A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

As soon as the oil paper bag was opened, a fragrant aroma wafted out. Anning looked inside and saw six golden-fried shrimp cakes.

"You bought it after you left the station?" An Ning asked in surprise.

There's definitely no such thing sold inside the train station, and since we're in a collective economy phase now, there wouldn't be any vendors at the train station entrance. She genuinely had no idea where Chen Hai got this thing from.

Song Wenyuan laughed and said, "Don't worry about that. Just have something to eat first, and we can eat something else later when it's time for dinner."

What else did you buy?

An Ning reached out to open the lunchbox, but Song Wenyuan stopped her.

"I just bought some poached chicken and sea worm jelly, both local specialties. You'll see when you eat them. This lunchbox is a bit old and doesn't work very well; it's hard to close once opened. I'll open it later!"

"Row."

Anning first gave a piece to the child, then gave one to Chen Hai, before picking up a piece to eat herself.

This was her first time eating shrimp cakes with real shrimp. Fresh shrimp meat was mixed into the batter, along with various seasonings, and then fried into thin cakes. They were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and every bite was full of fragrance.

"good to eat."

Shen Changle held the pancake in one hand and covered her mouth with the other to prevent crumbs from falling, nodding repeatedly in agreement.

"If you like it, you can have one more."

Unlike his wife and daughter, Song Wenyuan doesn't eat delicately. He stuffs the palm-sized shrimp cakes into his mouth in two bites, his movements so fast that you can hardly see him chewing, and he swallows them down just like that.

"I want another one!"

Shen Changle raised her greasy paws, but Song Wenyuan immediately rejected them.

"No, you're too young to eat too much. You still need to eat dinner later! When you grow up, Uncle will bring you here to eat, and then you can eat as much as you want."

Song Wenyuan's favoritism was perfectly justifiable.

Although he loves his daughter very much, his wife is more important to him than his daughter.

Shen Changle immediately pouted, but she didn't cry or make a fuss; she just looked sullen.

Helpless, Anning could only break off a small piece from her own hand and give it to her: "Just this one piece, you can't eat more, otherwise you won't be able to eat the other delicious food later!"

"thanks Mom!"

The child was immediately calmed down.

Time flies, and before long it was time for dinner.

When Chen Haigang mentioned "earthworm jelly," An Ning felt a sense of familiarity, but she couldn't quite place what it was. When she opened the lunchbox, she saw rows of white worms lying quietly inside the crystal-clear jelly. If someone unfamiliar with it saw this, they would definitely think it was a culinary abomination.

But after seeing it, Anning remembered that she had seen it online before the apocalypse, but she hadn't had a chance to try it out before the apocalypse came.

She stayed inland and never had the chance to try this kind of thing.

Compared to An Ning, who had seen sea worm jelly before, Shen Chang Le accepted it quite well. She took a big bite of the piece that Song Wen Yuan had scooped out for her, and her cheeks were bulging from eating it.

"Ni'er, aren't you afraid of the bugs in this sea worm jelly?" Anning asked her deliberately.

However, she underestimated the fierceness of children in that era, as well as the scarcity of resources, which led children growing up in the countryside to dare to put anything into their mouths to try.

Shen Changle chewed and swallowed the food, then exclaimed, "I'm not afraid at all! I've eaten roasted grasshoppers before, they were so delicious!"

"Yes, yes, our little girl is the best," An Ning praised.

The texture of the sea worm jelly is rich and layered. The outer layer of jelly is soft and delicate, melting in your mouth, while the sea worm inside is crisp and crunchy. Paired with a special dipping sauce, it is unforgettable.

The poached chicken placed at the bottom of the lunchbox was delicious and juicy. One bite filled the mouth with the aroma of oil, attracting the attention of the surrounding passengers who kept craning their necks to look at them, swallowing their saliva as they ate their dry food.

Those with a little extra money asked the train attendant for a meal sold on the train. However, the food sold on the train was nowhere near as delicious as the sea worm jelly and poached chicken that Song Wenyuan had specially bought.

The more you eat, the more you crave it.

The train continued its slow journey, and it was unclear where it had been delayed, but it didn't arrive in Guangzhou until 2 a.m., nearly an hour late.

Fortunately, Song Wenyuan arranged for someone to pick up the car, so he didn't seem so embarrassed.

From the train station to the guesthouse, An Ning was busy until late at night before she could finally fall asleep. When she woke up the next day, Shen Chang Le, who had been sleeping next to her, was gone.

There was a note on the table, written in Chen Hai's handwriting.

The note told her that he had taken the child out to eat and that she shouldn't worry, he would bring her lunch back later.

An Ning glanced at her watch; it was a little past 11:50, almost midnight.

She went to wash up first, and after she finished washing up and changing her clothes, she had just washed and hung up her clothes when Chen Hai returned with Shen Changle. He put the lunch he brought back on the table.

"I brought you some tea and snacks. Please make do with these. We'll go out for something nice tonight."

An Ning glanced behind the two of them and, not seeing the comrade who had picked them up yesterday, casually asked, "Where's the comrade who picked us up last night? Did he go back already? Shouldn't we treat him to a meal or something?"

"Don't worry about him, he's gone back to work."

"Isn't this not good?"

"It's nothing. I treated him very well when he came to the island. It was just a matter of asking him to pick someone up. It's not a big deal."

As Song Wenyuan spoke, he began to recount his itinerary for the next period of time.

"We are going to visit three toy factories. The first one is in Guangshi City, and the other two are in the county towns. Although the two toy factories in the county towns are not as large as the one in the city, they offer a much wider variety of products."

We tentatively plan to spend two days visiting each toy factory. After visiting all three factories, you can then choose one production line and contact them to purchase the equipment. This process may take a little longer, as it may involve issues such as price concessions.

Next comes the learning process, which includes understanding how to use the equipment and the operational procedures of a toy factory. You'll likely need to learn these things.

"Okay, then about that..."

"Don't worry about what's going on over there for now. Just do things at our own pace. If they need our cooperation, they'll let us know directly."

"Okay, when should we go to this one in the city?"

"Tomorrow, I'll rest today. The military has already spoken to the factory leaders, so I can just bring the letter of introduction."