The other people around the round table also looked grim.
Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs—you can smell the delicious aroma just by looking at it.
Needless to say, the steak was blackened on both sides.
Even the most normal thing, cooking noodles, ended up turning into noodle soup.
"Ahem, I'm not too hungry yet. Is there any brave soul, no, any one who would like to try it first and see if it's delicious?"
Xu Xing called out to those around him in a friendly manner.
No one answered.
"Why don't you try the scrambled eggs with tomatoes in front of you, Ye Kai?" Xu Xing asked tentatively.
"No, no, no! Boss, I actually ate too much yesterday, I'm not hungry at all today, let's take a break first."
Ye Kai shook his head like a rattle drum; his fear of this dish was even greater than his fear of a level three zombie.
"Is nobody going to eat this? I made so much, will it all end up being thrown away? Sigh."
Susie looked somewhat dejected, resting her chin on her hands as if she had suffered some kind of blow.
Xu Xing had a sudden inspiration and grabbed Yang Lie by the collar, "There's good stuff here, you have to try it. I made it for you, so you have to eat it!"
When Yang Lie saw these, he was extremely surprised. After all, even they had only stored a small portion of these fruits, vegetables, and beef, which were placed in a cold storage at the very beginning of the apocalypse.
However, after smelling the scent, he hid in a corner, trying to obscure his presence.
I didn't expect to be called over anyway.
Yang Lie knew he couldn't escape this calamity, so even with his old bones, he had to eat it, and he couldn't say it was unpalatable.
So Yang Lie, with an extremely unpleasant expression, ate a bite of pineapple covered in oil.
Fighting back the urge to vomit, she gave a thumbs up, "Cough... Little girl, the food is pretty good, delicious!"
"Eat more if you like it." Xu Xing smiled and picked up two more pieces for him.
Yang Lie's old face turned pale instantly; he was caught in a dilemma—whether to eat or not to eat.
After all, the table is full of food.
Xu Xing didn't want to poison this old man to death here.
So, the dogs that were eating meat at the very back, Dahei and Erhei, were called over, while Bailing lay on the dog's head.
"Adou, and Dahei and Erhei, this was made by your mistress, you two are allowed to eat it."
Unlike the three dogs whose eyes lit up, Bai Ling jumped down with disgust, while the cat lay alone in Su Xixi's arms.
Dogs are indeed the most loyal. With the addition of three big dogs, the food on the table didn't even last three minutes before it all ended up in their bellies.
At this moment, Yang Lie was finally freed.
Susie waited until they finished eating before realizing, "I...I haven't even tried it yet."
Xu Xing said, "It's okay, I have some left in the kitchen, wait for me to get them."
With outsiders present, it was naturally inconvenient to reveal Xu Xing's special ability, so he could only make a pretext to go to the kitchen to get it.
Susie nodded in agreement.
A short while later, Xu Xing brought over eight dishes, all of which were quite famous and substantial, with a plate held between two fingers.
Braised chicken pieces, braised pork knuckle, sweet and sour pork ribs, tomahawk steak...
These things made everyone's eyes light up.
Only Yuan Tang and Yuan Cai indicated that they did a decent job.
Xu Xing continued towards the kitchen, this time bringing over eight more elaborate plates.
Australian lobster, steamed king crab, huge oysters, a whole plate of caviar...
"It's my treat today, everyone eat as much as you like." Xu Xing was very generous.
Yang Lie was dumbfounded. Compared to these things, the things he had eaten were hardly food at all.
It's really far inferior. I can't even imagine how they preserve it. And this kind of aroma and plating is something that only a star chef could achieve.
Unconsciously, Yang Lie thought of a certain possibility: was this group of people intentionally preserving their strength, or were they just a branch of a very large force?
In either case, it's worthwhile for Yang Lie to befriend him.
Susie looked a little sullen. "Didn't you all say you were full? Humph. Never mind, everyone, let's eat."
As expected, everyone started eating and stuffing themselves without any hesitation.
Ye Kai, who had initially claimed he wasn't hungry, ate in a particularly unsightly manner. He grabbed the lobster's large claws with both hands and, without needing any tools, simply used his teeth to crack the shell.
After a period of intense eating, the food was almost gone, and everyone was nearly full.
Xu Xing instructed Yuan Tang and Yuan Cai to tidy up.
Then he and the others began studying the map.
Susie did not participate.
Xu Xing didn't plan to take her with him this time. Firstly, the operation was quite dangerous, and secondly, Su Xixi was too conspicuous and would easily attract attention, causing some trouble.
This left Susie feeling quite depressed for a while.
However, Xu Xing only told her that this trip was a perfectly normal mission.
This made her feel a little better, so she picked up Bai Ling and went to her room alone.
However, before leaving, Xu Xing gave her a Nintendo game console.
Xu Xing discovered this by accident. He himself hadn't played video games for a very long time, and he could try it out when he had some free time.
Now is a good time for Su Xixi to pass the time.
In any case, their leveling up doesn't require strenuous cultivation like in fantasy novels.
After seeing Su Xixi off, Xu Xing took out the tablet that he had prepared earlier from the sofa.
He pointed to the map of Jinghai City and looked at Yang Lie.
"Take a look at where you are, exactly where you are, so we can get there."
Yang Lie was completely absorbed in the delicious food when he was startled by the sudden appearance of the tablet.
They don't have electricity there, and they haven't found many large generators, so they've simply abandoned it long ago.
So seeing a tablet that can be turned on normally these days feels very novel.
Yang Lie pointed to a place near the city center, an entertainment and commercial street, and said, "It's right here. It's not far from here, about a half-hour drive at full speed."
Sure enough, Xu Xing thought to himself, this is the area around the restricted zone. It seems that it was indeed the two sides that were involved back then.
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