126: Donation

The incident of Chen Wenwen and Chen Wenhao causing a ruckus at a small store late at night, attempting to rob it, made Chen Fengping a laughingstock in the Rich Area.

To save face, he also had to pretend to be generous and send someone to Ping An with 100 kilograms of gold as compensation.

Adding what Yaos Father and the two stores earned during this period, Jiang Fei had collected a total of 568,000 grams of gold, running between her home and the branch store daily.

During the day, she would enter the Supermarket to work, and at night, she would go to the branch to teach Zhou Wanqing how to cook and adapt to the extreme high temperatures.

The seedlings in the Supermarket had grown, and Jiang Fei used a rice transplanter to sow them in the paddy fields.

The crops in the plantation were also ripe; she harvested them into the warehouse, planted new ones, and finished building the wall around the medicinal garden.

The herbs still needed three to five days to grow, and there was no work left in the Supermarket, so Jiang Fei stopped going back and forth and stayed at the branch to help.

It happened to be Sunday, and Yaos Father came to the branch to deliver gold.

"Boss Jiang, since you're at the store, I don't need to go to Mingshang Community to find you."

"Our business in the rich circle is booming, and we've secured a spot to participate in the donation event."

Yaos Father lowered his voice: "The location for this month's donation event is at the Chen family's residence. I heard Chen Fengping spent a lot of supplies to secure the hosting rights."

The so-called donation event was where the rich gathered to eat, drink, and discuss how many supplies they would donate to the officials without compensation.

Official representatives would also be present, mainly to collect supplies and prevent anyone from going back on their word.

Otherwise, why would the officials provide the Rich Area with the best accommodation and special treatment?

Even Mo Yanan, the young master of the Mo family, had donated a large amount of supplies when he stayed at the Safety Shelter previously.

Jiang Fei: "When is the donation event?"

A chance to settle scores delivered right to her doorstep, she couldn't miss it.

"Next Tuesday, 8 PM. I'll drive to Mingshang to pick you up in advance, and we'll go to the Chen family's residence together."

Yaos Father nervously rubbed his hands: "At this donation event, there will definitely be people wanting to connect with Boss Jiang to discuss cooperation. Can I be the sole supplier for the Ping An Branch?"

"To be honest, I've relied entirely on the branch's goods to get into the rich circle and have gained many benefits."

"I'm willing to give you an additional 100 kilograms of gold every month."

"Okay," Jiang Fei agreed readily.

Yao Damang indeed kept his word, selling her goods at a high price and making up for any shortfalls.

Yaos Father's real name was Yao Damang.

Hearing Jiang Fei's words, Yao Damang left happily.

Yao Jin, who had been hiding in the bathroom, came out with relief.

Finally, the poor wretch knew his place! He didn't tattle today!

Just then, Han Yang ran downstairs.

"Yao Jin, are you and Niu Er eating at the store tonight?"

"Wan Qing asked me to count the number of people so we don't make too much and waste food."

Yao Jin firmly refused: "No, I have handmade noodles and braised meat at home. It's much better than your food!"

Han Yang watched Yao Jin leave with mixed feelings.

Silly boy, you don't know what you're missing.

Tonight we're having lamb chop pilaf and big plate chicken!

—

Zhou Wanqing's learning ability was very fast; she was almost ready to graduate. Jiang Fei completely handed over the cooking task to her and had been eating at the store almost every day during this period.

Su Liuyuan would occasionally drive to pick up Xiao Chuxia for dinner and then safely escort her back to her dorm.

Lu Yu would come by himself to eat whenever he had time; he didn't need a ride.

After finishing dinner at the branch, Jiang Fei drove her pickup home as usual, and upon entering, she saw Da Huang with a chick in his mouth.

My chicken!!!

Jiang Fei immediately snatched the chick from the cat's mouth, confirmed it wasn't injured, only its feathers were wet, and put it back on the balcony.

Only then did she notice that the balcony door was open a crack.

