Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 463 Do you understand what I mean?

Lu Qiaoge drove to the food factory and called Qin Hengzhi from her office. Coincidentally, Qin Hengzhi was in his office at the time.

“Cheng Wen’s mother has fallen into an ice hole. Send someone to check on her.”

Such a thing is not allowed in the territory of the giant pike.

It is moving very fast now, and its activity area has almost occupied the entire Hongxing Lake.

There are two intelligent pike. One of them is a small one that doesn't talk much and always quietly follows behind the big pike, like the big pike's shadow.

However, it has now grown to nearly a meter in size, and when it swims through the ice hole, it makes the water surface appear dark.

Grass carp and common carp are already over a meter long, so they rarely go to shallow waters.

This time it was to save lives.

Qin Hengzhi immediately replied, "Okay, I'll call the guard post right now."

If you fell into an ice hole in this weather, you'd be half dead, if not dead.

Lu Qiaoge did not have a good impression of the old lady of the Cheng family.

Cheng Wen himself didn't care, but she insisted on meddling, as if her life wouldn't be complete without grandchildren.

Besides that, how many people envy their family of three?

But she was never satisfied and insisted on getting involved with a woman like Qu Caifeng.

Xiao Cangcang, who went to check on the Cheng and Qu families, quickly flew back to tell Lu Qiaoge.

The Cheng family found no suicide note or anything like that; everything seemed normal, and no one was home.

The reason is that Qu Caifeng knew that Lin Xiaomin had received royalties for her comic book, and just now she went to Old Mrs. Cheng to ask for money, asking for 800 yuan, saying it was for her younger brother's wedding.

Next door, at Qu Caifeng's house, the little girl was beaten. She's crying and wiping the floor now. Qu Caifeng is at work, and the door is locked from the outside.

Lu Qiaoge learned that Cheng's mother, who had been pushed ashore twice by the giant dogfish, was now lying motionless on the ice.

Then the young soldier ran forward and wrapped the old lady in his military coat, and the ambulance arrived in time to take her to the hospital.

Lu Qiaoge did not go there for the time being, but went to Manshan Commune as originally planned.

This branch factory not only has workers who do the actual work, but also office staff, logistics personnel, and finance departments, etc.

Lu Qiaoge didn't get involved in these matters; she left them to the Manshan Commune to handle themselves.

Upon seeing Lu Qiaoge arrive, Zhao Xiaoman hurriedly came out of the factory.

Lu Qiaoge glanced at Zhao Xiaoman, pulled her aside, and spoke to her earnestly.

Zhao Xiaoman nodded repeatedly and said, "Factory director, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I won't overwork myself and cause trouble for the factory."

"This isn't about causing trouble; it's about how important you are right now, not how much you create. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhao Xiaoman thought for a moment, her eyes reddening, and said, "I understand."

Lu Qiaoge said with a smile, "Just follow our normal schedule, make sure to take precautions against fire, water, and theft, and then you can go home. There will be more orders later, so you can't work so hard every day. Besides, our production schedule isn't tight; we only need to deliver one to two thousand pieces within three months."

Zhao Xiaoman nodded vigorously. She was worried that people would spend a lot of money to buy these handicrafts, only to be stuck with them. So she kept a close eye on almost every single one of them and let them pass through her hands.

Ten thousand items isn't much; even checking them one by one is much easier than farming.

Lu Qiaoge knew what Zhao Xiaoman was worried about, so she told her the truth.

"General Manager Chu of Nanyang Shunhe Group also contacted me. I told him about our products, and he said that cushions and storage boxes are very popular in Nanyang. His family has businesses in East Asian countries such as Japan, so with just these two partners, our craft factory won't have to worry about orders for at least five years."

Zhao Xiaoman's eyes sparkled: "Really?"

"Of course it's true. Why did I lie to you?"

Zhao Xiaoman's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down this time.

Considering the life she lived last year and the life she lives now, it feels like a dream.

Zhao Xiaoman led Lu Qiaoge on a tour of the factory, inside and out. All the workers recognized Lu Qiaoge, and upon seeing her, they didn't stop working. They were all very efficient, respectfully greeting Lu Qiaoge while continuing their tasks.

That really takes skill; it's purely about making a living through craftsmanship.

Lu Qiaoge drove back to the military factory.

First, they went to the subdistrict office. Old Hu wasn't there, but Deputy Director Huang happened to be there. Lu Qiaoge reported the situation of the branch factory to her.

Deputy Director Huang told Lu Qiaoge, "If it weren't for the procedures, you wouldn't need to report to me at all."

Lu Qiaoge laughed and said, "Aunt Huang, as long as the food factory and the handicraft factory belong to the street office, I have to report to you every day."

Huang Juan waved her hand with a smile, "Alright." Then her expression turned serious, and she said to her, "Do you know that Cheng Wen's mother fell into an ice hole?"

Lu Qiaoge frowned: "It's so cold, how did you fall into an ice hole? Are you in the hospital now? How are you?"

"She's at the hospital, but the young guard at the nearby watchtower reported that she jumped in herself."

Old Huang frowned and continued, "I just got back from the hospital. He's fine, but he won't say a word. Cheng Wen and Lin Xiaomin are both at the hospital now, and they haven't gotten a single word out of him. How did he fall in, or is there something else going on?"

Lu Qiaoge said, "I'm free this afternoon, I'll go to the hospital to get checked out."

Huang Juan did not stop her.

Qiao Ge is familiar with Lin Xiaomin, so maybe he can get some information out of her.

When Lu Qiaoge went to the hospital, Cheng Wen and Lin Xiaomin stood in the ward with gloomy expressions.

Lu Qiaoge and Cheng Wen said to Lin Xiaomin, "You two go out for a bit, I need to have a few words with Aunt Cheng alone."

Lin Xiaomin and Cheng Wen exchanged a glance, then left the ward without saying a word.

Lu Qiaoge pulled over a stool, sat down in front of the bed, and asked softly, "Aunt Cheng, after you fell into the ice hole, did anything unusual happen?"

Cheng's mother thought Lu Qiaoge was asking her why she fell into the ice hole, or that this clever girl had figured something out and was asking her why she committed suicide.

I never expected that this would be the question asked.

Cheng's mother said in a hoarse voice, "I...I just accidentally slipped and fell in."

"I know, I know, don't worry, I just wanted to ask about the situation."

Cheng's mother's lips moved. Just when she was about to suffocate after falling in, it felt like something pushed her up. Then it felt like she jumped in again and was pushed up again. Now, thinking back on it, it felt like a dream.

She didn't know whether she should tell Lu Qiaoge this.

But it must be my imagination, right?

How could such a thing happen?

"I just accidentally fell in, I really just accidentally fell in."

(End of this chapter)