Seeing the two girls so excited about the food that was so common in the canteen on the airship, Chen Yu thought for a moment, then frowned and asked, "What do you usually eat?"
Li Wanqing and Zhang Zihan exchanged glances, wondering why Chen Yu was asking this.
Liu Menghan rolled her eyes and started organizing her notebook.
Seeing this, Chen Yu said in a deep voice, "What? Do you eat very poorly on a regular basis?"
"No, no, no! Today's meal is indeed much more plentiful than before, but the food we ate before wasn't bad either!" Li Wanqing waved her hands repeatedly.
“Yes, yes, Mr. Chen, just take the last meal for example. Each of us could eat a bowl of rice, a meat bun, a bowl of vegetable and tofu soup, and a dish of pickled vegetables!” Zhang Zihan chimed in, her tone tinged with gratitude, as if those simple meals had become rare delicacies in her heart.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu's face immediately darkened.
Due to the special nature of the research conducted by Liu Menghan and others, Chen Yu implemented closed management of the laboratory.
Those inside cannot get out, and those outside cannot get in; the most stringent security measures have been implemented to ensure the safety of experimental data and the confidentiality of the research.
To prevent information leaks, even the laboratory's food and living supplies are delivered through a specific channel, namely the small opening at the top.
As for the equipment and facilities needed for the laboratory, Chen Yu personally arranged them in advance, and he also personally delivered any consumables needed.
The lab has been open for six months, and he only found out today that they eat such simple meals on a daily basis.
Liu Menghan and others are researchers, after all. Chen Yu has always treated researchers very well, not to mention that their research, "telomerase regulation technology," is what he values most.
If this technology succeeds, it could greatly extend his lifespan and even usher in a new era of life sciences.
Therefore, Chen Yu placed high hopes on Liu Menghan's team and provided them with tremendous support.
However, he never expected that the staff responsible for delivering meals to Liu Menghan and others would allow these researchers who dedicated themselves to science to live such a simple life.
Thinking of this, Chen Yu immediately dialed a staff member's number, his face grim, and said, "Xiao Wu, what exactly is going on?"
Hearing Chen Yu's stern questioning, Xiao Wu on the other end of the phone felt a pang of anxiety and cautiously asked, "Mr. Chen, I don't know what I did wrong to make you so angry?"
"Are you playing dumb with me? Don't you know what your responsibilities are?" Chen Yu's tone became increasingly stern, each word like an icicle piercing the telephone line and striking Xiao Wu's heart.
"Mr. Chen, I was wrong." Xiao Wu quickly admitted his mistake. "I was thinking that in order to celebrate our triumphant return, we have generally raised the standard of the canteen, so I thought that the prisoners could also eat a little better. So I took it upon myself to give some of the leftover food from the previous meal to the prisoners."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu frowned even more deeply: "Prisoner? What prisoner?"
"Huh? Mr. Chen, aren't the people you asked me to take care of the people on our airship serious criminals?" Xiao Wu's voice was tinged with doubt and unease.
Chen Yu took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He realized that there might be a huge misunderstanding here.
“Xiao Wu, listen carefully, they are not criminals, they are…” Chen Yu paused here, then continued, “In short, you need to understand that they are very important people to me and to our Tianyu Base. You are not allowed to treat them differently!”
"Ah?!" Xiao Wu was clearly shocked by this information. His voice trembled as he said, "Mr. Chen, I... I really didn't know. I thought... I thought they were..."
“I didn’t explain things clearly to you before, which may have caused some misunderstandings. So, I won’t pursue this matter any further. I’ll fine you a month’s salary.” Chen Yu interrupted Xiao Wu, his tone carrying an undeniable authority. “From now on, you must ensure that they receive the best possible care. Their food must be fresh and nutritionally balanced. Do you understand?”
"Understood, Mr. Chen, I will do as you say," Xiao Wu quickly assured him.
“Very good. I hope you remember this lesson and don’t make a similar mistake again.” Chen Yu said, pausing for a moment. “By the way, take some ingredients from my personal warehouse and cook another meal. Immediately!”
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yu turned to look at Li Wanqing, Zhang Zihan, and Liu Menghan, who was standing silently to the side, with a hint of apology in his eyes.
"I'm so sorry to have caused you so much distress. Due to my negligence, your lives here haven't received the attention and care you deserve. Please rest assured, I will take immediate measures to improve your living conditions."
Liu Menghan remained noncommittal, a hint of mockery on her face, thinking to herself, "Keep acting. Do you think I don't know that you had this done on purpose to get revenge on me?"
That's right. Although she had lived a normal life on the airship for several months and knew the food standards there, the reason she hadn't protested to Chen Yu about the food standards in their lab was because she always felt that Chen Yu was deliberately retaliating against her. If she protested to Chen Yu, wouldn't she be making a fool of herself?
Li Wanqing and Zhang Zihan looked at Chen Yu with blank expressions. So, after all this time, they were being treated like prisoners by the staff?
What they considered a rare delicacy turned out to be nothing more than leftovers from the previous meal eaten by the other crew members on the airship?
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