Qin Zheng turned his head and saw Ye Yun's slightly worried eyes.

"..."

Ye Yun didn't say a word, she just looked at Qin Zheng with a serious expression.

"Don't worry." Qin Zheng patted her hand, then turned and went into the house first.

At this moment, Qin Xiang'e hurriedly took new bowls and poured water for those people. When she went out with the thermos, she saw Ye Yun still standing at the door and quickly invited her in to sit down.

Ye Yun smiled; she probably couldn't be bothered to listen to what Qin Zheng was talking about with these people.

Seeing that Qin Xiang'e's thermos was empty, she told Qin Zheng and followed Qin Xiang'e out with a smile to get some boiled water.

Seeing this, Gu Jin gave Gu Yingying a wink.

Gu Yingying didn't understand and asked with a puzzled look, "Brother, what are you doing? What happened to your eyes?"

Gu Jin: "..."

What's wrong? Is his eye twitching?

"Go out and play with your sister-in-law Qin Zheng, or if that doesn't work, go play in the mud yourself." Gu Jin said with exasperation, glancing at Gu Yingying with disdain.

Why can't you learn from Ye Yun? Can you even listen to what's being said in this room?

Gu Yingying was stunned.

She didn't understand why they were suddenly kicking her out.

Suddenly she realized that almost everyone in the room was staring at her. Her face flushed red, and she hurriedly replied, "I...I understand, I'll go out right away!"

After saying that, she hurriedly ran out.

Others couldn't help but chuckle, "Gu Jin, your little sister really hasn't grown up yet."

Gu Jin blushed, "Yes, she's still young, she just turned eighteen this year..."

"Eighteen isn't young anymore, Qin Zheng. Your wife doesn't seem to be that old either?" the middle-aged man said, his smiling gaze fixed on Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng said calmly, "Nineteen years old."

"Hmm, nineteen, a good age." The middle-aged man nodded, glancing meaningfully at Gu Jin. "A year's difference really makes a difference..."

Gu Jin: "..."

Damn it, he will absolutely never bring that girl out on business again!

"By the way, Qin Zheng, has your wife ever been to school? If she's capable, the team can help her find a job so she can come back to the team with you," the middle-aged man suddenly said.

Qin Zheng was slightly taken aback. "I need to ask my wife's opinion on this."

"That's true." The middle-aged man nodded again, his expression thoughtful, as if he was organizing his thoughts for the next sentence.

Qin Zheng spoke first: "I wonder what brings you here?"

"Hmm..." The middle-aged man looked at him with a solemn expression. "It's like this, Qin Zheng, the team needs you to go on a mission."

Qin Zheng was silent for two seconds, then turned his head and looked through the window at Ye Yun in the courtyard.

The middle-aged man said, "I know your vacation isn't over yet, which is unfair to you since you just got married, but this mission is extremely important. I'm afraid no one but you can complete it successfully..."

...

"Ye Yun, do you know why their team came to find Qin Zheng this time?" Gu Yingying sat arrogantly on the stone bench, raising her chin as she spoke.

Ye Yun kept the fire burning in the earthen stove, not even glancing at her.

Gu Yingying snorted and boasted to herself, "My brother said that his team wants Qin Zheng to go on a very important mission. Once he completes it, Qin Zheng will be promoted and move to the city. Then he'll leave you all alone in the countryside!"

Ye Yun paused in her work of starting the fire.

She scoffed and rolled her eyes at Gu Yingying. "A bat with chicken feathers stuck in its body? What kind of bird are you? What era are we living in? Why don't you just say you're soaring to the sky?"

Gu Yingying was taken aback, then angrily retorted, "Ye Yun! How could you swear at me!"