Chapter 120: A Simple Meeting

Lin Qingyan's arrival added a gorgeous scene to the Railway Division Grand Courtyard.

Although there are many female railway workers, there are none as delicate‑looking as her.

Group Leader Deng Hairong opened his mouth wide, and as Lu Cheng rode his bicycle past him, he reached out to close Deng's jaw.

Deng Hairong jogged after him: "Group Leader Lu, who is this? Your sister?"

Lu Cheng stopped his bicycle and replied casually, "I guess so."

Upon hearing that, Deng Hairong quickly extended his hand, intending to shake hands with the alighting Lin Qingyan: "Hello comrade, I am Deng Hairong, a Group Leader, and I have a very good relationship with Group Leader Lu."

"Oh, hello." Lin Qingyan, out of politeness, was just about to shake hands, but Lu Cheng immediately knocked Deng Hairong's hand away, and pulled her arm away.

"Qing Yan sister, aside from the four adults who are my team members, the rest are bad people; ignore them."

Deng Hairong, displeased, said: "Hey Group Leader Lu, how did we become bad people? Introduce your sister to me, will you?"

Lu Cheng cursed, "To your grandpa, she's my wife."

Deng Hairong's face instantly filled with disappointment. Married, huh? Such a beautiful girl ended up marrying Lu Cheng—ah, a fine cabbage was trampled by a pig, utterly unfair.

Lu Cheng, with Lin Qingyan, walked over to Zhao Jinzhu and the others: "Watch over your Master's Wife. If a stranger talks to her, Da Kui, you strike him."

Niu Da Kui nodded, then looked at Deng Hairong, whose fear made him immediately dare not step forward.

As for Niu Da Kui, they have already seen his nature; he's single‑minded—any command from Lu Cheng, even the Director, will be struck without fail.

Niu Da Kui assured, "Got it, Group Leader. I will definitely watch over the Master's Wife; you can go ahead with peace of mind."

Lu Cheng sighed and shook his head; Niu Da Kui pulled out a big white rabbit milk candy and handed it to Lin Qingyan.

"Master's Wife, you eat the candy."

Lin Qingyan quickly waved her hand: "No, no, you eat it."

"Master's Wife, eat." Niu Da Kui extended his hand forward again.

Lin Qingyan still felt embarrassed to take it; she couldn't understand why someone so grown was still eating candy.

Lu Cheng turned sideways, leaned close to her ear and explained, "His name is Da Kui; his mind has some issues, his IQ is that of an eight‑year‑old."

Lin Qingyan was surprised for a moment; no wonder Niu Da Kui looks a bit dazed—how pitiful.

Seeing Niu Da Kui's persistent demeanor, she finally took the candy: "Thank you, Da Kui."

Niu Da Kui wiped his nose with his hand: "Hehe, Master's Wife, you're pretty."

"Ah, don't use your hand." Lin Qingyan took out a handkerchief and cleaned the snot from his face.

Chang Jinbu, seeing this, also blew his nose forcefully: "Master's Wife, I have a runny nose too."

Lu Cheng stepped forward and kicked: "Da Kui is a child, and you are a child too!"

"Group Leaders!" Wang Fengshi appeared at the doorway, shouting to everyone: "All group leaders are present, so don't stay out in the cold; go into the conference room and wait."

In the conference room, after everyone sat down, they began to discuss among themselves.

"I'm on leave today; why did they still call me here? What kind of meeting is this?"

"You don't know? I heard Captain Lei is going to West Germany for negotiations, to bring a warship back for our Railway Department; before he leaves, he'll definitely arrange the subsequent work."

"Ah, why bring a warship? Are we going to war again?"

"What war? It's a decommissioned destroyer, bought cheaply and then sold for cash, to build trains for our Beijing Station, increase train service lines; otherwise how can we appoint a new police chief?"

"Whoa, that's a great idea; looks like Captain Lei, despite his age, still has a sharp mind to come up with such a plan."

"Seems it wasn't Captain Lei who proposed it; it must be the department's idea… Anyway, Captain Lei is here!"

When Lei Zhan Ge entered, he was as solemn as always, his Eagle Eyes making anyone who met them shiver.

Following him was Director Tang Qiusheng, beaming with a friendly expression.

After they sat down, Lei Zhan Ge stood up first to speak; the plane was already prepared, time was pressing.

Lei Zhan Ge got straight to the point: "Everyone knows I'm going to West Germany to raise funds for establishing train service lines at our Beijing Station. During my absence, Director Tang will personally take charge, and he will arrange the subsequent work."

After speaking, Lei Zhan Ge glanced at his wristwatch: "Old Tang, time's almost up; I have to leave first."

Tang Qiusheng stood up and grasped his hand: "You've worked hard making this trip for our Railway Department; your old bones should have reached retirement age, enjoying a peaceful old age, yet now you still have to travel long distances…"

The two, like old comrades, Lei Zhan Ge patted the back of his hand: "Though the bones are old, being able to contribute again to the Railway Industry is my honor."

"Alright, Old Lei, I wish you a safe journey and a triumphant return! But you're quite old, don't put too much pressure on yourself; success or failure, I will on behalf of the Railway General Bureau thank you for your dedication."

The two shook hands firmly, and Lei Zhan Ge finally glanced down: "Xiao Lu, see us off to the airport."

"Yes, Captain Lei."

As Lu Cheng stood up, the people below instantly erupted into a heated discussion.

"Hey, why let Lu Cheng see us off? I drive better than him."

"If you ask me, Captain Lei handling it this way is unfair; don't you feel he always seems to favor the Lu family?"

"Exactly, what gives him that right? If someone is to see us off, it should be Secretary Xiao Wang!"

Wang Fengshi listened to the chatter below without a word, thinking, "Secretary Xiao Wang is also someone you called!"

"Everyone, stop the discussion and listen to Director Tang."

When Lei Zhan Ge left, Wang Fengshi's words seemed to lose weight, and everyone continued to murmur softly, even beginning to gossip about the beautiful girl named Lin Qingyan.

"Captain Lei is going to West Germany; why is she going along?"

"Could it be an official‑funded trip?"

Wang Fengshi's face hardened: "The translator accompanying Captain Lei is Group Leader Lu's spouse; Captain Lei asked him to see them off, and to say goodbye at the airport—what's there to discuss?"

After Wang Fengshi finished speaking, the chatter finally ceased; it turned out his spouse was Lei Zhan Ge's personal translator, and many instantly envied Lu Cheng for marrying such a talented and beautiful wife.

Tang Qiusheng sat at the front, twisting his tea cup as he glanced down; Old Lei used this Small Group Assessment method to campaign for police chief—effective, but it sparked resentment among the groups.

As for favoritism, Tang Qiusheng didn't know what Old Lei was thinking, but he quite liked this young comrade.

After taking a sip of tea and setting the cup down, Tang Qiusheng waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"Perhaps everyone doesn't know, the proposal to buy a warship to raise funds for Beijing Station was actually Group Leader Lu's idea."

They're all our Comrades, there's no need to argue back and forth; once this succeeds, each of you will benefit, otherwise, without a new train, you won't be able to become sheriffs.

When Tang Qiusheng spoke, the murmurs below grew louder, mainly because no one expected that the idea to purchase a warship came from Lu Cheng.

"How did this kid come up with it?"

"Damn it, he earned Merit again."

Tang Qiusheng said with a smile, "Alright, since Captain Lei is absent, I'll temporarily take over for him for a few days. The next focus remains on cracking smuggling; everyone must not slack off, and every package on the vehicle must be inspected carefully..."