Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 775 A Feeling That Has Never Gone
Little Mingming stared longingly at Lu Qiaoge, then lowered its head with deep remorse. It was so useless; it couldn't take its little master to the ends of the earth at will.

It can only go this far now, even without its owner.

After spending several hours fussing with it for nothing, Xiao Mingming whispered, "Master, I'm sorry."

Lu Qiaoge chuckled: "Why are you apologizing to me? We've already made progress this time, covering ten kilometers more than last time. So maybe next time it'll be fifty kilometers, and the time after that it might be five hundred kilometers. Don't rush, we have plenty of time. Sooner or later you'll be able to take me to the nameless island, right?"

Finally, he said with a smug smile, "Even a hundred kilometers is easier than running by myself. You're so awesome, Xiaomingming."

Little Mingming's whole body turned pink from the praise, making him look incredibly cute.

Lu Qiaoge reached out and touched it. The little jellyfish floated in the air, looking just like a flying, transparent, colorful jelly.

Every time Lu Qiaoge and Xiao Mingming conduct experiments, the little cuties come to the space.

Today is no exception.

Hua Hua rushed out from the side, meowing several times, and told Lu Qiaoge: "Little master, Qin Heng is going to Beidu next Tuesday. The factory has given him a week off, and he said he wants to take you ice skating."

Then came Da Jin: [The fishing company has come again. They want to do a winter fishing season this year. Secretary He from 516 has retired, and now a new secretary has arrived. It seems he doesn't get along with Director Hao. Director Hao disagrees, but he does agree because the fishing company promised to give 516 30% of the catch.]

Hearing this, Lu Qiaoge asked, "So what are your plans?"

Da Jin: [We've discussed it and decided to wait and leave with Qin Hengzhi.]

Hmm, that works too.

Qin Hengzhi had told her that he didn't feel lonely in Jiangcheng. It wasn't that he didn't care about her, but because her little darlings were also in Jiangcheng. He could always feel her presence and had a feeling that she had never left.

This can be considered a kind of sweet talk, right? Lu Qiaoge smiled and said to Da Jin, "This works too."

The Purple Whistling Thrush flew up and reported to Lu Qiaoge on the sales of the pickled vegetables. The second batch of pickled radishes was already on its way. Ah Cheng and Ah Wu were indeed talented people. Unbeknownst to them, their connections had spread throughout half of the port city.

After all, with the initial funding and connections provided by Cai Yintong, they weren't starting from scratch.

However, neither of these two men were entirely loyal.

Zi Xiaodong and Lu Qiaoge recounted their private conversation:
"We'll have to wait and see how the young lady behaves. Madam has been kind to us, but if the young lady can't be helped, there's no need to waste our energy."

"Yes, when the time comes, we'll take the young master abroad and find a good family for the young lady. That will be a way of repaying this debt of gratitude."

"The other side... that's a place where things can change rapidly. We can't figure it out, so we need to be more careful."

"Therefore, we cannot reveal all our cards."

"I'm tired of staying here, I really want to go to my farm."

"Awu, we'll give Miss six months. If it works out, we'll continue to support her; if not, she can leave with Young Master."

"What if the young master refuses to come with us?"

"He's an idiot, what does he know? You're overthinking it."

The two men drank and casually chatted, clearly not with any sincerity.

Lu Qiaoge thought to herself that such sincerity mostly only exists in novels and movies.

It's rare in real life unless the person is extremely charismatic and can inspire others to follow them willingly, even after their death, and to consider the well-being of their descendants.

In contrast, someone like Butler Amber, who is of average ability but stays by your side through thick and thin, seems more reliable and dependable.

When Lu Qiaoge emerged from the spatial dimension, it was already dark. All around was silent; there wasn't a soul in sight.

Little Cangcang was always restless. After Lu Qiaoge rode her bicycle back to the dormitory, it started wandering around again. Lu Qiaoge was a little surprised when she got to the third floor. The dormitory door was unlocked, which meant that several classmates might be there.

When they opened the door, they found only Tong Niannian and Tao Zhuting; Xia Yinghe was not there.

Xia Yinghe has been avoiding her lately, and she's too lazy to bother with her.

Lu Qiaoge asked in surprise, "Why didn't you go home?"

Today is Saturday, and we're off tomorrow. There aren't many activities planned, and most students from Beidu will go home.

Tong Niannian replied, "Meng Xiaoxin isn't on good terms with us anymore because we didn't answer her properly when she asked you what you were doing last time."

“Yes, it was an awkward situation. We used to get together every Saturday,” Tao Zhuting interjected. “But I heard she wanted to work as a temporary worker in the canteen of the State Administration of Foreign Trade. It seems like she’s trying to get close to you.”

Lu Qiaoge chuckled: "Why did you try to get close to me?"

“We don’t understand either.” Tong Niannian added, “By the way, I also saw Sang Juan on the road. She looked terrible when she walked towards the gate. It seemed like her family had come to pick her up. I wonder what happened at home.”

The Sang family was no ordinary family.

Those who can live in those government compound are usually high-ranking officials, and if something happens to their children, they usually won't make a big fuss about it.

Lu Qiaoge pretended not to know anything: "Then she must have left the school after I asked for leave."

At this point, Tong Niannian asked with great interest, "Lu Qiaoge, I heard you went to a new department. Are you still in the cafeteria?"

"I'm still here, helping Director Lin with odd jobs."

"Since neither of us went home today, let's go out to eat together. It's on me!" Tao Zhuting said generously, her eyes gazing expectantly at Lu Qiaoge.

It's not easy to catch her at her dorm on Saturday; she's been incredibly busy lately.

Just then, Xiao Cangcang flew back and told Lu Qiaoge.

[Young master, Sang Juan's mother fainted from anger and was hospitalized, but she's out of danger now. Sang Juan herself isn't at the Sang family home or in the hospital. There's a girl in her family who was kneeling at their door this afternoon, but was later taken to the reception room by the security guard. That girl's name is Jiang Wan, Sang Juan's junior high school classmate, and they're very close. It's because of her that Sang Juan's father wants to divorce her mother.]

Lu Qiaoge blinked: "Why does this sound so confusing?"

It turns out that Sang Juan's father's affair was with his own daughter...

Lu Qiaoge frowned slightly and asked Xiao Cangcang in her mind, "Do you know how old Jiang Wan is?"

I heard he's a year older than Sang Juan.

Lu Qiaoge thought to herself, Sang Juan is nineteen, that means she's twenty, she's an adult.

Tong Niannian glanced at her and said softly, "It's okay if you don't want to go."

Lu Qiaoge composed herself and said to the two of them, "Since everything is alright, let's go out to eat. It's on me."

She finished speaking very generously, and the two girls were so happy they almost jumped for joy.

It wasn't because Lu Qiaoge was treating, but because I could go out to eat with her.

It was the first time the three girls had eaten out together. The location was near the school, at the Third State-Run Restaurant, and the food was quite good.

The Zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste) is especially authentic.

(End of this chapter)