Rong Yan was in no hurry to leave; instead, she returned to Captain Lu’s office.
"Captain Lu... he has confessed, you can proceed with the interrogation now."
Taking advantage of Qin Fulin’s psychological defenses crumbling, it was a good time to strike again. Not only could they solve it, but there might also be unexpected gains.
Captain Lu was both surprised and unsurprised when he heard her words... because she had been in there for quite a while.
"Okay, but first, you need to tell me what he confessed."
Of course, that was not a problem, and Rong Yan immediately nodded.
Then, using the most concise language... it took her less than three minutes to relay the essentials.
Fortunately, Captain Lu was quick to record; as soon as she finished speaking, he had already written it down in the notebook.
He handed the written material to Rong Yan. "Take a look, if there’s no problem, sign it."
Rong Yan quickly scanned the document and, confirming there were no issues, she wrote down her name.
"That’s it then, I’m leaving now."
"Okay." Captain Lu gathered the notes, eager now to conduct the interrogation.
Rong Yan then walked out.
She had just left the office when she saw Qin Ye in the hallway. From his expression, she could tell he had heard everything she had just said inside...
Before she could speak further, Qin Ye interrupted her, "Wife, let’s go!"
Rong Yan looked at him, saw his expression had calmed, and nodded, "Okay."
The two of them walked out together.
Qin Ye didn’t say another word. He got on his bicycle, waited for Rong Yan to get on, and then started pedaling...
Although Qin Ye didn’t ask, Rong Yan didn’t feel like saying much either, and the two experienced a rare moment of silence.
It wasn’t until Qin Ye was nearly at the village that he finally spoke, "Wife, thank you!"
That thank you included all the words this man wanted to say.
Although the voice was not loud, Rong Yan heard it, "We are husband and wife, saying thank you is too formal. Didn’t you always say that we don’t need to say that between us?"
The frustration in Qin Ye’s heart dissipated instantly.
His stern face softened.
His indifferent eyes gained a warm hue.
His heart stirred... how fortunate he was to have married her?
"Alright, I won’t say it in the future."
Rong Yan’s lips curled into a smile.
The couple then biked home.
Madam Rong saw them return and asked, "Did you both have lunch?"
It was then Rong Yan and Qin Ye remembered... they had not eaten.
Qin Ye felt guilty; he had forgotten to take his wife to lunch.
It was long past mealtime now... was his wife starving?
Just as he was about to say he would cook, Rong Yan spoke quicker, "Mom, we forgot to eat. What’s available at home? Anything will do."
Madam Rong was slightly surprised; she had asked casually and didn’t expect that they really hadn’t eaten.
She quickly said, "Then let me make you some dumplings, and I’ll steam some buns too. It’s quick."
Upon hearing this, Rong Yan nodded, "Okay."
"Mom, I’ll help you with the fire," Qin Ye could not bear to see his mother-in-law busy herself.
Where was the need for him, Madam Rong reassured, "No need, I can manage by myself. You’re too tall for the kitchen, it gets cramped; just do what you need to do, and come to eat once I’m done."
She was entirely satisfied with this son-in-law... never had seen a man so willing to enter the kitchen.
Truly, it was quite rare.
Even Yanyan’s dad... he seldom entered the kitchen in the past.
Seeing this, Qin Ye decided to rest.
At that moment, Rong Yan looked around the house, not seeing her father, "Mom, where’s dad? I didn’t see him this afternoon."
It didn’t seem like he was still napping!
When he first arrived, her father was frail, hardly ever leaving the house, but now that he was a bit better, he preferred going out.
Hearing her daughter’s question, Madam Rong’s footsteps suddenly halted.
She said irritably, "Why do you care where he went? He’s not going to get lost, is he?"
"Mom, your tone isn’t right! What’s the matter? How did dad upset you?"
Madam Rong didn’t initially want to say, but since her daughter asked, she couldn’t help but complain:
"Do you think your father’s brain has gone haywire? Doesn’t he have any sense of his own health? He even went to help fix a tractor, is that something he should be doing with his current health?"
"He acts as if he’s the most capable one. Without him, would the village’s tractors fall apart? Does he really think the technicians at the agricultural station are useless?"
That foolish old man never considered how much effort his daughter had put in, and how many good medicines it took to nurse his health back.
With the ginseng he consumed included... that could have been sold for quite a sum!
Listening to this, Rong Yan was somewhat surprised.
But she hadn’t seen anyone when she returned just now?
Madam Rong seemed to read her thoughts, "The tractor is parked at the village committee headquarters, he’s there now! Alright, don’t worry about him, I’ll go make food for you two."
Qin Ye could hear his mother-in-law’s worry, so once she entered the kitchen, he quietly said to Rong Yan, "Wife, I’ll go have a look."
Rong Yan nodded, "Okay, but come back early. Otherwise, if mom sees you’re not here when the food is ready, she’ll start nagging again."
Qin Ye immediately responded, "I’ll be right back."
Rong Yan thought for a moment then went to help in the kitchen.