"Thank you." Jiang Li accepted the cloth coupons and money. There was nothing she could do. A penny could make a hero fall. She would return it to 놛놅 when she found a job.

Qi Shaoqiang felt sorry for Jiang Li. Girls of her age all loved beauty, but Jiang Li dressed worse than others. It was rare that she had such a cheerful and open personality.

"Eat it," Qi Shaoqiang pushed his elbow towards Jiang Li and started to eat the Yangchun noodles himself.

Jiang Li generously took out her own meat and said, "Let's eat together."

Qi Shaoqiang felt very happy in his heart, as his wife was really caring.

"I'm a grown man, I can eat anything. You should eat more meat to replenish your body."

The red-sauced pork elbow is filled with fat and lean meat that melts in your mouth. The braised sauce is mixed with the steaming rice and is so delicious that it makes your tongue swell.

"The chefs here are extremely skilled at making pork elbows. I heard it's a secret passed down from generation to generation."

Qi Shaoqiang finished the Yangchun noodles in two bites. He was reluctant to eat the meat and just smiled as he watched Jiang Li eating with relish.

Jiang Li finished the last bite of the crystal clear pork belly and sighed with satisfaction.

After traveling for so many days, this was the first time she had a full meal.

The weather was hot and the sun was shining brightly. After walking out of the hotel for a while, Jiang Li felt very hot and there were a few beads of sweat on the tip of her small nose.

Qi Shaoqiang saw this and took two quick steps quietly, blocking the sun with his body.

The shadow fell, enveloping Jiang Li tightly. Although she was still hot, she was obviously not as uncomfortable as before.

Jiang Li felt happy in her heart, it seemed that Qi Shaoqiang was not as straight as she had imagined.

"Brother Qi, didn't you go to the cafeteria to eat lunch at noon?"

Jiang Li looked up and saw a young woman with fair skin and a plump figure calling out from the steps of the supply and marketing cooperative.

She has short hair, thin eyebrows and eyes, and a slightly protruding mouth.

She was wearing the most fashionable floral dress, lace-up leather shoes, and bright lipstick.

"I was afraid that you didn't have any meals, so I used your lunch box and packed you a portion of braised pork," and handed the halogen-flavored aluminum lunch box to Jiang Li.

Although Wu Meiling had a smile on her face, her teeth were clenched tightly.

These past few days, Qi Shaoqiang was unwilling to pay attention to herself, but was very close to this young woman.

She deliberately pushed the full lunch box forward, and a few drops of marinade spilled out, splashing onto Jiang Li's chest.

Jiang Li frowned. There was a hint of intimacy in the girl's words.

Is he deliberately asserting his power in front of me? Or does Qi Shaoqiang just like to tease girls?

She wiped the oil stain with a handkerchief and said, "Comrade, please open your eyes. I don't like braised pork."

Wu Meiling blushed immediately as she wanted to make Jiang Li suffer a loss. She never expected that this country girl would dare to bring it up in front of her.

Seeing Jiang Li's mouth turned down, Qi Shaoqiang's heart skipped a beat. It's over. Did his wife misunderstand him?

He quickly took the lunch box in his hand, looking serious, "Comrade Wu Meiling, please don't touch my personal belongings in the future.

Besides, it’s shift time now, so you can just call me Deputy Director.”

"Brother Qi! We have known each other since childhood. Do we have to be so distant? Besides, I have good intentions."

Wu Meiling's eyes were red. "If you don't want to, I won't touch your things in the future."

She looked at Jiang Li with tears in her eyes, "Who is this lesbian? Don't you want to tell me?"

Wu Meiling felt a strong sense of crisis. Although Jiang Li was wearing tattered clothes, it could not hide her beauty at all.

With a perky nose, cherry lips, curly eyelashes and hair tied into a fluffy braid that falls on her shoulders, she has a natural and elegant air.

"This is Comrade Jiang Li, I am pursuing her."

Qi Shaoqiang's words stirred up a wave of shock in Wu Meiling's heart.

