Chapter 151: Lu Feng’s Affirmation
Chapter 151: Chapter 151: Lu Feng’s Affirmation
Before dawn, Aunt Chen quietly left the house with her son and daughter-in-law, heading to the county’s big hospital.
As Aunt Wang went out early for the bathroom, she ran into Aunt Chen, and they exchanged a glance.
"Come back soon."
"Okay."
Aunt Chen smiled, nodded to Aunt Wang, and quickly left with her son and daughter-in-law.
Aunt Wang watched their backs and her lips curled into a joyful smile.
She thought about telling Fu Xiaoxiao the good news the next time she came over, about how it’s a good thing that they listened.
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Getting up early, Fu Xiaoxiao felt the chill as soon as she opened her room door.
Today was the day Lu Feng was leaving on a mission, and a good day for her to take the two children back to her mother’s. Fu Xiaoxiao got up very early to prepare some food for the family in the kitchen, easy to take along.
Scooping out several spoonfuls of flour, she cracked an egg and started mixing the dough; once the dough was well mixed, she began kneading it by hand.
Once kneaded, she placed it on a pot with hot water to let it ferment.
The pickled snow vegetable was paired with diced meat, Fu Xiaoxiao stir-fried them together, and when the dough was ready, she wrapped them up, rolled them flat with a rolling pin, turning them into a large pancake.
Finally, she placed them onto the pot, waiting for them to cook, and then they were snow vegetable meat wheat pancakes.
When Lu Feng came out, Fu Xiaoxiao was sitting by the stove warming herself, and he approached her with concern. "Why are you up so early?"
"We’re all going out today. I’ve already told Lin Qiu to come by when she has time to help feed the rabbits," Fu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
"This mission might take a long time, I’m not sure when I’ll be back." Lu Feng sat down beside Fu Xiaoxiao, gently holding her hand to warm it.
Fu Xiaoxiao felt his warm hand, surprisingly warmer than the stove fire.
"It’s okay, I understand." Fu Xiaoxiao chuckled lightly. "Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of the house."
"With you here, I’m very relieved. I’ll give you all the bonus money once the mission is completed," Lu Feng said to Fu Xiaoxiao with a smile.
"That’s what you said." Fu Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up, a man who willingly hands over his bonus money, how charming.
"Yes, all for you." Lu Feng nodded at Fu Xiaoxiao’s nose bridge.
"Lu Feng, I have something to tell you." Fu Xiaoxiao remembered Lin Jun and decided to tell Lu Feng about him.
"Go ahead," Lu Feng nodded lightly, his hands still working until Fu Xiaoxiao’s hands were warm enough that he was satisfied.
Fu Xiaoxiao softly told Lu Feng about Lin Jun, and after listening, Lu Feng gently pinched Fu Xiaoxiao’s cheek. "You’re quite bold, delivering medicine in the middle of the night."
"It was urgent to save a life!" Fu Xiaoxiao knew it was not good, but at the time she didn’t know whom to ask for help, eventually deciding to go herself.
"Those people are talented; they shouldn’t end up like that. I thought I’d help if I could, sorry!" Fu Xiaoxiao looked at Lu Feng apologetically.
"Do you know what I like most about you?" Lu Feng looked deeply at Fu Xiaoxiao; seeing her shake her head, he smiled. "Your kindness is what I like the most."
"You understand what’s appropriate, what should and shouldn’t be done, balanced and moderated. Take your cousin’s situation, for instance; others might have chosen easily to drive Fu Cheng away, fearing a burden." Lu Feng’s words made Fu Xiaoxiao’s eyes sparkle.
"In fact, when I heard Wang Lu reporting to me, I also thought that Fu Cheng was not someone easy to handle and should rightfully leave. But you chose to steady him, found Lin Qiu for him, and gave him an identity at the first opportunity, enabling him to ’obey,’ which truly surprised me." Lu Feng smiled, gently squeezing Fu Xiaoxiao’s hand.
"Don’t you blame me for acting on my own?" Fu Xiaoxiao felt greatly encouraged by Lu Feng’s words.
It was the first time she had received acknowledgment from Lu Feng’s mouth.
"Why would I blame you? Uncle Liu has praised you countless times in front of me for keeping someone capable for the troop, solving a huge problem, it was you who retained Fu Cheng, found Lin Qiu for him, otherwise, with Fu Cheng forcefully intruding the troop’s entrance that day, the issue would be difficult to wrap up; living alone in the wilderness, unable to express himself, not understanding our world, the troop would never take such a person. The uncertainty was too great, no one was confident enough to make him obey." Lu Feng affirmed Fu Xiaoxiao’s action.
She allowed the troop to secure a controllable talent, with Fu Cheng’s abilities being no less than his.
Liu Hongjun didn’t know how many times he praised Fu Xiaoxiao before Lu Feng, gaining a stout operator.
"Now it’s different, Fu Cheng is willing to stay for Lin Qiu. Thanks to him, I can spare more time to be with you all." Lu Feng had to admit, Fu Cheng’s presence significantly reduced his workload.
Infiltration is the hardest assignment; nine out of ten colleagues discovered may face dire consequences.
A capture operation requires immediate deployment, along with an adept infiltrator; he had to do multiple roles to reduce injuries, but now with Fu Cheng, it’s much easier.
An adept in infiltration, he can assuredly deploy from the rear, leveraging the information provided to make decisions.
Their cooperation greatly boosted efficiency.
"You’re different from other women; you have initiative, calmly handling complicated issues without following the crowd, sticking to your ideas and finding solutions. Honestly, you surprise me; I truly found a treasure with you." Lu Feng openly praised Fu Xiaoxiao.
Fu Xiaoxiao felt embarrassed by the compliments. "Alright, alright, stop praising me, or I’ll dig a hole to bury myself."
Lu Feng chuckled.
He breathed a sigh of relief, having exhausted all his words.
He truly couldn’t think of more.
"Mom, what did you make that smells so good..." Lu Lin and Lu Chen yawned as they walked into the kitchen, awakened by the aroma of meat, groggily following the scent to the kitchen.
"You’re awake? Wash your faces quickly because we’ll be leaving soon." Fu Xiaoxiao looked at the four sleepyheads and laughed.
"Oh." The four little ones turned around in unison to leave the kitchen to wash their faces and brush their teeth.
Fu Xiaoxiao got up, approached the pot, and when she opened it, the aroma of the wheat pancake poured out, so much that Lu Feng couldn’t help but take a couple more sniffs.
"What’s this?" Lu Feng asked, it looked like a pancake Fu Xiaoxiao made before but seemed different.
"This is wheat pancake with filling, it’s snow vegetable and meat." Fu Xiaoxiao picked up one and divided it into four.
Lu Feng eagerly took the wheat pancake from Fu Xiaoxiao’s hand, the fresh-out-the-oven pancake with its crispiness, dough, snow vegetable, and meat blended together richly.
"Delicious! This is truly tasty." Lu Feng took a bite, the deliciousness overwhelmed him, finishing one piece in two or three bites.
"Ah! Dad’s sneaking bites! We want some too!" The four little ones came back after washing their faces and immediately ran over upon seeing Lu Feng already eating.