"Oh, Grandpa, the nutritional supplements in the refrigerator are all gone. I forgot to buy more. Is it still too late to go to Star Network and place an order now?"
Because he had been chatting with Tang Tang for quite a long time today, Wen Xiaole felt extremely hungry after Tang Tang left. He then remembered with a bit of a bad feeling that he had forgotten to buy nutritional supplements today.
High-end nutritional supplements have always been best-sellers and usually sell out very early. Currently, the only stores selling nutritional supplements within a short distance on Starnet that have relatively inferior nutritional supplements left are those from stores farther away. Otherwise, the earliest they can be delivered is probably tomorrow.
The time is really neither too early nor too late, which makes Wen Xiaole a little worried.
It's okay for him to take nutritional supplements once or twice occasionally, but his grandfather is a little old now and can't eat them.
Fearing that the impurities in the secondary nutrient supplement would affect his grandfather's health, Wen Xiaole couldn't help but worry for a long time. After a while, he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned back to his grandfather and said:
"Oh, Grandpa, didn't Sister Tangmu bring us something when she came over at noon? I heard it was made with some 'fruits and flowers from ornamental potted plants'. Ornamental potted plants are pure, so how about we try some to fill our stomachs? Before we left, Brother Zhang Shang even explained how to prepare it, saying that it could be eaten after a little reheating."
What about the little gifts that Tang Xiaoyou brought at noon?
Hearing this, Wen Changping couldn't help but become curious. He went to his grandson and took a look. He found that what Tang Xiaoyou brought at noon seemed to be some strangely shaped food. Judging from the appearance, he couldn't tell what kind of ornamental potted fruit it was made of. But since there were no impurities, it would be okay to try some.
Thinking of this, Wen Changping asked his grandson to heat up the food before eating. After a while, a very pleasant and special aroma spread throughout the house. The grandfather and grandson looked at each other with a bit more curiosity and anticipation on their faces. They subconsciously thought that food with such a good aroma should taste good.
I heard that a sweet nutritional supplement was released some time ago, and the fragrance is somewhat similar to what I smell now. I guess it tastes similar to the sweet nutritional supplement.
But when the pastries and snacks were really heated up, Wen Changping and Wen Xiaole tried a bite and then they knew what it meant to be amazing.
What sweet nutritional supplement? This is totally not on the same level, right?
This made the grandfather and grandson eat twice as fast. After a while, they had finished all the pastries and snacks that Tang Tang brought with them. There was nothing left. They were so full that they had to take a break, but they still felt unsatisfied and could eat more.
While taking a break, Wen Changping inadvertently saw another special sealed small bottle on the table. He remembered that this thing seemed to be brought by Tang Xiaoyou.
At the time, she also introduced this thing as "wine," and it was also homemade. It was made by crushing the fruit of the ornamental vine plant "grapes," squeezing out the pulp, then placing it in a sealed bottle under the shade and fermenting it for a period of time, and then brewing it into a drink? I think it was called "wine" or something.
When Wen Changping heard this, he was confused. He knew that "grapes" were ornamental plants in the vine family, but he was not very clear about what fermentation was and what "wine" was.
However, at that time, his entire attention was focused on those legends, so he didn't take it seriously. It was only after he had eaten those delicious pastries and snacks that Wen Changping paid attention to the bottle of "wine" again.
Since the food Tang Xiaoyou brought was delicious, this wine must be delicious, right? Just by sniffing it up close, he could smell the unique, rich aroma of grapes. Thinking of this, Wen Changping asked Wen Xiaole to bring two small cups and pour some for him to drink.
As for why it was just a little, it was because Tang Tang was afraid that Wen Changping and the others would get drunk from drinking too much, so he put a sign on the side of the bottle that said 'Only a small drink, not a big drink', and they did as Tang Tang said on the bottle.
However, after drinking this small glass of wine, Wen Changping and Wen Xiaole showed completely different behaviors.
The taste of this wine is different from that of pastries and dim sum. It has a mild taste that most people can accept, but it has a different aftertaste. After Wen Xiaole drank a small glass, his brows were all furrowed. He drank plain water for a long time, trying to wash away the taste of alcohol in his mouth, and he was unwilling to take a second sip.
