Li Xiyue was unaware of the drama unfolding in Liujia Village; she had already returned to the rescue station.

Chu Xun was looking for her when he saw her return from outside. He went up to her and asked, "You went out alone again?"

"I went to Sujia Village to visit the wounded." Seeing how anxious he was, Li Xiyue reassured him, "Don't worry, I'm back safe and sound."

Ever since he caught Xu Dazhong taking advantage of her, he has not allowed her to go out alone. But he is very busy, and she is not so weak that she needs someone to accompany her when she goes out.

So she tries not to let him know when she goes out.

"Is nothing wrong?" Chu Xun took the basket from her back and asked with concern.

"No." Li Xiyue decided not to tell him about the Liu siblings, otherwise, he would be even less likely to let her go out alone.

Chu Xun put the basket down. "The food is ready. Go wash your hands and eat."

Li Xiyue obediently went to wash her hands.

Since moving in, Chu Xun has taken over her cooking. She never expected him to be such a good cook; with the same ingredients, he made it taste better than she could.

Li Xiyue admitted that she was a kitchen disaster; the food she made was barely edible and far from delicious.

Chu Xun, on the other hand, an officer who had spent many years in the military, was surprisingly good at cooking.

On the table were rice, shredded radish and crucian carp soup, braised cabbage with pork, and a dish of braised potatoes.

Li Xiyue sat down at the table and said with a smile, "Is it this lavish again today?"

"You've worked so hard to see a doctor, of course you need to replenish your nutrition. Look how thin you are, it's lucky you weren't blown away by the storm last time." Chu Xun sat down and served her a bowl of rice.

Li Xiyue chuckled, "I didn't expect Deputy Commander Chu to have such a humorous side."

"Do you like humorous people?" Chu Xun asked.

Li Xiyue thought for a moment and nodded, "Talking and laughing can make people happy."

Traditional Chinese medicine says that a good mood is the best medicine. As long as a person can eat and sleep well and is happy, they will never get seriously ill.

Chu Xun took notes in her mind; she liked humorous men.

“The construction work is nearing completion, and the rescue station will be dismantled in a few days. When are you leaving?” Li Xiyue asked while eating.

Chu Xun paused in his act of picking up food. "I have a mission to complete, so even after the repairs are finished, I will still have to stay here."

"Oh." Li Xiyue didn't say anything more.

Seeing that she seemed somewhat disappointed, Chu Xun tentatively asked, "What? Do you want me to leave soon?"

"Not really, I'm going back to the Hongtaiyang Production Team in a few days," Li Xiyue said.

"It's okay, I'll stay in town. If you need anything, just come find me there."

“Okay.” Li Xiyue nodded with a smile, then added, “By the way, I’ve been eating and drinking for free here these past few days. Tomorrow I’ll go back to the village and bring the grain back to you.”

Chu Xun used serving chopsticks to put a few pieces of meat on her plate, then his face darkened upon hearing this. "You eat less than Xiaobai every day, so why should I pay you back for food?"

Little Whitey, standing to the side, tilted its head back, looking completely wronged.

When did it start eating more than Yueyue?

It eats little but does a lot; it's a very honest dog.

"Deputy Captain Liu? How exactly do you manage the Fourth Squad? How could such a scandalous thing happen?" Xu Guoqiang angrily berated Deputy Captain Liu. "Can't you guys give me a break? We're so busy with spring plowing, and I still have to find time to deal with your troublesome affairs!"

Xu Guoqiang felt mentally exhausted, extremely exhausted!

Xu Yongshun, standing to the side, glared angrily at Deputy Captain Liu. If people could be eaten, he would eat them without salt.

Just when things were finally calming down, another big incident occurred.

This year's members are really hard to manage!

"Captain, Party Secretary, this has nothing to do with me! It's all Wang Lao Er from Wangjia Village who came to our village to bully the female commune members." Deputy Captain Liu was so aggrieved that he was about to cry.

He desperately didn't want this to happen, but there was nothing he could control.

Deputy Captain Wang huddled up like a quail, not daring to breathe.

Xu Guoqiang pointed at Deputy Captain Wang and asked, "So, what do you think we should do about this?"

"What else can we do? Wang Lao Er defiled my daughter, I want him to eat peanuts!" Xu Chunying's eyes were bloodshot, she wished she could eat him too.

The accountant, Xu Weimin, pulled his sister aside, saying, "If we report it to the police, things will blow up, and the whole area will know about it. It won't do sweet potatoes any good."

I never expected that my niece would get into this kind of trouble less than a month after she came back. Why can't this girl ever have a moment of peace?

"Are we just going to let that beast bully Hongshao for nothing?" Xu Chunying looked at her older brother. "Brother, you're a team leader, and Hongshao is your own niece. Aren't you going to stand up for her and demand an explanation?"

Xu Weimin felt wronged because his sister blamed him for his good intentions. He said, "The brigade leader and the party secretary are here, of course they will uphold justice."

"I don't care, I want this beast to die!" Xu Chunying's anger surged to her head, and she had lost all reason.

She cherished her daughter dearly, never uttering a single harsh word to her, yet this beast had treated her so cruelly. She could never swallow this insult.

Liu Jianshe and his three sons shared the same idea; only when Wang Lao Er died could their family finally vent their anger.

Wang Lao Er, whose face was bruised and swollen from the beating, saw how ruthless this family was and didn't care about anything else. He shouted, "Liu Hongshao and I are in a consensual relationship. We have a legitimate relationship. Even if you take it to the police, you can't do anything to me."

"You're talking nonsense!" Liu Hongshao pointed at Wang Lao Er with venomous resentment. "We have absolutely no relationship. You're the one who forced me!"

She must be crazy to do something like this with Wang Lao Er out of mutual consent.

Wang Lao Er said, "But you were the one who invited me to the grove today. You even treated me to sweet potatoes and said you wanted to discuss marriage with me. Otherwise, why would I have come to the grove in your village?"

Thinking of something, he took out half a sweet potato from his pocket. "Look, I haven't finished this sweet potato yet. I was planning to save it for lunch. Not long after I got here, I started feeling dizzy, and then I don't know what happened..."

At this point, he seemed to realize something. "Did you drug me?"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Captain Wang quickly went over, took the half-steamed sweet potato from his hand, sniffed it, and his expression changed. "Captain, Party Secretary, there's been poison in this sweet potato."

"What?" Xu Yongshun walked over, picked up the sweet potato, and sniffed it. His old face darkened. "It's an estrus-inducing drug for breeding sows!"