Chapter 531

Inside the Qin family's study, the atmosphere was heavy.

Old Man Qin looked with a heavy expression at Qin's second uncle standing opposite him and Qin's second aunt on the side.

Originally, it was just a simple matter, but it suddenly became complicated due to human intervention.

And the complexity created by humans was often the most undesirable.

Qiaoge and Hengzhi weren't married yet, and the Qin family was already pointing fingers. Even if the person pointing fingers wasn't Qin Hengzhi's parents, she was, after all, Qin Hengzhi's second aunt.

After she said these words, some people wouldn't think it was Tao Suzhi's own opinion; they might very well think it was Qin's second uncle's, or even the Qin family's hidden thoughts.

Old Man Qin's tone was stern: "Suzhi, you aren't a child anymore. How can you say such things casually?"

Qin's second aunt's cheeks flushed red. Having married into the Qin family for so many years, this was the first time she had been criticized face-to-face by the old man.

Although the other party's tone was still considered gentle, she still felt her face burning.

But she had to defend herself; otherwise, this matter would be difficult to handle.

"Dad, you misunderstood. How could I make decisions for Qiaoge? At the time, I just felt that although the work at the neighborhood office belongs to the grassroots, it is a very good stepping stone for promotion. Walking up step by step, the development is actually very fast. Especially since Qiaoge has done so well at the grassroots level and shown talent at a young age, that position is simply tailored for her."

Tao Suzhi paused and continued: "As for the Xiang Yang Food Factory, I admit, I have concerns. I was worried that the policy would change in the future, so I thought of taking precautions. Since everything is stable now, it's better to plan early. I really didn't have any other meaning. Who would have thought Teacher Ge would take it seriously? I really just mentioned it casually..."

Old Man Qin's tone remained serious: "Teacher Ge is a rigorous scholar. How could it be 'mentioned casually' when you were talking to her?"

Qin's second uncle on the side spoke at the right time: "Dad, I also mentioned this consideration to you a while ago. In a few days, we happen to be going to Jiangcheng together. Whether from a private perspective or a public standpoint, since things exist, they must have two sides. Suzhi might have selfish motives, but you have to admit that her worries are very reasonable in some aspects. And this promotion direction for Qiaoge is really the most secure. It can withstand assessment and testing at any time."

Old Man Qin frowned, but ultimately didn't continue to criticize...

Both of them were no longer in the younger generation; if they kept blaming each other because of this matter, it would be easy to create more grudges.

Even if he kept scolding this daughter-in-law in his heart for being a busybody and having nothing better to do, telling her to just manage her own children well—what right did she have to manage Lu Qiaoge?

At the same time, he was also scolding his son, who always liked to pull out a bunch of reasons like this or that.

But now, indeed, many things were unclear.

It was just like taking one step and looking at one step.

Old Man Qin pondered for a moment and made a decision: "Suzhi, you should also take leave. We will go to Jiangcheng together."

Lu Qiaoge didn't expect that there would be so many people coming this time.

Of course, the second aunt also followed, which made her very happy.

Qin Hengzhi had arranged for the group to stay in the guesthouse in advance.

He arrived at the same time as Old Man Qin and the others.

Qin's second aunt naturally followed as well.

She didn't say much along the way, and her expression carried a bit of unease; clearly, she hadn't fully recovered from the previous criticism.

Especially when facing Lu Qiaoge.

Lu Qiaoge really knew about this matter regarding Qin's second aunt.

However, Tao Tao and Nini's nest had also been built, and Lu Qiaoge felt it was even more exquisite and sturdy than last year.

Lu Qiaoge gave them a pile of small gold beads.

They were as big as mung bean grains.

This was also something she opened from the box.

There was no logo, but it was definitely pure gold.

Lu Qiaoge analyzed that this should have been prepared by the owner of the merchant ship for use in foreign lands; otherwise, why would they get a box of small gold beads?

Lu Qiaoge particularly liked this box of gold beads.

They were uniform in size, just like they were produced in a mold.

So she also shared them with the sparrows and swallows that liked small gold beads.

And after these few birds arranged their own nests, they followed Little Cangcang and flew to Beidu, and then successfully flew back.

Naturally, they also knew about the so-called promotion direction that Tao Suzhi thought was for Lu Qiaoge and also for the Qin family.

Lu Qiaoge didn't take it to heart at all.

It was just unexpected that Qin's second aunt would be somewhat uneasy when seeing her.

Why bother?

Since she was so forceful and had such strong arguments, she should be open and honest when facing her.

So in this matter, Tao Suzhi's selfish motives were still relatively large, and it might even be mixed with other thoughts.

The rooms in the guesthouse had already been prepared. Qin Hengzhi meticulously distributed the room keys and spoke in a gentle tone about the itinerary for the next few days.

Old Man Qin's arrival naturally alarmed Factory Director Hao and Secretary He in the factory.

Although Qin Hengzhi had arranged it very properly, and the military guesthouse could be said to be the one with the best conditions and highest specifications among all guesthouses.

But the factory director and secretary were worried, so they immediately came over to check around, and then went to Old Man Qin's room to greet the old man.

In a certain sense, Factory Director Hao and Secretary He could be considered the old man's soldiers.

So when the two saw the old man, apart from excitement, it was still excitement.

However, the journey was still somewhat tiring. Although Old Man Qin was in high spirits, the two of them were still sensible, and they took the opportunity to praise Qin Hengzhi and Lu Qiaoge before leaving.

And at this time, Grandma Qin said to Old Man Qin with great interest: "Shall we two go out for a stroll?"

Just at this moment, Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi pushed open the ajar door and walked in. Hearing the two say they were going out for a stroll, Qin Hengzhi said: "I'll go get the car."

Having Qin Hengzhi drive was also fine.

Old Man Qin happily agreed, but said: "Just us few strolling, don't bring them."

This "them" referred to Qin Hengzhi's parents, Qin's second uncle, and Qin's second aunt.

Lu Qiaoge looked toward the other two rooms.

Bai Jinyan was standing in the corridor, but the direction he was looking at was the provincial family courtyard.

Hearing the sound, he turned his head to look, and knowing what they were going to do, he smiled and waved his hand, saying: "You take Grandpa and Grandma out for a stroll; I'll pack up my things."

Lu Qiaoge heard Qin Hengzhi say that Old Man Bai had returned.

But currently, no one knew if it was because they had returned, or if there was something going on here.

That place had also once been Bai Jinyan's home.

However, Bai Jinyan rarely mentioned that side.

Grandma Qin knew what was going on, but this was the daughter-in-law's family matter, so she couldn't intervene.

At this time, letting her be quiet for a while was also good.

Grandma Qin followed the old man into the jeep and drove toward the outside of the military factory.

It wasn't until Qin's second uncle and Qin's second aunt had packed up the room that they discovered these two had already left.

Qin's second uncle didn't say anything; he went to find Qin Feng to talk.

Qin Feng glanced at his wife.

Although somewhat worried, regardless of what was said, this was also his wife's hometown. Although she wasn't born here, Bai Jinyan grew up here.

Her older brother and younger sister also worked in this city.