As soon as it was light, Ye Zhou crawled out of the quilt. The air conditioner was turned on a low setting last night. When he came out, Ye Zhou got goose bumps all over his body and shivered with cold.
While rubbing his waist, he stretched out his arm to grab the remote control on the bedside table.
After turning up the temperature, Ye Zhou leaned back against the head of the bed.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Ye Zhou unconsciously twitched the corners of his mouth, but the movement quickly became stiff.
After a "hiss" sound, Ye Zhou slowly sat up.
He hasn't left the house for seven or eight days. This period of time is like a honeymoon for him and Zou Ming.
At first Ye Zhou would refuse, but he would soon be "persuaded" by Zou Ming, especially after he gained "happiness" from it.
Ye Zhou stood up from the window, put on his pajamas and left the room.
The aroma of breakfast filled the room. Ye Zhou walked out of the room and saw Zou Ming bringing out the food from the kitchen.
Zou Ming looked at Ye Zhou, their eyes met, and Ye Zhou smiled and said, "You have really become a chef now."
These days, Zou Ming almost always gets up before six o'clock every morning. During this time, someone would deliver the food, and Zou Ming would be busy in the kitchen alone until Ye Zhou got up.
It was at this time that Ye Zhou discovered that Zou Ming was a dedicated person. He was very good to Ye Zhou, taking care of him in every possible way, as if Ye Zhou was a "little baby" who urgently needed care.
This discovery made Ye Zhou feel a little complicated. In Ye Zhou's opinion, this was a sign of insecurity. He had never seen good friends in a relationship like this. Although most couples would be considerate of each other, they would never have a situation where one party was extremely devoted.
However, no matter what Ye Zhou said, how he persuaded, and how he demonstrated with his own actions that he did not need Zou Ming's kind of dedication, Zou Ming turned a deaf ear to him. Ye Zhou said what he wanted, and he did what he wanted.
This seems to be unable to be stopped by words, and only actions can be used to change Zou Ming's mind.
"There's also beef?" Ye Zhou was a little surprised to find that the breakfast was beef sauerkraut noodles. "You can also make sauerkraut?"
Zou Ming seemed a little proud, but the corners of his mouth only curled up slightly before returning to normal: "I asked Chen Shu to send the recipe."
"It's my first time making this." Zou Ming said modestly, "If it doesn't taste good, I'll try something else."
Ye Zhou took a bite and immediately praised without hesitation: "Really, when you return to my dimension, you can open a breakfast shop next to the supermarket, and you will definitely make a lot of money."
Ye Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. It's too tiring. Earning money in the catering industry is almost always hard work."
He has now learned to say sweet words without any instruction: "I can't bear to part with it."
So Ye Zhou watched Zou Ming's ears turn red.
Zou Ming had never been shy when in bed. No matter how Ye Zhou "begged for mercy", Zou Ming could suppress him seriously.
But after getting out of bed, Zou Ming suddenly became innocent.
"I don't think there's anything to deal with at the base, and there's nothing to do at the branch either." Ye Zhou said, "I was originally planning to stay here for a month before sending Wu Yan and the others back to Daliang Dynasty, but why not just stay here for the next two days, send them there and then we'll go to the next plane."
Ye Zhou looked into Zou Ming's eyes: "This way I can go home earlier and introduce you to my parents."
Ye Zhou hesitated for a few seconds before giving a warning: "My parents may not be able to accept it at first. They... um... are still quite conservative in this regard. But don't worry, I'm here and won't let you suffer any grievances. Just don't take it to heart if they say something unpleasant."
Ye Zhou knew his parents very well.
They are somewhere in between open-minded and traditional. If other children have same-sex lovers, they will say, "What era is this? It's too traditional for parents to not even agree to this. The most important thing is that the children live a good life."
But if the homosexual lover is Ye Zhou, they will immediately change their tone.
"What future do you have with a man? Can you have children in the future? Will there be someone to take care of you when you are old?"
"You are still young and ignorant now. When you are older, you will know that there is no benefit in doing this."
Zou Ming smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't care."
He just wanted Ye Zhou to be by his side, and it didn't matter what others said.
Even Ye Zhou's parents were outsiders in his eyes.
In his world, there are only him and Ye Zhou.
Ye Zhou himself also felt that it was not very difficult to get his parents to accept his idea. They might be angry and not understand at first, but once they were sure that they would not change their minds, they would still agree.
He was sure that his parents loved him.
So I am also convinced that my parents will eventually back down.
After breakfast, Ye Zhou did not go back to take a nap, but took Zou Ming to a supermarket branch.
So many days have passed, but the supermarket business is still booming. It may be because people have to work most of the time and have little time to shop, so every morning and evening, you can still see many people crowding at the entrance of the supermarket.
However, what they buy now is no longer rice, flour, grain or oil, but dried fruits, candies and other foods and even items that can improve their happiness index.
When Ye Zhou walked into the supermarket, he heard someone asking if he could buy a bicycle. It would be even better if there was an electric one.
The base's current means of transportation is legs, and people only take a car when they leave the base and go to other places.
Even if it is a modified car, it burns oil. Oil is too precious and the price is not cheap. Although someone will drive it out for an inspection every month, it is usually parked in the garage and no one will touch it.
