Chapter 408: Stepfather Arrives
Xu Wen knew what the other party was thinking when he saw his frustrated look. "There's a one-month-old baby next door. The base here has subsidized milk powder. Your daughter asked the people who deliver the milk powder, 'Do you have any for me?'"
"I feel like I'm forced to produce milk powder every month because of your little baby." Xu Wen covered his mouth and laughed, and Liu Wan was also very happy.
"I worry every day about how you're not living well, and you..." Tang Bai glanced at Xu Wen speechlessly.
"Although it doesn't sound good, we are living a really good life. In the previous winter, both of us received subsidies from the base. Each of us was given a set of thick cotton-padded jackets, and we had no shortage of food. Recently, some of us who came together for spring plowing were assigned to the planting area, and some went to the fishing team. I was assigned to the trading team with the Pingjin base, and the supplies we get every day are enough for us to live."
"I planned to conduct the first seafood transaction with the Pingjin base in half a month. I wanted to ask the base whether Liu Wan could return with me. I didn't expect you to come first." Xu Wen poured Tang Bai a glass of water and asked him to sit down.
Seeing that he was so careless, Tang Bai glanced at the next room.
"There seems to be a group of mercenaries next door, who are very alert. You must have known about it if you came here. Besides, this is the next generation training center for the entire Yueban Bay. They attach great importance to children. There is an A-level mutant among the security here. They don't want to let you in. The possibility of you coming here quietly... is a bit low." Xu Wen did not directly say it was impossible.
"Well, speaking of which, there are different rumors about the upgrade methods here in the base. Do you have any news?"
"No, they kept it a secret. Only the superpower team knew about it. But they were the ones who followed us from the beginning. Plus, they went through life and death together during the zombie siege. Their relationship is extraordinary. I will try to find out for you."
"Okay," Tang Bai hugged Tang Tingting, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and talked about the current situation of the Pingjin base. "Anyway, now ordinary people and people with special abilities have begun to merge, and I have my own team. You guys can go back with me this time?"
“I’m not going back.”
When Xu Wen said this, Tang Bai and Liu Wan were surprised.
"I've been staying there before because there was no one to help you take care of Liu Wan and Ting Ting. Now that the base can accommodate ordinary people, you can bring them with you openly without my help. And chances are that there is a job arranged for me here, which I think is not bad." Xu Wen saw Liu Wan anxiously using sign language.
He raised his hand to stop her and said, "Besides, you have only assigned me to be in charge of the trade between the two bases. I can come to see you anytime, so it doesn't count as a separation."
"You can be responsible for the same area when you go back," Tang Bai advised.
"I know, but I'm staying here to leave you two a way out. Last time when the zombies besieged the city, S-level zombies appeared. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult in the future. With so many weapons in Yueban Bay, we paid a huge price. The possibility of relying on the Pingjin base alone to resist is very low."
"If I stay here, I can also serve as a bridge for you to maintain friendly relations with this side. In case... I mean in case, if there is a problem over there in the future, you will have a place to come."
This was too comprehensive a statement, and Tang Bai was unable to persuade him any further. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave you some crystal cores so you can live more easily here. Now that the radio station has been restored, you can write to me anytime if you have any questions."
The two quickly reached an agreement. Xu Wen allowed the family to stay with him while he went to stay at an acquaintance's house.
The next day, Tang Bai gave the base five thousand crystal cores, saying that he was thanking everyone for their care. Lu Weiyi readily removed the bomb from his heart and accepted the other party's suggestion to establish a trade relationship. The person in charge directly arranged for Xu Wen to connect.
Tang Bai was incredulous after hearing this. He didn't know whether they were strong enough not to be afraid of betrayal, or whether they had confidence in themselves.
Zhuang Mingxu saw through his thoughts at a glance and asked with a smile, "It's just a cooperation. Captain Tang doesn't think that we only have one line of cooperation with the Pingjin Base, right?"
That's why he didn't care about his and Xu Wen's tricks. Moreover, ever since the news of the psychics upgrading one after another during the fight against zombies spread, it has been rumored that Yueban Bay has a method for psychics to upgrade safely, and people from all bases want to find out.
Even if they can't pick the cake, it's good to be able to maintain the relationship. However, the weapons of their base are not for decoration. The Pingjin base has proved with facts that there will be no good results under pressure, so naturally no one will come to take the risk again.
There are now countless teams that want to establish relations with Yueban Bay, so they would not care about the gains and losses of a small team.
"Haha, okay, I thought too much," Tang Bai said with a smile.
Although they each had their own thoughts, the information Tang Bai provided in the previous battle was not false, and Tang Bai was interested in making friends, so the conversation between the two sides went extremely smoothly.
When Tang Bai returned, he not only negotiated the trading price of the mutant seafood and salt, but also got a batch of seeds.
Not long after seeing them off, Lu Weiyi began to take those members of the team who had not yet been upgraded out. After forcing them out for two months, he forced several A-level members to emerge from each team of the base army, and even the Bai Miao team that did not go out was forcibly upgraded to S-level.
