On the way down the mountain, Xiang Suiwen specially arranged for a group of porters to carry chairs to take them down the mountain.
He Yuehua was too embarrassed to sit down at first, but when she saw Chen Yuanyuan and Zhang Linlin were also sitting on them, they sat on the chairs together and were carried down the mountain.
Only Chen Yuanyuan and his party and Xiang Suiwen were on the way down the mountain. The other Xiang family's men also stayed in the self-built house at the halfway point, and they were probably stationed there for a long time.
About two hours later, a few people arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw two cars waiting.
"I'm sorry about what happened today. People from the research institute won't arrive until around seven o'clock in the evening. Why don't we go to our Xiangjia inn to have a rest and have a casual meal?" Xiang Suiwen asked a few people.
"There's no need to eat. Please send us to the inn and wait for the institute staff to pick us up." Chen Yuanyuan said.
"That's okay, we'll talk about it when we get there first." Xiang Suiwen smiled awkwardly, then got into the car with a few people and set off.
About twenty minutes later, two cars arrived at a former five-star hotel.
There were people guarding the hotel gate, and in addition to the original wall, a layer of barbed wire was also installed on the outside. It seemed that the Xiang family had prepared a lot for the inn.
There has been a shortage of water and electricity since the end of the world, so although it was originally a five-star hotel, the facilities are slightly stained, but it is not bad under the current conditions.
"Hello, young master," the waiter at the front desk said when he saw Xiang Suiwen.
"There are still a few talents from the research institute here, why don't we arrange a room for you?" Xiang Suiwen said.
"That's okay." Chen Yuanyuan said.
Chen Yuanyuan didn't want to get too involved with the Xiang family. She originally wanted to wait for Locke to arrive in the lobby, but there were still many people coming and going in the lobby.
Maybe in the last days, there will be fewer and fewer women who can be as clean and fair as Chen Yuanyuan and the others, and many people are looking at the three of them with malicious eyes.
"Arrange a guest room for the four of you to take a rest. It's a first-class room." Xiang Suiwen said.
"Okay, there is a special elevator here, please invite me." After the waiter took a bunch of keys, he led everyone to the freight elevator.
The waiter used a key to open a locked door, and then pressed the button on the freight elevator. The originally out-of-operation elevator was powered on and the door opened.
"Your station still has electricity." He Yuehua said.
"Yes, ours is a big station. We have installed solar power panels, but the supply is not enough for the entire hotel, so only some areas have electricity." Xiang Suiwen explained.
"Is your Xiangjia business very big?" Chen Yuanyuan said after stepping into the elevator.
"It's okay, it's okay. There are currently more than seventy stations in use in Guangdong City, but there are only five that can be as big as here." Xiang Suiwen said.
"There seem to be quite a few official inns, but you still have quite a lot of guests." Chen Yuanyuan said.
I had also spent a night at an official inn when I went hunting with Shao Mingli before. Although the official inns were stationed by the military, most of them were converted from police stations, fire stations, etc., and the comfort level was not as good as that of private inns.
"Supply and demand are different. We may have more types of guests here, but the security work is relatively in place." Xiang Suiwen explained implicitly.
Before entering the official station, the registration procedures are relatively complicated. In addition to keeping weapons in custody, you also have to conduct a body search.
In addition, there is a time limit for staying and the resting place is relatively simple, so some people still choose to go to private inns.
The elevator has reached the top floor. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw someone guarding the stairs. Chen Yuanyuan felt a little relieved.
The waiter opened a guest room door and inserted the power card.
"It's more comfortable to rest here. It has a heating system. I'll arrange food for you later." Xiang Suiwen said.
"No need to bother, we'll leave when the others arrive." Chen Yuanyuan said.
"It's okay. It's just ordinary food. It's a long way back. I can't let you leave hungry. You are just a guest." Xiang Suiwen smiled and exited the room.
After Xiang Suiwen left, Zhang Linlin looked around the room curiously. The room was a suite type with one bedroom and one living room, and it looked quite clean.
"I just saw in the elevator that there are two floors above. I wonder if it is the presidential suite." Zhang Linlin said.
"I guess it should be where their families live, or where supplies are stored." He Yuehua said.
About twenty minutes later, a waiter came in with a dining cart, told Xiang Suiwen that the meal was prepared for them, and left.
Xiang Suiwen also guessed that Chen Yuanyuan would not just eat the fresh food provided by Xiang Jia, so the dining car was full of canned and fast food.
Chen Yuanyuan picked up a can and saw that it was a canned chicken produced by the base factory. One can also earned 100 points.
A load of various foodstuffs is estimated to cost no less than 3,000 points, which is close to the monthly living expenses of a middle-class family at the base.
Moreover, the base has restrictions on the export of materials. These foods are difficult to find outside the base, and the value has doubled. It seems that Xiang Suiwen is also spending a lot of money to please them.
Chen Yuanyuan was not polite to him. She picked up a bottle of drinking water and boiled it, preparing to make noodles to eat. Seeing this, the others also started to pick.
After all, Xiang Jiapiao and the others were in front, and Chen Yuanyuan never looked down upon them.
But even if he doesn't like Xiang Suiwen, he doesn't want to be against the Xiang family.
If they refuse repeated overtures of kindness, and it spreads to the eyes of other Xiang family members, they will probably feel that they are out of touch, and there is no need for such a tense situation while they are still on Xiang family territory.
"Eh? I didn't expect the chicken soup instant noodles at the base to be quite delicious!" He Yuehua said after taking a sip of the soup.
In addition to eating fresh food from the base, He Yuehua has basically never eaten processed products from the base.
Firstly, the price/performance ratio is too low, and secondly, it is produced at the base and there are more different flavors in Chen Yuanyuan’s space, so He Yuehua has not tried it even after living here for four months.
"Nowadays, seasonings are so expensive, and these foods are basically authentic. Besides, a box of instant noodles can cost you half a chicken, so how dare you save on materials," Liu Feiyang said.
The product research and development department is also in the research institute, and many new products will be given to employees as meals for them to try first, so Liu Feiyang is not surprised.
"Your staff meals are quite generous. Unlike me, I can only rely on Chen Yuanyuan and Grandma He to feed me every day. I eat fresh and spicy food every day and I don't even know what instant noodles taste like, hehehehe." Zhang Linlin said in Versailles. .
"Liu Feiyang, Huahua, do you still have any positions in your department? Arrange for her to work part-time and experience the harsh beatings of society." Chen Yuanyuan said with a smile.
"No, no, no, I still like to run around with you. It's impossible to work part-time!" Zhang Linlin immediately put her arm around Chen Yuanyuan and said.
Zhang Linlin has a more outgoing personality and does not like to live a stable life as an 855 worker like He Yuehua and Liu Feiyang.
Since following Chen Yuanyuan and forming teams with others, his abilities in all aspects have gradually improved.
Although there is still a certain distance between him and Chen Yuanyuan, and he still makes mistakes occasionally, he is still considered outstanding among ordinary people and will not be held back.
