His heart sank slightly, and he quickly frowned, not satisfied with Taotao's idea.
"Taotao, you..."
He tentatively spoke, but before he could finish his words, he heard the little guy timidly speaking.
"Ge Ge, am I too busy to come this afternoon?"
These words seemed to be different from what he had imagined. Zeng Yu was stunned for a moment and said curiously:
"Didn't Mr. Shen have something to do in the afternoon?"
"Yeah." Taotao nodded seriously: "Sister, I want to take Taotao outside for the festival."
She couldn't think of how to say the word "patrol" for a moment, and suddenly she became a little anxious.
But Zeng Yu reacted quickly:
"She wants to take you to patrol outside the safe zone."
Taotao's eyes lit up and she nodded immediately:
"Uh-huh!"
"Then just say no." Zeng Yu breathed a long sigh of relief: "I thought you were going to say something."
Seeing the little guy's puzzled expression, Zeng Yu snorted, stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek.
"Just go and come back tomorrow morning."
"Well--"
Taotao's face was as fair as jade, and when it was pulled apart, it was so soft that she couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.
Fortunately, Zeng Yu quickly let go.
"Children are just squeamish, so go ahead."
After he finished speaking, he looked around and said, "It's time to get off work at this point. Let's have a meal and follow Ji Jing directly."
Taotao nodded happily, then turned around and skipped away.
Zeng Yu looked at her back and felt helpless for a moment.
He shook his head and returned to the cubicle, sat down and started filling the new box that the child had not finished packing with seeds.
On the other side, Taotao stood in the direction of the alliance gate after going out, waiting to see Ji Jing and follow her out.
However, after waiting for a long time today, Ji Jing did not show up until after the time they agreed.
Just when she felt very uneasy, she suddenly saw a familiar figure walking in from the door.
It's that Greg!
Taotao couldn't help but stand up. She actually didn't know what she was going to do.
But I really want to say hello to him.
Perhaps sensing that she stood up, the boy quickly turned his head and looked in her direction, with a little indifference in his eyes.
"What's up?"
Taotao looked at him blankly, and after realizing that he was talking to herself, she said awkwardly:
"Hello……"
"..."
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
People were coming and going at the alliance gate, and everyone looked at the two children standing there with awkward expressions.
Taotao also felt very embarrassed, but now she couldn't say anything more.
In the end, the young man left directly without saying a word to her.
Her eyes followed him as he disappeared into the elevator. Only when no one was in sight could Taotao suddenly wake up.
She should ask Greg his name so she would know who he is later.
She was a little discouraged, but when she looked up again, she saw Ji Jing coming in from outside the door.
"Taotao, I'm sorry for being late."
After Ji Jing said this, she raised her hand and rubbed her head.
Taotao shook her head obediently, without any objection:
"Sister's Day, when will Sen go?"
Ji Jing didn't expect her to be so anxious, so she thought about it and said:
"I'll take you to have a meal first. It's almost time."
Taotao nodded, holding her hand and walking towards the dining hall.
The meals in the canteen are all delivered from the breeding warehouse and are all very fresh.
However, there are relatively few people in the alliance who come to eat every day. Taotao knows that it is because of something called nutrient solution.
Just drink a little bit of that and you can regain a lot of strength.
Ji Jing would sometimes choose to drink that so as not to waste time.
After finishing the meal, Ji Jing took the team out to patrol.
Taotao followed the team, and when she stepped out of the alliance base gate, she heard a familiar noisy voice.
There are people coming and going outside, and there are also people selling things.
"Taotao, you must follow us closely and don't get lost."
Ji Jing said this seriously, and Taotao quickly moved closer to her.
After walking along the main street, the road became narrower after entering the trail.
There are more and more people around, all wearing shabby clothes and looking sallow and thin.
Taotao didn't know that this had something to do with malnutrition, she just felt that they were all pitiful.
There were many vegetable sellers nearby, but no one went to buy them.
why?
She didn't quite understand. When she saw Ji Jing in front of her, she couldn't help but reached out and tugged at the hem of her clothes.
"Sister's Day——"
Ji Jing turned to look at her after hearing the sound: "What's wrong?"
"Sister, why don't you find someone to buy one?"
Ji Jing frowned after hearing this, and when she saw the vegetable vendors sitting leisurely and contentedly beside her, her mood became complicated for a moment.
"Because these dishes are too expensive."
Taotao tilted her head curiously, not really understanding the meaning.
"Why don't you make it cheaper?"
Ji Jing curled up her lips and smiled helplessly. She didn't know whether she was laughing at Taotao's naivety or at these vegetable vendors who were just sitting on the floor and raising their prices.
Not hearing her answer, Taotao added:
"Sister's Day, aren't the vegetables grown by Zeng Yuge and me enough to be given to them?"
Ji Jing noticed that many people around her were looking at Taotao, and her expression suddenly became serious.
"Taotao, the alliance will send out vegetables every week, but the output of the breeding warehouse is limited, and there is no way to keep everyone full."
Taotao listened in confusion: "Is that why they want to sell vegetables?"
Ji Jing thought for a while: "Some people have many people in their families, but they eat less, so they take out these vegetables and sell them at a high price so that they can buy other things."
Taotao still didn't quite understand, but she only understood one thing at this time.
That is because the vegetables she and Zeng Yugege grew in the breeding barn were so insignificant that there was no way they could feed so many people.
She didn't say anything else on the way back. She just followed Ji Jing and the others while looking around to see if the cans and bags were nearby.
But there was nothing.
His feet were hurting from walking, and Ji Jingzheng asked if he wanted to rest for a while.
But when Taotao raised her eyes, she suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure walking along the path beside her.
The man's walking posture was a little stiff, and he looked very much like Gu Guan's former appearance.
Taotao's eyes suddenly lit up and she ran in that direction with large strides.
"Taotao——"
Ji Jing's voice sounded behind her, but Taotao didn't listen to her for the first time.
Seeing the little guy disappearing in front of his eyes, Ji Jing's face turned cold instantly:
"You go first, I will follow you with her later."
"yes."
The people behind quickly left, and Ji Jing quickly pushed through the crowd and chased after them. This chapter has been completed!