On the contrary, Wen Changping felt that he quite liked it after drinking it for a while, and his body felt a little warm, so he couldn't help but add a little more and drank a small cup. But after that, Wen Xiaole didn't let Wen Changping drink anymore, because Tang Tang suggested not to drink more than two small cups at a time, so Wen Xiaole didn't let Wen Changping drink anymore.
Wen Changping refused and tried to coax his grandson into letting him drink a few more glasses.
Unexpectedly, Tang Tang was extremely trustworthy in Wen Xiaole's heart. He was his favorite idol in the game. He actually hid the wine and didn't let Wen Changping drink it, which made Wen Changping smack his lips and feel very sorry.
I thought to myself that this wouldn't work. It would be too much of a loss if I just listened to the legends without getting paid. Next time, I must ask Tang Xiaoyou to bring more wine as a reward.
Although he didn't enjoy the wine to his heart's content, perhaps because he had eaten and drunk enough and heard the legends that interested him, Wen Changping was in a very good mood at the moment, and he even had the urge to go out and show off.
After thinking about it, Wen Changping actually went online and, for the first time, posted several updates in a private circle of friends in a "retired old men's group in a secondary star zone". He uploaded the snacks and wine he had tasted, and also posted the legends he had heard today and his understanding of the stories.
After posting them, Wen Changping still felt unsatisfied, so he asked his grandson to help him post the Shaolin Impressions game CG and a clip of himself making it through the "Ant Beast Cave Terrain" dungeon without taking any damage. He also posted them all, expressing his belief that he had a truly fulfilling and enjoyable day!
Although the name of the group "Secondary Star Zone Retired Old Men Group" seems unremarkable, these people are all old acquaintances, and most of them are guys who came from the Federal Center.
Some have reached retirement age and don't want to make any more noise in the Federal Center, so they go to the relatively peaceful and leisurely secondary star zones to spend their retirement days. Of course, there are also those who, like Wen Changping, voluntarily retire early because they are dissatisfied with certain actions of the Federal Center.
This group was created because everyone wanted to have a few more people to chat with when they retire. Usually, many people post updates here, such as showing off their grandchildren's homework, or expressing the daily life of old men in retirement, etc.
There are also many who, like Wen Changping, are scholars specializing in the study of folk culture. Occasionally, when they are interested, they will post their research updates, etc. There are also some who just despise their own sons or apprentices for being ignorant. They are already old, but still don’t find an Omega to settle down with, and go on missions every day.
In a word, it is just a private group of old men who have nothing to do and they show off and complain.
Because most of the people in the group are old acquaintances who have been in contact for a long time, they probably know each other's tempers and can complain without restraint. It is normal for them to argue with each other when they have nothing to do.
However, the updates posted by the guys in the group recently have been a bit boring. It’s the same old stuff over and over again, with nothing new, so not many people show up.
Until this moment, Wen Changping, who had disappeared for almost a week, suddenly posted several updates, which surprised everyone. Moreover, these consecutive updates were all things they had never been exposed to, so they couldn't help but make fun of them while reading them.
The first person to speak up was Lieutenant Wang, a retired lieutenant who lived behind the Wen family. He used to be in charge of logistics and military mobilization. Because of his job, he was more sensitive to military reserves and food. So when he saw the food photos posted by Wen Changping, which were not familiar nutritional supplements, but things he had never seen before, he couldn't help but be curious and commented under this dynamic message:
[Wen Fox, what are these? Are they the new solid nutritional supplements?]
No, this isn't a solid nutritional supplement, but a kind of snack food. It's much more delicious than premium nutritional supplements. A friend gave it to me as a gift. You'd be hard-pressed to guess what these treats are made of. They're made from specially processed 'fruits from ornamental pots.' The flavor is unique and rich, especially the bottle of 'wine' next to it. It's truly divine.
"Can 'fruits from ornamental potted plants' actually be made into food? This is the first time I've heard of this. How is it done, Wen Fox? Do you know? Come on, tell me..."
Before Lieutenant Wang could finish his words, another old man who studied folk culture, after carefully reading the astrological pictograms of the four mythical beasts, couldn't help but run over and interrupt, asking Wen Changping where he had heard these legends from.
He had previously studied some very ancient surviving paper documents and had seen things like astrology in them, but at the time he hadn't considered what role these astrology played for their ancestors. He thought they might be errors, or fabrications left behind by later generations, but now it seemed that they might be true.
If their past was a different agricultural civilization than the present, then there's a very reasonable explanation! Ask Wen Changping if he wants to meet up and study it, and maybe even tell him which friend told him these stories.
