Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 802: Stopped at the door by Xiao Ma?

Grandma Qin's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

She loved listening to Lu Qiaoge talk. Every time she finished talking with her, she felt reassured and even felt that there was no need to discuss it with her son and daughter-in-law anymore.

The old lady's gloom vanished. She thought that as long as her granddaughter-in-law spoke, no one else would object.

Before we knew it, her granddaughter-in-law had become quite the head of the household.

The heavy weight that had been pressing on my heart has finally been lifted, and I feel much lighter.

So Grandma Qin said, "I also mean to bring him back, so as not to add burden to Xiao Luo... Your grandfather isn't as busy as before, can't the two of us old folks take care of him?"

Just then, Aunt Guo brought out two glass jars with a smile, filled with her homemade spicy beef sauce. She handed them to Lu Qiaoge and said gently, "Little Lu, I've been making this sauce for a long time. It's delicious with hot steamed buns. I just steamed a batch of buns; take them with you on the road. It'll only be a two-day train journey, so the buns won't spoil."

Lu Qiaoge accepted the beef sauce and thanked her repeatedly. She turned to tell Grandma Qin to go back to her room for a nap, while she urged Qin Hengzhi to drive her to the Foreign Trade Bureau as soon as possible.

Upon arriving at the General Administration, Lu Qiaoge went straight to the Development Department and handed over her completed "Feasibility Study on Converting a Textile Factory in Jiangcheng into a Woolen Sweater Factory" to Director Lü.

The Development Department's office environment is significantly more spacious and brighter than the previous five locations.

Although Gu Jiayan couldn't be transferred back, Xiao Ma is doing very well here.

Lu Qiaoge had long noticed that no matter when she came over, the desk and chair on her desk were always spotless. Whenever the bureau distributed supplies, Xiao Ma would always be the first to collect them for her.

Some were placed on the table, while others were carefully packed and set aside.

This time is no exception.

When Xiao Ma saw Lu Qiaoge enter, he quickly picked up her personal tea mug from the table, poured a full cup of hot water and handed it to her, then turned around and went to attend to his own business.

Lu Qiaoge only had time to whisper her thanks.

It must be admitted that Comrade Xiao Ma walks as fast as the wind and acts with lightning speed.

Director Lü has his own private office. When Lu Qiaoge entered, he was sitting at a large table in the open-plan office area.

He read every plan that Lu Qiaoge handed him with utmost care. This time was no exception.

However, the proposal was quite long and couldn't be read in a short time, so he gestured for Lu Qiaoge to sit down first and give him a brief report on the core content.

Director Lü intended to take her to his office for a detailed discussion, but unexpectedly, there was a commotion at the door. It turned out that Qi Qi was standing at the door carrying a thick stack of documents.

She wanted to be transferred to the Development Department, but Director Bai and Director Lü wouldn't budge. Without the approval of the personnel department, she couldn't be transferred in.

Standing at the door, Xiao Ma caught sight of Qi Qi and greeted her politely: "Comrade Qi, are you here to deliver some documents? Give them to me, I'll pass them on for you."

Qi Qi glared at Xiao Ma.

She did come to deliver documents; otherwise, why would she be carrying such a large stack of things?

But this was an opportunity she had worked so hard to find, how could she be easily shut out?

She straightened her back and replied firmly, "I will personally hand this document to Director Lü."

Director Lü heard the noise at the door and turned around. Lu Qiaoge followed his gaze and saw Qi Qi.

Director Lü smiled and waved, "Xiao Qi, thank you for your hard work." Qi Qi, carrying the documents, walked towards her desk while smiling apologetically, "It's no trouble at all, it's what I should do."

Before he finished speaking, he had already walked quickly to Director Lü.

Director Lü was sitting in a chair next to Lu Qiaoge's desk, flipping through documents. Qi Qi put down the documents and glanced at them out of the corner of her eye, just in time to see that Director Lü was holding Lu Qiaoge's proposal.

She shouldn't have asked so many questions, but driven by intense curiosity, she shamelessly leaned closer and asked, "Director Lü, you have a new project? What big move are you planning this time?"

The smile on Director Lü's face faded slightly.

This Xiao Qi, relying on his family's connections and his own decent business skills, inevitably becomes somewhat arrogant and ignorant.

But his expression remained warm, and he asked in return, "Comrade Xiao Qi, aren't you busy with your work?"

Qi Qi's face flushed slightly, and she cursed inwardly for not giving Director Lü any face.

She had only made this trip under the pretense of delivering documents because she knew Lu Qiaoge was coming.

Seeing this, Qi Qi's eyes darted around, and she turned her gaze to Lu Qiaoge, changing the subject: "Comrade Lu, I'd like to say a few words to you, I wonder if it's convenient for you?"

Lu Qiaoge looked up at her, her tone businesslike: "Business or personal?"

Qi Qi was taken aback, but quickly adapted to Lu Qiaoge's straightforward style and braced herself, saying, "It is a private matter that I would like to ask you about... regarding Sang Juan."

When this name was mentioned, Director Lü frowned almost imperceptibly.

But Lu Qiaoge readily agreed, nodding and saying, "Okay, I'll report to Director Lü about official business before you come over. It will probably take about an hour, then come to my office."

Qi Qi pouted, disliking Lu Qiaoge's condescending tone, as if she were the leader.

But she had no choice but to listen, so she could only turn around and leave, seething with anger.

After Qi Qi left, Lu Qiaoge began to give Director Lü a detailed report on the plan to renovate the wool sweater factory.

Well, that's great, even Section Chief Wei and several other colleagues put down their work and gathered around.

Seeing this, Xiao Ma decisively closed the door of the Development Department, and greeted anyone who came to do business with a smile: "I have an important meeting coming up, so it's not convenient. Please wait a moment."

The people who came to do business were used to it and weren't in a hurry...

If it were really urgent, I would have called and urged them already.

Besides, when is the Development Department ever quiet?
Lu Qiaoge succinctly explained the plan, and Director Lü nodded frequently. In his heart, he already approved of it; if Director Bai were present, he would definitely have written "Agreed" on the plan.

Unfortunately, he wasn't Director Bai, so he couldn't be sure of the director's specific considerations.

“If you could speak to Director Bai in person, that would be best,” Director Lü said, closing the plan. “However, Director Bai is not in Beidu these two days, and you are returning to Jiangcheng tonight. What do you plan to do? Will you act first and report later, or wait for the approval to come through before taking action?”

“I will be staying in Jiangcheng for half a month. During this time, I will conduct on-site investigations of the market situation,” Lu Qiaoge replied.

"Then why not choose Beidu?" Director Lü pressed. "Jiangcheng is close, but our latitude isn't far from the northern deserts either. The geographical conditions are similar. Why not consider building a factory right under our noses?"

Lu Qiaoge smiled: "I plan to conduct a pilot project in Jiangcheng. If it works, this factory can be merged into the Jiangcheng Down Jacket Factory in the future. Uncle Xu mentioned this idea to me when we talked on the phone last time."

(End of this chapter)