A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Zhuang Qingxiang didn't know what was wrong with Lu Congyue. She wanted to ask him, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she saw Lu Congyue suddenly turn his back to her.

"Director Lu?" she called out hesitantly.

Lu Congyue pinched the pad of his index finger with his thumbnail, as if that could drive away the feeling from the previous touch.

His voice deepened: "Comrade Zhuang, if you can't feed... both children, I suggest..."

"We can feed them! We can feed them!" Zhuang Qingxiang said hurriedly.

Zhuang Qingxiang was very perceptive; she could sense that Lu Congyue still didn't want to keep her, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

If she had any other way, she would have left with dignity, but supporting herself and her two children is more important to her now than dignity.

So, despite her shyness, she still tried her best to make herself clear.

"When my husband was alive, he often gave me meat, so my milk... my milk supply was very good! These past few days I've been taking care of my three children, so it's inconvenient for me to go out and buy meat..."

It was really inappropriate for two strangers to discuss such a topic. Zhuang Qingxiang mustered up her courage to finish speaking, her cheeks already burning hot.

Lu Congyue also felt his ears burning, but at this moment, silence seemed even more awkward.

"Sorry, I misunderstood. I'll find a way to resolve this." He hurriedly said this and was about to leave.

"Director Lu, I know you're busy, but you have to eat first, no matter how busy you are," Zhuang Qingxiang said hurriedly.

She is a very good cook, taught by her mother.

Today, she tried her best to make the most delicious food with the limited ingredients, hoping that Lu Congyue would feel that keeping her around had other uses besides breastfeeding, such as being a cook.

Zhuang Qingxiang felt that only by showcasing her strengths as much as possible could she have a real chance to stay.

Afraid that Lu Congyue would ignore her, she whispered, "It's so hot today, I've been cooking in the kitchen for a long time, please at least try a couple of bites."

One sentence made Lu Congyue feel as if his legs were tied to iron balls, unable to move.

Zhuang Qingxiang hurriedly gestured to Xiao Qianyue: "Yueyue, call your uncle for dinner."

Little Qian Yue cleverly stepped forward, grabbed Lu Congyue's trouser leg, shook it, and said in a childish voice, "Uncle, let's eat."

Lu Congyue could ignore or even refuse Zhuang Qingxiang, but he couldn't push away a small child.

He turned around and sat down at the dining table, subconsciously looking at Zhuang Qingxiang, but only saw Zhuang Qingxiang's back as she lifted the curtain and entered the room.

Knowing that Zhuang Qingxiang was avoiding suspicion, Lu Congyue was very satisfied, but he also felt inexplicably uneasy.

He's not a landlord or rich man; he can't be harsh on his comrades. She doesn't need to act like a farmhand or maid, afraid to even sit at the dinner table.

"Yueyue, call your mother for dinner," Lu Congyue said to Xiaoqianyue.

Xiao Qianyue shook her head: "Mom needs to feed my little brother first. No need to wait, Uncle can eat this."

She acted like a little adult, trying to pick up food for Lu Congyue.

Lu Congyue chuckled. How could he let a child take care of him? So he added a piece of food to his own mouth.

The moment he entered the mouth, his eyes widened slightly.

It's winter melon, but it's cooked like braised pork. It looks and tastes similar, but you only know it's winter melon when you taste it and chew it carefully.

good to eat!

Lu Congyue couldn't resist eating two more pieces, and then took another bite of the crispy scallion pancake. It was so delicious that he almost bit his tongue.

"Uncle, is it delicious?" Little Qian Yue asked eagerly.

Lu Congyue nodded: "It's delicious, you should eat too."

Little Qian Yue immediately smiled and ran into the inner room in a flash: "Mommy, Mommy! Uncle said it's delicious, Uncle will definitely keep Mommy here to do chores."

The sound was so joyful and expectant that Lu Congyue, holding his chopsticks, forgot to continue eating.

"Director Lu!"

