The department store was busy from morning until noon, and everyone's enthusiasm only subsided a bit when it was lunchtime.

Minister Yang couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the counter, which was already more than half empty, and quickly ordered the factory to deliver goods to replenish it.

After working non-stop all morning, the sales staff were exhausted.

Minister Yang clapped and smiled at everyone. "Comrades, you've all worked very hard today. For lunch, each of you will have two large meat buns!"

"Wow! Thank you, boss!"

Upon hearing about the large meat buns, the exhausted group's eyes immediately lit up.

They all applauded.

Minister Yang glanced at Xia Lan and nodded in satisfaction.

If Xia Lan hadn't reminded him that everyone wouldn't have had time to eat lunch like before, and suggested that Minister Yang address everyone's food needs, Minister Yang wouldn't have thought of it.

Xia Lan smiled slightly, concealing her merits and fame.

After a morning of activities, we definitely saw some results. In order to be eligible for the lucky draw, every customer who entered the store bought at least one item.

The stock of free gifts was reduced by more than half, which shows how powerful the freebies are.

Minister Yang had large meat buns delivered. During the lunch break, everyone ate two large meat buns and ate to their heart's content, amidst laughter.

Xia Lan silently put away a large meat bun. Just as she was thinking about Qin Yu, Qin Yu appeared, carrying a lunchbox in his hand as he walked over.

"You...have come?" Xia Lan said happily when she saw Qin Yu.

"It's perfect that you're resting, so I've brought you some food." Qin Yu placed the lunchbox in front of Xia Lan.

Everyone was watching Qin Yu and Xia Lan, and some people were huddled together, talking about something, but Xia Lan ignored them.

She pulled Qin Yu to a chair outside and eagerly opened the lunchbox.

Qin Yu stir-fried eggplant and cabbage with glass noodles for her. Just by looking at the glistening oil on the eggplant, you could tell how generous Qin Yu was with the oil. It looked so appetizing.

Xia Lan couldn't wait to take a bite, her eyes narrowing with happiness.

"Delicious." Xia Lan didn't hold back her praise.

A hint of pleasure flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Xia Lan immediately placed the meat buns she had just put away into Qin Yu's hands.

"Our leader gave us two meat buns, one for each of us," Xia Lan said to Qin Yu with a smile.

Xia Lan enjoyed a delicious meal with the eggplant and cabbage stir-fried with glass noodles that Qin Yu had brought her.

Seeing that she still had half a meat bun in her hand, Xia Lan, having finished eating Qin Yu's dishes, left the meat bun uneaten.

She blinked her big, innocent eyes and looked at Qin Yu.

Qin Yu patted Xia Lan's head. "Are you really full?"

"I'm really... full, burp." Xia Lan nodded seriously, then suddenly couldn't help but let out a small burp in front of Qin Yu.

Xia Lan's face visibly flushed red instantly.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

"Xia!" Minister Yang looked around for Xia Lan, who quickly replied, "I'm here."

"You go ahead and get busy! I'll take care of these," Qin Yu said to Xia Lan.

"Then, Brother Yu, I'll go and get busy."

Xia Lan nodded, then turned and ran towards Minister Yang.

As Qin Yu watched Xia Lan's retreating figure, and then saw her meet up with Minister Yang, who then led her into the department store, a hint of displeasure flashed in Qin Yu's eyes.

He hasn't gotten revenge on his wife for what happened this morning!

After a midday break and timely restocking, the nearly sold-out counter was once again fully stocked.

After the first group of people who got to eat crabs in the morning showed off their good fortune, a second wave of customers flooded into the department store once again.

Undoubtedly, the first day's activities were a great success. The factory manager had been keeping a close eye on the event, and as soon as the first day's activities ended, Minister Yang was praised by the factory manager.

When Minister Yang returned, he was beaming with joy.

Xia Lan's name was also spread by Minister Yang.

Seeing his wife succeed, Qin Yu's eyes shone with pride. When he arrived at Du Qiang's office, Du Qiang was looking miserable.

When he saw Qin Yu arrive, Du Qiang looked even more resentful. He had thought that his older brother was being considerate of him and had prepared some dishes for him to enjoy when he got home.

As a result, he was first given a hot potato, and it took him and his men a lot of effort to temporarily detain the suspect.

When he got home, he was met with an empty kitchen.

The food, the wine, the brotherhood—it's all fake.

The older brother, who valued women over friends, didn't even leave him a steamed bun.

The poor guy had been starving all night...

"Why are you looking at me like that!" Qin Yu looked at Du Qiang with a puzzled expression, wondering why he was looking at him like that.

"Didn't you borrow my kitchen? I thought you were being kind to me and cooking for me! But..." Du Qiang said resentfully.

"I'm cooking for your sister-in-law. Don't you eat at work?" Qin Yu refused to admit it in the face of Du Qiang's accusation.

"..." Du Qiang knew he had misunderstood, but he still felt very resentful.

"What happened to you yesterday? It was really terrible," Du Qiang asked, looking at Qin Yu.

Du Qiang still can't forget what happened yesterday. The victim's death was too horrific, and the incident was too heinous, to the point that he doesn't know how to handle it now.

"Who was that person? What did he do to deserve such treatment?" Du Qiang felt distressed just thinking about the scene.

"His behavior was egregious, but he deserved what he got."

Qin Yu said calmly, and told Du Qiang about the Azure Dragon. After listening, the trouble on Du Qiang's face disappeared.

"If he deserves it, then I'm relieved! I know what to do now." Du Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. This person couldn't find anything on the surface and only said nice things.

He thought it was a good person who had been tortured and killed by bad people.

I never expected it to be a case of the wicked eating the wicked.

Then it's alright.

"And these two places, have someone scan them when you have time." Qin Yu took Du Qiang's pen and wrote down two addresses on a piece of paper.

Du Qiang glanced at Qin Yu and nodded silently.

"Don't look at me like that. I don't do drugs, gambling, or prostitution," Qin Yu glanced at Du Qiang and said. "I only earn money honestly."

"I believe in my brother." Du Qiang chuckled, never doubting this point.

His older brother will always be that upright and masculine man.

"By the way, brother, I found out about a job, a projectionist at a movie theater." Du Qiang remembered his business. The movie theater was short of a projectionist, and the job was easy and had plenty of free time, which was perfect for Qin Yu.

Qin Yu didn't seem to notice, but the location was quite close, seemingly right across from Xia Lan. "That movie theater across from the department store?"

"Yes." Du Qiang nodded.

"Okay," Qin Yu agreed.

"Brother, just take this letter of introduction to Director Liu, and he'll make the arrangements for you." Du Qiang was delighted and handed the letter of introduction to Qin Yu; he had already made the arrangements.

As soon as Qin Yu leaves, Director Liu will arrange for him to start a job.

"Okay, thanks." Qin Yu nodded and smiled at Du Qiang. "By the way, let's have dinner together on Sunday. I'll bring your sister-in-law over to meet you."