Chapter 44

It wasn't just Meng Xia who was shocked; everyone else was the same.

Even Old Lu, who had always prided himself on being fair and just, had never thought that his wife could participate in recruitment.

After the children grew up, all they thought about were the children.

Lu Qiaoge: "Mom is still a few months away from being forty, just meeting the conditions."

Old Lu:...

The Lu family looked at Meng Xia unbelievably, and finally, their eyes fell on Lu Qiaoge.

No one felt that Meng Xia was actually old at forty, but in fact, she was about to become a grandmother.

Married at seventeen, gave birth to Lu Zhiguo at eighteen, because her birthday was in the winter month, she was still a few months away from being forty.

Just meeting the minimum standard.

It was just that Lu Qiaoge felt this quota was a bit strange.

She asked the stunned Old Lu: "Is recruitment like this every year?"

Old Lu hesitated for a moment and recalled: "There hasn't been recruitment for several years. Most of them were parents retiring and children taking over, but this year it is to take care of old workers above level seven."

Lu Qiaoge: "So, we now have four candidates."

Su Hui stood at the door, her eyes red, wanting to say she wouldn't count, but worried that saying so would be wrong.

She lowered her head and twisted her apron.

Lu Qiaoge looked at Su Hui, then looked at Lu Zhiguo, her voice a bit stern: "Eldest Brother, what kind of nonsense did you say just now when you vented your anger on my eldest sister-in-law? Apologize first."

Su Hui hurriedly waved her hand, just about to say something. Lu Qiaoge saw her embarrassed look; actually, if Su Hui were someone else's daughter-in-law, many things would be easy to say.

But this was her eldest sister-in-law, so she had to be careful. She said gently: "Eldest Sister-in-law, when you say you are pregnant is your freedom; don't worry about this. So I'm going to be an aunt, I'm really happy. And you are a member of the family, it's normal to fight for your own interests."

Then she said to Lu Zhiguo: "No matter when, as a family, we must trust and tolerate each other. We can't blame and push responsibility onto each other as soon as there is a problem. Eldest Brother, apologize."

Lu Zhiguo scratched his head embarrassedly.

Lu Qiaoge: "I might be responsible for mediation in the future, you have to set an example."

Lu Zhiguo looked at his sister with amusement and said to Su Hui very readily: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken to you like that just now."

Meng Xia was still in a state of mental confusion and didn't notice this scene. Su Hui looked at her mother-in-law cautiously and breathed a sigh of relief secretly.

Lu Qiaoge said to Lu Qiaoling: "Before things are settled, don't listen to the wind and rain and guess and interpret wildly. Lu Qiaoling, do you still need to put on a play with you?

What if it's finalized directly?

Speaking of which, including Grandma, no elders in our family are patriarchal. Look at Xiao Si, his health is poor, but has he been spoiled?"

Lu Qiaoling pursed her lips, but since she came back, she didn't know why, while admiring her second sister, she was also a bit afraid of her, so she said in a low voice: "I was just angry and said that. I'm sorry, I won't be like this in the future."

Lu Qiaoge waved her hand: "Alright, it's almost dark, there will be a rainstorm tonight, everyone has to go to work tomorrow, and dinner hasn't been eaten yet. So, eat first or finalize the recruitment quota first?"

Old Lady Lu: "I'll go cook, you guys discuss."

She took Xiao Si to the kitchen.

Because of Qiaoge, the family really didn't lack rice, flour, or eggs. Su Hui hadn't had time to cook, and several people started arguing.

She could farm, so naturally, she could cook. Su Hui always rushed to do it, so she let her granddaughter-in-law do it.

But now that she was pregnant, she had to be careful.

The old lady was also quite happy; her second granddaughter was capable, and she calmed the conflict in a few words.

This cadre work was done at such a high level.

She said to Lu Xiaosi: "Go scoop a bowl of flour for Grandma, let's make egg dough soup to eat. It seems like it's going to rain today, eat something hot to drive away the dampness."

Over in the courtyard, Lu Qiaoge said: "To make a long story short, my opinion is to give the quota to Mom."

Meng Xia's heart was thumping. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Qiaoge stopped her: "Mom, giving it to you is actually equivalent to giving it to two people. In ten years, when you retire, maybe Xiao Si can take over your shift. By then, you and Dad will have retirement pensions, and you can enjoy your retirement life with peace of mind."

Old Lu's eyes lit up; this was indeed a train of thought he had never thought of.

Many people's brains were buzzing.

Officer Liu's eyes went dark, and the thought that flashed by was that it was over, it was over.

The current Dichlorvos was very potent.

Especially such a large bottle; even if sent to the staff hospital immediately, it couldn't be saved.

Just at this moment, the old black cat, having finished communicating with the tabby cat, was incomparably joyful. It leaped from the windowsill and pounced toward Zhou Li.

Everyone only felt a black shadow flash before their eyes, and the sound of meow-meow-meow sounded in their ears.

Then they saw Zhou Li, whose hand was already empty, standing stupidly in place.

The mute husband crawled over, hugged Zhou Li, and the silent crying was very heartbreaking.

And Zhou Li was looking blankly at the old black cat looking up at her in the crowd.

She pushed away her husband and rushed over in one stride. The old black cat also took the opportunity to pounce into her arms.

Zhou Li couldn't believe it: "Little Black, Little Black, aren't you dead?"

Luo Guixiang frowned uneasily, but soon didn't care.

Just a cat, a beast. What difference did it make whether it was alive or dead?

Many people in the crowd breathed a sigh of relief, and someone shouted, "Isn't this the cat raised by Zhou Li's biological mother?"

"Oh my, this cat is really spiritual, it saved Zhou Li."

Some old ladies wanted to say that the Bodhisattva protected her, and others wanted to say that Zhou Li's biological mother, Yu Xiu, protected her only daughter, but as soon as they thought of the current situation, they hurriedly closed their mouths.

But quite a few people were secretly exchanging glances.

Lu Qiao lowered her voice to Officer Liu and said, "Officer Liu, I am a woman. Can I say a few words to Zhou Li?"

Officer Liu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and nodded repeatedly.

Lu Qiao walked to Zhou Li, who was crying while holding the old black cat, and introduced herself: "Comrade Zhou, I am a new cadre from the neighborhood office. My name is Lu Qiao. Can I say a few words to you?"

Zhou Li nodded slowly.

Lu Qiao's voice was crisp: "Comrade Zhou, Officer Liu and Comrade Luo are right. As for the house your father left behind, as a married-out daughter, you have no qualifications to move in without Comrade Luo's consent."

The Naughty Swallow told Lu Qiaoge: 【Sleep with peace of mind, our nest is very sturdy, nothing will happen.】

The tabby cat also hurriedly said: 【The old turtle asked me to tell you, find an opportunity to go to Red Star Lake when the rain stops tomorrow. In the pits and puddles, there will definitely be fish and shrimp washed out. Especially the reed marsh side, there will be the most.】

No need to think, the tabby cat was thinking about the fish and shrimp washed ashore tomorrow again.