bayedsolid Chapter 195 Gu Yaoyao Reappears
Chapter 195 Gu Yaoyao Reappears
Back in their own home, Zhou Yang and Shen Zechuan completely relaxed and slept for more than eight hours straight.
When I woke up again, it was already the morning of the next day.
However, since there is no sun or moon underground, they can only distinguish the changes of time from clocks.
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw everyone gathered in the living room chatting.
The dining table was folded up, and only two servings of breakfast were on it, clearly leftovers for the two of them.
The two of them didn't stand on ceremony; they sat down at the table and started eating.
A bite of steamed bun, a sip of porridge, and a bite of pickled vegetables—it's incredibly refreshing.
They had only taken a few bites when Yan Fei came out of the inner room carrying a plate with several empty bowls on it.
Anyone with eyes can see the truth of this situation.
The others glanced at Yan Fei with a mocking look. Yan Fei just smiled and didn't say anything. He washed the plates and empty bowls and put them away, then sat down on an empty seat next to him.
As soon as Shen Zechuan saw him sit down, he casually asked, "Yan Fei, have you called Uncle Gu? How's it going at the Capital Base?"
Yan Fei: "We called last night. My uncle contacted the capital yesterday when he discovered the torrential rain and high temperatures. My dad and the others managed to move most of the survivors to shelters in time. So although casualties were still unavoidable, it was much better than expected. However, it seems your cheap little brother is gone."
"Oh."
Hearing the last sentence, Shen Zechuan wasn't particularly surprised; he simply nodded calmly.
Zhou Yang and Shen Zechuan finished their breakfast quickly.
No sooner had they put down their bowls and chopsticks than Chi Feng and his group arrived at their door.
"Oh, you just finished breakfast?"
After clearing away the dishes and chopsticks and handing them to Shen Zechuan to wash, Zhou Yang sat back down in her seat: "Um, you guys came to pick up supplies, right? You didn't bring your steamed buns?"
After Zhou Yang finished speaking, he looked around but didn't see Hua Juan. Just as he was about to ask Chi Feng how he could take the supplies without Hua Juan, he heard Chi Feng say:
"Ahem, I'd like to ask you for a favor. Could you perhaps temporarily store the supplies in your space? You know my Huajuan's space can't hold much, and the shelf life isn't long either."
"..." Zhou Yang's lips twitched. "You really trust me, don't you? You've just left all these supplies here with me?"
Chi Feng sighed, "I had no choice, did I? Look how hot it is. This underground shelter is deep enough, but it's already over 40 degrees Celsius during the day, and it'll only get hotter in the future. And so many of these supplies are hard to store. Am I supposed to just take them all out and let them rot?"
Zhou Yang thought about it and agreed: "Alright, then leave it here with me for now. You can come and pick it up anytime. But I'll have to charge a storage fee. It's not much, half a percent will do. Also, let me make this clear from the start, you can't cause me any trouble later by saying something is missing!"
"Fine, fine! You're in charge!" Chi Feng was now immune to Zhou Yang's stinginess and agreed without even thinking.
After agreeing on the storage arrangements, Chi Feng and his group left with only some of the supplies that could be stored, and also managed to snag a few leftover steamed buns and pickled vegetables from Yu Jing's place that morning.
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In the days that followed, the daytime temperature remained around 70 degrees Celsius, making it impossible for people to go out during the day. Even accidental exposure to the sun would result in sunburn.
Even in the early morning, when the temperature is at its lowest, it will still be around 60 degrees Celsius.
So during the day, everyone basically stayed in the underground shelters, and even the soldiers did not go out on duty. They could only patrol the base at night.
The scorching sun was so intense that in just a few days, the land inside and outside the base cracked, and the nearby rivers dried up, leaving only small streams beneath the riverbed.
Fortunately, the base had stored a lot of water beforehand, and had been recruiting water-type ability users from the base to release the water, which barely managed to maintain the shelter's water supply.
Because everyone had moved to the underground shelter, Zhou Yang and the others were finally able to see Gu Yaoyao again.
The person who brought her here was Xie Ling, the tofu maker that Zhou Yang and the others had found before. Xie Ling's son, Lin Yu, also came with her.
Everyone was surprised, and upon asking, they learned that Gu Yaoyao had accidentally gotten lost and, by chance, had been taken home by Xie Ling. Later, after Gu Tianqi found his daughter, he thought Xie Ling was good at taking care of children, so he entrusted Xie Ling to temporarily help look after Gu Yaoyao for a period of time.
Now that Yan Fei and the others are back, Xie Ling brought them over.
Upon arriving at the destination and seeing Zhou Yang and the others, Gu Yaoyao excitedly rushed over and hugged Yan Fei's leg.
"Brother, Yao Yao misses you so much!" Gu Yao Yao said coquettishly, then, seeing that everyone was looking at her, she quickly added, "Yao Yao also misses Brother Xiao Zhou, Brother Xingye, Brother Zechuan, Brother Chai Jin, and Brother Zhiyi!"
Yan Fei chuckled and gently rubbed Gu Yaoyao's head before picking her up in his arms: "You little rascal, you even know how to share your love equally."
"Hehe!" Gu Yaoyao giggled, then blushed and buried her head.
"Come over here and say hello. This is Sister Qingtang, Sister Shanshan, and Aunt Yujing."
"Sister Qingtang, Sister Shanshan! Aunt Yujing!"
"This is Uncle Chai and Aunt Chai, and Brother Chai Yi..."
"Uncle Chai, Aunt Chai, Brother Chai Yi..."
Yan Fei led Gu Yaoyao to introduce everyone else, and Gu Yaoyao called out to each of them in turn, earning a bunch of compliments and snacks in return, smiling from ear to ear.
Chai Yi's eyes lit up when he saw Gu Yaoyao, clearly adoring this cute little sister. Hearing his parents ask him to take care of his sister in the future, he nodded repeatedly without hesitation.
The crowd gathered around Gu Yaoyao, creating a lively atmosphere.
Only Lin Yu, who had been following behind Gu Yaoyao, now stood timidly behind his mother, peering enviously at Gu Yaoyao being treated like a little princess and surrounded by others.
Zhou Yang noticed the somewhat introverted child, so she took a piece of candy and walked over: "Little friend, how old are you now?"
"I'm three and a half years old..." Lin Yu swallowed as he looked at the milk candy, but remembering his mother's words that he shouldn't eat things from strangers, he didn't take it and just looked pitifully at his mother.
Xie Ling smiled and said, "It's okay, you can eat this little brother's candy. Quickly thank him!"
"Thank you, brother!" Lin Yu happily accepted the candy, then tore open the wrapper and popped it into his mouth.
"Good boy!" Zhou Yang smiled and ruffled Lin Yu's hair. "When you have time, you can still come and play with Sister Yao Yao, and Brother Chai Yi, who can teach you to read and write."
"Really?" Lin Yu's eyes widened.
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Of course it's true."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu smiled even more broadly.
Not far away, Chai Yi, who was teaching Gu Yaoyao to do a jigsaw puzzle, suddenly felt a tickle in his nose. After rubbing his nose, he couldn't help but sneeze.