Upon hearing Zhao Qinghe's cry, Wang Liping came out of the room.

Upon seeing that it was Zheng Yanshi and Qiu Jingwen, he quickly stepped forward, greeting them and asking:

"Director Qiu, Deputy Director Zheng, have you had dinner yet?"

Qiu Jingwen and Zheng Yanshi told Wang Liping that they had already eaten dinner.

At this moment, Zhao Qinghe was still standing in front of him, and Wang Liping quickly introduced her to Qiu Jingwen.

"Director Qiu, this is my wife, Zhao Qinghe."

As he spoke, he introduced Qiu Jingwen to his wife, and then instructed her:

"Qinghe, how about you cook a couple of side dishes? I'll go to Big Beard's braised meat stall and buy two more plates of braised dishes. I'll have a couple of drinks with the two leaders."

When her husband's boss came with two large bags of gifts, Zhao Qinghe readily agreed.

"Liping, you stay home with your boss. I'll go to Big Beard's braised meat stall to buy more vegetables. Cooking will take too long."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Jingwen immediately refused.

"Comrade Wang Liping, Deputy Director Zheng and I just came to check on your injury. You and your wife don't need to trouble yourselves. Besides, we've already had dinner. If you want to drink, Deputy Director Zheng and I can come to Yunxi Town to find you for drinks when the factory's maintenance isn't too busy. It's only a half-hour bike ride anyway, so let's skip it today."

Wang Liping scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"Director Qiu, you and Deputy Director Zheng traveled so far to visit me at my home, bringing so many things, without even eating or drinking. I really feel bad about it."

Zhao Qinghe also became enthusiastic:

"Oh, Liping and his two superiors, you've come all this way to see our Liping. Why don't you go buy some groceries and let Liping have a couple of drinks with you?"

Wang Liping and his wife are honest people, and they always speak the truth.

Knowing that the couple was hospitable, Qiu Jingwen smiled and said:

"Wang Liping, Zhao Qinghe, we appreciate your hospitality. Besides, you're injured and shouldn't drink. Let's do it next time. We work in the same factory, there will be plenty of opportunities to drink together."

At this point, he suddenly remembered what Zheng Yanshi had mentioned about popcorn, and then he came up with an idea.

“If you two really feel bad about it, how about this: Liping’s wife, Zhao Qinghe, get two portions of corn or rice and go to the popcorn stand at the alley entrance. Pop a pot of popcorn for me and Deputy Director Zheng to take home so the kids can have a nice treat. What do you think? We definitely won’t drink alcohol today. We still have to ride our bikes back later, and the gravel road isn’t easy to travel on.”

Since Qiu Jingwen had already said all that, Wang Liping and his wife stopped insisting on buying groceries and drinking.

They ushered Qiu Jingwen and Zheng Yanshi into the living room and poured them tea.

Wang Liping then instructed Zhao Qinghe to follow Qiu Jingwen's instructions, using two large porcelain jars to measure two portions of rice, and to go outside to make popcorn.

About half an hour later, Zhao Qinghe returned carrying two plastic bags, and the aroma of popped rice wafted over.

She put the two bags of popcorn directly into the front baskets of Qiu Jingwen's and Zheng Yanshi's bicycles, respectively.

The four chatted for a while longer, then Qiu Jingwen checked the time and, seeing it was past eight o'clock, got up to say goodbye.

"Wang Liping, you should stay home and recover from your injury. Deputy Director Zheng and I are heading back to the factory now."

As he spoke, he thanked Zhao Qinghe again:

"Wang Liping's wife, thank you for the popcorn."

When the leader announced that he was leaving, Wang Liping and his wife didn't say anything more.

They thanked the two leaders for the gifts, then saw Qiu Jingwen and Zheng Yanshi off at the alley entrance, watching them disappear from sight.

By the time we left Yunxi Town, it was already getting dark.

Qiu Jingwen and Zheng Yanshi chatted as they rode their bicycles.

Zheng Yanshi turned his head to look at Qiu Jingwen.

"Director Qiu, Wang Liping's wife is very beautiful."

Qiu Jingwen hummed in agreement.

He admitted to himself that Zhao Qinghe was indeed beautiful, but he had no time to judge whether a woman was beautiful or not.

In the afternoon, leaders from the provincial, municipal, and county levels released a lot of information in the conference room, all of which was relevant to them.

Is the sabotage incident that occurred at two nearby military factories related to the infiltrators of the enemy's special agents?

Since leaders at the provincial, municipal, and county levels have all attached great importance to the case of spies in military enterprises, and the county and municipal public security bureaus are about to set up an investigation team at the Hongqi Factory to begin verifying files and conducting investigations, will they discover any clues about themselves in the following work?

Furthermore, as a member of the dormant group, is Liu Han the group leader and the person in charge of the whole group?

If not, then who is the leader of the dormant group?

How much does this person in charge actually know about himself?

For example, do you know that Qiu Jingwen is a member of the Hidden Group and is now the workshop director of the Hongqi Factory?

Because he was thinking about many things, he only responded to Zheng Yanshi's words with "hmm".

Upon arriving at the dormitory area, Zheng Yanshi greeted Qiu Jingwen, and then they rode off to different buildings.

Qiu Jingwen rode his bicycle to the bottom of his building, parked it, and carried the popcorn home.

He glanced at his wrist as usual; it was already 8:42 PM.

After Qiu Jingwen was promoted to workshop director, Jiang Yuping bought him an expensive Hongqi brand watch.

This is a branded watch produced by a watch factory in Liaoning Province. It embodies glory and hope, as well as a strong sense of national responsibility and patriotism.

Jiang Yuping never imagined that her husband was a secret agent. She bought him this watch because she felt that as a workshop director, he should own such a watch so that he would have face wherever he went.

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