Xu Yatong looked at Officer Liu with gratitude.

Yuanyuan tugged at Xu Yatong's arm and said cheerfully, "Mommy, the police officers work so hard to protect us, let's treat them to a meal!"

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Xu Yatong quickly said, "Yes, yes, Officer Liu, it's lunchtime now, why don't you come to our house for a simple meal!"

Officer Liu waved his hand and said, "No, I'll just grab something to eat on the roadside."

He knew that Xu Yatong had invited him to dinner to express her gratitude.

But he didn't think he had done anything special; protecting people's lives and property is the responsibility of the police.

Yuanyuan walked up to Officer Liu and shook his arm with her little hand.

"Officer, please go ahead, our food is delicious!"

Xu Yatong smiled and said, "Officer Liu, Yuanyuan admires you so much. This is the first time she's invited you to my house for dinner, so please don't refuse."

Officer Liu scratched his head and gave a simple, honest smile.

Yuanyuan took Officer Liu's hand and walked home.

"Officer, my great-grandfather is a great scientist! He researches airplanes, rockets, and spaceships! I can help you get his autograph!" (Reading a book)

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Officer Liu was quite excited to get the autograph of such a leading figure in academia.

People in this era are still very simple and honest, and they generally admire scientists and soldiers.

Officer Liu was somewhat reserved when he first visited the Xu family as a "job seeker".

Unlike the last time he came to handle a case, the Xu family was much quieter. Only Old Man Xu was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper, Xue Yi was doing his homework on the coffee table, and Xue Hongmei was busy in the kitchen.

Xu Yatong welcomed Officer Liu in: "My parents will be busy until very late tonight, so there are only a few people at home."

She then turned to Xue Hongmei and said, "Sister Hongmei, why don't you cook a couple more dishes?"

Xue Hongmei poked her head out of the kitchen and greeted Officer Liu with a warm smile.

"Okay! Okay!"

Old Xu slowly stood up, staring intently at Officer Liu, seemingly deep in thought.

This made Officer Liu a little nervous.

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"Hello, Professor Xu, I'm Xiao Liu from the police station."

Old Xu suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I remember now, it's Officer Liu! Didn't I see you when I went out yesterday?"

Xu Yatong helped Old Man Xu sit down, then poured Officer Liu a cup of tea and said:

“My grandfather’s memory isn’t very good; sometimes he can’t even remember my name.”

However, Old Xu has been in good spirits all these years.

Officer Liu sat down opposite Old Man Xu, but he soon regretted his decision.

Old Xu looked at Officer Liu with a smile and asked, "What's Officer Liu's name again?"

Officer Liu answered politely, "My name is Liu Qihang."

Old Xu nodded and said, "It's a really good name, and it's destined for our family. I work in the aerospace field, and it just so happens that your name contains the character '航' (hang, meaning aerospace)."

Xu Yatong smiled, somewhat speechless.

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There's no way to try and get close to someone like that.

"Are you usually busy with work?" Old Xu asked again.

"It's alright, but if we encounter a big case, we might be busy for a while."

"Oh," Old Xu said thoughtfully, "Well, since you're having dinner at my house tonight, do you want to call your family and let them know, so they don't worry?"

Officer Liu said, "I live alone, and there's no phone at my place."

"You live alone? That means you're not married yet?"

"...No."

Officer Liu finally understood. Old Xu seemed confused, but he was more shrewd than anyone else. He appeared to be chatting with him casually, but in reality, he was trying to get information out of him.

Old Xu took a sip of tea and looked Officer Liu over again.

"You're not getting any younger, why aren't you married yet?"

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Officer Liu is usually busy with cases and usually just eats steamed buns and pickled vegetables. He has forgotten when he last had a proper meal.

To him, this simple home-cooked meal was a delicious feast!

However, since he was at someone else's house, he felt embarrassed to wolf down his food.

Xu Yatong noticed his awkwardness and kept putting food on his plate.

Old Xu watched the interaction between the two with satisfaction.

The more you look at them, the more they resemble a young couple.

"Officer Liu, if you have time in the future, please come to my house more often. My son and daughter-in-law are busy with work, and my granddaughters and grandsons-in-law are even busier. I'm actually quite bored."

Xu Yatong said, "Grandpa, Officer Liu is busy, he doesn't have time to chat with you."

"Professor Xu, please call me Xiao Liu from now on. I am a junior in front of you, so you don't need to be too polite with me."

He kept calling him "Officer Liu," which made him feel quite embarrassed.

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"That works too. Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, it sounds friendly and like we're family. I call my two grandsons-in-law Xiao Gu and Xiao Yang too."

Upon hearing this, Officer Liu choked on his food.

Xu Yatong quickly served Officer Liu a bowl of soup.

Her face burned, and she gave Old Man Xu a reproachful look.

Old Xu, however, remained all smiles.

After finishing his meal, Officer Liu chatted with Old Man Xu for a while before taking his leave.

Xu Yatong saw him out.

"Um... Officer Liu, my grandfather is old and likes to talk nonsense, please don't take it to heart..."

She didn't know if her explanation was correct.

Officer Liu hurriedly replied, "No, no!"

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He dared not think too much about it!

Professor Xu's granddaughter, is she someone a lowly policeman like him would even dare to covet?