A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Ye Wenxi was chatting with Zhang Yunxia when she suddenly heard the sound of a door opening hurriedly and a loud shout coming from outside.

"The food's here!" Lang Yuqin pushed open the small door and shouted inside.

As Lang Yuqin's voice came from the doorway, the previously quiet space, filled only with the clattering of sewing machines, suddenly became lively.

"Hey? Dinner's here? Let's go eat, Sister Yunxia. We haven't tried Aunt Lang's cooking yet." Ye Wenxi put away the documents on the table.

"I've never tried it either, but I've heard it's really delicious." Zhang Yunxia wiped the chalk writing off the small blackboard.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked to the warehouse door, peering out.

Several technicians walked in from outside, each carrying a large yellow enamel basin with a floral pattern.

Lang Yuqin was holding the largest enamel basin with a lid behind her.

Her eyes lit up when she saw Ye Wenxi:

"Oh, Comrade Xiao Ye, you're back?" Lang Yuqin said with delight.

"Yes, I'm back." Ye Wenxi nodded with a smile. "Sorry, I forgot to tell you that Yunxia and I came back early. Is there food for us today?"

"Yes, yes, yes! We can each take a little less." Lang Yuqin said as she and the technicians placed the enamel basins on the large conference table.

Ye Wenxi opened the lids one by one, and steam rose from the lids, releasing a fragrant aroma.

The meal consisted of three kinds of vegetables (stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers), chicken stew with mushrooms, and fermented bean curd—one meat dish and two vegetable dishes. The staple food was a large steamed bun made by Lang Yuqin herself.

The dishes were glossy and looked very good, both in terms of quality and appearance.

Ye Wenxi and Zhang Yunxia each got a meal, but not too much.

The technicians next to them each carried two lunch boxes: one containing their own lunch from home, and the other an empty lunch box, which they would take home to their families.

"Aren't you all eating?" Ye Wenxi looked at the technicians, who were all eating the meals they had brought from home.

Ye Wenxi couldn't understand why, apart from the chicken stew with mushrooms being a meat dish, the other dishes were just okay and nothing particularly unusual, so why couldn't she bear to eat them?

"Xiao Ye, you'll know once you try it," a technician said with a smile.

"Oh? Okay, I'll try it." Ye Wenxi quickly picked up a piece of chicken and put it in her mouth. After chewing it a couple of times, her eyes widened.

She immediately ate several more bites of other dishes and broke off a piece of steamed bun.

"Mmm~~~ This smells so good!" Ye Wenxi wasn't exaggerating at all.

Lang Yuqin stood to the side, her face crinkling with laughter as she grinned from ear to ear.

"Aunt Lang, this is better than any restaurant food I've ever had. How did you make it?" Ye Wenxi asked while eating.

Lang Yuqin perked up and immediately started talking:

"It took a lot of effort to make. I was very careful with the ingredients, the cooking time, and the process. I was even more careful than when I was working in the kitchen all those years ago."

"Let me tell you, I asked the service center to keep this chicken for me, so it wouldn't freeze or die. I just killed this chicken this morning."

"I used pure alkaline sourdough for that steamed bun. That sourdough is something I've been using for many years; you can't buy it outside."

"And that fermented bean curd isn't just any ordinary fermented bean paste; it's my own homemade blend..."

Ye Wenxi nodded repeatedly as he listened.

She had thought that Lang Yuqin was at most at the restaurant level. Now it seems that she does indeed have some real skills and experience.

In addition, with ample time to prepare the food at a leisurely pace, it will naturally taste better than food rushed out of a restaurant.

"Aunt Lang, thank you for your hard work these past few days. I can taste your care in your cooking," Ye Wenxi said with a smile, offering a few polite words.

Everyone was enjoying their meal.

"Xiao Ye, could you settle the bill for me?" Lang Yuqin tentatively asked.

Ye Wenxi almost burst out laughing.

"Aunt Lang, have you eaten?" Ye Wenxi asked with a smile, changing the subject.

"Huh? I didn't." Lang Yuqin was taken aback.

"Let's eat first, and then I'll talk to you in detail." Ye Wenxi patted the chair next to her.

Lang Yuqin then realized that she might have been a bit too hasty. She quickly replied:

"Ah, okay, okay, let's eat first, let's eat first."

After the meal, the chefs cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Ye Wenxi waved to Lang Yuqin:

"Aunt Lang, come and sit down."

Lang Yuqin wiped her hands, sat down opposite her, and looked at her somewhat nervously.

Ye Wenxi slowly flipped through the expense ledger and service agency receipts for this month.

She randomly checked a few entries, and they all matched.

During this time, Lang Yuqin didn't say much, but just sat opposite Ye Wenxi, waiting for him to slowly flip through and read.

In fact, Ye Wenxi had deliberately observed her words and actions today, and they were much better and more natural than when they first met.

Perhaps influenced by the working environment and atmosphere of the garment company, coupled with daily interactions with the technicians, people's behavior naturally changes once their circle and environment change.

She sensed that Lang Yuqin's previous fiery and impulsive nature had subsided somewhat.

"Aunt Lang, would you mind if we talked as we walked?" Ye Wenxi closed the ledger and stood up.

"Go? Where to?" Lang Yuqin asked.

"I'll accompany you to our small kitchen and take a look around while I'm at it," Ye Wenxi said with a smile, making a surprise inspection.

"Okay! Let's go." Lang Yuqin agreed quite readily.

On her way to the small kitchen, Lang Yuqin pushed a small tricycle with bowls, chopsticks, and enamel basins on it.

This tricycle was requested from the logistics department and was specifically used by the garment company to transport goods back and forth within the military region.

In the morning, Lang Yuqin uses it to purchase and pick up vegetables and deliver lunch to employees. In the afternoon, Wang Yingxue occasionally uses it to run to the mailroom to pick up packages.

"Aunt Lang, how have things been lately? Is there anything you're not used to?" Ye Wenxi asked casually.

"It's all good, uh... well..." Lang Yuqin pondered.

"While you were away, we were never short of money," Lang Yuqin said, circling back to the topic.

In fact, Ye Wenxi had previously asked Sun Xiaolan to allocate a portion of the reserve funds from the clothing company's account for Lang Yuqin to buy groceries, ten yuan per week.

This money is for basic expenses; any excess will be reimbursed to Ye Wenxi after she returns and reviews the accounts.

"I'm sorry, Aunt Lang, I've seen the bill and expenses." Ye Wenxi slowed her pace and spoke calmly, "The items you purchased and their quality are quite reasonable. Ten yuan is a bit low, considering we have a meat dish every day. Don't worry, I'll increase the purchasing budget later."

"The bill isn't complete yet," Lang Yuqin muttered to herself.

"Hmm? Incomplete?" Ye Wenxi turned her head, somewhat surprised.

"I bought some of it from military dependents and their families. It's just after the New Year, and many people still have leftover food at home, like sauerkraut, potatoes, and frozen sticky rice cakes..."

She paused, leaned closer, and lowered her voice:

"You don't know, some people have so much food at home, it's all given to them by others. Now that the weather is getting warmer, they can't keep it for long, so they're willing to sell it to us."

"Like Battalion Commander Zhang, he has quite a few families..."

"Wait a minute~~wait a minute~~" "Aunt Lang, please wait a moment, I need to sort this out."

Ye Wenxi stopped in his tracks, stood with his hands in his pockets, looked at Lang Yuqin, and sighed.

She was a little stunned by Lang Yuqin's actions.