"Hey, you’re not being very upfront."

"So tell me what you want. I’ll get it for you, and you can teach me this move!"

Gu Gaoxu said to Lu Yuan, a dark look on his face.

Lu Yuan looked at Gu Gaoxu with an annoyed expression and raised an eyebrow.

"Listen, what did you come to Taiping City for?

Go do what you’re supposed to do. Why are you always following me around!"

Gu Gaoxu was a proud man himself.

Being shooed away time and again, Gu Gaoxu lost all interest in learning Martial Arts, no matter how much he had wanted to before.

He immediately stuck his chin up and looked at Lu Yuan.

"Fine!"

"You’re the one telling me to leave. Don’t come begging to know me later!"

After saying his piece, Gu Gaoxu turned and left in a huff with his men.

Lu Yuan watched Gu Gaoxu go, an amused look on his face.

’That kid is a little interesting.’

Still, Lu Yuan couldn’t be bothered with him.

"Young Master, will you be going home for lunch, or should I have it sent over?"

As Lu Yuan continued to watch the construction of the greenhouses, someone came to his side and asked.

Lu Yuan thought for a moment, then said:

"I’ll eat at the factory."

With that, Lu Yuan got into his carriage.

Speaking of which, the factory had been open for so long, but Lu Yuan had never once eaten in the large cafeteria.

’I’ll go try it today and see if Chang Yu’s cooking has improved.’

’I can also eat with Aunt Song.’

’Isn’t that better than eating in this freezing place?’

It was around twelve-thirty in the afternoon, the factory workers’ lunch and rest period.

He was a little late.

The vast majority of people had already finished eating.

They were either squatting by the factory gate smoking or wandering in small groups around the stalls near the factory.

Speaking of which, the commercial street around the factory had also been set up.

It was in the large strip of land between the dormitory area and the factory grounds.

Lu Yuan wasn’t sure what kind of shops would be opened in this commercial district in the future; Song Meiqin was in charge of that.

But there would definitely be a restaurant.

A large, two-story restaurant with a big courtyard in the back.

’Now I can ask Second Uncle to come.’

’I can tell Chang Yu and have him help his father with the preparations.’

When Lu Yuan got out of his carriage at the factory gate, he didn’t cause much of a stir.

The workers smoking at the main gate paid him no mind.

After all, since the factory had hired its workers, Lu Yuan had only visited a few times.

Naturally, these people didn’t recognize him.

When Lu Yuan arrived at the large cafeteria, there were still quite a few people inside.

However, most of them had finished their meals and were sitting around chatting.

When he reached the cafeteria’s serving line, he immediately spotted Su Changyu.

"Eh? Brother-in-law?!"

"What are you doing here?!"

Seeing Lu Yuan, Su Changyu excitedly greeted him.

Ever since Su Changyu started working in the cafeteria, Lu Yuan had never come to visit.

Lu Yuan grinned and said:

"I was handling some business in the north of the city, so I came by to grab a bite."

Lu Yuan handed over his tray as he spoke.

Su Changyu, grinning from ear to ear, began to serve Lu Yuan his food.

There was only a little bit of food left, so Su Changyu carefully picked out the best parts, along with some meat, for Lu Yuan.

"Brother-in-law, why don’t I make you a fresh plate? This stuff is already cold."

Halfway through serving, Su Changyu suddenly looked up at Lu Yuan and said.

Lu Yuan just smiled and waved his hand.

"No need. If I wanted a specially prepared meal, I wouldn’t have come. I specifically wanted to try the cafeteria food and see if your skills have improved."

Hearing this, Su Changyu immediately beamed.

"Alright! I’ve learned a lot from the others in the kitchen recently."

"I made these two dishes myself. Even Aunt Song said they were delicious when she tried them."

At this, Lu Yuan blinked and asked:

"Aunt Song eats here too?"

Su Changyu nodded repeatedly.

"Yeah, she comes every day. If Sister Liyan is at the factory, they come get food together."

"If Sister Liyan isn’t here, Aunt Song comes by herself. She comes every day."

"She just left a little while ago today."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded, a little surprised.

Come to think of it, Song Meiqin was, no matter how you looked at it, an Official’s Wife and the young lady of a prominent family.

Lu Yuan had assumed Song Meiqin ordered her lunch from a restaurant.

He never expected her to eat the communal cafeteria food here every day.

Lu Yuan didn’t dwell on this with Su Changyu, simply saying:

"By the way, write a letter and ask your father to come. The commercial district is all set up, and the restaurant is ready."

"Write home and see when he’s free to make the trip."

"When he arrives during the day, you can go pick him up. Show your father around and help him get things set up."

"I’ve been busy in the north of the city lately, so I won’t be coming by during the day."

"I’ll come over to the house for dinner in the evening."

Listening to Lu Yuan, Su Changyu nodded repeatedly, his voice filled with excitement.

"Thank you, Brother-in-law!"

Lu Yuan smiled and waved it off.

"We’re family, there’s no need for that."

"Alright, I’m heading off. By the way, where does Aunt Song usually eat?"

’If Aunt Song just got her food,’ Lu Yuan thought, ’she must have just started eating.’

’If I go now, I can eat with her.’

Su Changyu quickly replied:

"Aunt Song always eats in the factory director’s office."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded, then left the cafeteria with his tray.

He made his way to the factory director’s office in the main factory courtyard.

Through the window, Lu Yuan saw Aunt Song leaning against the windowsill, eating while reading a document in her hand.

She had barely touched the food on her tray.

’Then again, it’s a busy time right now.’

Lu Yuan stood outside the window with his tray, not rushing to go in, but just quietly watching Aunt Song.