387: Beautiful, bald, sister

“Comrade Jiang, I am a survivor of the human-eating mutant bacteria infection in Ling Province. Thanks to your Newborn Squad, I came to the Base to receive official treatment and have now fully recovered.”

“These are the vegetables I just bought. Take them back to eat.”

“Comrade Jiang, come, have a big apple.”

“We met half a year ago in Changcheng, Qu Province. I was starving then, and your Newborn Squad gave me a bite to eat, allowing me to come to Huaxia Base.”

“My family just bought spare ribs yesterday. Comrade Jiang, bring your team to my house for dinner.”

These people were all survivors the Newborn Squad had rescued in various places.

Everyone enthusiastically offered Jiang Fei things.

When Jiang Fei refused, they just tossed them through the car window.

After finally driving out of the crowd, Jiang Fei’s car was filled with a large pile of vegetables and fruits.

There were even hair ties and silver bracelets.

The residents gave everything they could.

A trace of helplessness flashed in Jiang Fei’s eyes, but the smile on her lips never faded.

There was a sense of pride from being recognized.

After storing the items from the car in the Supermarket warehouse, Jiang Fei drove to the bottom of Building 5 in Tongxin Community.

She took out a box of milk and a large bag of infant food, then got out of the car and went to 101.

As soon as she finished knocking, the door opened.

“Boss, you’re here, but why did you bring things?”

“For Lucky.”

Crippled Wang helped carry the milk and infant food inside.

Jiang Fei took off her raincoat and placed it on the cabinet by the door before changing her shoes and entering the house.

Dao Rong had gone to work at the Agricultural Park, so only Crippled Wang and Wang Xingyun were home.

The living room floor was covered with foam mats.

Wang Xingyun, just over a year old, was crawling around on the mats in a somewhat faded pink princess dress.

Unlike the dark and thin Crippled Wang, Wang Xingyun was fair and tender, with a pair of clear, round big eyes.

Her baby-fat cheeks were plump, making one want to pinch them.

Seeing Jiang Fei on the sofa, Wang Xingyun blinked and crawled towards her.

She stretched out her little hand and hugged Jiang Fei’s leg.

“Pretty, bald, Miss, hug.”

Jiang Fei: “…”

Actually, the words “bald” could have been omitted.

Jiang Fei leaned down and picked up Wang Xingyun.

The little one sat in her arms, trying to touch her head.

Using her pocket, Jiang Fei took out a small piece of hawthorn cake from the Supermarket warehouse and fed it to Wang Xingyun, successfully preventing the bold action.

Crippled Wang also returned after putting the things away, holding a water cup in one hand and a briefcase in the other.

“Boss, the box contains the gold I’ve exchanged for in the past year, only about twenty catties.”

“I could have exchanged for more, but I don’t know why, the official suddenly released a notice half a year ago, saying that any survivor with gold could go to the Administration Bureau to trade with them.”

“If I hadn’t collected it earlier than the official, I wouldn’t have had this gold.”

Jiang Fei suddenly remembered the batch of gold Director Ning had given her.

So it was collected from various places.

“Twenty catties is quite a lot.”

“Boss, don’t comfort me. This box of gold isn’t even a fraction of what I earned at the Safety Shelter before.” Crippled Wang sighed, then continued:

“Are you planning to open a shop now that you’re back?”

“I have two empty shop fronts, with half a year of utilities paid, you can use them for free.”

Jiang Fei shook her head: “I opened a shop to earn gold.”

“There isn’t much gold left in the Base now, so there’s no need to open another shop.”

“However, I might set up a stall to pass the time.”

Crippled Wang: “Then if there’s anything you need help with, Boss, just tell me.”

“Lucky, stop bothering Miss, come to Daddy’s arms.”

“No!” Wang Xingyun’s small hands wrapped around Jiang Fei’s neck:

“I like, bald, Miss!”

Jiang Fei & Crippled Wang: “…”

“Cough, Boss, children’s words are innocent.”

What could Jiang Fei do?

She silently continued to feed the little one hawthorn cake.

Jiang Fei stayed at Crippled Wang’s house until evening before driving away, conveniently putting the briefcase into the Supermarket.

[Ding—Gold detected: 11500 grams]

Back at You Shan Community.

Su Liuyuan, Ling Zhaorui, and Xiao Chuxia had already finished work and came to 102 to chat with Lu Yu.

The three had eaten dinner at their workplaces.

Su Liuyuan even brought back two bento boxes for Jiang Fei and Lu Yu.

Seeing Jiang Fei return, Su Liuyuan couldn’t wait to share the good news with her.

