Chapter 190 Both Sides Are Confused

The unprepared guests couldn't help but stand behind Boss Xia for the sudden arrival of local residents.

Many of the people in the group opposite them have the same skin color as them, so they seem to be compatriots?

Are you all dressed too formally?

It's been so many years since the end of the world, and people are still wearing skirts and high heels? And those kids are actually wearing blazers and leather shoes, and the girls are wearing beautiful skirts?

Are they the chosen ones? Will the apocalypse come only in their own country?

While guests are observing each other, they are also observing themselves.

Her cheeks looked plump, her complexion healthy, her skin clean and odorless, as if she'd always been doing well. Am I the only one suffering? Am I the only one with a monster in my house?

For a moment, except for the group of children who were like wild horses running and playing on the neatly trimmed lawn, touching and looking at various vending machines, the adults on both sides fell into deep self-doubt.

"Welcome, welcome!" Xia Yan also put on his warmest smile and nodded to them. "Thank you all for your hard work along the way. Enjoy eating, drinking and having fun! By the way, there's a drinks machine over there. If you're thirsty, go buy some."

She gestured for everyone to look at the row of vending machines, successfully winning cheers.

She winked at Xiong Xiong, who understood immediately and led the interested customers to apply for cards and taught them how to make purchases.

"Boss Xia, it's only been a day since we last met, and you have so many things here again. Is this magic?" Earl's tanned skin stretched out as he opened his mouth wide, his wide eyes full of confusion.

Seeing this, Xia Yan just smiled and didn't intend to explain.

When she saw the crystal core jars in the arms of the new customers, her heart had already flown into space for a few turns.

Wow, he is really rich, using crystal cores as decorations.

The customers were very unceremonious when it came to charging their points. They simply opened the lid and poured the crystal cores inside into the card issuing machine. This heroic attitude made the guests question their lives.

What kind of family is this? They didn’t leave any assets behind?

"It's so wonderful, I almost forgot the taste of this kind of happiness." The customer drank the whole carbohydrate drink in one breath and burped with satisfaction, throwing the empty bottle into the trash can.

"This place is so beautiful, I don't want to leave."

"Then you can stay for a few more days. If things really don't work out, you can just move here and stay."

"No, I still prefer our home..."

Earl introduced his family to Xia Yan and shook the crystal core tank at her, "I'm going to top up my points."

Xia Yan smiled and nodded, then noticed the little boy who was staring at her. His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he glanced behind her, made a face, turned around and ran away.

Are all children so naughty?

"Fan Jie, this is Boss Xia. I mentioned him to you yesterday."

Xia Yan turned around and saw Ace, who was drunk yesterday, standing behind him with his arms around a not-so-tall man with thick eyebrows.

Seeing her turn around, Ace returned to his normal expression, "Boss Xia, we've finished charging our crystal cores. We just came over to say hello."

The single-eyed man beside him also smiled and stretched out his hand. "Hello, my name is Fan Jie. It's very beautiful here."

Xia Yan moved from Ace to his face, brushing his hand with a polite smile, "Thank you."

A barely perceptible glint flashed in the eyes of the man named Fan Jie, and he withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.

Ace didn't notice these details. He patted Fan Jie's shoulder nonchalantly and said, "Hey, enough hellos, let's go have a drink!"

"Okay, I'd like to try the delicious food you mentioned. Honey, look after the kids. I'm going in to eat first."

Fan Jie shouted to the woman in front of the self-service machine, put his arm around Ace's waist, and walked into the buffet restaurant together.

Xia Yan looked at the two figures and always felt something was strange.

She glanced at the woman and child beside her and told herself that it was an illusion.

The safe zone was surprisingly harmonious. Apart from a few very hungry customers who went into the buffet restaurant to eat first, the rest of the new customers came to chat with the guests who had stayed there.

Both parties were eager to learn about what was happening outside. During the four years since the end of the world, all kinds of information were isolated. It was rare to see outsiders, and the new customers had a lot of questions to ask.

Xia Yan stood aside and listened for a while. In comparison, the weather changes here are far below the limit of human beings. It is cloudy and rainy in summer. This is probably why the vegetables and green plants here are so lush.

Qi's mother took the mushrooms and curiously asked the new customer next to her, "Can this be eaten?" Her son said there are plenty of them outside.

The blonde woman was obviously asked and also looked confused, but she quickly thought of someone, the woman who claimed that she could eat all kinds of weeds.

She found the man in the crowd and handed him the plump mushroom. "Dear Lin, is this mushroom edible? You know, you are the person who knows the most about plants in our community. You definitely know the answer."

Lin grabbed the broken reading glasses on her chest and compared them to her eyes. After carefully examining them, she nodded affirmatively, "It's edible. This is called hazel mushroom. It's best stewed with chicken."

Mother Qi hurriedly picked up other vegetables and asked, "Can you please help me check if these are edible?"

"No 'please'?" Lin's thin eyelids drooped, making her look very mean.

Qi's mother was stunned for a moment, her eyes wandering around helplessly, and the atmosphere was very awkward.

Qi Hua, who was squatting and sorting vegetables, saw that something was wrong and stood up beside his mother. He took the vegetables from her hand and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work. Please help me check whether these vegetables are edible."

Lin put her reading glasses in front of her eyes and looked at him carefully. Then she put away her glasses expressionlessly and walked away with her hands behind her back, saying, "If you won't die from eating it, eat it."

Lin's bad attitude instantly brought the atmosphere to freezing point. The blonde woman who called Lin over was also picking her feet awkwardly. She muttered this for a long time before finally uttering, "Actually, she's a nice person, but... well." It's too complicated to explain.

At this moment, she saw the group of children fighting over something, which was a perfect excuse.

After the blonde woman left, the others also made excuses to leave. Qi Hua put his arm around his mother and comforted her, "It's okay. It was just a few words. It didn't hurt me."

He packed all the vegetables into his backpack, grabbed his mother's hand and prepared to go back upstairs.

When he turned around, he saw Boss Xia looking up at the sky and thinking about life. He paused, pretended not to see him and walked past.

Xia Yan looked at the flock of birds flying across the sky and decided to ask Zhigang to go mushroom picking together tomorrow.

Earl appeared at the door of the hotel and shouted, "Guys, it's time for dinner. We're waiting for you. And you naughty kids, if you keep making trouble, I'll throw you all into the zombie pile. The restaurant has your favorite fries and juice. If you're late, you won't be able to eat anything!"