Qiao Qiqi felt that Sun Shengli's gaze was very proper, although it contained a hint of scrutiny, but there was no ulterior motive, so she let him look at her.

Sun Shengli was stunned for a moment.

He hadn't seen a young girl dare to look him in the eye in a long time, and seeing that he had actually met such a bold girl in the countryside, he couldn't help but laugh.

His gaze fell on the thermos in Qin Huai's hand, and suddenly he had an idea.

"I'm thirsty too, could I have a sip of your water?"

Fang Ke's gaze sharpened, "Director Sun..."

"It's alright." Sun Shengli waved his hand behind him, his gaze still fixed on Qin Huai, and asked, "Is it okay?"

Qin Huai immediately poured Sun Shengli a cup using the thermos lid.

Sun Shengli found the water to be pale yellow and smelled a bit sour, which was strange, but he still took a sip.

Unexpectedly, this taste was a revelation; the sweet and sour flavor not only quenched thirst but also subtly had a cooling effect.

He immediately looked at Qin Huai, "What did you add to this water? Why does it taste sweet and sour?"

Qin Huai glanced at Qiao Qiqi and said, "My wife made the water with sugar, vinegar and baking soda."

Sun Shengli's gaze shifted to Qiao Qiqi's face. "How did you come up with this idea? Did you learn it from someone?"

Qiao Qiqi didn't know if anyone had done this in this era, and she didn't dare to say it rashly, so she shamelessly claimed that she had figured it out herself.

Sun Shengli looked at the girl with even greater appreciation. "Not bad!"

Beside him, Su Shangjin, who was accompanying the leader on the site inspection, was originally racking his brains about what to do for dinner that evening when he suddenly saw Qiao Qiqi appear and even bring him some sweet soup...

Suddenly I remembered those four vegetarian buns!

How bad could someone who can make such delicious steamed buns be when cooking other dishes?

Thinking of this, Su Shangjin's eyes lit up and he suddenly said, "Director Sun, you may not know this, but she is the daughter of Team Leader Qiao whom you met at noon. My niece not only knows how to make this, but she also makes particularly delicious steamed buns."

"Really?" Sun Shengli was a little surprised. Looking at the handsome man and beautiful woman standing together, he felt that they were a particularly pleasing and well-matched pair.

"Young man, you're so lucky to have such a skillful wife. The important thing is that she cares about you and brings you water in this hot weather. You must treat her well!"

Qin Huai's eyes flashed, and he was about to agree when Qiao Qiqi suddenly spoke up: "They don't appreciate it at all! They don't care about my kindness at all!"

There was a hint of complaint in those words.

The thought of being scolded after kindly bringing him water made Qiao Qiqi feel incredibly wronged, and she blurted out without thinking, "I'm not going to live with him anymore when I get back!"

"!" Qin Huai suddenly looked up.

His face was full of panic.

Sun Shengli saw this, and a smile flashed across his eyes: "Oh? What do you mean? Did he make you angry?"

Qiao Qiqi immediately started talking, "I kindly brought him water, but he not only didn't appreciate it, he also yelled at me. People like him deserve to be thirsty!"

Qin Huai: "..."

Seeing that Qiao Qiqi was really angry, a hint of unease flashed across Qin Huai's eyes. He wanted to say that he was just worried that she would get too hot, which was why he didn't want her to bring him water.

Of course, there's also the most important point, which he finds difficult to talk about.

He just didn't like the way the men around him looked at her. When he saw everyone staring at her, Qin Huai couldn't help but get angry.

Qin Huai couldn't bring himself to say either of those reasons in front of others.

But he wanted to explain, and in the end he just kept holding it in until his cheeks turned red.

This time it wasn't hot, it was just urgent.

Qiao Qiqi turned her head to look to the side, so she didn't see Qin Huai's expression, but Sun Shengli across from her saw it clearly.

He couldn't remember the last time he'd seen young people playing around like this, and immediately laughed, "Look at you, it's so nice to be young, playing around like this. Unlike me, I'm old now, I can't even be as rowdy as I used to be."

Qiao Qiqi disagreed with this statement and subconsciously muttered, "What's so good about it? It's not good at all."

As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly realize that she was complaining in front of her boss, and embarrassed, she quickly said, "I... I'll go first."

After saying that, he immediately turned around and ran away in a flash.

After running for a while, Qiao Qiqi slowly stopped and began to count in her mind: one, two, three...

When she reached 20, a voice suddenly came from behind her, "Qiao Qiqi, wait a moment."

Qiao Qiqi turned around blankly, and seeing that the person who had caught up with her was the brigade accountant, she asked with a puzzled look, "Do you need something from me?"

The brigade accountant was a woman in her thirties surnamed Chen.

She ran up to Qiao Qiqi, took a couple of deep breaths, and then said, "Qiao Qiqi, Captain Su said you're a great cook and asked if you have time to come to his house and help cook dinner."

Qiao Qiqi looked even more puzzled. "Can't Aunt Su do it?"

“Sister Su cut her hand yesterday and can’t get it wet, so it’s not very convenient for her to cook,” Accountant Chen said, adding, “I won’t let you do it for nothing. Captain Su said she can give you work points.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Qiqi readily agreed, "Okay, then I'll go home and change my clothes before heading over."

"Okay, then hurry up. The leaders from Beijing will be going over for dinner after dark, so the food must be ready before they arrive."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

Having achieved her goal, Qiao Qiqi didn't linger any longer and immediately headed home quickly.

She went to Lin Chunying's place first to tell her, then went home to change her clothes before hurrying to the Su family's house.

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