But before this side is settled, another side starts to rise.
Compared with the two dynamic messages, it is obvious that the two dynamic messages after Wen Changping are more attractive.
Especially those guys who are similar to Wen Changping, after watching the clip of Wen Changping's strategy for the "Ant Beast Cave" dungeon, they all criticized Wen Changping for being disrespectful to his elders and showing off in front of those inexperienced young guys. Does he still have any face left?
Passing the Ant Beast Cave so smoothly, who among these old guys, except for those who are just researchers and those in the logistics team who have never been on the battlefield, can't do it? It's true. Only this old man Wen Changping is shameless, showing off in front of the ignorant kids.
but……
Where is this clip from? A military academy simulation? It doesn't look like it. The scenery is quite pretty, and there are a lot of little kids who obviously don't know anything. Their costumes are also quite colorful and pretty. It doesn't look like a video from a military academy, does it?
[No, not from the military academy. This is a scene from a game called "Xianxia Qiyuan". I saw my grandson playing it yesterday, so I played it with him. It was quite fun...]
As Wen Changping was talking, he told everyone about what he had done yesterday while playing the game, and what his grandson had told him about the "guild". He also told everyone that he would be the "technical instructor" of the game and planned to adjust those copies into real practical cases that he had experienced in the past.
After hearing this, the other old men who had nothing to do also became interested and felt that it seemed to be quite interesting.
After all, these old men are guys who have come down from the battlefield. After retirement, they will no longer go to the battlefield, and they don’t really want a large-scale battle to happen again.
But not wanting a battle to happen and wanting to satisfy their addiction to fighting and playing strategy are two different things. They are worried that there is no place for them to play strategy, and now a game mode similar to the "Guild" can just let them satisfy their addiction, right?
So, in the end, no one knew who suggested that they go to Wen Changping's house for a gathering, and ask Wen Changping to take these old guys into the game, teach them how to play, how to get started, and so on.
Oh, that's not the point. The point is that while they were playing, they accidentally saw the "wine" that Wen Changping showed off in his post, and they couldn't help but pour a little and take a sip each, and then... they couldn't stop.
When Wen Changping reacted, he found that there was not a drop of the "wine" left. He was so angry that he almost got into a fight with those old guys. He had been drinking it in small sips for fear of running out in the past few days.
As for Wen Xiaole… well, what else could he say? He could only tremble and shrink into a corner. He suddenly felt that this super-star region was even more terrifying than the Federation Center. At least he hadn't seen his grandfather get so angry that he started a fight with the other bigwigs in the Federation Center.
At the same time, something not too small happened in the secondary military region.
Actually, it was nothing. It was just that Mu Changfeng, Luo Yang and the others came quite late that day. In addition, Huo Yan was not in a good condition that day, so they did not stay with Mecha Team 2 for long and went back quickly. However, the fragrance they smelled that day made them miss it a little.
Especially the adjutant Mu Changfeng, who was a thick-skinned man. Seeing that the expressions on the faces of the three mecha teams except for one team were quite happy, and learning that there were some delicious foods that day, and they were all made by Tang Sheng's sister for them, he couldn't help but run to Tang Sheng and ask if there was any more, saying that he also wanted to try it.
But many people were eyeing Tang Sheng's lunch boxes. Even if they came early, they might not be able to get a share, not to mention Mu Changfeng who asked later. Even though Tang Tang left them the recipe before leaving, these men were still unfamiliar with cooking and couldn't find where to start. It would probably take some time to practice before they could achieve cooking freedom. So in the short term, many people were still eyeing Tang Sheng's lunch boxes.
Therefore, when Mu Changfeng came over to ask, Tang Sheng had nothing left. As luck would have it, Mu Changfeng was also one of Tang Sheng's superiors, and it didn't seem good to let his superior go back empty-handed.
Later, Tang Sheng remembered that his sister seemed to have left a small bottle of drink called "wine" before leaving. It smelled quite fragrant, but because his sister told him not to drink it during training and to drink it during rest, he didn't have the chance to drink it.
After thinking about it, Tang Sheng gave the "wine" to Mu Changfeng. After Mu Changfeng took it back, he tasted it with Luo Yang, a senior therapist who was temporarily transferred to the secondary military district. He was shocked by it and pestered Tang Sheng for several times before he got Tang Tang's Star Network contact number. He wanted to ask Tang Tang if he still had this wine. If he did, he could send a few more bottles to the secondary military district.
