391: Ling Zhaorui is envious?

"The artificial sun will still take some time."

Xiao Chuxia told Jiang Fei and the others, "I heard from colleagues at the Research Institute that although our country developed an artificial sun before the apocalypse, after various disasters, the data became incomplete."

"Coupled with the need for multiple experiments, the Research Institute will not have results for at least another month."

As if remembering something, Xiao Chuxia took out a white medicine bottle and a small, palm-sized black bag from her pocket.

"There's good news: the department I'm in developed a comprehensive nutritional supplement today."

"Taking one tablet daily can not only prevent calcium deficiency, protect eyes, but also alleviate fatigue, insomnia, and other issues."

"The official will distribute it to residents next Monday, but I brought a bottle back first for you all to take."

"There are 50 small tablets in one bottle, which is exactly 10 tablets for each of us."

"I'll pack them," Jiang Fei said, taking out five transparent sealed bags and starting to put the medicine in.

"Oh, and Miss, this black bag contains gold jewelry I exchanged with my colleagues."

"They don't wear these ornaments anymore, they just sit at home collecting dust, so I exchanged them all for snacks."

"You can put them in the Supermarket and see how many grams there are."

Jiang Fei put away the gold jewelry from the black bag.

"Ding—Gold detected: 96 grams."

Upon learning that the gold jewelry was less than 100 grams, Xiao Chuxia could not hide her disappointment:

"I thought there would be over a hundred grams."

"There's so little gold in the base now. Miss, do you still plan to unlock the Supermarket?"

Jiang Fei nodded, her eyes dim: "It's a pity there's no gold."

"I asked Director Ning today, and he said there's no gold in nearby cities either. I'm even thinking of going abroad again."

Su Liuyuan's hand, which was picking up food, paused: "Team Leader Jiang, you could go to the Arctic."

"I've been to both polar regions, and the Arctic has richer mineral resources, with gold mines, coal mines, iron mines, and various other minerals."

"It's just unclear what disasters are there."

"However, you have the Supermarket for self-preservation, so the risk factor shouldn't be high."

Jiang Fei was moved by Su Liuyuan's words.

Seeing that Jiang Fei wanted to go, Lu Yu fed her a peeled shrimp:

"Once I finish my Rescue Team tasks, I'll draw up the airplane flight path and go with you."

No sooner had he finished speaking, than knock, knock, knock—

"Excuse me, is Su Liuyuan here?"

A gentle female voice came from outside the door.

Su Liuyuan got up to open the door.

The girl standing at the door was twenty-four or twenty-five, with a bob haircut and delicate features.

"Xiaoyin? How did you find this place?"

"You filled out your address when you joined the Military Industry Department. I asked a staff member to look it up, but when I knocked on 201 just now, no one answered, so I asked your downstairs neighbor."

"The grandma in 101 told me you might be in 102."

Yang Xiaoyin handed the bag she was carrying to Su Liuyuan: "You left your bag at the Military Industry Department. Remember to check your belongings before leaving work next time."

"There are also the steamed buns I made in the bag. You can eat them for breakfast tomorrow."

"I'm leaving. See you tomorrow."

With that, Yang Xiaoyin turned and left.

Su Liuyuan closed the door.

Xiao Chuxia immediately asked gossiping, "Who is she?"

"She's my colleague, Yang Xiaoyin. She's a very nice person," Su Liuyuan said as he took things out of the bag.

Noticing the heart-shaped sticky note on the lunchbox, Xiao Chuxia looked at it curiously.

It read—

"Heat before eating, don't eat cold food~"

She immediately broke into an auntie smile.

"An ordinary colleague wouldn't use a heart-shaped sticky note, much less give such careful instructions."

"Does she like you?"

Su Liuyuan shook his head in denial: "No, Xiaoyin is good to everyone."

"Yesterday, a colleague had an upset stomach, and she was busy taking care of them."

No one noticed that Ling Zhaorui, a member of the gossip trio, was unusually quiet tonight.

Looking at the heart-shaped sticky note on the lunchbox, Ling Zhaorui felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Perhaps his good brother had a chance to find a partner, and he was envious and jealous?

Suddenly, the base's broadcast sounded outside.

"Good evening, residents. The official will be holding a shrimp fishing competition at 8 AM this Saturday in the East District."

"In addition to generous prizes for the top ten, participants can also take home the green shrimp and crayfish they catch."

"Interested residents, please come to the East District at 7 AM this Saturday to participate. The official will provide shrimp fishing tools free of charge."

Xiao Chuxia enthusiastically said, "I've never fished for shrimp in my life, Miss. Shall we go together this Saturday?"

Jiang Fei thought for a moment: "We can, but we won't take the shrimp we catch back."

She had just given them away today and didn't want to take them back again.

—

Saturday.

The Rescue Team had the day off today.

The five of them, including Jiang Fei, rode in Xu Qianyao's car to the East District.

The fishing competition was held in Breeding Area 2, where the Agricultural Park had not yet been established.

Five long tables were set up at the entrance and exit.

Staff members were registering participants' information.

A sign also stood on the ground nearby.

It listed the rules of the shrimp fishing competition.

The person who caught the most shrimp within an hour would be the champion.

The other nine would be selected based on quantity.

The prizes included rice, beef, medicine, cooking oil, and other supplies, as well as points.

Many residents of the base came and consciously lined up to register.

Jiang Fei, Lu Yu, and Xu Qianyao did not participate; they could enter directly.

Xiao Chuxia, Su Liuyuan, and Ling Zhaorui stayed at the entrance and exit to register.

For illumination, searchlights were placed around each pond, and a spectator area was also prepared.

Jiang Fei and the other two walked over.

Some residents recognized Jiang Fei and Xu Qianyao and enthusiastically greeted them.

"Team Leader Jiang, Captain Xu, I brought melon seeds. Come, come, let's eat together."

"I have pears and peanuts here. Take whatever you like."

"Their things aren't good. Team Leader Jiang, Captain Xu, eat mine. These are red dates I just bought at the official store this morning."

Jiang Fei and Xu Qianyao politely declined everyone's offerings.

At 8 o'clock sharp, the fishing competition began on time.

Under the cover of her pocket, Jiang Fei took out a bag of beef jerky and a bag of spiced melon seeds, sharing them with Lu Yu and Xu Qianyao.

The three chatted idly, and an hour quickly passed.

Official staff members began to count the shrimp in each participant's bucket.

Before long, the rankings were announced.

Yang Xiaoyin, who had been to their home yesterday, won first place, with a prize of 100 points and a bouquet of flowers.

Su Liuyuan came in third, and Ling Zhaorui fourth. Both received one jin of fresh beef and ten jin of packaged white rice.

Xiao Chuxia came in sixth and received a bag of fresh vegetables.

Jiang Fei was about to go congratulate her friends when she suddenly stopped.