"Come on, daughter, let's eat. This is your favorite twice-cooked pork, and the most delicious Mapo tofu." Nian Mufeng presented all the dishes to Ye Zhaoyu like a treasure.
"Thank you, Uncle. Let's eat together." Ye Zhaoyu picked up her bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
Ye Zhaoyu now finally understands how fortunate she is to have a man who can cook.
No wonder her mother fell for her father; it was because she won him over through his stomach.
She should find a husband who can cook, preferably someone like her father who is an excellent cook.
Ye Lingge can't cook, and consequently Ye Zhaoyu can't cook either.
From childhood to adulthood, her family has always either eaten out or brought home takeout.
Her mother had no special skills, but she was exceptionally good at making money, and even when resources were scarce, she never let them go hungry.
"Is it delicious? If it is, why don't you call me Dad?" Nian Mufeng coaxed.
"Do you think I can be bribed with two meals? Uncle, you underestimate me." Ye Zhaoyu refused.
I haven't called him "Dad" in 23 years, so I really can't bring myself to say it right now.
"This isn't just two meals anymore, it's nine meals in three days." Nian Mufeng was a little worried. Back then, he only needed two meals to win over his wife. His daughter didn't inherit anything from him, except his heart of stone.
"You think you can get such an excellent daughter to call you 'Dad' after only nine meals? Boss, you're getting a good deal." Luo Nan's mouth was full of rice. It was such a rare treat to finally eat the food cooked by the boss.
"Shut up, or you're not coming to eat with me tomorrow." Nian Mufeng slapped Luo Nan on the back.
"Cough cough." Luo Nan coughed incessantly without realizing it.
"Uncle Luonan, you're really unhygienic," Ye Zhaoyu said with disdain.
"That was done by your dad, it has nothing to do with me," Luo Nan quickly explained.
"It was clearly you! You've tainted my love for my daughter. Come on, Daddy will make you a new one." Nian Mufeng pulled Ye Zhaoyu away.
"No need, I'm full. Thank you, Dad," Ye Zhaoyu said and quickly left.
Mom said not to make things difficult for him; he can call out if he wants, and he doesn't have to if he doesn't want to.
So far, he seems alright, so Ye Zhaoyu accepted it.
"Hey, did you hear that? My daughter is calling me." Nian Mufeng nudged Luo Nan.
"Boss, did you hear that? Are you satisfied now?" Luo Nan immediately swept the table after hearing that Ye Zhaoyu had finished eating, and still had to find time to answer his boss's questions. He was really too busy.
"Eat, eat, eat, you won't get fat." Nian Mufeng looked at Luo Nan with a look of disgust.
He needed to hurry back to tell his parents that his daughter had acknowledged him and that he needed to quickly return to his ancestral home.
Not long after Nian Mufeng left, Ling Yunjue came to find Ye Zhaoyu.
"Do you want to come to the countryside with me?" Ling Yunjue asked Ye Zhaoyu right away.
"What are you going to the countryside for? What are you investigating? If you can't tell me, then don't tell me," Ye Zhaoyu asked curiously.
"The investigation revealed that Su Aiguo frequently went to a small mountain village in Northeast China to collect things. The records show that before he married your mother, he had never left the village. After marrying your mother, he went to the small mountain village with a clear goal of collecting things, which is a bit strange. I thought about going to see if that small mountain village had any secrets." Ling Yunjue briefly explained the matter.
"Then why me? You should be able to easily arrange people." Ye Zhaoyu didn't understand why they chose someone outside the industry like herself.
"Isn't it because your identity is legitimate, you're skilled in medicine, you're good at fighting, and you're a woman who's divorced, so it's easier to hide your identity?" Ling Yunjue listed all the advantages of her choosing her.
"Alright, when are you going to the countryside? How long will it last?" Ye Zhaoyu thought that she wouldn't be able to take the college entrance exam until the end of the year, so going to the countryside for fun was fine.
There's still no progress on my mother's situation, but Su Aiguo could be a breakthrough point; maybe going to see him will bring unexpected surprises.
“A group of people will be going to the countryside in three days. We will set off with them and will be transferred back after completing the mission,” Ling Yunjue replied.
"Okay, I'll go." Ye Zhaoyu thought, surely it won't take a whole year to investigate!
"Okay, let's set off together then."
After Ling Yunjue left, Ye Zhaoyu waited for Ye Fei to return and told her about her plans to go to the countryside.
"How about I go to the countryside with you?" Ye Fei wanted to go along.
“No need. Someone needs to keep an eye on things in Beijing. Yangyang is usually busy with work, and you have to keep an eye on everything else for me. I’m just going there to see if there’s any news about Mom.” Ye Zhaoyu refused.
She went with officials this time, so there were no safety issues, and she didn't need anyone to protect her.
"Alright then, I'll go and prepare your things." Ye Fei thought about it and realized that made sense, so he could only agree.
After Ye Fei finished speaking, he hurriedly went to prepare his things; he only had three days.
When Nian Mufeng returned, he heard the news that Ye Zhaoyu was going to the countryside. "Xiaoyu, why are you going to the countryside? You are an only child, you don't need to go!"
Ye Zhaoyu only said that she had something to do in the countryside, but she didn't say what it was.
Nian Mufeng saw that Ye Zhaoyu didn't want to talk, but he didn't force her.
Ye Zhaoyu only decided to go to the countryside after she arranged for someone to investigate and found out that it was Ling Yunjue who came.
Ling Yunjue works for the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, so it's likely that he needs Ye Zhaoyu to conceal her identity.
Ye Lingge raised Ye Zhaoyu to be a woman like Xiong Ying, who doesn't need anyone to protect her and doesn't like to do things she doesn't like.
If he were to use his position as her father to ask her not to go, she would probably turn against him.
They've never raised her for even a single day, yet they have such a grown daughter; they should be content.
After understanding the situation, Nian Mufeng immediately started preparing things for Ye Zhaoyu.
He doesn't understand his daughter, but Ye Fei does; Ye Fei is also his daughter.
Nian Mufeng happily went to find Ye Fei to prepare things.
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