Xiao Ai: "I don't know how much truth there is to Pang Dun'er's words, but I believe Xin Ci will prepare delicious food for us."
Pang Dun'er: "You guys... I'm hurt. Is it wrong for me to say that Sister Xin Ci will make us delicious food?"
"Yes, it is, hahaha."
"It's over, there's no love. Your laughter makes me dejected. Let me tell you, today's delicious food that Sister Xin Ci makes for us, you all have to eat it for me, to make up for my spiritual trauma."
"You might as well take Yunnan Baiyao; it's better for healing. Ruyi, do you have any left?"
"I don't have much left either. We'll ask Xin Ci for some later; she should have plenty."
"Alright." Yang Xin Jie finished speaking and winked at Pang Dun'er.
Pang Dun'er: "A bunch of terrible friends, there's no justice."
"Puchi."
The banter among the little friends amused Uncle Xu and Uncle Sun.
The Captain, however, spoke at the opportune moment, "The lights are on."
"Aow aow!" The bickering little friends rushed over one after another.
Pang Dun'er's face lost its look of grievance, his eyes wide and fixed on the vending machine screen, muttering softly, "Sister Xin Ci, please don't disappoint us."
"You little trickster, we won't be disappointed. No matter what Xin Ci prepares for us, we won't be disappointed." In Yang Xin Jie's eyes, with Xin Ci's presence, they were the happiest and most carefree people in Longcheng.
Xu Jia Can even stood directly behind the Captain, a smug curl to his lips, his sunny handsome eyebrows seemingly saying, "We are the brightest stars in Longcheng."
The Captain: He had no objections and casually inserted a slip of paper into the vending machine.
With a "ding dong" prompt, the little friends saw over a dozen mackerel, each weighing four to five catties.
"Wow, I knew Sister Xin Ci would prepare good things for us."
The Captain: "It's good, just a bit heavy on the grain."
"Heh heh, I'll eat at least three bowls of rice tomorrow." Pang Dun'er wished he could eat his Laba Festival dinner right now.
The captains of the Wolf Pack and the Peerless team exchanged glances, seeing a desire in each other's eyes.
Since the apocalypse, they hadn't eaten seafood. Fresh mackerel like this was something they dared not even imagine.
However, someone acted faster than them this time, "Long Teng, can you sell us some of this fresh mackerel? One fish, or even half a fish would be fine."
"Yes, yes, Long Teng, please sell us some." As he spoke, several veteran mercenary captains from Longcheng stepped forward.
Pang Dun'er was about to speak when the Captain stopped him.
"Everyone, please wait. Let's see what else Xin Ci has prepared for us."
The Captain had his considerations. It was the height of winter, and even though Xin Ci was near the sea, it was not easy to obtain such seafood at this season.
As if to confirm the Captain's words, a "ding dong" prompt sounded, and everyone's gaze shifted to the screen.
Pang Dun'er: "Hahaha, shrimp! Sister Xin Ci, I love you to death!"
"Big sea crab, my favorite." Xu Jia Can urged the Captain to hurry and complete the transaction.
"And mantis shrimp!" Xu Ruyi's eyes were also startlingly bright.
"Hahaha, clams, clams!"
"These little octopuses are good too."
Seeing the types of seafood displayed, similar to the situation in autumn, even the two handsome middle-aged uncles in the team couldn't remain calm.
The Captain, in front of everyone, completed the transactions for all the seafood.
Seeing the fresh seafood before them, the members of the Wolf Pack and Peerless teams almost choked on their own saliva.
There was no other way; the temptation to eat it, to eat it very much, was irresistible. They certainly couldn't.
Observing this scene, the Longcheng people's eyes held a hint of pride. After all, in autumn, Fu Xin Ci had traded more seafood, and everyone had tasted it to varying degrees.
Unlike those who joined Longcheng later, they hadn't eaten fresh seafood for a very long time.
After all the seafood was traded, the Captain carefully examined it. There wasn't much shrimp, only about a pound, which Pang Dun'er could have finished by himself.
There were quite a few crabs. He didn't know how Xin Ci caught them; there were over twenty crabs, each weighing around a pound and a half.
There were at least ten catties of clams, with a note placed beside them: "The clams haven't fully spat out their sand yet. It's best to let them spit for a few more hours tonight, and they'll be perfect to eat tomorrow."
And those little octopuses, there were truly quite a few. The Captain was impressed, "Xin Ci, how did you catch all these little octopuses?" He didn't say the next part; he didn't like to eat them and could transfer them to others.
The little friends: They had no objections.
Finally, the Captain decided to keep all the shrimp, mantis shrimp, and clams. They kept six mackerel, half of the crabs, and half of the little octopuses. The rest were transferred to others in Longcheng.
As they returned to their dormitory, they saw the base leader standing at the main entrance, waiting for them.
The Captain said nothing and proactively handed him a mackerel, then gave him two handfuls of clams, and after thinking, he also gave him two crabs.
Then he said to the base leader, "Base leader, we're going back to rest."
"Go back and rest early; it saves energy."
The Base Leader: Just now, several official staff members had subtly hinted to him, saying that the people from Long Teng were eating alone again.
So what if they eat alone? They have the ability to eat alone. If you're not happy, you have the ability to do it too!
Tch, you don't have the ability, do you?
Hmph! You still want to trick me, I won't fall for it again.
My wife often reminds me at home that if I stir up trouble with the Long Teng people, our family won't even have rotten leaves to eat.
He thought about it, and it was true.
Look how good it is today. He didn't say anything, and that kid from Long Teng sent fresh seafood directly into his hands.
Heh heh, it seems listening to my wife is the right thing to do.
The Captain: I have to give it to you, or I'm afraid you'll snatch more of our losses.
"Alright, let's hurry back, or who knows who else will come knocking."
Pang Dun'er: "If they knock, don't open. If not, let the Captain handle it."
The Captain: "You brat, you're getting more and more cheeky lately."
"Can't help it, who made our meals so good? Look at other teams; even if they wanted to be cheeky, they wouldn't have the energy we do." kuAiδugg
The little friends looked at Pang Dun'er's increasingly plump waist and immediately dodged.
Pang Dun'er: What are those looks you're giving me?
...
As the night deepened, Fu Xin Ci emerged from the washroom and quietly slipped into bed.
The bed was so comfortable. She had a tiring day and was already exhausted.
She intended to fall asleep as soon as she lay down, but she remembered that her little friends' bedding hadn't been aired yet, so she thought about taking it upstairs tomorrow.