novellhall Chapter 36 News about the Unused Warehouse
Chapter 36 News about the Unused Warehouse
He set an example by spending most of his day squatting near Director Lu's house to monitor Zhuang Qingxiang, without discovering any problems whatsoever.
If Zhuang Qingxiang were an enemy agent, she would definitely have done something underhanded while Director Lu was away, but she didn't; she behaved herself.
Niu Jianzhong scratched his head and added, "What happened last night was really unexpected. I arranged for someone to go to the toilet before letting Technician Lin and his men break into your house, but before that, no man had entered your house, and no one had climbed over the wall."
He glanced furtively at Lu Congyue and coughed lightly: "Director Lu, last night I went to talk to those comrades, and one of them admitted that he saw Technician Lin secretly throw his pants into your house..."
"Hmm." Lu Congyue frowned and said, "There are three children at home. No matter what, Zhuang Qingxiang would never do such a thing."
"So what do we do now?" Niu Jianzhong asked. "Should we continue following them?"
We have to follow along, just in case. Besides, the factory will be getting two new machines soon, and foreign experts will be coming over. We have to be extra careful about all of this.
"By the way, have you found out everything about the house that I asked you to?" Lu Congyue asked.
"..." Niu Jianzhong scratched his head, "I haven't had a chance to ask yet."
"Go ask right away!" Lu Congyue ordered, frowning.
Niu Jianzhong responded and quickly ran off.
He had just left when someone from the office called Lu Congyue, saying it was time for a meeting.
Lu Congyue had just returned and had many things to deal with, keeping him extremely busy. He didn't even go home for lunch, sending someone to inform his family instead.
Since Lu Congyue wasn't coming back, Zhuang Qingxiang and Xiao Qianyue ate simpler meals. The two of them combined didn't eat as much as Lu Congyue, so they didn't need to eat much.
Just after we finished eating, a customer arrived; it was Liang Xinzheng.
Zhuang Qingxiang was washing the dishes when she saw him arrive. She quickly wiped her hands and said, "Comrade Liang, do you need to see Director Lu? He should be busy at the factory at noon and won't be back."
Liang Xinzheng casually took a stool and sat down in the courtyard, smiling slightly. "You go about your business. I'm not here to see Director Lu; I'm here to see you."
Zhuang Qingxiang was taken aback: "Did you want to see me about something?"
Liang Xinzheng looked at her with pity, his tone sympathetic and profound: "I've heard about what happened yesterday."
Her tone shifted, becoming indignant: "Technician Lin has gone too far! Isn't she blatantly bullying us? What did Director Lu say?"
"Oh... Director Lu has already made her apologize to me." Zhuang Qingxiang was extremely embarrassed.
It's best to let bygones be bygones, but it's really awkward to have someone you don't know bring it up in person.
"An apology alone isn't enough. What she did damaged your reputation," Liang Xinzheng said indignantly.
"Um... Comrade Liang, what exactly is it that you need?" Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but ask, really not wanting to discuss this kind of thing with him.
Liang Xinzheng smiled gently: "I wanted to ask you what your plans are. Actually, Director Lu is single, and although you have a child, living here is indeed..."
He didn't say what he was going to say next, but Zhuang Qingxiang already understood.
But what does this have to do with him?
"That's right, there's a small, unused warehouse in the northeast corner of the factory. It was used to store materials when the factory was built. If you clean it up, people can live there."
Liang Xinzheng observed Zhuang Qingxiang's expression and saw her eyes light up, knowing there was hope. He continued, "As long as Director Lu agrees to allocate that small warehouse for you to stay temporarily, no one in the factory will object. What do you think?"
Zhuang Qingxiang felt that Liang Xinzheng's news was incredibly timely. She thanked him profusely and said that she would tell Lu Congyue about it.
Liang Xinzheng left satisfied.
He saw it very clearly this time: Zhuang Qingxiang was very self-aware and indeed had no feelings for Director Lu.
Since that's the case, it's best to move out first. Then he persuaded his mother and children to propose marriage again.
Actually, it's fine not to get married; it's good for two people to live together.
Zhuang Qingxiang was very excited when she received the news and couldn't wait to go and see.
But Lu Congyue wasn't home, and all three children needed to take a nap, so she couldn't leave.
She waited until the children woke up, played with them for a while, and seeing that the two babies were well-behaved, she asked Xiao Qianyue to watch over them. She couldn't wait to go out and ran in the direction Liang Xinzheng had indicated.
Sure enough, in the northeast corner near the wall, there was an abandoned red brick house with a broken wooden door and no windows.
Zhuang Qingxiang looked at it again and again, and was very satisfied.
Although the walls haven't been plastered, it's a brick building. It can be tidied up and is habitable. Plus, it's located in a factory, so it's very safe.
Watch closely, Zhuang Qingxiang mentioned that unused warehouse to Lu Congyue during dinner that night.
Lu Congyue thought for a moment before remembering that place.
It is indeed unused and completely uninhabitable.
It was originally intended to be a warehouse, but a proper warehouse was built nearby, and that place was left unused.
"That place is too remote; it's unsafe for anyone to live there," Lu Congyue objected. "It's not safe for a woman like you with a child."
"It's very safe. The security team is very responsible; bad guys can't get in," Zhuang Qingxiang said eagerly. "It's not too far from here either, so it's convenient for me to come over every day to take care of the kids. If you find it inconvenient, I can bring Donghua over to take care of them together."
"Let's talk about this later. I'll have someone check if there are any vacant rooms in the family dormitory area. Let's wait a bit longer." Lu Congyue ended the topic abruptly.
How could he possibly let Zhuang Qingxiang live near the warehouse?
What if she really has a problem with her identity and destroys or burns the things in the warehouse?
Lu Congyue raised his eyes, his gaze sharp: "How did you know there were any vacant warehouses there?"
"It was Comrade Liang who told me," Zhuang Qingxiang said honestly. "He's a very kind person; he even helped me go out to buy groceries before."
"Is it because he came here that Technician Lin misunderstood?" Lu Congyue frowned.
Zhuang Qingxiang hurriedly said, "It's really a misunderstanding, Director Lu. Please don't listen to what she said. It's all slander."
Lu Congyue nodded slightly: "Yes, I didn't misunderstand. How do you know him?"
Zhuang Qingxiang thought for a moment: "I ran into him when I went out that day. He was with a female comrade from the labor union..."
In fact, Lu Congyue had heard about all these things from Niu Jianzhong; he just wanted to hear what Zhuang Qingxiang had to say.
What they said was consistent with what Niu Jianzhong said.
But he asked one more question: "What is your impression of Comrade Liang Xinzheng?"
Zhuang Qingxiang answered honestly, "He's very good. He's clearly a respectable senior comrade."
Lu Congyue: "..."
Seeing his strange expression, Zhuang Qingxiang asked nervously, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Lu Congyue replied expressionlessly, "That's right."
An old comrade? If he remembered correctly, Liang Xinzheng was over forty years old, and his eldest son was over twenty. What else could he be but an old comrade?
Zhuang Qingxiang still felt that he was acting strangely, so she took the child to bed early and coaxed the child to sleep while fanning him with a palm leaf fan.
Lu Congyue was looking at the reference books he had brought back from his business trip outside, listening to the sounds coming from inside, somewhat lost in thought.
It seems like I forgot to tell her something...
Just then, Sun Yongxian's voice came from outside: "Director Lu, may I come in?"