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Chapter 94 Familiar Life (Second, ask for subscription and monthly pass)
After opening the door with the brass-colored key, Shang Jianyao used the rays of light on the ceiling to see the familiar wooden bed, sink, expansion screws, red lacquered wooden table and matching back chairs.

This is exactly the same as when he left.

Thanks to the good ventilation system of the underground building and the unique geographical environment, Shang Jianyao does not even feel the room is dull, nor does he see obvious dust accumulation.

He stepped inside slowly, closed the door with his backhand, took off the worn-out rag hanging on the side of the sink, unscrewed the faucet to wet it.

Then, Shang Jianyao sometimes bends over, sometimes squats down, and wipes everything he can wipe.

When he finished all this, it was exactly 7 o’clock.

Shang Jianyao, who had taken a bath in the security department and changed into his normal clothes, immediately took the key and went out to the “Activity Center” on this floor.

Along the way, the employees who had eaten dinner returned one after another, and many of them knew Shang Jianyao.

They are nodded to each other, which can be regarded as greetings.

Soon, Shang Jianyao arrived at the “Activity Center” in Area C, and saw a few young men chatting or squatting or standing at the door, and Shen Du came to him.

The middle-aged man who “guided” Shang Jianyao joined the “Life Sacrifice” cult, his face was shocked happily said:
“Small businessman, have you come back from work?”

Shang Jianyao smiled and replied:
“Well, I came back from picking up garbage.”

“…” Shen Du couldn’t understand Shang Jianyao’s answer, and then explained, “I heard Old Chen say. I didn’t see you for a few days. I thought something was wrong with you, but he Tell me, you joined the security department and went out to work.”

“It’s a pity.” Shang Jianyao responded.

“…” Shen Du couldn’t keep up with his thoughts at all, and could only say with a smile, “Everyone missed you so much. See you later.”

Shang Jianyao showed an embarrassed expression:
“Unfortunately, I didn’t bring you any gifts.

“How about I do a show?”

“No, no more.” Shen Du found that he was talking about it.

He also hinted at the meeting in the early hours of tomorrow morning, and hurriedly bid farewell to Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao then entered the “Activity Center” and greeted people he knew or didn’t know.

Chen Xianyu, the director of the “Activity Center” sitting on the small creaky bench, saw Shang Jianyao coming in, hurriedly raised his right arm, beckoned, and motioned for him to come to him.

“How is it? How is the harvest this time?” He asked curiously.

Rather than waiting for Shang Jianyao’s answer, he pointed to the fragmentary items placed in front of him:

“Do you want old man to sell it for you?

“Only draw few contribution points.”

Shang Jianyao squatted down, picked up the broken mechanical watch that Old Man Chen had not sold for a long time, and asked seriously:
“Will the armored vehicles be too crowded here?”

“?” Chen Xianyu did not understand what the other party meant.

Shang Jianyao continued to ask:
“Can heavy machine guns be sold in such a place?”

“You are dead when you are a company!” Old Man Chen cursed instinctively, “This thing, they will definitely let you hand in! Uh… also, you just came back and all the gains are still under review , I don’t know what I can get in the end.”

At this point, Chen Xianyu scolded with a smile:
“For this kind of thing, you can just say it directly. Why go around such a big circle?
“You also got armored vehicles and heavy machine guns, why didn’t you say that you got a skeleton device outside the military?”

Shang Jianyao thought about it:

“It depends on whether you really want it.

“It’s a pity…”

“It’s a pity a ghost!” Chen Xianyu cursed, and turned to care, “How about? This time the field work is going well, right?”

Shang Jianyao recalled:
“Very exciting.”

“Exciting a ghost!” Chen Xianyu said with a smile, “What kind of dangerous field missions can you novices have? At most, they will play rabbits in the surrounding areas of the company and play wild survival.”

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Shang Jianyao said with a “hmm”:
“Rabbits are really hard to deal with.”

“Haha.” Chen Xianyu made a mocking voice, “I remember that I used a rifle from the old world to beat rabbits first, and it should be eliminated now. In short, the whole rabbit was broken after one shot. My heart aches…”

At this time, an employee turned over to look at the item on the floor, and Old Man Chen quickly gave an introduction and stopped paying attention to Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao slowly straightened his body, walked to the most empty place in the corner of the “Activity Center”, pulled a chair and sat down.

