Area A is adjacent to Area H. In addition to the accommodation area, there are also living assistance facilities such as dining, leisure, gyms, and small supermarkets.
Ning Xiaofan and Fatty arrived at Area A and felt that the area was becoming more popular. They met many staff members coming and going along the way, as well as several groups of outsiders who were suspected of being a prospecting team.
The restaurant is located in the middle of Area A. There are numbered signs along the way, so it is not difficult to find it. Soon, an open stone door comes into view, and people can already hear the roar of people coming from the stone door.
Behind the stone gate is a spacious hall of considerable size. The entire hall does not have too many traces of artificial carvings. Natural stalactites are hung on the dome, and energy-saving lamps are installed. The walls on all sides are uneven.
In the center of the hall, there are stone tables and stone benches made from local materials.
The hall seems simple, but it is very popular. At a glance, there are at least two hundred people, sitting around the stone table in twos and threes, eating. There are Chinese faces, European faces, and even dark-skinned black people.
, the entire hall was filled with the aroma of dishes and tobacco smoke, voices in various languages, and unbridled laughter mingled in the ears, giving people a sense of smog.
Near the back of the hall, there is a long table made of stone slabs. There is no tablecloth on the table, and the pots of cooked dishes are just placed there.
Ning Xiaofan had read the introduction about the grottoes. The restaurant adopts a self-service method. There is no need to pay. You only need to pick up the dinner plate and you can pick up your own meal, which is very convenient.
The restaurant offers quite a variety of dishes, with nearly twenty kinds, and there are many meat dishes and few vegetarian dishes. Of course, most of the meat dishes are canned meats, while the vegetarian dishes are mostly dehydrated vegetables that have been vacuum-processed. This makes Ning Xiaofan and others a little surprised.
Yes, among the meat dishes, fish accounted for five kinds. The big ones were more than a foot long, and the small ones were only about three inches long. Not only that, Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others did not even recognize the species of these fish.
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The dinner plate is a rectangular metal plate with several grooves for serving dishes. One plate can hold four dishes and one staple dish. It also comes with a small metal bowl for soup.
There were many empty tables in the hall, and each stone table could seat four people. Ning Xiaofan and his group of seven prepared the dishes and sat down at two adjacent tables.
Fatty and Ning Xiaofan were dining at the same table. Fatty seemed to have been wet for a long time. The dishes on his plate were piled high. As soon as he sat down, he opened his cheeks and started chewing. The plate was full and he finished it in a few minutes.
Without saying anything, I got up and went to get some food. I am a pure foodie.
Ning Xiaofan likes to eat fish. Except for a dish of cold bean sprouts, the rest of the dinner plate is all fish.
Not to mention, this unnamed fish tasted extremely delicious, with tender meat and few spines. It melted in the mouth and was so delicious that he couldn't help but go there twice and put a plate of fish back to continue enjoying it.
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After finishing the meal, Ning Xiaofan lit a cigarette and looked at the people dining in the restaurant.
There are about two hundred people dining in the restaurant, mostly men, and only about thirty women. Judging from the clothing, in addition to the staff stationed here, there are also some people who look a bit like intellectuals.
Scientific researchers, the rest are probably prospectors.
Ning Xiaofan noticed that the clothes worn by these prospectors were similar to his own, except that the company badges on their chests and left arms were slightly different. Some of them were also wearing outdoor clothing such as jackets, and they also wore company badges.
Ning Xiaofan took a general look and saw a few people wearing the badges and logos of the Xinao Group, but he didn't recognize any of them. Others were wearing the emblems of large group companies such as Chen's, Huaxing, Lanyu, etc., as well as the emblems of some small group companies.
personnel.
In addition, Ning Xiaofan also noticed that some of the prospectors, whether they were Chinese or European, looked ordinary and were talking and laughing carelessly, but their eyes were very sharp and revealed inadvertently.
He has a good temperament, a bit like a soldier.
I observed the skilled prospectors, and then looked at my subordinates. Fatty and Hou San, one was fat and big-eared, the other was thin and wretched. Looking at Zhang Chun and Chen Biao, one was naturally stupid, and the other was
Biao Huhu, not to mention Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi, two honest and honest mountain people, Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but shook his head secretly, could his ragtag combination win in the next prospecting operation?
Just when Ning Xiaofan was secretly worried about the future of his team, Fatty and Hou San still didn't realize it. Fatty finished the last piece of meat on the plate, burped, and while touching his round belly, he
He said with a full face: "It feels so good, Fatty, the oil and water in my belly has finally been replenished by one-tenth..."
"Foodie" Ning Xiaofan said angrily.
The fat man smiled nonchalantly and said: "Don't you understand? Being able to eat is a blessing. Hehe, Fatty, I have to seize the time to replenish the oil and water in the past two days. When we leave here, God knows if there will be anything to eat.
when
Ning Xiaofan's heart skipped a beat when he heard what he said. This damn fat man is a sensible person.
