I am in the last days, I can connect to reality

Chujiu looked at the sky outside and said, "Oh right, I need to clean up the entire lab today. I have a lot of things to take with me. I see you haven't had much rest. So, how about we take a break today and leave tomorrow morning?"

"Okay!" Qin Zhong touched his stomach. He had been very tired during the previous day and night. His physical strength had not recovered much and he really needed to rest.

Seeing that Qin Zhong agreed, Chu Jiu pointed to a room and said, "How are your cooking skills? I haven't had a proper meal in a long time. While I'm cleaning up, do you mind making me a meal?"

Qin Zhong curled his lips speechlessly, pondered for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "Okay, but my cooking skills are average, I can only make some home-cooked dishes, so don't blame me if it's not tasty!"

In fact, the most important reason why Qin Zhong agreed to cook for himself was not anything else, but caution!

People's hearts are hidden, and even if Chujiu doesn't seem to have any hostility towards him, he doesn't dare to let down his guard easily.

"Go ahead, I don't expect you to have the skills of a great chef!"

Chujiu didn't doubt or refuse Qin Zhong's words. He readily agreed and pointed to the kitchen again, saying, "The ingredients are all in the freezer. Although they're not very fresh, at least they haven't gone bad. There are drinks in the refrigerator. If you want some, take them yourself."

"No problem, leave it to me!" Qin Zhong calmed the golden eagle and put it into the life space, then walked towards the kitchen.

He walked to the kitchen in two or three steps. It was a modern and finely decorated kitchen with all the necessary kitchen utensils and appliances. The spacious space of nearly 20 square meters was enough for him to show off his skills.

Before the end of the world, Qin Chong lived alone in Shanghai. His greatest pleasure was to cook a good meal at home to reward himself when he had a break. Although it was not as delicious as what the chefs in the restaurant made, it was still delicious.

But after the end of the world, he had been running around escaping and fighting, and he hadn't had so much free time for a long time. At that moment, he rolled up his sleeves and began to take stock of the ingredients in the kitchen.

After taking inventory, Qin Zhong discovered that there were a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, ranging from green vegetables to chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Qin Zhong muttered to himself, no wonder Chujiu has such a rosy complexion, not at all like many people in the last days who are pale and thin, it seems that he has been getting too much nutrition every day.

After thinking for a while, Qin Zhong took out a fat old duck and a crucian carp from the freezer, then took out some pork and other ingredients and started to cook.

He placed the old duck and crucian carp on two chopping boards respectively, and used both hands to multitask. The sharp kitchen knife turned into streaks of white light at his astonishing speed. In less than ten seconds, he had dissected and prepared the old duck and crucian carp.

Since his evolution, his speed and control over strength have far surpassed those of ordinary people. Moreover, he often fights with Tang swords, which makes him very comfortable and adept with sword-like props.

With such amazing efficiency, in less than twenty minutes, several delicious meals were brought out by Qin Zhong and placed on a dining table.

"Stir-fried duck with old ginger, braised crucian carp, pickled cabbage and tofu soup, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, shredded cabbage, hehe, try it!"

Qin Zhong put the last dish aside and took out a few napkins from the tissue box on the table to wipe his hands. He smiled confidently at Chujiu, who had already smelled the food and came to the table, and said, "I haven't cooked for a long time. I wonder if my skills have deteriorated!"

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"Wow, you're quite confident, young man! Okay, let me try it!"

Chujiu was not polite. He sat down at the table, stretched out his chopsticks to the braised crucian carp, picked up a piece of white meat from the back of the crucian carp, dipped it in some soup, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

Soon, Chujiu's eyes lit up and he exclaimed in admiration, "Well, it's really good! On par with the chefs at the restaurant!"

As he spoke, Chujiu didn't wait for Qin Zhong, and stretched out his chopsticks to other dishes again, and started eating with big mouthfuls.

Qin Zhong didn't mind, he just laughed, took off his apron, put it aside, picked up the Red Bull he had just taken out of the refrigerator, opened it, and drank the whole can in one gulp.

"Delicious!" Qin Zhong wiped his mouth after drinking it, and saw Chujiu stretched out his hand, took out a cigarette and a lighter from somewhere, threw them on the table, and said: "Since you cook for me, these cigarettes are for you!"

When Qin Zhong saw it, he was overjoyed and immediately took the cigarette in his hand. He took a closer look and found that it was a cigarette of the Emperor.

"Don't you smoke? Why do you have such expensive cigarettes?" Qin Zhong joked as he unpacked the cigarettes.

Chujiu continued eating without stopping, and replied vaguely, "I don't know who bought it before, but it was thrown in the cabinet in the lab. I found it when I was cleaning the cabinet, so I'm giving it to you! You can only smoke it in this restaurant, not in the lab!"

"it is good!"

Qin Zhong couldn't wait to open a box, took out a cigarette and lit it with a lighter. With a "hiss", he circulated the smoke in his lungs before slowly exhaling.

People who don't smoke cannot experience this kind of pleasure, especially heavy smokers like Qin Zhong, who feel uncomfortable all over if they don't smoke for a moment.

The two were silent for a while. Qin Zhong smoked silently. The tobacco of Stone City's "Nine Five Supreme" was made of top-grade tobacco leaves, with a rich aroma, delicate smoke, full and transparent smoke, long aftertaste, and endless aftertaste.

Chujiu ate voraciously in silence, wanting to stuff his face into the dish. Seeing this, Qin Zhong jokingly said, "Why do I feel like you haven't eaten for three days and three nights?"

In the silence, Chujiu said, "It wasn't that long, just less than two days..."

Qin Zhong: “…”

After finishing his cigarette, Qin Zhong picked up his chopsticks and started eating. Although he had eaten some fast food before, it was just enough to keep him from being hungry. Now, as soon as he started eating, he began to grab the food frantically.

Neither of them spoke, but kept their heads down as they began to clear the dishes. After more than ten minutes, the dishes, enough for four or five people, were swept away by the two of them.

When the two put down their chopsticks, the whole table was a mess. They looked at each other, laughed with their stomachs tilted back, and leaned back on the stool to rest.

"I haven't eaten this full in a long time, haha, I'm stuffed!"

Chujiu patted his belly and laughed heartily, then said to Qin Zhong, "When I get to your place, remember to arrange a chef for me. When I'm doing research, it's normal for me to go without food for two or three days. It's not too much to have a good meal occasionally, right?"

"Okay, as long as you can produce research results, I'll cook for you every day!"

Qin Zhong drank a mouthful of the still steaming tofu soup, then smiled and said to Chujiu, "I know you researchers are capable of fighting, but fighting like this might be harmful to your health. You better be careful!"

"Haha!" Chujiu said disapprovingly, "When I die and close my eyes, I'll have plenty of time to rest. But now... I really don't have time to rest!"

Qin Zhong lit another cigarette in silence. He always felt that Chujiu always hid a lot of things when he spoke, giving him the feeling that Chujiu seemed to be very pessimistic about the future, but was working hard, as if racing against time.

But because one of the three conditions Chujiu gave him was that he was not allowed to ask about his secrets, Qin Zhong could only suppress his doubts in his heart.

After all, the two people are not too familiar with each other. Just like Qin Zhong cannot trust Chu Jiu 100%, I am afraid Chu Jiu cannot trust Qin Zhong 100%.

It seems that only when two people can truly trust each other can the secrets he has hidden be revealed.