Chapter 103 "Aren't you my wife?"
Early the next morning, Jiang Jie and his friends had just washed up and eaten something when Liang Nan came up and knocked on their door, asking if they wanted to walk around the safe zone with him.
"As the director of the safe zone, aren't you too idle?" Jiang Jie leaned against the bedroom door, waiting for Lin Mian to put on his coat, and complained about the person who came over.
"After all, most of the management of the safe zone is actually handled by my brother. He's smarter," Liang Nan tapped his temples and raised his fist. "I'm only responsible for the military."
If her brother hadn't said that letting an ordinary person be the district chief would not be able to suppress the dissatisfaction of those people with special abilities, she would not want to hold the title of district chief. She just wanted to be a free and happy brother's girl.
So apart from searching for supplies and dealing with mutants, she is indeed quite free, and only occasionally shows up when the superpowers hold a meeting.
Everyone seemed to be used to going to her brother if they had any problems, because even if they came to her, they would eventually be left to her brother to deal with.
"So your brother is actually the regent." Lin Mian put on his coat and came out, joking with her.
"That's understandable." Liang Nan snapped his fingers. "Poor me, I'm just a puppet emperor."
Her words sounded quite pitiful, but if the smile in her eyes wasn't so obvious, the effect might have been better.
As they walked out the door and got into the elevator, Liang Nan spoke again, "Our area isn't fully developed yet. It's not as formal as an official safe zone, but it can only meet everyone's basic needs."
Up to now, the area has only barely maintained a balance. Although the construction is progressing bit by bit, the consumption of materials is also very high. If they rely solely on the materials they bring in every time they go out to search, they will probably run out of money sooner or later.
"When we went out before, we received news that the official safe zone was planning to build planting sheds and breeding sheds to ensure food supply." Liang Nan sighed with envy.
They are wealthy and have plenty of manpower, so they can bear the risk of alienation of plants and animals and allocate enough manpower to maintain these facilities. However, these private security zones do not have such confidence for the time being.
What's more, the people under them now all have their own little tricks. They are not as easy to manage as the official military personnel who are mostly accustomed to obeying orders. There is still a long way to go.
The problems they are facing now are the same ones Jiang Jie had experienced when he established the safe zone in his previous life. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and if you want to be free from control, you naturally have to spend some time and effort.
It was too much trouble, so he would never do such stupid things in his life.
The elevator reached the first floor and they left the building together. The RV was too big and inconvenient, so the three of them got into Liang Nan's car together.
Jiang Jie pulled Lin Mian to sit in the back seat, feeling at ease with letting someone be their driver.
Fortunately, Liang Nan was a willing driver and enthusiastically introduced some repaired public facilities to them while driving on the road.
They now also have a special personnel registration office, but it is not as formal as the official one and is relatively simple. But at least they can go through a general process and have an idea of the people in the area.
They haven't started planning for things like the official psychic mission hall yet. After all, they don't have enough manpower now, and its current role is not that big.
However, they will not stop their psychics from taking "private jobs". If someone is willing to seek their help in exchange for supplies, they will not say much.
But this phenomenon is not common. After all, most ordinary people in their district are not that well-off, and they are lucky enough to be able to take care of their own food and clothing.
Therefore, Liang Qun is not in a hurry to plan for this. It will not be too late to consider it later when there are more people with special abilities.
Liang Nan drove the two of them around, as excited as if he was showing off the results of his hard work to a friend. After all, they had built it bit by bit from scratch, and although it was only a prototype, it also contained their hard work.
Jiang Jie didn't say much about this, but Lin Mian provided her with a lot of emotional value. She felt that the other party was simply a little angel. No wonder Jiang Jie, who was so arrogant, liked him.
Thinking of this, she was still a little curious. She observed the two of them many times through the rearview mirror along the way. Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother Jiang, Lin Mian, did you two know each other before the doomsday?"
Hearing this, Lin Mian thought for a moment and said, "I guess so."
"So were you good friends before?" Liang Nan asked this because although she felt that the atmosphere between them was not right when they met before, it was not as natural as it is now. She thought that maybe they were still in an ambiguous period at that time.
Good friends? Probably not. Lin Mian glanced at the people around him. The first time they met, they were a sponsor and a sponsored person. The next time they met again, it was just that the other party helped him casually.
In fact, he is still quite curious about it. With the other party's temper, he is not the kind of person who meddles in other people's affairs. Why did he help him at that time?
Lin Mian had actually asked this before, and the answer he got was "I like you", and then he was kissed so hard that he couldn't remember anything.
Not hearing their answer, Liang Nan looked up at the rearview mirror again and found that Xiaotu was distracted and he didn't know what he was thinking about. Jiang Yi was looking down at him with a smile in his eyes.
Liang Nan, who inexplicably felt that he was redundant, withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but cough lightly.
Lin Mian was brought back to his senses by the cough. He glanced at Jiang Jie again, raised his hand and touched his nose under his gaze. Without any hesitation, he said directly: "I am an orphan. Brother Jie once supported me."
Hearing this, Liang Nan cursed himself inwardly for being too talkative. How could he have brought up someone else's sad story? "No, I'm sorry, I..."
"It's okay," Lin Mian interrupted her apology, "I'm actually doing pretty well."
Liang Nan didn't know whether he really felt that way or was just trying to comfort her. She felt sorry that such a well-behaved child was an orphan.
