Chapter 428: Powerless

"Boss Xia, I want to rent it."

I saw Fu Niang sticking her head out from behind Qi's father, with obvious dimples on her cheeks and a sweet smile, she looked very approachable.

Xia Yan laughed, "You didn't leave the base today?"

"I'll go in the afternoon. This morning I plan to take good care of the fruits and vegetables I collected over the past two days, or they might rot if left alone." Fu Niang looked around, very satisfied. "Then I'll go to the rental department?"

Xia Yan nodded, "Stores and stalls are different, you can choose the location, go around them all before you go."

"I understand." Fu Niang raised her hand to make an OK gesture and walked away with ease.

"This girl is not bad. She is good-looking, has a good personality, and is very lucky. She was separated from her mother for so long but still found her home. She is a capable child and a perfect match for our child." Qi's mother covered her mouth with her hands and lowered her voice.

Father Qi looked at Fu Niang's back and said hesitantly, "She is Fu, but I heard that she is three years older than our child..."

"That's perfect. A girl three years older than a man is a treasure. I think they are a good match." The more Qi's mother looked at him, the more satisfied she was. What a polite child. He always smiled when he saw his elders. She felt close to him just by looking at him.

"That's right. Let Qi Hua decide for himself. We don't have the final say."

Qi's father is open-minded. Matters of the heart cannot be forced. Besides, things are not stable now. If Qi Hua really gets married, it will only give him more worries, which will be detrimental to his career. It is better to let nature take its course.

Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to the empty shop and fell on the new and bright floor-to-ceiling windows. The sun was shining outside, shining golden light, quiet and warm.

"I've decided, let's rent a shop too!"

"What?"

"Congratulations." Xia Yan clapped his hands.

The news that Lidai Island was being rented out spread throughout the base at lightning speed.

Chu Wanfu waved to the soldiers to indicate that he understood.

Doctor Sang, who was sitting opposite, could not hide his excitement and rubbed his face vigorously.

"I never expected that I would ask her yesterday if it could be rented out, and today it's on the agenda! If others can open a store, I can definitely rent land to open a hospital!"

It was as if the mountain pressing on her heart was blown away by a fairy. She felt refreshed all over and twisted her body to and fro, not knowing how to express her excitement.

"General Chu, everything is ready, we just need your help!"

"You don't want to worry about the person lying in the hospital bed being killed by a cannon, do you?"

"I've come up with a perfect idea for you—open a hospital on Lidai Island. It's absolutely safe, and after you recover, you can become a solid force in our army!"

"This way, you won't have to worry about anything, and hostile forces won't be able to find any evidence against you."

"How can they compare with us?!"

When Dr. Sang got excited, he stood up and slapped the table twice, then leaned over and stared at him fiercely, as if he was an enemy.

Chu Wanfu silently took out a rag and wiped off the saliva splashed on the document cover.

"—Sorry, I couldn't control myself."

Chu Wanfu felt powerless inside.

It wasn't because he listened to Dr. Sang's conversation, but because he realized that regardless of whether people were willing to do so politically or not, opening a hospital on Lidai Island was the perfect choice.

The environment is good and safe, there is enough food, no zombies, enemy forces cannot penetrate, and there may be water and electricity.

I thought back then, we had been working together in a friendly manner because we knew Xia Yan would never build a hospital. I never expected that now, they would take the initiative to offer to rent land to open a hospital...

Why does my face feel so hot and painful?

Chu Wanfu wanted to take a cold shower to calm down.

Knock, knock.

The office door was pushed open and a young nurse wearing a Nightingale hat poked her head in.

"Doctor Sang, you have to go on your ward rounds."

Doctor Sang stood up and straightened his clothes. "General Chu, I'll be waiting for your good news."

...

"Xiongxiong, install an electric wire here." Xia Yan pointed to a location near the base of the wall.

"Here?" Xiongxiong showed his sharp claws.

"No, no, let's move it a little higher. This seems a bit too low." Fu Niang hesitated.

Xiong Xiong looked at Xia Yan, and Xia Yan looked at Fu Niang. Now Fu Niang was the owner of this store, and they had to do as she asked.

Being stared at by four eyes, one man and one bear, Fu Niang's scalp was about to explode. She quickly said, "Forget it, let's just stay where we are."

Wow, so much pressure...

"Girl, I think the position you just pointed out is pretty good. My waist is not good, so please make it a little higher." Lin held the flower pot in her hand and comforted her in a gentle tone.

Perhaps she feels guilty, but now she can't bear to see her daughter suffer even the slightest bit of unhappiness, and she is always praising her. Only in this way can her anxious heart feel sweet.

"Let's go according to the position Fu Niang just mentioned." Xia Yan said to Xiong Xiong.

The bear stretched out its hidden claws again, its fingertips hooked inward like thorns, and scratched along the wall. The solid wall was like a fresh cream cake, and a crack was immediately opened.

It stuffed the wires in, then squeezed it like dumplings, and finally patted it. After the wall automatically leveled out, it returned to its original appearance.

It was the first time for Fu Niang and Lin to see Xiong Xiong working, and they were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths.

"that's all...?"

Xia Yan smiled: "Yes, it's very simple, right?"

Fu Niang has a weird look in her eyes and is very rude...

Lin bent down to touch the place that had just been cut, unconvinced. The shaking feeling just now was especially like jelly. Is this really a house?

It feels extremely hard and solid under the fingertips, and has the roughness unique to putty powder. It is a real wall.

"...It feels like a dream," Lin murmured.

Fu Niang laughed, put her arm around her shoulders and shook her, "When the shop is decorated, you will be the boss lady, and I will work for you."

"No, that won't work. I don't understand business. You are the boss."

"Yes, I am the boss and you are the boss's mother~"

"You kid, you're just talking nonsense. That's not what the boss lady meant."

"The meaning is not determined by humans~"

Xia Yan listened to the two people joking and bickering and laughed along.

Xiong Xiong was confused. He looked here and there, then lowered his head and worked delicately with his fingers.

"Oh, there's something very important!" Fu Niang suddenly slapped her forehead. "I forgot to ask, can I use my supernatural powers in the store? I have to use my supernatural powers to ripen the fruit, otherwise the taste will be completely different!"

A look of annoyance appeared on her face.

Why didn't you ask beforehand before paying the points? It's definitely not refundable now.

Although Lin didn't understand, she was concerned about her daughter and frowned when she saw her sad.

"Don't worry, if it doesn't work, we can just ripen it outside and then bring it in. As long as it's ripe, there's no need to worry about putting it away. It's just a matter of running some errands!"

After hearing this, Fu Niang calmed herself down, held her hand, and looked at Xia Yan.

She had been laughing ever since the two of them were arguing just now. Even now, her expression had not changed. Fu Niang's worries disappeared in an instant.