The goose smelled a familiar scent, and it stopped nestling up, stood up, and started quacking loudly at Shen Yanming, almost waking up the people resting nearby.
Shen Yanming slapped the goose on the head and scolded, "What are you making so much noise for? If you keep making noise, you'll be out of luck! Don't you know that things taken off the fire are very hot? Be careful not to burn your tongue off."
Then he reached out and said, "Wife, hand me the goose's food bowl."
Bi Qiaoan took out the goose's food bowl from her spatial storage. Shen Yanming took it and placed it on the ground. He then scooped a spoonful of soup into it and instructed, "Wait until it cools down before drinking it."
The goose nodded, quacked twice, then took two steps back, keeping a safe distance from the food bowl. It had heard them; drinking now would make its tongue fall off.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were both amused. Then they took out all the bowls and chopsticks from the storage box and poured out the mung bean soup to cool.
Before they woke up, Shen Yanming got up and went to Li Gangtie's side, whispering a few words in his ear.
Li Gangtie smiled and nodded, "You're very thoughtful, kid."
"I have to do my best to impress my wife!" Shen Yanming said before leaving to go back and spend more time with his wife.
Zhou Qi had been curious when Shen Yanming first left, but since it was free time, he wasn't allowed to ask what Shen Yanming wanted to do. But now, his curiosity was getting a little too much for him.
He walked over to Li Gangtie and asked in a low voice, "What's the situation with that young man?"
Li Gangtie didn't hide anything and told everyone about how his wife had come along despite being heavily pregnant. He then concluded, "The young couple is so thoughtful. They made mung bean soup for everyone. After they wake up, let them all go and have a bowl. It'll help them cool down, detoxify, and prevent heatstroke."
Zhou Qi nodded, "That's right, this young couple is much better than that other couple!"
Li Gangtie knew who Zhou Qi was talking about, because Tong Xianbao had tried to shirk his duties several times while working, and after meals, he disappeared without a trace.
As for Lu Nanfang, the person monitoring her said that after taking a stroll, she went to chat with local residents of Suzhou.
Both of them were a little confused, wondering what the young couple wanted to do. Was it just to find out about the living conditions of the people in the disaster area?
Forget it, let's wait and see. The fox's tail will eventually be revealed.
"Um, I'm going to have a bowl of mung bean soup first." If Zhou Qi didn't know, he wouldn't be so bad, but now that he does, he feels parched and desperately wants to drink something to replenish his fluids.
Seeing that Zhou Qi had already gotten up and started walking forward, Li Gangtie quickly patted the dirt off his backside and whispered, "Wait for me! I'll go with you!"
"Then hurry up, so they don't wake up and try to take it from us!"
"Don't worry, Comrade Shen, even if someone else is missing, we two can't be missing. Don't forget, I still have their assessment results in my hands."
"Pah, you shameless bastard! If you don't want such a good newcomer, our Suzhou City Guard Team would be more than happy to have her. I'll go talk to them right now."
"Hey, who said I didn't want it? I was just joking. With those 200 contribution points, would I dare let them fail the assessment?"
"Even if you don't want to pass it, you can't. It's only the first day, and they're already trying to win people over. By the end, it might get a unanimous vote."
Hearing this, Li Gangtie's face darkened. "If they do this every day, it's not a good thing. If they fatten up their appetites, they won't be able to stop even if they want to. Do you believe me?"
"Of course I know that. Just like this rescue, even the disaster victims are not spared by the guards. If they want to eat and drink, they have to work. No one is obligated to provide for you unconditionally, especially in the apocalypse where natural disasters and man-made calamities are constant."
"Yes, that's how it should be. Nobody's food comes from thin air. The environment will only get worse in the future, and only those who are valuable will have the right to live." Li Gangtie's words were harsh, but they were indeed true.
The Qinghe Alliance always takes special care of talented people, especially after the abnormal climate. Top experts and scholars in various fields have been taken to secret bases by the guard team and are being supported with the best conditions. However, ordinary people are completely unaware of this.
Li Gangtie happened to be one of the people in the know, because he was the one who escorted the top scientific researchers, renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctors, mechanical experts, and surgical specialists from Shanghai.
"Alright, they mean well. Don't give them a hard time. When you get there, explain the pros and cons to them. They're not stupid; they'll definitely listen," Zhou Qi advised.
"Okay, I understand." Li Gangtie nodded and strode forward.
Over here, Shen Yanming was talking to Bi Qiaoan when two burly men walked over.
"Captain Li, Captain Zhou, we don't even have a chair or anything here, so I can't even bring myself to say 'please sit down'," Shen Yanming said with a smile.
When Bi Qiaoan saw the guests arrive, she prepared to get up and go out of the tent to greet them.
As soon as Li Gangtie saw her movements, he knew what she was going to do and quickly stopped her, "Don't move, just lie down. We just came here to have a bowl of mung bean soup."
After saying that, they both plopped down on the ground, as did Zhou Qi. Seeing this, Shen Yanming quickly brought each of them a bowl of mung bean soup.
"Captain Li, Captain Zhou, hello! I'm not feeling well, so this is the only way I can greet you both," Bi Qiaoan said with a smile.
"It's alright, it's a special circumstance, I understand. Actually, it was the guard team's oversight; they only talked about the assessment but didn't take the woman's pregnancy into account. It was a mistake on our part." Zhou Qi nodded and apologized to Bi Qiaoan.
"That's normal. After all, most of the guards in the escort team are men. You usually don't come into contact with women's physiological issues, so it's not surprising that you didn't consider pregnancy."
Besides, our Captain Li made special arrangements for me, otherwise how could I be lying here so comfortably chatting with you two!
"Your little mouth is so sweet, it makes us feel good," Li Gangtie said with a smile.
Then, blowing on the mung bean soup in her hand, she felt it wasn't so hot anymore, and took a small sip. "Wow, it tastes pretty good! It has a sweet aftertaste."
Shen Yanming thought to himself, "Sweet? Could it be that too much spiritual spring water was added?"
Then he nodded, "Yes, I added a little honey."
Li Gangtie's smiling face darkened, leaving Shen Yanming completely bewildered. "What's wrong? Are you allergic to honey?"
Li Gangtie shook his head. "Little Shen, you're still young and don't understand the wickedness of people. I know you mean well, but have you thought about what will happen if you let them get too big for their britches and then they take advantage of you?"
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