She subconsciously retorted, "How can I!"

Jiang Li was pretty, but she didn't even have a neat piece of clothing. It looked like her family was very poor, maybe even from the country.

How could Brother Qi give up his job and choose this woman?

Qi Shaoqiang glanced at his watch. It was almost one o'clock. He felt a little impatient and wanted to take advantage of the dinner time to choose clothes for his wife.

"Are you okay? If you are, go to work quickly and don't keep the customers waiting for you."

Qi Shaoqiang looked serious. Today, he went around the food counter in the supply and marketing cooperative and found that there were many outrageous sales clerks like Feng Liping in the supply and marketing cooperative.

Arriving late and leaving early, snubbing customers who come to buy things, chatting and gossiping during work hours, and withholding good products for themselves or their relatives.

Wu Meiling's eyes were full of resentment. She looked at Jiang Li with a little more resentment and said reluctantly, "Deputy Director Qi, I'll leave first."

She bit her lip and turned around. Qi Shaoqiang would come to the supply and marketing cooperative to work these days, and she didn't have time to spend with him.

Humph, as time goes by, Brother Qi will eventually find that he is the most suitable one.

"Wait!" The man's deep and pleasant voice rang out.

Wu Meiling turned around in surprise, but a few grain coupons and money were stuffed into her hands. "Money for the braised pork."

Before she could retract the smile on her face, she saw Qi Shaoqiang handing the lunch box to Jiang Li and coaxing her carefully.

"Li, I've eaten the braised pork in the canteen of the supply and marketing cooperative, and it's as good as the one in the state-owned hotel. You can take it back and try it.

If you like it, we can eat it in a restaurant next time."

Jiang Li took the lunch box, and Qi Shaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that his wife was not angry.

That's good.

Jiang Li cast a look of resentment and jealousy on her. She raised her eyes and found that Wu Meiling's face was blue with anger.

I queued up for half an hour to get the braised pork, so why did Brother Qi give it to that vixen?

Jiang Li felt relieved immediately. From what she could see from Qi Shaoqiang's attitude, she knew that he had no ambiguity towards Wu Meiling and was honest with her.

She smiled and said, "One time of braised pork is enough. Next time I want to eat carp."

Qi Shaoqiang looked at Jiang Li with her lips pursed and her smile was as beautiful as a flower. The air around him seemed to be lit up by her. "Okay, you have the final say."

Wu Meiling stomped her feet and ran away crying.

Seeing that it was getting late, and fearing that she would miss the bus back to the village, Jiang Li tore off a few inches of cotton cloth and hurried to the station.

Qi Shaoqiang pushed out a bicycle that he had borrowed from a colleague, and patted the back seat, "I'll take you to the station."

Jiang Li did not refuse and sat in the back seat. Qi Shaoqiang rode the bike and explained nervously, "The young woman just now is called Wu Meiling.

She was originally from our production team, and I had a good relationship with her brother."

"So how is your relationship with her?"

Seeing that Qi Shaoqiang was nervous, Jiang Li teased him deliberately.

Qi Shaoqiang panicked and the tire of the bicycle went over a stone. Jiang Li, who was sitting on the back seat, shook her head, cried out tenderly, and couldn't help but grab the edge of Qi Shaoqiang's clothes.

The tip of her nose accidentally brushed against Qi Shaoqiang's broad back, and a clean, soapy scent wafted in the air.

Jiang Li sat up straight, "Just kidding, I know you have nothing to do with her."

Qi Shaoqiang's back suddenly became stiff, he could no longer speak, and even pedaled his bike slower.

I really wish this road was longer so I could spend more time with Jiang Li.

The sun was scorching and the bus was filled with a foul smell. Qi Shaoqiang found a window seat for Jiang Li, bought the ticket in advance, and then peeled the oranges he had bought from the supply and marketing cooperative and handed them to her.

Seeing that the car was about to leave, Qi Shaoqiang was a little reluctant, "I'm leaving."