Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 798 Why did you think of checking the swallow's nest?

Sister Lu smiled, seemingly to ease the atmosphere, but in fact, she had already made a general judgment before coming here... This Lu Qiaoge in front of her was definitely not an enemy in disguise.

The enemy came to destroy, not to build.

Actually, she was more inclined to believe that Lu Qiaoge's personality had changed drastically because of that emotional entanglement.
After all, no matter who was in Lu Qiaoge's position, after experiencing Liang Aishu saving Shen Yun but not themselves, it was impossible for them to be completely without resentment afterwards.

Even Sister Lu herself felt a little angry for her when she thought about it.

According to Liang Aishu and Shen Yun's accounts, Liang Aishu actually had a real chance to save Lu Qiaoge, but he said his mind went blank at the time. By the time he came to his senses, Qin Hengzhi, also known as Commander Qin, had already jumped into the water and brought Lu Qiaoge ashore.

Sister Lu herself has a daughter who is only in elementary school. But when she thinks about what would happen if her daughter met a man like that in the future, she would want to push Liang Aishu into the lake herself so that he could also experience the feeling of drowning.

So she said gently, "Go on."

Lu Qiaoge nodded and continued, "It's related to my memory. Although I can't remember everything I see, I'm not far off. As for why I didn't show it before... well, it's been seven or eight years now, and I can finally express my opinion on studying... Our generation has experienced many ups and downs... I didn't even finish junior high school before going home. The military factory didn't have recruitment exams, and I didn't want to go to civilian jobs. I was naive back then, dreaming of marrying Liang Aishu. But after that painful experience, I realized that it was incredibly stupid to place 100% of my future on a man."

At this point, Lu Qiaoge sighed softly, her expression somewhat wistful. Then, she changed the subject, seemingly unwilling to delve deeper into the topic: "I really don't know who that retired old worker is; I can only find out by meeting him. But you can ask Duan Xiaoxiang. She was scolded by that old man and had no choice but to obediently wait in line. I just walked forward in the line; my eyesight has always been excellent, so I naturally saw the contents of Duan Xiaoxiang's telegram. But at the time, I couldn't say I saw it… that wouldn't be enough evidence, but she did indeed do that, so I could only lie and say it was a friend."

"After Duan Xiaoxiang's matter was resolved, I had almost no hope of staying. Because she went to the subdistrict office to complain about me, saying that I had not handled the dispute well, that I had failed, and that I had ulterior motives. But later I still went to the subdistrict office... It wasn't necessarily because of the dispute with Grandma Li's family, but probably because Director Hu appreciated my attitude of not being compromising and daring to reprimand people to their faces."

Sister Lu nodded secretly.

They had privately inquired about Lao Hu, and that man truly admired Lu Qiaoge's bold and decisive style, unafraid of offending others.

The subdistrict office needs this kind of talent. Simply trying to smooth things over won't solve the problem, and assigning blame to both sides is also unacceptable.

Old Hu has always believed that his decision to admit Lu Qiaoge despite Duan Xiaoxiang's complaint was one of the best decisions he ever made.

At this moment, another man suddenly spoke up: "Young Lu, may I ask a question? When you were at the Li family's house, why did you think of checking the swallow's nest?"

Lu Qiaoge has handled too many disputes to investigate every single one in detail, as that would have a negative impact... especially since the 516 Military Factory is a military industrial unit, which could easily shake morale and undermine unity.

Moreover, judging from the information provided by the investigation team, Lu Qiaoge has an excellent mass base and is a truly down-to-earth person who is wholeheartedly dedicated to doing practical things for the people.

During the investigation, everyone felt deeply about this, but the questions still needed to be asked... For example, the Li family's problem: how could Lu Qiaoge have such a coincidence that she climbed up the ladder and found a gold ring in the swallow's nest?

Lu Qiaoge recalled briefly, then answered frankly, "I certainly can't recount everything I was thinking back then. But I was standing at the door, and if I hadn't reacted quickly, swallow droppings would have landed on my head. Logically speaking, even then, I couldn't have moved a ladder to look at the swallow's nest... After all, there were people inside and outside the yard, and it would have been inconvenient for a woman like me. But then a thought flashed through my mind, and I remembered that swallows and other small birds like shiny things, and I'd heard my grandmother tell similar folk tales, so I impulsively went up. And as you all know..." The man who had asked the question smiled gently and kindly at Lu Qiaoge.

What a coincidence! He heard a similar story from his grandmother when he was a child, and it was probably similar to what he heard.

After that, the conversation continued like a casual chat. Lu Qiaoge asked and answered questions, remembering some details very clearly, while forgetting her thoughts at the time on others... This is normal.

Lu Qiaoge suddenly smiled and asked in return, "Two years from now, you may still remember what happened today, but will you be able to recall the subtle changes in your heart at a certain moment?"

Sister Lu laughed too: "Of course I can't remember."

She dared not say that she remembered everything, because if Lu Qiaoge seized on today's incident two years later, it would be difficult to handle.

Moreover, as long as it's proven that Lu Qiaoge is innocent, her future will only get better and better. The procedures need to be followed, but they've asked everything they should have, and even unknowingly asked things they shouldn't have.

Fortunately, Lu Qiaoge was open-minded and didn't take it to heart.

Lu Qiaoge sighed softly: "The reason we had this conversation today is probably because of the huge contrast between me before and after I fell into the water. Even Shen Yun said that I seemed like a different person."

Lu Qiaoge smiled, looking at everyone, her tone calm yet seemingly powerful: "When you're in the last moments of your life, watching helplessly as your fiancé sits on the shore with your best friend, coldly watching you struggle in the water... once you're gone, you're gone. All the love, hate, and grudges will vanish like smoke. But I was rescued by Representative Qin. I'm alive. Tell me, isn't that a rebirth?"

Before the other two men could speak, Sister Lu nodded seriously: "Yes."

The man glanced at Sister Lu and thought to himself: She seems to be a little biased towards Lu Qiaoge... This is the most taboo thing in an investigation.

But then again, can they really say, "Even so, you should still remain true to yourself"?
If you really say that, you're probably just asking to get beaten up.

Such things don't actually need investigation. People are fickle; they can have a sudden epiphany, a moment of clarity, and become fully aware. These are all human characteristics.

Lu Qiaoge seemed quite emotional as she said, "In the past two years, my family, colleagues, and friends have basically stopped mentioning Liang Aishu and Shen Yun in front of me. But after talking with you all, I've realized that even if we do bring them up, it's not a big deal. The past is truly the past."

Sister Lu closed her notebook and gently capped her pen.

(End of this chapter)