The knocking continued. Wenxi rubbed her eyes, yawned, and got off the kang (a heated brick bed) to open the door. To her surprise, it was Qin Mi who was knocking on the door.

"Liangliang, you're awake? Are you hungry? I got you some food from the cafeteria. It's just simple fare, nothing like what you get back home. I hope you don't mind!" Qin Mi came in carrying a lunchbox.

Wen Xi was somewhat surprised, "You have a cafeteria here?"

Qin Mi nodded. "This is the county committee compound. There's a special canteen that cooks for the staff. Of course, it's not free; you need money and coupons. There's not much food right now, so I just grabbed some. I hope you don't mind!"

"It's nothing." Wen Xi waved her hand dismissively, and then a pot of winter melon and pork rib soup appeared on the kang table. Qin Mi had been lacking in oil and fat for a long time, so braised pork and other such dishes couldn't be served, but a light winter melon and pork rib soup was still acceptable.

Qin Mi rubbed her eyes in disbelief, then quickly turned around and locked the dormitory door. Who knew what might happen if someone pushed the door open and saw this thing!

When Qin Mi opened the lunchbox, Wen Xi was dumbfounded when she saw the food inside. She didn't expect that there were only a few potatoes and a stir-fried cabbage, and the portion was not large.

Suddenly, Wenxi heard Qin Mi's stomach growl. She looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to save his own food for her.

Wenxi was touched and said, "Take me out for a walk tomorrow. I need to get to know this place better so I can know how to help everyone."

If we simply provide some food, it will only allow everyone to eat a few more meals. What will happen after that?

Qin Mi nodded happily, took a potato and handed it to Wen Xi, "Liangliang, try our local grains."

"Thank you." Wenxi took the steamed potatoes and then ladled a full box of winter melon and pork rib soup for Qin Mi. There were several pieces of pork ribs in it. Because he looked about 80% like Qin Mi, Wenxi couldn't help but treat him as Brother Qin, so she was more casual and less reserved with him, just like she was with an old friend.

Qin Mi took a sip of the soup and nodded repeatedly, "So fresh and delicious."

"Then drink more." Wenxi said, and started eating as well. The steamed potatoes were soft, sweet, and fragrant, but they were too dry and needed to be eaten with soup to swallow.

Wenxi ate two steamed potatoes and drank half a lunchbox of winter melon and pork rib soup. Qin Mi ate the rest. It's estimated that she hadn't eaten her fill in a long time, so she ate too much without realizing it today.

Seeing him slumped on the kang (a heated brick bed) rubbing his stomach, looking as 'cute' as a child, Wenxi couldn't help but chuckle.

Qin Mi thought the Mountain Goddess was making fun of him for eating too much, and a hint of unease flashed across his face. Ever since he came here to work with Uncle Wang, he had never had a full meal, and sometimes he couldn't even get half full!

Just as Wenxi was about to say something, there was a sudden knock on the door. She quickly put the bowl of winter melon and pork rib soup back into the system warehouse, and then took out a net bag of bright yellow oranges, because the oranges had a strong fragrance that could cover up the meaty aroma.

Then Wenxi took out a bag of candied winter melon. She had made thirty catties of candied winter melon before, but hadn't taken it out to eat. Today she took out ten catties directly.

Wen Xi rushed to open the door before Qin Mi did, and saw a young girl with two braids standing outside. As soon as the girl saw Wen Xi, hatred rose in her eyes.

"Who are you? Why are you in my brother's house?" the girl questioned, as if asserting her ownership.

Wen Xi smiled lazily, "Who am I? If you want to know, just ask your brother Mi. Since you and brother Mi are so close, I'm sure he won't hide anything from you."

The girl pushed Wen Xi aside and rushed straight to Qin Mi, asking, "Brother Mi, who exactly is this woman?"

"What kind of woman is she? Can't you show some respect?" Qin Mi got off the kang (a heated brick bed), walked to Wen Xi's side, and pulled her into his arms. "This is still my fiancée, Liangliang. Liangliang came here to seek refuge with me, just to marry me."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, Brother Mi, when did you suddenly have a fiancée? I've never heard of you having a fiancée before!" the girl screamed in despair, even rushing over to knock Wen Xi and Qin Mi apart.

Qin Mi pulled Wen Xi away a few steps, saying, "Wang Xiao, can you please stop acting crazy in front of me..."

Wen Xi shoved Qin Mi away, then overturned the kang table to the ground, screaming in despair like Wang Xiao, "Qin Mi, explain yourself! What is your relationship? Have you been seeing other women behind my back? If you don't give me a clear answer, I'll tell my family, I'll have them deal with you, and I'll go back and ruin your reputation..."

A fierce argument broke out in Qin Mi's dormitory, which also alerted the people living nearby. Although there weren't many people living there, there were still several people, and everyone gathered outside Qin Mi's courtyard to watch the commotion.

Wen Xi cried and accused, "Qin Mi, how could you do this to me? I traveled a long way with the hopes of both our parents to come to you and marry you. So many of my things were stolen, and I was almost kidnapped by human traffickers. I risked my life to find you, and yet you're having an affair with this Wang Xiao... Waaaaah..."

Wenxi collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and burst into tears, crying, "Qin Mi, how could you do this to me?"

“Liangliang, I have absolutely no relationship with this Wang Xiao. I rejected her a long time ago. You are the only one in my heart. I dream of marrying you. Just thinking about losing you makes my heart ache so much that I wish I were dead. How could I possibly betray you? I will only marry you, Liangliang, in this life. You are my only wife. I won’t even give a second glance to anyone else. Please don’t cry, okay? Seeing you cry really breaks my heart…” Qin Mi came to Wen Xi’s side, put his hand on her back, and gently patted and comforted her.

Wen Xi wiped away her tears, looked up at him, and asked, "Do you really have no relationship with this Wang Xiao at all?"

"No, no." Qin Mi immediately shook his head. "Liangliang, I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. I will marry no one but you in this life. I am so happy that you came all this way to marry me. It's just that the situation here is not good and it is too hard. You will have to live a hard life with me for a while. But don't worry, I will definitely work hard to give you a good life."

Wen Xi asked, sobbing, "Really?"

"Really, Liangliang, please believe me. If I'm lying, I'll have my parents break my legs when I get back," Qin Mi assured him.