"Lao Ji sent a message. He asked us to go to the restaurant and said he would treat us to dinner."

After Chen Mu saw the message prompt from the portable smart terminal that looked like a bracelet, he couldn't wait to start navigation. Su He next to him also saw the message on the bracelet that Ji Xinghe was going to treat a guest.

Treating guests to dinner is a tradition in Longzhou, but it seems a bit rare on the alien planet. As a war correspondent, Su He is not the first time to come to the alien planet, so he went to the graduate school for further study after graduating from school compared to Shen Mu. , newcomers who come to alien planets after learning a skill know better.

"Don't worry, do you know how expensive it is to treat guests to dinner here?" Su He pointed on the screen of the bracelet to send a message to Ji Xinghe, and said: "I will tell Lao Ji again, on the alien planet There is no need to do this at night. When we get to the hotel, we can go to the restaurant and each of us grab a meal and sit down together to eat. That’s all.”

All food and accommodation are included in the alien base. Otherwise, judging from the average salary level of all staff in the base, it is simply not enough to cover the cost of food and drinking water. Even three meals a day can’t be afforded. Regardless of whether it is from The cost of living supplies transported from Azure Star or grown and manufactured on alien planets is high enough to cause pain to the federal financial institutions. This is one of the reasons why everyone’s salary level has not achieved a leapfrog improvement. The federal government Really can't afford it.

"Lao Ji, at this age he must like to do these things and think these things are meaningful."

Chen Mu glanced at the account balance displayed on his bracelet. Because he was an expert mechanic, he had a subsidy of 32,300 contribution points. Among the passengers on the same spaceship, except for Han Li, a super mecha warrior, There is the richest person outside of China.

"Let's do this, I'll give Lao Ji some money, and I'll just pay it back to me after Lao Ji returns to the Blue Star. You still have to treat me. Despite what I just said... But Lao Ji saw his granddaughter. This is a treat. It’s a happy event, of course I have to treat you to dinner.”

Su He was stunned for a moment. Will he pay it back when he returns to Azure Star?

"You are interested, but it is really not necessary. Let's be sensible. Even if you want to help Lao Ji, you can use this money to help him create Lao Ji's music. We also need to tell Lao Ji a truth, on the alien planet The issue of survival on the front line is not a dinner party, but a war. Some of the bad habits on the Azure Star need to be corrected, because the resources here are really tight."

Chen Mu was also stunned for a moment, looked at the drone floating next to Su He, and curled his lips and said: "Don't tell me, you are already recording."

"Yes, I'm already recording." Su He said with a serious expression: "Our conversation has also been recorded, and the previous one has also been recorded. However, the previous one may not be played. But I think this section can be played, so that the people on the Blue Planet can better understand how difficult our life is on the alien planet, and let them know how much these people on the front line have paid for the Federation."

"cough!"

Chen Mu turned his back to Su He and Su He's micro-camera drone. After arranging his hair, he turned around and said with a righteous expression: "Yes, living on an alien planet is not about treating guests to dinner, old man. The ideological consciousness of comrades still needs to be improved, and we should verbally reject this bad habit, because all the resources on the alien planet should not be wasted."

Su He smiled: "Okay, stop pretending. No one likes your way of saying things. Not many people will really agree with pure preaching. I have never liked your reports. As a reporter, I think My duty is only to report the truth of what I have witnessed. As for what kind of feelings these facts will bring to the people who see them, that is a matter of opinion."

Chen Mu looked at Su He suspiciously: "How many days have you been thinking about this line?"

"I didn't think about it in advance, but if you want to ask me when I had this idea, it was when I was in high school. At that time I..."

"Okay, okay, you can make up for it later by yourself after what you want to say. Let's go find Lao Ji first. If he doesn't reply, he is probably sending messages to many people. In case too many people are invited, the words will get out again. , my little money is not enough to pay for him."

Chen Mu took Su He and ran to find Ji Xinghe. Relying on the navigation on the screen of the bracelet, the two of them found the place with familiarity. Although Su He had been to the alien planet before, he had not been there at that time. Base No. 6, so now we also need a navigation system.

Ji Xinghe did not send a message to many people. Among the thousand people who came with him, there were many mecha warriors and soldiers like Han Li. They rushed to the military camp as soon as they arrived. The military camp and base were not there. Together. For the people on the Blue Star, as long as they are on the alien planet, they are on the front line. But for the people on the alien planet, the military camp is the real front line, and the base is also under the protection of the military camp to provide the military camp with Living supplies, war preparation supplies.

Most of the remaining people have not even spoken directly to Ji Xinghe. They were unable to provide any help when Ji Xinghe was designing Laotou Le. They just watched the excitement. It is not because they are unwilling to help, but because they are not professional enough.

There are only a few dozen people who really know Ji Xinghe and stay in Base 6, but because of Xinxin's identity issue, Ji Xinghe can't invite them to dinner for the time being. Favors will be made later. He only invited Su He and Shen Mu, and Nurse Wang and some of her colleagues.

But just as Su He wanted to stop Ji Xinghe from entertaining guests, Nurse Wang and others have been in the alien base all year round, and they knew that treating guests to dinner here was not a simple matter, so they all refused.

