Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...
Chapter 298 Is it a human or a ghost?
Shen Yanming chuckled, “You can come instead of delivering goods and just travel!”
Zeng Yiming nodded seriously after hearing this, "If I only need to eat, drink and sleep, I'd still be willing!"
The two quickly arrived at the underground garage, and at this point, there was electricity.
Shen Yanming didn’t rush upstairs. He opened the trunk of his car and said to Zeng Yiming, “These are also the payment for the last batch of goods. I didn’t weigh them. Can you take down the electronic scale and let’s take a look?”
Zeng Yiming did not object. He took out an electronic scale from the carriage and put it on the ground, and asked, "You asked me to check the amount of food in the security room, so how come the food in your hands is not weighed?"
"It was dark on Friday night, and Qiao An and I were in a hurry to get home, so we asked them to put it directly in the car." Shen Yanming explained: "This was given to me by my colleague."
"Since we are colleagues, there shouldn't be much of a problem."
Having said that, the two of them still took out the food and weighed it one by one.
Only after the trunk was emptied did Shen Yanming add up all the numbers, and then his face darkened.
"Damn, he actually lost more than 20 pounds. Your colleague is not good enough!" Zeng Yiming gloated. "You found a way for them, but they actually tried to trick you!"
"Maybe it's because I look harmless, or I look like someone who will suffer a loss." Although he didn't lack the twenty or so kilograms of food, this result did make him feel disheartened.
"Okay, let's just take this as a lesson and recognize whether the other party is a human or a ghost. But, should I return the two sacks of dried fruits I left in the car to them?"
"Here! But you have to check the quantity of food on the spot. Don't be like me and get cheated and have no place to complain."
"Haha, I don't have any friendship with them, so of course I checked the goods on the spot! Unlike you, they probably thought that if you were embarrassed to check the goods for the sake of your colleagues, you could get away with it."
Zeng Yiming took out two black plastic bags from the car, locked the car and said to Shen Yanming: "It's better to have less contact with him in the future. He is not an important person. By the way, which floor is your house on? I'm too hungry!"
Shen Yanming pressed the elevator button, "16th floor, you can eat ready-made food as soon as you enter the door!"
"Then I have to try Joan's cooking."
The two of them reached the 16th floor while talking, and Bi Qiaoan was already getting impatient.
She wanted to call Shen Yanming, but she was afraid that he was busy with something and it would be inconvenient for him to answer the call.
When she heard the door open, she put down the wontons she was wrapping and rushed out of the kitchen, "Why did you take so long to come back? Did something happen?"
"It's nothing. I just made a deal with Chen Shunwei before daybreak."
Bi Qiaoan nodded in understanding, and then said to Zeng Yiming: "Welcome to our home. You have worked hard on the journey! I have prepared wontons, boiled eggs, meatball soup, milk, bread and vegetarian buns. What would you like to have?"
Zeng Yiming was somewhat flattered. He said embarrassedly, "Anything is fine. Why do I feel like I'm walking into a big restaurant and can order whatever I want?"
“That’s because Qiao An thinks highly of you and got up early in the morning to prepare.
But you can really treat this place like a restaurant and order a meal. If we have the ingredients, we will cook it for you at noon. If not, you can just follow our wishes and eat whatever we eat."
"That's fine. I want to eat braised pork for lunch. Look, I brought you all the meat!"
Zeng Yiming raised the black plastic bag in his hand and handed it to Shen Yanming, “I brought you 20 kilograms of the best pork belly, and another 20 kilograms. I don’t know which part they are from, but they all look like red meat.”
"Thanks, buddy!" Chen Yanming took the bag without hesitation and took it to the kitchen, preparing to wash it and freeze it.
"You haven't said what you want to eat in the morning!" Bi Qiaoan looked at Zeng Yiming and said, "Eat boiled eggs and steamed buns first, and then I'll make you a bowl of wontons. Is that okay with you?"
"Sure, it's so rich, thank you sister-in-law!"
"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Bi Qiaoan smiled and waved his hand.
Bi Qiaoan returned to the kitchen, took out two eggs from the egg cooker, and picked up six buns from the steamer, poked Shen Yanming and said, "You go and entertain the guests, I'll take care of the meat."
Shen Yanming nodded, took the plate and left the kitchen.
The water in the pot was boiling. Bi Qiaoan put the wontons on the chopping board into the pot one by one, and then started to wash the meat.
Because the ones Zeng Yiming gave were in large pieces and not easy to wash, Bi Qiaoan simply rinsed them and then used a knife to cut them into small pieces.
Then rinse it under the tap and drain.
Finally, leave a piece of pork belly and put the rest into plastic bags, seal them and put them in the freezer.
After the wontons were cooked, Bi Qiaoan filled two large bowls and called Shen Yanming to bring them out.
However, she did not eat the wontons. As usual, she drank a glass of milk, ate a few slices of bread, and then ate a handful of nuts and dried fruits.
During the meal, Bi Qiaoan asked Zeng Yiming, "Can your refrigerator fit two pigs? Also, if there are three power outages a day, won't the refrigerator break down?"
Zeng Yiming then realized why Shen Yanming plugged in the Shen family's refrigerator only after Bi Qiaoan put the pork in it.
He explained: "I rented a container in the cold storage in Nanshi, and the two pigs only took up one-third of the space. Because the cold storage freezes a lot of survival supplies, there is no power restriction in the concession.
As for the refrigerator at home, I really didn’t pay much attention to it, but it was very resilient in the face of daily power outages.”
After hearing this, Bi Qiaoan nodded and said, "Well, your refrigerator is suffering a lot!" He couldn't help laughing after saying that.
Zeng Yiming didn't care, instead he agreed: "Looks like I have to be nicer to it, I'll turn off the power when I get back. But my refrigerator won't have to suffer anymore, but yours won't."
"Yeah, it's been hard work! I hope my refrigerator can hold up until all the meat is gone."
Shen Yanming looked at the interaction between the two and felt a little sour. He interrupted and said, “Eat first, and then talk after eating!”
Then he said to Zeng Yiming, "After you finish eating, go to sleep. You have been up all night and you still have to drive tonight. Be careful that your body can't take it."
Zeng Yiming nodded, "I am indeed a little sleepy. I will give you the car keys later. Chen Shunwei and the others are coming. You can collect the food."
"Okay, I still have some food at home, which is also the payment for the last time. I have already checked the weight and will put it on the car for you later."
"Well, just do as you see fit!"
He didn't feel it just now, but after saying these words, Zeng Yiming felt sleepy.
He put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked, "Where is the guest room?"
Chen Yanming was a little embarrassed. "There are no guest rooms. The guest rooms have been turned into kitchens. Can you rest in the living room?"