Chapter 101
Shaoxing Yang opened the door and walked out, just in time to meet Yan Hong and Lu Shiyu who had changed their clothes and were getting ready to go out, while Tang Zeyu was already waiting outside their room.
Lu Shiyu saw Shaoxing Yang wake up and exclaimed, "I was planning to bring you breakfast when I came back. Now that you're awake, do you want to have breakfast with us?"
"Breakfast?"
Shaoxing Yang scratched his messy hair, remembering that he was already in the Dawn Base and could buy breakfast directly with money.
Yan Hong interrupted, "He doesn't want to go. Let's go quickly. It's getting late and the breakfast stalls will be closing soon."
Shaoxing Yang immediately became anxious when he heard this and said, "Who said I won't go! I'll go!"
Tang Zeyu looked at the wall clock and said, "If you want to go, change your clothes first."
Shaoxing Yang slammed the door shut and opened it a minute later fully dressed.
Lu Shiyu was a little surprised: "So fast?"
Yan Hong: "He developed this during training at the base. This guy squeezed out time from other places just to get a few more minutes of sleep."
Several people walked downstairs one after another, chatting as they walked.
"Where's Chen Yunliang? Aren't we going to wait for him?"
"He's still sleeping, so leave him alone. Just buy him something to eat when you get back."
The hotel is cheap, but of course breakfast is not included. If you want to eat, you have to go out and buy it. You only need to cross a street to get to a place that sells breakfast, which is quite convenient.
Breakfast vendors always appear in groups. Looking around, the whole street is filled with food vendors. At this time, the vendors have already started their business and are very busy. The shops are full of the sound of orders.
A few of them randomly found a shop that wasn't crowded, walked in, sat down, and each chose what they wanted to eat.
Soon all the food was served and filled the table.
Lu Shiyu ate a fried dumpling. The crispy bottom cracked in his mouth and the soup flowed out. A little green onion and vegetables neutralized the greasiness of the meat. The taste was quite good.
Lu Shiyu swallowed the fried dumplings in his mouth and said, "It's a rare free time. It's finally someone else's turn to cook for me."
Shaoxing Yang stuffed a basket of dumplings into his mouth in just a few bites. His mouth was so full that people were worried whether he could finish it.
Yanhong ordered fried dough sticks and soy milk. The two complement each other well. After taking a sip of hot soy milk, she felt her stomach warm up.
"It feels like I haven't eaten such normal food at such a normal breakfast stall in eight hundred years," Yan Hong said as she took a bite of a fried dough stick. "Don't worry about me. I want to make up for all the food I've missed lately."
Shaoxing Yang made a few "ah-ah" sounds and wanted to say something but he couldn't speak normally because he hadn't swallowed the bun in his mouth yet.
Tang Zeyu took a few cups of warm water and handed them to the others: "Eat slowly, don't choke."
Unfortunately, no one ever listens to him on such trivial matters in life.
Several people ate with relish, trying to fill their empty stomachs. Tang Zeyu sighed and asked the boss to pack some buns and soy milk to take back.
But when they were about to pay the bill, they became embarrassed.
Tang Zeyu took out a few large-denomination banknotes and handed them to the waiter, but the waiter looked confused.
"Why are you giving me this?"
Tang Zeyu was stunned. Isn't paying money just paying the bill?
Then he realized that the currency of Dawn Base might be different from that of Twilight Base. The currencies of the two sides are not interchangeable, and their money here is like waste paper.
Thinking of this, Tang Zeyu suddenly felt uneasy. He pretended that nothing had happened and asked the waiter to leave. After he sat down for a while, he briefly explained the matter to the other three people.
"What!"
Shao Xingyang stuttered and said intermittently: "So, Captain, are you saying that our money can't be used here?"
Yan Hong's eyes widened: "Then what's the difference between us and those without money?"
Lu Shiyu quickly covered their mouths: "Shh! Keep your voice down."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Lu Shiyu let go of his hand.
"What should we do now? We can't just eat and dine for free."
Yanhong looked at the pile of dishes in front of her and wondered how likely it was that she would be left behind to wash them.
Lu Shiyu looked towards the kitchen and said, "How much do you think the breakfast shop owner would be willing to pay to hire me?"
Shaoxing Yang swallowed the bun, was silent for two seconds, and asked, "Can we just go ahead and pay when we have money?"
“…I don’t think that’s possible.”
Tang Zeyu finished the last bite of noodles, wiped his mouth calmly with a tissue, and said, "It's okay, someone will come to pay later."
"Who is it?" Lu Shiyu turned his head to look at Tang Zeyu: "Do you know someone at the Dawn Base?"
"Really?" Yan Hong scratched her head and said, "I don't remember the captain saying he had acquaintances in other bases."
But no matter what they asked, Tang Zeyu did not answer. He was full of mystery, which aroused their curiosity.
Who will help them pay for it?
For these people, this place was unfamiliar and they couldn't even find anyone to suspect.
But they soon found out.
"Hi, what a coincidence, you are having breakfast here too."
The person in charge walked into the breakfast shop with a smile. At this time, most people had finished breakfast and went to work, and the breakfast shop became deserted.
"Wow, you have a good appetite, eating so much."
The person in charge started to chat with everyone like an old friend who was familiar with them.
"Being able to eat is a blessing. Eating more is good for your health."
Lu Shiyu looked at Yan Hong and Shao Xingyang. Both of them shook their heads slightly, indicating that they didn't know what was going on. Then the three of them looked at Tang Zeyu, waiting to see how he would respond.
