Could it be... family? Her thoughts drifted away. Although she had only been in this alien world for a few days, so much had happened and she had met so many people. Now that she felt a little more settled, she thought of her parents who were still in her original world.
I don’t know what’s going on... As she was thinking, she used a spoon to stir the chicken soup in the bowl and was lost in thought for a moment.
"Boss, I'm going back to work first." Qin Lou put away the plates and prepared to return to the lobby, but saw Shi Jiu looking absent-minded.
"Oh, sure, you go back first." Shi Jiu came back to his senses.
"Boss, is there something wrong?" Qin Lou thought about it and sat back down before asking her.
Shi Jiu had been holding this thought in his heart, but he was destined to remain silent. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "I miss my parents..."
Qin Lou was silent on the side. He seemed unable to feel any comfort from this matter, because... he really had nothing good to say about it.
Fortunately, Shi Jiu didn't force him to say anything. Instead, he talked about some interesting things that happened at home in the past.
Qin Lou just listened. This was something he had never touched before, and it was also something he had longed for since he was a child. Unfortunately, he was destined not to have it in this life.
As he was speaking, Shi Jiu realized that he seemed to have said too much, and asked Qin Lou who was echoing him, "Xiao Qin, what about you?"
Qin Lou hesitated for a while before replying slowly, "I...they died a long time ago." He didn't add anything else after that, obviously not wanting to talk about this topic.
There is no difference between being alive and being dead, so just treat him as dead.
Shi Jiu didn't expect this to happen, so he drank the chicken soup immediately. "Xiao Qin, I've finished my soup. Let's go out and see if there are any customers coming."
What a mistake. I should talk less about family in the future. I stepped on a landmine.
The few people still in the base were not as idle as Shi Jiu was now. They were all busy promoting the hotel outside. The things were sold out and it was lunch time. Many people kept asking them questions, looking like they were gossiping.
Obviously, even if they had no intention of leaving the base and moving there, they wanted to learn more about it so that they could go back and brag about what they had seen and heard.
Wei Qu had already retreated when the crowd rushed forward. Seeing that the effect was almost achieved, the others packed up their things and hurried back to the corner to discuss what to do next.
"I think the publicity is okay. Quite a few people already know about the hotel, but as for asking them to leave with us immediately, they haven't appeared yet." Li Xia said to others after gulping down a big gulp of water.
"Yeah, they are just here to watch the fun." Chen Hua also knew that they had only done a little publicity and achieved cognitive understanding.
Zhao Jin checked the time and exchanged glances with Jiang Xiao. "Captain, I ran into someone I know a while ago. I think she might be able to take someone with her."
At this time, Wei Qu took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and walked over, "Are you planning to go back next?" Estimating the time, Sun Hao should have woken up, and there was not much time left.
"We plan to go and see if anyone wants to go with us. If so, we'll take them back to the hotel. If not, we'll just go home." They didn't plan to force it, as their lives were more important.
"What about you? Do you still plan to stay in the base?" Chen Hua asked him.
Wei Qu thought of his good friend. Actually, all his family members were gone. What kind of pension could he give out? He couldn't even leave behind an urn. Sun Hao...
"No, I won't go to the hotel for now, but I can help the boss with publicity at the base." He couldn't leave, at least not now, he had more important things to do.
Chen Hua looked at Wei Qu, seeing the complicated emotions in his eyes. After a while, he nodded and said, "I'll go back and tell the boss, but I have no way of knowing what she will do."
Wei Qu nodded in agreement, "I won't stay any longer. I'm going to Sun Hao's place now and try to buy you some time. Be careful."
After Wei Qu left, everyone decided to go to the tent area where Zhao Jin had been before to see if they could find anything. If not, they would have no choice but to leave. Further publicity would only cause resentment.
Just as they walked to the tent area, the topic about the hotel was endlessly unfolding around them, with all kinds of speculations and discussions.
Chen Hua and the others listened to the discussion in amazement, wondering in their hearts, "Are they too conservative? They thought the propaganda would take at least a day or two to spread throughout the base."
In fact, according to normal time, one or two days is definitely necessary. The base is so large, there are so many people, and the area is messy. However, they underestimated the gossip ability of the masses. In this time when there are no electronic equipment or entertainment facilities, if people want to make themselves more comfortable and not so depressed, they basically rely on going out for a stroll every day, slowly getting to know other people, forming their own circle of friends, and discussing things from all over the world.
After those people dispersed, they couldn't wait to go back and share what they heard. Some of them even held a bottle of milk or chocolate. The level of trust was greatly improved. However, the tent area where Chen Hua and his friends entered could have such a heated discussion thanks to Aunt Zhao.
After Aunt Zhao returned, she immediately brought back her son, who had no mission today, and told him everything that had happened. Finally, she suggested that the whole family follow Zhao Jin and his family and leave.
Aunt Zhao’s son is called Zhao En, who is a few years older than Zhao Jin. He inherited his mother’s cheerfulness. Although he is not yet a team leader in the base, he knows many people with special abilities or some abilities, and has a very good network of contacts.
He didn't reject his mother's suggestion. Lili held the child in her arms and saw that the child looked much better than before. She thought that if the hotel was really that good, it wouldn't be a bad idea to live there with her family, but...
"Mom, but what if we take the children with us and encounter zombies on the way?" This is the most important thing.
"So we have to think of a way to get more people together, so that we can walk together as a large group and deal with zombies if we encounter them." Aunt Zhao also knew that if there were only a few people, it would be a problem whether they could get halfway.
