Chapter 33 - Low-key Luxury

"Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and help me untie this."

Wu Ye fluttered around several times before he stood still. Seeing the queer expression on Qin Wuhua's face, he thought that Wuhua was laughing at him, which made him a little unhappy.

Qin Wuhua quickly gathered his wits about him, kneeled down on one knee and helped Wu Ye untie the cloth strip on his knee, letting the counterfeit cigarettes inside fall and scatter all over the floor. He then stood up and helped Wu Ye with the collar. Next, Wu Ye went down and left the 'coating', finally feeling relaxed. He sat down at the edge of the bed, and began to speak to Qin Wuhua proudly. "Look at what I've brought with me this time!"

Saying that, he took out everything one by one, and unexpectedly the goods he brought occupied all the space in the room. Finally, he took out the crispy chicken he brought in his hand and raised it to Qin Wuhua.

"I specially brought this for you. I was the one in the wrong before. I am not gay and I really hate it when people think that I'm in a messy relationship with someone of the same gender. I overreacted when you asked me to beware of Ji Chong's 'good intention'. I'm sorry. Don't be mad at me, okay?"

Qin Wuhua hadn't yet recovered from the blow that came from Wu Ye's words of not being 'gay', but when he looked down and saw Wu Ye's ingratiating dark little eyes that reflected his figure, he couldn't help holding his breath in his throat.

At that, Qin Wuhua really wanted to ask him. Why are you staring at me with such wide eyes? Don't you know that look is illegal?

"You're the boss. How can I be angry at you? Just, please let me know in advance the next time you leave, or at the very least, let me know whether you will come back or not so as to save me from waiting foolishly alone." Qin Wuhua's eyes dropped slightly as he spoke with a slight self-deprecating tone. His cold and handsome face held a faint sense of defeat on it, his whole person emitting an indistinct grievance and loss.

Seeing this, Wu Ye felt even guiltier. "I really didn't do it on purpose. I began to think of coming back once you're not that angry anymore, then it took me some time to get these goods. I promise I won't do it again, really."

"You promise?"

Wu Ye smiled as he said, "Absolutely guarantee. Come on, try the secret crispy chicken I specially brought for you. It's so delicious and no one else has a share." As Wu Ye tore open the vacuum pack, the appetizing salty fragrance wafted and assailed the nostrils.

The sentence of 'No one else has a share' succeeded in warming Qin Wuhua's mood. In any case, at least in Wu Ye's heart, he was different from other people.

Qin Wuhua went to wash his hands and came back to chew the chicken bones while filling Wu Ye in on all that had transpired in his absence.

"Ji Xiang was generous, but he actually went so far as to try to pry open one of my cornerstone behind my back. He really thought that I, Young Master Wu, was that easy to bully? Originally, I planned to give his wife a perfume, but now...forget it. I'll just save it as the treasure of our shop."

Wu Ye finally felt a sense of crisis now. The fact that he could mingle and have a good reputation in this zombie world, Qin Wuhua's contribution couldn't be discounted and absolutely undeniable. By all means, he couldn't let his number one brother be abducted.

"Give one bottle and keep one for sale in the shop."

When you have perfume, you'd always use it by spraying it. Currently, you won't be able to find a bottle of Chanel No. 5 perfume even if you search the whole Lan Cheng base. Therefore, once Ji Xiang's wife applied some onto herself, people would notice and wonder where she had gotten the perfume from. Then, wouldn't her answer be tantamount to free advertisement for their shop?

Anything brought by Wu Ye was scarce in Lan Cheng. So, what he needed was a group of buyers with high-purchasing power in the upper-echelons. When there were more buyers, he would be able to bring more scarce goods, such as the favorite cosmetics of those canaries kept by these big shots in parties.

There's no need to rush to empty their pockets, so just take your time, Wu Ye.

After figuring out the key points, Wu Ye then smiled and said, "Ok, we'll just do what you say."

Late at night, Wu Ye was lying in bed. He hadn't even managed to finish listening to Qin Wuhua's report on the arrangement for the shop's staff, before he was already sound asleep like a tiny pig. He then turned over and successfully wrapped his errant slender arms and legs around the target.