A clear shout came from outside; it was the voice of a young woman.

Zhuang Qingxiang quickly grabbed Xiao Qianyue and shook her head, indicating that they should not go out at this time.

"Come in!" Lu Congyue responded.

Lin Wei walked in from outside with a bright smile, carrying two lunch boxes in her hands.

Seeing the food on Lu Congyue's table, her smile faltered slightly: "Oh, Director Lu, you're eating? I was thinking you hadn't had time to cook since you just got back from your business trip, so I specially went to the canteen to buy groceries for you."

Lu Congyue waited a few seconds, and seeing that she had nothing else to say, he knew the machine was fine, so he frowned and said, "No need, you can take it back and eat it yourself."

Lin Wei was secretly peeking through the curtain that blocked the view of the inner room, her gaze wishing she could pierce through the curtain to see the woman inside.

She heard that the wet nurse Lu Congyue hired was a restless vixen who had been kicked out of her husband's family for having an affair.

Lin Wei felt that Lu Congyue would definitely look down on such a dirty woman, but keeping such a person at home would be a disaster.

No matter how good a man is, he can't resist the seduction of a vixen!

Lin Wei pretended not to hear Lu Congyue's words, placed the lunchbox on the table, and said with a smile, "Director Lu, this meal is quite nice. Did the nanny you hired for your child prepare it?"

Lu Congyue nodded slightly: "Technician Lin, is there anything else?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Lin Wei said with a smile, feigning liveliness. "It just looks delicious, and I'm getting hungry too. Director Lu, aren't you going to invite me to sit down and have some?"

As she spoke, she opened two lunchboxes. "I brought braised pork and stewed potatoes with me. The food in the cafeteria today is quite oily."

Lu Congyue swallowed back his words of refusal.

He remembered that Zhuang Qingxiang had just said that she didn't have enough breast milk to feed the two children because she didn't eat much meat on weekdays.

Lu Congyue glanced at the glistening braised pork in the lunchbox and said casually, "Then sit down and have some."

Lin Wei was overjoyed and hurriedly pulled up a stool to sit down. Just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks, she saw Lu Congyue pick up a lunchbox and a pair of chopsticks, and take a long stride to the door of the inner room.

"Comrade Zhuang," he said in a deep voice through the curtain, "take the lunchbox!"

Xiao Qianyue lifted the curtain, her big eyes filled with question marks.

Lu Congyue handed her the lunchbox and chopsticks: "Give this to your mother, tell her to eat more."

When Xiao Qianyue saw the braised pork, her eyes widened instantly. She nodded hurriedly and carefully carried the lunchbox back.

Lu Congyue also turned around and went back to the dining table, where he sat down and began to eat.

"Director Lu, the wet nurse you hired is really arrogant, she won't even come out to eat?" Lin Wei said impatiently.

Lu Congyue didn't even lift his eyelids: "She has to feed the baby! You eat quickly."

He only tasted one bite of the braised pork and potatoes in the other lunchbox and didn't eat any more. He didn't know why, but after eating Zhuang Qingxiang's braised winter melon, he felt that the braised pork was not quite right.

Lin Wei was furious when she saw that Lu Congyue only ate the food prepared by the nanny and didn't even touch the food she brought.

She also picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks. The winter melon, which tasted just as good as braised pork, seemed to melt in her mouth and left a lingering fragrance after swallowing.

That fox spirit's cooking is so delicious?

Alarm bells rang in Lin Wei's mind.

When Lu Congyue came to this remote and impoverished place to build an arms factory, her mother reminded her that men are all driven by desires, which may be for women, for power, or for food.

The mother also said that Lu Congyue's family had power, and he himself had power. She was also good-looking, and as long as she worked hard on her cooking skills, she would definitely be able to win Lu Congyue's heart, because to win a man's heart, you must first win his stomach.

Lin Wei listened but ignored it, because she didn't think Lu Congyue was such a superficial person.

But now, she's starting to worry.