Chapter 133 My Brother-in-Law's "Talent" and the Secret Order at Night
Looking at the serious look in Lu Jingyan's eyes, Su Wantang was momentarily speechless.
When this man was protecting her in the cooperative, he exuded an aura of dominance, making her incredibly handsome.
Whenever he gets involved in the kitchen, he exudes an unreliable and naive air.
She couldn't help but twitch her lips when she thought of that plate of dark, scrambled eggs from before.
Are you sure?
Su Wantang raised an eyebrow, leaned against the kitchen door frame, and crossed her arms.
This pose made her waistline even more prominent, the fabric of her moon-white dress clinging to her body, outlining a breathtaking curve.
"Sure."
Lu Jingyan nodded, his tone resolute. He had already taken off his military uniform jacket, leaving only his white shirt underneath. He had also neatly rolled up the sleeves, revealing his two well-defined forearms.
He walked into the kitchen, looked around, and finally his eyes settled on the few round potatoes on the cutting board.
"Today, I'll show you my knife skills." He picked up the cleaver and weighed it in his hand with great flair.
Su Wantang rushed over and grabbed his hand.
"stop!"
Just kidding, this is a knife that Wang Ma just sharpened. If he keeps playing with it like this, the kitchen will definitely be torn down.
Lu Jingyan looked down and saw her fair hand covering the back of his hand. Her fingertips were slightly cool and had a delicate feel.
He flipped his wrist and took her small hand in his palm, squeezing it gently.
"What, you don't trust your brother-in-law?" His voice was deep, tinged with amusement.
Su Wantang's face flushed, and she tried to pull her hand away, but he held it even tighter.
"I don't believe you for a second," she muttered under her breath, tilting her head back and stating her conditions in a serious tone:
"If you want to learn, I'll teach you. But you have to listen to me."
“Okay, I’ll do as you say.” Lu Jingyan agreed readily.
“The first step is to start by washing the vegetables,” Su Wantang said, pointing to the potatoes and greens in the sink.
So, the revered Brigade Commander Lu, who was respected by countless people in the military compound, was now obediently wearing Wang Ma's floral apron, squatting by the sink, carefully scrubbing the mud off the potatoes.
Su Wantang stood to the side, watching his tall figure squatting awkwardly, his earnest expression warming her heart and making her want to laugh at the same time.
"It's clean." Lu Jingyan held up a plump, white potato as if presenting a treasure.
"Yes, peel it."
"good."
"Slice into strips."
Lu Jingyan picked up the knife, gestured at the potato for a long time, and then with one stroke, a thick slice of potato fell off.
Su Wantang covered her face, unable to bear it any longer.
She stepped forward, wrapped her arms around him from behind, and placed her hand over his hand that was holding the knife.
"Let me show you how to make a few cuts so you can feel the force."
Her body was almost completely pressed against his back, the soft touch coming through the thin shirt, and the clean scent of soap mixed with a faint smell of sweat emanating from him, filling her nostrils with a masculine aura.
Lu Jingyan's body stiffened instantly, and his breathing became heavier.
"Watch closely, your hand should be like this, and the knife should be steady..." Su Wantang's voice was right next to his ear, and her warm breath tickled his earlobe.
She guided his hand and landed steadily, creating a potato slice of uniform thickness.
"Brother-in-law, have you learned it?"
"No..." Lu Jingyan's voice was terribly hoarse.
"Teach it again."
Su Wantang didn't notice his strange behavior and made a few more cuts with him.
Their fingers occasionally touched, as if an electric current was running through them. The kitchen, which should have been filled with the smell of cooking oil, was now filled with an ambiguous atmosphere that was heating up.
"What the hell!!"
A deafening roar shattered the tranquility of the room.
"Bang!"
The courtyard gate was violently pushed open from the outside.
"Old Lu! Old Lu! I heard you shut that woman Zhao Linlin up? Well done! I brought you a bottle of good wine to celebrate!"
Gao Jianjun's booming voice was like a thunderclap, instantly shattering the warmth of the room.
He rushed into the house, shouting "Where is everyone? Where is everyone?", and made his way to the kitchen door.
Then, he froze completely.
Gao Jianjun stared wide-eyed, blinked hard, wondering if he was seeing things.
What did he see?
His brother, Lu Jingyan, was a ruthless killer on the battlefield and could scare soldiers so much they wet their pants in the military region.
At this moment, she was wearing a pink floral apron, holding a kitchen knife, and standing stiffly in front of the cutting board.
And standing beside him was his sister-in-law, who was as beautiful as a fairy.
The sister-in-law was holding Lao Lu's hand, teaching him how to cut vegetables?
Gao Jianjun's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and the wine bottle in his hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," luckily without breaking.
He pointed at Lu Jingyan, and after a long pause, he finally managed to utter, "My God! Lu the King of Hell has reformed?!"
The atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious.
Lu Jingyan ultimately failed to cook himself, but under Su Wantang's "strict" guidance, he successfully cut a plate of... fairly evenly sized potato shreds.
Although it didn't look particularly appealing, Lu Jingyan ate it with great satisfaction, as if it were the most delicious food imaginable.
Gao Jianjun shoveled rice into his bowl, mumbling a report on the afternoon's "battle situation."