She remembered closing it tightly before leaving.

The gap was just big enough for Da Huang to pass through.

As if realizing something, Jiang Fei pulled out Da Huang, who was hiding under the table, carried him to the balcony door, and measured his height.

Da Huang could reach the balcony door lock with one paw.

The bolt lock was very easy to open.

"You opened the door?"

Jiang Fei was just guessing, but then Da Huang burrowed into her arms, meowing softly, his innocent, clear eyes seemingly saying—

I know I made a mistake, please forgive me.

He just wanted to see the difference between a chick and canned chicken!

"No more canned food tonight. If I catch you entering the balcony to catch chicks again, I'll send you back to the neighbors."

"You'll only get to eat dry cat food every day, and no one will play with you or sleep with you."

Da Huang's eyes instantly widened.

This biped was even crueler than his owner!

He leaped out of Jiang Fei's embrace, lay on the ground, exposing his belly and wriggling, rubbing his head against the iron mesh.

His coquettish and adorable demeanor seemed to express how friendly he was to the chicks.

Jiang Fei sat indifferently on the sofa, firmly refusing to give Da Huang canned food, but her mind was on other things.

After Da Huang got sick once during the extreme cold, he not only became cold-resistant but also wasn't afraid of high temperatures.

Even at forty-five or six degrees Celsius in the corridor, he could run out to play and was becoming increasingly intelligent, able to understand her words.

He had clearly mutated.

She wondered if the chicks would mutate too.

The thought of three grown chickens acting as adorably as Da Huang made Jiang Fei shiver.

Too cringe-worthy.

It's better if they don't mutate; they should just lay eggs for her obediently.

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Tuesday evening, 7 PM.

Yao Damang drove a commercial vehicle to pick up Jiang Fei.

Seeing Jiang Fei wearing her usual grey thin casual outfit and her hair in an unchanging high ponytail, Yao Damang hesitated:

"Boss Jiang, do you want to change into something else?"

"Like a dress or high heels or something."

He already knew about Jiang Fei's relationship with the Chen family from Su Liuyuan.

After not seeing her Bad Dad and Stepmother (scumbag father and stepmother) for many years, shouldn't she dress up and stun everyone?

Jiang Fei got into the passenger seat: "No need, this outfit is very comfortable."

High heels weren't suitable for what she planned to do later.

The Chen family's residence was on the edge of the Rich Area, about a 40-minute drive from Mingshang.

Upon arrival, Jiang Fei followed Yao Damang towards a four-story villa.

There were security guards at the entrance checking invitations.

Only after verifying Jiang Fei and Yao Damang's identities were the two allowed to enter.

Unlike the resettlement housing and the Common sleeping area, this place was brightly lit, and the villa's front garden was decorated with many artificial flowers and green plants.

Entering the grand hall on the first floor, cool air greeted them.

On the long banquet tables covered with white cloths, there were all kinds of fresh fruits, drinks, and exquisite light meals.

Although not as abundant as before the apocalypse, these items would be enough to drive ordinary survivors crazy if taken outside.

This was the difference between the upper and lower classes.

The lower class couldn't get enough to eat, while the upper class had no worries about food and drink.

However, social order would eventually collapse.

At that time, in the face of disaster, everyone would be equal.

"Boss Zhang, this is the owner of Ping An, Miss Jiang Fei."

Yao Damang chuckled as he introduced Jiang Fei to the people attending the donation event.

Many people had not met Jiang Fei, only knowing that her supplies were abundant and that she had a mysterious boss behind her.

They hadn't expected Jiang Fei to be young and beautiful, and everyone openly displayed their surprise.

Someone had already started trying to extract information.

"Boss Jiang, why did you come alone today? Is your big boss not at the Safety Shelter?"

"If it's not too far, you can invite him to come along."

"My boss has social anxiety and doesn't like these kinds of occasions."

As soon as Jiang Fei finished speaking, a harsh female voice rang out.

"What boss? I think he's your sugar daddy!"