Chapter 12
The day after Zhou Xiaohua left, someone sneaked into the City Lord's Mansion.
"What? You said all the Flying Tigers and their families are missing!"
The class division is vividly reflected here. The rooms on the second and third underground floors are extremely small, while this residence is shockingly spacious. Even the reception lobby is so empty that you can hear an echo.
Although it is underground, the architect's skillful hands allow sunlight from the ground to shine in, and with the illumination of countless crystal core lamps, the inside is dazzlingly bright.
The fat man sitting at the desk in the middle of the hall was so angry when he heard the report from the visitor that he blew his beard and glared. He threw the pen in his hand, the tip of the pen was extremely sharp, and attacked the guard who was reporting below with powerful supernatural powers.
Faced with this overbearing supernatural power, the guard broke out in a cold sweat and stood frozen in fear, unable to move. The tip of the pen grazed his cheek and pierced the marble pillar behind him, while a string of blood dripped onto the ground.
The young guard didn't bother to wipe the blood off his face. He fell to his knees with a loud thud and pleaded in fear, "City Lord!"
Sun Dazhuang was not only greedy and lustful, but also cruel. It was said that before the concubine came, he would kill someone every few days. He became much better after he got the beauty, but his reputation for murder had been spread for a long time. In addition, he was also a high-level psychic, so no one could defeat him.
He was originally the leader who was supposed to report on this mission, but the leader knew that the situation was serious and Sun Dazhuang would definitely be furious, so he threatened him to come in and report.
The young guard was extremely regretful at this moment. If he had known earlier, he would not have applied for a place in Shanhai City. Although it was dangerous outside, at least he was free. After coming in, he was enslaved by his leader every day. He either took the blame or took the blame. His life was worse than death.
At this time, a charming woman came in from the hallway on one side. She walked gracefully to Sun Dazhuang, raised her slender fingers and placed them on the man's temples, pressing gently.
"What's the matter? Why are you so angry?"
Sun Dazhuang touched the beauty's delicate wrist, and the depression in his heart dissipated a little.
"Aren't they all just that bunch of rubbish? They can't even look after a person properly!"
Linzhi had also heard some rumors recently and was confused. She signaled with her eyes to the young guard who was kneeling below. After receiving the instructions, the young guard immediately looked at her with gratitude, and then retreated impatiently.
People outside said that this concubine was like a vixen, bewitching and causing great harm to people, but he felt that compared to other hypocritically decent people, this Miss Lin was a truly good person. She was considerate of her subordinates and had saved his life many times.
Seeing that the person had disappeared, Lin Zhi said tenderly, "Why don't we send someone to that shelter to find out some information?"
She felt that there were definitely better options that could make a hunting team with families give up the shelter where they had lived their entire lives, but she was not stupid enough to tell Sun Dazhuang directly that the other party's shelter was better than Shanhai City.
Sun Dazhuang actually had the same idea, but when Linzhi said it, it made the woman's kindness and elegance appear even more apparent. He reached out and pulled, and the beauty sat in his arms.
A fat hand pinched the beauty's delicate and pointed chin, and the voice was greasy: "Beauty still understands my heart."
Linzhi buried her head in the man's chest with a sweet smile, feeling extremely shy.
Men are most susceptible to this, especially male chauvinists like Sun Dazhuang. Under Linzhi's gentle offensive, his mood suddenly became very good.
Lin Zhi looked at the gap and suggested: "How about letting me handle this?"
Sun Dazhuang frowned and stared at Lin Zhi: "My beauty, just stay at home and embroider and read books. Leave the rough work to my men."
Linzhi's heart skipped a beat, and in a flash, her eyes were filled with tears. A crystal clear teardrop even trembled on her long eyelashes.
Sun Dazhuang forgot everything when he saw the beauty crying. He wiped the tears from the corners of Lin Zhi's eyes with heartache: "Why are you crying, beautiful lady?"
Lin Zhi sobbed: "Who am I doing all this for? Isn't it just to be able to stand by your side openly?"
"You are so outstanding, and I have nothing but my face. You don't even know what those people outside say about me."
It turned out to be because of him. Sun Dazhuang finally put his doubts to rest and his tone became several times better: "Oh, beauty, don't cry, my heart aches. If you want to follow me, just follow me. If anyone gets into trouble, remember to ask me to support you~"
Lin Zhi sniffed and stammered, "Yeah."
Shanhai City was scheming against Taoyuan Shelter, but Ye Qing in Taoyuan Shelter was completely unaware of it. She was sitting in the restaurant leisurely eating breakfast.
Breakfast is Cantonese style, with buns, dim sum, soy milk and fried dough sticks.
Ye Qing and a few young employees occupied a table, on which were placed a basket of shrimp dumplings, a basket of barbecued pork buns, a plate of red rice sausage, a plate of steamed chicken feet, and a plate of water chestnut cake. Finally, they shared a large bowl of seafood and scallop porridge.
The morning tea was freshly baked, hot and fragrant. Damao and Xiaoqier had never eaten this kind of breakfast before, so they were just busy working.