But the base is so big after all, especially before Ye Zhou came, the base was still expanding and building larger planting and breeding areas. Although the road is not very flat, it can barely be used for traffic.
So when someone asked, the residents who were looking at the goods nearby immediately gathered around.
"It's okay if we don't have an electric bike, a bicycle is enough."
"Can I have a human-powered tricycle? It can also carry goods."
“Can I buy it?”
"Can I buy it now? Or do I have to wait?"
The employee was surrounded by a bunch of people, and he didn't dare to make any promises, so he could only raise his voice and say, "I don't know yet! We'll know when we can! We'll let you know if the supermarket can sell it!"
The employee held a megaphone in his hand, but the residents did not retreat after receiving a response. Instead, they continued to ask:
"Will there be anything else?"
"I heard there will be sewing machines? If there are sewing machines, there will also be weaving machines, right?"
“We can weave our own cloth?”
The employees didn't expect that they were thinking so far ahead, and they were so anxious that they didn't know what to say.
The residents looked at him expectantly.
The employee was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He shouted, "Make way!" and tried to break out of the crowd.
Ye Zhou couldn't stand it anymore and went to "rescue" him. Ye Zhou shouted, "We have sewing machines, but no textile machines. We don't even have raw materials here!"
Cotton and other crops cannot be grown here, so having a textile machine is useless.
The residents gradually quieted down, and they looked at Ye Zhou, all of them looking a little scared.
It’s not because Ye Zhou looks fierce, but because Ye Zhou is obviously different from the people in the base.
Compared to the people here, his skin is incredibly delicate and white. He is also much taller than the average man and has a completely different temperament. Now that he is here, he will naturally become the center of everyone's attention.
Ye Zhou also found that the residents were a little afraid of him, and he subconsciously turned around to look at Zou Ming.
Just as Zou Ming was about to come over, someone in the crowd asked quietly, "Is it... Boss Ye?"
The person who was speaking was quite old, probably in his 30s or 40s, which made him look very old in such an environment. He was hunched over, and when he noticed someone was looking at him, he asked uncertainly, "It's Boss Ye, right?"
He looked at Ye Zhou, his eyes full of disbelief. Nearly ten years had passed, but Ye Zhou had not changed at all.
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "Yes."
Ye Zhou didn't remember who this person was, but he still felt familiar with him. Perhaps they had met and talked before.
The man took two steps towards Ye Zhou, then came to his senses and kept backing away.
For some reason, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he asked with a sob, "Will Boss Ye leave? Will the supermarket close?"
"Later...will there be a later?"
The people around him then realized that Ye Zhou was the real boss of the supermarket.
Young people have also learned who the owner of the supermarket is from the older generation.
Since supermarkets reopened, young people who have never experienced the benefits of supermarkets simply cannot imagine life without them.
Only with supermarkets can life be called life.
Even work seemed less boring. Every day I thought about how much money I could earn after finishing this month, and how much food and daily necessities I could buy.
The base is no longer short of water. Although it is not enough for taking a bath, there is enough water for drinking and wiping the body.
They looked at Ye Zhou, unable to believe that such a young man was actually the owner of the supermarket.
I don't know who was brave enough to shout, "Boss Ye! Don't go!"
After this shout, the residents suddenly gained some courage and shouted one after another: "Boss Ye! Stay! Our base is already the best!"
"Yes! Our base is already the best!"
"Boss Ye, please stay!"
Ye Zhou was about to speak when Zou Ming suddenly walked behind him and grabbed his wrist.
The residents stopped shouting and looked at Zou Ming - everyone in the base knew Zou Ming.
After all, Zou Ming is not like Zhao Qing, who would not lock himself in an air-conditioned room. Before Ye Zhou came, Zou Ming spent most of his time working or leaving the base for inspection.
"He will stay." Zou Ming suddenly said, "He won't leave."
Ye Zhou looked at Zou Ming. He was stunned and didn't know what to say.
"Let's go." Zou Ming leaned close to his ear and whispered.
Ye Zhou was pulled out of the supermarket by Zou Ming.
Residents remained in the supermarket, staring at each other in bewilderment.
"Boss Zou is here..."
"Are you stupid? How could Boss Zou let Boss Ye come out alone? What if he runs away?"
"They seem pretty close."
"I have a guess."
"I also have a guess..."
"Boss Zou...did he sacrifice himself for the base?"
"But Boss Ye looks like that, even if Boss Zou sacrifices himself, it won't be a loss."
"I think so."
“It’s really worth it.”
Zou Ming didn't know that the residents were doing nothing for him. He took Ye Zhou out of the base gate. The two stood in front of the endless yellow sand, with a car that had been prepared next to them.
"Let's go." Zou Ming looked at Ye Zhou, "Send them back, and then we'll move on."
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "Won't you want to come back after you leave?"
"To the people here, you have never left. But for you, although your body will not change, you will be away for several years, or even more than ten years."
Zou Ming shook his head and looked into Ye Zhou's eyes: "I know where my home is."
Ye Zhou pursed his lips, but finally smiled. He held Zou Ming's hand.
"Then let's go."
"As long as you don't break free, I won't let go."
Before getting in the car, Ye Zhou looked back.
The shadows of the two people fell behind me, entangled together, and I couldn't tell you apart, nor me.
It seems like it has always been this way and it should always be this way.
When he turned around, Zou Ming was looking at him.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
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