Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Happy Night

"Wow, these lamb skewers are really well grilled." Li Yi gave a thumbs up to the people grilling the skewers while eating them.

"The meat Xiao Su brought is really good. It has a fresh and tender texture, is fragrant but not greasy, and is definitely top-quality mutton." Chen Jianjun wiped the sweat from his head with a towel and replied with a smile.

Su Qing picked up the skewers and handed them to Lu Chen and Gu Yan.

"What brings you here?"

Lu Chen took it, thanked him, and said, "I went to your house first, and since you weren't home, I came to see you. Today I came to talk to you about the vegetable supply."

"Oh, I have some in stock right now, and they're ready for you anytime."

As the population of the base grew, the currency circulation also increased. The money in her hands was about to be unable to be turned over, and it was impossible for her to make money by herself. The transaction with Lu Chen and others just happened to solve the currency problem.

"Ms. Su, the current market price of 100g of fresh ordinary vegetables is about 500, while the price of fruits can basically reach thousands. I have sorted out the specific prices. You can take a look and see if you can accept it." Gu Yan handed Su Qing a few pieces of paper in his hand. On them were the market prices of various vegetables and fruits and the prices they could offer.

Su Qing took it and took a quick look at it, then nodded and said, "No problem for me. What do you want? How much do you need? I'll prepare it."

Gu Yan handed over another piece of paper. "Here's what we want this time. The total amount is 100,000. The money is in the car. I'll give it to you later."

"It's goods worth one hundred thousand, so you don't have to pay me. The money you left when you left is just enough." Su Qing looked up at Lu Chen.

"These are two different things. The previous 100,000 was given to you separately, and the current 100,000 is the cost of purchasing for our base." Lu Chen replied.

Su Qing waved his hand and said, "I don't want your money. You've helped me a lot and saved me before. Let's offset it."

Gu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly as he listened. It turned out that this was the reason why the boss was in a hurry to transfer the money.

"Miss Su, you and our boss can discuss this matter alone. This purchase money is from our base's public account, you must accept it."

Su Qing couldn't resist for the moment, so he decided to return the money to Lu Chen directly.

"Hey, are you guys done chatting? Come and eat this grilled fish. It's so damn delicious. It doesn't taste like river fish at all."

Li Yi was holding several skewers of grilled fish and beckoned them over.

"You only know how to eat." Gu Yan looked at Li Yi and shook his head helplessly.

"Are you taking it away today?" Su Qing asked.

"If possible, today would be the best." Lu Chen replied.

"Okay, eat something first, I'll take you back to get it later."

Su Qing looked at the fish in Li Yi's hand with some envy, and walked over after talking to them.

Looking at Su Qing, who was acting without airs with the people in the base, Gu Yan stroked his chin with one hand and thought, then said to Lu Chen, "Can she manage a base like this?"

"She's a little clever, but too kind-hearted." Lu Chen looked at Su Qing surrounded by several children, laughing and making noises, then looked away and replied lightly.

"She's been acting rather high-profile. Some people have already noticed these things appearing out of nowhere. Shouldn't she be giving her some warning?"

"Send someone to keep an eye on it, and deal with whatever can be dealt with."

After hearing this, Gu Yan smiled and said, "It's rare to see you care about others."

"He's my savior after all."

"Oh...my savior..."

Lu Chen didn't bother to pay attention to Gu Yan and walked towards Li Yi.

As night fell, a bonfire was lit on the open ground. Everyone ate barbecue skewers and drank happy water, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Su Qing contributed the only few boxes of beer in his backpack, and all the adults present, whether they could drink or not, started drinking. After three rounds of drinking, the aroma of malt filled the air, making everyone seem a little drunk.

Several young people began to sing, and gradually some people began to dance in circles around the campfire, while children played around.

Su Qing was a little drunk and was watching from the side in a daze. Suddenly, Li Xing and Wang Tianqi pulled him over and made them circle around the fire together.

Then everyone held hands and danced around several bonfires.

Su Qing, who was having a lot of fun, glanced at Gu Yan and Lu Chen who were still standing on the side. They were leaning against the table, each holding a bottle of beer and chatting.

Then he called out to them, "Come and play together. Look how happy Li Yi is having. It's so boring for you two just standing there."

Gu Yan waved his hand and said, "Miss Su, I'll let it go. You can take our boss out to play."

At this time, Li Yi also noticed the two of them. He stopped and walked over, and gave Su Qing a look.

Su Qing received the message in his eyes, and ran over with a sly smile on his face due to the alcohol.

Gu Yan was caught off guard and was pulled by Li Yi, staggering. However, Li Yi was too strong and he could not break free, so he had to follow him.

Su Qing took advantage of Lu Chen's unpreparedness and grabbed his arm, pulling hard... pulling hard... pulling... Lu Chen didn't move at all.

She turned her head and glanced back, only to see Lu Chen standing there looking at her with a half-smile on his face.

Su Qing looked around and saw that many people were looking at this place, so he put one hand to his mouth and whispered: "Give me some face, so many people are watching."

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't respond, he said, "After all, I am the leader of a base. I don't care about face! Please cooperate."

Seeing that Lu Chen still didn't respond, Su Qing quietly tried to pull again.

