Chapter 111 Getting Along (Part Two)

Yun Zhao was slightly taken aback, and thanked him softly.

He specially cooked noodles for her and even ate with her; this was beyond the responsibilities of a team leader.

After that, no one spoke, and the two focused on eating their noodles.

Although Xie Tu had deliberately slowed down his eating pace, by the time he finished, the person opposite him still had more than half left in their bowl.

She ate very slowly, her head slightly lowered, with a few strands of hair falling beside her cheeks.

Xie Tu's eyes darkened slightly, and he felt an urge to gently brush those few stray hairs behind her ear.

Such an idea is too abrupt.

He had a vague feeling that something was getting out of control, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Xie Tu suppressed his thoughts, stood up, picked up the empty bowl, and said to her, "I'll go clean up the kitchen."

The little bluebird's attitude at this moment can be described as friendly.

Like a supervisor, it flew over and watched him wash the pots and wipe the stove.

The fire phoenix rolled around in the spiritual realm, wanting to come out and play with the blue luan.

[Let her stay here, so I can see Qingluan anytime...]

Xie Tu froze: "Shut up!"

【I don't care! I want to be with Qingluan!】

Yun Zhao felt a slight itch on her cheek and reached up to tuck a stray hair behind her ear.

Xie Tu is a very good cook. A simple bowl of noodles is delicious and visually appealing, and the fried egg is golden brown on both sides, cooked to perfection.

The people in the town only care about cooking the ingredients thoroughly; they rarely add seasonings to their dishes.

With resources scarce, everyone had to live frugally.

Aunt Zhao was used to being frugal, and she remained the same after moving to the base. She wouldn't even put much oil in her stir-fried vegetables, just to fill her stomach, without caring about whether they tasted good or not.

Yun Zhao looked up and glanced towards the kitchen.

He noticed her gaze.

Xie Tu remained expressionless as always. He shook the water off his hands and put the clean pots and pans into the cabin.

When she finally put down her chopsticks, the kitchen was as clean as ever.

Yun Zhao picked up the bowl and stood up. There was only one bowl left, which she could wash herself.

The little bluebird, however, seemed unsatisfied: "Let him wash it."

The way the annoying sentry did housework was surprisingly pleasing to the eye.

Xie Tu knew she wasn't very good with her hands, so when he saw her coming over, he took the bowl from her hand and rinsed it clean in a few quick strokes.

The little bluebird was satisfied.

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After finishing their meal, the two did not return to the house.

Xie Tu picked up the keys. "Let's go check on those supplies."

He returned to the base late last night and was so busy that he didn't get back to rest until this morning. He didn't even open the warehouse to check on it.

Yun Zhao nodded and followed him along the path to the training ground.

The warehouse is next to Training Ground No. 2 and was originally a large storage room for Zero Team's supplies.

Xie Tu opened the door, reached out and pressed the switch on the wall. Several incandescent bulbs instantly lit up, illuminating the entire warehouse.

The place was in a mess, with many supplies piled up haphazardly on the ground, forming small hills.

Various items were piled up haphazardly.

The brightly colored packaging bags stood out under the lights.

When the supplies were delivered back, Team Zero was out on a mission.

"Minister Duan signed for the package, but I haven't had time to check it carefully yet."

Xie Tu entered the warehouse, only to find there was nowhere to put his feet; he couldn't even fit inside. He bent down and casually rummaged through the contents. "Let's clean it up together tonight when everyone's here."

Yun Zhao stood at the entrance of the warehouse and looked around. Various items were scattered everywhere.

Not only were there food items, but also many daily necessities such as toilet paper, toiletries, and towels. She also saw a lot of cooking oil and boxes of red wine and beverages piled together.

There's just too much stuff; I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it all in one night.

Yun Zhao then said, "Since we have nothing to do this afternoon, let's pack up some of it first."

Xie Tu was mainly worried that she would get tired, so since she brought it up herself, he naturally had no objection.

The two got busy.

The returned supplies were categorized into sections for snacks, condiments and canned goods, daily necessities, dried food, beverages, and so on.

