Chapter 120 Fatty doesn't cry easily
Lao Guo's family did not leave with Wen Jiaojiao. The couple chose to stay at the base with their daughter.
When saying goodbye, Lao Guo kept apologizing to Wen Jiaojiao, his face full of guilt.
The guilt was sincere, but the decision to stay was also firm. Although Wen Jiaojiao had taken great care of him since the typhoon, and even saved his life twice, he should have been grateful and continued to help her. However, in the end times, Lao Guo, with his wife and children, did not dare to act impulsively even though he did not want to owe her a favor.
Lao Guo’s daughter kept wiping away her tears, feeling very reluctant to let him go.
"Where are you going, Sister Wen? Will we meet again in the future? Will you come here to see us?"
Wen Jiaojiao gave the little girl a brain-melt, "Why are you crying? Just live well. We will have the chance to meet again in the future."
The boss was very generous and smiled at Lao Guo and the other companions who chose to stay. "Don't feel sorry for me. If you put it that way, wouldn't I be sorry for you too if I didn't stay with you? In this world, it's more about finding supplies and less about emotional attachments. Do you understand? Survival is more important than anything else."
Qiao Lan, who was listening, gave a thumbs up.
My big sister is awesome! Beautiful, strong, and speaks sweetly!
Qiao Lan quietly called Lao Guo aside and secretly stuffed some medicines into the uncle's hands, including some for diarrhea, some for Lao Guo's wife's high blood pressure, and some common medicines.
He instructed: "If you have any problems, go to Captain Ye. If you are injured or sick, go to Doctor Ouyang. Mentioning my name in front of them will work."
Lao Guo's eyes sparkled with tears. "This... you've given me something again, and I haven't even returned the previous one. I don't know how to thank you..."
"What are you thanking me for? Just listen to Sister Wen and live a good life."
Qiao Lan actually felt a little guilty towards Lao Guo.
They were just acquaintances before, not close friends. If she had known that Lao Guo was a good man who could remain loyal even in the end times, she would have forced Lao Guo to stock up some goods and find a good place to live when she was stocking up before the disaster.
Oh, forget it. It was her fault that she didn’t know it at that time. How could she dare to reveal her foresight to someone who didn’t know the whole story?
Fortunately, Lao Guo is now also a superpower, and he should be able to get a lot of conveniences in Ye Qi Base.
"Mr. Qiao! Mr. Qiao! I finally have the chance to talk to you. Mr. Qiao, do you still remember me? You saved my mother's life. I didn't expect to meet you again!"
A man rushed over yelling and interrupted the private chat between Qiao Lan and Lao Guo.
Qiao Lan looked over. Hmm? He looked familiar. Thinking carefully, she remembered: this was the owner of the grain store that had helped her with wholesale business before the apocalypse.
She invited them all to a dinner party at Tsui Wah. The building where this person's mother lived collapsed, but because they were in Tsui Wah, they escaped the disaster. Later, this person organized everyone at the dinner party to go to the Entertainment City to take shelter from the storm.
"You're still alive, you're lucky. Where are your family members?" Qiao Lan asked.
The young boss said, "They're all alive. My mom, my wife, my kids, and my father-in-law all had dinner together, and they're all alive. Mr. Qiao, you're our great benefactor, and so are Sister Wen and Brother Lao Guo. Thank you so much! When I saw you and Lao Guo come back yesterday, I wanted to talk to you, but you were so busy, so I never got the chance. I saw you were leaving, so I hurried over. Sorry to bother you!"
Are his mother and father-in-law still alive? Qiao Lan was surprised. In this world, the elderly are at a disadvantage, but the young boss's family is still together. He must be very lucky.
Sometimes, luck is also a kind of strength.
Lao Guo said, "Xiao Qiao, you don't know, but Lao Cai might have done it. When we were at the Entertainment City, he was in charge of the storage and distribution of water, as well as the turnover statistics and daily chores. He managed all the little things neatly, and Sister Wen even praised him."
"Hey, Brother Guo, don't mention that. It's just a small matter. Thank you so much. You are the real deal, Brother. You are the Awakened One!"
Qiao Lan had known for a long time that this young boss was enthusiastic, talkative, and fond of getting close to others and building relationships. He was a typical businessman.
When he helped with wholesale, he contacted so many goods in one afternoon, which saved Qiao Lan a lot of time. It is true that he is very capable.
After hearing what Lao Guo said, Qiao Lan seemed to be thinking about something.
Ye Qi’s base is in need of a suitable housekeeper.
