The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

Li Yun frowned, his face full of difficulty. Xin Yi's incredibly sincere and enthusiastic invitation was truly hard for him to refuse. However, deep down, he had a firm bottom line—he absolutely did not want to, and could not, take advantage of the masses in the slightest.

At this moment, he felt as if he were being pulled by two forces, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

Xin Yi kept her eyes fixed on Li Yun, taking in every subtle change in his expression.

She keenly sensed that Li Yun was beginning to waver, so she pressed her advantage and quickly added, "Besides, Brother Lin specifically told me to keep in touch with you regularly. If I encounter any trouble or need any help in the future, just come to me!"

Hearing this, Li Yun couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Brother Lin? Are you talking about Director Lin?"

Xin Yi nodded vigorously and replied with a smile, "That's right, it's Brother Lin. He was recently promoted and transferred to the county public security bureau, and he told me that the new police officer in our town is named Li Yun, and that he's an upright and righteous person. So he asked me to ask you for help if I needed anything. Aren't you the police officer Li that Brother Lin praised so much?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yun suddenly understood. So that's why this educated youth, Xin, had been so warm and eager to invite him to stay for a meal—it was all because of this special relationship.

He was a little puzzled, though, that Director Lin hadn't mentioned this to him beforehand. He figured perhaps Director Lin had been busy with work handover and had simply forgotten about it.

Since we will inevitably have to exchange and cooperate with Director Lin and Xin Zhiqing in the future, it wouldn't hurt to stay for a meal today and get to know them better.

Thinking of this, Li Yun's tense expression gradually relaxed, and he smiled at Xin Yi, saying, "Alright then, since that's the case, I'll gladly accept your offer and stay for a meal. I'll just have to trouble the village chief!"

Zhang Laifu's face was beaming with joy, and he quickly waved his hand and said, "Oh, no trouble at all! In that case, shall we set off for my house now?" Before he finished speaking, he had already stood up impatiently.

At this moment, Xin Yi smiled and suggested, "Uncle Zhang, why don't you take Officer Li over first? I still have some wild game that I hunted a few days ago at home. I'll take it over to add a dish for everyone!"

Hearing this, Zhang Laifu was somewhat surprised. He knew that Xin Yi had gone hunting in the mountains a few days ago, but he did not expect that she had not finished eating yet.

So he smiled and nodded, replying, "Okay, but don't take too much. We've prepared quite a lot of dishes!" After saying that, he warmly led Li Yun away.

Xin Yi turned and went into the kitchen, beginning to think seriously. She had originally planned to use the Tong family's situation to provide the Zhang family with some subsidies. Now that this excellent opportunity had finally arrived, she naturally wanted to make a careful selection.

She focused her attention on the space, and after careful selection, she finally chose two cans of high-quality milk powder, one pound of brown sugar, two pounds of snow-white sugar, five bright red and large apples, and ten fresh eggs. In addition, she specially cut off a large piece of tender and succulent roe deer meat.

After everything was ready, Xin Yi carefully packed the items into a large basket, then carried the full basket out of the yard and happily headed towards Zhang Laifu's house.

As Xin Yi walked along the winding path, she saw wisps of smoke rising from Zhang Laifu's roof when she was still quite a distance away. The smoke drifted gently in the air, as if telling people that delicious food was being cooked in the kitchen.

The gate to the courtyard was wide open, as if welcoming guests, so Xin Yi quickened her pace and headed straight for the kitchen.

As soon as she entered the kitchen, Xin Yi asked with a big smile, "Auntie, what delicious food are you making today?"

Upon hearing the sound, Aunt Zhang, who was busy at work, immediately stopped what she was doing, turned around, and showed a kind and warm smile on her face.

She smiled and responded to Xin Yi, quickly wiping her flour- and water-stained hands on her apron. Then she walked briskly to Xin Yi, took the basket from her hands, and gently placed it on the stove.

When Aunt Zhang felt the basket's heavy weight, she couldn't help but frown and say to Xin Yi with a hint of reproach, "Oh dear, you child, didn't your Uncle Zhang tell you not to bring so much stuff? We're family, no need to be so polite. Besides, we have plenty of vegetables at home! You should keep them for yourself!"

Xin Yi smiled dismissively and explained, "Auntie, look at what you're saying! I only took a small piece of roe deer meat, and I was worried you'd think it wasn't enough! As for the rest, it's not all mine. Most of it is a gift from Brother Tong's family in the county. They borrowed Sister Guihua's breast milk a while ago, and they felt bad about it, so they specially sent these things as a thank you gift. I just picked them up from the town's supply and marketing cooperative yesterday!" Xin Yi finished speaking, her smile as radiant as a blooming flower.

After hearing this, Aunt Zhang looked down and carefully examined the items in the basket. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Tsk tsk tsk, there are so many precious things! It's just a little breast milk. Rui Rui can't finish it all. The rest would just be a waste. It's nothing compared to the value of these good things! In my opinion, you should hurry up and send these things back to your brother Tong!"

Aunt Zhang is an honest and simple person. In her simple and honest mind, the value of these things in front of her is far greater than that of breast milk. She feels guilty about accepting them so easily, as if she's taking advantage of someone.

“Auntie, you can’t think like that! In your eyes, breast milk may not seem like anything valuable, but in the eyes of the Tong family, it’s more precious than gold! And vice versa, those things that you find particularly rare and precious may not be so rare to them at all. So, you should just accept them without worry!” Xin Yi earnestly advised.

Hearing this, Aunt Zhang was still somewhat skeptical and asked with some unease, "Do you really think I should accept these things?"

Xin Yi nodded quickly and replied, "Of course! If it were me, I would definitely accept it without hesitation! From a business perspective, this is called mutual exchange. Everyone gets what they need, and we all benefit. What a great thing! Besides, most of these things are specially for new mothers and babies. Don't you need any of them?"

Xin Yi's words were incisive and hit Zhang's heart.

That's right! Thinking about it carefully, these are things we urgently need right now. If we really refuse them this time because we're embarrassed, it will be difficult to get them later!