Ye Qing picked up a chicken foot and put it into her mouth. The chicken foot was meaty and tender, and had a soft and sticky texture after being steamed. She only needed to bite it lightly, and the meat and bones of the chicken foot would separate instantly. She quite enjoyed this leisurely way of eating when she had nothing to do.
We were enjoying our meal when a group of people came down from upstairs. They were indeed the mercenaries and civilians who had checked in yesterday.
When they saw Ye Qing's table full of fresh dishes, they didn't even bother to say hello and rushed to the window to get the dishes.
They knew that Ye Qing always set a limited portion, so if they went early they could pick out their favorite dishes, but if they went late they would only be able to pick up the leftovers.
Breakfast is also buffet style, with a dedicated queuing channel. After picking up their meals, they put crystal cores into the piggy bank, and the system automatically recognizes and gives change. Only after the deduction is successful will they be released through the queuing channel. The operation is simple and convenient.
They swarmed over, each holding several plates of food, and when they sat down at the table, it was full again.
Zhu Ke munched on the barbecued pork buns and listened to the conversation in the restaurant while eating.
Someone asked: "Boss, what kind of cuisine is this?"
Ye Qing replied: "Morning tea."
"Yeah, it's definitely good for breakfast."
Someone else asked, "Boss, what's in this bowl of porridge? It looks like there's a lot of variety."
Ye Qing took a look and saw a bowl of boat porridge on the man's table. This is a traditional delicacy in Cantonese morning tea. The porridge base is thick and is made from rice, fish bones and ginger slices. After the porridge base is ready, seafood or other ingredients are added.
"It contains fish fillets, lean meat, fried dough sticks, peanuts, chopped green onions, shredded egg, puff pastry, jellyfish, and so on."
When the others heard Ye Qing's introduction, they couldn't help but stare at the bowl of porridge. They swallowed their saliva every time they mentioned an ingredient, as if they felt extremely happy just by listening.
Li Yuanyuan and her roommates in the four-person dormitory did not order this porridge, but secretly noted the name and planned to eat it next time.
While she was watching others eating, she did not forget to take a bite of the red rice sausage in the bowl. After one bite, she was immediately amazed.
"Oh my god, sister, this is delicious."
The roommate sitting across from her also took a bite and her eyes widened instantly: "Oh my God, I declare this is my favorite dish."
Li Yuanyuan picked up another red rice sausage and put it into her mouth. She had eaten it too fast just now, so she wanted to savor this one carefully.
The main outer layer of red rice sausage is made of red rice and refined rice. The products of Taoyuan Shelter must be of high quality, and the rice is of the best quality.
Fresh shrimp and crispy beef are added to the dish. The outer layer is soft and flexible, while the middle layer is crispy. When you chew the shrimp meat inside, you will find it fresh, fragrant and elastic, with the granular texture of crispy fried dough sticks.
Topped with a selection of dipping sauces, it tastes simply perfect.
After eating and drinking, Li Yuanyuan and others sat in the restaurant, touching their bloated stomachs to digest the food, and suddenly felt melancholy for some reason.
"Sister, I don't have much savings left. If I keep eating like this, I'll go bankrupt."
"Yeah, me too. I still have to pay the rent for the night. Without a job, I have no source of income."
"It would be great if the boss could offer me a job."
"But yesterday the beggar said he wasn't hiring for the time being!"
"Now that there are fewer residents, we don't need so many. When there are more people, there will naturally be more job opportunities."
"Then let's pay more attention."
"But what shall we do now?"
Li Yuanyuan thought about it, and when she saw the mercenaries at the next table still wolfing down their food, she suddenly understood: "Let's go hunting with the mercenary team. If we don't have the ability, we won't go into the dangerous forest. There will always be some lone mutant zombies and mutant beasts out there to fight."
My roommate also agreed: "Yes, there is strength in numbers, we are not afraid of it."
So Li Yuanyuan started calling her friends to go out and earn a living. Ye Qing, who was resting, suddenly received a message reminder from the system.
[Side quest has been triggered: Dream job opportunity.]
The Taoyuan Shelter has opened successfully, but as the shelter grows, residents' need for jobs is becoming increasingly prominent. Please provide suitable job opportunities for your residents and earn their satisfaction. Keep up the good work!
[Task content: Provide 10 jobs in the shelter and recruit 10 suitable staff members. Current completion progress is 4/10.]
[Task Reward: 10 card draw opportunities]
No girl would refuse the temptation of drawing cards! And 10 draws at that, it's simply a gift from heaven.
Ye Qing is very interested in the research task, but to provide jobs, we must first have a corresponding workplace.
There are not many residents at present, and the only four employees can fully cover all the work content. Xiaoqier is responsible for room service, Ermao and Sanmao are responsible for the counter and cash register, and Damao is responsible for coordination and part-time restaurant discipline.
Although they did a good job, they were still too young and would definitely not be able to handle more people in the future.
Therefore, we have to recruit some people and train them slowly. Ability is not important, the most important thing is good character.
It would be best to hire a capable and loyal all-round housekeeper, so that she can be a hands-off boss when she is at home, and someone will be guarding her base camp when she is out. It is a wonderful thought, but where can I find the right person?
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