When Wang Wenfeng returned home that evening, he was greeted warmly by his family. Even his eldest brother and second sister, who had moved out after getting married, came back.

Wang Shuo put down his newspaper, adjusted his glasses, and asked in his usual official tone, "I heard there was a violent incident at your hospital today?"

"Hmm," Wang Wenfeng hung his coat on the rack behind the door with unhurried movements, "but they were quickly subdued, and there were no casualties." As he turned around, he unconsciously rubbed his temples, a hint of weariness showing between his brows.

Just then, Fang Li, wearing an apron and holding a spatula, poked her head out of the kitchen: "Xiao San's back?" Her eyes lit up, and she called out loudly into the house, "Dinner's ready!"

His gaze swept over his four children, his tone light yet carrying an undeniable authority: "Don't just stand there, eldest son, clear the table; Wenfang, serve the dishes; Wenchuan, set the table."

With the gentle clinking of cups and plates, the family settled around the dining table.

Wang Wenshan was still somewhat concerned about his third brother: "I heard a few days ago that there was a problem in your hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department. How come it's your surgery department's turn today?"

Since her elder brother got married, Wang Wenfang had become somewhat distant from him. Hearing these words, she rolled her eyes and retorted, "Brother, you say you care about your mistress? You even know she got into trouble today? Why didn't you find out more beforehand? You just believe whatever others say?"

Speaking of this "other person," she glanced at her sister-in-law, who seemed to be focused on feeding the child, and it was obvious who this "other person" was.

Wang Wenshan laughed awkwardly: "Haha, it's true that I didn't find out clearly, so I came to the house in person to ask the person involved."

"You must have gone to a lot of trouble," Wang Wenfang said, still teasing him. "You should be very grateful that the director of our Haicheng Steel Plant came to visit you in person."

Wang Wenshan blushed slightly at her words, raised his wine glass to Wang Wenfeng and said, "Third brother, it's my fault for not knowing how to speak properly, please don't mind. You know, I'm just not good with words, I offend people as soon as I open my mouth, but my concern for you is definitely genuine."

Wang Wenfeng also raised his glass and stopped his second sister from speaking further with a look: "Big brother, I know. We're family, so there's no need to be so formal. Mom was very happy to know you were coming back today. She specially made your favorite rice cake and pork ribs, as well as the children's favorite tomato stewed beef. These are some dishes that Mom specially added when she knew you were coming back. Please try them."

Seeing that she wasn't mentioned, Tan Shuang, the eldest sister-in-law standing next to her, couldn't help but purse her lips inwardly. Sure enough, this family all looked down on me. I was pregnant and gave birth to their Wang family's eldest grandson, but Fang Li, that mother-in-law, was unwilling to retire early to help me take care of him. When I finally came home for dinner, she didn't even cook my favorite braised pork. She deliberately isolated me.

Suddenly, a piece of pork rib appeared in her bowl. She looked up in surprise and met Wang Wenshan's gentle gaze. He naturally put a piece of rice cake on her plate and whispered in her ear, "Don't you like rice cake and pork ribs too? You know Mom's cooking is very good. Don't just stand there, it'll be gone in a bit."

After saying that, she turned back to chat with her family. Looking at the ribs in her bowl, Tan Shuang's lips unconsciously curled up, and the gloom in her heart was swept away.

Wang Wenfang's eldest daughter, Hong Yurong, suddenly jumped out and looked at Wang Wenfeng with a smile: "Third Uncle, what about me? Did Grandma make any of my favorite dishes?"

Wang Wenfeng particularly liked this cheerful little girl. Pointing to the table full of dishes, he said, "Can't you tell what you like? Don't you know what you like? Do you need your third uncle to bring it to you?"

Hong Yurong said with a proud look, "I saw my favorite crispy pork as soon as I sat down at the table. I'm just testing you, Uncle, to see if you know what it is."

Wang Wenfeng's second brother-in-law, Hong Yingjie, smiled and gently patted his eldest daughter, ruffling her hair: "Every time you come back, you ask your grandma to fry crispy pork for you. How could your third uncle not know?"