Jiang Jie raised his hand and pinched the back of his neck, rubbing his thumb against the skin behind his ear. He said, "So I can be considered to have a wife for myself in advance."
As he finished speaking, he clearly felt the skin under his palm begin to heat up, and the little rabbit's earlobe also turned red visibly.
What, what wife?! Lin Mian thought he had long been accustomed to the other party's occasional flirting, but when he heard this name, he still felt shocked, especially when there were other people around. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense..."
"Why," Jiang Yan's fingers continued to rub the skin behind his ear, and he leaned closer, "Aren't you my wife?"
Lin Mian pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer him at all!
At this time, Liang Nan, who was sitting in the front seat driving, said that she should not be here, she should be under the car.
While sighing, he quietly looked up at the rearview mirror and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Then, she was caught in the act of excessive joy by Jiang Jie who looked up at her. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was not as gentle as when he looked at Lin Mian.
She quickly retracted her gaze and drove obediently, clearing her throat as she said, "Well, my brother said that we'll have a proper chat with you guys tonight. There might be other people with special abilities there. They heard there's a new one in the district, so they want to meet him."
Some people may just be purely curious about what the powerful boss they talk about looks like, while others may not have such simple ideas. They may think that they have recruited new people, so they want to test their bottom line.
She wasn't sure whether Jiang Jie was patient enough to deal with this kind of situation, so she decided to tell him in advance. If he wasn't willing, then she could just cancel it.
After all, making those people unhappy is still manageable, but if Jiang Jie is unhappy...
Thinking back to the miserable conditions of those people before, she couldn't help but shudder. She couldn't think about it, she couldn't think about it. Just thinking about it made her whole body ache.
"Okay." Jiang Yan agreed straightforwardly.
It was so sudden that Liang Nan couldn't even react. "Huh?"
"I say," Jiang Jie looked up at the rearview mirror and raised his eyebrows, "Okay, still at your house?"
"Oh, no," Liang Nan quickly shook his head after realizing what was happening. "There are too many people, and we can't fit them all in our house. We'll find a special dining room and hire two aunties to help cook."
These people with special abilities would occasionally get together for a meal, which was a way to maintain relationships. Although the food was not as rich as before, at least there was an atmosphere, just like a company team-building event.
"Then I'll pick you up tonight?" Liang Nan couldn't help but confirm again.
Jiang Jie met her eyes in the rearview mirror and nodded confidently, "Okay."
*
The dining room Liang Nan mentioned was actually a restaurant near the residential complex where they lived. Judging from the decoration, it should have been a relatively high-end restaurant with a good environment.
It was just abandoned after the apocalypse, and it wasn't maintained as diligently as before, so many places looked a little old.
When Liang Nan brought Jiang Yan and the others in, there were already quite a few people there. When they heard the noise, the conversations stopped and everyone looked over.
Not all psychics are in the safe zone recently. There are also two teams searching for supplies outside. The personnel are not that complete, and there are still a few who have not arrived yet. Apart from the three of them, it is estimated that there are only about ten people present now, including Liang Qun.
The attention of ten psychics might be very stressful for others, but Jiang Jie was the one facing them. He didn't care at all and just took a quick glance.
Li Yuan and Zhou Tai, whom Liu Yang had met before, were both beside Liang Qun, but Liu Yang did not see them.
In response, Jiang Yan's face showed no special expression. He walked towards the crowd slowly.
Lin Mian followed behind him. The man's tall figure blocked most of the attention. He was already accustomed to the other's aura and did not feel nervous about other people's gazes.
Liang Qun stood up to greet them, and after letting the two sit next to him, he introduced them to the others, "These two are Mr. Jiang Jie and Mr. Lin Mian."
Liang Nan knocked on the table as he finished speaking and said half-jokingly: "They are guests now. Everyone should be more welcoming and don't let them feel left out."
Since the brother and sister sang in unison, it was natural for the others to not give them face. Except for Li Yuan and Zhou Tai, who knew each other before, everyone introduced themselves to each other politely.
Liang Nan sat down next to Lin Mian with considerable satisfaction.
"Mr. Jiang and Mr. Lin, are you planning to stay in the safe zone for a long time this time?" A bearded man who looked to be in his forties spoke. There was no tone of criticism in his voice, but the look in his eyes as he spoke and looked at people was not friendly either.
Jiang Yan glanced at him sideways, and replied with a half-smile: "Who knows? It depends on the situation."
She didn't even give him a direct answer, and her attitude was nonchalant, as if she didn't take him seriously at all.
The man narrowed his eyes slightly and wanted to say something else, but the person next to him patted his arm.
The first tree to stick its head out gets shot. No one else said much, and there was no need for them to continue offending others. Instead, they ended up finding out the truth for others.
The atmosphere was stagnant for two seconds. Liang Qun smiled and was about to speak to smooth things over. But before he opened his mouth, he heard the sound of someone coming in. It sounded like there were several people coming together. He paused for a moment.
Soon, several people from the other side came closer, and the one leading them apologized first, "I'm so sorry, we had something to deal with and came in late. We kept you waiting."
Hearing the voice of the person coming, Jiang Jie raised his eyes quickly and his gaze met the other person's.
The handsome man with gold-rimmed glasses was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in surprise, "Senior?"
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