Chapter 111 I like free range
For breakfast, Qi Huan prepared a three-fresh pie with rattan meat and shrimp, brown rice eight-treasure porridge, cold tofu, and spiced peanuts for everyone.
The crust of the pie just out of the pan is fried golden brown, with the unique V-shaped burnt spots of an automatic frying pan. There are still a few tiny oil bubbles remaining between the spots, which burst with a sizzling sound and emit an enticing aroma of oil.
Si Liang couldn't wait to pick up a piece. The moment he bit through the burnt outer shell, the rich soup between the diced meat spurted out and rushed straight to his palate, burning him and making him shiver.
Along with the boiling soup comes an unusually sweet taste, which is hot and refreshing.
Si Liang was so scalded that he couldn't stop hissing, but he couldn't bear to give up the ultimate deliciousness locked in by the high temperature, so he couldn't wait to take another bite.
A crack appeared on the side of the pie at some point, and the hot soup suddenly spurted out with his movement, flowing through his fingers, across his palm and down his arm. The little guy looked at the winding wet mark on his hand with a look of regret.
"You are so old, but you still eat so uncivilizedly." Jiufang Yan smiled and scolded his son while taking out a handkerchief to wipe his hands.
"This is really hard to defend against." Si Liang explained aggrievedly.
As the two were talking, Jiufang Yu, who was standing next to them, was accidentally "attacked" by the soup between his fingers.
Si Liang immediately turned his little head to signal Jiufang Yan, you see, your uncle didn't escape either.
"Don't learn this kind of thing from your uncle." Jiufang Yu said with a disappointed look.
Jiufang Yu, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, complained to Qi Huan with his eyes, "Who did I offend?"
Qi Huan couldn't help laughing, and handed a tissue to the Star Lord.
When Jiufang Yu picked up the pie, Si Liang and Jiufang Yu locked their eyes on her. As a result, Mrs. Jiufang first took a bite of the pie crust, sucked up the soup, and then continued to eat slowly, without wasting a drop of the delicious soup, nor did she look embarrassed.
Jiufang Yu & Si Liang: ...
After dinner, Jiufang Yu motioned Qi Huan to follow him into the room. Everyone watched the two of them leave and smiled at each other knowingly. The Star Lord and the Little Star Chef were now in love with each other.
However, the topics discussed by the two people in the room were very serious, without any romantic atmosphere at all.
"As soon as you left this morning, I received some news from the Qi family." Jiufang Yu's eyes slid across the white jade ring on Qi Huan's index finger, and unconsciously a look of joy and happiness appeared on his face.
"What happened?"
"No, it's some news about Qi Qing. I hired someone to investigate the Qi family and get some data as supporting evidence, so the focus has been on the shady dealings of the Qi family. After learning about the recipe last night, I contacted that person to check the situation of the Qi family's ancestors. This morning, he sent me some of the data he had just found. I thought you might be interested."
"What news?" Qi Huan couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"What a coincidence. Do you still remember the gene enhancers and gene improvers we talked about in our previous chat?"
"Yeah." Qi Huan nodded repeatedly. Jiu Fangyu mentioned at the time that the appearance of these two medicines also put an end to various cruel and inhumane related experiments.
"The two drugs were developed by the 1125 laboratory where Qi Qing works. She is one of the seven core figures in this laboratory."
Qi Huan bit her lip silently. November 25th was the day when Qi Qing and her Tianma research team disappeared. Three of her colleagues also disappeared with her.
So it seems that my sister came here with her colleagues from the research group?
But why are there three more people?
"At that time, the 1125 laboratory disclosed the formulas of two medicines to the entire alliance for free. In order to reward them, the alliance not only awarded a generous bonus to the laboratory, but also sent them a permanent contract, promising that part of the profits of every medicine produced by the alliance according to the formula would belong to the 1125 laboratory."
Jiufang Yu silently observed Qi Huan's expression, and seeing that he didn't have much emotional fluctuation, he continued, "The 1125 laboratory also became famous because of the two reagents at the time, and later accepted commissions from some noble families and made a lot of money. Qi Qing was very smart. He used the profit share contract and part of the money he received to set up a family trust fund and designated several investment projects to ensure that the descendants of the Qi family would have enough living expenses and no worries about food and clothing.
Those projects later earned huge profits, and other subsequent investments also benefited. Over the years, the Qi family's family trust fund has not only not decreased in total, but has become increasingly larger, while providing living expenses for the Qi family's descendants year after year."
As expected of his sister who is versatile and has no shortcomings, she is still so talented in the interstellar era. Qi Huan secretly applauded Qi Qing, who was amazing.
"What happened next?" Qi Huan asked.
"Qi Qing's husband was a son-in-law, and his specific identity and life are unknown. Qi Qing herself lived to be 127 years old, and was buried in the current Qi family cemetery after her death." Since this involves personal privacy, and it happened hundreds of years ago, there is not much information that can be found.