Hmm! This time I can pull it.

"Big brother, today... you... you give me some face. If you have anything to say in the future, just tell me. I will never say no."

Su Qing pulled Lu Chen away while muttering with a smile.

One of Lu Chen's hands was held tightly by Su Qing. Beside him were Gu Yan and the other two. The group started spinning in circles again. The two of them looked at him with eyes full of watching the show, which made Lu Chen want to leave.

But the little girl next to him was grinning with her eyes curved in a smile, and he inexplicably didn't want to ruin her good mood.

Just like that, under the influence of alcohol, regardless of their age, a group of people jumped around the campfire like a group of demons. They danced, sang and laughed, forgetting the threat of zombies outside, forgetting the memories of their relatives and friends who passed away in front of their eyes, forgetting the purgatory-like past, forgetting everything, and welcoming a new life.

The night grew darker, the full moon hung in the sky emitting a silver light, and a gentle breeze brought a hint of chill in the night, but it was offset by the blazing heat of the bonfire. Everyone was too tired to move, so they gradually stopped.

Some of the older people couldn't bear it any longer and said good night and went back. The children were also taken home early. The remaining young people gathered in small groups of three or four, holding bottles of wine and finding a place to sit and chat.

Su Qing said hello to Fang Qing, then took Lu Chen and the others back to the courtyard.

The smile on Su Qing's face never faded throughout the journey.

"Big sister, your place is so nice. I'm tempted to come over." Li Yi also had a smile on his face. He was so happy with his meal today that he even packed up some barbecue to take away before leaving.

"Then come on, my base welcomes everyone to join, a warm welcome."

"The boss is still here. It's not appropriate for you to change jobs in front of him." Gu Yan pushed his glasses and said.

"Boss, you don't care, right? Ahahahaha."

Lu Chen's expression was calm, but upon closer inspection, he could see a hint of smile in his eyes, indicating that he was in a very happy mood.

"If you leave, I can save a lot of money."

The few of them chatted and laughed and soon arrived at Su Qing's courtyard. A truck was parked in front of her courtyard gate.

"Give it to you now? But I don't have a box, what will you use to put it in?" Su Qing looked at the truck and asked.

"We brought it. There are boxes on the truck. Please wait a moment." Gu Yan replied.

Several people opened the truck's cabinets, took out the boxes, placed them on the ground and opened them one by one.

"Is this okay?"

"Well, just leave it like this. I'll pack it and you guys carry it to the car." Su Qing took a look at the box and directly took out the fruits and vegetables from his backpack and put them in.

In the deep darkness of the night, under the dim electric light, several people worked for more than an hour before they finally packed everything.

"It's so late, do you want to stay at my place for one night?"

"Sorry to bother you then." Lu Chen thought about it and realized that this was the time when zombies were most active outside, so he agreed with Su Qing's suggestion and stayed.

"Then you can take them wherever you want. I'm very sleepy. Good night." Su Qing yawned, waved to the three of them, and turned back to the house.

Su Qing didn't even have the energy to wash up. He forced himself to wash up quickly, put on his pajamas, and fell asleep.

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“Woof woof… Awooo…”

Su Qing was awakened by Fuguier's excited shouting in the yard.

She stayed in bed for a while, sighed, rubbed her eyes, and got up to wash.

She didn't forget that there were people at home and she couldn't stay in bed any longer.

When I walked out of the house, I saw Lu Chen and Gu Yan chatting in the yard, and Li Yi was teasing Fuguier with a wooden stick.

"Good morning." Su Qing greeted him.

"Morning, sister."

"Good morning, Miss Su."

Several people looked at Su Qing.

"There's breakfast in the kitchen." Lu Chen said.

Wow, there was actually breakfast. She was hungry at the moment. Su Qing's eyes sparkled as she walked towards the kitchen.

There was a sandwich and a glass of milk on the kitchen counter. She took one in each hand and walked out of the kitchen again.

"Hmm, it tastes really good, better than what I cook." Su Qing sighed while eating.

"That's right, our boss's craftsmanship is not exaggerated. He learned it from top masters before." Li Yi said with pride.

"Oh~ Were you a chef before?" Su Qing looked at Lu Chen and asked.

Lu Chen was stunned by the question and didn't know how to explain.

"no."

"So you teach people how to cook?"

Li Yi and Gu Yan on the side wanted to laugh.

“Pfft…Hahahaha, our boss is not like that.”

"When we were studying abroad, our delicate Chinese stomachs couldn't handle the ravages of Western food, so we had no choice but to rely on our own efforts. Among us, only the boss's cooking was edible."

"I see." Su Qing nodded.

"We are going back. The next transaction will probably be in a month." Lu Chen said to Su Qing.

"Oh, bye then."

Lu Chen and the other two said goodbye and drove away in the truck.

On the way, Li Yi, who was sitting in the back, suddenly cried out, something hit him. He reached back and took out a box.

"What is this thing? It's so heavy."

Lu Chen looked back and saw that the box he took out looked familiar.

"Why does this box look so familiar?" Li Yi said as he opened it.

Inside was a box full of money.

Lu Chen now knew why he felt the box looked familiar.

This was a gift he gave to Su Qing.