So, a few days later, when Tang Tang and Zhang Shang were discussing the advertising of "Xianxia Qiyuan", they received several messages unexpectedly. Moreover, these messages were not sent through the Star Network account "Tangmu", but from another private account.
There are only a few people in this private account. Apart from his brother Tang Sheng, his friend Geng Zhiqiu, his assistant Zhang Shang, and Wen Changping and Wen Xiaole who were added a few days ago, there is no one else.
But at this moment, Tang Tang suddenly received several friend requests, and the friend requests on the other side said:
[Hello, I'm Wen Fox's good friend, Grandpa Wang. Before retirement, I was Lieutenant Wang, specializing in military logistics. I'm also quite interested in "Xianxia Qiyuan." Are you still in need of 'technical guidance'?]
Of course, in addition to Grandpa Wang, there are also Grandpa Yan, Grandpa Luo and the like, all of whom were a group of guys who had very impressive careers before retirement.
Although Tang Tang didn't know what was going on, he never had too much awesome 'technical guidance'. At that moment, Tang Tang didn't think too much about it. With trembling hands, he added all the 'retired grandfathers' as friends in one breath.
The 'retired grandfathers' were all very easy to talk to, and didn't ask for much salary. They just heard that Tang Tang was very good at making delicious food, and they wanted some delicious food as 'small gifts', especially that drink called 'wine', and they could never have too much of it!
After hearing this, Tang Tang finally came to her senses. It turned out that the 'big brothers' were all here for her 'wine'. Fortunately, a batch of 'wine' would be fermented and mature in a few days, and she, Tang Tang, could send it to everyone then.
The price of ornamental plants like grapes is not high in the interstellar world. It just takes some time to produce them, and in terms of value, they are not worth much.
Why not use some wine to build good relationships with those bigwigs? Whether he can actually become the technical director of "Xianxia Qiyuan" is another matter.
However, Tang Tang had just finished greeting the group of retired bigwigs when two familiar names came to her and asked to be added as friends.
And those two people were none other than senior therapist Luo Yang and adjutant Mu Changfeng. When Tang Tang heard his elder brother mention their names, he thought something had happened to his elder brother, so he quickly agreed to their friend requests.
Tang Tang had just exchanged a few pleasantries with Luo Yang and Mu Changfeng when he noticed they were both asking if they had any more of that "wine" and whether they could give them some. How much was it? They'd pay Star Coins for it. No problem. They didn't have much of anything else, except for the Star Coins in their accounts. Just name your price, they'd buy it!
Tang Tang: "...Um, sorry, you're a little late. The latest batch of wine is all gone. Did I just give it away as a gift?"
[Ah? All gone? No way? Who did you give it to as a gift? Tell me, for Mu Changfeng's sake, I can definitely buy it back with some star coins!]
Mu Changfeng was a rather impatient person, and he spoke hastily upon hearing this. Luo Yang also thought this was a good idea. They were quite popular not only in the secondary star zone but also in the federal center. Perhaps they could trade with star coins and get a few bottles of wine.
"Are you... sure?"
【Sure. 】
Seeing that Luo Yang and Mu Changfeng had said so, Tang Tang paused, tried hard to recall the names of those retired grandfathers, and read them out one by one:
"It's Grandpa Wen Changping, Captain Wen, Grandpa Wang Weining, Lieutenant Wang, Grandpa Yan Feng, Captain Yan, and Grandpa Luo Changxing, Colonel Luo..."
Luo Yang and Mu Changfeng: [……] What the hell?!
Finally, Tang Tang said leisurely, "The grandfathers have already reserved the next batch of wine, and the batch after that. They also said that if any kids come to ask, they can let them come and fight these old men! So why don't you guys... have a fight with the grandfathers and see? _(:з」∠)_"
Luo Yang and Mu Changfeng: [……]
Is this a matter of fighting? This isn't a matter of fighting at all! They're all just showing respect to the elders! They don't even have time to show respect, how could they dare to fight?
Most importantly, isn't Tang Sheng's sister just an ordinary female Beta? How did she know so many senior members?! And it seems like they have a pretty good relationship?! This doesn't make sense!
Luo Yang and Mu Changfeng couldn't help but feel a little tearful when they thought about this.
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