Chapter 46 The Base Chief's Daughter
Lin Fan and his friends were surprised to see that some people actually thought their leader's sarcastic remarks were a compliment.
The group burst into laughter.
Yan Jiaojiao was still puzzled. Was it really that funny when people praised her for being brave?
Another girl standing next to her spoke up: "Yan Jiaojiao, are you really stupid? Can't you understand that people are being sarcastic? Go back to the base and see a doctor to get your head checked."
After she finished speaking, Yan Jiaojiao seemed to come to her senses, then glared at her and angrily went back to their car.
Then the girl who had spoken walked towards them and said to Bai Tang and the others:
"Thank you so much for saving us today. My name is Gu Yu, and my dad is the base commander of the Shengshi base. When we get back to the base, I'll have my dad thank you properly."
Bai Tang replied, "Hello, my name is Bai Tang. This is my husband Gu Yanxu, my younger brother Bai Jiyang, and my three brothers Lin Fan, Lin Feng, and Lin Zhou."
But as Bai Tang touched the can, she thought to herself: Huh? Among the people I rescued was the base chief's daughter. Now I can make a killing off the base.
The base manager of Shengshi Base is the former mayor of Shengshi. They had long heard that Mayor Gu doted on his only precious daughter.
The fact that Gu Yu can't stop mentioning "my dad" in her sentences shows how close the father and daughter are.
Bai Tang added, "No need to be polite. Just have your dad contribute more to us later."
Gu Yu replied without hesitation, "No problem, my dad loves me the most."
After calming down from being chased by the snakes, the group got into their car and drove to the base.
To avoid the snakes, they drove in the opposite direction from their base, but now they're heading back the same way.
As they passed the area where the snakes had been burned to death, Bai Tang said, "Let's go around here, it's too disgusting."
They took a detour because they were afraid there might still be snakes lurking there.
After they had been driving for a while, Lin Feng suddenly heard Zhao Lei's car behind them stop. He then picked up his walkie-talkie and said to Bai Tang, "Sister-in-law, their car behind us suddenly stopped."
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Bai Tang told him, "Stop the car, let's go see what's wrong."
She also asked Gu Yanxu to stop the car and get out to see what was going on.
They stopped the car, and Zhao Lei got out and walked towards them, then said with a troubled expression:
"Our car is out of gas. We don't know if you have any spare gas. Consider it a loan. We'll return it to you when we get our supplies from the base."
Zhao Lei knew how precious gasoline was these days, so he felt embarrassed and asked Bai Tang and the others to borrow some.
But their car was out of gas and they would freeze to death outside in no more than two hours. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Bai Tang and the others for gasoline.
Upon hearing this, Bai Tang said, "We still have about half a can of gasoline in our car, which we can lend to you, but what if you go back and deny it?"
Zhao Lei quickly replied, "I can write you an IOU. I have a pen in my car. You can just bring the IOU to the exploration team center to find us."
"We will definitely pay it back. If the leaders at the base find out we don't, we'll be punished by being forced into hard labor."
Those who commit crimes or break the rules at the base are now being forced into hard labor because peanuts are too expensive, and it's not worth killing them.
It would be better to let them make up for their past mistakes by doing dirty and tiring work, which would also help build the base. It would be killing two birds with one stone.
As they were talking, Zhao Lei went back to his car to get paper and pen and wrote an IOU for Bai Tang: "Borrow half a barrel of gasoline, to be repaid with 150 contribution points or corresponding supplies."
Zhao Lei handed the IOU to Bai Tang, and then Bai Tang asked Lin Feng to move the remaining half-can of gasoline from their car to Zhao Lei.
Zhao Lei was filled with gratitude as he thanked Bai Tang and the others.
They only set off again after refueling both vehicles.
Zhao Lei and his group followed behind Bai Tang's car. Half a can of gasoline was enough to get them to the base entrance.
Bai Tang and his group swiped their cards and went in first, while Zhao Lei and his group ran out of gas and had to park at the base entrance, waiting for someone to bring them gas or tow them away.
Zhao Lei even shouted to them, "Remember to come find me and return my things! Thank you so much!"
After Bai Tang and the others left, an official government car pulled up at the gate, and a middle-aged man got out.
He hugged Gu Yu tightly, saying, "My darling daughter is finally back. How could I face your mother if something happened to you?"
Gu Yu patted her father's shoulder and said, "I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? This is all thanks to Captain Zhao Lei's care and the help of the benefactors along the way."
Upon hearing this, Commander Gu immediately asked Gu Yu what had happened, saying, "A benefactor has come to my rescue."
Gu Yu pulled her father into the car, and on the way back, she told the base commander about what had happened along the way, including how Bai Tang and his group had saved her.
Base Commander Gu patted his chest and said:
"Since they saved you, we should thank them properly. When I have time, I'll take you and the supplies to their home to express my gratitude in person."
While the father and daughter were showing their affection, Bai Tang and the others had returned home and were still discussing Gu Yu.
Who would have thought that our casual rescue would lead us to the base commander's daughter?
Bai Tang asked Gu Yanxu, "Is the base chief also surnamed Gu? Is he related to your Gu family?"
Gu Yanxu explained, "No, he's just a simple politician, but I've met him a few times at some banquets."
Bai Jiyang chimed in, "Sister, you didn't like attending those banquets before, but I've met Mayor Gu a few times."
Gu Yanxu and Bai Jiyang had some connections with government projects and companies in the past, so they had both met Mayor Gu on some formal occasions.
Bai Tang waved her hand dismissively and said, "I'm not interested in those big shots. That's not my ambition. Right now, I just want to live comfortably and happily every day."
As they spoke, they carried down two cages containing baby wild rabbits.
Then Bai Tang put the two cages of wild rabbits into her space and asked Mu Mu to settle them in first.
Then they went inside to rest, planning to go to the base's service hall after lunch to exchange the large rabbits and pheasants for contribution points.
They had been running around outside all day and were very tired, so they didn't go to the kitchen.
Bai Tang plans to eat the ready-made meals she has stored in her space for lunch today.
Bai Tang took out boxes of things from her space: cherry meat, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, large pieces of braised pork ribs, a bowl of mutton soup, and a bowl of rice.
Let them have a simple meal, which will save us the trouble of cleaning up the dishes.
All the tableware was disposable. After they finished eating, Bai Tang put it away in her space. Mu Mu had set up a special waste disposal area in her space.
The trash put in will be sorted and processed by Mumu into items that can be recycled.
Some kitchen waste will be processed by Mumu into fertilizer, which will be used to fertilize the land in the space.
Bai Tang once again said that Mu Mu was really good and useful. She would find some spiritual items for Mu Mu when she had the chance.
So that it can transform into human form sooner, and then it can leave the space and eat delicious food with Bai Tang and the others, and live a happy life together.