Chapter 369: Promotion Path

The reason I didn't deliberately probe Cao Jing is that her motive was obvious: to cover up her mistakes and steal credit. Afterward, she was worried and afraid, not daring to bring up that past, and pretended to be so traumatized that she fell ill and transferred back to a local position.

These are all normal reactions.

But Lu Yu, on the other hand, was completely composed.

Either her heart is made of stone and she is a naturally vicious woman, or there is a secret here that no one knows about.

Lu Lu Qiao arrived by bus, so naturally, she had to take the bus back.

The stop was specifically set up at the entrance of the Food Factory, and there was also a stop a few minutes' walk from Lu Lu Qiao's home, so commuting to and from work was very convenient now.

The Food Factory was only five stops away from the guesthouse, so it didn't take long for Lu Lu Qiao to return to the Food Factory.

Lu Yun was waiting for her at the gate and said apologetically, "Lu Qiaoge, I've delayed your work."

Without her memories, she knew the person before her was her own niece, but she couldn't feel that blood connection.

Lu Yun often felt that her soul and body were separated.

She knew this wasn't good, so she was trying hard to adapt.

Lu Lu Qiao smiled and shook her head, "It's no delay, Second Aunt, don't take it to heart."

Lu Lu Qiao noticed that Lu Yun seemed to have something to say to her, so she simply took Lu Yun and walked in the direction of home.

While walking, she asked, "Second Aunt, did you remember something just now?"

Lu Yun nodded, hesitated for a moment, but then said straightforwardly, "When I heard you asking Lu Yu about the Chen family, a few images flashed before my eyes, but they were too fast, and I didn't catch them."

She frowned, "It had nothing to do with that person named Cao Jing; the images were related to Lu Yu."

Afterward, she shook her head with regret.

It was useless to say so much if she couldn't remember.

Lu Lu Qiao, however, knew her Second Aunt's activity trajectory for that week before the so-called sacrifice.

Although it wasn't everything, she had pieced together over seventy percent of it.

A portion of that was provided by Cao Jing and Lu Yu.

What they provided was definitely true.

At the very beginning, it was the disposal of the Chen family, the biggest local bullies.

Lu Lu Qiao said firmly, "Sun Lao will be back soon. With him here, even if you can't remember everything, remembering a part of it is still possible."

Lu Yun's eyes lit up instantly.

"That's true, it's better than having a blank mind whenever I think of the past now. Even if I could just remember my childhood..."

Lu Lu Qiao smiled, "If you remember your childhood, Second Aunt, you'll remember Grandpa and Grandma, as well as my father and my Fourth Uncle and the others."

Lu Yun was stunned for a moment. She had always had a question in her heart: the Lu family clearly only had three children including her, so why was the youngest, Lu Cheng, called the fourth?

The Lu family didn't distinguish between boys and girls; they were all ranked together.

Lu Da was the eldest, she was the second, so who was the third?

Her mother hadn't mentioned it, and she hadn't asked.

At this moment, she finally couldn't help but ask Lu Lu Qiao in a low voice, "Lu Qiaoge, do you know why your Fourth Uncle is ranked fourth? Who was the third? Was it a boy or a girl?"

"I know about that. That was the Third Uncle. He caught typhoid fever at the age of five and didn't pull through..."

This was about the same as what Lu Yun had guessed.

For some reason, after asking this question, she felt much closer to Lu Qiaoge.

Lu Yun sighed and said, "I know these two have a life-and-death grudge against me, but I can't summon any more anger. Watching them cry in front of me, laugh in front of me, and talk about those years in front of me is like watching two people acting in a play."

Lu Lu Qiao nodded, "Second Aunt, you're right. These two have superb acting skills."

Lu Yun frowned and said, "I've come into contact with many poor fishing girls in Nanyang, but this is the first time I've seen someone like Lu Yu, who seems to have been reborn."

Lu Yun glanced at Lu Lu Qiao again, "Lu Qiaoge, I don't look down on the poor. You were born and raised on this land, so you might not know about certain big families and the concepts and chasms between masters and servants."

"Owners and masters are two different concepts."

"Of course, just because of this, Lu Yu shouldn't have to be timid all the time. What I want to express is that I saw the aura of Master Sheng and the eldest daughter of the Sheng family in her."

"Those from poor backgrounds, even if they've lived in luxury for twenty years, can't cultivate certain things."

"If you asked me to describe it specifically, I couldn't."

"In short, this Lu Yu gives me a more uncomfortable feeling than that Cao Jing."

Lu Lu Qiao clenched her hand. That's right, she had that feeling too.

Her eyes darted around. Should she just drag the two of them away for a private interrogation?

On second thought, she neatly dismissed the idea.

Lu Yun couldn't keep thinking; she felt a headache coming on. Lu Lu Qiao sent her to the bus, checked the time, and saw there were still two hours before she got off work.

With Meng Qing and Zhou Li, as well as Zhao Zhao Dajie, at the Food Factory, Lu Lu Qiao returned to the neighborhood office with peace of mind.

Old Hu had told her about her promotion path.

She was already an official cadre, but she hadn't passed the probationary period yet. Even though she was concurrently serving as the director of the Food Factory, she was actually a low-level cadre, a clerk. To move up, she had to first become a section chief, deputy division chief, division chief...

That was the current promotion path.

As long as the Food Factory operated under the name of the neighborhood office, it belonged to a small workshop and a large collective. The director was a section-level cadre, but the administrative rank was still level 23.

And currently, Meng Qing and the others were only regular workers.

Lu Lu Qiao had been at the neighborhood office for less than half a year and was already at the same level as Sister Hua and Sister Lu Qiao.

This was already rocket-like speed.

Old Hu's meaning was that if she followed the routine at the neighborhood office, it would take three years to become section-level. If she went to serve as the director of the Food Factory, she would be section-level directly. Once the factory separated from the neighborhood office and was on par with the steel mill and parts factory, she could move up normally.

Lu Lu Qiao didn't really care.

After all, Old Hu didn't know that the college entrance examination would be restored in the year she turned twenty-one, but looking at the current situation, Lu Lu Qiao inexplicably felt that perhaps next year would be possible.

A person's strength is limited.

But someone like her also has unpredictable influence.

Bai He Mountain Sanatorium.

Chief Engineer Gu was taking medicine. After finishing, he said to Sun Lao, "Old Sun, can I go back to 516 with you?"

Sun Sun Ziliang glanced at him and asked, "Isn't it good to rest here for a year?"

Chief Engineer Gu: "I'm anxious in my heart."

"Then let's go together."

Sun Sun Ziliang was not someone who liked to be polite or force people.

Since Old Gu felt he was capable, then he was capable; let him be happy.

Old Sun didn't take it to heart at all.

What he was pondering now was that water;

Every day, using it to brew tea made him feel refreshed.

But after going back, should he mention it to Lu Lu Qiao?

Considering he could treat her Second Aunt's illness, Lu Lu Qiao would definitely still give it to him, but that wouldn't be very good.

Sun Sun Ziliang very decisively dismissed the idea.

To put it in folk terms... let's just appreciate it!

Sun Sun Ziliang didn't think there was anything wrong with such a thought.

Anyway, he was just such a strange person. ===== CHAPTER 370 =====