A Gluttonous Chatterbox

Yun Che had promised to help Lu Haixuan and Zhan Yafei find their families, and he wasn't dilatory, so he considered about it when he woke up the next day. The Rising Sun squad was ruled by a group of men, among which only a few could cook, let alone cooking delicious food. Fortunately, two days before the eschaton, Xing Feng had done some preparation, the family members of the various squad members had been brought to the Southwest Base early. After the beginning of the eschaton, Xing Feng had asked the psionic men with earth and gold-related magic power to build a greenhouse in the middle of the square in the community. The greenhouse was used as a canteen for the squad. Women with magic power, who were not afraid of difficulties as well as men had formed squads to collect materials and kill zombies. The elders, women and children were responsible for cooking, cleaning and washing clothes. Thousands of people had a clear division of labor, everyone had things to do, and no one could discredit others with gossip.

Yun Che, Leng Yehan, Zhou Zeyu, Lu Haixuan and Zhan Yafei couldn't do any chores before the eschaton. Yun Che could cook, but his cooking skill were terrible, for it was only practiced after the beginning of the eschaton in his previous life. At that time, resources were scarce, and it would have been so lucky for them to find food, so no one cared about the flavor. A casserole would be the most convenient. Fortunately, they had Yun Yao, a full-time housewife before the eschaton, who had brought up two younger brothers. Cooking, washing and cleaning would never make her anxious. Yun Che and others joked that she could be their "minister of domestic affairs". Because they were still living in Xing Feng's house, they did cook by themselves. Instead, they all went to eat in the dining hall.

It was not easy to ask Xing Feng to use his major connections in the capital to find people. After thinking about it, Yun Che decided not to be shameless. He took out fresh ingredients, and caught two plump carps from the creek. He planned to ask his sister Yun Yao, who had fantastic cooking skills to make a delicious meal at noon, and invite Xing Feng to come. As the saying goes, "people say yes to those they owe". With the help of delicious food, it would be easier for Yun Che to ask Xing Feng for help.

"Wow, Brother Che, you are cooking by yourself! Where did you get such plump carps? I haven't had fish for a long time. So I can't stand anymore, and I want to have some fish today, please don't turn my request down. Damn! I can feel myself drooling."

The base had developed well, and The Psionic Association had been established a long time ago. Many tasks with different degrees of difficulty were given every day. The psionics could form squads and take tasks, but only after registering in The Psionic Association, so that the base could have better control over the psionics. Each squad was led by Yang Huaien and a few others to claim the tasks every day. Obtaining supplies was in the second place, the most important purpose was to exercise magic power. It was Chu Haoyi's squad's turn to rest today. When he saw Yun Che, who was killing fish in the kitchen, he naturally struck up a conversation.

"I see, can you just be quiet?"

Yun Che was speechless. Chu Haoyi was perfect, but he was a chatterbox who would often annoy people.

"Okay, I 'm going to talk less today for brother Che's sake. Brother Che, can you make sweet-and-sour fish? Unlike our boss, I 'm from the southern part, so I can't eat spicy food at all."

Although Chu Haoyi had said he would talk less, he still couldn't control his tongue. Hearing "Brother Che" repeatedly, Yun Che didn't want to complain anymore. Not only Chu Haoyi, many people in the squad, regardless of their gender and age, called him "Brother Che". After a few days, he was almost used to it. But hearing that Xing Feng liked spicy food, Yun Che was surprised: "It turns out that Boss Xing loves spicy food."

"Yes, you know what, he would even add chili sauce when he eats potatoes. The ingredients of fried beef are all capsicums from the southwest, which is almost spicy enough to kill. Uncle Qin, the chef would specially cook for him and others who love spicy food in accordance with their abnormal taste. Too much spice will cover the natural deliciousness of the food. Why doidn't they eat capsicums for every meal if they love spicy food that much? That might save the chef much effort. Their taste is just too abnormal."

Thinking that he had found the right one to complain, Chu Haoyi leaned on the edge of the kitchen counter with his arms folded over his chest, and wouldn't stop complaining about the abnormal taste of Xing Feng. It seemed that he ignored the southwest not just had doughty folk customs, but people in this area liked spicy food. Yun Che, who was also from the southwest, was no exception.

"No, spicy dishes are good. I like them too. So, I've decided to ask my sister to cook spicy-and-crispy fish at noon."

"What?"

Chu Haoyi was dumbfounded, didn't Yun Che say he would cook sweet-and-sour fish? Why did he suddenly change his mind? Looking at the fish that had been killed, and Yun Che who was busy cleaning the fish, Chu Haoyi felt that he was almost reduced to tears. It turned out that his effort was in vain. Spicy… His scalp was tingling at the mere thought of it.

"Che is my man, of course he will cater to my taste."

Xing Feng's voice suddenly rang. They didn't hear him arrive or lean against the kitchen door with his arms folded over his chest. Obviously, he had heard their conversation.

"Boss…"

Turning his head, Chu Haoyi wanted to cry but he failed to shed tears. Why on earth would brother Che also like spicy food?

"Where did you get them?"

