"We're going out for dinner tomorrow for a gathering, but I came today to thank you," Zheng Ming said, handing over a barbecue grill.
Xu Lin had plenty of these things in her space, but she didn't refuse them when they sent them.
"We still need to go to the market to buy groceries, so we'll be going now, bye-bye." Wang Jing and Zheng Ming were in a hurry to buy groceries, so they left as soon as they delivered the items.
Xu Lin put the barbecue grill in the warehouse and turned to go inside.
"Who's here?" Zhou Pin heard voices inside the house, so he asked when Xu Lin came in.
"Sun Wei and Li Jingjing gave us a water purifier, which looks like they made it themselves. Zheng Ming and Wang Jing gave us a barbecue grill, which they probably found while searching for supplies. Shall we treat them to barbecue another day?"
"We can get together once a month from now on, have some fun together, and exchange information about the base," Zhou Pin said after thinking for a moment.
Xu Lin thought Zhou Pin's suggestion was good, so she asked for everyone's opinion in the group and it was unanimously approved.
The next day at 6 p.m., Xu Lin and Zhou Pin brought a bag of rice and five kilograms of oil to Building 43 across the street, ready to go to Zheng Ming's house together, as they had never been there before and were afraid they wouldn't know the way.
Sun Wei carried a bag of flour, a handful of noodles, and about ten eggs, while Li Jingjing held Wu Laotai's arm, and the five of them set off.
I met a few people on the road. They were probably bored at home for days due to the insect infestation. There were also a few families who had passed away and were having funerals. They had just gone through the insect infestation and were keeping everything simple.
When we arrived at Zheng Ming's house, Dr. Dai was already there, and judging from the medicine bag in the corner, he probably took it.
Xiang Qing was peeling garlic, and Xu Lin, Li Jingjing, and Grandma Wu went over to help, while Sun Wei and Zhou Pin went to the side to discuss something.
Old Zheng and Aunt Ning cooked, with Zheng Ming assisting.
The dishes were all on the table at 7 p.m. The days are long now, and it's still light out at 7 p.m., so it's not too late to eat dinner then.
Zheng Ming: "I have to say a few words today! The journey from Hong Kong to Beijing has been tough for us all, and we've been through so many disasters. I hope we can help each other in the future, turn misfortune into good fortune, and welcome the end of the world together! Cheers!"
"cheers!"
"May you turn misfortune into good fortune!"
Everyone was holding wine they had previously acquired from the winery, except for Xiang Qing, who had added sugar to her water, but everyone else tasted it like baijiu (Chinese liquor).
On the table were stir-fried bean sprouts, pickled cucumbers, stir-fried eggs with garlic sprouts, stir-fried shredded potatoes, baked pumpkin with salted egg yolk, stewed chicken with mushrooms, and seaweed soup.
"We're all making do with what we have, but we'll try to improve things in the future," said Lao Zheng.
“It’s already very good, Uncle Zheng, please don’t be so polite,” Li Jingjing said.
Everyone picked up their chopsticks to eat, chatting about current affairs as they ate, and the meal ended in a pleasant atmosphere.
After dinner, everyone sat together and joked around until after 10 p.m. before saying goodbye and leaving. During that time, Sun Wei and Zhou Pin kept chatting.
"What did you and Sun Wei talk about? You two, who had nothing to say to each other, talked all night." When they got home, Xu Lin asked Zhou Pin.
“Sun Wei was temporarily transferred to the Ministry of Science and Technology this time. He was thinking of staying there and not going back, and asked me how the Ministry of Science and Technology was doing,” Zhou Pin said.
“Isn’t his uncle in the security department? He’d have a better future there,” Xu Lin said.
“He was previously at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and now he’s going to the Ministry of Science and Technology, which is a good fit for his expertise, and he enjoys doing scientific research.” Zhou Pin also approves of him going to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
“Gold shines wherever it is. The things he gave us are definitely special,” Xu Lin replied.
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