Qin Yu pushed through the crowd, found Xiao Ling, and entrusted the food he had prepared for Xia Lan to give to Xia Lan before turning and leaving.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Xia Lan was about to turn around and go inside when a familiar figure suddenly flashed before her eyes.

Xia Lan immediately turned her head, but could only see his departing back.

Why didn't Qin Yu come to see her when he arrived?

Why didn't he even say hello?

Xia Lan stood at the door, stunned. Xiao Ling walked over and waved in front of Xia Lan.

"What's wrong?" Xiaoling asked.

"It's nothing." Xia Lan lowered her head dejectedly.

"Here, this is what your lover asked me to give you." Xiaoling placed the lunchbox that Qin Yu had given her into Xia Lan's hand, and Xia Lan was stunned.

"He asked you to deliver this to me? Why didn't he come to me himself?" Xia Lan looked at the lunchbox in her hand with a mournful expression.

"I didn't want to bother you because you're busy!" Xiaoling thought for a moment and explained on Qin Yu's behalf.

Xia Lan nodded and returned to her office with her lunchbox.

"Huh? Where did you get this lunchbox? I was just about to say that no one would prepare food for you today, so I invited you to my house to eat!" Minister Yang was taken aback when he saw the lunchbox in Xia Lan's hand.

He had just remembered that Xia Lan had no relatives, and he was just about to invite Xia Lan to his house for dinner.

When Xia Lan returned, she was carrying a lunchbox.

"It was specially delivered to her by her lover," Xiaoling explained for Xia Lan.

"How enviable!" Qian Xue said, glancing at the lunchbox in Xia Lan's hand. "Xia Lan, don't you want to see what he prepared for you?"

Xia Lan was stunned for a moment, then opened the lunchbox in front of Qian Xue. Inside was the familiar cured meat and rice dish made by Qin Yu.

"Wow! It smells so good! Where did he buy it? I want to buy some too." Qian Xue took a sniff, and the aroma of cured meat and vegetables made her mouth water.

"He made it for me." Xia Lan closed the lunchbox, hugged it to her chest, and felt a surge of emotion.

He specially cooked a meal for her and brought it to her.

"My God! A man who can cook! How come I've never met one like that!" Qian Xue was extremely envious. The food smelled so good just now. She never expected that it wasn't bought, but rather that Xia Lan's lover had personally cooked and delivered it.

"You're so lucky," Qian Yao agreed, noting that it's hard to find a man who can cook these days.

Unless you go to the cafeteria's head chef, but most of those chefs aren't good-looking...

"I've made up my mind, I want to find a partner who can cook too!" Qian Xue raised her little fist and said seriously.

"Stop dreaming! Let's go, it's time to go home! We have a tough battle to fight tomorrow!" Qian Yao shattered her sister's daydream without hesitation and pulled her home from get off work.

A man who can cook for his wife and a man who can cook are not the same thing at all.

"See you tomorrow, Comrade Xia Lan." Qian Yao and Qian Xue waved to Xia Lan and left the office.

"See you tomorrow," Xia Lan replied with a smile.

"Xia Lan, you can go home and rest now. You'll be back at work at eight o'clock tomorrow morning," Minister Yang instructed Xia Lan.

"Close your doors and windows at night and be careful."

"Thank you for your concern, boss. See you tomorrow." Xia Lan nodded, took the lunchbox Qin Yu had given her, and prepared to go back to her small room through the back door.

"Comrade Xiaoling, aren't you leaving yet?" Xia Lan asked, looking at Xiaoling who was still sitting at her desk.

"You go back first! I'll tidy up here and then leave." Xiaoling waved to Xia Lan.

Xia Lan nodded and left the office.

Back in the small room, Xia Lan stared blankly at the already made-up bed as soon as she opened the door.

Xia Lan placed the lunchbox on the table and looked around.

The thermos is already full of hot water.

The house was spotless, as if someone had cleaned it.

The only person who possesses the other key is Qin Yu.

It's easy to guess who did all this.

Xia Lan sat silently at the small table, finished the meal Qin Yu had prepared for her, washed her face, and lay down on the bed, feeling sullen.

No matter how she tried to sleep, the cold bedding wouldn't warm her up, and the surroundings were so quiet and cold. For some reason, Xia Lan felt increasingly wronged.

Her eyes gradually welled up with tears, and she curled up in the blankets.

After Qin Yu dropped Xia Lan off at the department store to report for duty in the morning, he did not immediately return to Shanghe Village, but instead went to find his comrade-in-arms.

Qin Yu arrived at the police chief's office and swaggered in.

"Brother! You've finally decided to come see me?" Upon seeing Qin Yu, Police Chief Du Qiang immediately stood up, walked up to Qin Yu, and saluted.

"Looks like you're doing pretty well." Qin Yu patted his brother on the shoulder, seeing that he was doing well.

"Brother, if you hadn't given me this job, I wouldn't be where I am today," Du Qiang said earnestly to Qin Yu, referring to the job that originally belonged to Qin Yu.

However, Qin Yu transferred the job to him and returned to the countryside himself, which made Du Qiang feel very uneasy.

They approached Qin Yu multiple times, trying to offer him a job, but Qin Yu consistently refused to leave the village.

This time, Qin Yu actually came to see him in person, and Du Qiang felt that there must be something special about it.

After carefully examining Qin Yu, Du Qiang's eyes lit up. "Brother, you found me a sister-in-law?"

"After all these years, your investigative skills are still intact. Not bad." Qin Yu's lips curled up slightly as he mentioned Xia Lan.

Seeing Qin Yu actually smile, Du Qiang was stunned. It seemed that not only had he found a wife, but Qin Yu was also very attentive to his sister-in-law.

"I haven't forgotten a single skill my brother taught me," Du Qiang said with a smug smile.

"Brother, you finally agreed to leave the village for your sister-in-law?" Du Qiang asked, and Qin Yu remained silent.

Du Qiang smirked, realizing he had been mistaken before. The person who could make Qin Yu leave the village was his sister-in-law.

"To give your wife a better life, don't go back to the village. I've already prepared a job for you!" Du Qiang said happily.

“The transport team had an accident recently, and two people were arrested and fired. There are openings now. Bro, you have a black market, so being a truck driver would be perfect for you!” Du Qiang immediately suggested.

Qin Yu shook his head.

Du Qiang was puzzled. "Why? Isn't a truck driver suitable?"

"That's not appropriate. I can't leave your sister-in-law alone at home!" Qin Yu glanced at Du Qiang.

As a truck driver, he had to travel short or long distances, sometimes for a few days and sometimes for half a month. He was worried about leaving Xia Lan alone at home.

She can't cook, so who will cook for her and take care of her?

What if she encounters danger and he isn't by her side?

Qin Yu's words stumped Du Qiang. He never expected that Qin Yu would not even want to travel far for his wife, only wanting to stay with his sister-in-law.

He suddenly wanted to see his sister-in-law, to see what kind of woman she was that could turn Qin Yu into a henpecked husband!

"I want a job in the county town that I can go home every day and is close to my sister-in-law..." Du Qiang thought to himself, troubled, wondering what kind of job would be suitable for Qin Yu...