Shen Yanming chuckled, "You don't have to come to deliver goods, you can just come for a trip!"

Zeng Yiming nodded seriously after hearing this, "If it's just about eating, drinking, and sleeping, I'd be willing!"

The two quickly arrived at the underground parking garage, where electricity was already available.

Shen Yanming didn't rush upstairs. He opened the trunk of his car and said to Zeng Yiming, "This is also the payment for the last batch of goods. I didn't weigh it. Can you bring down the electronic scale so we can take a look?"

Zeng Yiming did not object. He took an electronic scale from the carriage, placed it on the ground, and asked, "You made me check the amount of grain at the security room, so why didn't you weigh the grain that came into your hands?"

“It was dark on Friday night, and Qiao An and I were in a hurry to get home, so we just had them put it in the car,” Shen Yanming explained. “It was given to me by my colleague.”

"Since they are colleagues, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Despite saying that, the two still took out the grains and weighed them one by one.

Only after emptying the trunk did Shen Yanming add up all the numbers, and then his face darkened.

"Damn, he lost over twenty pounds! Your colleague is no good!" Zeng Yiming said with a hint of schadenfreude. "You tried to find them a way out, and they actually tried to sabotage you!"

"Maybe it's because I look harmless, or that I look like someone who's going to get taken advantage of." Although he didn't need those twenty-odd pounds of grain, the result still made him feel a little disheartened.

"Alright, consider this a lesson learned, and you'll see who they are. But should we return those two sacks of dried fruit I left in the car?"

"Here you go! But you have to check the quantity of grain on the spot, or you'll end up like me, getting ripped off and having nowhere to complain."

"Haha, I have no connection with them, so of course I inspected the goods on the spot! Unlike you, they probably thought that because you're a colleague, you could get away with it if you were too embarrassed to inspect the goods."

Zeng Yiming took two black plastic bags out of the carriage, locked the carriage, and said to Shen Yanming, "Let's just keep to ourselves in the future. He's not that important. By the way, what floor do you live on? I'm starving!"

Shen Yanming pressed the elevator button. "16th floor, you can eat right away as soon as you walk in!"

"Then I must try Joan's cooking."

The two talked until they reached the 16th floor, where Bi Qiaoan was already getting impatient.

She wanted to call Shen Yanming, but was afraid he was busy with something and wouldn't be able to answer.

When she heard the door open, she put down the wontons she was making and rushed out of the kitchen, "Why did it take you so long to come back? Did something happen?"

"It's nothing, I just made a deal with Chen Shunwei before dawn."

Bi Qiaoan nodded knowingly, then said to Zeng Yiming, "Welcome to my home! You must be tired from your journey! I've prepared wontons, boiled eggs, meatball soup, milk, bread, and vegetarian buns. What would you like to order?"

Zeng Yiming was somewhat flattered. He said shyly, "Anything is fine. I feel like I've walked into a fancy restaurant where I can order whatever I want."

"That's because Joan values ​​you and got up early to prepare."

However, you can really treat this place like a restaurant and order food. If they have the ingredients, they'll cook for you at noon; if not, you'll just have to eat whatever we eat.

"Okay then, I want to eat braised pork for lunch. Look, I've brought all the meat for you!"

Zeng Yiming held up the black plastic bag in his hand and handed it to Shen Yanming. "I brought you twenty catties of top-quality pork belly. There are another twenty catties, I don't know which part it is, but it looks like it's all red meat."

"Thanks, buddy!" Shen Yanming accepted the bag without hesitation, then took it to the kitchen to wash and freeze it.

"You haven't said what you're having for breakfast yet!" Bi Qiaoan said to Zeng Yiming, "Have some boiled eggs and steamed buns to tide you over first, then I'll make you a bowl of wontons, okay?"

"Great! That's a generous spread. Thanks, sister-in-law!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Bi Qiaoan waved her hand with a smile.

Bi Qiaoan returned to the kitchen, took two eggs from the egg cooker, and six buns from the steamer. She nudged Shen Yanming and said, "Go and entertain the guests. I'll handle the meat."

Shen Yanming nodded, took the plate, and left the kitchen.

The water in the pot was boiling. Bi Qiaoan put the wontons from the cutting board into the pot one by one, and then started washing the meat.

Because Zeng Yiming gave them large pieces that were difficult to wash, Bi Qiaoan simply rinsed them and then cut them into small pieces with a knife.

Then rinse it clean under the water pipe and drain it.

Finally, keep one 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 before taking them out.

However, she didn't eat wontons herself. Instead, she drank a glass of milk, ate a few slices of bread, and then ate a handful of nuts and dried fruit, just like she always does.

During the meal, Bi Qiaoan asked Zeng Yiming, "Can your refrigerator fit two pigs? Also, with the power outages three times a day, won't the refrigerator break down?"

Zeng Yiming then realized why Shen Yanming only plugged in the refrigerator after Bi Qiaoan had put the pork in it.

He explained, “I rented a container in a cold storage facility in Nanshi, and the two pigs only took up about a third of the space. Because the cold storage facility freezes a lot of essential supplies, it is exempt from power rationing.”

As for the refrigerator at home, I haven't really paid attention to it, but it's remarkably resilient, holding up well during daily power outages and restorations.

Bi Qiaoan nodded after hearing this, "Yeah, your refrigerator must be suffering!" Then she couldn't help but laugh.

Zeng Yiming didn't mind at all, and instead agreed, "Looks like I'll have to be nicer to it. I'll turn off the power when we get back. But my refrigerator won't have to suffer anymore, while yours won't."

"Yes, it's been a tough job! I hope my fridge can hold up until all that meat is gone."

Shen Yanming watched the interaction between the two and felt a little jealous. He interrupted, "Let's eat first, and we can talk after we finish eating!"

Then he said to Zeng Yiming, "You should eat and get some sleep. You've been up all night and you have to drive tonight. Be careful your body can't take it."

Zeng Yiming nodded. "I am indeed a bit sleepy. I'll give you the car keys in a bit. Chen Shunwei and the others are coming over. You can keep an eye on the harvesting of the grain."

“Okay, I still have some grain at home, which is from the payment for the last shipment. I’ve already checked the weight, and I’ll put it in the car for you in a bit.”

"Okay, you can handle it as you see fit!"

He hadn't felt it before, but after saying those few words, Zeng Yiming felt sleepy.

He put down his chopsticks and asked, "Where are the guest rooms?"

Shen Yanming was a little embarrassed. "There are no guest rooms. They've all been turned into kitchens. Can you rest in the living room?"