Even though the lunchbox was tightly covered, the aroma inside still wafted out quite forcefully.

Ding Yuxiao was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but change the subject.

"Did they get a new head chef in the cafeteria today? The food smells so good!"

Guard Xiao Wang shook his head.

"No."

Xiao Wang was sent out.

Ding Yuxiao then gave Lu Xiangze two lunch boxes.

"You probably haven't had the cafeteria food in a long time, so come and eat with this old man."

Lu Xiangze did not refuse.

Ding Yuxiao opened the lunchbox, and the dishes inside looked much the same as before.

He had just taken a bite when a unique and delicious flavor instantly filled his mouth.

This is so delicious!

What kind of pig swill did we eat back then?!

Lu Xiangze secretly observed his reaction and immediately laughed.

No one knows the taste of these fruits and vegetables better than him.

The two quickly finished their meal.

Ding Yuxiao put down the lunchbox with satisfaction, and also figured out what was different about today's meal.

Those dishes were sent by Lu Xiangze!

"Where did you find these vegetables? They taste so good."

"I just picked them up on the street. They looked pretty fresh, and I tasted them and they were good. So I exchanged a few more."

"Oh, I see. I was thinking of supplying the cafeteria with supplies on a long-term basis," Ding Yuxiao said with some regret.

Lu Xiangze couldn't refuse outright.

Su Qiao originally wanted to resolve the inventory issue.

This is also an opportunity.

"I'll go back and look for it then."

Ding Yuxiao nodded.

Suddenly, Xiao Wang delivered a telegram.

After reading it, Ding Yuxiao exclaimed that Lu Xiangze's arrival was perfectly timed.

"Also, there seems to be a case of cultural relic theft in the neighboring county recently, and you handled it very well last time. This time, we've specifically asked you to provide assistance. Please go there as soon as possible."

After thinking about it, Lu Xiangze agreed.

"By the way, find a good place to hide those cultural relics from before, and don't take them out now. If those people aren't caught, the cultural relics might still fall into other people's hands."

Lu Xiangze nodded.

The two discussed it for a long time before ending the meeting.

Time was of the essence, so on his way back, Lu Xiangze found a moment to enter the spatial dimension.

He left a letter for Su Qiao.

They even prepared tomorrow's meals in advance.

When Su Qiao returned to her space that evening, she saw the letter.

I thought he'd be back soon, but it turns out he's going on a business trip...

Su Qiao felt a little disappointed.

But that's all.

Su Qiao tried her best to put the matter out of her mind.

Anyway, it's not like she's not used to being alone.

It's just that the spatial integration is a little slower, but she doesn't care.

Xiao Bai looked at the stubborn Su Qiao and silently shook her head.

The next day, Su Qiao went to work as usual.

These days, all the male laborers are out digging the river embankment.

The water was too murky a few days ago, leaving too much garbage and silt in the riverbed.

At this time, the brigade leader would send out some strong laborers to clean the river channel.

Of course, there are also some female laborers among them.

Su Qiao naturally wouldn't go, partly because if she did, her strength wouldn't be able to be hidden.

On the other hand, she was naturally afraid of danger.

Since the brigade leader mentioned cleaning the river embankment.

She noticed something was wrong with Wang Zhihua's eyes.

I have a feeling he's plotting something bigger.

He's married now, so he won't make a move on him purely from a romantic perspective.

In other aspects, such as life safety, isn't that possible?

However, Xiaobai observed for several days but found nothing.

However, the jealousy and hatred in their eyes were undisguised.

Su Qiao naturally wouldn't go out of her way to cause trouble.

Their only interaction was this task of cleaning the riverbank.

She simply won't go.

Wang Zhihua and the others were unaware of Su Qiao's plans, assuming that with so many work points this time, Su Qiao would definitely go.

She'll get what's coming to her!

Unfortunately, despite their careful planning, the two never expected that Su Qiao wouldn't care about these meager work points at all.

Su Qiao accepted the simplest task without any qualms and went to cut pig feed.

We'll take a stroll up the mountain while we're at it.

The day the river was cleaned.

After arriving at the location, Wang Zhihua and his wife looked around but couldn't find Su Qiao.

I thought we hadn't been assigned to the same group.

They tried a different group, but still couldn't find anyone.

Yao Qing couldn't hold back any longer and took advantage of her break to ask the brigade leader.

"Captain, doesn't Su, the educated youth, have a terrible lack of collective honor? He actually missed this kind of group activity!"

Lu Fugui glanced at Yao Qing.

He continued smoking his pipe without saying a word.

Yao Qing, however, was somewhat persistent.

"Captain, you can't show favoritism!"

Yao Qing's accent sounded like "suicidal".

It immediately attracted the attention of everyone around.

Is the captain trying to kill himself?

However, after listening to a few words, everyone looked at Yao Qing with disdain.

She stood with her hands on her hips and questioned the captain.

"We respect you as the team leader, but we didn't expect you to treat us like this! What, does Su Qiao not need to work just because she's pretty?"

Lu Fugui glanced at her impatiently.

"What does her appearance have to do with it? This isn't forced labor. Her work points in a month are equivalent to yours in two months. Why should she come here to suffer like this? I'm not showing any favoritism! If you don't want to earn work points, then get out of here. What nonsense are you spouting?"

Yao Qing was given a severe scolding.

His face turned bright red.

She never expected it to be for this reason.

She froze on the spot as others cast disdainful glances at her.

Seeing that she couldn't find out anything, Wang Zhihua thought to himself that she was useless.

With a smile, he stepped forward and pulled the person away.

"Captain, don't be angry. She was just concerned about the comrades who went to the countryside with her, but her way of doing it was a bit wrong."

Lu Fugui snorted, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

These two are like wolves in sheep's clothing; they don't look like good people. I guess I'll have to find a chance to remind my niece-in-law.

After all, we're practically family now, so we should help each other out more.

"Work if you want, get out if you don't. I don't want today's work."

Wang Zhihua apologized repeatedly, "No, no, no, we'll go in a bit, no, right away. Captain, please calm down..."

After saying that, he pulled Yao Qing aside and muttered, "You good-for-nothing, you can't even get a proper piece of information."

Yao Qing crossed her arms and said sarcastically, "Well, you're quite the go-between. She doesn't need to come at all; she has plenty of work points!"

The two of them were both sulking.

Without motivation, both of them became somewhat perfunctory in their movements.

Thinking of slacking off and getting some work points, I was kept a close eye on by the team leader and couldn't find the slightest opportunity.

We can only get things done through hard work.

The most tiring tasks in the group were assigned to them.

Su Qiao didn't even look, but she sent out her "surveillance camera"—Xiao Bai—to monitor the two people's movements in real time.

The work these past two days has been very heavy, equivalent to the workload of two people for a year.

These two are exhausted every day, but they still persevere.

Su Qiao was actually quite curious about what Wang Zhihua and his group were plotting.

But she also knew that a wise person would not stand under a crumbling wall.

She had no choice but to suppress her curiosity and refuse to take any risks.

She just didn't expect that even after all that hardship, the two of them still didn't give up on that idea.