After expelling the villagers of Wanli Haoting once, although they were reluctant to learn that a group of people had been sent to the government's relief station, they did not dare to speak out after learning that Jinxiu Garden was backed by the police.
Some people felt lucky because of this. After all, those who were sent away last time were the trouble-loving old people and aunts in Wanli Palace. After this setback, Wanli Palace also ushered in a period of peace.
The residents of Wanli Haoting would not dare to cause any serious trouble except for making some mocking remarks when they met the new residents of Building 6 when they were searching for supplies.
Due to Chen Yuanyuan and He Yuehua's poor health, daily training was temporarily suspended for a period of time. Zhang Linlin and Liu Feiyang often took Dongzhi out hunting. Although they did not always gain anything, they often picked up a lot of good things.
About a week after Chen Yuanyuan recovered, her physical condition had almost recovered under the nourishment of the spiritual spring water.
One afternoon, two visitors came to the twelfth floor.
Chen Yuanyuan walked to the aisle and saw Shen Yichen and two young men sitting at the coffee table in the aisle.
Chen Yuanyuan recognized the silhouette of a fashionable and avant-garde figure from behind as his comrade Locke who was on Cheung Chau Island last time.
The other young man, Chen Yuanyuan, who was wearing half-rimmed glasses and a camel sweater and looked elegant, didn't recognize him either.
"Sister-in-law! I'm here!" Locke turned around and greeted Chen Yuanyuan happily.
"Is it a day off today? This is this." Chen Yuanyuan saw Locke in casual clothes and guessed that he was not here for fortification work today.
"This is Gu Zhiming, my colleague from the United States." Shen Yichen introduced to Chen Yuanyuan.
"Hello sister-in-law, I've worked hard for you last week. I can't get away from the experiment at hand and I'm just coming to see you now. Just call me A Ming." Gu Zhiming handed a bag of fruit to Chen Yuanyuan.
"It's okay, you're welcome." Chen Yuanyuan saw the fruit in the plastic bag, which was now more expensive than meat and rice, and was embarrassed to accept it.
"This is from the laboratory, you guys have a taste." Gu Zhiming forced the plastic bag to Chen Yuanyuan.
Chen Yuanyuan couldn't keep refusing, so after accepting the offer, she asked them what they wanted to drink.
"Ahua went in to get the tea. We can just make tea here." Shen Yichen pointed to the stove.
When Chen Yuanyuan saw this, she went to get a fruit knife and divided the fruits for everyone to eat.
"I didn't expect dragon fruit to be grown in the laboratory." Chen Yuanyuan took a bite. Although the sweetness was far less than before the apocalypse, the taste and water content were still quite good.
"Yes, this dragon fruit can withstand heavy snow, but unfortunately the survival rate is too low and cannot be promoted." Gu Zhiming said.
He Yuehua happened to take out the tea leaves and sat by the campfire to boil water and make tea.
"Beautiful sister, let me cook it. It's too hot by the stove and it's not good for your skin." Locke said.
"It's okay. I'll just burn it. This is the medicinal tea I picked. It can moisturize the lungs. The water temperature must be controlled well or it will affect the efficacy of the medicine." He Yuehua said.
"How can it be hot? Your central air conditioner is blowing so hard." Shen Yichen said with a smile.
"Brother Chen, I didn't brag to my sister-in-law, so you said something about me!" Locke joked.
"I'm sorry you don't dare either." Shen Yichen said.
After He Yuehua cooked the tea, he poured a cup for everyone. Gu Zhiming, who came back from the United States, did not expect that the homemade Chinese herbal tea was so delicious and kept praising it.
"Ah Ming, which area are you responsible for researching?" Chen Yuanyuan asked curiously.
"I mainly do virus research, and I feel ashamed to say that I researched the virus strain used in Anheng's oral antibiotics." Gu Zhiming said apologetically.
Gu Zhiming was originally researching specific drugs for severe cases of polio, hoping to use them to save patients in iron lungs.
However, Gu Zhiming had always only participated in research and had not interfered in administrative matters. Unexpectedly, he was used by Anli to use the virus strain in oral antibiotics.
"It's not your fault. The initiator is the senior management of Anheng." He Yuehua said.
"Well, luckily it was arranged that I could wait until I return to China and research F7 before I feel less guilty." Gu Zhiming sighed.
"Actually, it's okay. Most people still don't use Anheng's oral antibiotics." Chen Yuanyuan comforted.
"I'm really sorry for you two. I made you suffer from high fever for several days." Gu Zhiming sincerely apologized to Chen Yuanyuan and He Yuehua.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you go back to your country. In addition to giving back to your motherland, it's a mess everywhere now. It's better to be safe in your own country." He Yuehua said.
"He has wanted to come back for a long time, but he has been facing difficulties in entering and leaving the country. It took a lot of effort to get him back," Shen Yichen said.
"My job is better. If I change my identity, I will be a good man again." Locke said with a smile.
The few of them were drinking tea and chatting. When Gu Zhiming mentioned that he had been a guest lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, He Yuehua immediately picked up her phone and showed Gu Zhiming Bai Ziqian's photo.
"Sorry, I don't have much impression on this. Would you like to contact the United States for you?" Gu Zhiming said.
"I have contacted him. He is no longer in the United States. It is said that he has gone to Ukraine." He Yuehua sighed.
"Hey, I stayed in Wu Guo for more than a year when I was on a mission. How about I look for it for you?" Locke asked.
There was a spark in He Yuehua's eyes, but it quickly dimmed.
"Forget it, it's not easy to find someone in this world now, and it's still so far away, so just let it go." He Yuehua said.
She had been content since the last time she learned that Bai Ziqian was still alive. If she never gave up her pursuit, she would slowly become a burden to everyone.
Having loved without regrets is enough.
Originally, Gu Zhiming and Locke had almost returned to the dormitory of the institute, but Liu Feiyang and Zhang Linlin happened to come back from outside with Dongzhi.
"The winter solstice is so awesome today. I found a pheasant nest. Let's eat chicken tonight!" Zhang Linlin shouted.
"Eh? Are there guests?" Liu Feiyang asked when he saw two unfamiliar faces.
After Shen Yichen introduced each other, he asked Gu Zhiming and Locke to stay for dinner.
"Let's ask the research institute first," Gu Zhiming said.
Gu Zhiming also wanted to stay for dinner after being kindly invited by several people, but now he is a key protection target. If he goes back late, he is afraid that a bunch of special police will come to Splendid Garden.
"What are you afraid of? I'm here with Brother Chen. If you don't come out for a walk, just stay a little longer!" After Locke said that, he took out his satellite phone and contacted the research institute.
Locke said that Gu Zhiming had research inspiration here, and he was right, so he fooled the management staff of the institute into letting them stay.
However, due to safety issues when traveling at night, the institute asked them not to go back until daytime, and sent police officers to guard the location on the twelfth floor later.
"Would that bother you?" Gu Zhiming said embarrassedly.
It was the first time since he came to Xiangcheng to stay overnight outside the research institute. He didn't expect such a big fight.
"It's okay, you two can sleep at my house tonight." Shen Yichen said.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey!" Gu Zhiming said with a happy smile.
Chen Yuanyuan looked at Gu Zhiming's young appearance. He seemed to be about the same age as himself, but he didn't expect that he was also a big shot.
