The sounds of clanging and banging rang out one after another. Lin Yu's unruly, frizzy hairstyle, resembling an afro, continued unabated as he slept. Jiang Miao followed behind and patted him on the shoulder.

"Make way."

He immediately stepped aside to make room, blocking Xu Anbai and Guan Mingyue behind him, and smiled smugly at them.

“One of you two has to do the dishes today,” he said, then quickly ran downstairs and put his arm around Jiang Miao.

Xu Anbai and Guan Mingyue each rolled their eyes at the two of them. "I've really had enough of your PDA!" Guan Mingyue said, then turned to Xu Anbai, who was a step behind.

"You do the dishes today, but I'll be faster than you." The two had just walked downstairs when a voice came from outside the door.

"Hello, is anyone home? Is this Xia Hewei's home?"

The two who had been playfully fighting stopped and walked towards the door. Inside the kitchen, Qin Yan called out to the main hall.

"Someone come and get the breakfast."

Yun Nuan got up and ran out. As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw a bunch of big, white, plump meat buns. Her nose twitched slightly, and the aroma made her mouth water.

Qin Yan turned around and saw her swallowing hard. He chuckled and handed her the bowl, teasingly saying...

"Don't steal any, you can't eat it."

She glared at him resentfully, took the plate and went out. Just then, the door opened, and Assistant Wen, dressed in a suit, stood in the doorway. His eyes lit up when he saw her.

"Miss Yun, it's been a long time!"

Xu Anbai and Guan Mingyue, who opened the door, were both somewhat dazed at the sudden appearance of Assistant Wen.

"Assistant Wen, what brings you here?" Guan Mingyue asked.

Just then, Qin Yan came out with the medicinal meal. He wasn't surprised to see Assistant Wen, reminded Yun Nuan to watch her step, and then spoke calmly to the few people still standing at the door.

"Come in and have dinner first," he said, stepping into the living room.

A large round table was set up, and a sumptuous breakfast was served. As soon as Assistant Wen entered, he saw Lin Yu distributing chopsticks to each person, while Jiang Miao ladled millet porridge for everyone.

Seated in the very center was an elder, presumably Xia He, Teacher Xia. Qin Yan addressed Jiang Miao.

"There's one more person today."

Jiang Miao looked up and met Assistant Wen's gaze. She asked in surprise, "Assistant Wen? What brings you here?"

Assistant Wen also wondered why these people were here! The company was so busy that he had no idea where President Qin had gone until he received the call. He picked up his phone and checked, only to find that President Qin had gone to a remote village. He even suspected that President Qin had given him a fake address.

The old man glanced at Assistant Wen, then at Qin Yan. They were dressed exactly the same as when he arrived, so it seemed they all knew each other.

He beckoned to him kindly, "What are you waiting for? Come on, try Qin Yan's steamed buns and shumai. You haven't had a chance to eat them before, have you?"

Assistant Wen thought to himself, "How could I have imagined that President Qin would personally cook one day?" Looking at the group of people sitting at the table, each with a large steamed bun, he felt a surge of envy and a sense of ignorance.

If those overworked secretaries found out, they'd definitely come here!

He smiled modestly and sat down. Yun Nuan noticed that everyone was paying attention to Assistant Wen. She glanced around and realized that no one's attention was on her. She smiled secretly and then quietly reached for the meat bun with her chopsticks.

The closer she got, the more her heart raced, and her mouth unconsciously opened slightly. As they were about to touch, a surge of joy rose within her.

"Big meat bun, come to my bowl, big meat bun, come here, big meat bun..." she chanted in her mind, her outstretched chopsticks both cautious and eager.

"The meat bun..." She stared at the meat bun on the plate. "It flew... flew... flew away!"

The conversation at the table ended sometime later. Sitting opposite her was Guan Mingyue, who took away the meat buns. Everyone else stretched out their chopsticks to block her way, each one acting like a meat bun judge, judging her as someone who dared to steal meat buns.

Qin Yan gave Guan Mingyue an approving look, and Guan Mingyue raised her eyebrows triumphantly, but the next second she looked at Xu Anbai with disdain and spoke.

"Hey, move your saliva-covered chopsticks away, don't get the meat buns dirty!" Xu Anbai, who was a step slower, glared at her and put away his chopsticks.

The table was quiet for a moment. After the meat buns were moved a little further away, everyone continued their conversation. No one paid much attention to this little incident, because someone would take care of Yun Nuan.

Assistant Wen was still wondering how everyone's actions were so synchronized and natural when he turned around and saw his boss with his head down, coaxing someone.

"Here, just eat your steamed buns. These were made especially for you. Although they're filled with medicinal herbs, yours are the most nutritious. You can't find them anywhere else in the market."

Yun Nuan pouted, turning her steamed buns over and over; she felt like crying. Who puts medicinal herbs in their steamed buns? This is practically a scam!

She was so happy that Qin Yan had actually given her xiaolongbao (soup dumplings). Just thinking about the juicy, bouncy meat filling inside made her mouth water.

But when she took a bite, it tasted entirely of medicine. Why? Even the xiaolongbao (soup dumpling) had deceived her!

"Qin Yan, you're shameless!" she said indignantly.

After the person who was scolded apologized and begged for forgiveness, he picked up a steamed bun and put it in her bowl. "Try it. It took a long time to make. What you're eating now is medicine, but you'll be able to eat real meat filling later."

She took a bite and chewed it vigorously, treating it as if it were a Qin banquet.

Assistant Wen never expected that President Qin would be coaxing people like this. After having breakfast, he finally remembered his mission.

Qin Yan had sent him and his team here for an inspection. He had promised Teacher Xia that he would keep his word, whether it was for the sake of Yun Nuan's connection or simply to do a good deed. He had to fulfill his promise as soon as possible.

The biggest problem in Huaxi Village is transportation. It takes a long time to get there and back, and the only road into the village is a muddy dirt road that many people have walked on.

Whenever it rains, many low-lying areas flood, sometimes even burying roads and making it impossible for villagers to pass. So he thought of building a road first, so that people could walk more easily.

After breakfast, everyone started preparing for work. They had been here for so many days, doing only small jobs in the village. Yunnuan wasn't vomiting as badly as before, so Teacher Xia assigned them a task: to go up the mountain to dig up medicinal herbs.

Yun Nuan's prescription is missing a few medicinal herbs, which happen to be available on the mountain, though they are a bit hard to find.

He sent the pictures to everyone and gave them some instructions about going up the mountain. But seeing everyone looking at his small shovel with curiosity, he had a bad feeling.

He shook his head, hoping he was just overthinking things.