Qian Zhijie was concentrating on eating the meat slices when he saw Zhang Xiaobin take out the rabbit head and paused.

"What do you mean? You don’t know I can’t eat this today?"

Zhang Xiaobin didn’t mind, arranging the rabbit head and then standing up to close the door, "I know, I’m not asking you to eat, I’m eating it myself."

Just now, a fellow patient took out a private stash from their pot, saying this thing can’t be seen by medical staff, otherwise it will be confiscated.

Zhang Xiaobin locked the door, "Wait for a bit, I’ll make you rice noodles, these are really tasty, the noodles were just made by the boss."

The patients all sat up from their beds, each holding a portion of Fuding Meat Slices, watching and discussing their eating experiences.

"These meat slices are alright, sweet and tasty, the key is the texture is good, how is it made?"

"Seems like some powder was added, maybe starch or something, not bad, not bad."

"By the way, I often go to Night Market Street, why have I never seen this before?"

Qian Zhijie said smugly, "See, I wasn’t bragging, right? The boss just recently started the stall. The meat slices are good, but the rabbit head is truly exceptional!"

Qian Zhijie looked at the rabbit head on the table, enduring the spicy aroma continuously wafting into his nostrils, and sighed, "Ah, it’s a pity, if I wasn’t having surgery tomorrow, I’d need to eat three or five to be satisfied!"

Not to mention the taste, the color alone of this rabbit head looks very imposing, not something ordinary people would casually try, especially since everyone in this room are hemorrhoid patients pre- and post-surgery.

Zhang Xiaobin followed Chen Mo’s instructions, quickly boiling the cream soup that had turned pale after being packed to take away, then turned off the heat and started assembling the side dishes, finally putting the rice noodles into the pot all at once, serving each person with soup and veggies into their food box.

"Here, everyone have a taste."

The Fuding Meat Slices in everyone’s hands were already finished, and they sniffed the rice noodle dish intently.

During this period, they’ve been eating bland food every day, their mouths almost losing flavor. They just wanted something oily and salty, so holding the rice noodles didn’t provoke too much reaction.

"This is okay, the soup base looks quite rich, wouldn’t be Three Flowers evaporated milk, right?"

"Hey, there are quite a few side dishes in here? Even chicken gizzards, let me taste it first."

Although initially thought to be quite a plain serving of rice noodles, after the first bite, everyone raised their thumbs in approval.

The rich aroma of the soup base fully integrated into the rice noodles, combined with various thin slice accompaniments wrapped around the noodles, brought great satisfaction.

For a moment, the room was filled with the sound of slurping, and Zhang Xiaobin joined in; he had already eaten a bowl of rice noodles previously, eating another one now didn’t feel filling at all.

Everyone’s portion of rice noodles was soon finished completely.

The patients’ faces were very pleased, yet there was clearly a sense that their hunger hadn’t been fully satisfied.

Zhang Xiaobin carried the pot used for cooking the rice noodles, "Master, you all take a break, I’ll go wash the pot."

It’s no surprise that Zhang Xiaobin was from a police background. When he came, he had already scouted the layout – exiting from this room and turning directly leads to the bathroom, not passing by the medical station, so carrying the pot out poses no big issue.

He thoughtfully left the restroom in the ward for the patients, just in case someone needed the bathroom while he was washing the pot.

"Old Qian, your apprentice is great, truly considerate. Does he have a girlfriend?"

Qian Zhijie was feeling proud, "Not yet, if any of you know a suitable girl, introduce her. My apprentice has decent education, just not lucky. When they recruit again, I’ll be the first to recommend him for the exam, aiming to make him permanent sooner."

Even auxiliary police wanting to become permanent must go through a formal hiring process, with almost no preferential treatment.

On less busy days, Qian Zhijie occasionally urged Zhang Xiaobin to study more.

Everyone started praising again.

Qian Zhijie enjoyed the compliments from everyone, thinking that today’s meal was truly well chosen and might even help Xiaozhang resolve some personal issues.

In pride, his gaze unwittingly landed on the pile of rabbit heads by the bedside.

’If I just eat one... no, just a bite, it shouldn’t be a big issue, right?’

’No, even a bite is not okay.’

Qian Zhijie suddenly found himself in complex inner turmoil.

’But if I only eat a bite, and it’s rinsed with clean water, then it surely wouldn’t be a problem!’

Principles at that moment were as fragile as tissue paper, barely struggling before being suppressed by appetite.

Qian Zhijie put on gloves, and before touching the rabbit head, the elder on the neighboring bed suddenly shouted, "Old Qian, what are you doing!"

"I’m not doing anything."

"Are you trying to eat the rabbit head?"

Qian Zhijie felt embarrassed and speechless, "Not really, I just thought, since I haven’t had surgery yet, I’ll handle this rabbit head here."

He pointed to a spot in the plastic bag, "Isn’t there a piece of meat that fell down? I can rinse it with clean water, shouldn’t be a problem, right."

The elder glared sharply, seemingly like Qian Zhijie is facing an enemy rather than the rabbit head, "Not allowed! You mustn’t, Old Qian, you’re being foolish, at this moment you still dare eat, don’t want to live?"

"I didn’t say I would eat..."

Qian Zhijie’s resolve got weaker under the scolding, "Clean water, rinse it in clean water."

At that moment, a patient in the corner curiously asked him, "Is this thing really that amazing, that you’re willing to take such a big risk just for a bite?"

Qian Zhijie thought carefully, it seems it really is like that.