Chapter 158: Spoiled

After saying this, she was about to turn around and leave when she noticed the door of the opposite office opening. A lady inside said, “Jiang Shan, stop causing a scene. This girl is meeting Xiangdong for the first time. Isn’t it uncomfortable for Xiangdong to have a friend like you causing trouble?”

Just then, Ding Xiangdong returned. He saw Luo Qiao standing outside with an unhappy expression, while the lady sister Qu from across the hall was smiling as if enjoying the commotion.

Hastening his steps, Ding Xiangdong came over and said, “Comrade Luo, why are you standing outside?”

Luo Qiao replied, “I won’t trouble Comrade Ding with today’s matter. I’ll go to the first floor and inquire about myself. I’m really sorry.”

The lady beside them asked, “Young lady, what business do you have with Ding Xiangdong?”

Luo Qiao said, “Ma’am, I want to look for a house near No. 1 High School.”

The lady said, “You’ve asked the right person. I happen to have a friend who has a house for sale near No. 1 High School. She’s urgently selling it because she’s leaving with her daughter, but the price is not low.”

Luo Qiao said, “Ma’am, do you have time? Could you take me to see the house first?”

Before Ding Xiangdong could say more to Luo Qiao, Jiang Shan pulled him into the office and closed the door.

The lady said, “Just wait a moment.”

She turned and went back to her office, exchanged a few words with the people inside, and then said to Luo Qiao, “Let’s go. I’ll take you there.”

Luo Qiao asked, “It’s working hours now. Won’t this affect you?”

The lady said, “My name is Qu Lili, you can call me Sister Qu. It’s fine, I’ve already told my colleagues. If anything comes up, she’ll handle it for me.”

Luo Qiao had initially planned to inform Ding Xiangdong, but upon hearing the girl named Jiang Shan crying inside, she thought it wouldn’t be appropriate to knock on the door at that moment.

After considering it, she said to Qu Lili, “Sister Qu, could you please tell your colleague for me? When Ding Xiangdong comes out, let him know I had something urgent and had to leave, so as not to trouble him.”

Qu Lili smiled, “Of course.” She then led Luo Qiao back to the office, explained to her female colleague inside, and they both left together.

On the way, Qu Lili explained the situation with Jiang Shan. She was Ding Xiangdong’s fiancée arranged by his family, working not far from here at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, and she often liked to come to the Housing Bureau when she had free time.

Ding Xiangdong can’t talk to young girls at work, no, it’s not just young girls, even married women are not allowed, so he ran into a dilemma.

Luo Qiao said as she walked, “Sister Qu, you can call me Xiao Luo.”

Qu Lili said, “Xiao Luo, don’t worry about what happened just now. Jiang Shan has been spoiled by her family, that’s why she’s so possessive of Ding Xiangdong.”

Luo Qiao remarked, “If she’s afraid someone will steal him away, why not get married quickly? Isn’t it tiring to be like this every day?”

Qu Lili smiled and said, “You’re quite direct, but Xiangdong’s grandmother passed away not long ago, so the marriage plans have been put on hold.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Qiao didn’t ask further. They changed buses twice before reaching the house.

It was about a fifteen-minute drive from No. 1 High School. At the third house on this alley, Qu Lili knocked on the door. “Old man, it’s me, Lili.”

“Oh, Lili, come in, come in. We’re just tidying up.”

“Old man, this comrade here is interested in buying a house. I’ve brought her over to take a look.”