Ignoring his poor subordinate, Xing Feng entered the kitchen and glanced at the large amount of fresh vegetables and two bleeding carps on the kitchen table. Although the Ling River was in front of the base, there was also a lot of cultivated land around the base, and some fields were still planted with grain, no one would care whether there was fish in the river, let alone collecting vegetables in the field in times of the eschaton. Not long afterwards, the surrounding area became battlefields. Grain, vegetables and water resources were polluted, as well as fish in the water. Other resources were enough for them, but fresh vegetables, fruits, fish and meat were still rare.

"I have my own way. If I tell you, I will no longer have an ace up my sleeve."

Turning to look at Xing Feng a wicked smile, Yun Che's answer was still annoying. Xing Feng said disappointedly: "I see that you have gone out of your way to collect these things. Is there anything else you want me to do? Um… you are going to cook by yourself, it looks like what you are asking for is not trivial."

"Uh…damn! You read my mind?"

Xing Feng was really good at analyzing, and he had rendered Yun Che speechless.

"It is Mingxuan who has mind-reading skills. I was just expressing my reasonable doubts because I know you well, but it seems that my doubts were correct."

With one hand touching his own chin, Xing Feng smiled and looked at Yun Che. In some ways, Yun Che was actually easy to see through. For instance, he was always nice to the people he knew, and would provide everything they asked for. But he was quite indifferent to strangers. Maybe he would not even bat his eyelids at the sight of people dying in front of him. As for his attitude when asking people for a favour, if he was asking someone like Xiu Jie, he would scare the hell out of them. If he was asking someone he knew or could accept, his attitude would change completely. Generally speaking, he was a man who had a clear-cut stand on what to love and what to hate. It would not be excessive to describe him as "a person with double personality".

"Well, I have a favour to ask."

Now that he had been seen through, Yun Che, who had intended to talk after the meal, was no longer hesitant. He put the processed fish aside, washed his hands and went out with them. In the living room, Gu Mingxuan was talking on the phone. Yun Che casually picked a seat on the sofa and sat down: "Where shall I start?"

Yun Che didn't even know how to start when he was about to say something, so he scratched his hair impatiently, picked up the cigarettes on the coffee table and lit one for himself.

"Oh … Slow down, I'm okay with trash talk."

Xing Feng sat down beside him. Chu Haoyi, who came along with them, also sat on the opposite side, but as a foodie, the previous incident gave him a hard blow, and he still couldn't come back to his senses.

"Can you say something normal?"

Shooting Xing Feng an angry stare with a cigarette in his mouth, Yun Che was speechless. Since Xing Feng showed his attitude, every sentence he spoke to Yun Che was like a confession of love. The doting tone and attitude really made Yun Che sick. He was not a woman, why so sweet? It was weird and disgusting.

"Well…"

Instead of responding, Xing Feng only smiled gently, his eyes were sharp and bright, and gleaming with affection.

"Never mind."

Yun Che really couldn't stand Xing's lovey-dovey stare, he stood up and put out the cigarette butt: "You know, my sister and Chen Chen are my consanguinities, and we met the others later. Zeyu's parents are dead, Yehan has no family, but Yafei and Haixuan both have parents. We are going to settle down at the base, and luckily, Yafei's home is in the provincial capital not far from Ling Jiang City. I'm going out to collect some items in the following two days, so I plan to go to the provincial capital to see if Yafei 's parents are still alive. As for Haixuan, his home is in the northeast. After the eschaton, I think the major military regions all quickly established security bases like the southwest, right? The northeast is no exception. As long as it is a military base, satellite phones are generally available. I heard that you have some connections in the capital, and the capital was a national junction before the eschaton, so I think you still have a say right now. Can you help me find out whether Haixuan's families are still alive? If they are…"

Yun Che hesitated when he said that. If they were still alive, he hoped that Xing Feng would help send Haixuan's family to the Northeast Base so that they could pick his family members up when they had the ability. But Xing Feng was not Yehan or Zeyu, and Yun Che turned Xing down. Asking Xing Feng for some intelligence was enough, he couldn't ask for more. The capital was not close to the northeast, so it would be fine if he had connections in the northeast, but asking him to transfer people from the capital to the northeast would be too difficult.

"Send them here if they are alive. That's not a big deal! You don't have to worry about it, brother Che, just leave it to me. How about having sweet-and-sour fish instead of the spicy one at noon?"

Before Xing Feng had time to speak, Chu Haoyi, who was finally fine, walked over and wrapped his arm around Yun Che's shoulder. It seemed he would do anything for a decent meal.

"Uh…"

Foodies are indeed terrible!

Yun Che was speechless. Had Chu taken the eschaton seriously? It would take a lot of effort to find someone, and flying directly from the northeast would take hours, let alone bringing them safely from thousands of miles away.

"I'll leave it in your hands."

Unexpectedly, instead of dismissing Chu Haoyi's proposal, Xing Feng agreed. Seeing his calm appearance, it seemed that it was not a big deal, but…

"Forget the sweet-and-sour fish, spicy-and-crispy fish is fine!"

"What..."

However, Xing Feng quickly added, and Chu Haoyi started whining. But Yun Che, who had a favour to ask, was left aside. Because he had always been insignificant both in his past and present life, poverty had limited his imagination, so he couldn't understand the reason why Xing Feng and Chu Haoyi would take it for granted.