"I'll take some milk and chocolate later and go talk to some families in a similar situation to ours." Aunt Zhao had everything planned out. She had a good idea of the families around here, so it would probably be feasible to get a few of them to come and talk to them.
"I'll go ask some brothers. There are quite a few lonely people among them. Maybe they can come with us." Zhao En also said.
"By the way, Lili, go talk to your father-in-law. Doesn't your brother have a child too? We can take care of him together."
Lili's surname is Lin, and she has an older brother named Lin Yi, who also lives here. Lin Li nodded and said she would go talk to her parents later.
After discussing everything that needed to be discussed, the mother and child went out with the food. Lili packed up the things in the tent and stuffed the food into the child's swaddling clothes. When she was about to go find her parents, she ran into Lin's mother who came to see her daughter and grandson with her grandson.
"Lili, I just heard there is a hotel outside..." As soon as Lin's mother entered the tent, she wanted to tell her daughter the gossip she had just heard, but she never expected her daughter to hold her back and hand her a bottle of milk.
"Mom, please give this milk to the child. After I gave it to Xiaobao just now, he fell asleep soundly." The child, who should have needed to sleep all day long, was crying loudly before because he was not full. Later, he cried even more weakly. In fact, all the children around were like this. There was no other way. Adults might not be full, and at this special time, they could not take care of the children.
Lin's mother took the milk and was dumbfounded. Isn't this the milk we were talking about? I heard that there were only a few bottles left. How could her daughter have it?
Lin Li explained what happened before. It was her mother-in-law who suggested that the milk be distributed among the children around. If they wanted to promote the product, they had to give some benefits to others. Of course, they still had to have crystal cores, but there would be no charge for giving it to the in-laws.
After hearing all this, Lin's mother saw the child in her arms fall asleep sweetly after drinking. She said a few words to Lin Li and then hurriedly took the child back to discuss whether they should go together.
Lin Li waited for a long time before her mother-in-law and Zhao En returned to the tent. After her mother-in-law came in, she quickly asked Lin Li if she had packed her things.
"We'll go to the gate and meet Sister Zhao later. We really can't stay in this base anymore." Aunt Zhao was extremely disappointed with the base.
It turned out that when she was looking for people to join, some people who went to the hall to exchange points for food came back and found that the base's share had been reduced again. Originally, after the reduction, each person could only eat two full meals a day, but now they couldn't even afford two full meals, let alone other supplies.
"There are too many people in this base, and the supplies we retrieve are getting less and less every day. The previous research on the contaminated water and soil in the laboratory didn't yield any results, and no announcement has been made yet." Zhao En added.
He had just gone to see many friends, and most of them were willing to leave with him after hearing what he had said. After all, it was just crystal cores, and they had accumulated quite a few by fighting zombies these days. They could still hold on for a while, but it was hard to say in the base, as even food could not be supplied normally.
Aunt Zhao only found families with children. After a bottle of milk, coupled with the food shortage at the base and the good publicity work done by the hotel, most of them were willing to follow.
So when Chen Hua and the other six arrived at the tent area, many people were already talking about it.
After hearing this, Chen Hua frowned slightly and said, "Let's leave as soon as we find the person. The news spreads so quickly, the higher-ups should know about it by now."
Zhao Jin hurried to Aunt Zhao's tent. Aunt Zhao was very happy to see her. Now she didn't have to go to the gate to look for her.
After she explained the pros and cons to Aunt Zhao, she said, "Aunt Zhao, we're planning to leave now. If you've made up your mind, come with us."
"Ah, so urgent? Many of us are willing to leave!" Aunt Zhao was shocked and quickly told her the approximate number of people. The group of people who came later were shocked after hearing it. So many?!
After listening to her explanation, Chen Hua pondered and said, "It's almost time to leave now. As ordinary people, it's quite easy for you to leave the base now, but this luggage is too exposed."
If one or two people were to leave the base carrying large and small bags, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if a large group of people suddenly left, there must be something fishy going on. By now, almost everyone at the bottom of the hotel knew the news.
He touched his space bracelet and decided to put it to use, but he could disguise his space ability.
When Aunt Zhao learned that he had spatial abilities, she immediately went to gather the families who were willing to leave, and Zhao En also went to find those friends and hurried over.
Soon, the area was surrounded by people. Thanks to the large number of people here, it was normal for a lot of people to be blocked in front of the tent for a while.
When they learned that Chen Hua had spatial abilities, some people expressed doubts, "What if you embezzle our luggage?"
It was unrealistic to expect to gain trust in such a short time. Chen Hua and the others did not get angry. They took out the paper and pen they had prepared long ago and said, "In front of everyone, write down the name and amount of luggage of each family or person. If there are any loose items, you can take them with you. Then you can take them out one by one when you get to the hotel."
After everyone thought about it, they felt it made sense, so after marking their luggage and finding no other questions, they prepared to leave.
At this time, the sound of a loudspeaker came from outside. The news about the hotel had already been received. More importantly, Sun Hao had woken up.
"Hurry up and go!" Chen Hua led his men to the gate. It was noon now, and many people had just finished their meal and went out in groups to look for supplies. They did not care about the bases formed spontaneously by individuals. After all, if they found them, they could exchange them for points and then exchange them for other supplies, which would not harm the base.
Going out was much easier than coming in. All they had to do was simply sign their names. They just made up a name, and Chen Hua and his group passed the inspection so easily and successfully left the base.
At this time, Shi Jiu, who was preparing for lunch break, received a sudden system message.
[Ding! Congratulations on unlocking the achievement: Publicity Expert. Increase the hotel's reputation in a short period of time, and expect to host over twenty guests at once. Reward: Scatter hotel advertisements throughout the city.]
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