Chapter 242 - 242 High-Sounding Excuse
242 High-Sounding Excuse
He Xing had no choice but to smile helplessly. He looked at Du Yue with a pampering gaze. “You’re happy that I got bullied?”
Du Yue nodded, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled. Although both of them were wearing ordinary clothes, their looks were superior. When the two of them smiled together, the sight was even more eye-catching.
The people who passed by looked at them from the corner of their eyes. Du Yue felt a little uncomfortable under the gazes of so many people. They left home too early today and forgot to wear masks. Du Yue tugged at He Xing’s sleeve. “Let’s go back to the hotel.”
He Xing nodded. “Alright, let’s go.”
The two of them walked back the way they came. After returning to the hotel, they were stopped by the lady boss and chatted for a while before returning to their room. The room door opened with a push. Everything inside was no different from when they left in the morning. He Xing turned on the lights and locked the door from the inside.
Du Yue took out a table and a chair from the interspace, and the two of them sat down. Yesterday, when Ah Ping told her that the people in the base were divided into different classes, Du Yue already thought that it was ridiculous. However, she did not expect that she would encounter something even more ridiculous on this trip.
Although it was the apocalypse now and the previous laws were no longer applicable, if they were to engage in polygamy, what was the difference between that and the feudal ancient times? They even said that it was for the sake of fertility. If it was really because of this, the base had the ability to regularly distribute tonics and food to everyone so that they could eat their fill and recuperate at the same time. The base could also arrange blind dates and social gatherings for the residents of the base. Everyone was in their prime, and as long as they got enough nutrition, it was not difficult for the women to get pregnant.
After the children were born, the base could provide some support to the families and distribute some resources that could be used to raise the children. If the base did that, people would be willing to give birth.
However, what kind of rules did this base, which was far away from the first base, make? They allowed capable men to have many wives. The poor would send their women out to exchange for money and food. If this situation did not change, what would become of the second base?
Du Yue did not dare to think further. This was not the scariest thing. The scariest thing was that most of the people here had been brainwashed and felt that there was no problem with this abnormal social system. Just like the woman from the grain store just now. When she mentioned this matter, her face was full of pride and arrogance, which could not be faked.
At that thought, Du Yue turned to look at He Xing. “Let’s split up. You go and ask the lady boss, and I’ll go and look for Ah Ping to understand the situation.”
The grain store woman’s words were a little too one-sided, so they had to ask around and find out more.
“Alright, I’ll go look for her now.”
The two of them stood up at the same time. Du Yue put the table and chairs back into her interspace before she opened the door and walked out. However, before they could leave the room, they saw Ah Ping running over in a hurry. Du Yue noticed the urgency on her face and asked with a frown, “Ah Ping, what happened?”
The panting Ah Ping stopped in front of them and took a while to speak, “There are people here to see you. They’re standing in the lobby right now.” She was looking at Du Yue when she said this.
Du Yue looked puzzled. “You said that there are people here for me?”
She had just arrived here for a day. Who would come to look for her?
“Yes, they’re here for you. They told me to go look for you. They’re waiting in the lobby.”
Du Yue was not in a hurry to meet that person. She asked Ah Ping again, “Do you know those people?”
“I do know them. They’re from the security team of the base.”
Why would the security team come to look for her? However, looking at Ah Ping’s expression, she probably did not know the truth. Du Yue knew that she would not be able to get any more information from her. “Let’s go. I’ll go and see what’s going on.”
She wanted to see why the base’s security team was looking for her at the hotel. He Xing stood behind Du Yue without saying a word and followed her closely. Ah Ping looked at the backs of the two people leaving. She hesitated for a moment but still followed.
The room was very close to the lobby, and the two of them arrived in less than a minute. As soon as they walked in, they saw four men standing in the middle of the room. The lady boss was talking to them. Her posture was very humble, and she kept nodding and bowing. Seeing Du Yue come out, the lady boss quickly came up to her. “Come here, girl. Captain Zou came here especially for you!”