Chapter 275: Extremely Hot. Fighting
Chu An silently calculated in his mind that 0.5 points from the base could buy half a pound of upper-middle quality rice a while ago. It should not be worth that much now, but at least 4 taels is still worth it.
But before she could say anything, the provocative speedboat came over and four people got off, three men and one woman.
All of a sudden, a lot of people gathered around. The lady looked left and right, and finally chose the speedboat.
Chu An and Gu Ye looked over at the crowd. The man in the lead was probably in his early twenties, wearing a floral shirt and denim shorts. He was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and his appearance was not very recognizable, but the gold watch on his wrist and the gold ring on his finger were unforgettable at first sight.
Next to him stood a middle-aged man in sweatpants and a blue T-shirt, holding an unlit cigarette in one hand.
Walking at the end was a young couple. The man looked at the two of them arrogantly, while the woman just looked at Chu An, not knowing what they were comparing.
The more Gu Ye looked, the wider his eyes widened. Then he leaned close to Chu An's ear and said, "Xiao An, I think I've seen the man at the entrance of District 7 before."
Of course he had seen her, and she was the one who was run to, but the woman who was willing to give up everything was not by his side.
"Hahaha...Interesting." Zhao Zihao laughed triumphantly, "Didn't you guys go into Area 7? What happened? Didn't you move into the base with them? Were you kicked out?"
Alas, if Zhuo’s mother were here, she would probably feel sorry for her good sister’s daughter. I just don’t know whether Wang Xintong is dead or alive now, and whether she regrets it.
"What's wrong? You don't recognize me." Zhao Zihao hugged the woman next to him tightly. "That's right. Everyone was wearing a lot of clothes at that time. But I have a deep impression of you two. You are the only ones who were allowed in. Now let me introduce myself again... I..."
Chu An and Gu Ye looked at each other and turned away silently. They didn't know each other in the first place, so what was there to know about each other?
"You...what do you mean?" Zhao Zihao's face was distorted, as if he had been greatly insulted, but his words were quickly drowned out by the chattering around him.
The boat guard who had just gathered around was dancing and spitting, talking about how reliable he was.
"Boss, I can watch it for a whole day with 0.4 points."
"I only need 0.3 points."
"I only need 0.3 points."
The man holding the cigarette randomly ordered a 0.3-point one and said, "I'll take it from you."
The man who was called grinned from ear to ear and hurried to take the key. They not only guarded the boat, but also parked it at the berthing area nearby. "Boss, when are you guys coming out? I'll drive it over to you."
"Now that you've parked, come find me at Section 2, Section 2, 1st Street, Door 10. Bring me the keys."
The boat keeper's eyes lit up. Area 2 was basically bought by himself, no wonder. They liked to take this kind of simple docking job the most. To put it bluntly, some people wanted to show off, and they helped to satisfy their vanity.
When the dust settled and the chaotic voices suddenly faded away, a clear female voice sounded beside him, "How about exchanging it for a pound of corn?"
The aunt and several others who had asked questions before had already turned to Zhao Zihao, and the only one left in Chu An's sight was the middle-aged uncle.
The uncle was delighted. He was not concerned with quality but quantity. Besides, even if he had points, he couldn't buy corn at the base. Corn was much better than soaked rice. "Of course...sure."
When the others heard this, most of them expressed regret, but some also questioned, "Did you fish it out of the stinking ditch?"
Chu An didn't answer. It was none of his business.
A hint of hesitation flashed across the middle-aged man's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He was willing to take a gamble, it wasn't a big deal.
"Whenever you guys come out, I'll arrange a time to bring the speedboat over for you."
Seeing that he was unmoved, Chu An was still very happy, "We will leave in about two hours."
She used the suitcase as a cover and took out a pound of sealed corn kernels from it.
The sealed bag is transparent, and the golden corn kernels are full and obviously have not been soaked in water. The middle-aged man showed a little pride of having taken advantage, and glanced around at the people around him. "You are so arrogant and you are just trying to show off. You must be regretting it now."
"I'll give you 0.5 points."
An abrupt voice suddenly sounded, and Zhao Zihao came over with the woman in his arms, "Show me the boat, and I'll give you 0.5 points."
The chosen man was unhappy, "Boss, you chose me."
"Get lost! We can choose whoever we want." The man in the flowered shirt shouted. Just now on the speedboat, they already knew the relationship between Zhao Zihao and these two men.
Zhao Zihao was his brother-in-law, so naturally he had to side with him. He followed his sister and brother-in-law and came over, looking at Chu An and Gu Ye, "Where did this young man come from? He directly traded with materials, breaking the rules here, don't you know?"
Rules? The middle-aged uncle frowned. He had been here since the beginning of the ship guards. He had never heard of any rules. It was just that most of the people coming in and out were from the base, and the people from the base exchanged supplies for points.
"Ah, haven't you found someone?"
"Why, you don't want to work for me?" The man in the flowered shirt looked at him with disdain, "Think it over carefully."
"Do you know who he is? He's the son of the 1st floor chief." Zhao Zihao boasted, "When the term of the base chief ends, the deputy base chief will be selected from all the floor chiefs. There is no competition from the outside communities. Only the four floor chiefs in the base will compete. Do you understand?"
In the previous life, there were not so many independent communities, and the deputy base chief was indeed selected from the people in charge of the four landmark buildings. However, she did not know who the first deputy base chief was. By the time she connected to the upper level, the deputy base chief had already changed three realms.
It seems that this life is different again.
“I…I…” The middle-aged man didn’t want to give up the corn he had obtained, but he came here to participate in infrastructure construction and had no background in the base, so no one dared to offend him.
"It's okay, just work for them." Chu An didn't want to make things difficult for him.
Immediately, others came around, including the lady, and all tried to buy it, saying, "I can accept a pound of corn."
"Nine taels will do for me."
"I'm eight taels."
Some people even tried to snatch it from the middle-aged man, like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey.
"Get out of the way, all of you." The middle-aged man held the corn tightly in his hand, and looked at Zhao Zihao firmly as if he had made up his mind. "I'm sorry, I've already promised them and accepted the reward. You can go find someone else."
This result was beyond Chu An's expectations, and even more beyond the expectations of Zhao Zihao and others.
"Have you thought it through?" Chu An reminded him that she could continue to help him now, but what would happen once she and Gu Ye left?
"That's right, you'd better think about it carefully." The woman that Zhao Zihao was hugging said sharply.
The middle-aged man clenched his back teeth and nodded heavily. It was okay for him not to have enough to eat, as he had two children at home who were in the growth stage.
"Okay." Gu Ye also appreciated such a man, handed him the key, and took out a lollipop from his pocket, "This is an extra gift from me."
He saw a small cartoon sticker on the man's collar. Although it was worn out, it must have been there not long ago, otherwise it would have fallen off long ago. So he guessed that he must have children at home.
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