"Sister-in-law, you didn't see it, Zhao Linlin ran out of the cooperative crying, like her parents had died. I heard that her father, Deputy Director Zhao of the Logistics Department, was so angry that he locked her up on the spot, and she probably won't be out for at least ten days or half a month."
He looked smug and spoke with great enthusiasm.
"Now the whole compound is buzzing with the news that you're not a substitute, but Wan Tang's long-lost younger sister who married into the Lu family in her place to avenge her sister. Those gossipy women look at you differently now; before it was just gossip, now it's awe!"
"Everyone says you're a tough character not to be messed with!" Gao Jianjun gave a thumbs up, his face full of admiration.
This is the feedback he wanted.
Su Wantang took a sip of soup, her face expressionless, but inwardly she was very satisfied. Her goal of establishing her authority had been achieved.
After finishing the meal, Lu Jingyan naturally cleared away the dishes and took the initiative to wash them.
Gao Jianjun watched in amazement, then leaned closer to Su Wantang and lowered his voice:
"Sister-in-law, what kind of magic did you use to subdue Old Lu, this god-like figure?"
Su Wantang glanced at him, a half-smile on her face: "Want to learn?"
"Yes! I dream about it!" Gao Jianjun nodded vigorously.
"Maybe in the next life," Su Wantang said casually before heading upstairs.
Gao Jianjun stood there stunned for a long time before realizing he had been tricked. He scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.
In the study.
Su Wantang suppressed all her smiles and resumed Bai Shu's aloof and indifferent expression.
Qin Zheng was already waiting inside. When she came in, he silently handed her an encrypted file in a brown paper bag.
"Boss, here are the documents you requested."
Su Wantang nodded, sat down at her desk, and turned on the desk lamp.
Under the light, her profile was beautiful, but her expression was focused and somewhat cold.
She opened the file and carefully flipped through it page by page.
The protagonist of the file is Zhou Jimin, an ordinary engineer at the 17th Research Institute of Beijing.
The documents were thick, recording his entire resume from school to work. A genius, an absolute genius. Especially in the semiconductor field, he possessed knowledge and vision far ahead of his time.
But his resume is a history of frustration.
He was straightforward and inflexible, which led to him being ostracized at the research institute.
His superior, Deputy Director Wang Jianguo, especially regarded him as a thorn in his side.
Wang Jianguo has no real talent or ability; he climbed up the ranks through scheming and connections, and he can't stand having subordinates who are more capable than him.
Zhou Jimin's "Dawn" project, a plan dedicated to the research and development of domestically produced integrated circuits, was dismissed as a pipe dream by Wang Jianguo, who obstructed it in every way.
According to reports, just last week, Wang Jianguo forcibly cut off the last funding for the "Dawn" project, citing "no progress in the project and waste of national resources."
Zhou Jimin's team has been two months behind on their salaries, and morale is low; they are on the verge of disbanding.
Qin Zheng added from the side, "I sent someone to contact him. Zhou Jimin is very wary and extremely stubborn. Once he's made up his mind, nothing can change it. It will probably be very difficult to get him to leave the research institute."
Su Wantang didn't speak, but tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, making a "tap, tap" sound.
Her gaze fell on an inconspicuous name in the documents.
Li Wei was Zhou Jimin's deputy and one of his most trusted students.
Su Wantang's pupils contracted slightly.
She remembered the name. In business reports from her past life, this person later betrayed Zhou Jimin, selling the initial research results of the "Dawn" project to an overseas company and making a fortune as a result.
Zhou Jimin was severely affected by this and remained depressed for many years.
That's a perfect opening...
"Suspend all plans to directly contact Zhou Jimin," Su Wantang said coldly, her tone leaving no room for argument.
Qin Zheng was taken aback, somewhat puzzled, but did not ask why.
Su Wantang raised her eyes, her gaze sharp as a knife: "From now on, send someone to keep a 24-hour watch on this Li Wei."
Her finger touched Li Wei's name.
"I need all his information, especially who he's met recently, who he's corresponded with, and whether there are any suspicious transactions in his bank account. I need to find out everything, down to the smallest detail."
"Yes." Qin Zheng immediately accepted the order and turned to leave.
late at night.
After finishing his military duties, Lu Jingyan returned to his bedroom and found that Su Wantang was still awake.
She sat at her desk, intently studying a draft covered with symbols and lines, drawn by the dim light of a desk lamp. It was a circuit diagram copied from Zhou Jimin's materials.
The light cast a soft glow on her, her long eyelashes casting faint shadows under her eyelids, her expression focused and serene.
Lu Jingyan slowed his pace and did not make a sound to disturb them.
He took one of his coats from the closet and gently draped it over her shoulders.
Su Wantang seemed to have just come to her senses, and looked up to meet his gentle and concerned gaze.
"Aren't you going to sleep?" His voice was low, as if he didn't want to disturb her.
"Right away." Su Wantang smiled and closed the documents in her hand.
Neither of them spoke again; a tacit understanding, unspoken yet flowing, permeated the air.
Su Wantang stretched and tapped her fingertip lightly on the table. As if remembering something, a smile curved her lips.
"By the way, there's a place I want to go tomorrow."
"Where are you going? I'll go with you."
“Go see an ‘interesting’ person.” Su Wantang tilted her head, looking at him with a glint of light in her eyes.
"But not to see Zhou Jimin."
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