When June arrived, Zheng Yi brought a group of psychics under Lu Xiao to the Yuebanwan base, and along with them was a specially hired brain expert - Gu Qingji was still not awake.
In today's world, talents are valuable, but they need people to pay for them. The bases provide benefits to highly educated people, but they cannot create equal value and gradually become useless.
In the absence of medicines, doctors in other departments, except surgery, have become dispensable. More people are struggling on the survival line, and those with serious illnesses are simply waiting to die.
Civilization had already been broken at this time. These people who were once highly respected were now unable to make a living with their past abilities. When they heard that Lu Xiao was recruiting people, they immediately followed him without saying a word.
In addition to their own team, there was also a group of family members who were found, and more were a long line of ordinary people following behind the convoy.
They came here to seek refuge.
Shen Xiuyin's research required two rare metals, so Lu Weiyi led a team to other places to collect them. He thought that when he came back, the people would have left, but he didn't expect that they would stay for more than 20 days.
"Is Kyoto going to be destroyed?" Lu Weiyi got out of the car exhausted and asked Zheng Yi in surprise when he saw him.
"Haha, brother Lu, you really don't hope for our well-being," Zheng Yi laughed heartily and patted Lu Weiyi's shoulder like a good brother. "Captain Zhuang said during the examination that my upgrade might be dangerous. It's best to let me wait for a month to allow the zombie energy in my body to metabolize."
"Is it okay for you not to go back to the base?"
"It's okay. You may not know this, but for some unknown reason the signal started to recover a few days ago. Now the radio is available during a certain time every day. It is convenient for me to contact the team. Besides, with Captain Lu and Sheriff Zhao here, nothing will happen."
"Then you are welcome to stay at the base for a while and experience the different life here."
“Hahaha, brother Lu, you have changed a lot. When I met you half a year ago, you were still not very polite, but now you have started to speak in official language.” Zheng Yi is several years older than Lu Weiyi and has been immersed in the military for many years. In his eyes, Lu Weiyi's skills are like an elementary school student learning to walk. He finds it funny and interesting.
"Just make fun of me, but be careful or I'll make things difficult for you when you level up."
"No, no, I apologize to you, brother."
"Haha, there's no time today. Let me go back and settle down, and then we'll have a drink. I got a few bottles of aged wine this time. I heard from Zhuang Mingxu that you are good at wine, so let's try it together then."
"Then it's a deal"
Lu Weiyi said goodbye to him and hurriedly led the team to the middle island. As soon as he entered the door, he went straight to Lin Yimu's room.
"Brother Damu, I want..." As he spoke, he knocked on the door and pushed it open.
Lin Yimu was sitting at the table writing something, and Li Qing was drooping over him like a boneless person, with his face pressed against his. It was obvious that he was up to no good.
Even though Li Qing had made it clear to him last year, he would come to the Zhongdao Villa to stay for a few days from time to time. At first, he was considerate of Lu Weiyi's feelings and kept a low profile. Later, when Lu Weiyi got into trouble, he never paid any attention.
Now that the two of them were nakedly intimate, even though he was ready for them to be together, Lu Weiyi still felt a surge of anger in his heart, "What are you doing——".
He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Li Qing's arm and pushed him away, then stood in front of Lin Yimu.
"Young Master, you..." Lin Yimu saw that Lu Weiyi's eyes were red and didn't understand what was going on for a moment.
Li Qing had just returned from going out not long ago. He was already unhappy about being interrupted during their intimacy. He put on a sour face and was about to say something unpleasant, but then he saw that Lu Weiyi looked like he was about to cry. He dared not say anything immediately. He touched his nose with an embarrassed look and asked Lin Yimu for help, "Instructor."
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Zhuang Mingxu's voice sounded downstairs.
In the past, Lu Weiyi would go to the government to find him first when he came back and tell him in detail about his gains each time. This time, when he heard that they were back, he went straight to Zhongdao. Zhuang Mingxu was worried that something might have happened, so he hurried back. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Lu Weiyi's voice with a crying tone.
You know, this is a situation that many people have never encountered.
As soon as I went upstairs, I saw him protecting Lin Yimu and glaring at Li Qing, his eyes full of aggrieved look.
"What's going on?" Zhuang Mingxu asked, looking at Li Qing inquiringly.
"He stole my dad." Lu Weiyi's chest heaved with anger, and he pointed at Li Qing and complained to Zhuang Mingxu.
Lin Yimu was stunned, then his eyes became sore, he wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, he opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't say a word.
"No, I don't. I won't compete with you for my father." Li Qing waved his hands quickly. He didn't want to have another father.
How could Zhuang Mingxu not know what was going on? Lin Yimu came to Lu Weiyi's side when he needed family the most, and took care of him wholeheartedly for many years without a break. In Lu Weiyi's mind, this scene was no different from his single father finding him a stepmother.
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