Chapter 30

Lu Qiaoge knew the big carp had followed the turtle to watch the excitement and got caught.

That was understandable.

But the big black fish—the hegemon of the Hongxing Lake waters that ate whoever it encountered—had actually been deliberately lured by a group of seemingly gentle big grass carp.

Indeed, one must never underestimate any species.

Lu Qiaoge didn't know what Qin Hengzhi used for bait, but it had such a huge attraction to fish.

Therefore, this lake hegemon, the big black fish, was successfully hooked.

The big black fish cursed filthily; she didn't know who it learned it from, but it actually cursed Xiaosi, who caught it, to choke to death on fish, and also called him a short-lived ghost at first glance, daring to court death by eating it...

Lu Qiaoge glared at it, wanting to start a fire and roast it right now.

This water area was very clean and unpolluted, so the big black fish must taste delicious. Lu Qiaoge wanted to eat pickled fish; if paired with rice, she could finish three bowls.

Lu Qiaoge felt her mouth watering.

Even though supplies were scarce in this era, it was actually still possible to eat well if one wanted to.

Lu Qiaoge couldn't be bothered to analyze Qin Hengzhi's purpose; anyway, there was no malice.

Come to think of it, he really was a very good person.

So Lu Qiaoge quickly put him to the back of her mind.

The tabby cat took advantage of Lu Qiaoge not paying attention, lay by the water bucket, and patted the big black fish's head with its paw like it was playing whack-a-mole.

And it was very smart not to have any interaction with the big black fish.

It just pretended not to understand what it was saying.

The big black fish was beaten into a frantic escape, cursing non-stop.

The tabby cat got covered in water.

Lu Xiaosi wanted to stop it, but Lu Qiaoge said, "This fish is too fierce. I'll handle it. You go catch some wheat-ear fish, and you go too, Huang Huang."

Wheat-ear fish were the tabby cat's favorite food, so it obediently followed Lu Xiaosi to the place just now.

Lu Qiaoge suddenly felt those few lingering big grass carp driving the wheat-ear fish toward Xiaosi's side. They drove quite a lot; were they worried she would release the big black fish back?

Lu Qiaoge threw a punch, knocking the cursing big black fish unconscious. Now, the whole world was quiet.

No, not quite quiet; she heard cheers coming from the nearby waters.

The Lu family had pickled fish for dinner. It wasn't the kind of pickled cabbage often eaten in the north, but southern pickled cabbage pickled by the wife of the Lin family next door. They made a whole big pot, stir-fried eggs with chives, and steamed a big pot of rice.

When Lu Da and Lu Zhiguo entered the courtyard, Xiaosi's eyes shone as he showed off the fishing rod Qin Hengzhi gave him.

Even without an adult around, Xiaosi couldn't touch the fishing rod, but he was still happy.

But Meng Xia's heart was in a state of anxiety.

For no reason, Qin Hengzhi went fishing; why did she find that so hard to believe?

Thinking back to the incident at the restaurant, it hadn't actually been many days.

Meng Xia glanced at her second daughter, who was eating happily, and for a moment felt that perhaps she was overthinking it.

After finishing the meal, Old Lu found an opportunity to tell Meng Xia, "Don't let your imagination run wild, and don't mention these things to outsiders."

Meng Xia didn't insist; she glared at him and went out to tidy up the cardboard boxes.

Just then, the gate was pushed open; it turned out to be Fourth Uncle Lu.

He was carrying a bag of flour and a net bag of eggs.

Grandma Lu, who was slowly waving her fan, said, "Your family's food isn't abundant either; take it back quickly in a while."

Fourth Uncle Lu smiled, put the things down, greeted his older brother and sister-in-law, and said, "It'll be next month in a few days; there's enough to eat."

Meng Xia never argued with Fourth Uncle Lu about this.

Simply because his family's burden was heavier.