"No one had dinner yesterday, so we ate a lot because we were hungry," Tang Zeyu said. "By the way, do you have any money with you?"
Person in charge: “…”
The other three: "..."
Not subtle at all!!!
When they heard Tang Zeyu ask the person in charge so directly whether he had brought money, with his purpose written clearly on his face, the three of them were very surprised.
Lu Shiyu felt puzzled. Tang Zeyu was not so lacking in emotional intelligence. Moreover, from the last time he interacted with Guan Wei, it was not difficult to see that Tang Zeyu was quite good at interpersonal communication. Why was he suddenly so straightforward?
The expression on the person in charge's face froze for a moment, and then returned to his cheerful look.
"Oh, look how I forgot about this. This is your first time at Dawn Base, so you don't have the money we have."
The person in charge slapped his head and looked very regretful: "I was inconsiderate. I will pay for your breakfast later, and then have someone send you some money. Otherwise, you won't be able to buy any local specialties here."
"Thank you," Tang Zeyu said politely, "I'll return the money to you once the currencies of both bases can circulate."
The person in charge smiled and said, "How can we let the guests pay for this? This is our treat."
By the time the currencies of the two bases were in circulation, I guess they would have closed their eyes. The person in charge would not buy into Tang Zeyu's promise at all, and would just think that spending some money for the base was nothing.
The person in charge helped a few people to pay the bill. While the person in charge went to the front desk, a few people started to grumble again.
"You actually came. I thought the captain was just bragging."
"How did the captain know he would come? He even paid for us. Can the captain predict the future?"
"No, no, this must be part of the captain's plan."
"Calculate? Is that how you use words?"
When the person in charge came back, they instantly returned to their normal sitting positions.
The person in charge offered to take a few people for a walk. Tang Zeyu did not refuse, but asked for an extra plastic bag before leaving.
Person in charge: “What are you doing with this?”
Tang Zeyu: "Pack it up and take it away."
Person in charge: “…”
The person in charge and Tang Zeyu walked in front and chatted, while the other three followed behind and looked around.
After breakfast, those who had to go to school went to school, and those who had to go to work went to work. The streets that were crowded not long ago suddenly became deserted.
In the past, this period of time was a rare breathing time for Lu Shiyu. He would be exhausted and sweating after a busy day. Now, two months have passed since those days, but when I think back, it seems like half a lifetime.
There have been so many things that have happened in the past two months, and so many new things that Lu Shiyu has experienced, that it is a rare opportunity for him to experience the feeling of traveling, and it is a paid trip at that. Thinking of this, everything seems new to Lu Shiyu.
Along the way, many people took the initiative to greet the person in charge. It was so busy that they were overwhelmed just by calling out their names, such as Uncle Zhang, Aunt Li, Sister Wang, Uncle Liu, and so on. It was tiring just to watch. The three of them felt that the people they knew might not be as many as the person in charge who greeted them along the way.
"Why is this guy so popular?" Yan Hong asked, puzzled, "Did he pay for them too?"
The person in charge heard this, turned around and said with a smile: "We are all neighbors. We usually take care of each other, so it's normal for us to be familiar with each other."
The person in charge took a few people for a walk around the streets, let them familiarize themselves with the roads and buildings, and finally sent them back to the hotel.
"I've submitted your application, and it will be approved by noon. Just stay in the hotel this afternoon and wait for notification. If you don't show up by then, you'll have to queue up again."
Tang Zeyu nodded, indicating that he had taken note of it.
The person in charge left without staying for long, and several people went into the hotel together, discussing as they walked.
"I didn't expect him to be so popular. I couldn't tell."
"Maybe he's a good official. If he's a cruel official or something, forget about getting eggs thrown at him on the street. It would be a blessing if he doesn't get rotten eggs."
A few people walked upstairs chatting. Shaoxingyang carried breakfast and pushed open the door of room 203.
"Chen Yunliang! Get up and have breakfast!"
The only response he got was the window blown open by the wind.
The room was empty, and Chen Yunliang, who had been lying in bed, was no longer in his original position.
"Hey? Is Chen Yunliang up?"
Shao Xingyang scratched his head, put down the breakfast, walked around the room, and made sure that no one was in the room. He turned to ask the others: "Chen Yunliang is not in the room. He may have gone out."
"He went out?" Lu Shiyu felt something was wrong: "Where could he go?"
Shao Xingyang didn't know either, and said, "Maybe he went out to look for us."
Tang Zeyu happened to hear this and frowned. He said, "Impossible. With Chen Yunliang's personality, he will stay in the room after we all leave. It's impossible for him to go out alone."
"Strange, what about the others?"
Lu Shiyu went downstairs and found the innkeeper. After thinking for a while, the innkeeper said, "I don't remember. There were so many people coming and going in the morning. I don't know if he went out."
"What about the surveillance?" Lu Shiyu continued to ask, "Surveillance cameras will definitely capture it, right?"
The hotel owner hesitated a bit and said with an apologetic smile, "I'm so sorry, our hotel's surveillance camera just happened to be broken these past two days, and we haven't had time to fix it yet."
"Are all the surveillance cameras broken?"
The innkeeper pointed to an old camera overhead and said, "We're a small business, and we only have this one camera. A couple of days ago, a leak in the house damaged it, and we were in a hurry to fix the ceiling, so we put the surveillance camera off for two days. We were just about to find someone to fix it today."
There was nothing wrong with what the hotel owner said, and even though Lu Shiyu felt something was wrong, he didn't dare to continue asking.
"Then, guest, is there anything else?"
"It's okay."
"Okay, take care. Come find me if you need anything."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
