Xin Dashuai smiled brightly, "I called your workplace, and your colleague mentioned that you were taking a day off today. You clearly should have been resting, but you gave up your rest time to protect Chu Xuan. There's definitely something wrong with you. You like Chu Xuan, right? She's a married woman."

Wei Qiang did have feelings for Chu Xuan, but he would never admit it. "You can't say that. I absolutely don't like married women. Here's the thing: I know Chu Xuan and her husband, and I have some idea of ​​their situation. Plus, I found a clue last night, so I quietly followed them today to try my luck. I didn't expect I'd actually catch them. By the way, have you explained to my unit why the person I arrested was sent to you?"

"Does this even need explaining? The three of them are doing something bad in our area, and you're off today. Don't worry! Your boss won't blame you! He might even praise you for successfully passing this difficult problem to us."

"What do you mean?"

"It means this matter isn't over yet. We need to continue investigating. It's going to be very troublesome! By the way, are you interested in transferring back to the city?"

"My mother lives in town, and I want to be closer to her."

"Alright then! Just pretend I didn't say anything just now."

…

Chu Xuan rode his bicycle towards the cram school.

Because I had something to do last night, I forgot to ask for leave from my cram school teacher.

The teacher is also at work during the day today.

I'll go over and make up for the holiday and see if I can find a way to make up for last night's class.

When I got there, I apologized to the teacher and asked for leave on the grounds that I was busy with work last night and couldn't come.

The teacher understood the part-time work and study students and did not make things difficult for Chu Xuan.

I took some time to make up for last night's class for Chu Xuan and assigned some homework.

As for the classes that Mu Chenze missed, Chu Xuan helped him make up for it.

After thanking the teacher, Chu Xuan said goodbye and left.

I met an acquaintance while riding my bike past the department store.

Sheng Damei also saw Chu Xuan and took the initiative to greet her.

"Sister-in-law Xiaoxuan! What a coincidence! I haven't thanked you and your husband properly yet! Haven't had lunch yet? I'll treat you!"

Facing Sheng Damei's enthusiasm, Chu Xuan felt a little uncomfortable and politely responded, "Let's do it another day! I have something else to do today."

"Is it really something? Don't be polite with me! I've been promoted and given a raise!"

Sheng Damei was truly grateful to Chu Xuan because she used her bread recipe to invest in their food factory. The factory director promoted her to be the leader of the bread group and doubled her salary.

Chu Xuan smiled, "Congratulations! I'm happy for you! When you're free someday, call your brother and Chen Ze, and let's have dinner together. It's more lively with more people. We can eat at your brother's place or out, what do you think?"

"No problem. I'll ask my brother whether we should eat at home or out, and then I'll make an appointment for you and your husband in advance."

"Okay. I'm leaving now!"

Chu Xuan was about to ride off when Sheng Damei suddenly remembered something. "Wait a minute, I heard from the factory manager that he's going to give you dividends in the next few days and also wants to discuss new products with you."

"Thank you for letting me know!"

Chu Xuan smiled, waved his hand, and rode away on his bike.

When I met Sheng Damei this time, I always felt that something was different about her.

It doesn't seem as annoying as before.

When Chu Xuan returned home, it was already past one in the afternoon, and Qin Mahua had left lunch for her.

As soon as he saw her come back, he went into the kitchen to heat up the rice.

After a while, Chu Xuan had hot dishes and hot soup.

While eating, I sighed at my mother-in-law's thoughtfulness.

After she finished her meal, Qin Mahua talked about Mr. Gu's sea fishing.

"Xiao Ze went sea fishing with Mr. Gu, but he hasn't come back yet? He didn't sleep in the middle of the night, so he has to come back to catch up on some sleep, right?"

"Grandpa Wang's boat can sail far into the ocean. It might go very far and not come back for a while."

"Could it be that Mr. Gu is in high spirits and wants to spend two days at sea before returning? I should have prepared some food for Xiaoze and brought it on board. He insisted that the factory cafeteria would prepare it. How could it be as thoughtful as what I prepared?"

Chu Xuan wasn't sure what Mr. Gu's personality was like.

At this moment, Mr. Gu, who had just woken up in the cabin, walked onto the deck to breathe fresh air.

Wang Mingchen stayed beside him. "Mr. Gu, resting on a boat is not as comfortable as on land. I'm sorry you've suffered!"

Mr. Gu said excitedly, "I didn't feel any pain. Your boat is in good condition. The cabin is warm. We had a good catch from our sea fishing at night. Let's go to the nearby islands and see if we can grill some seafood."

"Grilled seafood? There's absolutely no problem with that island. In the past, Chen Ze and I not only grilled seafood on the island, but also grilled sea ducks, sea duck eggs, and bird eggs. Every time I go out to sea, I always bring some barbecue ingredients."

"So what are you waiting for? Come over now. I can't wait to eat barbecue!"

"Okay."

Wang Mingchen naturally tried his best to fulfill Mr. Gu's wish.

When Mu Chenze heard the news, he immediately realized that there was little possibility of going back tonight.

By accompanying Mr. Gu and others, he can help the village-run factory get bigger orders, but he can't be with his wife tonight because he misses her very much.

After arriving on the island, Wang Mingchen and Liu Dapeng were responsible for accompanying Mr. Gu and the driver, while Mu Chenze was responsible for accompanying Gu Zhiren.

Gu Zhiren wanted to pick bird eggs, and Mu Chenze immediately took him there.

Mu Chenze is quite familiar with this island and knows exactly where the bird eggs are.

When Gu Zhiren was delighted to have found a dozen or so bird eggs, Mu Chenze pretended to be casual and asked, "Uncle Gu, does your son have any misunderstandings about the southwest market?"

Gu Zhiren carefully put the bird eggs into his pocket. "The southwestern market? His ex-wife works for a trading company over there. Even if a knife is held to his neck, he won't go to explore the market over there."

Mu Chenze didn't expect this to be the reason.

"Uncle Gu, do you have the contact information of your ex-daughter-in-law?"

"What do you want to do? Match them up? I'm telling you, it's impossible for them to ever get together. Don't ask me the specific reason. I won't tell you even if you ask me! Also, you are not allowed to tell anyone else about this."

"I'll keep it a secret. I want the contact information not to play matchmaker, but to help the village-run factory expand its market. The southwestern market must be developed eventually."

"It's okay for me to tell you the contact information, but you can't tell my son that it was me who told him that."

"Okay. If your son asks, I'll tell him I found out through a friend."

Gu Zhiren chuckled, "I just like your cleverness. To be honest, my son refused to buy the grilled fish fillets and seaweed from your village factory, and I was quite angry. I'm optimistic about these two products, but he insists on this and that. By the way, how is your wife's seaweed roll development going?"

Mu Chenze was a little worried when he thought about the fragility of the seaweed rolls. "They are not up to standard. My family has eaten a lot of broken seaweed rolls in the past two days."

"Let me tell you something: no one else has succeeded in developing this either. There's still a chance."

Mu Chenze understood that developing a product was a race against time, and whoever developed it first would have the upper hand.

"Uncle Gu, you come from a big city and have a broad vision. Do you have any suggestions or opinions on the future development of our village factory?"

Gu Zhiren looked at the sea and said, "I don't have any suggestions or opinions on setting up a factory in your village."

Having said that, he retracted his gaze, stared into Mu Chenze's eyes and continued, "I have a few words of advice for you and your wife. Do you want to listen?"