Half an hour later, the bustling activity in the kitchen finally came to a temporary end.
As you pass through the curtain, Grandpa Xie's voice comes from inside.
"Dinner's ready, a simple meal!"
A short while later, the curtain was lifted, and the kitchen table was filled with people.
Yang Muyi walked over and stuck a freshly opened candle on it.
"A candlelight dinner, how romantic!" She smiled and pinched Tongtong's little cheek.
"Haha, how romantic! How romantic!"
"It smells so good! I want romance too!"
The two children had no idea what was being said, but they just joined in the commotion.
However, it was their voices that brought some liveliness to the darkness.
Listening to the child's innocent words, Yang Mutong helped place the dishes on the table. Perhaps because there were so many people sitting there, the space felt a bit smaller, giving it a cozy, almost apocalyptic feel.
At least it's not an empty, dilapidated house.
Inside, besides severed limbs, there were only spider webs...
Yang Muyi didn't use a large basin to serve the food as usual because Zhang Ze joked that she was using it like pig feed. The plates she was using now were all exquisite and beautiful, purchased by Gu Yan with points.
She also said he wasted his points.
Now it's really delicious!
After all, such opportunities are rare, and it's not often that you get the chance to have a good meal.
If we had the time and energy, at least we could plate it up right now; it would give us a pre-apocalyptic feel.
That's wonderful... The group lowered their heads, their eyes unconsciously reddening.
Whether before or after the apocalypse, Shen Jing never had the habit of dining out with others.
It was also occasionally, due to work reasons, that Su Huan would take her out to eat.
But she rarely felt the warmth of this moment.
Next to the kitchen cabinet, there was a sprouted potato.
Yang Muyi said she planned to plant it and see, and if it didn't work out, it would be one of the few green plants she had.
However, she still placed it high up, not wanting the two little ones to get it.
Shen Jing turned her gaze back to the dining table and found that the dishes prepared by Butler Xie and Yang Muyi were indeed plentiful. The vegetables included not only bean sprouts, but also sweet potato leaves and shredded potatoes, while the meat dishes were salted fish stew and stir-fried sausage with garlic sprouts.
She picked up a sweet potato cake, took a bite, and found it very sweet.
"This smells so familiar, are these the eggs we found in the warehouse?"
As Shen Jing spoke, she took another bite, "It must have been made by Grandpa Xie, right?"
Gu Yan finally perked up at Shen Jing's words.
The egg pancake looked quite ordinary in the candlelight; it was clearly very common.
But he still reached out with his chopsticks and picked up a piece.
When Butler Xie heard Shen Jing mention this, she immediately blinked and suppressed her tears. "This is something Madam often makes. Perhaps Miss has also eaten it. She taught me how to make it."
"It was delicious, but I don't remember it," Shen Jing said.
Whether it's salted fish stew or sweet potato cakes, these are actually memories of the Shen family.
It's easy to imagine how difficult it must have been for the couple when they started their business before they became successful.
But amidst all the hard work and busyness, they lost their only daughter.
Butler Xie was slightly taken aback, but did not continue the topic.
Instead, he pushed a plate of fries in front of Shen Jing and said, "How about trying these? They're really oily, but it's okay to eat them occasionally."
It actually just has fried potato strips.
Shen Jing had eaten a lot of this before the apocalypse, so she wasn't really craving it now.
But Zhou Tong and Zhou Hui were different; their eyes lit up when they saw French fries.
In the dimly lit dining room, the sound of the two swallowing could almost be heard.
"Pfft, you two get some too." Yang Mutong smiled and served the two of them, then glanced cautiously at Yang Muyi.
Seeing that her older sister didn't object, the aunt immediately put a few more pieces of food on the two children's plates. Zhang Xiaonan, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Why don't you let them eat something else too? Otherwise, the fries will fill their stomachs."
Tongtong immediately retorted, defending her aunt's feelings: "Tongtong can still eat!"
These words immediately made everyone laugh.
Yang Muyi reminded her, "Everyone needs to eat; Tongtong can't finish it all by herself."
"Oh..." Although she agreed, her eyes were still fixed on the plate of fries.
The longing in their eyes saddened the adults at the table.
After all, who hasn't had a fries feast before the apocalypse?
Even if there weren't any, it wouldn't be to the point of being unable to move for a few fries.
It's not like the end of the world that's going to be a disaster!
Gu Yan paused in his work. "Planting potatoes and sweet potatoes is feasible."
Besides, they found a generator in the warehouse, so why did they have to do this?
The group exchanged bewildered glances. Heaven knows how cautious they had been for a few sweet potato seedlings. They were terrified of being discovered by their "neighbors" around them, and also afraid that the fire would set the house on fire.
However, production is still very low.
Upon hearing Gu Yan's words, Shen Jing suddenly thought of the nutrient solution.
While eating fries, she slowly recalled the game's mechanics: nutrient solution could indeed make seeds grow quickly. Speaking of which, her personal space also contained quite a few seeds developed by Gu Yan that were suitable for extreme climates.
They all came from games.
Shen Jing: "..."
She felt that what Gu Yan had said before about cultivating sweet potatoes in the dark was not just empty talk.
So far, only one "orb of light" has been found, and eternal night is still a long way off.
We really need to develop some agricultural and sideline products, otherwise we won't be able to keep up with the supply of materials.
But Gu Yan spoke casually, his dark pupils reflecting Shen Jing's image as he looked at her, who was biting into half a fry. That meager understanding was enough for Shen Jing to grasp the meaning in his eyes.
He was gambling, but also observing.
Will she take out the nutrient solution?
In the game, she gave the nutrient solution to the Zheng family father and son. Having received the seeds and nutrient solution, the Zheng family father and son escaped the tragic fate of being strangled by the mutated vine.
But the reality is that Shen Jing is currently at the western base.
As the base commander, He Qing would certainly be able to understand Shen Jing's secret through the nutrient solution.
According to He Qing's memory, the nutrient solution should have been developed by Gu Yan in S City.
Moreover, it was only successfully developed and put into use after the apocalypse.
If Shen Jing brings it up now, wouldn't that be an admission of guilt?
"Shut up." Shen Jing's lips opened and closed in the candlelight.
Gu Yan, who was on the other side, could see it clearly.
His gaze never left Shen Jing.
Gu Yan raised an eyebrow and smiled, then continued, "There are also some seeds that can quickly sprout and grow in the dark."
Shen Jing silently covered her face after hearing this.
Actually, revealing the secret wouldn't cause Shen Jing any loss. She might even receive a great reward, as these two inventions have a significant global impact!
But Gu Yan estimates that it will be handed over to the state!
This person is really... still testing her!
Aren't you afraid she'll just hand him over to the authorities for processing?
Compared to someone as abnormal as Gu Chen, the authorities are definitely more likely to be attracted to someone like Gu Yan.
After all, if he wanted to, he could certainly act like a respectable person.
I definitely won't let anyone else know—
He is the villain who will destroy the world in the future!
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