Chapter 1723 - 944: Isn’t Using Electricity Like This Too Extravagant?

Big Camphor Tree Base.

A hustle and bustle fills the Fourth Outer City.

Zhong Chuchu and her team, who returned from Southeast Asia, are busy working, while Shen Xiaoxiao’s large and strong figure stands out among the workers.

Just two days ago, they received the food exchanged for executing tasks outside the base.

"Chuchu sister, we still earn more points by going out for missions. Look, we’ve been building the Fourth Outer City here for four or five days, and it barely matches the points from the last time we followed Director Li to Southeast Asia."

Shen Xiaoxiao said while wiping the sweat from her forehead with a pink towel.

Zhong Chuchu unscrewed a bottle and took a small sip of water, then replied:

"Let’s be content. Once we finish building this Fourth Outer City, we should be able to become Extra Staff. Then everyone won’t have to worry about starving."

"Look at those people with shackles, doing the hardest work, yet they won’t get any food. Thinking about it this way, doesn’t it feel more balanced?"

Shen Xiaoxiao looked at the shackled men and women, perplexed and said:

"What are those people thinking, having to oppose our base. Sigh... I saw one with shackles collapse this morning and get dragged away. I wonder how they’ll handle that..."

Zhong Chuchu warned, "Don’t talk about this! Let’s just take care of ourselves. Haven’t we suffered enough from our time with the Motorcycle Gang?

These people deserve it."

"Mhm." Shen Xiaoxiao replied sullenly, lowering her head.

Not far from them, Dongfeng’s group was also busy. Judging by the smiles on their faces, they seemed to be in a good mood.

"Brother Dongfeng, Uncle Wan said our points have reached a level for promotion, is that true?" Tie Tou and Tiger Head disassembled a template while asking Dongfeng.

Tie Tou was already sixteen. Last time, Dongfeng and Liu Youguang went out to help transport supplies back to the base, but Tie Tou and Tiger Head did not go, though everyone else in their group did.

Seeing Tie Tou’s eager expression, Dongfeng didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

After all, reaching the points isn’t enough; there’s still a probation period. Although, the upper management at Big Camphor Tree Base, led by Li Yu and others, holds all the power in this probation period.

"It’s possible, but not guaranteed. We’ll have to see how well we perform recently, so I’ve told you and Tiger Head not to run around too much and keep things steady and don’t create any trouble." Dongfeng thought for a moment and said.

Hearing this, Tie Tou nervously asked, "The other day, I saw Director Li but didn’t greet him. Will that..."

"No, it won’t."

Dongfeng said decisively.

"Director Li isn’t a petty person. I just want you and Tiger Head to stay put. Look at all these shackled people; they are the rebels, though they’ve all been captured now, but who knows if a few slipped away on the outside."

Hearing this, Tie Tou heaved a sigh of relief.

He scratched his head and said, "Got it, Brother Dongfeng, we won’t mess up, heh heh."

"You kid, stop secretly staring at that girl from Old Sha’s group. It’s too obvious, you silly boy."

"If you’re going to look, just look openly. Go over and talk to her confidently, no need to be shy, boys shouldn’t be shy."

Being exposed by Dongfeng, Tie Tou blushed and embarrassingly ran off to help Uncle Wan with the rebar tying.

Young love is inevitable, even in the doomsday.

Though never full, young hearts are always prone to some fluttering.

......

Outside the Fifth Satellite City.

Old Huang, Noble Consort, and Xiao Ye sat under the big tree to rest. They opened their bags and took out their food, grilling it on an open patch of ground.

Beside them, the small cart was piled high with colorful long boxes, covered in dirt.

"Today’s haul isn’t great, just these glasses. We spent so much effort digging them out from the collapsed glasses shop.

The exchange rate is too low, not even as good as our previous brass."

Xiao Ye muttered while eating.

"Be content with what you have." Old Huang took a homemade pipe, took two puffs, and violently coughed.

He wasn’t smoking tobacco. As a Cooperative Personnel, he could barely fill his stomach, let alone afford tobacco.

He was smoking some withered leaves he’d picked from the roadside, which is why he was coughing so badly.

Seeing his fierce coughing, Noble Consort advised, "Old Huang, you should smoke less."

Xiao Ye chimed in, "Yeah, Old Huang, I’ve told you so many times, but you just don’t listen. Stubborn."

"Hey! You brat, call me Grandpa, such disrespect."

"No." Xiao Ye turned his head away, ignoring him completely.

"Hey, let me tell you. Back then, your dad acknowledged me as his father, and I’m your dad’s dad, so you’d call me Grandpa, wouldn’t you...?"

....

Seeing them at it again, Noble Consort sighed. These two, the old and the young, always quarreled over this, leaving her at her wits’ end.

Every time they argued about this, it would last half a day.

So she quickly changed the subject, "Old Huang, do you think this wave of rebellion has about ended?"

Huff, huff—

Old Huang took another puff, exhaled and said, "Mm, it looks like it’s over."

Hearing this, Noble Consort continued, "Then, this time, since we alerted Guo Peng, counting the point rewards, we should be able to promote to Extra Staff."