Qi Huan's expression was a little gloomy, but after adjusting last night, he was able to calmly accept this reality. At least, it sounded like his sister was able to display her strengths and live a good life during the years she was here.
"I've asked someone to make some arrangements. We can go to the Eighth Star Region in a couple of days and visit the Qi family's cemetery. If you don't want to see the Qi family, you can avoid them. Usually, there are only tomb keepers at the cemetery."
"Are you okay?" It must be said that Qi Huan was very excited about this suggestion. He couldn't wait to "meet" his sister, but he was a little worried about Jiufang Yu's health.
"I'm not porcelain, how can I be so fragile." Jiufang Yu smiled, "You can prepare your luggage in the next two days. I will ask Po Ren to adjust the time of the Clear Sky Banquet that will interfere with the itinerary, and then ask someone to work overtime to renovate this starship. By then, maybe we can even have a trial operation of a human restaurant on the way."
If I want to go, given my current situation, it is definitely better to go sooner rather than later, as later is likely to lead to changes.
"Are we going alone?"
"There will be seven fixed pilots for starship driving and maintenance. Apart from them, there are only two of us for the time being. If you want to bring anyone else, we can arrange that." While Jiufang Yu was speaking, several messages popped up on his personal terminal.
"I'll go ask first." Qi Huan waved his hand to signal him to go ahead and walked out of the room.
As soon as I went out, I saw everyone's eyes looking away guiltily, and they all looked at their noses and their hearts, trying to hide the fact that they were not paying attention to this side.
Qi Huan: ...
Gossip is indeed the nature of all intelligent creatures.
Qi Huan thought about it and locked onto the shop owner, intending to ask him and Senior A Luan if they could go with them.
Firstly, the progress of various projects in Feixing is very tight now. Even Diwuyuan, who came to support, has a pile of projects on his hands. Only the store owner and Senior Aluan are relatively leisurely and can spare time.
Secondly, Senior A Luan’s combat capability is unfathomable. Apart from Jiu Fang Yu, he is the most powerful sentinel he knows. Having him around is like a double insurance, which makes him feel more at ease.
Thirdly, the shop owner is knowledgeable and experienced. Even if Jiufang Yu is busy at that time, the journey will not be boring if he listens to the shop owner's "popular science" about the common sense of this era.
At first, when he heard that they were going to other star regions, the owner refused. But when he heard that this was a test trip for the starship version of the human restaurant, and that there were only four of them besides the ship crew, he became a little tempted. After Qi Huan repeatedly assured them that the destination was the Eighth Star Region and that they would not stay in other star regions unless necessary, the owner hesitated again and again, but could not resist the temptation of delicious food and agreed.
On the other side, Jiufang Yu's travel plan was also opposed by Jiufang Yu.
"Don't you know the condition of your body? Is it time to travel with Huanhuan now?"
"I have to go because I know what's going on. Even if there's really no way to save the situation in the future, at least I can help him fulfill his wish. Otherwise, the one who would regret the most would not be him, but me."
Jiufang choked.
"Then Si Liang and I will go together, with a guard team and a medical team. In case of any situation along the way, we can take care of it in time." Jiufang Yan knew his brother's temper very well. He knew that he had made up his mind and there was no way to persuade him.
"Can you handle it? Didn't you have a headache the last time you came here and it took you a long time to rest?"
"If you can handle it, I can handle it too." Jiufang Yan was also very determined. In terms of stubbornness, the siblings were also in the same vein.
Jiufang Yu had no choice but to take a step back. "It's only a few days. I won't stop you from going. It's fine for you to bring a few guards with you, but forget about the medical team. They are already busy researching the vine slime. It would be too much trouble for them to go with you."
Jiufang Yan thought for a moment and compromised, "Then bring two doctors."
She will be there by then, so she should be able to handle any emergency.
Three days later, the newly listed small starship "Human Restaurant" left the abandoned planet No. 7 and headed for the vast starry sky.
This was Qi Huan's first time to travel in an interstellar spaceship. At first he was worried about the discomfort during liftoff. He didn't like flying in airplanes in his previous life because he was very disgusted with the feeling of takeoff and landing.
The adaptive cabin in the starship completely dispelled his concerns. Without him feeling anything, the starship had already entered a stable flight phase.
Qi Huan looked around and saw that he and Si Liang were the only ones who came out of the adaptive cabin; no one else had even gone in.
In a way, he really was at the kids' table.
Looking down at the waste planet No. 7 from the perspective of the universe, it is indeed the same as the photo I picked up, half of it is as white as jade, and the other half is as red as fire, with spots of black spots. But when this picture is set against the background of the entire vast and deep universe, the shocking feeling of seeing it with your own eyes is completely incomparable to looking at the photo. It is wonderful and beyond imagination.
The shop owner lay on the huge porthole with Qi Huan, looking at and introducing things to him with relish: the white ones were deserts, the red ones were abandoned large mining areas, and the black ones were the ruins of the cities.
