He hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and said, "Li, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's really about this..."

Before Detective Chen could finish his words, he heard hurried footsteps and a group of uniformed men appeared at the entrance of the alley.

"Comrade police, it's her! She stole our family's food coupons!" Shen Qiqi pointed at Li, who was being held by Lu Qing like a chick, with a hint of excitement in her tone, just like a peasant woman who caught a chicken thief.

Li was so frightened by the appearance of the police that her face turned paler than the food coupons she had stolen.

Her eyes darted around, trying to find a place to hide.

However, she failed to steal the chicken and ended up losing the rice, and was taken away by the police.

Before leaving, she glared at Shen Qiqi fiercely with eyes full of resentment, as if to say, "I will be back!"

When Shen Qiqi saw Li being taken away, she felt refreshed, as if she had eaten Xuanmai and couldn't stop at all.

She turned to look at Lu Qing and gave him a loving kiss. This move was simply perfect!

"Hubby, you were so awesome today. I love you so much!"

Lu Qing was stunned by Shen Qiqi's sudden enthusiasm, and his ears turned red.

But he still couldn't help but smile. Who doesn't like to be admired by his wife?

Detective Chen watched the young couple being affectionate and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Nowadays, people show off their love regardless of the occasion.

He cleared his throat and said, "Miss Shen, the Li family is solved, so what should we do next? I am very expensive!"

Shen Qiqi then remembered that she still had Detective Chen as her "tool" and quickly said, "Old Chen, thanks to you this time. Don't worry, your reward will not be reduced by a single cent! Let's go back to the Lu family and show those who look down on me who is the final winner!"

When she returned to the Lu family, Mrs. Lu saw Li being taken away by the police. Her face turned pale and she felt as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly.

She never expected that her daughter-in-law would be so cruel and send Li directly to the police station.

What she didn't expect was that Shen Qiqi, whom she had always looked down upon, could actually bring Li to justice.

Shen Qiqi sneered and walked up to Mrs. Lu, "Mother-in-law, now that the truth is out, isn't it time to apologize to me?"

Although Mrs. Lu was reluctant, she had no choice but to admit defeat in the face of facts.

After all, now everyone in the village knows that it was Li who stole the food coupons and framed Shen Qiqi.

If she doesn't apologize, how can she survive in the village in the future?

"Hmph! I misunderstood you." Old Mrs. Lu said reluctantly.

Shen Qiqi didn't buy her tricks and directly retorted, "What's the point of just apologizing? What about the food I lost? And what about the grievances I suffered?"

Old Mrs. Lu was speechless and could only hold her anger in.

At this moment, Lu Qing suddenly said, "Qiqi, stop talking. I have found a new source of food. Our family will no longer be short of food."

"What? Really?!" Shen Qiqi asked in surprise.

"Of course it's true." Lu Qing smiled mysteriously, "I found a food supplier on the black market. They have a lot of food, and the price is very fair."

When Mrs. Lu heard this, her eyes lit up. "Really? That's great! This way, our family won't have to worry about food anymore!"

Shen Qiqi looked at Lu Qing, her eyes full of doubt, "How do you know the food supplier on the black market?"

Before Lu Qing could speak, a voice came from outside the door, "I introduced you!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly man with a stern face walking in.

Shen Qiqi took a closer look and found that it was Lei Zhen whom she met in the black market that day!

"Lei... Master Lei?" When Mrs. Lu saw Lei Zhen, she was so frightened that her legs went limp and she called out tremblingly.

Lei Zhen ignored Mrs. Lu and walked straight to Shen Qiqi, smiling slightly: "Miss Shen, how are you?"

Shen Qiqi raised her eyebrows. What kind of medicine is sold in this Lei Zhen gourd?

She replied calmly, "Thanks to Master Tore, I'm fine."

"I heard from Brother Lu Qing that you need food?" Lei Zhen said, clapping his hands, and several of his men came in carrying a few bags of food.

"Consider these grains as my welcome gift to Miss Chen." Lei Zhen said with a smile, "If you need anything in the future, feel free to come to me."

Shen Qiqi glanced at Lu Qing, who nodded at her, signaling her to accept it.

Shen Qiqi then smiled and said to Lei Zhen: "Thank you very much, Master Lei."

When Mrs. Lu saw so much food, her eyes widened. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Master Lei, you are so polite! Our Lu family is really..."

"Shut up!" Lei Zhen gave Mrs. Lu a cold look, scaring her so much that she dared not speak anymore.

Lei Zhen exchanged a few more pleasantries with Shen Qiqi, then left with his men.

Old Mrs. Lu looked at Lei Zhen's departing back, feeling mixed emotions.

She didn't expect that Shen Qiqi, whom she had always looked down upon, actually knew such a powerful figure.

Shen Qiqi's status in the Lu family has greatly improved, and the villagers have praised her, saying that she is smart, capable, brave and resourceful.

Lu Qing hugged Shen Qiqi tightly in front of everyone, and the relationship between the two became even deeper.

Just as everyone was celebrating, news came from the village that cadres would be coming to inspect soon.

"Cadres are coming to inspect?" Mrs. Lu's face suddenly became serious when she heard the news. "What...what should we do?"

Shen Qiqi's heart skipped a beat, sensing that this might bring new challenges...

Lu Qing held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."