Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 433 Only when the country is prosperous can the people live in peace.
Upon hearing this, Cheng's mother became excited: "Really?"

“It’s true.” Lu Qiaoge nodded firmly.

Sister Qiao nodded in agreement after hearing Lu Qiaoge say that: "That's right. Besides, Cheng Wen and Lin Xiaomin are still young. To put it bluntly, Xiaomin is not even twenty-five now. She can still have children in twenty years. What can't they figure out in twenty years? Sister Liu, don't you think so?"

Although Cheng's mother didn't quite believe it, she still nodded.

But this is not something that can be cured right now, and it won't work in Jiangcheng either. Should we go to Haicheng?

It's unrealistic to even think about it.

However, it would be wonderful if it could be cured.

Having said that, it was time for the two of them to take their leave.

Lu Qiaoge secretly instructed Rat Big and Rat Two to find and take away the packet of medicine, which was an easy task for the Rat Big brothers.

When Lu Qiaoge and Sister Qiao went downstairs, they felt that someone was watching them from upstairs.

So, Lu Qiaoge simply looked up and unexpectedly met the gaze of Qu Caifeng, who was standing in front of the window looking down.

Qu Caifeng was startled.

They hurriedly dodged away.

Sister Qiao asked Lu Qiaoge, "What are you looking at?"

Lu Qiaoge said directly, "The person standing by the window just now was Qu Caifeng. She kept staring at us, which was a bit strange."

Sister Qiao sneered: "There's no smoke without fire. I also felt that her demeanor at the Cheng family was just not right."

Lu Qiaoge: "As long as Cheng Wen's mother doesn't kick people out, who can stop her?"

Sister Qiao asked Lu Qiaoge, "Should we remind Lin Xiaomin to take advantage of her helping with the poster?"

Lu Qiaoge nodded: "We'll talk about it later, but I think Lin Xiaomin definitely knows. She was in so much pain last night, someone must have said something to her."

"Didn't you see something?"

"No, if Cheng Wen really had something going on with Qu Caifeng, he wouldn't be so self-righteous. Besides, if there really was something going on, Qu Caifeng's expression today wasn't so probing."

Sister Qiao: "Hmm, it seems so."

Lu Qiaoge suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked towards the window.

Qu Caifeng was no longer at the window.

"This woman is really determined to have me!" Lu Qiaoge thought to herself.

Now that she knows, I definitely can't let her get away with it.

If she really wants to be with Cheng Wen, she'll have to wait until Cheng Wen and Lin Xiaomin end their marriage.

As for Cheng Wen...

In Lu Qiaoge's opinion, it was worth helping out.

At least that's how it seems for now.
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The food factory and the handicraft factory are as busy as ever, and now there are workers working the night shift.

Therefore, the production of instant noodles has increased significantly.

But it's impossible to satisfy the existing market demand, since there's only one instant noodle factory at the moment.

Another meeting was held, this time to discuss whether to build a second food factory.

Some people disagree, saying that this wastes a lot of food, which is very important to us now.

However, some argue that while food is important, we can tighten our belts and use the food produced from it to exchange for foreign exchange, which can then be used to purchase the various materials and equipment we urgently need, allowing our country to become stronger quickly. Only in this way can we continue to live in peace, without being bullied or looked down upon.

Only when the country is prosperous can the people live in peace!
Finally, the meeting decided to open a second instant noodle factory in Jiangcheng, both under the Xiangyang brand. As for who might be able to develop a solution later, that's a matter for the future; for now, they are all branches of the Xiangyang Food Factory.

Haicheng also secured one, but Guangcheng hasn't secured one yet, since it's not currently a major wheat-producing area.

Old Qian called Old Hu to express his gratitude, saying that because of their close relationship at the trade fair, he had been appointed as the factory manager of the branch factory. After the Spring Festival, he would come to Jiangcheng with the factory manager of the branch factory under the First Food Factory of Beidu to learn from their experience.

Lu Qiaoge was pleased with this outcome.

She had imagined the popularity of instant noodles, but she didn't expect people to accept them so quickly.

It seems that delicious food doesn't need much advertising.

A person's mouth is the most direct.

Meng Qingshan's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Qiaoge; he was about to call her.

"Director Hao called and asked you to call him back when you come over."

Lu Qiaoge went to the office to transfer a call and got a call to Director Hao's office.

The other person chuckled and said, "Qiao Ge, it's like this..."

"Director Hao, please speak," Lu Qiaoge said respectfully.

"After spring, our factory plans to build a new staff and family housing building. We've basically adopted your suggestions from last time, but there's a problem now: the staff's self-funding portion might not go smoothly. However, this project must continue. The factory management has decided to start after the Spring Festival. Right now, your factory has the most money, so I'll just say it directly, Director Lu, could you provide some financial support? We need to purchase a batch of raw materials..."

Lu Qiaoge readily agreed: "Sure, I'll call Chu He and Zhen Xi right now and ask them to pay the second installment in advance. Once the money arrives, I'll have Hu Ze transfer it directly to the factory."

After a pause, Lu Qiaoge asked again, "Is 980,000 enough?"

Factory Director Hao laughed heartily: "That's definitely enough, great! Qiao Ge, on behalf of the factory's employees, I thank you, thank your food factory, and also thank Xiangyang Subdistrict Office."

"Director Hao, you're too kind. This is what we should do. We're all happy to contribute to the factory. Besides, this is a big deal for everyone," Lu Qiaoge said modestly.

"Don't worry, Qiao Ge, I'll explain the raw material situation to the higher-ups."

“That would be even better, but if it’s difficult, that’s okay. I can collect another advance payment.”

Factory Director Hao happily hung up the phone. Who would have thought that a small factory run by a neighborhood committee would become a cash cow, with even him, the factory director, having to call her and ask her for money?

No, no, no, it's about borrowing money!

After hanging up the phone, Lu Qiaoge immediately contacted Chu He and Zhen Xi to arrange the payment.

Lu Qiaoge then convened a meeting with the heads of various departments.

She emphasized that while ensuring production quality, attention should also be paid to the economical use of raw materials.
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After get off work in the afternoon, Lu Qiaoge took a gold bracelet and a gold necklace from her spatial storage and gave them to Lu Qiaoling.

Let her keep it safe herself.

Then she took out the gold jewelry that her grandmother had given her and deliberately told Grandma Lu that she had helped a bank employee, who then paid the handling fees and other expenses as required to redeem the gold jewelry.

Grandma Lu didn't think she could get it back, since it was money to buy a house, but she was still very happy when she saw it.

But she still told Lu Qiaoge, "Don't think I should give your second aunt anything. She already gave hers. This belongs to you and Qiaoling..."

Lu Qiaoge laughed and said, "That's fine too. We can give it to them after we get married?"

Grandma Lu thought this was a good idea.

So he stroked the two gold bracelets and quickly hid them.

It's not that she's biased; it's just that there's no other way. There are only two of them, so she can only provide for those closest to her.

If she could live a few more years, she could save more for the fourth son's family.

(End of this chapter)