Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

After Gu Tongwan parked the car, he handed over some preserved vegetable pot cakes that he had bought on the road.

"Take it back and eat it. I ate one and it tasted okay."

Luo Mei hesitated for a moment but finally took it. If it was in the past, she would never have accepted it. But after all, she had been with Gu Tongwan for more than a month and had a little understanding of his temper. Gu Tongwan was not only her boss but also her savior. If Gu Tongwan had not escorted her home when the extreme cold came, she would have died in the store or on the road, and there was no way she could have been reunited with her parents later.

"Sister Wanwan, thank you." Luo Mei thanked her quietly. After losing her youthfulness, Luo Mei looked even more pretty and well-behaved.

Gu Tongwan opened the rolling door of the store, then opened the second glass door, and then a sealed smell of dust hit him in the face.

"We need to ventilate it for a while. The door hasn't been opened for nearly two months. The air inside is full of dust. Luo Mei, go to the warehouse in the back and take a look. I'll deal with the door first."

"Okay, okay." Luo Mei responded and immediately went into the storage room at the back.

"Gu Tongwan took out two masks from her backpack and found a few pairs of gloves and aprons from the cashier counter.

After walking into the utility room, she found that the air inside was worse than outside. It seemed that she and Luo Mei would have a busy day today.

After putting on the mask, apron and gloves, Gu Tongwan turned on the power again. Fortunately, the electricity bill here is settled on a quarterly basis, so the store always has electricity.

After boiling two pots of hot water, Gu Tongwan was responsible for cleaning outside and inside respectively.

The two of them had been busy from about 2:00 p.m. until almost 5:30 p.m., and they still hadn't finished. Finally, Gu Tongwan could only sigh helplessly, "No, there are just too many things to reorganize. It's getting late now, so let's continue tomorrow morning."

Luo Mei nodded and asked, "Sister Wanwan, can we reopen after we clean up?"

"That's about it. After I finish cleaning tomorrow, I'll bring some goods over the day after tomorrow. Mainly non-staple foods, as well as some fruits and melons. I'll sell a small portion of the goods first and see if business is good in this weather. If it's good, I'll slowly put more goods on the shelves." Gu Tongwan took off her gloves and looked at the shelves that had just been tidied. There were still a few dusty shelves left that hadn't been cleaned yet. If she had known that she couldn't finish it in one afternoon, she should have hired a few more cleaners.

Luo Mei wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with a smile, "Sister Wanwan, don't worry, business will definitely be good. On my way here just now, I saw that other stores nearby were operating normally and seemed to be doing good business. We already have a fixed customer base and a good reputation in the area. If we reopen, we won't have to worry about no one coming to buy."

"That would be great if that's the case. By the way, the store manager here may be replaced by someone else. He's also my friend. I'll introduce him to you someday."

Luo Mei showed a little surprise and panic on her face, and immediately asked: "Sister Wanwan, are you not going to continue running this store? Do you mean to transfer the store by changing the store manager?"

I guess Luo Mei is worried that the store will lay off employees after she leaves, and she's also worried that she won't get along well with the new store manager, so she's anxious.

Gu Tongwan took her hand and sat in front of the cashier. "You look so nervous. Listen to what I have to say first."

Feeling that Luo Mei's hands were very cold, he took out a disposable heat pack from his pocket and stuffed it into her palm. "It's like this. I may open a guesthouse in the underground city next. At that time, all my work focus will be temporarily on that place, so I can't take care of the fruit and vegetable store business at both ends. It just so happens that an acquaintance of mine is settling in the base this time. She used to be in the fruit and vegetable wholesale business. Not only does she have experience in this area, but she is also very generous and enthusiastic. I thought of letting her manage this store for me. After all, I don't trust others to manage the store. She definitely can't manage the store alone, so I hope you can assist her. After all, you are more familiar with the situation in the base than she is. If you two cooperate, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

After hearing this, Luo Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that the store would not let her stay in it, but it turned out that they were just going to find a new person to manage the store.

"Sister Wanwan, don't worry, I will definitely listen to the new store manager." Luo Mei patted her chest and made the promise.

