Chapter 81

Lu Qiaoge naturally agreed obediently.

Once she left, Sister Qiao said sincerely to Old Hu, "I never expected that this delicate, always neat and tidy little girl would actually have this side to her."

Huang Juan's eyes held a hint of relief: "Indeed, I didn't expect it either."

Old Hu said, "Contact Wei Qiang's parents and see what exactly is going on."

Ren Xiaocui: "I don't know what has happened in the Wei family these past few days, but I know that Zhang Quan's mother and elder sister from her maiden home have arrived, intending to take care of Zhang Quan for a while. However, Mother Liu adamantly refused, insisting that she could take care of her, and as a result, Zhang Quan's mother and sister left."

Speaking of this, Ren Xiaocui paused for a moment and said sarcastically, "Zhang Quan's case is a work-related injury, supported by the state, and her medical expenses are all reimbursed. Moreover, I heard that Wei Qiang gave all of Zhang Quan's wages and subsidies to his mother."

"It shouldn't have taken more than a few days for them to reach their limit, right?"

"Mother Liu has no conscience. On the surface, she lives with her eldest son, but in reality, she always stays at her youngest son's place. Before Zhang Quan's accident, she handled everything inside and out. Little Bao went to kindergarten and could come home by himself without her picking him up. For all three meals a day, Zhang Quan would have them cooked and served on the table. Mother Liu was so lazy she wouldn't even wash her own clothes. Every neighbor praised Zhang Quan for being a good daughter-in-law and praised Mother Liu for being blessed."

"There is no filial son before a long-term sickbed, let alone a mother-in-law; as for Wei Qiang..."

Director Hu stopped her: "Alright, enough with the nonsense, let's start the meeting!"

Several women exchanged glances; this was a matter where men and women would not have the same feelings.

Wei Qiang already had a bad temper; how much patience could he have to take care of a wife paralyzed in bed?

In many families, wives who failed to take good care of their husbands would be beaten and scolded, and now that the wife not only has no value but has become a burden, just looking at Wei Qiang, how many days can he hold out?

Huang Juan said, "A female comrade's thoughts are often more in tune with other female comrades. Our neighborhood office must pay attention to Zhang Quan, but even more so, we must pay attention to Wei Qiang's attitude."

Old Hu frowned: "What, does Wei Qiang dare to abandon his wife?"

"He certainly wouldn't dare to abandon her, but insults, blows, and disdain could all cost Zhang Quan her life. Old Hu, you should have a talk with Wei Qiang and show some concern for his attitude."

Others are secondary, and finding someone to take care of Zhang Quan is not difficult, but Wei Qiang's attitude is the most important.

Especially since someone as selfish as Mother Liu is Wei Qiang's own mother.

The cadres under Old Hu were half men and half women; he directly named Old Luo from the health clinic to go with him to the staff hospital.

Then Deputy Director Huang and Sister Qiao prepared to go to Wei Qiang's house.

Lu Qiaoge did not know how things were arranged here; she rode her bicycle home.

The tabby cat, who was napping in the shade, had originally jumped up, but upon smelling the scent on Lu Qiaoge, it covered its nose and ran far away.

【Little Master, what happened to you? You smell so bad.】

Lu Qiaoge herself knew it too; thinking of how she had just been face-to-face with Qin Hengzhi, she couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

The Lu family had a shower room, which was a water tank Old Lu had made himself using discarded scraps; using a watering can nozzle as a showerhead was fine for cooling off in the summer.

As for winter, the military factory had three large staff bathhouses, and the conditions there were quite good.

Lu Qiaoge first took a bath and washed her hair, then went to wash her clothes.

She finally managed to clean herself up and was once again a clean and pretty girl. The tabby cat ran out from somewhere and pounced toward Lu Qiaoge.

Lu Qiaoge dodged, and because it was so certain it would land in its little master's arms, the tabby cat pounced into thin air without any preparation. That wasn't all; behind Lu Qiaoge was a large water basin. Since the weather was hot in the summer, water had been left in it to warm up, so the tabby cat fell straight in, splashing water all over the ground.

The tabby cat did not like water, especially not, and it thrashed about inside, yowling.

Xiao Si was about to go up and fish it out, but Lu Qiaoge said, "Go study, don't worry about it."

Grandma Lu waved her fan and watched her second granddaughter with a smile; this girl was doing it on purpose.

Lu Qiaoge held down the tabby cat that wanted to jump out and asked, "Tell me the truth, why does the old black cat at Zhou Li's house run away when it sees me?"

The held-down tabby cat stopped moving; could one actually see a guilty conscience in its amber cat eyes?

"And the few cats nearby, why do they meow and run away before I even get close?"

"I haven't provoked them, why are they so afraid of me?"

Lu Qiaoge poked the tabby cat, which was shrinking its neck: "I told the gray pigeon the day before yesterday that it could come find me to play if it had nothing to do, but I haven't even seen a shadow of it for two days. And the few sparrows that often come to the big elm tree at the door don't come anymore either."

When Lu Qiaoge said these things, she didn't avoid her grandmother. The old lady said with a smile, "The tabby cat is very bossy, but it's also very capable. Since it came, there hasn't been a single mouse in our house."

But this was actually also thanks to Mouse Da and Mouse Er.

The first day these two little things came to visit, they drove away a nest of mice that had been hidden very secretly.

But it cannot be denied that the tabby cat really had become a cat lord.

At this moment, the tabby cat didn't even have any inner thoughts, because it had done all of this.

Regrettably, the current tabby cat had not yet learned how to defend itself.

Lu Qiaoge had long heard about it from the old black cat.

The tabby cat not only warned the old black cat to stay away from her, but any cat nearby that had a bit of spiritual intelligence had been beaten away by it.

The animal world is the same as the human world; the strong are respected.

The current tabby cat is clearly the boss of this area.

Lu Qiaoge gave it a bath, and it was obedient, not daring to resist at all.

Lu Qiaoge said to it, "The other little things are one thing, but don't drive away the old black cat, the gray pigeon, and those few chirping sparrows, you hear me?"

Grandma Lu saw the wet tabby cat actually nod and meow several times.

This little cat is very spiritually intelligent.

Lu Qiaoge fished the tabby cat out of the water; the tabby cat, having done something wrong, was very obedient.

Lu Qiaoge whispered, "Don't worry, you are very important to me!"

【Really?】 the tabby cat raised its cat head and asked in surprise.

Lu Qiaoge smiled without a word. She took out its dedicated old towel to wipe its fur. Xiao Si saw this and volunteered to take it over, but didn't expect the tabby cat to shake its fur, covering Xiao Si's whole body and face in water.

In the courtyard, Xiao Si chased the tabby cat, and the naughty swallow flew back, flying around Lu Qiaoge, chirping non-stop.

【You go up and touch them, it doesn't matter, they are about to come out, they also like your hands very much.】

This was the naughty swallow's voice; it seemed the little swallows would be hatching soon.

Lu Qiaoge moved a ladder over, first touching the few eggs, and incidentally touching the naughty swallow's mate.

Since they came, whether day or night, in the Lu family courtyard, except for the occasional butterfly dancing, there were almost no mosquitoes or flies left.

The naughty swallow had to fly out to forage.

The Lu family's house was dilapidated, but the small courtyard was kept very clean.

The empty space in the corner was planted with small scallions; although not many, it was enough for use.

The north window was opened, and there was a cross-breeze in the room.

If one wasn't working and stayed at home like this, it was very comfortable.