The people in the logistics team were all put together temporarily. The person in charge was a police officer and could be trusted, but his management ability was indeed worrying. Many times, Ye Qi had to handle various things personally, and he was extremely busy.
"Sister, can this person be trusted? Will he fail if entrusted with such an important task?"
Qiao Lan asked directly in front of the young boss.
Wen Jiaojiao glanced at him and said, "What important task do you want to entrust him with? It's completely useless to let him fight. He's fine for handling trivial matters."
As for whether it is credible?
The boss snorted, "He's not a good guy. He's petty and cunning! But there's no need to worry about him causing any trouble. He's too timid to do anything. If you let him manage the supplies, he'd only dare to secretly hide half a loaf of bread and eat it behind people's backs. He wouldn't dare do anything too bad."
The grain store owner was embarrassed and smiled awkwardly with a red face.
Did Sister Wen know he was stealing the bread? He thought he was doing it without anyone noticing.
Qiao Lan smiled.
The boss's sister agreed with her judgment, and the heroine saw the same thing.
So she brought the grain store owner to Ye Qi and said, "Old Iron Ye, let me introduce you to a logistics manager. He's quite capable, but he's a bit slick and likes to take advantage. He'll be very useful if you keep him under control. Hey, what's your name?"
"Cai...Cai Jinbao." The small owner of the grain store was stunned by the huge pie.
What? He's only been at this massive base for a day, and he's already in charge of logistics? So many delicious things! The whole family finally won't have to go hungry, right?
Long live President Qiao! Sure enough, his attempts to get close to me today paid off!
Long live Brother Lao Guo, long live Sister Wen! Thank you so much for your kind words!
Ye Qi looked at Cai Jinbao with a cold gaze for a moment, which made Cai Jinbao break out in a cold sweat.
The excitement in my heart cooled down instantly.
This guy looks much scarier than Sister Wen...
"Cai Jinbao?" Ye Qi suddenly spoke.
The young boss was horrified: "Yes!"
What's going on? Why are you calling me like an enemy? Are you going to kill me?
"Would you steal things in the logistics department?" Ye Qi asked slowly.
"Won't!"
Under Ye Qi's cold gaze, Cai Jinbao's urge to steal the delicious food from the logistics department to fill his family's stomachs completely disappeared.
Ye Qi said, "Of course I have to make arrangements for the person recommended by Miss Qiao. You can be the deputy logistics team leader, obey the team leader's orders, and assist in handling miscellaneous tasks. As long as you follow the rules and don't steal anything, I won't kill you."
Cai Jinbao's neck shrank.
Oh my god, this is so scary! Will I be killed if I steal here?
"I absolutely won't..."
"That's good."
Ye Qi stared at him and walked aside because one of his men came to report something.
Cai Jinbao heaved a sigh of relief. If Captain Ye didn't leave, he was going to pee his pants...
"Mr. Qiao, can I resign..." he asked Qiao Lan weakly.
Qiao Lan was amused. "You're really impressive, resigning before even taking office. Don't you want to earn more points and food for your family? Key positions at the base come with extra allowances!"
"But Team Ye..."
"Don't worry, he's just warning you. He's not that scary normally. Captain Ye is a good person." Qiao Lan encouraged.
It was hard to find someone who was both trustworthy and capable, and Qiao Lan felt that the housekeeper she had chosen for Ye Qi was quite suitable. Furthermore, someone with a family to support was more reliable than someone who was alone and could leave the base at any time.
But why does Ye Qi look unhappy?
Qiao Lan blinked, unable to understand.
He looked sour as soon as we met today.
Could it be that he is reluctant to let her leave and is in a bad mood?
But before she could say goodbye to Ye Qi, those who had dinner at Tsui Wah and moved to the Entertainment City to take shelter, followed Cai Jinbao's example and came up to thank her.
Surrounded by everyone, Qiao Lan had to put Ye Qi aside for the time being.
After a round of greetings, she could sense that everyone was truly grateful to her. After all, without her initial rallying, it would have been hard to predict whether these people would be alive or dead, and they wouldn't have had the chance to follow Boss Wen later.
But Qiao Lan was not stupid, and she also felt that everyone was deliberately trying to please her and flatter her.
Cai Jinbao became the deputy logistics team leader of the base after chatting with her for a while. Does everyone also want to ask for his help?
But after looking around, Qiao Lan really didn't see anyone who was suitable for a position in the base.
He then calmly reminded, "No need to thank me, everyone. At this time, the survivors have survived by their own hard work. The same will be true in the base. As long as you work hard, there will be plenty of points waiting for you to earn, and everyone will be able to live a good life."