Xie Tu was in charge of moving the large items, so he first moved all the alcoholic beverages to the corner and piled them against the wall.

Yun Zhao was cleaning out the dried food.

She found a lot of loose rice and grains.

Xie Tu noticed this out of the corner of his eye and said, "These loose rice packages can't be kept for long, they'll get infested with bugs. Take them back and distribute them to the people in your town."

With so many supplies, Team Zero simply couldn't possibly consume them all.

Qingshan Town is very weak.

When we arrived at the Dawn Base, there were only five buses, so you can imagine that there weren't many supplies on them.

The food supply is probably not enough to last until winter.

Rather than letting it rot here, we should let her take it back.

Yun Zhao paused in his cleaning. "Couldn't we just sell it?"

The supplies were retrieved from the contaminated area by everyone working together.

She's already been given all the snacks; she can't possibly take everything back with her.

Xie Tuzhi knew she was unaware of the base's regulations, so he explained, "The grain is sold at a unified price by the base. To avoid disrupting order, private buying and selling is not allowed."

Land and resources are limited.

Food is the foundation of people's livelihood, and the base must guarantee basic livelihood and will not allow anyone to interfere.

As the leading combat unit, Zero Team cannot set a bad example. Otherwise, the sentries who leave the contaminated area in the future will follow suit and choose not to hand over supplies, but instead sell them at low prices in the base.

Once a social atmosphere becomes corrupt, it is very difficult to correct it.

So they can only eat this rice themselves or give it away.

"You don't need to feel bad about it. Just give those wines to Duan Xi and the others."

Xie Tu, with his back to her, moved the two cases of drinks to the corner, and his voice came again: "Alcohol is a good thing, more valuable than rice."

Yun Zhao knew he was saying that on purpose.

She didn't know what to say, so she simply thanked her softly.

The rice is crystal clear and the grains are plump, clearly all refined rice.

It's better than the fine, yellow brown rice grown in their own town.

Most families in the town have no savings.

The grain brought from the town wouldn't last long.

The two plots of land provided by the base have only just been planted, and the first harvest will not be available until winter.

With this batch of bulk rice, if they eat it sparingly, most households in the town should be able to survive until winter.

It's admirable that he considered all of this.

The two stopped talking and focused on their work.

Around 5 p.m., the sound of car horns could be heard outside.

The warehouse door was open, and Tao Haohao's loud voice could be heard from a distance.

"Captain! The meat and vegetables are back. Shall we have stir-fry tonight?"

Duan Xi quickly spotted the person at the warehouse. He ran over and saw the guide busy among the supplies. "Ah? Yun Zhao is here too. You came so early?"

A rabbit poked its head in and said, "Sister Yun Zhao, we were saying we'd pick you up to come along, why didn't you reply to my message?"

Yun Zhao glanced down and saw an unread message on the communicator. "I didn't see it."

She was working all afternoon and didn't notice the message coming in.

Xie Tu straightened up, glanced at the people outside the door, and said, "Song Liang, go cook. The rest of you come and help. Quickly tidy up the storeroom."

Duan Xi patted Song Liang on the shoulder, "The captain knows we're all terrible cooks, so dinner is yours."

Of the group, Duan Xi came from the best family.

Duan Xi was raised by his aunt from a young age.

But Minister Duan is very busy; he's so busy that he doesn't go home for several days at a time.

At that time, Duan Xi was too young and needed to be left alone, so Minister Duan hired a nanny to take care of his daily life.

The nanny was terrified of losing her job.

They treated Duan Xi with extreme care, practically feeding him water.

Before joining Team Zero, he had never even stepped into a kitchen.

The cooking skills were absolutely appalling.

Song Liang didn't care; he had to work anyway, whether in the kitchen or the warehouse, it didn't matter.

He left carrying the groceries he had bought.

Xie Tu glanced at the time and specifically told Yun Zhao, "Researcher Qi has already left work. I'll call him and talk to him about Qi Ling."

Yun Zhao couldn't understand his actions, but nodded subconsciously, "Go."