It’s not that they don’t want to give face, it’s not that they want to draw a clear line, and it’s not that they don’t want to have a good meal. It’s just because they are all adults and dedicated people, so they know very well that their appetites are important to this battle that affects the Federation and humanity. A life and death war has no meaning.

If it is to enjoy life, with their professional skills, they are at least a middle class on the Blue Star. People like Nurse Wang go to some private hospitals to work as nurses, with a monthly salary of 10,000 to 20,000 federal dollars. It is very simple to become a nurse. It was easy to grow up, but she insisted on earning a basic salary of 3,000 contribution points in Alien, and she had to grit her teeth and make up her mind even if she wanted to buy a few chocolates as gifts.

why?

"Grandpa, Xinxin doesn't want new clothes, Xinxin has clothes to wear."

Xinxin pulled Ji Xinghe's sleeve and forcefully pulled Ji Xinghe's hand away from the bracelet screen. The expression on his face looked a little angry: "Grandpa, how can you be so ignorant and know how to spend money randomly?"

Ji Xinghe didn't feel that he was spending money indiscriminately. He saw the clothes in the wardrobe in the room. There were only three sets of identical clothes. Not only were these three sets of clothes exactly the same, but the clothes of everyone in the entire base were almost exactly the same. Only The professional logo on the chest is different from the epaulettes.

This is to save resources, but for Ji Xinghe, an old man who has been living on the Blue Star before, his granddaughter should dress beautifully. The temperature inside the base is a constant 22 degrees, and she can wear a beautiful little skirt. , but it is not available in the store.

"Okay, grandpa won't buy it, grandpa will make it for Xinxin."

Ji Xinghe switched off the store interface. He could see that Xinxin was a little unhappy, so he felt a little distressed, because he knew that it wasn't that Xinxin didn't want it, and it wasn't that Xinxin didn't know that there are various styles of clothes in the world, and they have the most resources in the base. In fact, various entertainment resources from the Azure Star, including 10,000 movies, 10,000 TV series, and 1 million novels, can be transported in a small palm-sized box, and everyone's bracelet screen can be used. Sharing these entertainment resources, Xinxin saw those beautiful little dresses, toys, playgrounds, blue skies and lush grasslands...

But Xinxin doesn't want to spend money randomly, she is too sensible.

"Grandpa, be good."

Xinxin patted the back of Ji Xinghe's hand and showed a smile.

There was a knock on the door, and Shen Mu and Su He came. When opening the door, Su He turned off his drone camera. Although he could edit, he didn't want to shoot because the editing rights were not in his hands.

"It's okay." Ji Xinghe noticed the light change on the drone indicating that the camera was turned on. He held Xinxin's hand and said, "I asked Xinxin and she said it's okay."

Su He smiled awkwardly and turned on the camera but didn't know what to say. He kept talking in front of Shen Mu one after another, but when facing Ji Xinghe and Xinxin, the grandfather and grandson, he felt a little blocked in his heart. .

Xinxin said yes, but she didn't know what it meant. She only said yes because she knew the adults wanted it.

"The child is so beautiful." Shen Mu was different, squatting in front of Xinxin enthusiastically: "What is your name? Can you tell uncle."

"My name is Xinxin, I am six years old this year."

"Chimpanzees?"

Chen Mu was stunned. The Federation was too sensitive to the word orangutan.

"Xinxinxin, Xinxinxin." It was obvious that this was not the first time Xinxin encountered this problem, and he explained seriously: "My mother's surname is Rong."

Chen Mu's eyes turned red again. This man with a science and engineering major was actually more emotional than a liberal arts man. He didn't know what to say. They were all men with no experience in dealing with children.

"Old man, no treat." Su He changed the subject: "Let's eat whatever we want, and you can take the kids around the base so that we can get familiar with the situation. Little Xinxin, can you be the guide for the three of us? Um, just to show us the way."

"Of course, Xinxin knows what a guide means, and Xinxin is very familiar with the roads." Xinxin, who readily agreed, is indeed familiar with the roads in the base, because she was born and grew up in this base, which covers an area of ​​more than 800,000 square meters. The floor area is very large for a child, but it is her whole world.

"Okay, I won't treat you. Let's have something to eat. I took it for granted." Ji Xinghe has the courage to admit his mistakes. His granddaughters are very sensible, so he must also be sensible. Ji Xinghe knelt down and looked at Xinxin and asked, "Xinxin Where do you want to take me to first?"

Xinxin tilted her head and thought seriously for a while, then said seriously: "Let's go see the car and watch them repair it."

Ji Xinghe was a little happy: "Does Xinxin like cars very much? Grandpa is very good at repairing cars."

"Xinxin likes it, and mom said that when grandpa goes to repair the car in the future, Xinxin should watch quietly."

Xinxin said she liked it, but the three adults could tell that she actually didn't like it, just because of her mother's instructions.

Ji Xinghe thought of the wish Xinxin mentioned just now: "Cars or mechas, which one does Xinxin prefer?"

"Ah?" Xinxin hesitated for a while before telling the truth, but her voice was a little soft and she lowered her head: "I prefer mechas."

"Then let's go see the mecha first." Ji Xinghe's big hand gently stroked Xinxin's little head: "Because grandpa will not only repair cars, but also mechas."

"Okay, okay." Xinxin was really happy this time.
Chapter completed!