Chapter 1625: Chapter 1625: You’re Exaggerating Too Much

Luo Qiao glanced sideways at Lu Yichen: "Let’s go, take my car."

Lu Yichen smiled and asked, "Will you drive or should I?"

Luo Qiao didn’t answer but got into the passenger seat. Once she was settled, she said, "Catching them won’t alert others, will it?"

Lu Yichen replied calmly, "No, we’re already in the final stages of the game. I might not have time to come back these days, so be cautious at home."

In fact, as soon as Luo Qiao left the hospital today, the person secretly protecting her informed Lu Yichen. At the time, the person didn’t realize Luo Qiao had noticed someone following her, which is why she left the hospital.

Since the car was parked far away, they didn’t bother to drive it but thought of hailing a cab to catch up. Unfortunately, by the time they flagged a cab, they couldn’t see Luo Qiao’s car anymore, so they just reported to Lu Yichen.

Luo Qiao thought, since she had already taken leave from the hospital, she’d drop Lu Yichen at the office and drive home directly.

Rong Daniang heard some noise outside and came out to see Luo Qiao: "Why are you back so early?"

"Work’s not busy today, so I came back early. Daniang, let’s chop some filling and make dumplings. I’ll take some to Yichen at noon; his colleagues said they missed our dumplings."

"Sure, that’s no big deal."

So, Elder Rong was entrusted with the important task of picking vegetables in the greenhouse, Luo Qiao chopped the meat, and Rong Daniang kneaded the dough. Soon, everyone was busy with their own tasks.

Once Luo Qiao finished chopping the meat, Elder Rong had washed the vegetables, and Rong Daniang had let the dough rest.

They quickly prepared two types of fillings: cabbage pork and radish lamb. Elder Rong rolled the dough skins while the two women wrapped the dumplings, making ten full trays. They cooked the dumplings separately in a large pot and placed them into two large stainless steel basins, along with dipping sauce.

Luo Qiao loaded everything into the trunk of her car and also picked up a dozen cold dishes from a popular restaurant on the way, heading straight to the city’s police bureau.

When Luo Qiao brought lunch up to Lu Yichen, the people who had accompanied him in the morning envied him and said, "Director Lu is so lucky. His wife’s cooking is really great."

Unexpectedly, just after expressing his admiration, he heard Director Lu calling him over to get the keys: "Your missus kept her promise, the dumplings are in the trunk, let them help themselves."

The group cheered, grabbed the keys, and rushed to the car. Seeing all the food, someone remarked, "Your missus is really considerate; she worried that just dumplings would be monotonous, so she even packed some cold dishes."

After retrieving the food, one person specifically came back to thank them and returned the keys.

Lu Yichen thanked them and jokingly shooed them away: "If you chatter here any longer, there’ll probably only be empty pans left."

The person placed the keys and bolted off.

Luo Qiao laughed from behind: "You’re exaggerating too much."

Lu Yichen pulled her to the stairwell: "See for yourself, am I exaggerating?"

Luo Qiao looked over and true enough, everyone was gathered with their chopsticks around the dumplings: "So many people eating, each might not get more than a few dumplings, seems I didn’t bring enough. Will this cause you any trouble?"

"It’s fine. There are so many in the bureau, and if we accommodated everyone, even a few times over wouldn’t be enough. It’s all in good fun, just a taste. They’ll go to the canteen for meals later."

She had originally only prepared for the criminal investigation department but didn’t expect other departments to join in on the dumpling rush.

When Luo Qiao left, the dumpling and sauce containers had all been washed. Someone said, "Missus, your dumplings are truly delicious."

"That’s obvious, the missus is generous with the ingredients, it’s all meat inside, how could it not be flavorful? She’s really gone all out for us."

"Didn’t I teach your canteen’s chef before? Surely they’ve improved?"

"Missus, that chef had an unfortunate event, injured his leg. His home is quite far from the bureau, so it was inconvenient for him to work, he resigned."

"Oh, really? Where is he now?"

Someone squeezed forward and said, "Well, we really have to thank you, missus. The skill he learned from you has become his way of making a living. He’s now making dumplings at home, and his wife has set up a small stall nearby to sell them."

"The last time I saw him, he mentioned you and asked me to thank you on his behalf. He also wanted to apologize for using what you taught him for a living without your permission."

"Please don’t say that. I’m glad it helped him. Next time you see him, convey my sentiments."

"Okay, missus, I’ll be sure to pass it on."

Lu Yichen walked Luo Qiao out and helped her with her things, then said, "For the next few days, don’t bother bringing meals over. I’ll just eat at the canteen. I don’t want you to wear yourself out."

Luo Qiao replied, "Alright, you’re just saying that because you don’t want me running around, afraid I’ll run into trouble again. You’ve even learned to be roundabout with me."