Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 329 The Sheng Family of Nanyang
Lu Qiaoge was a little surprised.

Do you know what he's going to say?

Da Que immediately said, "I know, I know, I know everything. They found a maid in the Sheng family in Nanyang who looks a lot like you. They also said that she has amnesia and was rescued from the sea, but she remembers that her surname is Lu..."

Lu Qiaoge felt a chill run down her spine.

[Young master, that's all I heard. Those two stopped talking after that. When I came back, Director Zhou went to make a phone call.]

Lu Qiaoge suddenly thought of her second aunt, Lu Qiong, who had died on the battlefield.

Before Chen Liangsheng was transferred to the Northwest, his unit was at the Northern Oil Base, which was not far from here.

So their home is in Jiangcheng.
Now that my second aunt's husband has disappeared, it hasn't affected the Lu family.

Zhen Xi and the secretary mentioned seeing a maid who looked very much like them.

The Sheng family of Nanyang?

She had indeed heard of this family.

Decades later, the family-style management model was replaced by modern management, successfully completing a leap forward.

When the apocalypse came, they reverted to a family-based structure.

This allowed them to gain a foothold in the apocalypse.

I just don't know if this Sheng family is the same as the Sheng family in her time and space.
We soon arrived at the foreign trade department.

Director Zhou and Lu Qiaoge whispered to each other, "In principle, we agree to let them speak to you alone, but I..."

He does not recommend it.

This is not good for Lu Qiaoge's future.

Lu Qiaoge understood what Director Zhou meant; if she were to be promoted, this would all require investigation and explanation.

But actually nothing's wrong.

In a few years, nobody will care anymore.

Lu Qiaoge accepted Director Zhou's offer: "Director Zhou, I will listen to you and not contact them alone."

Lu Qiaoge met Zhen Xi.

My mental state is so much better than before.

And it seems they've grown as well.

He exuded a calm and composed demeanor.

After a polite and courteous exchange of pleasantries, Zhen Xi solemnly thanked Lu Qiaoge.

Lu Qiaoge also said politely, "It's all thanks to Mr. Sun, President Zhen, you don't need to take it to heart."

He then took the initiative to ask, "President Zhen, please feel free to tell me what you want to say. Director Zhou is one of our comrades, not an outsider."

Zhen Xi pondered the phrase "our own comrades," feeling that the word "comrade" carried a special sense of conviction and power.

After considering it for a moment, he decided to get straight to the point: "Last time we went to Nanyang Hospital for a check-up, we were invited to visit by the Sheng family, and then we saw a woman in her early forties in the Sheng family's garden."

The secretary said, "At first I thought it was Director Lu's mother, but then I realized I was overthinking it."

He continued, "None of us took it seriously at the time."

Lu Qiaoge listened quietly.

Yes, we've spoken on the phone several times, but we haven't brought it up.

The secretary said somewhat embarrassedly, "Director Lu, a few days ago we learned by chance that you have a second aunt who sacrificed her life in an island battle."

Even so, we didn't expect to come here. It was Mr. Sheng from the Sheng family who called Mr. Zhen to inquire about the situation. Mr. Zhen casually asked him if the woman around forty years old he saw in the garden last time was still there.

President Sheng certainly didn't know, and asked what was wrong. President Zhen said the person looked like a friend, so President Sheng sent the butler to inquire. They learned that the person had been rescued by the Sheng family's boat. This must have been around 1955. She had been struck on the back of the head with something like a rifle butt, so she didn't know who it was, but she said her surname might be Lu, and everyone called her Sister Lu.

Lu Qiaoge suddenly stood up.

Director Zhou stared wide-eyed, looking somewhat incredulous.

Zhen Xi said, "Maybe we're overthinking it, or maybe it's just a coincidence. But after thinking it over, I decided to come to Jiangcheng to let you know. It's a bit difficult to mail the photos, but do you have any photos of your second aunt?"

Lu Qiaoge said, "I have photos. I'll go back and get them now."

This is no small matter.

If my second aunt is still alive, whose ashes were brought back by her comrades?
Now that things are out in the open, there's no need to hesitate anymore.

Lu Qiaoge returned to the Lu family home without informing her family yet.

She asked Grandma Big Sparrow where the wallet containing the photos was.

Big Sparrow knew that Lu Qiaoge was talking to her grandmother when Hua Hua came into the house and took out her wallet.

Soon, Lu Qiaoge returned to the reception office of the Foreign Trade Department, where Director Zhou and Sister Su were both present.

This was arranged by Vice Mayor Xu. He only said to keep it confidential for now and see how things go.

Lu Qiaoge handed the photo to Zhen Xi.

The secretary leaned over and exclaimed, "Wow, it really looks like her! It's like the same person, but President Sheng said her accent is from the Jiangsu area."

Lu Qiaoge felt a chill. She knew that her hometown was Jiangsu. She said, "Our family's ancestral home is in Ming'an Town, Jiangsu. My second aunt grew up there and later joined the army. Actually, she didn't stay in Jiangcheng for very long."

Sister Su also felt that this was no small matter; it was simply too bizarre.

She asked Lu Qiaoge, "What do you plan to do now?"

Lu Qiaoge hesitated for a moment and said, "Please keep this a secret for me. You can report it to the leaders, but don't tell anyone else. I'll find an opportunity to go to Nanyang."

Zhen Xi said, "No need for that trouble. If you have any doubts, I can talk to President Sheng and have him send people to Hong Kong. The Sheng family has a villa in Hong Kong, and they need servants there too."

This arrangement is the best possible one.

Lu Qiaoge thanked Zhen Xi and then went to find Qin Hengzhi.

She knew where her second aunt had joined the army, but now she didn't know where she had been recruited and taken to.

Or perhaps it no longer exists.

Qin Hengzhi was also surprised, but he found the unit where Lu Ergu used to be in the shortest possible time.

It is the fifth district of the Beidu District.

It seems that even if I don't go to meet the parents, I still have to make a trip to Beidu.

After arranging the work here, Lu Qiaoge started to take care of the small animals.

The weather is getting cold, the leaves are turning yellow, the little black snake has gone into hibernation, and Dot Dot has its own nest.

Then every year around this time, the big dogfish and old turtles in Hongxing Lake will dive to the deep bottom of the lake.

There's a five-month ice-covered period here, and apart from not being able to swim to the shore to chat with Lu Qiaoge, everything else is fine.

When it was late at night and no one was around, Lu Qiaoge came to the lakeside.

At night in Jiangcheng, you need to wear a woolen coat. The water temperature is too low to go swimming.

Knowing that Lu Qiaoge was going out, the old tortoise said, "Taking Little Cangcang along will make everything much more convenient."

The giant pike produced a dozen or so silver coins from who-knows-where and handed them to Lu Qiaoge, saying, "I found these by chance a few days ago. You humans often say 'a poor home, a rich road,' meaning you must carry enough money when traveling. Also, don't easily trust men, not even Qin Hengzhi. I've lived a long time and seen a lot."

The old tortoise said, "Yes, it once saw a loving couple passing by in a boat. Suddenly, a strong wind came and capsized the boat. The woman got a plank, but it could only support one person. The man grabbed the plank and pushed his wife into the water..."

(End of this chapter)