"If you encounter other difficulties at work, you can come to me at any time. Don't keep everything in your heart, okay?" Gu Tongwan didn't want Luo Mei to obey blindly. Sometimes having different opinions would lead to better development of the store.

"Okay, Sister Wanwan, I will, as long as you don't find me annoying." The gloom on Luo Mei's face disappeared, and she became cheerful again.

The next day when I went to the store to clean, there was one more person besides Luo Mei, that was Luo Cheng, who had obviously grown taller after not being seen for a while.

Luo Cheng's height used to only reach Luo Mei's shoulders, but now it has reached Luo Mei's ears. I'm afraid that in another half a year or a year, his head will completely surpass Luo Mei's.

"I'm afraid the two of us won't be able to finish it in a day. Anyway, Luo Cheng has been staying at home with nothing to do recently, so I'll drag him over to clean together." Luo Mei's mouth curled up.

When Luo Cheng heard this, he snorted and said, "I was just staying at home and you had to drag me here to do hard labor. You are so shameless."

"What else? Otherwise, I'll let you sleep at home. I've seen you sleep until noon every day." Luo Mei frowned and began to scold her brother mercilessly.

Luo Cheng was obviously used to Luo Mei's cold face and nagging. He just curled his lips but did not refute.

After Luo Mei finished scolding him, she pulled him into the store and said, "You will be tidying up the shelves outside in a while. Clean all the rows, and the cash register as well."

"I know, I know. You've been nagging me all the way like an old woman. My ears are almost getting calluses." Although Luo Cheng complained, he worked very diligently. He probably helped out a lot at home. After putting on gloves and taking a rag, he started to tidy up the shelves.

There were still some green onions and cucumbers on the shelves that were left behind and frozen into ice cubes. They were not cleaned until after these things were thrown away. However, with one more person working, the efficiency was indeed much faster. It was originally planned to be done until four or five in the afternoon, but unexpectedly, the store was almost cleaned by one in the afternoon.

Looking at the store that had been restored to a clean and tidy state, Gu Tongwan smiled and said, "You must be hungry. I have a lunch box that I made this morning in my car. I'll bring it in and heat it up. Luo Mei, wash the small electric cooker."

Before Luo Mei could move, Luo Cheng, who was already starving, jumped off the stool and said, "I know where the rice cooker is."

Looking at his brother's fast figure, Luo Mei could only put the compressed biscuits he had just taken out back into the container.

When Gu Tongwan came back from the car, he was holding an insulated lunch box in his hand. However, the food in this weather had gone cold, so he still needed to reheat it.

After all, the most comfortable thing is to eat a hot meal after working in such cold winter weather.

There was no heating in the store, but the heating stove next to it was burning charcoal for heating, and everyone had already adapted to the extremely cold weather, so they didn't feel too cold.

What Gu Tongwan brought today was bibimbap, because he specially cooked minced meat and eggplant, a dish that goes really well with rice. The white rice was served separately, and the cooked minced meat and eggplant were put in first, followed by the white rice. The thick soup immediately covered every grain of rice, and finally some chopped green onions were sprinkled in. The store was immediately filled with a mouth-watering aroma.

The portion she brought this time was quite large. She had originally intended to bring some back for Luo Mei as well, so she prepared enough for at least four or five people. There was a double portion in the pot, and she also packed some in boxes.

Because I didn't expect Luo Cheng to come, I scooped some rice from the lunch box and mixed it in.

"Take the rest back and let your parents try them." Gu Tongwan handed over the lunch box.

Luo Mei didn't expect that Gu Tongwan had thought of everything. She had originally thought about eating less with Luo Cheng, so that at least Zhou Ruchu could have a taste. Although there was no shortage of food at home recently, because Luo's father and Luo Mei were temporarily unemployed, apart from some eggs and vegetables for dinner, the remaining two meals were almost all millet porridge and pickles.

However, this condition is much better than before. You know, the Luo family only had two meals a day before. Now they can have three meals a day normally because Gu Tongwan sent a lot of rice. During the New Year period, they even ate the meat they had stockpiled before.

At this time, not only Luo Mei, but also Luo Cheng, who had been eating, raised his head, wiped the oil stains on his mouth, and said seriously: "Sister Gu, thank you, if you have anything in the future, just call me, I will definitely come to help if I can be busy. And my sister, she is a simple person, but she is very serious about her work, please don't fire her."

