51: work?

Seeing Sun Ping come in, Bei Bei rushed over with red eyes.

"Mom, that uncle and auntie were fighting the whole time, and the auntie kept screaming. Bei Bei was so scared, woo woo woo..."

Yang Hong froze, then shot an annoyed look at Ren Fei, who followed behind him.

Ren Fei pouted, linking her slender white arm through his. She said sweetly,

"What does a Child know? Just treat it as childish prattle. Brother, this is the last time, okay? ~"

Hearing her daughter's words, Sun Ping immediately understood what they had been doing. In fact, anyone with eyes could see it from the situation, especially with Ren Fei's flushed face.

She thought disdainfully and jealously, this younger cousin truly knows how to be seductive, just like before. She certainly has some skill in this area.

"Bei Bei, don't speak nonsense. What do children know about adult matters? Go play over there."

Sun Ping smiled and smoothed her hair.

She then forced out what she thought was a gentle smile, feeling a slight blush while looking at the tall and imposing Yang Hong.

When she was young, her looks were no worse than Ren Fei's!

"Leader Yang, I didn't expect you to come today. Fei'er is right, Children don't understand anything, please don't take it to heart."

Yang Hong buttoned his coat and glanced at the middle-aged woman with a coarse face and a fawning smile.

Although they were cousins, they didn't resemble each other at all. Her exaggerated expressions were a bit hard on the eyes.

He nodded absently, then sat down on the nearby sofa.

"Sun Ping, right?"

"Yes, my name is Sun Ping."

She fidgeted, twisting the corner of her clothes, and gave him a look that suggested she wanted to speak but held back.

Yang Hong crossed his legs and looked down at her calmly.

"It's like this. Fei'er told me you were kicked out of Qingyun Base?"

"Actually, by the rules, Guangming Base shouldn't accept people driven out by other bases either. It was only because Fei'er kept pleading with me... that I made an exception."

Hearing this, Sun Ping's heart instantly jumped, and all her romantic thoughts vanished instantly.

Besides Guangming Base, she had nowhere else to go.

It was so chaotic outside now; leaving meant certain death!

She certainly didn't want to die.

Sun Ping eagerly poured him tea, bowing and scraping.

"Yes, I know. Thank you, Leader, for being willing to take in my Child and me."

Yang Hong didn't touch the tea, looking troubled.

"Ah, don't thank me yet. Our base, being this large, has its own set of rules, which you should understand. Otherwise, everything would descend into chaos."

"You were barely accepted in the first place, but as the Leader, I must set an example. I truly cannot set such a bad precedent."

"Since you are Fei'er's cousin, I'll be frank. Our base never keeps freeloaders."

"Of course, if you can do something for us, then people like that are highly valued in our base, and the treatment is quite good."

"If you do something useful for our base, then you are one of us in Guangming Base. I'm not very interested in the real reason you were kicked out; I only care about how much contribution you can make to our base. This will determine whether you can stay."

Sun Ping understood this speech, which was both a compliment and a threat. She quickly smiled,

"I understand, Leader Yang. Don't worry. Wherever the base needs my help, I will spare no effort."

"I'm not afraid of any dirty or tiring work, as long as we can stay in the base. Whatever you need, just command me to do it!"

A shrewd calculation flashed across Yang Hong's eyes. He smirked and waved his hand.

"Oh? That's too strong a word. Commanding isn't quite right."

"It's just that Fei'er mentioned you were somewhat acquainted with those few leaders from Qingyun Base?"

Sun Ping froze, hesitated, and nodded.

But she didn't dare to make overly grand claims, fearing she wouldn't be able to back them up later.

"This... it's not exactly close. It's just that because the Child took a few classes there before, we exchanged a few words."

"Good, that's enough. Let me tell you, you..."

As Sun Ping listened, her eyes grew wider.

She hesitated, saying cautiously,

"But, each of them is extremely powerful. If we are discovered, any one of them could easily wave a hand and kill me!"

Fearing being thrown out, she quickly added,

"It's not that I'm afraid of death. It's just that I'm afraid of alerting the enemy and ruining the big plans of our base, right?"

How could Yang Hong not see through her pretense? He remained composed and continued,

"Don't worry about that. If something happened to you, I wouldn't be able to explain it to Fei'er either. Guangming Base has always been people-oriented. We just need you to lure them out; you don't need to worry about anything else. Of course, we will guarantee your personal safety."

After Yang Hong finished speaking, seeing her still looking hesitant and wavering, he put on a stern face and said,

"Didn't you just say you were willing to do anything for our base? What? You can't even manage this small favor?"

"Never mind then. Since I offered you an opportunity and you don't want it, I'm in a difficult position too. Letting you in already stretched the bottom line. I don't like forcing people. In that case, I'm afraid I can't let you stay in the base."

Ren Fei leaned against Yang Hong as if she had no bones. She lifted her eyelids to look at her hesitant cousin.

"Cousin, what are you still hesitating about! You need to understand this is the Apocalypse! There's no such thing as getting something for nothing!"

"Although I could ask Brother to be lenient and let you into the base, we can't go too far. Brother is the Leader, and so many people below are watching! If everyone could rely on connections, then even Guangming Base, no matter how big, couldn't fit everyone."

"As long as you help Brother with this one thing, you will be a meritorious member. Not only will you not have to squeeze in with those people, but you can also stay in the base openly. Who would dare look down on you then?"

Yang Hong nodded.

"Fei'er is right. We always highly value people who have made contributions. As long as you successfully help me with this matter, you will live in a house just like Fei'er's in the future, and you won't have to go out every day to do grueling labor for food."

Sun Ping's eyes lit up, and she cast aside all her previous concerns.

She then recalled Lin Wan's heartless expression when she kicked them out.

The last shred of hesitation vanished like smoke.

"Alright. Since I am in, I am a person of Guangming Base. I am very happy to be able to help the Leader."

Yang Hong chuckled twice.

"Good! You truly are Fei'er's cousin. Don't worry, the base will not treat you unfairly!"

Hearing this, Sun Ping felt even more thrilled.

She had to work hard to secure a stable place for her daughter and herself!

Moreover, Guangming Base's scale was second only to Qingyun Base. It didn't matter if the Leader looked down on her; there were still many excellent male members around her age.

Once she lived in her own small house in the future, her status would naturally rise. She was still young, so she wouldn't have trouble finding someone to rely on for the rest of her life!

"Um, Leader, it's just that I was kicked out by them. Right now, I probably can't even see them. How can I lure them out?"

Yang Hong looked towards Bei Bei beside him.

"That's very easy. We have a ready-made bait."

Sun Ping followed his gaze, and her heart sank abruptly.