huang Juan exhorted Lu Qiaoge a few words and hurriedly got on her bicycle.
Lu Qiaoge also rode her bicycle home with the calico cat.
Halfway there, she encountered her older brother who had come to pick her up.
Although the family courtyard had a patrolling security team, coming back so late today inevitably made them worry.
Lu Qiaoge saw that Lu Zhiguo’s expression was off today, with a faint excitement.
Sure enough, after Lu Qiaoge parked her bicycle and all the Lu family members were present, Lu Zhiguo excitedly announced, “Let me tell you some good news: I’ve been made permanent! Hahaha!!!”
Everyone: …
Off work at five-thirty, holding it in until now without saying anything was not easy.
Su Hui was the first to react. She hadn’t expected the surprise to come so suddenly.
She looked at Lu Zhiguo in disbelief, “Really? Say it again.”
Old Lu over there was also shocked for a moment, including Meng Xia.
“It’s true. Once the procedures here are done, I’ll go to Sujia Village to transfer my household registration.”
Then he looked at Lu Qiaoge, “This time it was an open vote, and I had the most votes. Speaking of which, it’s because you helped Captain Jin’s sister, so there was no behind-the-scenes special treatment.”
Meng Xia said, “You still need to properly thank Captain Jin.”
Lu Zhiguo, “Mom, I know.”
At this thought, Meng Xia suddenly looked at Lu Qiaoge, “Speaking of which, Representative Qin is still your lifesaver, but our family hasn’t shown anything besides verbal thanks.”
Lu Qiaoge blinked her eyes, “Mom, didn’t we say back then? Qin Hengzhi is a leader; it’s not good to send things or invite him to meals, but actually, we remember the life-saving grace in our hearts. There will always be opportunities to repay in the future.”
These words sounded perfectly normal, but only Lu Qiaoge knew they carried an indescribable subtle feeling.
Meng Xia didn’t think much of it and then said to Old Lu, “When Representative Qin left, I have to make a few jars of meat sauce for him to take.”
Lu Qiaoge glanced at Lu Da; it seemed her old dad still didn’t know that Qin Hengzhi had stayed on as the official resident military representative at
Then there was no need for her to say anything extra.
Old Mrs. Lu smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits. People are strange like this; when days go smoothly, good things come one after another.
However, her little granddaughter’s household registration was still in the hometown. If she didn’t follow the production brigade to work in the fields, there wouldn’t be a single grain at year’s end.
Hers was easy to handle; her fourth son said it could be transferred back next month.
But Su Hui and Qiao Ling remained; they’d have to figure it out slowly.
Thinking this, she heard her second granddaughter Lu Qiaoge say, “Big Brother, don’t leave too late. I’m planning to suggest to Director Hu to establish a street food factory. If it succeeds, my sister-in-law and Qiao Ling’s household registrations can be transferred back together, saving a round trip.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the Lu family was shocked. Meng Xia immediately forgot about preparing something for Representative Qin and anxiously asked, “Qiaoge, what did you say? Say it again.”
Old Lu said to Meng Xia, “Why make such a fuss? Qiaoge said it’s a suggestion; we don’t know if it will succeed yet.”
Lu Qiaoling was surprisingly confident, “I feel my second sister can make it happen.”
Lu Qiaoge herself also felt it wasn’t a big problem.
When she went to work on Monday, she went straight to Director Hu.
Director Hu had just heard about Wei Qiang’s family matter and was dumbfounded.
Yesterday was Sunday, so he hadn’t heard any rumors.
But this matter was too unbelievable.
Also, who was that old man Qiaoge met?
Huang Juan said, “Who he is isn’t important. As long as it’s true, then Old Wei and Old Woman Liu are really too much.”
Director Hu felt she was right.
He asked Huang Juan, “What do you think Wei Qiang should think now? No matter what, Old Man Wei raised him.”
That was true; that was Old Man Wei’s advantage.
At this moment, Lu Qiaoge knocked on the door.
Old Hu told her to come in quickly. He thought Lu Qiaoge was there to report on the Wei family matter, but unexpectedly, Lu Qiaoge reported to him about preparing to establish a food factory.
