Chapter 154: Going Through the Back Door

Lu Qiaoge looked at the time and said to Director Hu: "Director Hu, I'd like to ask for leave to leave work early."

Old Hu didn't even ask where Lu Qiaoge was going; he waved his hand and agreed immediately.

Qiao Ge's work ability was so strong; sometimes she did a few days' worth of work in one day. To tell the truth, it wouldn't be a problem if she worked one day and rested one day.

Then Old Hu saw a jeep drive to the gate of the Neighborhood Office. *Oh my, isn't this Representative Qin's car? *

So he said to Lu Qiaoge with a smile: "Don't worry, Shao Le and I will go to the food factory."

Director Hu going to the food factory to inspect was even more reassuring for Lu Qiaoge.

Besides, her arrangements were very reasonable. As long as they followed her arrangements, there would be no problem completing 1,000 sunflower seed baskets within the specified time, and they could even exceed the quota.

Lu Qiaoge went to the finance room again. There were not many people lining up in the corridor.

She decided to collect her wages.

Bookkeeper Xiao Liu wasn't in the office; only the accountant and the cashier were there.

But the desk was still blocking the entrance.

Sister Chu's work efficiency was very fast; it was Lu Qiaoge's turn in no time.

Lu Qiaoge was very curious about how much she could earn this month.

Because she had two jobs, how was this payroll made?

Lu Qiaoge, who had good eyesight, saw her wage as the acting director of the food factory in the other column.

It was just the basic wage without subsidies.

But it was set at 36 yuan a month.

Although it wasn't a full month, Lu Qiaoge still received 58 yuan and 18 fen.

Oh my, this number was truly good.

Along with the wages, there were grain coupons, meat coupons, and sugar coupons. Although there was only one jin of meat coupons, it was enough to make Lu Qiaoge happy.

Sister Chu glanced at Lu Qiaoge. When she gave her this wage, there had been a lot of objections.

These people gossiped behind her back, but they couldn't say anything to her face that would justify not giving it to her.

And the leaders above hadn't objected either.

Their finance room was managed by the Neighborhood Office, but it was also managed by the Finance Section 1.

She had to go to Finance Section 1 for approval after finishing the payroll.

A payroll sheet had to be signed by several leaders.

She thought she would have to spend some words.

She didn't expect the section chief of Finance Section 1 to approve it after one glance, clearly having been greeted in advance.

Naturally, she wouldn't be gossipy and say unpleasant things.

Lu Qiaoge happily put her wages into her bag.

Why did it feel more substantial than the 1,500 yuan?

Maybe because this was hard-earned money?

Qin Hengzhi waited very patiently for Lu Qiaoge outside.

The Neighborhood Office's office was a single-story building, and one could see the situation outside from the window.

Because the courtyard wall here wasn't high.

Then he saw Lu Qiaoge walking with light steps.

Even a smile was on her face.

Was she so happy because she was going on a date with him?

Only after Lu Qiaoge got into the car did she know that this girl was so happy because she had been paid.

Qin Hengzhi couldn't help but laugh.

Then he started the car and drove Lu Qiaoge toward the north gate of the military factory.

Halfway there, Qin Hengzhi parked the car on the side of the road.

Lu Qiaoge looked out the window.

There were two primary schools nearby, but they were already on summer vacation.

The road here seemed very quiet.

Lu Qiaoge didn't know what Qin Hengzhi was doing parking the car here.

She turned her head to look at Qin Hengzhi.

Qin Hengzhi's hand gripped the steering wheel, then he let go, opened his briefcase, and took out a stack of coupons—that's right, it was the various coupons Lu Qiaoge was familiar with.

He gave these coupons to Lu Qiaoge and said to her faintly: "I don't have much use for these coupons either; I'll give them all to you."

Lu Qiaoge took these coupons.

They were quite complete.

It had to be said that Qin Hengzhi truly had goods in his hands.

Not to mention 100 jin of grain coupons and 30 chi of cloth coupons; just the two bicycle coupons and one watch coupon could get him a wife in this era.

Lu Qiaoge asked with a smile: "Is this all your family fortune?"

Qin Hengzhi looked at Lu Qiaoge, who was smiling, and his nervous heart relaxed.

He was also doing such a thing for the first time.

It was inevitable that he would be a bit uneasy.

He thought for a moment and said: "This is most of what I have in Jiangcheng. There are some more at home in Beidu, but I've handed them over to my grandmother for safekeeping."

Some coupons in this era had expiration dates.

They couldn't be used indefinitely, not to mention that some couldn't be used across provinces.

Lu Qiaoge also felt that this was very good.

She didn't intend to take the other party's wages.

But there was no need to be so taboo about these coupons.

Except for Lu Da, Lu Qiaoge was the only one in the Lu family who had a bicycle. Lu Zhiguo also had to walk to the commuter point every day to wait for the commuter bus.

Otherwise, Xiao Si wouldn't be so fond of her bicycle.

Bicycles in this era were no different from cars in later generations.

Lu Qiaoge thought that the two bicycle coupons must have been exchanged by Qin Hengzhi finding someone.

Lu Qiaoge put these coupons into her bag decisively.

This action made Qin Hengzhi's brows and eyes full of joy.

Qin Hengzhi took Lu Qiaoge to a small building painted with white ash on the outside.

A clerk at the door smiled when he saw Qin Hengzhi.

He put down the things in his hand and hugged Qin Hengzhi affectionately.

Patting his shoulder, he said: "If I hadn't made this call, you still wouldn't have had time, right?"

Qin Hengzhi curled the corner of his mouth and introduced him to Lu Qiaoge: "This is my comrade-in-arms and also my old squad leader, Chen Gang, Brother Chen."

Lu Qiaoge also greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Brother Chen."

This was a man in his thirties with a crew cut and a straight posture; one could tell at a glance that he had been a soldier.

His face was full of smiles: "You must be Lu Qiaoge. Oh my, if we go by what my wife says, you two are a match made in heaven; you are truly a perfect match. When you have time, come to my house, and let your sister-in-law cook you something delicious."

Lu Qiaoge smiled, her brows curved; it was clear that this person had a good relationship with Qin Hengzhi.

Qin Hengzhi thought for a moment and said: "When we have time, let's have a gathering of our comrades-in-arms in Jiangcheng."

Chen Gang said excitedly: "That's great. Tell me when you have time, and I'll arrange it."

Qin Hengzhi: "I'll call you."

Chen Gang picked up those things and said to Qin Hengzhi: "The door upstairs isn't locked. You and your partner go up and pick whatever you want, and after you've picked, come down and find me; I'll issue the coupons for you."

Thus, Lu Qiaoge followed Qin Hengzhi to the second floor.

When she pushed open the door, Lu Qiaoge was surprised for a moment.

This place actually looked like a clothing store.

It was just that the things were placed somewhat messily; some were hanging on the wall, and some were piled on the table.

Qin Hengzhi said: "These are basically women's clothing, shoes, and hats, considered export-to-domestic sales and then internal digestion. They won't be sold to the public. Now those insiders don't know, so Brother Chen knew I was dating, so he notified me first."

Lu Qiaoge said: "Hmm, I am your partner!"

Qin Hengzhi:...

I don't know why, but I feel my face is a bit hot. He coughed lightly: "See if there's anything you like, and pick them all out."

Lu Qiaoge glanced at them, not delaying either. After all, this was truly going through the back door.

If there were any insiders who knew the news in advance, them breaking in would make things very difficult for Brother Chen.

That's how it was in an era of scarce materials. ===== CHAPTER 155 =====