248: For the sake of food, I endure it!

Jiang Fei: "Grandma Xu is in excellent health. Before I came to the Capital, we even had a drink together."

"You and Aunt Xiao should get some rest early. I'm heading back..."

"Wait."

Xiao Chuxia called out to Jiang Fei and returned to her room to grab a backpack.

She unzipped it, revealing the bag full of medicines.

The medicine boxes were divided into red, yellow, and blue.

"Miss, these are the medicines recently developed by the Underground City."

"The red boxes contain topical medicine that can reduce inflammation, stop bleeding, and promote wound healing."

"The yellow boxes contain an enhanced version of the new special medicine, capable of treating more viruses and diseases."

"The blue boxes contain nutrient solutions. One dose can supplement a day's worth of nutrition, and you won't feel hungry. However, it's not suitable for long-term use, as it could affect the digestive system."

"Each box has instructions. There are 30 boxes in total, 10 of each type."

"Our team has five people, so that's 2 boxes of each type per person on average. Keep them with you for now, and you can distribute them to everyone when you have time."

At this point, Xiao Chuxia proudly puffed out her chest: "I not only participated in the research and development of all three of these medicines, but I also learned a lot at the research institute. From now on, I can be fully responsible for all the medicines our team needs!"

During her time in the Underground City, she studied almost day and night, not missing any opportunity to enter the laboratory.

Even if it was just to clean, she didn't mind. At least she could memorize every tool and instrument in the lab, so she wouldn't be unfamiliar with their operation in the future.

She wanted to use her abilities to protect her friends.

"Chu Xia is the best."

Jiang Fei patted Xiao Chuxia's head with a look of relief.

Xiao Hua Lao had truly grown a lot.

"Miss, let me tell you, we have a very interesting old professor at our research institute. Because he went bald at a young age, he's been obsessively researching hair growth solutions for over a decade."

Xiao Chuxia chattered away, sharing interesting stories from the research institute with Jiang Fei.

Mother Xiao also joined in.

The two talked non-stop, giving Jiang Fei no chance to interject.

Jiang Fei, who had initially been a gentle listener, gradually found her eyes becoming vacant.

It felt as if countless flies were buzzing around her.

Too noisy.

While Mother Xiao and Xiao Chuxia were taking a drink and momentarily quiet, Jiang Fei quickly said:

"Dahuang is waiting for me to feed him. Good night, Chu Xia, Aunt Xiao!"

If she didn't run now, she wouldn't get any sleep tonight!

Escaping back to the yard of Villa No. 11, Jiang Fei had just let out a sigh of relief when she heard sharp meows mixed with barks.

Looking up, through the living room's French windows, she saw Dahuang wildly swatting at Xiao Hei's head with his paws, then jumping onto the table after each hit.

Xiao Hei was fat and less agile than Dahuang. By the time he reacted to bite him, Dahuang had darted away, circled behind Xiao Hei, and scratched his butt with a paw.

"Ow!!!"

Xiao Hei's cry was both pathetic and furious.

How did these two rascals start fighting?!

Without thinking further, Jiang Fei quickly opened the door and went inside.

"Stop it, both of you!"

With his butt scratched, how could Xiao Hei swallow this indignity? Ignoring Jiang Fei's command, he immediately charged at Dahuang, who was squatting on the railing.

Unexpectedly, Dahuang nimbly dodged his attack, quickly climbed into Jiang Fei's arms, and meowed plaintively.

"Meow~"

Two-legged beast, look at him!

Bullying meow!

Afraid to attack Jiang Fei, Xiao Hei barked furiously, jumping up and down beside them.

Stinky cat!

If you're so brave, come down and fight me to the death!

One meowing, one barking, Jiang Fei's headache worsened.

"If you don't shut up, neither of you will eat tomorrow!"

The cat and dog fell silent.

"Who started it?"

Xiao Hei immediately raised a paw and pointed at Dahuang.

Dahuang blinked innocently.

Two-legged beast, I'm innocent!

He had been sleeping soundly upstairs when he heard occasional barks from downstairs.

