245: I miss you so much, sis!

To avoid mistaking him for someone else, Jiang Fei got out of the car and walked over to confirm.

The man was using a knife to cut up the carcass of a wild boar.

In the sack at his feet were several pieces of meat he had cut off.

"Han Yang, why are you here?"

"Boss!" Han Yang looked at Jiang Fei in surprise and explained,

"Recently, groups of mutated animals have been attacking the Base every day. After testing by the Research Institute, the meat of these animals is safe and edible."

"The military has therefore issued a notice: residents who want to improve their diet and know how to use guns can come to the entrance and exit to receive weapons and help kill the mutated animals."

"Those animals that are killed, the good quality ones are given to the wealthy families, and the ordinary ones are sent to the military's stores for sale, as well as distributed to us ordinary people."

"We can get two or three animals each time."

Han Yang pointed to a group of people not far away: "They are all ordinary residents, here to help for the meat."

"Niu Er and I thought of restocking the Supermarket with some meat, so we also came to help. He just drove back to deliver the wild boar meat. Boss, if you had come a few minutes earlier, you would have seen him."

Jiang Fei: "Contact Niu Er with the walkie-talkie and tell him not to pick you up. I'll drive you back to the Supermarket."

Han Yang and Niu Er received two wild boars and two goats today.

The goats had been butchered and sent back, but the wild boars still needed to be dealt with.

The two wild boars on the ground weighed about 500 catties in total. Since there were many people around, Jiang Fei couldn't put them into the Supermarket, so she found a chubby staff member to help.

The chubby man called a few people, who quickly cut up the two wild boars, packed them into sacks, and loaded them onto the RV.

"Miss Jiang, among the mutated animals killed today, there are more than twenty yellow cattle. The meat is tender and delicious, perfect for stir-frying."

"You are a friend of Young Master Mo Yanan and a partner of the Mo family. You can take two yellow cattle. Where should I send them?" The chubby man asked fawningly.

"Ping An Small Mall."

With that, Jiang Fei drove towards the Base.

Upon arriving at the Small Mall, she saw Jiang Zhengkang, Niu Er, and Yao Jin standing outside the door.

Han Yang not only told them the news of Jiang Fei's return but also asked them to come out and wait to move the meat.

As Jiang Fei parked and got out, a figure rushed over and hugged her.

"Miss!"

Having not seen each other for almost three months, Xiao Chuxia, like a puppy, frantically rubbed her face against Jiang Fei's, expressing her longing.

Her once chubby round face had slimmed down to a pointed chin again.

Her hair had also grown past her ears.

Only her enthusiasm for Jiang Fei remained undiminished.

"I Miss you so much, Miss!"

"Let's go inside and talk." Jiang Fei took Xiao Chuxia's hand and entered the Small Mall.

Lu Yu stayed behind and helped everyone move the wild boar meat from the RV, as well as the yellow beef sent by the chubby man's people.

Mother Xiao was also in the Small Mall and greeted Jiang Fei warmly.

Jiang Fei then learned that because Xiao Chuxia was intelligent and a fast learner, she had participated in the research and development of a major project, transitioning from an intern to Mother Xiao's assistant researcher.

Originally, among the researchers exchanged by Changhai this time, there was only Mother Xiao, not Xiao Chuxia.

But Xiao Chuxia applied to Gu Yunshan and the Base Leader and successfully secured a spot to stay.

Both of them will work at the Base's Research Institute in the future.

After one year, they will return to the branch in the Underground City.

Professor Lin and the researchers from the Capital will also be sent back by then.

Xiaos Father is waiting for them to return in the Underground City.

When Gu Yunshan departs for Changhai, Xiao Chuxia and Mother Xiao will go to the Capital's Research Institute to complete their onboarding.

This means that during the period before Gu Yunshan leaves, they are on vacation.

"Where are you living now?"

Xiao Chuxia: "Mom and I live in Villa No. 7 in Fenglin Villa. City Lord Gu and other colleagues are staying at Mos Hotel."

"We were originally staying at the hotel too, but Mo Yanan gave us the key to a villa, saying he had promised you before that he would arrange accommodation for your friends."

