When some people found Duan Bohai and his group, they were all stunned.
How come there were five people when they left, but thirteen when they came back?
Liu Xu and Duan Bohai knew each other because of the island construction project.
But what about those children? The most important thing is Gu Wanqing.
Wen Bozhi and Wang Fuqing knew about Gu Wanqing's connection with the Duan family. They exchanged a glance, neither intending to speak, and decided to ask about the situation later.
Duan Bohai and Jiang Qiaomei exchanged a silent glance. Jiang Qiaomei stepped forward first, took Gu Wanqing's hand, and asked, "Isn't this the Gu family girl? What's wrong?"
Jiang Qiaomei held Gu Wanqing's hand and noticed her attire and the cuts on her skin. As a woman, she knew that Gu Wanqing must have encountered something bad.
"Aunt Jiang, it's alright. I'm so grateful to Lin Hu for saving me." Gu Wanqing concealed the fleeting emotion in her eyes and smiled as she comforted Jiang Qiaomei.
After hearing this, Jiang Qiaomei glanced at Lin Hu and nodded with satisfaction.
"It's good that you're alright, it's good that everyone's alright." Jiang Qiaomei reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from Gu Wanqing's forehead.
She was conflicted about Gu Wanqing. Although she wasn't very close to Gu Wanqing's mother, she had a great liking for the well-educated and reasonable Gu Wanqing.
In the past, when her ex-husband visited her home, she thought he would be a very good daughter-in-law.
Later, when Duan Linzhou was 15 years old, Duan Bohai realized that the old man had used his son as a favor, so he resolutely separated the family and moved out with his son and wife.
In a fit of anger, the old man revoked all of Duan Bohai's rights in the company, except for some shares that he could not reclaim.
Later, Duan Bohai established his own new company, during which he faced a lot of suppression from the old man. She was busy during that time and couldn't keep up with the Gu family and the old man's movements.
Naturally, they didn't know about Gu Wanqing and Duan Feng's affair; only Duan Bohai and Duan Linzhou knew about it.
One was overheard at a cocktail party, and the other was from friends in the same circle who were well-informed.
"Alright, we've all just arrived, let's rest for a bit," Duan Bohai said, breaking the somewhat confusing atmosphere.
This was an assembly line, with plenty of chairs. Everyone found a place to sit and rest. During this time, Duan Bohai also went to ask Duan Linzhou about the situation.
After resting for only a few minutes, the group started to move again. In order not to arouse suspicion, Lin Hu directly pushed Ling Jiuqi out as a shield.
They'll take the small items, but the big ones will be handled by Ling Jiuqi, the "space-type ability user".
Liu Xu and Sun Xiaoxiao knew that the island was going to be built. Lin Hu pointed it out to them and they understood immediately. They quickly helped to collect the tables and chairs.
A few energetic young men were left behind, still somewhat dazed, but they didn't ask any questions and just got to work.
After taking over this building, they moved on to the next, and ran away as soon as they were done, not daring to linger for fear that the zombies would chase after them.
Finally, before dark, the group found a stone slab decoration shop to rest.
The shop is indeed quite large, but it feels a bit cramped because most of it is filled with randomly placed stones.
However, this did not stump them. They had Ling Jiuqi put all the stones into their "space" and placed a few uncut raw stones to block the entrance in order to prevent anything from coming in.
Only after everything was arranged could they have time to eat their first meal of the day. Of course, this was only the first meal for most of them. Lin Hu had already been watched by Duan Linzhou and had eaten something to fill his stomach.
Because I was affected by the horde of zombies during the day, I was afraid that making dishes with strong smells would attract them, so I made them all rather lightly.
Braised prawns, cabbage, tofu, and egg soup, minced meat and tofu, cabbage and pork belly, steamed sea bass, stir-fried tofu skin with pork, salt-baked shredded chicken, garlic scallops, shredded pork with green peppers, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
A whole table of ingredients was set up, with three pots. Zhang Wei, Duan Bohai, and Chen Mingyao were in charge of cooking, while the others helped prepare the dishes.
Chen Mingyao was with Chen Xing, and was also 17 years old, only a few days younger than Chen Xing.
Lin Hu remembered him; he was the first boy in the desert who stood up to stand up against the fitness coach alongside Chen Xing.
He looks as thin as a bamboo pole, but he's incredibly strong when he flips the wok.
This attracted praise from several older women, making him feel embarrassed. He is usually quite outgoing, but now he couldn't help but blush.
One dish after another was served. There weren't many bowls and chopsticks, so Lin Hu had to take out the disposable tableware he had bought before.
Fearing that drinking might cause trouble, Wen Bozhi didn't take out any alcohol, but only some drinks that were a reward from the system.
"It's coconut juice and bayberry juice! Pour me a glass of bayberry juice." Wen Mofei quickly held up his plastic cup to Wen Bozhi.
"Pour me a glass too." Wang Fuqing handed him a glass as well.
"Don't you have hands? Pour it yourself." After pouring it for himself, Wen Bozhi put the bayberry juice on the table and then put the coconut juice over to the girl.
Chen Xiang and Chen Hongfei were serving everyone their meals, bowls of rice were being served, and drinks were being poured as well.
"Come on, let's have a drink, consider it our first get-together since we started work." Duan Bohai raised the orange juice in front of him, speaking in a down-to-earth manner, without the airs of a big shot, which made the new juniors feel less reserved.
Everyone raised their glasses, but because the table was a large, pieced-together structure, they only made a perfunctory clinking of glasses from a distance.
"Brother Lin." Chen Xing stood up, raised his cup to Lin Hu, and said, "Thank you for the steamed buns you gave me earlier."
The other energetic young men also stood up, raising their cups to silently express their gratitude to Lin Hu; their leader's words represented their sentiments.
Everyone else saw this and didn't touch their chopsticks.
Lin Hu glanced at Chen Xiang. The boy was already fifteen, but due to malnutrition, he was thin and short, only 1.65 meters tall. His skin was pale and bloodless. At this moment, because of the look in Lin Hu's eyes, he was so nervous that he dared not breathe, and his face turned red. This made him look somewhat better.
Lin Hu also stood up and picked up the coconut juice he had just taken a sip from on the table.
"It's nothing, just help Uncle Duan with his work from now on," Lin Hu said with a smile. His warm smile eased Chen Xiang's tension and also won the favor of the young men.
Lin Hu had previously discussed the island with a few people, and they were happy to help, especially since there were benefits involved.
For a few people who are chronically hungry, even if the rent is not reduced, they would be happy to work there if they were provided with meals every day.
"Alright, everyone sit down and eat." Duan Bohai had already spoken, and everyone else started to pick up their chopsticks.
Lin Hu scooped a spoonful of minced meat and tofu into his bowl, took a bite, and his eyes lit up instantly.
This was made by Zhang Wei; he truly deserves to be called a chef.
Lin Hu, being an amateur, was indeed no match for him, and reached out to scoop up a few more spoonfuls.
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