Chapter 453: Gratitude and Resentment
A little bit of rice is a thank you, a big bit of rice is a grudge, it has been the same since ancient times.
In the past, when they lived outside the underground city, the environment was not good, and only by following a gang with many people could they find a place to stay in the chaotic world. Therefore, many people in the Lingxu Gang followed Li Yu'e closely, fearing that they would be kicked out of the gang and have to face this cannibalistic world alone.
After entering the underground city, they no longer have to worry about being robbed or killed. With a stable life, they began to worry that joining the Lingxu Gang would become a stain on their lives, and they were afraid that the authorities would investigate the actions of the Lingxu Gang, so they could not wait to leave the Lingxu Gang and sever their ties with the gang.
But now, seeing that the Lingxu Gang was not only not liquidated by the official authorities, but also joined the official fleet, earned so many points, and had a big house to live in, he suddenly felt unbalanced.
Jealousy can change a person beyond recognition. Li Yu'e felt heartbroken when she saw her former companions who had fought side by side with her surrounding her and forcing her to lead them to join the fleet.
"I'm not the captain, so I have no right to let you join the fleet. If you want to join the fleet, you can go to the service hall to see if they are officially recruiting."
Before he finished speaking, someone shouted, "You are not the fleet, but Xia Xiaoman is! Boss, you are so close to Xia Xiaoman, it shouldn't be difficult to ask her to add a few more people, right?"
"Yes! Boss, we have been following you since the beginning, watching the Lingxu Gang grow little by little. Now that you have a good future, you can't forget us!"
Xiao Zheyu couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily, "When the fleet was recruiting, you were all afraid of death and refused to sign up. Now that you see we are making money, you want to get a piece of the pie. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
"If you want to join the fleet, it's okay, but you have to get past me first!" As he said that, he drew out a dagger and glared at the group of people viciously.
Xia Xiaoman heard the commotion downstairs, walked out of the balcony and saw this scene, and patted Maodan on the head. Maodan understood, jumped up and jumped directly from the fifth floor into the crowd, and slapped the leaders of the trouble and sent them flying dozens of meters away.
"Don't push me if you can do it! Move quickly, so as not to delay the dinner party tonight."
When Xiao Zheyu heard what Xia Xiaoman said, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's solve it right away." As he said that, he joined Maodan in the fight and together with Maodan, they beat up the person who blocked the way.
Sure enough, communication is easier when using fists. After one punch, everyone stopped talking and dared not mention joining the fleet anymore.
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The appearance of the buildings and the street environment in the eighth floor area are similar to those in other floors. But the people living in them are very different. The eighth floor area is inhabited by dignitaries, and the people walking on the street are all dressed brightly and beautifully, without the vicissitudes of life on their faces.
Xia Xiaoman and the others entered the eighth floor and felt quite out of place.
There is a newly opened official restaurant on the eighth floor. The people living here are either rich or noble. Some people don’t want to cook, but don’t want to eat the work meals prepared in the official cafeteria, so they go to the official restaurant for dinner.
After Xia Xiaoman and the others settled down, they headed to the official restaurant. Before going, Xia Xiaoman was worried that there would not be enough seats in the restaurant, so he had reserved a seat in advance. After entering the restaurant, the staff took them to a small dining room.
"This is a dining room used for banquets for guests. It can seat up to a hundred people. There are too many of you, and the manager is worried that you will be too scattered sitting in the lobby, so he has cleared out a dining room for you to dine in."
Xia Xiaoman knew that the restaurant manager arranged for them to eat in a separate dining room because he was afraid that their large number would disturb other guests in the lobby. This arrangement was exactly what she wanted.
After thanking the staff, Xia Xiaoman asked the crew members to find a place to sit down.
Ye Xiaojie brought Zhao Mingzhu to the dinner this time. As soon as Zhao Mingzhu sat down, she became the center of attention. Li Yu'e and the others surrounded her and teased her.
Faced with so many strangers, Zhao Mingzhu was not afraid. She smiled at everyone she saw, like a little happy person.
Xia Xiaoman was not very interested in children. Seeing that everyone had found a seat and sat down, she went out to ask the waiter to serve the food.
The official restaurant had a wide variety of dishes, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. Xia Xiaoman ordered a boiled chicken, a spicy chicken, a roast duck, duck vermicelli soup, tomato scrambled eggs, French fries, spicy fish cubes, candied sweet potatoes, salted egg pumpkin strips and a plate of spicy fried chicken offal for each table.
The staple food includes twenty red bean paste buns and a pot of rice, which is definitely enough to fill you up.
This table of dishes starts at 1,000 points, and there are five tables in total. Xia Xiaoman had almost cleared out all the chicken, duck, fish and meat in the official restaurant that day. But these points were not paid by Xia Xiaoman, but Yu Jie wanted to reward the crew. It was just that Yu Jie was too busy and had no time to come, so she asked Xia Xiaoman to arrange it.
After the dishes were served, Xia Xiaoman asked the waiter to bring five sets of wine glasses, one set for each table. After the staff left, Xia Xiaoman took out ten bottles of wine from her bag. Five bottles were red wine and five bottles were white wine, two bottles for each table.
Xia Xiaoman got the wine from her own space. Good food should be paired with good wine. But the official has too little wine. The price of ordinary liquor starts at 500 points, and it is not necessarily available.
It was a rare chance to relax, so the team members ate as much as they could and only ate half full before drinking some wine, chatting and tasting the food.
Xia Xiaoman took a sip of wine and looked at Xie Yi, "Officer Xie, did you tell your superiors about the rescue flares you encountered on the way back?"
Xie Yi nodded and said, "I told you as soon as I got back to the army."
"What was the reaction of your superiors? Did they send anyone to rescue?" Xia Xiaoman remembered that when she mentioned this to Yu Jie, Yu Jie's reaction was very subtle. She seemed to want to laugh, but she restrained the corners of her mouth from rising.
Xie Yi frowned and said, "No, the person who released the flare seems to be from Yunhai City."
"Yunhai City? Why did they come out here? To look for mines like us?"
Xie Yi shook his head, "I'm not sure, but it shouldn't be. My superiors told me not to ask too much and just pretend I don't know about it."
Xia Xiaoman looked disappointed, as she had thought she could get useful information from Xie Yi, an insider.
"By the way, do you remember the water grass that Xiao Zheyu fished up?" Xie Yi looked at Xia Xiaoman. "I sent that water grass to the research lab. The lab sent me a message this afternoon saying that the water grass contains the same ingredient as resin, and this ingredient accounts for a large proportion. Except for the skin and rhizomes of the water grass, it is almost all this ingredient."
"If this ingredient is extracted and additives such as plasticizers are added, many plastic products can be made."
There are so many places where plastic can be used in life. If this kind of aquatic plant can be cultivated in large quantities, it may be able to reduce a lot of burden on the underground city.
Xia Xiaoman asked, "We found such an important plant. Will the higher-ups give us a reward?"
Just as Xie Yi was about to answer, there was a noise outside the dining room. The next second, the dining room door was pushed open, and a Mediterranean rushed in without paying attention to the waiter's attempt to stop him.
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