Upon hearing this, everyone knew Qiao Lan had no intention of recommending anyone else, so they could only give up. They were a little disappointed, but they didn't dare complain. Being alive in this world was good enough, and having a large base to settle down was already a blessing.
Everyone chatted for a while, and suddenly someone couldn't help but say, "Oh! Mr. Qiao ordered a lot of goods from us back then. If we had known that the end would come soon, we should have kept those goods. Then we wouldn't have starved later."
There were also objections: "What's the point of saying this now? Who could have predicted it back then? Besides, even if we hadn't left it to Mr. Qiao, the small warehouse where we stored the goods would have collapsed long ago, and everything inside might have been blown away."
Qiao Lan's heart moved.
Finally reached this point.
Since there are many people here, let’s make things clear to avoid unnecessary complications later.
So he naturally followed the man's words, sighed and stamped his feet.
"It would have been better if you hadn't mentioned it. Now that I've mentioned it, I'm regretting it so much that my intestines are turning green!"
"What's wrong, Mr. Qiao? Could it be that the goods you ordered..." everyone asked in surprise.
Qiao Lan started crying as soon as she said she would, tears streaming down her face.
"Wow... forget it... my goods worth tens of millions! They were all blown away by the wind! Not a single thing is left. I don't even know where the roof and walls of the warehouse have been blown away!"
"I went back once later, thinking of getting some rice and food to replenish the base's supplies, but oh my god, there was nothing left, nothing at all, wuwuwu..."
"Why was the wind so strong? You should have left me a bag of rice, right? It's all gone! Where did it go? That's worth tens of millions! Is the whole city now full of the supplies I scattered? I wonder how many people got away with it!"
"Tens of millions! I might as well not place an order. At least the money is mine..."
Qiao Lan held her head and cried loudly. The more she spoke, the sadder she became. She squatted on the ground while crying, and then lay on the ground while crying.
His legs kicked wildly, tears streamed down his face, and he looked like a fat kid throwing a tantrum.
It gave everyone a little shock.
Because she cried so heartbreakingly, people suspected that she would die at any moment.
Among the groups that were leaving and seeing off at this time were Wen Jiaojiao and her group, Lao Guo and his group, as well as Ye Qi from the base, the medical staff, Jiang Yue and others who had been taken care of by Qiao Lan. It was a huge crowd.
But no matter who knew her before or after the apocalypse, she was always smiling and lively in their impression, and no one had ever seen her cry like this.
Could it be that fat people don't shed tears easily because they haven't felt sad yet?
The loss is so severe and heartbreaking that you can’t control your grief?
"Qiao Lan!"
Ouyang Mo was the first to rush out of the crowd and picked up Qiao Lan who was lying on the ground.
I couldn't hold him.
He only lifted up Qiao Lan's upper body and made her sit instead of lying down.
"hiss……"
The young doctor, whose injuries from the golden rat attack had not yet healed, pulled the wound hard and gasped in pain.
But he still supported Qiao Lan with his trembling arms.
He knelt on one knee, squatted beside Qiao Lan and shouted anxiously: "What's wrong? Why are you crying? What's going on?"
He didn't know about Qiao Lan's hoarding of goods before the end of the world.
Qiao Lan was so embarrassed that she almost cried.
I was afraid that any struggle would hurt him more.
But I couldn't help crying. The atmosphere was already like this, and I had to perform the whole show.
So she had no choice but to sit obediently and miserably in Ouyang Mo's arms, still crying loudly, but not daring to lean against him too hard for fear of hurting him.
"Wow, I used to be very rich. Before the storm, I wholesaled a lot of things and planned to open a supermarket. In the end, it all came to nothing. I lost all my money and my things were blown away by the strong wind. Why am I so unlucky——"
Ouyang Mo quickly comforted her: "Don't cry, as long as she's okay, losing a little money is nothing."
"It's not just a little, it's a lot of money, millions or even tens of millions! Woo woo..."
"Don't cry, Xiao Qiao. My savings of millions have been wiped out, my house has collapsed, and my shop is gone. Everyone is in the same situation." Lao Guo advised anxiously.
"Yes, Mr. Qiao, I have a share in your goods, and you still owe me the subsequent payment, right? It's a natural disaster, and everyone has suffered heavy losses. We are all brothers in distress. Please stop crying, you make me want to cry too..." Cai Jinbao also advised with a bitter face.
"Yes, Mr. Qiao, you also owe me subsequent payment for goods. Don't cry, we won't ask you for money anymore, haha." Someone followed jokingly to comfort him.
Qiao Lan pretended to listen carefully to what everyone was saying, and took the opportunity to make her crying quieter and quieter, until it finally turned into sobbing.