Further away, there are countless planets of all sizes, some of which look like crystals covered with irregular ice cracks, some like lava chocolate, some like marbled blueberry cheesecakes, and more are countless bright and dazzling spots of light.
Before entering the jump point, Jiufang Yu reminded Qi Huan and Si Liang to enter the adaptive cabin again. When the green light for passage came on, Qi Huan walked out again. The sea of stars outside the porthole had turned into a spectacular and beautiful purple-red nebula.
"It's almost time. You two come with me to the quiet room." Jiufang Yu nodded to Qi Huan and Jiufang Yu.
Qi Huan lowered his eyelids guiltily, and followed Jiufang Yu silently.
He had practiced the technique for such a long time and had received recognition from both Wen Liang and Jiufang Yu. He thought that if he gave Jiufang Yu a superficial review, it would be at least 90 percent accurate, right?
He never expected that two days ago, when he entered Jiufang Yu's spiritual vision for the first time, he was violently entangled by the plants in the vision before he could even stand firmly, and fainted in shame in less than thirty seconds.
This left Jiufang Yan and Qiu Ran, who were monitoring the situation nearby, stunned.
The second time, he only lasted a minute.
After the two times, he knew nothing except that the 'landing point' was surrounded by giant trees similar to the dragon blood trees on Socotra Island with their crowns shaped like inverted umbrellas pointing upwards.
From a gaming perspective, he had never even left the spawn point, let alone the Novice Village.
The three of them made equally fast progress today. Qi Huan lasted two and a half minutes before being defeated again.
"Can you control yourself a little?" Jiufang Yan looked at Qi Huan who fainted again. He gently wiped the sweat off Qi Huan's face while rolling his eyes at his younger brother.
"That's a mental picture, it's all based on instinct and I can't control it." Jiufang Yu sighed. He didn't want to do it, but he couldn't control it at all.
Jiufang Yan was about to say something else when the communication channel in the quiet room suddenly rang.
"What's the matter?" Jiufang Yu pressed the answer button.
"This is communication position 3. We have encountered a small fleet that has just encountered space pirates. They sent a distress message, claiming to be the freight team of the Sixth Young Master of the Shang family. There are currently about twelve people alive, ten of whom are injured. They hope that we can rescue them and take them to any starship port in the Quadruple Star Region. Do you want to approach for rescue?"
"Help. I'll be there right away."
When Qi Huan woke up, there were some unfamiliar faces on the small starship. Some of them were injured people in splints and wheelchairs, and they had obviously just received treatment.
Those people gathered together like frightened birds, whispering from time to time, no one knew what they were talking about, and two of them were pouring nutrient solution into their mouths.
After the shop owner's whispered introduction, he learned that these people were the survivors of the freight team that encountered the space pirates. There were more than 500 people in the entire freight team, but only 12 survived. There were 6 people who could move here, and the remaining 6 were still lying in the medical cabin receiving intensive treatment.
They were chatting, and Jiujiu and Zhouqiba were playing with Xiao Tengzhi nearby. Zhouqiba and Xiao Tengzhi were playing against each other, and Baituanzi was the referee.
Qi Huan had no idea how brutal the space pirates of this era were. He was shocked when he heard that they had killed more than 500 people at once.
"Shall I make something for everyone?" Qi Huan couldn't help in any other way, so he thought of making something to eat to help them calm down and also replenish their nutrition to aid their body's recovery.
"Okay, let's consider today our Renjian Restaurant as our first day of business." The owner put down his teacup and volunteered to reach out to Qi Huan, "Where's the menu? I'll go and ask them to take their order."
"Do you want to treat them to a free meal?" The shop owner glanced at him, "Even if you dare to cook it, they may not dare to eat it."
After the shopkeeper's reminder, Qi Huan realized that these people had survived the disaster and were still in shock, so they would inevitably be wary of them. At this time, unconditional kindness was not as reassuring as food with a price, especially since they were originally engaged in freight business and were most accustomed to trading with people with money.
Sure enough, when those people heard that there was a restaurant open to the public on the starship, they hesitated for a few seconds and then took the menu sent by the owner and started to look at it.
After a while, the owner came back with the menu and the order.
"Here, dinner order: six dishes, one soup, one main course, and one snack."
The owner handed the bill to Qi Huan and sat back in his seat. Just as he was about to continue drinking tea, he noticed a small, tender green vine leaf on his teacup. Looking next to him, he saw two more scattered leaves on the table. They were probably dropped by the little vine when it was playing with Monday.
"You should take care of them too. The leaves have fallen into my teacup." The owner pointed at the teacup and protested to Qi Huan.
"Senior, you may not know that I secretly like to let my pigs roam freely." Qi Huan gave the owner a mischievous smile and stood up to prepare dinner.
As soon as he left, the black and white balls and green balls that were playing wildly nearby followed him one after another, forming a string like little tails.
What the hell, you can just say you are so confident about letting the fish run free and not bothering to clean it up! The shop owner was speechless.
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