They didn't have lunch at the staff canteen; instead, they went to a state-run restaurant.

Today I'm lucky, I got braised pork. I ordered an egg drop soup and a serving of braised pork, and then asked in a low voice, "What else would you like to add?"

"Sour cabbage and vinegared shredded potatoes."

Qi Ye ordered, "Anything else?"

"No need, this is enough for the two of us."

Even if you have a lot of money, you shouldn't waste it like this. Three dishes and a soup for two people is already considered top-notch.

"good."

But when the dishes were served, Shen Fenghua found that there was another dish of pickled fish on the table.

Shen Fenghua raised an eyebrow. "What is this?"

Qi Ye silently rearranged the items, moving them all in front of Shen Fenghua. "I ordered these on my own. I think they're to your liking. It's okay if you don't like them, I'll eat them."

How did you know?

After eating together for a few meals, Shen Fenghua's taste preferences were quite clear: sour flavors.

Others can't live without spicy food, but she can't live without vinegar.

"I guessed," Qi Ye knew he had made the right choice, seeing Shen Fenghua's expression and obvious smile. "Eat up, I specifically asked for less chili so you can have more later."

Shen Fenghua's mood had indeed improved considerably. "If you can't finish it, will you clean up the mess?"

"Um."

Sauerkraut fish needs to be spicy and sour to be truly satisfying. Shen Fenghua likes it, but the problem is that she can't handle spicy food. Usually, she can only take two bites of sauerkraut fish before she has to regretfully stop eating, and it would be a waste not to eat the rest.

As for packing it up and taking it back...

She used to be quite willing to give it to anyone, since if they couldn't finish it, it didn't matter who ate it, and it was better than wasting it.

But as time went on, she discovered that some people were simply insatiable.

Even when feeding dogs, you have to choose those that know how to repay kindness.

Otherwise, you never know when you might get a backlash.

To use a classic saying, it's like eating from a bowl and then cursing your mother after putting it down.

Watching Shen Fenghua eat sauerkraut fish, taking a few more bites than last time, Qi Ye silently realized that, indeed, she liked sauerkraut fish but couldn't handle spicy food.

A bowl of soup was placed aside. Shen Fenghua felt the spiciness and picked it up to take a sip.

In short, Qi Ye has a strong presence, but she is also meticulous and takes care of people quietly.

Shen Fenghua enjoyed the meal immensely.

Not a single bite of food was wasted; Qi Ye finished every last drop. He ate quickly, but his table manners were impeccable. Moreover, he was handsome; Shen Fenghua couldn't help but smile at him.

"Walk!"

Along the tree-lined path, cicadas chirped incessantly as Qi Ye pushed his bicycle, walking side by side with Shen Fenghua.

"By the way, thank you for what you did last time."

"Huh?" Chen Fenghua was taken aback by this seemingly random question.

“It’s about the two kids,” Qi Ye exhaled a breath of stale air. “The Public Security Bureau called me today. The family that was fostering them has been taken over for criticism and education. As for the brigade leader, he has been removed from his post.”

At this point, criticism and education may not damage your property, but it will ruin your reputation, and it will be a bad reputation that will spread far and wide.

For He Pandi, this punishment was worse than death.

The battalion commander...

Now that this has happened and he's been removed from his post, it can only be said that it was the last straw that broke the camel's back, which shows that he was never honest in his dealings with people.

Glass windows!

It wasn't that Shen Fenghua looked down on their family, it was just that the entire set of glass windows in the rural area... was very unusual. Coupled with his character and conduct, even if Shen Fenghua wanted to think of him as a good person, it was impossible.

"Not bad!" Shen Fenghua nodded in satisfaction.

From a broader perspective, He Pandi's destructive power is small, and the number of people she can harm is limited, but the captain is a different story.

In rural areas, he could also represent a portion of supreme power.

However, the real show has only just begun. Now that he has been brought down, his future days will be difficult.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; when a drum is broken, everyone beats it.

I'll definitely suffer a fate worse than death from now on.

“So,” Shen Fenghua observed Qi Ye’s expression, “don’t think of using force to solve every problem you encounter. The heads we have on our necks are a good thing.”

There's no need to resort to violence; you can kill someone with your brain.

You know, once the activity starts, you'll have to eat an extra bowl of rice later.

“Okay,” Qi Ye looked at Shen Fenghua, his eyes filled with seriousness, “I’ll listen to you.”

"Just listen to me. Besides, the two kids were still alive then, they just escaped death. If you let them see blood again, it will hurt those little kids." That man is such a roughneck!

Straightforward and uncompromising.

“Wrong,” Qi Ye said bluntly, “I’ll try to use my brain more in the future.”

At first, he tried to use his brain, but later he found that his fists were more effective, so he stopped talking.

However, since Shen Fenghua had already reprimanded him like that, Qi Ye thought to himself that he had to listen to his wife and do whatever she said, because whatever she said was right.

The political commissar said that if you treat your wife well, everything will go smoothly.

However, the real issue now is to first get Ms. Shen Fenghua registered under my household registration.

After seeing Shen Fenghua off at the factory gate, Qi Ye stopped and said, "You go ahead, I won't go in. It would be bad if your colleagues saw us."

Shen Fenghua: "???"

She laughed in exasperation, "Why didn't you think of going directly downstairs from my office? Wouldn't that be seen by others and have a bad influence on me?"

“This is my first time here,” Qi Ye blinked, his handsome face full of sincerity. “I was just worried that you might have gone to the staff canteen and ended up not finding it, which would be terrible.”

"You always have so many excuses!" Shen Fenghua muttered, pulling him to a spot under the shade of a tree. "Where are you living with the child now?"

"They live in the military region," Qi Ye answered honestly when Shen Fenghua asked. "They live with me, but I'm currently living in a single dormitory, and the two kids live in the lower bunk of the bunk bed."

“I used to be able to feed myself without worrying about the rest of the family. I lived in a simple house and wasn’t picky about food. Now…”

Now that he wants to get married, he finds the cramped single dormitory unbearable. He's been thinking about getting a bottle of foreign liquor to talk to the political commissar and try to get back the share that should have been allocated to him.

He used to be a bachelor, and he would always give up his place when his brothers got married and needed housing. Now that he's finally married, he has to make room for himself.

This is a must, there's no room for discussion!

Once a man has established himself and started a family, there's no need for him to be poor anymore. After marrying someone, he should naturally give her the best he can afford.

Thinking about this, Qi Ye felt that his future was really promising. "I'm thinking about applying for housing now, getting a bigger one, so that the whole family can live in it comfortably."