——Please don’t ask me for subsequent payments. I don’t really plan to pay you anyway.
She wiped her tears and sighed, "I'm wrong. I shouldn't cry. I always tell everyone to be strong, but I myself have no future..."
"You are still young after all, just a little girl."
Ouyang Mo's gentle comfort was so close at hand.
Qiao Lan raised her eyes and met his caring gaze. He looked at her and said softly, "Cry if you want to. Staying strong all the time will get tiring. Appropriate..."
He didn't finish his words.
whoosh!
Qiao Lan was pulled away by a strong force.
Ye Qi came over at some point, grabbed Qiao Lan's arm and pulled her up.
He knew the secret of Qiao Lan's space hoarding, and knew that Qiao Lan was crying and pretending, so he had planned to let her go. But Ouyang Mo suddenly ran up, and the two hugged each other, their eyes locked, one with tears in his eyes, the other gentle and considerate. What was going on?
I told you not to let out your tears in this base anymore! It's against the rules!
Ye Qi might have used a little too much force.
Ouyang Mo suddenly noticed Qiao Lan standing up and subconsciously stopped him.
Pulled from both sides, Ouyang Mo's injured arm felt severe pain and he couldn't help but scream "Ah".
Qiao Lan was startled, "Ouyang you..."
She subconsciously turned away to avoid hurting Ouyang Mo more, but Ye Qi was holding her.
This time, his center of gravity was lost and his feet slipped. Qiao Lan's body, which had just stood up halfway, fell heavily again.
It was Ye Qi's turn to be shocked.
He didn't want to make Qiao Lan fall.
In a hurry, he suddenly increased his strength, whoosh!
He directly pulled Qiao Lan into the air.
Then he used too much force and lost his balance, sliding to the ground.
Bang!
Qiao Lan flew up and hit him in the blink of an eye.
The two fell to the ground together.
"Ouch!" Qiao Lan felt pain.
"Hiss..." Ye Qi took a breath of cold air.
The two people happened to bump into each other face to face.
Her front teeth, exposed when she screamed, hit his lips hard.
His mouth was bleeding.
Her teeth were stained with blood, salty and fishy.
Qiao Lan was so angry that she propped herself up with her hands and glared at Ye Qi: "What are you doing!"
Ye Qi's mouth was numb from the collision.
His body was still very heavy. Qiao Lan was only holding up a part of it, and the majority of his body was still pressing on him, and his weight was not light.
"You get up first," he said.
"You just bring it up?" Qiao Lan was a little angry.
She was acting well, why did Ye Gou interrupt her?
"It's not appropriate to lie on me with so many people watching." Ye Qi said seriously.
"You talk as if I'm taking advantage of you." Qiao Lan snorted coldly, "You just touched my mouth. Who was being disrespectful? That was my first kiss!"
Ye Qi stared at Qiao Lan angrily. How could this girl be so shameless?
Qiao Lan raised her chin towards him demonstratively.
"Qiao Lan, are you okay?"
At this time, Ouyang Mo, who was knocked over, stood up and came over to help Qiao Lan up.
Wen Jiaojiao was watching the fun over there, giggling: "Little sister, you hugged this and that, kissed this and that, you are not old, but you are very blessed."
Qiao Lan tutted and smiled at the boss, "What blessing? I only like you, my sister~~"
Suddenly, I felt a warmth on my mouth.
Um? !
She looked down in astonishment.
Ye Gou kissed me? What fantasy world? Where is Gaha?
"Didn't you give me your first kiss a long time ago?"
Ye Qi stared at Qiao Lan, glancing at Ouyang Mo and Wen Jiaojiao from the corner of his eyes. His already gloomy black pupils were now as dark as the night sky, like a whirlpool of a black hole, making people dare not look directly at them.
Qiao Lan was completely numb.
His usually flexible mind suddenly became rigid. After a moment of hesitation, he suddenly realized what Ye Qi was referring to.
Daidai said: "That... that time was an emergency..."
Artificial respiration, what kind of first kiss is that?
So, could an accidental collision be considered a first kiss? Ye Qi curled his lips coldly.
Congratulations, you succeeded.
He raised his neck again and kissed Qiao Lan on the lips.
In full view of everyone, the blood from his mouth was smeared on Qiao Lan's lips.
The white and chubby face like a big bun had a touch of crimson, and soon, two more red clouds appeared.
The big bun turned red like cooked shrimp at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"ah!!!"
Qiao Lan screamed and jumped up, covering her red cheeks and stamping her feet in anger.
