Chen Shu nodded, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "Yes, it's all thanks to the leader."
"It's more than just a great loss! They're our saviors and our second parents!" Fatty Sun said excitedly. "If it weren't for the leader, we would have become zombie snacks long ago. How could we be where we are today?"
The two clinked glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
Fatty Sun put down his wine glass, his expression turning serious: "Bookworm, seriously, shouldn't you be thinking about your personal life? The base is encouraging everyone to have more children, and I've heard quite a few girls have confessed their feelings to you, but you've rejected them all?"
Chen Shu's expression stiffened slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I simply don't have time to think about these things right now. The General Armaments Department has too much work to do: new weapon development, production line optimization, personnel training..."
"Come on!" Fatty Sun interrupted him. "What do you mean you don't have time? You don't even have time to have a baby? Look at me, my baby's almost due! No matter how busy you are with work, life has to go on!"
Chen Shu shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm different from you, I..."
“I know you’re still thinking about your ex-girlfriend,” Fatty Sun sighed, his tone softening. “Bookworm, the dead can’t be brought back to life. No matter how much you like her, you have to let go, understand?”
Chen Shu's eyes dimmed, and he remained silent.
Fatty Sun patted him on the shoulder: "How about this, you think about who to find in the next couple of days. I can have Lao Sheng help you investigate which girls are honest and suitable to be wives."
He cautioned, "After all, we are now in a high position of power, so the women we choose cannot be those who are messy, ungrateful, and full of bad intentions."
Chen Shu understood what Fatty Sun meant.
In the upper echelons of Fuxing City, marriage is not merely a matter of personal feelings, but also relates to the power structure.
As the Minister of the General Armaments Department and one of the top figures in the base, his choice of marriage must be cautious.
"Okay, I'll consider it." Chen Shu finally nodded.
Fatty Sun immediately beamed: "That's more like it! Come on, have another drink! By the way, I just got news that Wu Ming has done another great service!"
"Wu Ming?" Chen Shu's interest was piqued. "How's he doing?"
"Excellent!" Fatty Sun said excitedly. "Isn't he leading the First Army towards Guangdong and Guangxi? The latest news is that they not only cleared out the zombies in six counties, but also killed two level-two mutated beasts, saving more than 8,000 survivors in total! Madam Bai has already ordered a commendation!"
A look of relief flashed in Chen Shu's eyes.
They were all among the earliest members of Huaxi Valley Villa.
They are essentially old comrades-in-arms.
Chen Shu is always especially happy whenever he hears about his old comrades' great contributions to the rejuvenation of China.
Just as the two were chatting enthusiastically, the door to the research room was pushed open again.
Gan Wei led Lillian in, followed by a girl with her head slightly bowed.
Upon seeing Gan Wei, Fatty Sun immediately stood up, his face plastered with a fawning smile: "Mrs. Gan! What brings you here?"
Despite being the head of the logistics department, one of the highest-ranking officials in the Huaxia Rejuvenation Movement, and one of the members of the Supreme Command.
He was known as one of the twelve giants of the base by the survivors, and he was one of the higher-ranking giants.
But he remained extremely respectful to the chief's wife.
After all, he knew very well.
He owes his success to the leader's appreciation.
Chen Shu also politely stood up to greet her: "Madam Gan."
Gan Wei smiled and nodded to Fatty Sun, then turned her gaze to Chen Shu with a mysterious smile in her eyes: "Minister Chen, I've brought an old friend over to you."
"An old friend?" Chen Shu asked, somewhat puzzled.
Gan Wei gently pulled Xiao Xia, who was hiding behind her, out.
Xiao Xia at this moment was completely different from before; she was no longer the dull and wooden person she once was.
Instead, he was visibly nervous, clutching the hem of his clothes tightly with both hands, and keeping his head down, not daring to look at Chen Shu.
When Chen Shu saw Xiao Xia's face clearly, he was struck dumb.
“Xiao...Xiao Xia?” His voice trembled, almost unable to believe his eyes.
Hearing that familiar call, Xiao Xia finally mustered the courage to raise her head.
Those white eyes without pupils met Chen Shu's shocked gaze and whispered, "Brother Shu."
Chen Shu stared blankly at Xiao Xia in front of him, speechless for a moment.
Almost two years ago, her younger brother said he wanted to take Xiaoxia on a trip during the summer vacation.
I went to Shanghai.
The disaster broke out not long after they arrived.
Contact was lost.
By now, he has long accepted the fact that his younger brother and his girlfriend may have perished.
Seeing Xiao Xia standing alive in front of him, his feelings were complex and indescribable.
"Xiao Xia...is it really you?" Chen Shu's voice trembled with disbelief. He subconsciously took a step forward, but then hesitated and stopped.
Xiao Xia's appearance remained unchanged.
But those white eyes without pupils, and the faint, icy aura emanating from them, all felt unfamiliar to him.
Xiao Xia nodded slightly, her hands still nervously twisting the hem of her clothes, and called out again, "Brother Shu..."
Her voice was very soft, with an unusual ethereal quality, unlike the tone of a normal person's voice.
This was an inevitable change after she became half-human, half-corpse.
Xiao Xia suddenly said again, "Brother Yan... he's dead..."
As she said this, a layer of tears welled up in her white eyes.
But she forced herself not to let the tears fall.
As a half-human, half-corpse, her emotional expression was no longer as direct and passionate as that of ordinary people; all her excitement and sorrow were contained within those special eyes.
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