"Is the roast duck restaurant open yet? Shall we go now?"

Now that it's just the two of us, we can put it away directly. Otherwise, if there are too many people and it's left out outside, it won't be freshly cooked.

Qin Qinghuai naturally had no objections.

"Okay, Fourth Brother already gave instructions yesterday, saying to pick it up this morning. It should be ready soon by now."

Upon hearing the word "baked," even Jian Dan couldn't help but drool.

"How about we have roast duck for breakfast?"

Seeing this gluttonous look, Qin Qinghuai's smile deepened.

"Don't you find it greasy?"

"Isn't there a pancake and sauce? I feel like I could eat three ducks right now."

"Okay, eat if you want. We'll eat when we get back."

They picked up the roast duck and got home before six o'clock. They'd both been up quite a night; the old lady had just gotten up and was still rubbing her temples, and Yang He had just washed his face and was startled to see them return.

When did you leave?

"Since you didn't sleep well, let's skip making breakfast. We bought some things and picked up the roast duck while we were at it. Shall we eat first?"

After the group finished eating, the old man who had gone to the military base came in looking tired, followed by Qin Yi, whom they hadn't seen all day.

Seeing this, the group didn't say anything. They finished their meal, cleared the table, and then started talking properly.

“I’ve spoken to my superiors, and arrangements have been made around the Peng family’s residence. Right now…”

He looked up at the wall clock.

"They may have already started taking action by now."

What I'm saying is that you couldn't stand Peng Shan's arrogant behavior and his covetousness towards Old Master Yang, so you wanted to go over and teach Peng Shan a lesson. But you accidentally discovered something was wrong, so you quickly came back and told me.

This has nothing to do with you. You just wanted to avenge your brother, but you only sent a message. Leave the rest to me, understand?

From now on, you know nothing. Finish your meal and leave immediately, forget about what happened here.

Qin Qinghuai thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, then we'll leave it at that. You should also be careful not to let anyone turn around and bite you back."

The old man was quite annoyed.

"Get lost. Your father has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. Do you need to tell me that?"

"Give me another duck; it's really good, fresh out of the pot."

Yang He quickly looked up.

“Uncle Qin, if you like it, I’ll bring you more tomorrow. Before, when Qinghuai wasn’t here, Peng Shan was always keeping an eye on things, so I couldn’t keep coming here. Now that the Peng family is in trouble, I feel relieved.”

"No need, no need,"

The old man swallowed the meat in his mouth and raised his hand to refuse.

"That's not your shop. You'll have to pay for it anyway, so don't waste your money."

"Once this is all settled, your aunt and I will be retiring soon. We're thinking of going to Qinghuai to relax then. You should focus on your work and don't worry about us old folks."

"Uncle, are you going to Northeast China?"

Speaking of this, the old lady, though aged, was still quite spirited.

"Yes, yes, we're about to retire, and our daughter-in-law is strongly urging us to go stay with them for a change of scenery."

My husband and I are both from the north, and we haven't had a chance to go back and visit for so many years. We've been thinking about it all these years, and now that we've finally retired, we want to go back and see the place.

Yang He nodded, a hint of envy in his expression.

“That’s true, Uncle. Then you should go out and relax. The capital isn’t a good place either.”

"snort!"

The old man snorted coldly.

"I haven't even started to worry yet, why are you all sighing at such a young age?"

"Alright, alright, if there's nothing else, pack your things and hurry up. I have to go back to my unit too; I'll be busy for a few more days. Honey, this shouldn't affect you, so just pack our things. Once this is all over, we should be able to leave."

The old lady nodded, beaming with joy.

"Okay, okay, I know, I'll get ready in a bit."

After the old man left, Jian Dan went upstairs to pack her things. She couldn't wear the clothes she had here back there, so she didn't plan to take them with her. The only things she could take were the small bag she had brought with her and the things the old man and woman had given her.

But I was stunned when I went downstairs.

"Mom, what's this?"

There were several large bags on the ground. At a glance, the malted milk powder and fabric on top were clearly meant to be packed up.

"Mom, are you saying you brought all of this for us?"

The old lady sat on the sofa, still directing Xu Sao to pack it inside.

"That one, the one in the back, there are two cans of meat on the back cabinet, put them in there too."

Xiao Dan, come and see if we're missing anything.

"Oh, Mom,"

The answer was tinged with a sense of helplessness, but also with a touch of emotion.

"Mom, there's too much of this. I have everything I need, I don't lack anything."

“I’ll bring those too. I heard from the third brother that it’s not convenient to buy things over there. It’s inconvenient to bring anything, so bring them all.”

"mom!"

The old lady took simple photos.

"Let the third brother carry them all back."

Mom knows you don't lack anything, but that's a family compound, and the third brother is a leader. Knowing his personality, there will probably be a lot of social obligations. He's not stingy, and Mom doesn't even need to think about it; you'll definitely be the one making up for his allowance.

And that meat—it couldn't have been from him, without a doubt.

Mom can see that you're a magnanimous person who doesn't care about these things, but things shouldn't be done this way. Mom doesn't treat you like an outsider. Your marriage shouldn't be one-sided. He's in that position, and the hardships he faces are obvious. We're helping our comrades and their families. We're all from the military, and we often do this kind of thing. It's unavoidable.

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