Lu Ze lowered his eyes and pondered, "I think this idea is feasible. Since the patrol team encountered bandits last time, the troops and border posts have strengthened maritime patrols, cutting off the Black Shark smuggling gang's route of supplying themselves through smuggling."

Hearing this, Yu Yao's eyes lit up. "So this batch of sugarcane and canned goods from the food factory has become their lifeline. They definitely won't give up the sugarcane now that the canned goods can't be touched."

Lu Ze looked at her tenderly, "That's one way to understand it."

"Then let's use this method."

The three discussed it and felt that Yu Yao's method was indeed very good, but there were still many things to plan and arrange in terms of how to implement it, and the factory's cooperation was also needed.

Lu Ze glanced at his watch. "It's getting late. Let's head out to find Director Wang. As for Zhao Shengli, there's no need to give him any special instructions. I've already told him it was an accident."

Yu Yao and Wu Huaiqing nodded.

The three of them left the clinic and headed straight for Director Wang's office.

After listening to the three men's accounts, especially Lu Ze's words, Director Wang took them very seriously and promised to fully cooperate with the troops' actions.

"Commander Lu, what do I need to do?"

"In order not to alert the enemy, Director Wang doesn't need to do anything. He just needs to characterize this incident as an accident caused by staff negligence."

"I understand what Commander Lu means. I will have the staff in the broadcasting room inform the entire factory later to make sure that employees’ safety awareness is strengthened and that pre-departure checks are carried out to prevent such accidents from happening again."

"Then I'll have to trouble Director Wang." Lu Ze saluted Director Wang.

Factory Director Wang grasped Lu Ze's right hand and said, "Comrade Lu, you're too kind. Cooperating with the work of the People's Liberation Army comrades is our factory's duty."

Considering that Wu Huaiqing and Yu Yao were frightened and worried that the other party might attack again, Director Wang gave them three days off for their safety, allowing them to go back and recuperate.

As for the warehouse managers, they were also called over by Director Wang and given a reprimand.

Drinking led to trouble; he didn't even realize someone had stolen his keys, almost causing a major disaster. He is largely to blame for this incident.

A disciplinary action was unavoidable, but Director Wang gave him a chance to redeem himself by only fining him one month's salary, on the condition that if anyone asked, he should say that it was his momentary negligence in not checking properly that caused the accident.

After Yu Yao and the others finished speaking with Factory Director Wang, they left the office.

Not long after stepping out of the office, Yu Yao's vision went black, and she almost fell over.

Fortunately, Lu Ze had been keeping an eye on her. When he noticed something was wrong, he quickly helped her up. "Are you feeling unwell? I'll help you to the clinic."

Yu Yao shook her head. "I'm fine. I just haven't eaten in a long time, so I have a bit of low blood sugar."

Lu Ze took his backpack and unzipped it.

He took out an apple, a box of milk biscuits, a box of imported chocolates from Friendship Store, and a handful of White Rabbit milk candies.

Which one do you want to eat?

Yu Yao looked at his bag curiously, "Why are there so many snacks in your bag? And they're all my favorites."

Wu Huaiqing couldn't stand it anymore. "You were analyzing things so logically just now, but you're so confused when it comes to yourself. Lu Ze is a grown man and he doesn't like sweets, so all these snacks are obviously for you."

Based on Lu Ze's behavior during this period, as long as he continues to treat Yu Yao this well, he will reluctantly accept him as his brother-in-law.

Yu Yao's eyes lit up. "Prepared for me?"

Lu Ze's eyes were gentle as he showed her the various foods filling his backpack. "These are all specialties from Guangdong Province, all for you. They're a gift."

Yu Yao smiled and opened her backpack to take a look. After a moment, she let out a gasp.

There were so many delicious foods, many of which she had never tried before. Just hearing Lu Ze's descriptions made her think they looked delicious.

Who said Lu Ze couldn't date? He's pretty good at it, isn't he? Even when he went to work in Guangdong Province, he didn't forget to buy himself a gift.

"Lu Ze, you're so great!" Yu Yao didn't forget to praise her partner. "Keep up the good work and keep it up."

Yu Yao took some milk biscuits and White Rabbit milk candies, thinking that the two of them hadn't eaten either, so she divided them into three portions for the three of them to have something to eat first.

After packing up, it will be almost noon, and we can go to the cafeteria for lunch.

Yu Yao first peeled a White Rabbit milk candy for herself.

The wrapper for White Rabbit Creamy Candy is blue, white, and red, with a rabbit printed in the center and the words "White Rabbit Creamy Candy" written in black lettering around it.

The moment you peel off the candy wrapper, you're greeted with a rich milky aroma. Once you put it in your mouth, the milky flavor is so intense it almost overflows.

tasty!

Yu Yao has a more sensitive sense of smell than most people, so she is more sensitive to odors.

This White Rabbit milk candy has the aroma of real, good milk, not the fake milk flavor created with technology and empty promises.

No wonder there's a saying that "seven White Rabbit milk candies are equivalent to a cup of milk".

I heard that people in this era eat White Rabbit milk candy as a great tonic. However, the production of this product is low, with only one or two tons produced per day. It is in short supply and cannot be bought even if you have money.

Yu Yao suddenly asked curiously, "Lu Ze, how long did it take you to buy all these White Rabbit milk candies?"

Lu Ze thought for a moment, "I only queued for two hours with the approval slip."

Yu Yao's eyes widened. "That long?"

Wu Huaiqing, who was standing to the side, rarely spoke up for his brother-in-law Lu Ze: "This is not even long. The production of this kind of sugar is very low, only one or two tons are produced a day, and the supply cannot meet the demand. My colleague queued for a whole morning to buy some for his wife, and it was a limited supply. He could only buy half a jin, and the supply and marketing cooperative would not allow him to buy more."

Although Yu Yao knew she would have to queue, she didn't expect it to take so long.

The few White Rabbit candies in his palm suddenly felt heavy, filled with Lu Ze's heartfelt sentiments.

Thinking about all the things in Lu Ze's pack, I wonder how long he had to queue to buy all that stuff.

Her heart softened, and her nose tingled. "Lu Ze, thank you."

Lu Ze gazed tenderly at Yu Yao, his heart and eyes filled with his beloved's image, and said in a low voice, "Silly girl! You are my lover, it's only right that I treat you well. There's no need for thanks between husband and wife."

Wu Huaiqing had known Lu Ze for quite some time, but this was the first time he had ever heard him speak sweet nothings in such a gentle tone.

He had previously worried that Lu Ze was too calm and composed and not considerate enough, but now that he saw how the two of them got along, he knew that he had been overthinking it and felt much more at ease.

Wu Huaiqing needed to go back to his office to pack his things, and Yu Yao also needed to go back to the workshop to tell Zhao Shengli. After the three of them came out of Director Wang's office, they went their separate ways.

When they arrived at the canning workshop, Lu Ze waited for Yu Yao outside. Yu Yao went in to get something and was immediately surrounded by people from the sugar water workshop.

"Yu Yao, I heard from Brother Zhao that you and Director Wu from the headquarters factory were almost trapped in the warehouse overnight yesterday. Is that true?"