As soon as a smooth and warm little person arrived in his arms, Qin Wuhua's body felt heavy. There was a large area of bare skin nestled together at practically zero-distance between the two. At this, Qin Wuhua's whole person instantly felt like he was being roasted on fire. The temperature of his whole body rose and blood rushed to his forehead, nose heated up, making him wipe at it with a clammy palm.

What the f*ck!

The heroic veteran, who had always been proud of his outstanding self-control, was defeated and couldn't help but to use foul language within the confines of his heart. Under the hazy moonlight that shone through the curtains, Wu Ye's delicate and beautiful face seemed to have an indescribable magic. And as if bewitched, Qin Wuhua softly pecked on Wu Ye's slightly pouting lips before coming back to his mind,

He quickly peeled himself off, wiping the nosebleed that surged up once again. Then, he pried Wu Ye's arms and legs apart from his body, put him into the thin quilt, and left the room by himself.

Second Young Master Wu, who was still sleeping soundly, smacked his lips unconsciously, as if he was tasting his favorite crispy chicken in his dream.

Meanwhile, the heroic veteran hid in the next room and continued his insomniac journey tonight, fingers, absentmindedly, stroking his dry and soft lips. His eyes were deep while his mind had flown to who knew where.

The next day, Wu Ye and Qin Wuhua wandered to the small building to have breakfast that was prepared by Professor Li. They also gave An An some sweets and chocolates. While he had Pang Zhi send some canned milk powder, he had no time to repackage it for the time being, so he could only bring it to the little guy next time.

These days, An An had been eating with Professor Li and the others. Furthermore, aside from being provided with three meals a day, he could also eat some meat and fish from time to time. So, the little guy now looked much better and was not as afraid of people.

He took the candy Wu Ye offered and thanked him sweetly with a bulging mouth that was carefully savoring the sweet and sour flavors of lemon sugar, eyes squinting with laughter.

Looking at him, Wu Ye thought of the chubby Little Prince. Then he looked at the bony An An, sighing helplessly.

In the apocalypse, it's not easy for the adults to live, but it was even harder for children to live.

Shaking that thought away, Wu Ye teased An An for a while before Ji Yun brought two middle-aged men out of the slums to him.

The two people introduced themselves as Zeng Xin and Chen Zhao Yang. Zeng Xin was 45 years old. He once worked as a salesperson climbing up to become the sales director of a listed company, therefore, his ability in business went without saying, and his eloquence was even better.

After the apocalypse, Zeng Xin's wealth was robbed by others, and since he was lacking the strength to tussle against the zombies. So, using his gift of the gab, he started a business in the slums and lived better than most common people dwelling in the better part of the base, with a wife who was not sane.

Chen Zhao Yang was younger. He was only a 30 years old man and the younger brother of Zeng Xin's wife. He was a tall man and had a long scar on his face, making him look quite fierce and tough. Before the apocalypse, Chen Zhao Yang was just an ordinary staff member and he looked somewhat awkward in comparison with Zeng Xin's own background.

Zeng Xin's ability to do well in the slums, at least half of the credit, came from Chen Zhao Yang's contribution to help him guard the gathering place. This time, Ji Yun asked him to work as a shop assistant with full pay, and the only thing he requested was to bring his brother-in-law with him. Ji Yun couldn't make up his mind, so he took both of them to base.

However, when he went to Qin Wuhua, he didn't give a clear answer over this matter and only said that Ji Yun should arrange the two people's living arrangement first and wait for Wu Ye to come back before making a decision.

"Alright. Just two things. Ji Yun has already told you about the treatment, so I won't say any more about that." Second Young Master Wu's temperament had always been particularly tyrannical.

"Do a good job. As long as the performance continuously improves, there are bound to be award bonuses for you. Fulfill your duties well, and I will guarantee that you will have basic necessities within the inner base. When it's done, there won't be any problem for you to be able to eat meat everyday. But, you must remember one thing. I hate people with loose mouths, and I hate traitors even more. If you want to live a long and good life, you'd better keep your mouth shut. You'd better not have thoughts that you shouldn't have too, otherwise, well, you will understand the consequence."