After finally prying open the doorknob and coming out, he saw a dark, chubby thing lying on the living room sofa.

So dark, so fat, and wagging its tail at him intensely, clearly wanting to fight him!

How could he tolerate that?

Unfortunately, Jiang Fei did not know Dahuang's thoughts.

Dahuang had experience opening cage doors at the Safety Shelter before, but Jiang Fei hadn't expected him to be able to open the cat room door as well, which was frustrating.

The child was older; he couldn't be contained without locking the door.

Holding Dahuang, Jiang Fei squatted down and introduced Xiao Hei to him:

"This is our new family member, Xiao Hei. You are not allowed to hit him again."

"Xiao Hei, this is Dahuang. According to the order of arrival, he's your big brother."

"We are family, you must get along peacefully and not fight again, or you'll be hungry for a week."

Hearing the last sentence, Dahuang and Xiao Hei, who had been at odds just a second ago, instantly clasped each other's paws.

For food, they'd endure it!

Seeing her little ones peacefully shake paws, Jiang Fei was satisfied. She first sent Dahuang back to the cat room upstairs.

She checked his body.

Confirming he wasn't injured, she locked the door with the key.

Don't even think about running out again!

Then, she went downstairs to check Xiao Hei's injuries.

His nose, back, and butt had several bloody scratches.

The bandage on his front paw was also loose.

Retrieving the first-aid kit, Jiang Fei re-bandaged Xiao Hei and disinfected the scratches on his body.

This time, Xiao Hei didn't bare his teeth at Jiang Fei due to pain.

Jiang Fei teased, "You're so strong and often fierce and bite people, how could you not even beat Dahuang?"

Xiao Hei turned his head away in dissatisfaction.

His leg was injured! It affected his combat power!

Seeing Xiao Hei huffing, Jiang Fei stopped teasing him and ruffled his head: "Good boy, go to sleep."

Noticing Jiang Fei left after petting him, Xiao Hei lay on the sofa, gently wagging his tail.

The fierce woman didn't hit him all night... how strange.

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Sleeping until noon the next day, Jiang Fei woke up, washed, and first fed Dahuang and Xiao Hei.

After a quick meal of meat buns stored in the Supermarket warehouse, Jiang Fei took Xiao Hei into the pickup truck and arrived at the back door of the small mall's storeroom.

Opening the door and walking in, she placed a large litter box, a water bowl, a food bowl, and a low single iron bed in the corner.

After laying soft pads and blankets on the bed, Jiang Fei had Xiao Hei try it out.

It was Xiao Hei's first time having his own little bed, and he excitedly jumped around on it.

"From now on, you'll live here and help me watch the storeroom. Don't let strangers in."

"You can't steal food from the floor, and you can't open boxes. I'll find someone to take care of you."

"If you don't behave, you won't get any meat."

Her original intention for catching Xiao Hei was to guard the storeroom.

Su Liuyuan and the others were busy upfront and sometimes couldn't keep an eye on this area.

If a thief picked the lock and snuck in through the back door, they wouldn't know.

Now with Xiao Hei here, with his strength, he could definitely subdue an intruder. At the very least, he could bark loudly to attract Su Liuyuan and the others.

Xiao Hei barked, very pleased with his new home.

Finally, he wouldn't have to live in fear of the fierce woman hitting him!

The storeroom contained the gold bars earned that morning, which Jiang Fei conveniently put into the Supermarket.

System: [Ding-- Detected gold: 14000 grams]

[Ding-- Congratulations to the host for successfully unlocking the second area of the 6th floor of the Supermarket [Comprehensive Category - Area 2]. Gold required to unlock the next area: 41943040 grams]

[Current gold owned: 13788 grams]

[Bonus reward: One Lucky Turntable spin. Would the host like to use it now?]

"Use it."

[Ding-- Please maintain a stable mindset, host. Do not despair due to bad luck. Obtained "Newbie Gift Pack"]

Jiang Fei: ?

She had been using the Gold Swallowing Supermarket for over a year, and only now did she get a Newbie Gift Pack???