Chapter 277

Xuan Yuan Ao tilted his head to look at Lin Qianhuan: “Uncle? What uncle? Call me Dad.”

Lin Qianhuan: “…”

The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward and strange.

“I can’t bring myself to say it, it feels weird.”

Lin Qianhuan rubbed her face. For her, the words “Dad” and “Father” were foreign. Moreover, she had only really known Song Yun and Xuan Yuan Ao for less than two days. To call them Mom and Dad now just felt very awkward to Lin Qianhuan.

Seeing her genuine difficulty, Xuan Yuan Ao didn’t force it.

“Uncle is fine, it’s just a title. I have things to do, I’ll be going now.”

After speaking, he left with his bodyguards in a car, quickly disappearing from Lin Qianhuan’s sight.

The hired construction workers were stunned by the scene before them, not daring to utter a sound.

Who didn’t know the chief of the entertainment district, Xuan Yuan Ao? He was actually their boss’s dad? If they didn’t do a good job, wouldn’t they lose their lives?

The dark, skinny man shivered, and after regaining his senses, immediately swung the sledgehammer in his hand and began smashing the wall, working extra hard.

The others followed suit, not daring to stop for a moment.

Lin Qianhuan didn’t say much, turning around and returning to the villa to cool off.

In a corner, three men huddled together, their faces full of fear.

Glasses Man: “We’re just here to make a living. If she finds out, wouldn’t that be a dead end? Why don’t we turn ourselves in now? We haven’t gained anything from her, so even if we go to the Security Bureau, we probably won’t be locked up for too long.”

Black Pants Man: “Turn ourselves in? Are you crazy? She said at the time that anyone who dared to deceive her would go to jail! Besides, her dad is the chief of the entertainment district, do you think it’s really just as simple as going to jail? I say, we might as well just muddle through. Not only can we earn crystal cores, but we can also have a full meal. As long as we don’t get caught, what’s there to be afraid of?”

Long Hair Man: “Muddle through? How do we muddle through? Can you build walls or do carpentry? If we can’t do anything, we’ll be found out sooner or later!”

The Long Hair Man’s words made the Glasses Man and Black Pants Man a little panicked.

After thinking for a while, the Black Pants Man said, “We can just learn as we go! We’ll do whatever others do, and Lin Qianhuan won’t be able to find any fault with us. She’s just an amateur. At most, she’ll pretend to comment a few times, she definitely won’t be able to see any real problems.”

The Glasses Man and Long Hair Man were a little tempted by his words. They exchanged a look and then began to smash the wall with their hammers, pretending to know what they were doing.

The Glasses Man adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose: “What he said makes sense. Fifty first-level crystal cores a day, and we don’t even have to work under the scorching sun. Where else can we find a job with such good benefits?”

The Long Hair Man flicked his braid: “Indeed, we even get a meal at noon. The residents of Flourishing World City, even a little bit of what they drop is enough for us. It’s not like we’re not working, what’s there to be guilty about?”

The three men looked at each other, gripped their hammers, and continued to work.

But they didn’t know that their every move was being monitored by Lin Qianhuan.

“What do we do with these three? Should we send them away now?”

Jiang Xing came from the kitchen, holding a bowl of mango yogurt shaved ice.

Lin Qianhuan took the shaved ice, took a bite, and her eyes lit up.

“Delicious.”

She fed Jiang Xing a bite, and then snuggled into the sofa with the shaved ice.

“No rush. Even if they’re not great, those three have some strength, and they can still help. The main thing now is to tear down the walls and the gate, having them around won’t slow down the progress.”

Lin Qianhuan looked at the three men working hard outside the French windows.

“As long as they don’t slack off, I’ll still pay them their wages and give them lunch today. Besides, it’s the hottest time of the day, it’s too much trouble to ride a bike to the trading area to hire new people. They’re not unusable.”

Of course, the reason she was willing to keep them was because they still had value. But if the project reached the point of building walls and installing doors and windows, and they were still trying to muddle through and refused to leave, then she wouldn’t blame her for doing what she said and making them pay the price.

Time passed quickly, and the mango shaved ice in the delicate porcelain bowl was completely eaten by Lin Qianhuan. Seeing that it was time for lunch, she stood up from the sofa and walked towards the kitchen.

“What are you planning to feed them?” Jiang Xing followed behind her.

“Instant noodles. Although it’s free food, I’m not going to give them fine white rice. If they develop a big appetite, it will be difficult to control them in the future.”

Moreover, a pack of clean instant noodles was rare enough in the apocalypse, so the lunch she was providing wasn’t bad.

After cooking a large pot of noodles, Lin Qianhuan used her mental power to carry it outside.

“It’s time for lunch, everyone take a break.”

The crowd was drenched in sweat, but after turning around and seeing the noodles in the pot, their exhaustion was swept away.

It was actually instant noodles! Clean, seasoned, and perfectly cooked instant noodles.

Normally, even if they were provided with food, it would be dry corn buns or hard flatbread that could be used as bricks. And it wouldn’t be made with good flour, moldy, hairy, and infested with insects were common occurrences.

“Everyone’s doing physical labor, so I’ll definitely provide enough food. In addition to that, everyone gets a cup of water. You can come and get it one by one.”

After speaking, Lin Qianhuan took out a stack of bowls and a handful of chopsticks from her space.

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