Fourth Sister-in-law had an accident when she was at the farm and was still paralyzed in bed. It was Fourth Uncle Lu's parents-in-law who were taking care of her.

There were three children at home, the oldest only fifteen, all studying in school.

The in-laws had retirement pensions, but their health wasn't very good either.

In short, their situations were much the same.

Yet Fourth Uncle Lu insisted, "This is for Mom. Shuxian said so early this morning, and I only just had time now."

Shuxian was Fourth Aunt Lu, who was a teacher at school before she got sick.

Meng Xia went to tidy up a few bundles of vegetables; she didn't touch the food in the storage room and didn't tell Fourth Uncle Lu. At this time, one still had to be careful.

"These are the green vegetables Qiaoge exchanged."

Fourth Uncle Lu knew about this and praised Lu Qiaoge for being quick-witted and capable.

Old Lu didn't refute; he had been very shocked these past two days.

It turned out that one could obtain what one wanted through another reasonable method.

Old Lu listened with great satisfaction as his younger brother praised his second daughter.

Fourth Uncle Lu took a piece of cardboard from his pocket and handed it to Lu Qiaoge, "This is the temporary pass Director He asked me to make for you."

Old Lu didn't know what was going on, but after hearing his younger brother's explanation, he became even happier.

"Qiaoge, this is Director He's care for you; you must not take it lightly."

Lu Qiaoge certainly took it seriously and obediently agreed. She still had to go to Director He to find information and see what the white water bamboo the old turtle mentioned was.

She didn't quite believe that there were species in human gathering areas that humans hadn't discovered yet.

But she could travel through time and understand animal speech, so it seemed nothing was impossible.

The next day, Factory Director Hao of the military factory took a report letter from the report box at the gate, opened it, and quickly read it through.

Lu Qiaoge?

Who is this?

But he knew Huang Juan; she was the deputy director of the Neighborhood Committee.

He made a phone call, and before long, Director Hu came running over, sweating profusely.

Factory Director Hao hurriedly poured water for Director Hu. Director Hu took a sip, felt much better, and went to look at the report letter.

Then he smiled and told Factory Director Hao the ins and outs regarding Lu Qiaoge.

"... Her ability to solve problems is still quite good. Although she is a bit impulsive, firstly, she is young, and secondly, she has been unemployed and has no work experience. Plus, at the time, Duan Xiaoxiang was mocking and ridiculing her, so she brought some personal emotions into it.

As for the recommendation quota, Lu Qiaoge's resume has no problems at all. Her father, Lu Da, is a national labor model, which is completely reasonable and compliant. There is no fear of the organization investigating this..."

Factory Director Hao laughed, "So it's Lu Da's daughter; then I know."

This era is just like this; many family members work in the same unit.

When there is a recruitment opportunity, it is always internal, not external.

If one were to harp on this, it would be a joke.

Old Hu didn't take it to heart; such report letters couldn't stir up any waves.

They were working overtime tonight to hold a meeting, mainly to discuss the matter of the twenty-nine recommendation quotas.

First, he let Ren Xiaocui announce the results of these people.

Out of thirty test questions, twenty were solved in total.

Twelve people automatically abstained.

Some had found new jobs, and others felt that the Neighborhood Committee's work was not ideal.

Now there were eighteen candidates.

Lu Qiaoge alone had solved three.

Director Hu: "Let's vote, a secret ballot."

At this time, there were more than a dozen cadres from the Neighborhood Committee, and they all agreed in unison.

Just as they were about to start, the rarely used loudspeaker suddenly rang out with Factory Director Hao's voice: "Attention all staff and family members of the 516 Military Factory, in ten minutes, one of our factory's warehouses will be demolished by controlled explosion due to construction needs. Actually, the sound won't be loud, but to avoid panic, we are notifying everyone..."

Old Hu waved his hand: "Let's continue."

When a dull explosion sounded, Old Hu and Huang Juan also saw the voting results...