Want to crush Ye Qi into mud.
Ye Qi stood up calmly from the ground and brushed off the dust on his clothes.
He glanced at the crowd who were either stunned, excited or confused, and his gaze stayed on Wen Jiaojiao for two more seconds before locking onto Qiao Lan.
You like women? That's okay, I don't mind.
As long as I like you, that's enough.
At that very moment, Ye Qi suddenly had an epiphany and understood why he was sometimes worried about gains and losses and sometimes inexplicably depressed these days.
It turns out that my heart was trapped by someone.
So this is what it’s like when you fall in love?
He was twenty-five years older than me and had never experienced anything like this. He was also surprised to fall for a girl who was not even twenty years old.
But, once he made the move, there was no hesitation or doubt. He dared to accept his feelings and take action.
but……
As the person in charge of the base, he couldn't expose his feelings too much and cause trouble for the girl.
"Why are you screaming? Do you think I like you? You've watched too many bad romance dramas. It's just a polite goodbye kiss."
Ye Qi's face was cold and his tone was even colder.
Leaf Dog!
Qiao Lan is going crazy.
Her heart was already beating fast, and the dog said it was a courtesy kiss?
"Oh, haha, you're the one who watches too many bad dramas, right? I screamed because you pissed me off. Do you kiss me on the lips when you say goodbye, you country bumpkin? You should kiss me on the cheek!"
It's better to lose the battle than the fight. Qiao Lan glared at Ye Qi with disgust, then wiped the blood from his mouth with disgust.
He turned around and warmly hugged Lao Guo, Ouyang, Jiang Yue and others, saying goodbye in a French kiss.
"Really? Thanks for the reminder."
Ye Qi was not willing to be outdone, and he also greeted Xiao Tang, Xiao Li, the chef and others who were about to leave with a polite kiss.
Of course, the distance is much greater.
Only when he reached Wen Jiaojiao did he move closer and whisper a warning when they touched each other's cheeks.
"You'd better not bully her and cherish her love for you."
Wen Jiaojiao's beautiful eyes sparkled and her lips curved leisurely.
In the same soft voice, he said, "Oh, if no one backed her up, I might really want to bully the little sister."
The two looked at each other, and sparks flew where their eyes met.
"If the meeting was an accident,
When we were leaving, I unexpectedly couldn’t see…”
Suddenly, a rough voice sounded amid the sound of guitar.
It disturbed everyone's ears.
It is indeed harassment, even infringement, because it is so unpleasant to listen to.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Old Song, covered in bandages, holding a tattered guitar that he had found from somewhere, walking towards the gate while singing and playing.
The investigator had a smile on his face, probably feeling very good about himself.
A nurse stepped forward and snatched the guitar from her: "Your injuries haven't healed yet, so you can't play the guitar in such a pretentious manner!"
"Hey, I learned a song specifically for young people and wanted to play it for Qiao Lan..."
"I'm not young anymore. This song was popular more than ten years ago."
"Ah? Really? But it sounds really nice..."
"Stop playing and focus on healing!"
The piano music stopped, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the nurse with gratitude.
Old Song was reluctant to leave: "Qiao Lan, goodbye, I wish you a safe journey, come back often!"
Qiao Lan quickly said, "Okay, okay, I'll definitely come back often. Maybe I'll come tomorrow."
"How about I play and sing 'Go Home Often'?" Old Song was eager to try. "When I was young, I also charmed many girls with my guitar. My playing skills are pretty good."
"No, no, it's getting late, let's go now." Qiao Lan thought to herself that the playing might be okay, but the singing was terrible, so let it go.
"Goodbye everyone!"
"Goodbye! Take care!"
The figures of Qiao Lan and his group gradually walked away.
Everyone stood at the gate of the base for a long time, watching them leave reluctantly.
"Sad about separation! Although separation is right before our eyes!
Say goodbye! Goodbye won't be too far away!
If there is a destiny, there is a destiny to look forward to tomorrow..."
At some point, Lao Song secretly took back the guitar and started singing and playing again.
The crowd dispersed.
The medical staff snatched the guitar and took Lao Song back to recuperate.
It was empty again, with only the guard at the gate left, and it became quiet.
After an unknown amount of time, a white-haired old man came to the gate of the base with slow but steady steps.
He was neatly dressed in a stained Mao suit, his face was pale and his complexion was not good.
After stopping at the door and watching quietly for a moment, he walked up to the guard.
He spoke calmly and politely.
"Excuse me, young man, is this the Crimson Dawn base? I heard you're accepting survivors. I wonder if I can stay there. Could you please help me?"
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