“Captain, I passed the interview!”

“From now on, I’ll also be an official person, just like Chu Xia and Zhao Rui. Not only do I get 100 points a month, but I also get one more day off per week than them.”

“Though there will occasionally be overtime.”

Jiang Fei: “Then I’ll get a car for you and park it downstairs later, to make your commute easier.”

“No hurry, I don’t start work until after the New Year.”

Speaking of the New Year, Su Liuyuan picked up a stack of ‘Fu’ characters from the table:

“These are the ‘Fu’ characters Grandma Xu just brought.”

“Grandma said our two families will celebrate together this year, and Uncle Jiang and his family will also come, so you don’t have to busy yourself with the New Year’s Eve dinner alone.”

“Zhao Rui and Chu Xia start their holiday tomorrow and will be back at work on the third day of the New Year.”

“How about we do a big clean-up tomorrow and welcome the New Year spotlessly clean?”

Jiang Fei readily agreed, taking out paper and pen: “Write down anything you want to eat, and I’ll make it for you for the New Year.”

“Yay! I can eat Miss’s sweet and sour pork with pineapple again!”

After writing the menu, it was already ten in the evening.

Jiang Fei led them into the Supermarket to prepare ingredients in advance.

After preparing all the necessary ingredients, everyone went back to their respective homes to rest.

Waking up naturally, Jiang Fei and the other four began their big clean-up, and also helped Old Mrs. Xu clean her house.

Before they knew it, it was Wednesday, New Year’s Eve.

The light rain that had been falling for almost half a month finally stopped.

The sky cleared, sweeping away days of gloom, and warm, bright sunlight poured down.

Red lanterns were hung on the streetlights along the road, along with banners reading “Happy New Year,” creating a festive atmosphere.

After Jiang Fei and the others finished putting up the ‘Fu’ characters, they moved several tables to the open space behind the building.

Many people were eating New Year’s Eve dinner today, and there wasn’t enough space indoors, so they had to go outside.

Approaching noon, Jiang Zhengkang and Cao Xiuhong came to help with the cooking.

Jiang Fei had already taken out the ingredients and placed them in 102.

When she saw the live fish, live shrimp, large pieces of fresh meat, vegetables, and fruits on the table, Cao Xiuhong was startled.

The Base’s Agricultural Park had farmed aquatic products, which were safe to eat but very expensive.

They usually couldn’t bear to buy aquatic products.

“Fei Fei, how many points did you spend on New Year’s goods…”

Unaware of the Base’s prices, Jiang Fei didn’t give a specific number: “Not much.”

“Director Ning gave each of us in the Newborn Squad ten thousand points; we can’t even spend it all.”

Jiang Zhengkang and the others were stunned.

They looked at Jiang Fei as if she were a rich woman.

Jiang Fei cleared her throat uncomfortably: “Let’s wash our hands and cook.”

She and Cao Xiuhong were responsible for kneading dough, chopping fillings, and making dumplings.

To prevent Su Liuyuan, the unlucky one, from missing out on diamonds and getting upset again this year, Jiang Fei didn’t put any in this time.

Meanwhile, Yao Jin and Han Yang were responsible for stir-frying dishes.

Lu Yu, Su Liuyuan, Ling Zhaorui, and Xiao Chuxia were responsible for assisting.

Jiang Zhengkang and Xiao Shi played poker with Old Mrs. Xu.

Noticing Xu Qianyao was absent, Jiang Zhengkang asked in confusion:

“Elder Sister Xu, where’s your grandson?”

“Qian Yao was called away by Lao Ning’s people this morning. I don’t know what it’s about; we’ll find out when he gets back.”

Old Mrs. Xu said, dropping two cards: “Bomb!”

Xiao Shi looked at the 6 cards in Old Mrs. Xu’s hand and spoke tactfully:

“Grandma, you’ve played your big cards, what about the rest?”

“Eh?” Old Mrs. Xu belatedly realized something was wrong and smiled helplessly:

“I really am getting old; my mind isn’t as good as it used to be. I can’t even play poker anymore.”

“I’ll call Little Xiao to play with you guys; I’ll go help Little Jiang make dumplings.”

Old Mrs. Xu swapped out Xiao Chuxia.

She sat with Jiang Fei and Cao Xiuhong in the living room of 102, making dumplings.

With many hands, the work was done quickly. The New Year’s Eve dinner was prepared and the dumplings were made before dark.

Xu Qianyao also drove back, looking a bit solemn.

Old Mrs. Xu couldn’t help but walk over and ask him:

“Why the long face? Has something happened?”