Chapter 59 Resignation
As darkness fell outside, Gu Yanxu and the others returned home from get off work.
Gu Yanxu drove the car into the yard, parked it, got out of the car, and went inside.
Bai Jiyang and the others followed him into the house.
Gu Yanxu and Bai Tang spoke at the same time: "I have something to tell you!"
Gu Yanxu: "You go first."
Bai Tang: "Gu Yu came to see me this morning and told me some news."
She said that communication signals between our base and other major bases have been temporarily restored.
Once it's fully repaired, it will be open to the public. Then you can call Beijing to greet your parents and grandpa.
Gu Yanxu said with relief:
"It is indeed good news, but I believe that with Dad and Mom around, Grandpa will be fine."
What I want to say is that several of us have quit.
The base announced plans to form a large number of rescue teams. A few of us discussed it after get off work and felt this would offer more freedom than a regular workday.
Bai Tang: "It depends on what you think. Our family doesn't lack that little bit of salary."
Lin Fan said with a grin, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we had already resigned when the boss picked us up from get off work today."
However, many people didn't quit because they felt working at the base was safer than venturing out into the danger.
Indeed, few people would be willing to go out and take risks if they could have a safe and secure job at the base.
However, Bai Tang and the others couldn't be said to be going on an adventure; they were practically having a blast.
After discussing the two matters, Bai Tang remembered something else: "Then the six of us can form a small team, right? Don't let the base send us any random people."
Gu Yanxu: "Don't worry about that, I've already found out."
We are a rescue team that can assist the base's official and military rescue teams with missions, and we can also accept and carry out missions ourselves at the base's service hall.
The base's service hall also has several windows specifically set up to post various tasks.
The base's overall operation is becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Bai Tang nodded: "That's fine, but I don't want to leave the base. I'll be subject to all sorts of restrictions then."
The six of us could take on some missions outside the base.
At this moment, Lin Fan said:
"What are you two having for dinner tonight? Can we eat first and then talk? We're starving!"
Bai Tang suddenly remembered that she hadn't prepared dinner, so she calmly took out some ready-made food from her space.
Anyway, the ready-made meals that Bai Tang has stocked up in her space are enough for them to eat for a lifetime.
Take out a pot of mutton soup; on this cold day, drink some mutton soup to warm yourself up.
They then brought out some boxed meals and ate together at the table.
Fortunately, their house was well-heated, and the temperature inside was acceptable, so the food didn't cool down too quickly and there wasn't much need to use a stove.
In the base, some families who cannot afford heating usually use stoves.
Outside the base, it's even worse; over 90% of the people rely on burning firewood for warmth.
During the meal, Gu Yanxu said, "I heard that the base is going to organize rescue operations outside soon. Let's go to the base's service hall tomorrow and register our team first."
"Since we're just idling around anyway, helping out at the base now might just end up helping ourselves later."
Bai Tang: "Okay, let's eat first, and register tomorrow morning."
Bai Jiyang said, "Shouldn't we give our team a catchy name? What should we call it?"
Lin Fan: "Hope Squad? No way, that name is already taken by too many people. It's really hard to come up with a good name."
Bai Tang immediately replied, "What's the name of this team?"
Lin Feng was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, then asked, "Sister-in-law, what should our team be called?"
Bai Tang: "Let's call it the 'Mythical Squad'."
Lin Fan immediately started flattering him:
"Wow, my sister-in-law really knows how to come up with names. Simple and straightforward, hahaha. I also think'Shenme Xiaodui' sounds pretty good."
Gu Yanxu laughed and said from the side, "That's right, Tangtang, you're a naming genius."
"Meow~" The canned food also joined in the fun.
Their cat's name was given by Bai Tang, which is quite fitting, as it loves canned food.
After dinner, the group chatted and played mahjong in the living room. Before long, Linzhou lost badly.
He said, "I'm not playing anymore. The three of you are bullying me."
Lin Fan laughed it off and said, "Oh well, a bet's a bet, don't be in such a hurry."
But Lin Zhou said he didn't want to play anymore, so they left too.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu were sitting on the sofa next to each other, reading paper novels.
Seeing that the others had left, the two of them also prepared to rest, as they had to go to the service hall to register their team early the next morning.
While everyone was asleep, the snow started falling again outside.
Since the extreme cold began, heavy and light snow has been falling continuously, with occasional breaks for a day or two, but mostly it has been snowing.
The next morning, when they woke up and went to the living room, they looked out the window and found that the yard was covered with a blanket of white snow again.
Everyone was used to this kind of situation and thought they would clean up the snow in the yard after breakfast.
They had just woken up in the morning, and were still sleepy. No one said much; they were all quietly eating the breakfast that Bai Tang had brought out.
Bai Jiyang was still yawning incessantly.
Bai Tang asked curiously, "What did you do last night? Why are you so sleepy?"
Bai Jiyang yawned and said, "I suddenly had insomnia last night and didn't sleep well. Maybe the magnetic field was messed up."
Bai Tang originally wanted him to rest at home, but Gu Yanxu said:
"The team members must be present when registering."
Then Bai Jiyang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, sis. I've been staying up late all the time, so this is nothing. Let's eat and then go take care of our business."
After having breakfast and packing their things, they drove to the base's office center.
As soon as I arrived at the base's service center, I saw a lot of people waiting outside the service hall to register their teams.
Lin Fan hurriedly got out of the car and pulled Bai Jiyang to join the queue, while Bai Tang and Lin Zhou followed behind them.
Gu Yanxu and Lin Feng parked in the small parking lot next door.
I didn't expect there to be so many people in the registration team; the line had already stretched outside the service hall entrance.
When Gu Yanxu and Lin Feng parked their car and came over, Lin Fan called out to them from the group:
"Boss! Brother Feng! Over here, we're here!"
Lin Fan shouted and shook his arm, making it impossible to miss him.
Gu Yanxu spotted their position in the group at a glance, and then walked over with Lin Feng.
While queuing, Linzhou couldn't help but wonder why so many people were queuing up to register.
Bai Tang: "I guess it's because the base will be issuing various tasks, big and small, in exchange for contribution points."
That's why so many people are registering to form teams.
Furthermore, the base might allow ordinary people to post small tasks, which is why so many people come here.
The missions outside the base are too difficult for ordinary people to complete, but some of the smaller missions inside the base are manageable for them.