Lu Wanzheng turned on the gas, poured water into the pot, and listened as Su Ge listed Xiao Qifeng's approximate work schedule for noon today.

"I'll probably be delivering lunch around this time. Could you please let the receptionist and security guard downstairs know?"

"Yes, madam," Socrates said confidently.

He spoke softly, and those around him noticed that he kept his phone to his ear, covered his mouth the entire time, and spoke very cautiously.

People not far from Suger's desk looked at him with puzzled eyes, and a group of them gathered together gossipingly.

"Judging from Assistant Su's cautious manner, could it be that she got scolded by President Xiao?"

"Doesn't President Xiao usually use the phone on his desk to contact Assistant Su?"

"Could it be his girlfriend?"

"I haven't heard that Assistant Su has found a girlfriend."

"Oh dear, who knows if they've even found someone? People don't need to report to us in real time about finding a partner."

"But I'm still curious who called Assistant Su."

"Who can argue with that!"

Sug hung up the phone, patted his chest, and breathed a sigh of relief. The call had frightened him; he had thought his wife wanted to see him about something very important.

He looked up at his colleagues and astutely noticed that they, who had been huddled together discussing something, had suddenly dispersed and were not talking to each other, but their eyes kept glancing in his direction.

He scratched the back of his head. It was just a phone call, why were they looking at him so strangely?

Suger returned to his seat, tapped his pen on the table, making a "clanging" sound, and said, "Let's continue our discussion..."

After Su Ge finished arranging everything, she called the front desk to inform them that Lu Wanzheng would be arriving around noon and asked them to be polite to her.

When the receptionist heard the name Lu Wanzheng, she was initially surprised. They recognized the name; she seemed to be an actress. But why would an actress come to their company?

Is there a project to discuss recently?

Although curious, these things had nothing to do with their work; they only needed to follow orders and cooperate fully. Jobs at the Xiao Group were hard to get, but the high salaries and good benefits made it a highly coveted position, so she naturally couldn't afford to lose it.

Su Ge walked towards his workstation, and his secretary came over and asked, "Brother Su, you were in such a hurry just now, was it your girlfriend?"

Upon hearing the word "girlfriend," Su Ge's curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and his expression became somewhat tired. "I also hope I can have a girlfriend, but the one I just saw really wasn't one."

Today is Valentine's Day, but he's all alone. His secretary's words are like stabbing him in the heart!

"Why are you in such a hurry if she's not your girlfriend? Is she some kind of devil?" The secretary asked with curiosity, determined to get to the bottom of it.

Su Ge hesitated, knowing the proprietress's status was special, and he dared not say anything more without the boss's permission.

Finally, he sighed softly, "Not the King of Hell, but I can cure the King of Hell."

The secretary's eyes widened, her expression somewhat horrified. Who was this person with such great abilities?

Su Ge said in a low voice, "Alright, alright, stop gossiping and get back to work." He pushed his secretary away.

...

After hanging up the phone, Lu Wanzheng put it back on the dining table. She opened a bag of frozen dumplings and put them in the pot. Although they weren't very tasty, someone had to eat them since they were in the freezer. So every morning during this period, she would cook herself a bowl of dumplings. The frozen dumplings in the freezer were almost gone.

Lu Wanzheng thought that since there was plenty of time, she would have plenty of time to cook something delicious, but before that, she needed to find a thermal container.

The dumplings cooked quickly, each one floating on the water like a small white boat.

She took a bite of the dumpling, and it tasted pretty good. It was filled with chives and pork, and the chive flavor was very strong. With that one bite, she felt the chive flavor hit her head. But to be honest, this was the best she had eaten in the past few days.

After finishing the dumplings, she pulled open the kitchen basket, her eyes scanning the contents like a scanner.

Finally, I found an unused insulated box in the pull-out basket at the bottom.

The insulated box wasn't very big, but it had four compartments. Besides the one for rice, it could hold three more dishes. Unfortunately, she couldn't find anything else that could keep food warm. She had originally planned to cook a pot of soup and serve Xiao Qifeng a bowl, but it seemed he wouldn't be enjoying a proper lunch.

Now that she had found the insulated container, her next step was to prepare Xiao Qifeng's lunch. She washed the rice and put it into the rice cooker.

Then she took out a piece of braised beef from the refrigerator. It was a dark reddish-brown color, oily and shiny, with a small amount of yellow and translucent tendons in the muscle.

This is the beef shank she bought yesterday. After an afternoon of cooking and pressure cooking, with the shank being turned over every hour, it took her most of the day to cook this piece.

Because it was already very late when it was finished, Xiao Qifeng hadn't had a chance to taste it yet, so it came in handy now.

She placed a large piece of braised beef on the cutting board, picked out a suitable knife from the knife rack, and her knife skills were quite proficient. Her hand holding the knife was very steady. Because the meat was firm, the beef was intact and not loose. Each slice was cut to a uniform thickness, about one centimeter thick, and the cut surface was red bean paste color.

She randomly picked a piece and put it in her mouth. The beef was a little cold from being taken out of the refrigerator, which slightly affected the taste of the meat.

It has a perfect balance of saltiness and savory flavor, with a rich soy sauce aroma. The meat is tender and juicy, neither tough nor dry.

Because it tasted so good, she picked up another piece with her hand and put it in her mouth. As she chewed slowly, she felt the sauce flavor of the beef in her mouth become even stronger.

She cut a large plateful and put it into a clean, insulated container.

I was thinking of making lion's head meatballs next, but since that dish requires reducing the sauce later and takes a long time, I decided to make this first.

She found a piece of pork in the refrigerator, three parts fat and seven parts lean, washed it, and put it into a food processor to grind it into minced meat. In some places, minced meat is mixed with water chestnuts, but she didn't have any at home, so she chose lotus root, peeled it, and chopped it into small pieces for later use.

Wearing disposable gloves, mix the minced pork with the minced lotus root, then add soy sauce, starch, and scallion and ginger water, and mix well.

Shape the dough into balls by hand, place them in oil that is about 70% hot, fry until golden brown, drain and remove.

The meatballs were now fully formed.

Put water in a pot, then put the meatballs back in, bring to a boil over high heat, add soaked black fungus, bamboo shoots, soy sauce, rice wine, etc., and simmer over low heat.

Because of these ingredients, the golden-yellow meatballs gradually turned into a dark reddish-brown color.

When the broth is almost reduced, thicken it with cornstarch slurry and serve. It will be thick and sticky.

At the bottom of the insulated box, she had already arranged small bok choy as decorations.

This dish took her quite a bit of time to prepare.

Then she made a dish of garlic greens, and before she knew it, more than an hour had passed.

She cooked for two, giving one portion to Xiao Qifeng and keeping one for herself.

Around 11:30, she left home carrying a thermos.