"When did I say I was going to open Luo Mei's?" Gu Tongwan couldn't help laughing.

"I don't know either. Anyway, my sister kept talking about whether she could go back to work while she was at home. She was worried about this and that. I thought she was going to be fired." Luo Cheng spoke the truth and completely ignored Luo Mei's crazy winks beside him.

Luo Mei raised her head awkwardly, and tried to defend herself, "Actually, I'm just afraid that I'll be out of work for too long like before..."

"Don't worry. I've paid the rent for this store for half a year. If it weren't for the extreme cold, I would have planned to expand the store or even open a branch. I won't close the store so easily. Besides, even if you can't do it here, I can arrange for you to work at the guesthouse, so don't worry."

"Did you hear me? I told you that you are worrying too much. You spend all day at home worrying about this and that. You might as well ask the boss's wife directly." Luo Cheng did not forget the scolding from Luo Mei just now, so he took the opportunity to tease his sister.

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After parting with Luo Mei and her brother, Gu Tongwan drove to the underground city. Sister Liu's decoration team worked very conscientiously. It can be seen that the walls of the restaurant on the first floor have been covered with exotic wallpapers according to her requirements. In addition, atmospheric wall lamps have been installed in the restaurant. The light is shone on the table, and under the soft light effect, both people and food have a natural filter.

The floor is also covered with tiles with a gradient pattern, somewhat similar to the tiles commonly used in Western restaurants in the past.

"Miss Gu, you're here?" Brother Huang, the contractor in charge of the interior decoration, was just coming down from the second floor. When he saw her, he greeted her with a smile.

"Yes, let me check the progress. I see that the first floor seems to be almost finished."

Huang nodded confidently, "We can start decorating the second and third floors tomorrow. The main things for the rooms are the doors, windows, and floor tiles. Oh, and I looked at other furniture. If you want to buy any, you'd better go to this place. I have an acquaintance there. I can't say I can get a discount, but at least the shipping fee can be waived."

Brother Huang is also an honest man, and he didn't promise Gu Tongwan that he could get a discount.

"I've started looking for tables, chairs, and beds these two days. I'll need to compare prices from different stores when the time comes. But thank you, Brother Huang. By the way, I brought some dried fruits. You can share them with the masters so that they can take a proper rest if they are too tired. Making money is important, but health should be put first." As he spoke, he handed over a big bag. In it was boiled peanuts and some snacks from fruit shops that Gu Tongwan had bought. Knowing that these masters like to get together for a drink after get off work when they have nothing to do, he specially bought two or three kinds of snacks to go with the wine.

Brother Huang didn't bother to be polite with her and took it with a smile, but suddenly he thought of something and his expression became cautious.

"By the way, Miss Gu, I noticed something today. A man came over to ask about the purpose of the renovation of our building, the opening hours of the guesthouse, and even the boss's situation and background. He asked quite detailed questions. I didn't think he was a good person, so I just brushed him off. I thought this matter was not very important, but I wanted to let you know first."

Gu Tongwan frowned slightly, thinking that the surveillance cameras had been installed outside in advance, so he went to the monitoring room with Brother Huang.

The monitoring room is on the second floor. At first, we thought it would be better to have one more monitoring room in the guesthouse, so we asked Sister Liu to design the monitoring room on the drawing. There are three computers in the entire monitoring room. There are about sixteen surveillance cameras installed in the entire guesthouse. In addition to two installed in the corridors of each floor, there are also two installed at the corners of the stairs, two installed outside the courtyard, and three installed on the outside wall in different directions. The last camera is installed on the balcony on the top floor. It can be said that in addition to the guest rooms, surveillance cameras are installed in as many blind spots inside and outside the entire building as possible. In this way, if something happens, it will be convenient to retrieve the situation at that time.

Although the guesthouse has not yet opened for business, it has already hired a security guard to be responsible for monitoring. He is a young man named Xiaoyu, who was also introduced by Brother Liu. He is very cheerful and enthusiastic.

Gu Tongwan and Brother Liu pushed the door open and scared Xiaoyu, who had just yawned, so much that he trembled all over.