Hong Yurong, however, did not take it seriously: "It's not enough for him to know; he has to tell me so that I know he knows."

"Eat your food properly, why are you talking about tongue twisters?" Wang Wenfang was at her wits' end with this daughter. Her husband and mother-in-law spoiled her so much that she was completely out of control, so she had to play the bad cop.

Fang Li was still thinking about Wang Wenfeng's matter when she suddenly brought the topic back: "Aren't you in surgery? How did you end up in obstetrics and gynecology?"

Wang Wenfeng put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "I saw Zhan Chunlan go to the hospital, so I went over to see how she was doing."

"Chunlan?" Fang Li became anxious upon hearing that Zhan Chunlan had gone to the hospital. "What happened to her? Why didn't she tell me?"

Wang Wenfeng quickly reassured him: "It's nothing serious, he just got stepped on and didn't receive proper treatment at the factory's clinic, so the wound is a bit infected."

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright," Fang Li breathed a sigh of relief, then remembered something, "Was she there at the time? Was she frightened?"

"Scared?" Wang Wenfeng smiled as he thought of Zhan Chunlan's heroic deeds at the hospital: "She wasn't scared. Wasn't I saved by someone? It was she who saved me."

"Smack!"

No sooner had Wang Wenfeng finished speaking than he received a heavy slap on the back from Ms. Fang Li: "She's such a delicate and frail young girl, and she's injured. How could you send an injured person to save you? How could you be so incompetent?!"

“I didn’t ask her to save me. I told her to leave through the medical staff’s private passage. It was her own courage and chivalry that made her rush up to me.”

Wang Wenfeng was utterly speechless. "No, although I did need someone to save me at the time, it wasn't me who asked her to save me!"

"Smack!"

Wang Wenfeng received another slap on the shoulder: "You're still trying to argue? If it weren't for you, Chunlan wouldn't have needed to go into battle injured."

Hong Yurong chimed in, adding fuel to the fire: "That's right, Third Uncle, you're so useless! You actually need a girl to save you! Shouldn't it be the hero saving the damsel in distress? How come it's the damsel in distress saving the hero?"

Wang Wenfang added insult to injury: "How can your third uncle be considered a hero? At best, he's a coward!"

Wang Wenchuan, who had been eating quietly, finally finished and looked up to speak up for his third brother: "I heard that it originally happened in the obstetrics and gynecology department. My third brother happened to be there and took the initiative to calm the perpetrator down. He is very responsible."

"You know nothing!"

He finally managed to say something, but everyone shut him down. Wang Wenchuan didn't dare to interrupt anymore. Seeing that there were still a few pieces of ribs left, he continued eating.

"You're not capable, yet you insist on going forward. You're not helping, you're just making things worse." Ms. Fang Li felt sorry for Zhan Chunlan, but she was also worried about her son. He rushed to the front without any preparation. If it weren't for Zhan Chunlan, would she be going to the hospital to see him today?

"My mistake was overestimating my abilities. I will definitely think of a more reliable method next time." Wang Wenfeng readily agreed and immediately slid down to admit his mistake. Ms. Fang Li and Wang Wenfang were on the same side, and no one in the family could stand against them, so it was better to admit their mistake sooner rather than later.

Wang Wenfang, however, was very interested in the name Zhan Chunlan: "I heard that you were dating her before, and now three years have passed. How far have you two gotten?"

Fang Li: "We broke up three years ago."

Wang Wenfeng: "I plan to pursue her again."

The mother and son's voices rang out almost simultaneously, colliding above the dining table. In an instant, the entire table fell into an eerie silence.

Chopsticks hovered in mid-air, a soup spoon stopped at their lips, and even the most boisterous Hong Yurong wisely shut her mouth. All eyes darted back and forth between the mother and son, until finally Wang Shuo cleared his throat:

"So, you two are now..." He pushed up his glasses, "Broken up and back together, mended a broken relationship?"