Chapter 14 Liang Aishu, can you understand what I am saying?
The next morning.
The morning mist has not yet dissipated, but the transport team's loading and unloading area is already bustling.
Lu Qiaoge followed behind Lu Zhiguo, his canvas shoes stepping on the flooded concrete floor, splashing tiny water droplets.
She planned to try to borrow a car from Captain Jin of the transport team.
"Brother, do you think Captain Jin will agree?" Lu Qiaoge asked casually.
He didn't notice the figure that suddenly stopped not far away.
Liang Aishu stood in the corner of the warehouse, the documents in his hand were wrinkled.
He was supposed to be rushing to deliver the dispatch order for this batch of steel, but his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground.
Lu Qiaoge didn't wear her hair in her usual pigtails today, she wore her hair in a ponytail instead.
The ends of her hair swayed gently as she tilted her head, glowing with a honey-colored luster in the sunlight.
He remembered that she always used to keep her head down and speak softly, like a timid little bird. But now, her beautiful eyes and eyebrows have a bit more indescribable spirit, and her whole person looks brighter.
This was not what a girl who had broken off an engagement should look like—at least not the Lu Qiaoge who was described by Chen Yun as “a girl with a vicious heart, despised by everyone, and with an ugly face.”
"Technician Liang?" someone behind him urged, "Dispatch form..."
Liang Aishu seemed not to hear anything. He only remembered Chen Yun sobbing on his shoulder last night. He hesitated for a moment, then strode towards the loading and unloading area.
"What are you doing here?" His voice was colder than expected.
Lu Qiaoge turned around.
Why is it Liang Aishu?
It’s so unlucky so early in the morning!
But Captain Jin was walking towards this side, and she immediately gave a polite and distant smile: "Technician Liang."
This name was like a thin needle, gently piercing Liang Aishu's heart.
He remembered that she always called him "Aishu Ge" in a soft and gentle voice.
Now this polite address made him inexplicably irritated.
"The loading and unloading area is not open to just anyone." His eyes swept across her face: "What are you doing here? If you want to see me, you should go to my unit and not disturb other people's work here."
Lu Zhiguo didn't expect Liang Aishu to be so narcissistic.
He really wanted to put a sack on him and beat him up, but his parents said that since the engagement was broken off, he should not get involved to avoid getting into trouble.
But he was too rude in what he said.
Lu Qiaoge stopped his irritable elder brother and looked Liang Aishu up and down with a cold look: "Since the engagement has been cancelled, we shouldn't bother each other. Even if we happen to run into each other, we should avoid each other tactfully, and we should not be so self-righteous and say things that are not profound. Liang Aishu, do you understand what I am saying?"
Of course Liang Aishu understood. His face turned red and he froze in place.
Since when did Lu Qiaoge become so sharp-tongued and aggressive?
Then shame and anger surged in my heart.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to have never really understood the girl who almost became his wife.
Before he could say anything, Lu Qiaoge turned around and said politely to Captain Jin who was approaching, "Captain Jin, I have something to ask you. Can you give me a few minutes?"
Captain Jin frowned, but looked at Liang Aishu and said with a smile: "Technician Liang, Lao Peng said you were looking for me?"
Captain Jin didn't want to offend Liang Aishu, but Lu Qiage helped find Aunt Li's gold ring.
His third cousin was exactly the second daughter-in-law of Old Lady Li. These days, the two of them had been arguing over a gold ring and almost ended up in the police station.
He didn't know what Lu Qiaoge had wanted, so he gave Liang Aishu a way out first.
Liang Aishu came back to his senses and reluctantly said, "I just want to tell you about today's mission. You can tell me later."
After saying that, he turned and left, his back looking very hurried.
Captain Jin was too lazy to figure out what the young man was thinking. He went to see Lu Qiaoge and said with a smile, "You are Qiaoge, and I want to thank you for helping me find the gold ring from Old Li's family."
Lu Qiaoge and Lu Zhiguo looked at each other.
Captain Jin clearly saw the surprise in the eyes of the brother and sister.
This made him feel a little better.
Otherwise, he would really think that this person was asking for a favor from him.
He felt a little regretful again.
I shouldn't have said it rashly.
Just as he was about to explain, Lu Qiaoge interrupted him in time and said, "Don't worry about why, just pretend you didn't understand."
"Captain Jin, please take a look at my letter of introduction first."
Then he handed the letter of introduction to Lao Wang and continued, "I also discovered this while wandering around these past few days. It's not very convenient to eat seasonal leafy vegetables in our family compound... But many members in Guzitun have more vegetables than they can finish at home... It just so happens that they are in urgent need of daily necessities, so I thought we could exchange some. I reported this to Director Hu, and then this voluntary convenience service station was established. Now we need a truck. I calculated that it would cost about five yuan for a round trip to Guzitun. I can pay the transportation team for fuel usage and labor costs, etc. Of course, I can also exchange it with vegetables. If that works, I'll go to Guzitun. If it's not convenient, I'll think of other ways."
It was the first time that Captain Jin had encountered such a thing, but when he thought of the fresh vegetables from the farmers' gardens described by Lu Qiaoge, he was very tempted.
Although there was a shortage of meat in that era, their military factories were not short of meat, especially for couples with two children, who could share three pounds of pork every month.
Actually, it doesn’t satisfy me, but it’s better than some units that don’t make any distinction at all.
But people who live in high-rise buildings really lack vegetables.
Mainly because the supply departments and grocery stores buy vegetables in large quantities. The most common ones are long-lasting cabbages and radishes. They also buy spinach, leeks and other vegetables every day, and they are all sold out as soon as they arrive.
Captain Jin asked, "If you don't need money, you can just exchange things?"
Lu Qiaoge nodded: "Of course, we abide by the rules."
Captain Jin asked Lu Zhiguo to take up his post immediately, and he asked Lu Qiaoge a few questions.
For example, the price of oil and vegetables used by drivers.
Lu Qiaoge was well prepared and gave Captain Jin a satisfactory answer.
Lu Qiaoge finally said, "But I still need to discuss this with the Guzitun Brigade before I can confirm it."
Captain Jin: "Then go ahead. Let me know when you've made your decision. If it's okay, I'll send you a car tomorrow."
Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, he won't suffer any loss.
Although he was the captain of the transport team and could go to the grocery store through the back door to buy vegetables, he didn't dare to go through the back door every day.
In this season, eating vegetables in the city is really more difficult than eating meat.
So, Lu Qiaoge took Lu Qiaoling on the bus to Manshan Commune.
Guzitun is just on the outskirts of the city, and it is the first stop of the bus, which takes less than ten minutes.
"Second sister, our mother is right. You should not end up doing something thankless."
Lu Qiage glanced at Lu Qiaoling who followed her. The other person blinked and looked at her cautiously.
I threw a tantrum the day I came back, and I was just a coward the rest of the time.
"There are so many people in the family compound, it's impossible for all of them to be stingy. Besides, it's just a truckload of vegetables. If we don't wait for everyone to know about it, it will be gone."
Lu Qiaoling thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense.
But her worries came back.
"Second sister, even if the members have vegetables, we have nothing. What can we exchange for them? Should we buy them on credit?"
(End of this chapter)
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