Take a look at Uwe Rosenberg’s games, particularly Caverna or Agricola.
Patchwork is great two player game, by that same designer, that I can even play with my mother. She's not particularly into games either.
My game of the year so far is Yokohama. If you like worker placement, I imagine you would like this.
Take a look at Uwe Rosenberg’s games, particularly Caverna or Agricola.