"I saw that it was close to where Su Liuyuan and the others live, so Mom and I moved there."

Mentioning Mo Yanan, Su Liuyuan couldn't help but join the conversation: "Captain, our Supermarket won't need to restock meat for at least two or three months."

"The animal attacks have been frequent these days. Not counting the meat Han Yang and the others helped to get, Mo Yanan sends a truckload every two days."

"However, residents no longer lack meat, so the meat in the Supermarket isn't selling. All the freezers are full of meat."

"Ten more freezers have been added to the storeroom, and now there's no room to even stand."

Captain, please put some into the Supermarket!

Understanding Su Liuyuan's meaning, Jiang Fei said, "I'll handle it in a bit."

"Close early today, come to my place for hot pot, and I'll make you a few stir-fried dishes."

Xiao Chuxia: "Yay! I finally get to eat Miss's cooking again!"

After about three hours, Lu Yu and the others finished moving all the meat.

Gu Yunshan had come to the Capital, and Lu Yu couldn't not go see him, so Jiang Fei asked him to bring Gu Yunshan over for dinner.

Then, under the pretext of staying behind to turn off the lights and check the doors and windows, she asked everyone to get in the car first, and took the opportunity to go to the storeroom.

As soon as she opened the door, Jiang Fei saw a large freezer.

It was packed with bags of meat.

Jiang Fei put more than half of the freezers into the Supermarket warehouse, including the gold she had earned these past few days.

[Ding—Detected gold: 1,694,000 grams]

[Current unlock progress: 99%]

Jiang Fei: "..."

Only 1% short again!

However, there was no more gold in the Supermarket, so Jiang Fei could only return to the RV.

She also used the walkie-talkie to call Mo Yanan, inviting him to Villa No. 11 for dinner.

She owed Xiao Jin Yang a meal, and tonight was a good time to treat him.

After driving to the entrance of Villa No. 11, Jiang Fei and the others got out of the car.

The gate key was at Su Liuyuan's house. Jiang Fei went to Villa No. 9 to retrieve it, but suddenly Xiao Chuxia pulled her.

"Miss, look quickly, there's a big black dog over there."

Jiang Fei followed Xiao Chuxia's gaze.

It was the black dog Yan Qiantong kept, rummaging through a roadside trash can.

It had lost a lot of weight, its front paws were slightly curled and dripping with blood, though it was unclear how it got injured.

The black dog retrieved a ham sausage wrapper from the trash can.

But when it looked up, it saw Jiang Fei.

The trauma of being beaten that day still lingered in its heart. The black dog limped away in fear, quickly disappearing into the grey fog.

Jiang Fei didn't chase after it.

She had been driving for almost a day and still had to cook later, so she didn't have the extra energy to catch a dog.

However, she could set a trap at the entrance to catch it when she had time.

Jiang Fei thought, then opened the door and led everyone inside.

Xiao Chuxia wondered, "Why do I feel like that dog just now seemed a little scared of Miss?"

"That's a story that starts with Ling Zhaorui being bullied last month."

Su Liuyuan shared gossip with Xiao Chuxia, while Jiang Fei went to the kitchen to prepare ingredients.

There were plenty of fruits, vegetables, meat products, and drinks in the refrigerator, so she didn't need to get anything from the Supermarket warehouse.

Mother Xiao, Niu Er, and Cao Xiuhong knew how to cook, so they went to the kitchen to help.

The evening breeze was cool, and the grey fog didn't affect people, so Jiang Fei decided to have hot pot in the yard tonight, and they could also grill skewers.

So, Han Yang and Yao Jin moved tables, pots, a grill, and other items.

Xiao Chuxia, Jiang Zhengkang, Jiang Xiaoshi, and Su Liuyuan were responsible for washing vegetables, skewering, and marinating meat.

Jiang Fei, Mother Xiao, Cao Xiuhong, and Niu Er each made a hot dish.

Villa No. 11 was bustling with activity.

Meanwhile, in a room at Mos Hotel.

Gu Yunshan looked at Lu Yu, his expression uncharacteristically serious: "Xiao Yu, there's something I want to ask you."