Su He followed behind Xu Ping and soon arrived at the police station.

It was at this moment that she realized the police station was actually very close to the Xu family's home.

There's a Tianqiao Street nearby, so this police station is called Tianqiao Police Station.

The two of them didn't go through the main entrance when they arrived, as the main entrance is usually used by police officers or people reporting crimes.

The two went directly through the side gate, and inside was a large courtyard where some people were already exercising.

Su He glanced at it curiously, but didn't linger. She then followed Xu Ping and knocked on the door to enter an office, where a middle-aged man in his forties was sitting.

The man smiled when he saw Xu Ping, "Xu family boy, what brings you here? Didn't you go to work?"

Xu Ping smiled at him and explained, "Director Wu, my mother twisted her ankle. The doctor said she needs to rest for a while, but she thought the work in the kitchen couldn't be delayed, so she called her niece from the countryside to come and help."

As she spoke, she pointed to Su He beside her and said, "This is my cousin Su He. She's here to cover for my mom for a while."

Seeing this, Su He also bowed and said, "Director Wu, hello, I am Su He."

Director Wu nodded after hearing this, "I've heard about your mother's situation. She has special circumstances, so it's no big deal for her to take a few days off."

Xu Ping shook his head. "If it were just a few days, it wouldn't be a problem, but this time the doctor said I need at least a month of rest. We can't let this interfere with the cafeteria's operations."

Director Wu didn't say anything more after hearing what he said, and then looked at Su He and asked, "Where are you from? How old are you? Have you ever worked before?"

Upon hearing this, Su He quickly replied, "I'm from Nanshan Village near the capital. I'm 17 this year. I've done manual labor before. I'm strong and can do a lot of work!"

After hearing this, Director Wu glanced at her small frame and didn't say whether he believed her or not. However, he did remember her information. Although their police station was small, it was still a state agency, and not just anyone could come in, even if they were on duty temporarily.

Now that we've found out, we'll definitely investigate further later.

But that's all in the future.

At this moment, Director Wu said directly to Xu Ping, "Okay, let her stay here for now, I'll take her over later."

Xu Ping immediately expressed his gratitude, gave Su He a few more instructions, and then left.

Director Wu led Su He toward the cafeteria at the back.

When we arrived at the kitchen, the other people from the cafeteria had also arrived.

The police station's kitchen is small, and there aren't many people working there; including Aunt Xu, there are only five.

One of the chefs is surnamed Liao. Chef Liao is almost fifty years old this year, and he has an apprentice who looks to be in his early twenties, named Dong Fang.

The other three were kitchen helpers. Apart from Aunt Xu, the other two were women in their thirties or forties. One was plump and named Liu Lanfang, and the other was rather strong and named Qin Hong.

Everyone seemed quite easy to get along with. Chef Liao looked cheerful and said a few words of encouragement to her, but his apprentice Dong Fang was rather silent and didn't seem to like to communicate much.

As for Liu Lanfang and Qin Hong, they had already enthusiastically told her what tasks she needed to do.

Hearing that she was Aunt Xu's niece, Su He inquired about Aunt Xu's health, and it seemed that they got along well, which put Su He at ease.

With few people and little work, this job is indeed quite good.

...

After Su He officially started working, these people thought she was thin and weak and didn't have much strength, so they made her do some vegetable picking work.

It wasn't until later, when Su He offered to help carry the water, that everyone realized they had misjudged her when the buckets of water seemed so light in her hands.

Even when the logistics director, Director Wu, came over, he was somewhat surprised to see her, and his gaze towards her became more inquisitive...