Reborn In the Apocalypse: My Hotel Has Unlimited Supplies-Chapter 69: Planning to Bring Someone Back to Jianglin Hotel
"Tch~ Another fanciful person."
"Exactly, with so many Wood Element Ability Users and researchers in the base working together, they still couldn’t grow the crops. Does she really think she’s stronger than those people in the base?"
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When people around heard that Chu Jiangyue wanted to buy seeds to try planting them herself, many started to belittle her.
They started by speaking quietly, but as they noticed others joining in and seeing that Chu Jiangyue didn’t react, their voices grew louder and more blatant.
The old woman was momentarily tempted upon hearing that Chu Jiangyue was a Wood Element Ability User, but her expression quickly fell as she listened to the skeptical comments around her. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
"Child, don’t buy them. These seeds won’t sprout now. I’m only trying to sell them because I have nothing left at home. I wasn’t counting on actually selling them."
Being an old woman, she was lucky to have survived the outbreak of the zombie virus and was rescued to live at the base. She considered herself fortunate to have held on this long.
If she couldn’t sell the stuff, she thought she might just leave the base when she felt her end was near, find a quiet place to lie down, and die in her sleep.
Whether or not her body would be torn apart by zombies after her death, she couldn’t care less about such matters.
"This is something I want to buy myself. You’ve told me about the risk of not sprouting, but I still decided to buy it.
This is my stubborn decision; it’s not your concern."
Hearing Chu Jiangyue’s words, the old woman sighed: "I’m old and can’t argue with you young folks.
These aren’t worth much; just give me some food, and that’ll do."
She originally bought them to plant in her small garden at home, never expecting the apocalypse to come before she could plant them.
Her husband turned into a zombie the day the virus broke out, but with a strong will, he left the garden without harming her at all.
"You are the only one selling seeds here; it’s a monopoly. They shouldn’t come cheap.
Where do you live? Let me take you home, and I’ll have someone bring the goods over."
Chu Jiangyue didn’t want others to see what she was giving the old woman, so she suggested taking her home.
Seeing the greedy eyes around her, the old woman did not decline Chu Jiangyue’s proposal.
Chu Jiangyue packed the seeds into her system’s backpack and helped the old woman up from the ground.
"I live just up ahead, not far."
The trade market was a dividing line, separating the inner base area from the outer base area.
The villa that Song Chengjun took Chu Jiangyue and Shen Zhigui to was in the inner base area.
The old woman lived in the outer area, commonly known as the slum.
Though the old woman’s place was small, it was kept tidy and didn’t have the unpleasant odors often found in the homes of older people.
"Granny, most of my food is cooked; only the corn, potatoes, and some bok choy are raw. I’ll leave you some of what I took from you as well as enough cooked food for today."
When Chu Jiangyue is indifferent, she can coldly watch you face your doom.
But when she takes a liking to someone, she can be incredibly generous.
Faced with the old woman, Chu Jiangyue was clearly fond of her and was very generous.
"No need, no need, those seeds aren’t worth much. My grandson loves watermelon, so I bought a bit to plant in our yard,
but before I could sprout them..."
The old lady didn’t finish her sentence, but Chu Jiangyue knew what she was trying to say.
They hadn’t gotten a chance to plant before the apocalypse began.
The expression "you never know which will come first, tomorrow or accident" seemed fitting.
"Then let me give you some corn and potatoes. I’ll also give you some bok choy; the corn and potatoes last long, the bok choy you can cook in the next couple of days."
Anything less and Chu Jiangyue wouldn’t be happy.
In her previous life, she was easily deceived by Jiang Zhenzhen and ultimately fell under her manipulation, only stopping short of depression thanks to the old woman’s guidance.
If it wasn’t for her help, even if she were reborn, she likely wouldn’t have been able to adjust her mindset so quickly.
Chu Jiangyue thought, if possible, she could take the old woman back with her when she returned.
After all, she could afford it. Feeding one more person was no trouble at all.
As for others who had issues, they could choose not to patronize the Jianglin Hotel.
With so many survivors, losing a couple of customers didn’t matter.
"Host, why are you so nice to her?"
Except for being a little old, she didn’t seem special.
"Maybe... it’s just eye contact?"
If the old woman had family around, Chu Jiangyue wouldn’t have gone out of her way, but she was alone now, with no sign of her son, daughter-in-law, or grandson.
In the previous life, when she met the old woman, there was no family around. They probably hadn’t been found.
Leaving the old woman alone in the base just didn’t sit right with Chu Jiangyue.
"Alright, I don’t get it."
Little Fox stood on Chu Jiangyue’s shoulder, looking a bit puzzled.
Chu Jiangyue wasn’t in the mood to explain to Little Fox. She took some corn, potatoes, and bok choy from the system’s backpack and placed them into a bamboo basket hanging on the wall.
"Granny, I live in the villa district over there. If you need anything, just come find me.
If anyone tries to take these things from you, let them. Just remember their faces, and I’ll deal with it."
Since she planned to take the old woman with her, Chu Jiangyue felt liberated.
However, she couldn’t keep watch here all the time and could only rely on the base’s patrol team for some help.
Once she finished her business deal about the flyers with Song Chengjun, she’d take the old woman away.
Chu Jiangyue was confident, never even considering the old woman might not want to go with her.
"I know. The patrol team knows I’m living alone, so they pass by more frequently."
Perhaps due to a trickle-down effect, the current base patrol team operated differently than the one Chu Jiangyue remembered from her past life.
If given a choice, Chu Jiangyue certainly preferred the current patrol team.
Under Ren Jie’s command, the patrol team didn’t quite do nothing, but mostly muddled through tasks.
For their help, you’d need to prepare valuable gifts. Otherwise, even if you cried out in agony, their eyes wouldn’t blink.
In less than a year, the impression of B City Safety Base changed entirely.
Chu Jiangyue nodded, feeling less worried knowing this, trusting that the old woman would be safe.
"I’ll be going now. I’ll come see you again next time."
Chu Jiangyue didn’t reveal her plan, intending to visit again tomorrow to discuss it together then.
The old woman watched Chu Jiangyue leave, only turning back into her house when she was out of sight.
She took down the bamboo basket from the wall and looked at the potatoes, corn, and bok choy inside, a slight smile appearing on her face.