The carrot and stick method was simple and practical, and Second Young Master Wu could also play it.

The carrots he gave were tempting enough, so even without the threat of the big stick, Zeng Xin and Chen Zhao Yang should know how to choose for themselves as long as they were not stupid that is.

Zeng Xin bowed deeply to Wu Ye. Chen Zhao Yang, being slower, also rushed to follow, bowing down to him. The two men spoke in unison, "I promise not to let the boss down!"

Wu Ye nodded with satisfaction, "In a moment, you will follow me to look at the goods. Tomorrow, you will work out the prices of the goods for me. The day after tomorrow, the shop will officially open for business. Is there any problem with this?"

"No problem!"

Wu Ye's remuneration was paid on a weekly basis. If you got the job one day earlier, then you could get the salary one day earlier. So, they were eager to get the job right now.

After seeing the goods, even a person as steady as Zeng Xin also couldn't help feeling agitated. He finally understood where the boss had the strength to ensure that they had enough food and clothing. People who had the ability to get these rare goods couldn't possibly be ordinary people.

What's more, from the information he collected from the shops and stalls he visited in Lan Cheng base these two days, the Yunnan Baiyao spray in the boss' hands was absolutely unique, but the amount allowed to be circulated in the base was allotted by the leaders.

Aside from it, there was alcohol, penicillin, or cold medicine. Which of these was not available in the official shop? However, even the official shop couldn't produce so many chocolates, sweets, and snickers, let alone procure a small bottle of Chanel No. 5 perfume.

Boss, what on earth is his backing?

Zeng Xin wouldn't be stupid enough to inquire about the boss' detail when he just came here. But, he secretly made up his mind that he must hold onto this big tree in the future.

There was still a spare room on the other side of the building, so Wu Ye let Ji Yun arrange for Zeng Xin and his family to live there.

From time to time, he needed to go back to his world to pick up the goods, but always moving the goods out of the thin air in a secluded room was bound to arouse suspicion when done over a long period of time.

So, after discussing with Qin Wuhua, Wu Ye decided to rent a set of small buildings with one floor and one basement for safety sake. There were only eight rooms in total from above to underground, but the area of each room was very large with the residential area of each floor taking more than 400 square meters.

The appearance of the small building was not much different from the ordinary farmhouse in Lan Cheng, but if the interior was well decorated, it wouldn't be worse than an ordinary cottage, and much better than the original state.

Of course, the rent was also quite expensive. The 10000 crystal payment as monthly rent made even the tyrannical Second Young Master Wu feel a severe pain in his flesh.

While going through the rental procedures, Wu Ye asked Qian Xin to send the perfume that had already been wrapped in a gift box to Yu Hui, Ji Xiang's wife. Originally, Yu Hui didn't take this small gift to heart, but when she opened the package before going to bed at night, her eyes widened when she found that it was a bottle of Chanel No. 5 low-key luxury perfume. As soon as Ji Xiang saw the gift, he even had to re-evaluate Wu Ye's real background.

Before the apocalypse, Yu Hui was the financial manager of a large company. She's not only knowledgeable, but also skillful. At the age of 45, in the eyes of the outsiders, she was already considered as a 50 year old. So, everyone was shocked that she'd managed to hold onto Ji Xiang. After all, Ji Xiang had been the number one person in charge of Lan Cheng base for more than a year, but up until now there was no s*x scandal surrounding him.

Not only that, but Yu Hui herself was also a physic ability user. It's just that her level was not high. Still, her reputation was quite good in Ji Xiang's zombie hunter team. Furthermore, she was also one of the tax directors of Lan Cheng base. Therefore, it could be said that whenever people mentioned Ji Xiang in Lan Cheng, they always, more or less, also mentioned this 'tigress' who was soft on the outside but strong on the inside.

And, within a day, this 'tigress' not only wore her usual exquisite and luxurious make-up, but also exuded a charming fragrance.

People who knew their goods could easily smell the brand out: Chanel No.5, a low-key luxury perfume brand.

At the same time, a small shop in the corner finally opened for business.