The problem that Mrs. He had prepared to throw at Lin Suisui was perfectly thrown back at her.

She wouldn’t dare to ask Mr. Pei, who was like Hades to those in the refugee camp. Therefore, even if she was still indignant, she could only give up and let this matter pass.

Lin Suisui barely picked any herbs or wild vegetables today. She was focused on teaching the women how to identify and dig for herbs.

However, she didn’t return to the camp empty-handed. Most of the women knew how to repay kindness. Seeing that Lin Suisui had delayed her own business by teaching them for most of the day, how could they not feel guilty? They all sent the herbs they had picked to Lin Suisui.

Because the weather was cold and she had harvested a lot of wild vegetables today, Lin Suisui wanted to stew them.

With the wild boar oil as the base, Lin Suisui first used the condiments she could find to roast the pheasant meat, then added water to cook it. Her good culinary skills allowed her to use simple cooking utensils and condiments to make delicious food even in the wilderness.

However, to Lin Suisui’s surprise, the aroma of the stewed pheasant attracted an uninvited guest.

Pei Qian came very suddenly, but he didn’t come empty-handed.

He strolled over with a lamb leg in his left hand and two jars of wine in his right. He didn’t bring any followers.

“Let me borrow the fire!” Pei Qian didn’t stand on ceremony. He handed the lamb leg and wine he had brought over to Lu Ze. “Don’t tell me you won’t even let me do this?!”

Lu Ze glanced at him, but didn’t say anything else. He reached out and took the things Pei Qian handed him. Then, he turned around and silently took out the grill, then placed the lamb leg above the fire to roast it.

At this moment, Pei Qian didn’t put on any airs. He sat on the ground while leaning on a wooden stake beside Lu Ze. His lavish robe made it seem like he wasn’t in the wilderness, but in an extremely noble hall.

It was such a pity!

Lin Suisui though to herself, but her gaze landed on the soup pot in front of her. She sat there with her eyes lowered, showing her rejection.

“Is Madam Liu in a bad mood?”

However, just because Lin Suisui didn’t intend to get involved didn’t mean that Pei Qian was willing to cooperate. He raised his eyebrows slightly as he raised his hand to slap away the mud on a jar of wine beside him. He glanced at Lin Suisui, who was sitting across the fire from him, and chuckled.

“I heard that Gu Erlang has been doing well recently. The women outside are all throwing themselves at him. Are you jealous, Madam Liu?!”

Pei Qian didn’t use a wine bowl. He raised the wine jar in his hand and took a sip. Then, he threw the other unopened wine jar to Lu Ze.

Lu Ze didn’t refuse. He raised his hand and opened the wine jar, then said, “You also said that you only heard about it. What you hear about might be hearsay. Seeing is believing!

My wife has always been by my side. She has always known whether this rumor is true or not the best.”

“But I’ve always believed that what you see might not be true, and what you hear might not be false! Gu Erlang, even if you can refuse once, there’s still a long time to go. How long can you hold it in?!”

Pei Qian wasn’t angry. He shook the wine jar in his hand and continued trying to set Lu Ze up.

“You’re overthinking it. I’m just a hunter in the wilderness. It’s already difficult for me to support my family. How can I have the ability to entertain other women?!”

Lu Ze raised the wine jar and gently clinked it with the jar Pei Qian handed over. Then, he took a sip of the strong wine and replied calmly.

“Then, what you mean is that if you become rich in the future, you’ll accept those women?!” Pei Qian didn’t give up. He insisted on finding loopholes in Lu Ze’s words and continued to slander him.

“Madam Liu, you have to be careful! He’s not as simple as he seems!”

“I don’t think I’ve offended you before!” Lu Ze was a little annoyed. He looked up helplessly and met Pei Qian’s gaze.

“Of course not. To be honest, I should thank you for your efforts in ending the plague.” Pei Qian shook the wine jar in his hand and didn’t take Lu Ze’s counterattack to heart at all. He continued to look at Lin Suisui, who was sitting at the side silently. “Madam Liu, if you have anything to say, just say it. With our relationship, I’ll help you no matter what.”

“You’re really good at joking.” Lin Suisui could only look up at Pei Qian and force a smile. She replied wryly, “How can an ordinary family like ours afford that sort of thing?!”

“Perhaps not in the past, but didn’t you hand all the money to Gu Erlang?! With the money he has now, what’s the difficulty of raising a few girls?!”

Pei Qian shifted his gaze back to Lu Ze and sized him up before continuing, “Erlang, you probably have enough money to buy the entire Spring Breeze Restaurant now, right?!”

“Spring Breeze Restaurant? What Spring Breeze Restaurant?!”

Lin Suisui’s heart skipped a beat. Before Lu Ze could speak, she asked with feigned curiousity, “Where is that place?!”

“Spring Breeze Restaurant is a famous restaurant in the capital! Madam Liu doesn’t know, but what about you, Gu Erlang? Don’t you know?!” Pei Qian smiled and didn’t divert his attention from Lu Ze because of Lin Suisui’s interruption.

“Have you forgotten? My wife and I are not from the capital. Even though we stayed in the capital for a while, we entered because we were refugees.

“We only stayed in the refugees’ gathering place in the capital. Even if we wanted to go to those upscale places to broaden our horizons, others wouldn’t let us go.”

Lu Ze reached out and flipped the lamb leg on the grill. Then, he looked up and met Pei Qian’s scrutinizing gaze as he slowly replied.

He knew very well that Pei Qian definitely hadn’t come over just for dinner, as he had said.

Pei Qian had never stopped suspecting his and Lin Suisui’s identities. The purpose of his visit this time was probably to probe.