"Came a few times, but nobody was home, so I left without asking your neighbors for your whereabouts," Xiao Liuzi said as he brought the dishes into the house and unpacked them for Fu Wenwen.
"I really wanted to go grocery shopping! And here you are, delivering it! Thank you," Fu Wenwen said with a smile, looking at the fresh vegetables and a prime cut of pork belly on the table.
"What are you being so polite about, my lady warrior!" Xiao Liuzi chuckled. "Oh, by the way, Brother Hu asked me to tell you, do you still have your goods? Supplies are tight right now, and Brother Fu and the others have gone to collect them. It'll take about ten days!"
"I do!" Fu Wenwen replied with a smile. "Ask Wang Hu to find an empty place near me to store them!"
"Okay!" Xiao Liuzi nodded.
"Any trouble lately?" Fu Wenwen asked Xiao Liuzi.
Xiao Liuzi glanced at Fu Wenwen and shook his head.
"There's no point in lying to me!" Fu Wenwen raised an eyebrow and said directly.
"Qin Laohu was intercepted by Brother Hu, and they tried to ambush him several times. Fortunately, Brother Hu has been training, and they fought them off! But he did get injured," Xiao Liuzi said, looking uneasy.
"Tell Wang Hu to get ready tonight. Find out where their hideout is, and we'll go back for a raid!" Fu Wenwen gave Xiao Liuzi a glance, her eyes filled with a hint of anger.
"Alright!" Xiao Liuzi's eyes lit up.
After Xiao Liuzi left, Fu Wenwen was about to start cooking when Lin Feng returned.
"Why are you back so soon? Not driving today?" Fu Wenwen asked Lin Feng, who nodded.
He didn't say that he was worried about Fu Wenwen and Lin An's safety at home, so he handed over the transport duty to Fang Xiangjun and rushed back himself.
Seeing Lin Feng like this, Fu Wenwen understood. She smiled at Lin Feng, "Neglecting your duties for me, should I be happy or angry?"
"Of course, happy! What could be more important than you?" Lin Feng replied immediately.
"You've changed, your words have become so sweet!" Fu Wenwen looked at him, her eyes full of laughter. She pulled at his collar and kissed him on the cheek. "A reward for your sweet talk."
"Alright, you sit for a while. I'll cook!" Fu Wenwen walked into the kitchen.
"I'll help you!" Lin Feng, covering the cheek he had just kissed, trotted after Fu Wenwen into the kitchen.
Lin Feng took care of washing and chopping the vegetables, leaving Fu Wenwen to do the cooking.
"You must be hot. Have some water," Fu Wenwen said, sweating as she cooked. Lin Feng fed her water from the side, wiped her sweat, and then tried to sneak a kiss. Fu Wenwen gave him a playful glare, pushed him away, but he clung to her again.
Lin An sat on the stairs, holding a little white cat that was sleeping soundly in his arms. He watched Fu Wenwen and Lin Feng, his small face full of confusion.
"Why are Mommy and Daddy so strange? Why do they kiss each other while cooking...?"
"Meow~" the little cat responded with a soft meow, then looked back at Xiao Hei, who was grooming Xiao Xue.
Fu Wenwen finished cooking and gave Lin Feng a speechless glance.
"Lin An, dinner's ready!" Lin Feng called out to Lin An, his head turned away guiltily.
After dinner, Lin Feng washed the dishes and was about to sneak another kiss when Fu Wenwen, having seen through his intentions, chased him out of the door.
Lin Feng followed Wang Hu's earlier directions and found the black market. Liu Fang at the entrance was surprised to see Lin Feng and came forward. "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see Wang Hu!" Lin Feng got straight to the point.
Liu Fang was taken aback and led Lin Feng to Wang Hu's house. "Brother Hu, someone's looking for you!"
"Who's looking for me?" Wang Hu opened the door, saw Lin Feng, and raised an eyebrow. "Come in."
"Why have you come here?" Wang Hu asked Lin Feng, curious.
"I need your help with something?" Lin Feng said seriously. Wang Hu raised an eyebrow. "Go ahead."
"I want you to help me look after my wife and son," Lin Feng said earnestly. "Someone has been eyeing my family since the ledger was handed over. A thief broke into the house a couple of days ago. I'm worried about my wife and son's safety."
"Whatever you ask, I'll pay!" Lin Feng said sincerely.
"...You want me to protect your wife?" Wang Hu looked at Lin Feng with surprise.
Did the unbeatable female warrior need his protection?
"Yes," Lin Feng said seriously, taking out ten yuan from his pocket and placing it on the table.
Wang Hu pushed the money back and said calmly, "Don't talk about money. You've helped us with black market matters before, and I remember that favor. This is a small matter. Don't worry, your wife will be absolutely fine."
She's safer than I am.
"Then... I'll trouble you!" Lin Feng looked at Wang Hu and extended his hand.
Wang Hu looked at Lin Feng's hand and shook it.
"Don't worry, if I die, she won't be harmed!" Wang Hu said truthfully.
Lin Feng was stunned. He hadn't expected Wang Hu to say such a thing. He gripped Wang Hu's hand tightly, expressing his inner excitement.
Wang Hu smiled slightly at the excited Lin Feng.
Lin Feng went to work happily. Wang Hu and Liu Fei, standing beside him, watched his retreating figure with complex expressions. "Brother, what do you think will happen if he finds out that the female warrior is his wife?"
"Either he'll get beaten, or the female warrior will beat him..." Wang Hu said calmly. "Is there any other outcome?"
"What if he divorces the female warrior..." Liu Fei glanced at Wang Hu.
"With the female warrior's qualifications, do you think she wouldn't find a man of better standing?" Wang Hu said dismissively. "He still has a long way to go to be worthy of the female warrior!"
"That's true! I really didn't expect the female warrior to be his wife," Liu Fang said regretfully, glancing at Wang Hu.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Wang Hu glared at Liu Fang good-naturedly. "But this is good too, it gives us a chance to appear before our goddess openly."
"That's true," Liu Fang nodded.
"Brother! I'm back..." Just then, the door was pushed open, and Xiao Liuzi stumbled in.
"Xiao Liuzi... you went to deliver vegetables to the female warrior... Xiao Liuzi! What happened to you? Who did this?" Liu Fang was about to tease Xiao Liuzi for taking so long to return after delivering vegetables to Fu Wenwen. He turned around and saw Xiao Liuzi looking disheveled, covered in mud, with several footprints on his body.
"I ran into Qin Laohu's men on the way... but it's fine, I fought them off, and they're in worse shape than me." Although Xiao Liuzi was disheveled, his laughter was unrestrained and bold. He laughed heartily in triumph.
"Are you really alright?" Wang Hu frowned, looking at Xiao Liuzi, who had a swollen eye. "Qin Laohu's gang has gone too far."
"Brother Hu, the female warrior said for you to gather your men, find their hideout, and the female warrior will lead us to raid their lair tonight!" Xiao Liuzi grabbed Wang Hu's hand and said with a smile.
"Really? That's great! I've wanted to fight for a long time!" Liu Fang said excitedly and immediately ran out to gather his men.
Wang Hu took out the medicine box that Fu Wenwen had given him and, following the order Fu Wenwen had taught him, began to apply medicine to Xiao Liuzi.