"Hey, beauty, Xiaofan, your beauty is here." The fat man suddenly stared behind Ning Xiaofan and said.
My beauty?
Ning Xiaofan was slightly startled, then looked back and saw Li Wanting, Professor Zhao, Yang Hai and others entering the restaurant.
Li Wanting changed into red outdoor clothes. After a night's rest, she seemed to be recovering well. Her cheeks were white and rosy. As she looked around, she was full of charm. Nana walked over, giving people a sense of glory.
"Dr. Li, here, here..." Before Ning Xiaofan could say hello, the fat man had already said hello.
Li Wanting turned her eyes and saw the fat man. She was happy at first and smiled at the fat man. When she saw Ning Xiaofan, her eyes overflowed with a bright color.
Li Wanting smiled at the fat man, which made him feel itchy. She couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Xiao Fan, this one of yours is really eye-catching. It's a pity that a good cabbage was eaten by a pig.
What a pity
Is it so harmful to others? Ning Xiaofan was a little dumbfounded and couldn't help but said in return: "Get out of here!"
The fat man was lost, but he was quite eye-catching. When Li Wanting and others approached, he stood up and said with an attentive look: "Dr. Li, sit down, sit down, Professor Zhao, I will accompany you to get food, and I will take Dr. Li's share...
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The fat man very wisely took Professor Zhao and Yang Hai to have dinner, but the way he winked made Li Wanting blush slightly.
After Li Wanting sat down, she looked at Ning Xiaofan with gleaming eyes and said, "How is it? Did you have a good rest last night?"
"It's okay. What about you, how are your accommodation conditions there?"
"It's okay. There's a single room for one person and a hot shower. I originally wanted to come to see you last night, but I was stopped by the guard at the entrance to Area H. They said you couldn't enter casually. I was worried about meeting you in the restaurant.
Not with you."
"You can't enter Area H?" Ning Xiaofan was stunned for a moment.
"Yeah, I don't know who made the rule? It says that non-prospectors can only operate in Area A. What should I do? They want to be with you."
Li Wanting's last words revealed a trace of indescribable coquettishness. Ning Xiaofan's heart trembled slightly when he heard it, and he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, you can't come to my place, I can go there."
"Okay, you can come to my place tonight... No, you can go to my place after dinner later, okay..." When Li Wanting said this, the charm in her eyes almost dripped with water.
She is truly a fairy who is so charming that she won't pay for her life. Ning Xiaofan looked at her charming and silky eyes, and felt a burning sensation in his lower abdomen. The little Xiaofan between his legs actually showed a faint sign of raising his head.
Ning Xiaofan finally suppressed the evil fire in his body and asked: "By the way, where is the next itinerary of your joint expedition team?"
"I don't know. They said they have to rest for a few days and then wait for your Xin'ao senior management to make other arrangements. What about you? I heard that you have to explore new routes. Is this true?"
Exploring a new route? This is probably a public statement, right? Ning Xiaofan didn’t want to reveal that he wanted to go into the mines to search for treasures, so he could only vaguely reply: "That may be the case..."
"You really want to explore new routes? Can I join? Otherwise, help me tell the people above and say that I want to join your prospecting team. Don't forget, I spent a lot of money to get there this time.
The purpose here is to get a gem."
How could Ning Xiaofan dare to agree easily, without mentioning the dangers of treasure hunting? Just because of the confidentiality agreement he signed, he couldn't help but take people with him at will. After thinking about it, he said: "Sister Ting, I heard that gems can be found near the grotto.
I think that since the company has set up a joint inspection team with you, we won’t let you go home empty-handed, and you don’t have to come with us if you want to find gems.”
"No, I want to be with you."
"Uh, well, it's very dangerous for us to detect new lines, so it's better not to..."
"You know the danger but you still go. I don't care. You have to help me. We will share the same difficulties. I don't trust you to take risks alone."
Li Wanting insisted on being with Ning Xiaofan no matter what, and acted like she was unwilling to let him go. Ning Xiaofan was moved and had a headache at the same time.
Just when she didn't know how to respond to her, Li Wanting looked behind Ning Xiaofan with strange eyes, then blinked at Ning Xiaofan and whispered: "Xiaofan, someone seems to be looking for you.
Woolen cloth……"
Ning Xiaofan was slightly startled, and when he looked back, he saw a beautiful mature woman standing behind him, looking at him with a smile.
Ning Xiaofan was overjoyed: "Qin... Director Qin."
The beautiful mature woman standing behind is none other than Qin Yulan.
"I'm not bothering you two, are I?" Qin Yulan smiled slightly, with a hint of meaningfulness in her eyes.
Ning Xiaofan sweated and said hurriedly: "What are you talking about? No interruption, no interruption, oh, by the way, let me introduce you, this is Sister Ting, oh, this is Dr. Li..." Followed, Ning
Xiaofan introduced Qin Yulan to Li Wanting again: "Sister Ting, this is Director Qin, the director of our human resources department and the leader of this prospecting team."
