"Dong dong dong," there was a knock on the door.
"Who!?" Lao Xu jumped up from the bed.
"Me." A woman's voice came in.
Hearing this, Xu, Hu and Huo looked at each other as women.
At that moment, Hu Xiaodong responded quickly: "Ah, it's Auntie, what's the matter?"
"It's time to eat. Get ready. I'll wait for you outside."
It turned out to be a meal.
Hu Xiaodong and others had nothing to prepare. After straightening their messy clothes, they opened the door.
"Haha, how are you? Have you recovered after taking an afternoon's rest?" the woman asked with concern.
Hu Xiaodong was stunned for two seconds.
They have something to do. Although they stay in the house with nothing to do, they can't even think about resting.
Especially Lao Xu, who was worried about his brothers outside.
After all, with such a strict and rigid management model like the manor, it takes many years and months to figure out the internal situation.
"It's good, we had a good sleep!" Hypocrisy forced a smile and Hu Xiaodong hesitated.
"Just rest well. Come on, dinner is already ready. I'll take you there."
After speaking, the woman acted vigorously and resolutely as always, leading the way.
It was still the restaurant we went to at noon, but compared to that time, it was obviously much busier inside now.
"Get the plates over there, and then queue up to get the food. We have one rule when it comes to eating. Don't waste it. Eat as much as you are given. If you don't have enough, you can add more, but you must not throw it away at will. If you actually eat it, tell the person who brought it to you that they The remaining meals will be stored and continued the next day. Do you understand?"
A very reasonable rule. In the apocalypse, food and supplies are worth more than gold.
Although the manor seems to be quite capable, people without long-term concerns will always have short-term worries. It is obviously very necessary to strictly regulate food issues.
The winner team alliance has not set this rule, mainly because they are different from the commissioner's family management. The winner alliance team eats from a big pot, and there is no distribution based on head.
In addition, there are many male team members, and there are big stomachs like Wei Dazhuang and Du Jiancheng, so there is no need to worry about the food being left unfinished and wasted.
"I understand, don't worry, we will never waste food." Hu Xiaodong responded with certainty.
"Okay, you go."
"Okay." Nodding goodbye to the woman, Hu Xiaodong, Xu Renjie, and Huo Yuankai followed the woman's instructions and went to the table to get their plates, and then lined up at the end of the queue.
Taking advantage of the meal time, Lao Xu calmly and carefully counted the number of people in the restaurant, a total of 25 people.
Including the guards outside, it is conservatively estimated that there are at least 35.6 commissioners here.
These figures alone can already explain some problems.
As a team leader, Lao Xu knows better than anyone else how difficult it is to manage people.
Especially coming from all over the world, and in the last days of this world without moral and legal constraints.
In such an environment, you not only have to stabilize the mood of your team members, but you also have to consider various issues such as material supply and safety.
And the fact that the manor can support so many people is a very powerful thing in itself.
Not to mention that the manager is a woman, which undoubtedly makes Lao Xu admire the owner of the company even more.
One after another, the survivors in front finished their meals.
When it was Hu Xiaodong's turn, he greeted politely as usual: "Hi, I'm going to eat."
It's a pity that Hu Xiaodong's enthusiasm did not receive a corresponding response. The person who cooked rice seemed to be dead and took a spoonful of it in the vegetable bucket.
Hu Xiaodong looked around and saw one portion of cabbage, one portion of potatoes, and finally rice.
This is far from a big meal at noon, but in the last days, being able to eat rice with two dishes is already a rare thing for many low-income people.
"Thank you!" The other party didn't want to give him any face, so Hu Xiaodong still thanked him politely.
After Huo Yuankai and Lao Xu prepared the food, the three of them walked towards the dining table together.
After finding a seat and sitting down, Hu Xiaodong planned to use the time to chat and investigate.
After all, the wine table culture is very popular in China.
No matter big or small, good or bad, people always like to solve it at the dinner table.
Unfortunately, before Hu Xiaodong could confirm the target, the survivors who were sitting next to the three of them picked up their plates and left one after another as if they had agreed.
That posture was as if Hu Xiaodong and others were the spreaders of the plague, and they were afraid to avoid them.
Hu Xiaodong was a little depressed about this.
But in this situation, it was difficult for him to ask questions.
He could only bury his head and eat quietly with Lao Xu and Huo Yuankai.
However, someone soon took the initiative to come over.
Hu Xiaodong looked up happily, and his heart suddenly went cold: "Auntie, are you here for dinner?"
The woman put down her plate and nodded: "Yes."
It was somewhat surprising to Hu Xiaodong that the woman also came to the restaurant for dinner. In his subconscious, it seemed that a woman of her level should have special features.
But when you look at the food on a woman’s plate, it’s no different from anyone else’s.
This made Hu Xiaodong feel quite fond of the woman.
Being able to share the joys and sorrows with the team members is a very important thing for the development of a team.
After all, only by sharing joys and sorrows can we share adversity.
"You newcomers, everyone is not very familiar with you, and sometimes it is inevitable that there will be rejection and taboos. These are normal phenomena, so don't take it personally."
Needless to say, Hu Xiaodong just tried to contact the survivors in the restaurant but was rejected by the woman on the screen.
In response, Hu Xiaodong was a little embarrassed and laughed twice: "We understand this. Don't worry, we will definitely not cause trouble. If everyone does not accept us for the time being, we will work hard to blend in."
Having been in business for so many years, Hu Xiaodong is no secret.
When it comes to speaking politely, he's definitely good at it.
Besides, their advance trio didn’t really intend to stay at the manor permanently.
So from any angle, there is no need to care about what other survivors think.
"Well, I'm relieved if you think so." The woman was obviously very satisfied with Hu Xiaodong's reply.
"Eat quickly, the nutrients will be lost when it is cold." The woman seemed to be the aunt next door, and greeted Hu Xiaodong and others to eat with concern.
It would be a lie to say that I am not touched. In such a post-apocalyptic world, it is really hard to find such a caring and considerate foreign survivor.
"Hey, Auntie, you can eat too." Hu Xiaodong replied politely.
"How is it? How does the food taste?"
"Not bad. Are these vegetables grown by the manor itself?"
"Haha, yes, these are treasures."
They were talking and laughing, chatting casually with the woman, and the dinner ended happily.
After returning the dishes and chopsticks to the designated storage place as required, Hu Xiaodong and the others said goodbye to the woman and returned to the room alone.
Not to mention having enough food and wine, it was a comfortable life in this manor.
But the problem is that Hu Xiaodong and his trio don't come to the manor just to enjoy a happy life. They have a special mission.
How to proceed now is something Lao Xu and the others have to consider.