He didn’t find anyone to chat with, but quietly looked all around:

A bunch of men gathered around a small wooden table, playing cards, whoever loses the game will have their stool removed, and they can only squat and play;
Next to them, there were more people crowded around them, some held up their hands and made comments, some sighed loudly, expressing regret, some hehe haha, constantly laughed, some frequently urged and wanted to play;

A little farther away, these women, Ren Jie, were sitting together and chatting about various rumors within the company. Some of them were still distracted by using rags for shoe soles and using wool exchanged from the “material supply market” to give Child weaves winter clothes and feeds the baby with plastic bottles that have been passed down for generations;
In the other corner, several pairs of youngsters each occupy one side, whispering there, in front of them, some candies and snacks packed to eat, some are pestle or orange or green glass bottles, which are all “materials” The luxury goods exchanged by the “supply market” are usually exchanged only during the holidays, but youngsters who have just been assigned to work and are in the love stage are relatively lavish, and they can still eat and drink at home anyway;
Outside the windows of the “Activity Center”, on the edge of the ceiling lamplight, and the hidden place between the two rows of houses, the silhouette shakes, sometimes elongates and sometimes separates;

On the way to the “material supply market”, some people carry empty glass bottles with different colors and want to exchange some contribution points;

Inside and outside the house, all the relatively empty places have become a battlefield for children running around…

Looking at this scene, Shang Jianyao has a calm expression without any movement.

Long Yuehong walked in from the door after he did not know how long he watched.

Say hello to people I know in turn, Long Yuehong found Shang Jianyao in the corner:
“Why are you here?”

He remembers that Shang Jianyao likes to stay at home at this time, waiting for the news on the hour and various radio programs afterwards.

Moreover, I just came back from outside this time, so I definitely need more rest.

Shang Jianyao did not answer Long Yuehong’s question, and asked with a smile:
“Why didn’t you find that Feng, the girl at the radio station?”

“Feng Yunying.” Long Yuehong sat down and sighed for a long time, “I just went to find and found that she was in love with someone else.”

Shang Jianyao followed with a sigh:

“Hey, I have done genetic modification before…”

“Stop!” Long Yuehong interrupted him forcibly, and then said, “Actually, I can understand that it takes a month for me to go out. I don’t know when I can come back or whether I can come back, and we I just met myself, and even friends are reluctant, how could she wait for me?”

Shang Jianyao took a look at Long Yuehong:
“Do you know what I want to say?”

Long Yuehong’s expression replied solemnly:
“This is earth.”

“No.” Shang Jianyao shook the head, “Even if you don’t go out to work, there is little hope.”

“…” Long Yuehong didn’t know whether to cry or to be angry, “You speak so hurtful!”

“Let your mother introduce you one more.” Shang Jianyao pressed the table with one hand and stood up.

“Well, there are at least two months left before the next outing…” Long Yuehong asked while nodded, “You are going back?”

Without waiting for Shang Jianyao’s response, he said to himself:
“Yes, after coming back from the outside, I feel at ease and relaxed.

“When I relax, I feel very tired.”

While speaking, he also stood up:

“Go back to sleep.”

Shang Jianyao glanced at him:
“The whole news is about to begin.”

“Are you tired, you still listen to the whole news?” Long Yuehong was a little surprised.

He tone barely fell, suddenly woke up:

In the “old tune group”, I feel so tired, maybe only myself…

Shang Jianyao said nothing, waved his hand, bid farewell to Long Yuehong, and returned home.

Under the white rays of light from the ceiling fluorescent lamp, his shadow sometimes becomes longer and sometimes shorter.

Not long after, Shang Jianyao opened the door and entered the house, took off his jacket, and leaned back on the bed.

He didn’t turn on the light, and let the rays of light from outside shine through the window, making the room half bright and half dark without a clear dividing line.

In such quietness, the loudspeakers hanging from the ceiling outside first made a noise, and then a sweet voice with a childish feel:
“Hello everyone, I am Hou Yi, the hourly news announcer. It is 8 o’clock in the evening…

“Today, the director of the company’s board of directors and Vice President Lin Yang inspected the ‘energy zone’ and emphasized the need to ensure energy supply in winter…

“According to the Forecast of the Surface Meteorological Institute, in the next few days, there will be a cold wave going south from the ice sheet, and the black marsh wilderness will drop by 5 degrees Celsius…

“…Another case of’innocent disease’ occurred in the factory area today, and the patients have been under control…

“…The entertainment department invites the heads of various units to discuss the year-end performance report…

“…”

The sound of the broadcast echoed in the slightly cold room, which made it a bit angry.

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