Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 253 Gold for Money
This bag is full of gold bracelets, in various patterns, with different shades of color, probably related to the craftsmanship. Each one is quite heavy.

Lu Qiaoge first picked out the ones without any patterns, and then looked at the so-called certificate. Fortunately, it only wrote down the number and type name, but not the specific weight in grams.

So Lu Qiaoge picked out eight gold bracelets based on the current recycling price, which would be worth about three thousand yuan at the current price.

No more, otherwise it would be too much of a loss.

Lu Qiaoge concentrated all her mental energy, placing it in her hands. A few seconds later, she put the gold bracelets together and kneaded them into two heavy strips.

Lu Qiaoge looked at it carefully and couldn't see any trace of fusion. It was as if it was born this way.

Apart from being a little thicker and coarser, there are no other problems.

With Liu Min's intelligence and resourcefulness, I'm sure she won't say anything out of line, because those two gold bracelets are enough for her to complete her tasks for this month.

Lu Qiaoge put the others away and glanced at her treasure bedroom. After buying the house, she would have to transport them at night; she couldn't do it during the day.
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The next day, Lu Qiaoge went to work with two gold bracelets that had been fused and straightened, along with her household registration certificate. Today she needed to submit her work summary and also go with Sister Qiao to inspect the handicrafts at the residents' committee.

Just bring it with you; you might be able to buy the house today.

After finishing their work, Lu Qiaoge and Sister Qiao went to visit some residents who needed to be revisited.

Zhang Quan is doing well now. Her mother is taking care of her at home. In the past, Zhang's mother and son-in-law Wei Qiang had an average relationship, but now they are very good. Wei Qiang is also very filial and has no intention of divorcing Zhang Quan at present.

Looking at Zhang Quan's expression, Lu Qiaoge knew that even if they divorced, Zhang Quan's life would be no different from what it was now.

Lu Qiaoge told her not to forget to exercise, because who knows when medical advancements will bring about a cure so she'll be able to stand up again.

She gave an example: "My fourth aunt is in a similar situation to you, but she gets massages every day. Otherwise, her muscles would atrophy over time, and even advanced medicine wouldn't be of any use then."

Zhang Quan smiled and said, "Yes, I can do it myself. My mom and Wei Qiang are helping me too."

After receiving a string of thanks, Lu Qiaoge and Sister Qiao went to Liu Yu's house, where they needed to be taken care of.

Liu Xia is at work, and Liu Yu is studying.

Liu Yu did not need the neighborhood committee to continue taking care of him, since he was already good at cooking and housework.

The house was clean both inside and out.

The siblings depended on each other for survival, but they were clearly living quite well.

The two gave each other some instructions, left the month's allowance, and went to Yaya's house, where she had been bitten by a dog.

Fortunately, the child recovered well, and no other symptoms were observed.

After exchanging greetings, Lu Qiaoge said to Sister Qiao, "Come on, let's go to my house and have some watermelon. It was just delivered yesterday, and it's so sweet."

Agricultural technology is not yet mature, so watermelons are harvested late and the harvest season is still early.

"Bayuan" means that the vegetables and fruits in the yard are being harvested for the last time, which means the end.

So these days, we can't eat watermelons for more than a few days.

But undeniably, they are all naturally ripened without any artificial means of processing, and they are truly sandy, sweet, and incredibly delicious.

The watermelon was delivered yesterday by Captain Lin—no, we can now call him Secretary Lin.

Although Lao Lin is still in Guzitun, he has been promoted.

After all, in a village, the Party Secretary has more power than the Brigade Leader.

The current brigade leader's surname is Gu. He is from this village and is a very capable person. Everyone is convinced of his election.

Yesterday, Party Secretary Lin sent his eldest son, Lin Jun, in a horse-drawn cart to deliver watermelons, along with cantaloupes, vegetables, and even half a bag of melon seeds.

The Lu family now has many friends, and Sun Qin often brings them food.

Yesterday, Mengxia said that this time she would give everyone a return gift: roasted melon seeds.

Sister Qiao didn't refuse and went to the Lu family with Lu Qiaoge. She was also familiar with Meng Xia, so she called her "Auntie" as soon as she arrived.

Sister Qiao started working early, even though she's in her thirties, and has been with the company for twenty years.

Lu Qiaoge calls her Sister Qiao, so she calls Mengxia Auntie.

After happily eating the watermelon and taking a bag of melon seeds with her, Lu Qiaoge and Sister Qiao left. She then told Meng Xia that she wouldn't be home for lunch.

She needed to use her lunch break to go to the bank and exchange the gold for cash. Lu Qiaoge didn't need to ask Lao Hu for leave, but she still told him that she had to go to the city in the afternoon to talk to Su Hongmei about something.

But it wasn't mentioned as buying a house.

If you mention this, they'll ask questions like, "Where is the house? How big is it? How much does it cost? It's too expensive. Why are you in such a hurry? Your workplace will provide housing in the future," and so on.

One sentence can lead to a whole lot of talk.

I'd better just keep quiet about it.

Lu Qiaoge had lunch at the nearby state-run restaurant. The chef was quite skilled, especially the egg and tomato noodles, which were delicious.

After finishing her bowl of noodles, Lu Qiaoge decided to go to the food factory first, and then to the bank.

I estimate that by the time I arrive at the bank, it will be right during working hours.

Tao Tao caught up with Lu Qiaoge on the way.

Although Hongxing Lake is under martial law, Tao Tao and the others fly over there every day to check on the situation of their friends, including the big dogfish.

[Little master, I just flew here from Hongxing Lake. Those people go to work so early!]

Qin Hengzhi wasn't there, but his secretary was.

A young man on the exploration team joked about catching fish to eat, and he was actually scolded by the security captain.

The team leader told him that if he wanted to eat fish, the canteen would arrange it, but fishing was prohibited. Firstly, it wasn't part of the exploration team's work, and secondly, it was collective property.

The young man didn't seem angry; instead, he smiled and apologized to the captain.

However, I heard that starting tomorrow, the exploration team will be conducting exploration and testing of the entire Hongxing Lake area.

Tao Tao rattled off a whole bunch of things, and Lu Qiaoge listened as she rode her bicycle.

Qin Hengzhi's orders were indeed effective.

Then the big pike, carp, grass carp, and old turtle are all safe now.

The old turtles also forbid fish that are close to them from going to the reed beds.

It's normal to conduct a full-scale exploration; what if we discover treasure elsewhere?

As long as the bighead carp are not harmed, it's fine.

Lu Qiaoge reminded Tao Tao to be careful and to remember not to get close to the exploration team.

They quickly arrived at the food factory and were assigned some work. Old Hu had just told her that the head chef they had hired was a top-level chef who would come to provide guidance tomorrow.

He is said to be the head chef of the Swan Hotel.

So Lu Qiaoge asked Meng Qingshan to quickly prepare an office.

Fortunately, the weather isn't so hot now.

It's the perfect season for cool and pleasant weather, so we can serve fruit and vegetables to our guests.

It's a pity there's no refrigerator, otherwise I would have stocked up on more.

After arranging these things, Lu Qiaoge went to the bank.

When I arrived at the bank, it was right during opening hours.

Fortunately, she was physically strong and in good spirits.

The recycling went very smoothly, and Lu Qiaoge received 2,890 yuan.

Lu Qiaoge planned to finalize the house arrangements today, and she happened to bring the handwritten order from the residents' committee.

Su Hongmei no longer cares about the account statements.

She now has her own office.

His rank is deputy section chief.

(End of this chapter)