He nodded seriously as he thought about this.
Time came to seven-thirty in the morning. Li Qingfeng got up when he heard activity in the kitchen.
He put on his clothes and directly opened the door.
He happened to meet Qin Bingyue, who was arranging bowls and chopsticks on the table. The moment their eyes met, a blush instantly spread across Qin Bingyue's face.
After a long while, Qin Bingyue spoke somewhat shyly, "Good morning!"
"Good morning!"
Hearing her greeting, Li Qingfeng waved his hand.
"The toiletries are in the bathroom. My sister has already bought them for you."
Qin Bingyue said directly, pointing to the location of the bathroom.
Watching her gesture, Li Qingfeng walked over.
Inside, there were three sets of toiletries. One set was pink, likely Qin Bingran's, identical to the one in her room.
Another set was light blue, looking very much like Qin Bingyue's.
On the far side was a new set of toiletries, white, which was presumably bought for Li Qingfeng.
Seeing this, he directly picked it up.
After washing up, the three of them sat down to eat.
Breakfast was made by Qin Bingran. To Li Qingfeng's surprise, the cold and aloof police flower was an excellent cook, which truly shocked him.
"Do I need to introduce myself? I recall you only have one sister in your phone contacts!"
Qin Bingran's remark, made while Li Qingfeng was calmly eating his congee, nearly made him spit it out.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
He coughed repeatedly, startled, and then turned to look at Qin Bingyue.
She didn't have any particular thoughts about it, as she had added that friend casually.
However, Qin Bingyue never imagined that this guy would almost become her brother-in-law.
"By the way, little sister, what time did you get back yesterday?"
Qin Bingran asked, looking at Qin Bingyue's slightly disheveled hair.
Hearing her question, Qin Bingyue's body instantly stiffened, and an embarrassed expression appeared on her face.
"Sis, I was at a gathering with my girlfriends yesterday. It was already late when I got back, and I was drunk, so I slept on the living room sofa."
"Is that so? Drink a little less next time, you're still young."
Qin Bingran said with great concern upon hearing this.
Qin Bingyue showed a look of helplessness.
She said, "Sister, I'm already an adult."
"Even if you're an adult, you're still my sister. Be good."
...
Amidst the sisters' playful banter, Li Qingfeng finished a relaxed breakfast.
"You really don't need me to see you off?"
"No, no, it's the weekend today. You finally have a day off, stay home with Qin Bingyue!"
"Alright!"
Li Qingfeng watched Qin Bingran, who insisted on seeing him off, and firmly refused her.
Hearing his words, she didn't insist further and complied with his wishes.
Watching Qin Bingran return to the residential complex, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hoo..."
Finding a small car at random, Li Qingfeng hurried back to Mopan Gou Village.
He got out of the car at the village entrance and paid the taxi driver several dozen yuan, and the taxi drove away.
Indeed, at this time, there were many busy villagers. When they saw Li Qingfeng, their eyes lit up.
Within three minutes, the news of Li Qingfeng's return had spread throughout Mopan Gou Village.
"Boss Feng is back!"
"Welcome back, Boss Feng! Will you inspect the work today?"
"Little Feng is back!"
...
Seeing Li Qingfeng return, those who knew him greeted him warmly.
Hearing them, Li Qingfeng nodded and exchanged greetings with them.
"Fellow villagers, I'm back. Has the base work stopped these past few days?"
Li Qingfeng asked, looking at the scene before him.
His greatest concern this day was that work might have stopped because he had gone to the police station.
"Don't worry, Boss Feng. We haven't stopped working. With Sister Xiao Lian here, the base work is still running normally."
After Li Qingfeng was arrested, their celebratory roast pig dinner ended hastily.
Pan Xiaolian distributed the roast pigs equally among all the workers. Since they knew the poison was in the wine, the villagers were not unhappy and accepted them.
However, that night, these villagers became worried.
They were all thinking about what would happen if Li Qingfeng really got into trouble.
Judging by the situation, it seemed highly likely he would be jailed, so many villagers were very concerned.
Last night, the clinic was almost a continuous stream of people, and Pan Xiaolian could barely keep up.
The villagers had only one question: "Can Li Qingfeng, Boss Feng, still return?"
To these villagers' questions, Pan Xiaolian could only assure them that the base would not stop working and that they should continue to work as usual.
However, due to Li Qingfeng's absence, today they only tended to the fruits, vegetables, and radixis (banlangen), and temporarily put aside other work.
"Boss Feng, will we still have celebration banquets in the future?"
Suddenly, someone asked.
"That's a good question!"
Li Qingfeng exclaimed with admiration upon hearing this.
He said, "Don't worry, fellow villagers. As long as I, Li Qingfeng, can work for another day, our welfare benefits will always be there!"
Regarding welfare benefits, they would never be removed.
"Great!"
"Boss Feng is such a good person!"
Hearing his answer, the villagers shouted excitedly.
They were afraid of this very thing. If their jobs and benefits were all gone because of this poisoning incident, there would be nowhere to appeal.
"However..."
As they cheered, Li Qingfeng spoke again.
As soon as he spoke, the surrounding villagers fell silent, fearing he might say something that would despair them.
"It's like this, in view of this incident, I plan to convert future benefits into red envelopes and distribute them directly to everyone. Celebration banquets will no longer be held!"
"What do you all think of this arrangement?"
Hearing Li Qingfeng's sincere words, the villagers spoke one after another, "Boss Feng has said it to this extent, and it is indeed for our own good, so we are naturally happy to agree."
After considering it, the villagers realized that while they would miss out on a hearty meal, they might receive a day's wages instead. Naturally, they were delighted.
Seeing Li Qingfeng like this, the villagers nodded in admiration. He had considered everything so thoughtfully.
Indeed, if it were handled this way, it would be much more convenient.
Seeing that the villagers all agreed, Li Qingfeng also felt a sense of relief.
If the villagers had disagreed, he would have to be more cautious in the future, but now the outcome was a win-win situation.
"Alright, alright, everyone go back to work. Tomorrow, we'll pick radixis promptly at eight in the morning!"
"Roger that!"
Hearing Li Qingfeng's instructions, the villagers who had gathered dispersed.
At this moment, Pan Xiaolian also rushed over upon hearing the news. As soon as she saw him, she kept asking, fearing that Li Qingfeng had gotten into trouble.
"It's okay, Aunt Pan. The real culprit has been caught and is probably in jail by now!"
Seeing Pan Xiaolian, Li Qingfeng told her the truth.
Upon hearing his words, Pan Xiaolian's face showed extreme surprise and joy. She looked at Li Qingfeng with happiness.
"That's great, Qingfeng! This way, the police won't trouble you!"
Pan Xiaolian's words were somewhat blunt.
In her impression, the police officers seemed to be there to cause trouble.
"Ahem, don't say that, Aunt Pan. It's because the police maintain peace that we can be so safe now. Besides, it was a problem that occurred here."
"Since I wasn't the culprit, they let me go!"
As Li Qingfeng said this, a figure suddenly occupied his mind.
It was Qin Bingran!
If it hadn't been for her efforts yesterday, he probably wouldn't have been released from the police station for many days.
Thinking of this, Li Qingfeng said to Pan Xiaolian, "Aunt Pan, we must increase our vigilance these next few days. Be careful of anyone who might take advantage of the situation."
Hearing his words, Pan Xiaolian nodded.