Chapter 607: Necklace
It was a very pretty necklace, and Su Yinhe found herself growing fond of it as she looked.
Su Yinhe: "..."
Laugh, laugh, laugh, not afraid of laughing oneself to death.
Su Yinhe admitted she was a bit malicious.
But she couldn’t help it.
She might just be a mean woman by nature.
Su Yinhe sighed.
"Boss, don’t sigh. I’ll stop laughing... hahahaha... sorry, couldn’t hold it in." Xu Jiaoqin was actually not planning to laugh anymore, she was just a customer, after all, she should give the boss some respect.
But for some reason, as she was trying to hold back her laughter, the sight of the boss’s expression made it impossible to restrain herself.
"Alright, alright, if you can’t hold it in, then don’t. Being too stoic isn’t good either." Su Yinhe patted her shoulder.
"Okay then, I won’t hold it in hahahaha..." Xu Jiaoqin completely let go.
And started to laugh uproariously again.
This time, her laughter was particularly exaggerated, almost neurotic in nature.
Su Yinhe: "..."
She was just being polite.
Don’t people understand what politeness is?
Xu Jiaoqin, not at all.
But by this time it was too late, she had already spoken her mind.
Su Yinhe kind of wanted to slap herself to death.
She really deserved to die.
Truly deserved death.
This is what happens when you speak without thinking.
Su Yinhe could only continue to watch her laugh.
Because of Xu Jiaoqin’s laughter, Su Yinhe didn’t send them off with anything extra when they left today.
She, as the boss, needed to maintain some dignity.
A small act of revenge.
She was kindhearted, after all, and this was the only type of vengeance she dared to employ, to the extent that it could hardly even be called revenge.
Su Yinhe shook her head, then caught herself self-admiring again.
Her kindness... hehehe...
Su Yinhe felt that her brain had not been functioning well lately.
Maybe it had been eaten by someone.
She acted like a brainless person, with her IQ plummeting rapidly of late.
Because of a recent shopping spree at the supermarket, the Cheetah Team’s supplies had greatly increased.
They had always had a lot of supplies.
They got them from the supermarket before.
After the supermarket vanished, they were a bit scared, and even though they had exchanged a lot, humans are such creatures, always worried it might not be enough, using what they have sparingly.
Breaking something in half to use just a few fractured pieces.
They had plenty of supplies, but they used them thriftily.
Supplies are always finite, they always had to consider the future.
Since the supermarket reappeared, they had restocked a lot of items, replenished what was previously consumed, and stored up even more.
Now they were quite well-supplied.
Monkey then suggested, "Sis, should we, like, have a feast to celebrate?"
"Yeah, yeah. Sis, let’s have a celebration. The supermarket’s back, and we’ve saved up so much supply, we really should celebrate," Bai Yuanyuan said, her eyes shining bright as she joined the persuasive ranks swiftly.
When the others heard this, their eyes lit up too, and they joined the persuasive ranks.
"Yeah, yeah. Sis, look at this weather, isn’t it just perfect for a nice, warm meal? Let’s have a big feast and treat ourselves."
Xu Jiaoqin looked at the circle of people around her and almost burst into laughter.
"Fine, fine, fine. I agree. Do I seem that unreasonable to you all? That it would take so many people to persuade me." Not to mention them, Xu Jiaoqin herself was up for a big meal too.
She wanted a good meal.
The snacks the boss had given them before were tasty, sure, and plentiful, yes, but no matter what, they just weren’t satisfying enough.
"Yay! So what kind of feast are we having?" Bai Yuanyuan was on the brink of jumping up in excitement, yet she didn’t forget to focus on the critical issue afterward.
"Let’s go for a hotpot," Xu Jiaoqin suggested after thinking for a moment.
With this kind of weather, anything else would cool off too quickly if you ate too slowly.
They didn’t have central heating now; aside from donning thicker clothes, they relied on the warmth of their own bodies.
But hotpot was different.
You could eat while you cook.
The food would still be steaming when it reached your mouth.
Although they, as Superpower Users, ate quite quickly and would definitely not let the freshly cooked food get cold before finishing,
Eating hotpot was just more festive.
There were quite a few people in the Cheetah Team, especially when family members were included.
That’s why Xu Jiaoqin set up three large pots to cook.
It was also fortunate that they had bought so many big pots at the supermarket.
Three pots: one with Beef Butter Hotpot seasoning, one with tomato base, and another just clear water.
Whichever you liked, you’d head for that pot.
Most people still preferred the spicy Beef Butter Hotpot; it was full of flavor and, in this weather, seemed to add a bit of warmth.
This grand meal—the pots, the seasonings, the chopsticks and bowls, the ingredients—were all purchased at the supermarket.
"Remember this, no supermarket, no meal like this. If anyone bothers the boss in the future, help out no matter what," Xu Jiaoqin said with a serious look.
"Don’t worry, sis," said Bai Yuanyuan, chomping on a piece of meat that had just been cooked, her face scrunching up from the heat, not forgetting to agree with Xu Jiaoqin’s words.
"The boss is like my second parents. Whoever dares to trouble the boss, I’d risk my life to step in," said Bai Yuanyuan. Although the boss was so formidable and probably didn’t need her assistance, she was willing to offer it.
Having lived through the apocalypse for so long, they wouldn’t normally develop such feelings.
But the boss really was too good.
Too good to them.
In some ways, the boss truly gave them a second chance at life.
Thus, if Su Yinhe were to encounter any difficulties one day, and they were around, they would be willing to risk it all to help her.
Su Yinhe was unaware that a group of people, after just buying a few things, would be willing to put their lives on the line for her.
They finished their boisterous grand meal.
It was indeed a rare luxury.
Considering the meal’s ingredients weren’t cheap—
Fresh vegetables from the supermarket, various types of fresh meat.
There were many of them, and they bought a lot.
When Xu Jiaoqin had purchased them, her heart was dripping blood.
So much money could have been spent on rice, on supplies.
The grand feast they had today, if exchanged for merely sufficient food, would have lasted them a month if they were frugal.
A month’s worth of food, scoffed down just like that.
It was delicious, but the pain was real.
However, this was a rare occurrence. Soon after, they would have to start saving and scrimping again.
There was no other choice. They had to conserve.
This damned apocalypse, no one knew when it would end.
And the supermarket, who knew when it would disappear.
Xu Jiaoqin had asked Su Yinhe this question.
Her answer was that it depended on her mood.
She would move it if she felt like it.
Or she could leave it there forever without shifting it if she didn’t feel like moving.
Her policy was all about doing as she pleased.
Xu Jiaoqin seriously wondered if Su Yinhe had said that on purpose just because her own laugh was too loud.