Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 217 Is it like walking on a knife's edge?
Women's Federation, foreign trade department, trade fair—it all sounds so intimidating.

Without the backing of the Bai and Qin families, how could Lu Qiaoge have caught the eye of those leaders?
Lu Qiaoge was just a mediator at the neighborhood committee office, and it was said that she had only been working there for a short time.

Moreover, the mediators at the neighborhood committee may sound like officials, but they are actually just workers.

With such qualifications, what right does she have to be seconded to the foreign trade department?

What qualifications does she have to be included in the trade group?

Anyone with eyes can see that it was all done through back channels and connections.

Who can blame her for being so beautiful?

Even someone like Qin Hengzhi couldn't resist lust at first sight, and he went to great lengths to make Lu Qiaoge worthy of him.

Such painstaking efforts are truly admirable.

She has been ridiculed since she was young for climbing the social ladder, and even her son has been implicated.

But Lu Qiaoge... seems to be praising her the most?
Who knows!

Lü Yaqin smiled coldly; there was plenty of time ahead of her.

Who will keep coaxing whom?
When things get bad, that's when we'll fall to the ground.

At this moment, Bai Jinxin walked to the kitchen door, and Lü Yaqin's face immediately lit up with a smile. She said gently, "The winter melon and pork rib soup will be ready soon. Have Hengzhi and Qiao Ge returned?"

Bai Jinxin glanced at Lü Yaqin and said gently, "You've gone to a lot of trouble today, and Aunt Lin has also worked hard. I'll go and call them both back for dinner."

Lü Yaqin wasn't the only one in the kitchen; there was another nanny, Aunt Lin.

Aunt Lin quickly said, "Sister Lü is very busy today, I'm just helping out."

Bai Jinxin smiled and thought to herself, "It's a good thing this is a new society. Otherwise, given Lü Yaqin's vanity, she would have made Aunt Lin call her Madam Bai or Mrs. Bai."

The meal was very lavish, showing how much they valued Lu Qiaoge.

Bai Xiaozhe didn't dare to do anything stupid again.

He had been warned by Qin Hengzhi before the meal.

Grandpa Bai looked at Lu Qiaoge and said, "Can I ask you something? Of course, you can answer or not."

Qin Hengzhi raised an eyebrow.

But I also know that Grandpa won't ask boring questions about family background.

After all, he married Lü Yaqin, and he wouldn't choose a topic that would be leaked everywhere.

So, they listened quietly together.

Mr. Bai was asking about the instant noodle production line.

That's something to say.

Lu Qiaoge: "Director Hu has already applied to the factory for a quick factory building construction, and it should be approved soon, because the pickled vegetable factory itself has a row of empty buildings. As for the fact that instant noodles are not very tasty, we can set up a research and development group to study them until they taste good."

Old Bai was taken aback for a moment and asked, "So you don't have a complete plan?"

Lu Qiaoge frankly stated, "In the proposal Mr. Zhen gave us, only this instant noodle production line wasn't obsolete. It was brand new, not secondhand; it was practically 90% new. The other party had mortgaged the factory to a financial company because of an oil investment, but the investment failed, and the factory became the financial company's property. This financial company belongs to Mr. Gong, the owner of another clothing company at this trade fair..."

These are all things that can be said, and since Elder Bai didn't ask in his study, she will choose to tell him what she can say.

Old Bai nodded secretly.

He glanced at Lu Qiaoge with admiration.

He actually knew all of this, but he asked to see Lu Qiaoge's attitude and reaction to the matter.

I also wanted to take a look at her character.

Does she deserve the praise that Vice Mayor Xu gave her in front of him?

Uncle Bai and Bai Jinxin were completely unaware of this, and were listening with great interest.

Bai Jinxin asked Lu Qiaoge, "Once the production line arrives, will Haicheng Food Factory try to take it away?"

Uncle Bai: "There is indeed a food factory in Haicheng that is trial-producing instant noodles. It's actually just dried noodles, and the taste is so-so, but it's still called instant noodles. Is it the same as what you're describing?" Lu Qiaoge smiled and said: "No matter how I describe it, it's still just theory. You'll know once the trial production is successful."

Bai Xiaozhe glanced at his mother, who was smiling.

It still seems different.

This person is not only shameless, but also very knowledgeable.

Didn't you see that your father was listening very attentively?
He was full and didn't want to stay any longer. He couldn't understand what they were saying, so Bai Xiaoze pushed back his chair and ran away.

Old Bai pretended not to see it.

There's something like this in the house that can't be hidden away.

He chuckled and said, "Qiao Ge, your aunt is right. The food factory in Haicheng has contacted me and they'll probably be coming to Jiangcheng in the next few days. But don't worry, no one can take anything from Jiangcheng."

Lu Qiaoge just chuckled.

I have to admit, the food at the Bai family's restaurant is really delicious, no less than that of state-run restaurants, and it even has a different flavor.

Old Bai was very happy and even had his uncle drink half a bottle of wine with him.

This meal was a feast for both the guest and the host.

After the meal, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Mr. Bai said that he also needed to go to his workplace and wanted to hitch a ride.

On the way, Qin Hengzhi said to Grandpa Bai, "Grandpa, ask whatever you want."

Old Bai laughed and then told Qin Hengzhi to park the car on the side of the tree-lined road.

Lu Qiaoge blinked. What did Old Bai want to ask?
Clearly, the question wasn't about her family situation.

They wouldn't inquire about the work of the subdistrict office, much less want to know any secrets about 516.

What would it be?
Old Bai got out of the car and said to Lu Qiaoge, "Walk with me by the roadside."

Lu Qiaoge got out of the car as instructed.

She and Qin Hengzhi accompanied Old Bai as they walked slowly along the road, one on each side.

It's very quiet here; there are almost no pedestrians.

Old Bai said, "Qiao Ge, I won't beat around the bush and will just tell you directly, do you know that the market and this trade fair you've organized are like walking on a knife's edge?"

Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi exchanged a subtle glance.

Qin Hengzhi smiled and shook his head at her.

I didn't expect that Old Bai even knew about the market, but obviously, it wasn't what Qin Hengzhi said.

Lu Qiaoge vaguely felt that Elder Bai was not trying to warn her.

Lu Qiaoge said, "Yes, fortunately I have leaders and colleagues who support me, and I am very grateful to them."

Mr. Bai: "Do you think such large-scale fairs or trade shows should continue?"

Lu Qiaoge: "Don't we have successful examples, like the Canton Fair? Isn't that the best example?"

Old Bai: "That's different."

Lu Qiaoge: "Actually, it's the same."

"How are they the same?" Old Bai asked, his eyes wide.

"I'm sure you understand the significance of the Canton Fair better than I do, so I won't go into details. Let me first tell you about the 'Serving the People' fair that we're holding."

The purpose was to help Guzitun deal with the vegetables that had been cheated by a canteen manager, while also meeting the workers' needs for vegetables, supplementing their nutrition, and enabling them to work better.

There was no cash transaction, no buying or selling; it was purely a barter system.

Old Bai didn't speak, but he nodded secretly.

(End of this chapter)