Chapter 494: Fu Baiwei Passes Away
Xia Xiaoman was really surprised to see Jiang Yue appear in Yancheng.
"Why are you in Yancheng? Did the higher-ups send you a mission?"
Jiang Yue curled the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "Yu Jie asked me to take you back."
"Mayor Yu? How did she know I was in Yancheng?" Xia Xiaoman asked.
Jiang Yue stepped sideways past Xia Xiaoman and sat down inside. "Yu Jie is not a fool. You came to Yancheng to trade supplies. When you encountered such a heavy snowstorm, you would definitely choose to hide in Yancheng."
"The snowstorm has stopped for so long, and you haven't returned to the floating city yet. Either something unexpected happened and you can't go back, or you don't want to go back."
Jiang Yue looked up at her and continued, "Yu Jie guessed that something happened to you and you can't go back. After all, your friends and Maodan's wife and children are still in Fucheng. If you can go back, you can't not go back."
"Guessing that something happened to you, Yu Jie asked me to come over to check the situation and find a way to bring you back. After all, you control two dimensions. Even if you are gone, you can't lose the dimensions."
The corners of Xia Xiaoman's mouth twitched. She was originally quite touched, but after hearing what Jiang Yue said, she felt that Yu Jie sent people to find her just for the space.
"The Yancheng government wanted to recruit me, but I didn't agree, so they put me under house arrest in disguise."
Xia Xiaoman briefly talked about her experience in Yancheng during this period. "The helicopter is still in Yancheng's hands. Do you have a way to get it back?"
Jiang Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry! I came with a warning letter from Yu Jie. Yu Jie has already warned the people in Yancheng not to detain you any longer. Someone will take you to pick up the plane later."
"What about you?" Xia Xiaoman asked.
Jiang Yue said vaguely: "I have something else to do, I will go back later."
Xia Xiaoman didn't ask any further questions after hearing this. She thought it was Xu family's business and it would be no good for her to ask too much.
A few minutes later, Zhong Xue came over to inform Xia Xiaoman that she could leave. Xia Xiaoman then took Maodan and started her return journey.
After a short snowstorm, the temperature outside dropped a little, estimated to be around minus 40 to 50 degrees Celsius. Xia Xiaoman was flying the helicopter, and after a while he felt his hands were frozen stiff.
Back in the floating city, Xia Xiaoman was already frozen blue, and after getting off the plane and moving around for a while, her body gradually warmed up. She looked around and saw that the transparent cover of the water world was already half built, and it was estimated that the water world would be completed in about two or three months.
Two or three months may seem a short time, but this can only be achieved in such a short time if there is no snowstorm and 50,000 to 60,000 evolved soldiers work day and night to top off the water world.
If there is a blizzard, or the temperature drops to a level that humans cannot bear, construction progress will be temporarily stopped and construction can only continue when the weather outside is suitable.
Xia Xiaoman stood there for a while, waiting for the helicopter manager to come over, handed the key to him, and then took Maodan back to the underground city. After putting the goods traded from Yancheng into the warehouse, Xia Xiaoman went to the laboratory to visit Fu Baiwei.
Entering the laboratory, Xia Xiaoman came to Fu Baiwei's ward with familiarity. When she opened the door and saw a mutant she didn't recognize lying on the bed, Xia Xiaoman immediately had a bad premonition.
Seeing a nurse coming over, Xia Xiaoman hurriedly stopped her and asked, "Where is the patient who was in this ward before?"
The nurse glanced at the ward number and asked, "Are you talking about a woman named Fu?"
"Yes, it's her. Where did she go?" Xia Xiaoman asked.
"She died last week, and her body was donated to our laboratory and placed in that room." The nurse pointed to the room at the end of the corridor. "If you want to see her, you can say hello to Dr. Du."
Doctor Du was the researcher who had been treating Fu Baiwei. Xia Xiaoman went to see Doctor Du, who knew her and readily opened the door for Xia Xiaoman to enter.
"Miss Fu was not alone before she passed away. Her friends were by her side, including the man and woman who often visited her."
Xia Xiaoman knew that Dr. Du was talking about Wang Shijin and Chen Peiqiong. She looked at Fu Baiwei, who was soaked in the medicine with her eyes closed and her face peaceful, and she felt mixed emotions. Recalling the first time they met, Fu Baiwei's vivid appearance, she inexplicably felt as if she were in another world.
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After coming out of the laboratory, Xia Xiaoman went straight home. Passing by the chess and card room, he heard the laughter of Li Yu'e and others coming from inside. However, Xia Xiaoman was not in the mood to greet them. He just felt physically and mentally exhausted and wanted to go back to have a good sleep.
After sleeping for a whole day, Xia Xiaoman calmed down and went to find Li Yu'e and the others to keep in touch.
Li Yu'e was a little surprised to see Xia Xiaoman, "When did you come back? Why didn't I see you yesterday?"
"I was so tired when I came back yesterday that I went straight home to rest. How have you been doing recently? Has anyone bothered the chess and card room?"
Li Yu'e shook her head. "No, there was a snowstorm some time ago, and many people took a vacation. The chess and card room business was particularly good."
"By the way, I want to open a fast food restaurant. A few days ago, the government announced that some of the one-story buildings along the street would be converted into shops for rent and sale. I discussed it with Sun Qing and the others and wanted to buy a few shops to do business."
Xia Xiaoman frowned, "Can fast food restaurants make money?"
Fast food restaurants are usually frequented by ordinary working-class people, but nowadays ordinary workers are basically very thrifty. They are reluctant to eat or dress too well, and save up their points to buy supplies, fearing that a devastating disaster will occur one day and they will not have supplies.
Li Yu'e said, "The fast food restaurant we opened is mainly to provide dining services to customers in the chess and card room."
"Many customers in the chess and card room miss their meal time while playing. We only have some snacks in the chess and card room, which can't fill their stomachs. If they want to eat, they have to go back and cook, which is troublesome. But if there is a fast food restaurant, it will be different. They can eat and play cards at the same time, and we can make money on both ends."
Xia Xiaoman said: "There is no need to buy several shops, one is enough."
"The other few were rented in advance, so that if we want to open other stores in the future, we will not be left without space."
Li Yu'e whispered, "Life is getting better and better now. I think the government seems to be planning to build a commercial street. If we don't take advantage of the low rent now and rent a few more shops, when the commercial street is built in the future, there will be no shops to rent even if we want to."
Xia Xiaoman was stunned. Yes, life is getting better and better now. In the past, it was hard to get a car, not to mention a plane or a ship. Now that everyone has enough food and clothing, it's time to plan for the future.
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