The squad leader just left.

Song Yun and Wang Wenhua, however, are still alive.

Seeing the atmosphere between Su Qiao and Lu Xiangze, the two dared not look any longer.

I'm going to hide in the kitchen.

I'll also see if I can get a free meal from Brother Lu today.

They were dumbfounded when they saw the empty kitchen.

Song Yun couldn't help but shout it out.

Have they been coming less often lately? Is Brother Lu's family really that poor?

Being disturbed, Lu Xiangze's face darkened for a moment.

Just as he was about to turn around to look for the two of them, Su Qiao grabbed his sleeve.

"Since both of your brothers are here today, why don't you all come to my place for a meal? My cousin's husband is back today."

Lu Xiangze was unaware of this news.

"Then you can go back first. I'll ask them to move all the finished products to your house."

Lu Xiangze naturally took great care of Su Qiao's things.

The wood was polished to a very smooth finish, without a single burr.

Su Qiao touched it casually, and it was indeed very nice.

She moved closer to Lu Xiangze and asked, "Does the young carpenter need me to pay him?"

Lu Xiangze was amused by her funny antics.

"No need, these are all free gifts for my beautiful and generous fiancée."

Su Qiao went back with a smile.

His face was beaming with joy.

After she returned home, the first batch of carpentry work was moved into her house.

Lu Xiangze brought Song Yun and the others over.

Song Yun kept muttering to himself the whole way.

In particular, he reached his emotional peak when he was cooking at Su Qiao's house.

"Brother Lu, I know you're poor. You can tell us. It's not right to start living off your wife so early. What's the value of those few wooden buckets and boxes?"

"You can't bully those educated youth; they're unfamiliar with the place. Be careful they don't refuse to marry you later."

Lu Xiangze tidied up the things in the kitchen.

He knew the exact location of every single ingredient here.

Song Yun was stunned.

However, his thought process is clearly different.

After reading it, he exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Lu, you even remembered the locations of all the seasonings in your wife's house just to save money!"

Song Yun spoke without any control over his volume.

It reached Su Qiao's ears directly.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangze's brother is also a cheerful person.

Su Qiao pretended not to hear.

Just laugh it off.

I suppose Ye Sulan has already mentioned the matter of recognizing relatives.

As soon as she entered the main room, Zhao Qingshan's gaze fell on her.

"I never expected such a coincidence."

"Perhaps that's why my child became dependent on me in the first place."

"Thank you again. Niannian's condition has improved a lot now. We plan to go back." Zhao Qingshan kept the nickname "Niannian" because Ye Sulan had already tacitly accepted it as his nickname.

Secondly, it can also be seen as a way to appease the kid.

From the very beginning, this kid has been resisting his embrace.

Being a new father is quite a headache.

Ye Sulan pulled Su Qiao to her side.

"I'll be going back first thing tomorrow morning. I'll leave my mailing address then, and you can write to me."

Su Qiao didn't expect to have to say goodbye so soon.

It caught me off guard.

Just then, Ye Ying, who had gone out for a walk but was actually conducting reconnaissance, returned.

Lu Haoyun asked him to accompany Zhao Qingshan back and ensure his safety. He had other things to do and they would meet again tomorrow.

Ye Ying was quite surprised by the aroma wafting from the kitchen.

I didn't expect there to be a chef here.

The aroma immediately whetted his appetite.

He couldn't resist taking a peek into the kitchen.

As the steam rose, a familiar face appeared behind them in the next second.

Then he saw a scene that surprised him.

What are you doing here?

Didn't the commander say he had things to do? Why did he arrive here ahead of time?

How come you look so much younger?

Lu Xiangze looked up and saw someone staring at him in surprise.

"Who are you?"

Ye Ying understood instantly.

Could this be the leader's arrangement, a reminder not to expose him?

He had seen the commander in disguise before and assumed this was also one of his tricks, so he immediately said, "I've mistaken you for someone else, hahaha."

Lu Xiangze didn't believe it.

However, they still focus on their own dishes.

With so many people here today, that small table probably won't be enough to make the most of it.

Fortunately, he has already delivered the furniture today.

One of them is a tabletop, which can be placed on the original table.

It's much bigger than the one at Su Qiao's house.

It can easily accommodate 10 people.

Everyone sat at the dining table.

They each ate their own food.

Lu Xiangze served the dish after finishing the last one.

He had just sat down next to Su Qiao.

Zhao Qingshan suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Then she thought of Lu Haoyun, whom she had met today, who was slightly disguised.

"you……"

Lu Xiangze looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Brother-in-law, is there any dish you don't like?"

Zhao Qingshan shook his head.

Ye Ying was so shocked that she dropped her chopsticks.

this……

Let him process this.

Zhao Qingshan became the chief's cousin-in-law?

What happened that he doesn't know about?

During the meal, the three people had different thoughts.

That evening, as usual, they arranged for the people to stay at Lu Xiangze's house and to pack their things.

However, that evening, the two of them knocked on Lu Xiangze's door at the same time.

The two met in front of his door, both somewhat bewildered.

Lu Xiangze opened the door, shone his flashlight, and confirmed that it was someone he knew.

Lu Xiangze simply turned around and grabbed a kerosene lamp.

We walked into the courtyard.

There was also a table there.

Neither Ye Ying nor Zhao Qingshan knew how to start the conversation.

While the two hesitated, he had already struck a match and lit the kerosene lamp.

"What brings you two here?"

Neither of them spoke, so Lu Xiangze took the initiative.

"When I was in the kitchen, this Comrade Ye seemed to recognize me? And even mistook me for someone else?"

"Have you seen this person before? Is he older than me?"

The series of questions left Ye Ying completely bewildered.

This means...

"Aren't you the commander?"

Even Zhao Qingshan, who was standing nearby, thought it was outrageous.

What's this kid thinking?

"You've got some nerve, kid. I can only guess whether Comrade Lu has an illegitimate child. You..."

Ye Ying was clearly prejudiced from the start.

Now it's all spread out at once.

The three of them spoke frankly and openly.

Lu Xiangze presented his evidence and what he had learned from Li Xiangqian.

These all match Lu Haoyun's trajectory before his disappearance.

“I want to know if this person has also disappeared before. Moreover, my adoptive mother’s family knows about this. They brought me from the city hospital, and there was a jade ring in my swaddling clothes when I was a baby.”

"I'm not quite sure about those."

At that time, he hadn't yet started working for the leader.

These things are naturally uncertain, but the leader has always missed someone, and he knows that.

He had seen it by chance before.

The leader looked at a photograph, his expression one of deep sorrow.

There are so many people in the world with the same name.

Even if people look alike, it is difficult to confirm whether they are the same person.

Zhao Qingshan didn't have much contact with Lu Haoyun usually, so he naturally didn't recognize that the two looked alike at first.

He wouldn't have suspected anything if he hadn't just seen her that morning.

The kerosene lamp is almost out of oil.

These things are just too coincidental.

It's hard to believe for a moment.

The kerosene lamp burned out completely, and the three of them still hadn't come to any conclusion.