Shen Jichuan was waiting outside the hotel when he saw the cigarette butts on the ground.

Wen Qiao knew he must have smoked again.

She stepped forward and called out, "Sir."

Shen Jichuan tossed aside his cigarette, which extinguished with his black sneakers.

Lü Yazhi was the first to speak, expressing her gratitude.

"You must have been waiting impatiently. I was able to divorce Wang Dayong entirely thanks to your help. Xiao Qiao told me everything. Mr. Shen, I am truly grateful to you."

"I told Xiaoqiao that we'll find a good restaurant and treat you to some food from our county."

Shen Jichuan said politely and calmly, "Okay."

Wen Qiao had never been to the county town.

When she was in the countryside, she had never even been to a town or county seat. She was completely unfamiliar with this county town where she came from.

Shen Jichuan had the driver take a detour early on, and found out that there was a decent state-run restaurant not far away.

He gave the address.

Wen Qiao and Lü Yazhi were brought along.

Lu Yazhi didn't see the driver, so she asked, "Why didn't the driver come?"

Shen Jichuan said, "He's tired from driving, so he's resting first. He'll find something to eat later."

Wen Qiao looked at Shen Jichuan and saw that there were bruises under his eyes.

Thinking that he hadn't slept all night either.

But he still took the mother and daughter out to eat first.

Wen Qiao was touched.

She handed the menu to Shen Jichuan.

"Sir, you are a guest, please keep an eye on things."

Shen Jichuan knew that Wen Qiao and her mother were both reserved people.

If he becomes too polite again, then we can skip lunch.

Shen Jichuan casually ordered two or three dishes, and asked Wen Qiao and her mother to order something they liked as well.

It must be said that the prices in this small county town are indeed much cheaper than in the northern city.

Although they are all state-run restaurants, the ones in the small county town are still cheaper.

Wen Qiao ordered the signature stir-fried chicken.

She looked at Shen Jichuan and said, "Try our specialty stir-fried chicken. It might be a little spicy, is that okay for you?"

"I'm fine with either."

Wen Qiao nodded, looked at the waiter, and said, "Then let's leave it at that. We'll have a bowl of rice and three flatbreads for our main course."

She was worried that Shen Jichuan wouldn't be used to eating flatbread, so she specially asked him for a bowl of rice.

The food was served one after another.

Shen Jichuan ordered stir-fried pork, braised pork with cabbage and vermicelli, and smashed cucumber.

Wen Qiao ordered the signature stir-fried chicken.

Lu Yazhi originally didn't want to order it; she was reluctant to spend money eating out.

But today, it was the mother and daughter who treated Shen Jichuan to dinner, so she ordered braised fish chunks.

For three people, this is quite a lot of food.

After all the dishes were served, Wen Qiao picked up her chopsticks and first put a piece of chicken leg meat on Shen Jichuan's plate.

"Please eat."

Shen Jichuan hummed in agreement, “Don’t be shy, you all eat too. I’m not good at talking, but I’m easy to get along with.”

Shen Jichuan was afraid that Lü Yazhi wouldn't be used to his presence, so he offered a few more explanations.

Lunch went fairly well.

Seeing that Shen Jichuan was easy to talk to, polite and considerate, and caring and attentive to both her and Wen Qiao.

Lu Yazhi said softly, "Mr. Shen, thank you so much. I can't drink alcohol, otherwise I would definitely have offered you a toast."

"My Xiaoqiao is marrying into your Shen family. To be honest, she's marrying above her station."

"I thank you for not minding her appearance."

"Don't worry, Xiao Qiao will be your daughter from now on. She and Haiyang are not married yet, but now that the engagement is settled, Xiao Qiao will call you Dad from now on."

Upon hearing Lü Yazhi's words, Shen Jichuan immediately put down his chopsticks.

Wen Qiao's eyes also became panicked.

She was anxious to explain, "Sir, I..."

Lü Yazhi also glared at her daughter.

"Xiao Qiao, you can't be so rude. You should call him Dad."

"Quickly, bring your father a cup of tea."

Helpless, Wen Qiao could only bite the bullet and pick up a cup of tea to present to Shen Jichuan.

She couldn't call him "Dad"...

To her surprise, her mother pinched her thigh.