After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

Chapter 65: Chapter 63: Meeting

Chapter 65: Chapter 63: Meeting

Gu Ye brought his daughter Gu Yun to see Li Pan at No. 8 Farm.

Li Pan sat on the sofa playing with her phone, now able to get up and move around, but she couldn’t use her superpowers. She still felt weak and needed to recuperate for a few more days, so everyone didn’t make her do any farm work, just cooking at home was fine.

“Hello, I am Gu Ye, the Base Commander asked me to come apply for the chef position. I’ve brought my daughter Gu Yun, and am willing to work extra. Besides cooking, I can also farm. I am a Fire Element Mid-level Superpower User, and my daughter is Basic Level Thunder Department.”

“Hello, please have a seat. The Base Commander has told you about the situation at my farm, right? I have two farms in need of someone to cook. Your child can stay as well; it won’t be a problem. Is your cooking any good? If you do well, you can stay long-term. I can support an extra child. I have kids from the orphanage here as well, so your child can study along with them.”

“Really, that’s great. I can do all sorts of work and I have strength, plus I’m a Middle-level Fire Power User. As long as you let me keep my daughter with me, I’m willing to work extra. As for the salary, you can decide.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Ye was overjoyed and didn’t even dare to suggest a salary, fearing Li Pan might not agree to keep him.

“Then how about this, we’ll pay you according to the salary of a Middle-level Superpower User. You’ll be provided with room and boarding on the farm, including your daughter, but what work can your daughter do?”

Li Pan meant that if one worked, they should be paid. Xie Ling had just turned ten earlier this year, and she too was paid.

“She can’t do much, make wicker baskets, help out in the kitchen, she can even cook a dish on her own. She’s done fieldwork like harvesting and transplanting rice, but she’s young and lacks the strength, so she usually does odd jobs, washing dishes and sweeping floors and such.”

Even though her superpower is Thunder Department and she has great talent, it’s a pity she’s too young. Basic Level Thunder Department doesn’t have much power, and it doesn’t last long, so it’s not very useful. She can’t go to the frontlines to fight mutant animals, and at her age, it’s quite awkward.

“Then let’s start with a child’s salary for now. If she works well, we’ll pay her a regular worker’s salary.”

“No need; she’s young and doesn’t do much work. If she’s fed, it’s enough. We’ll talk about pay based on our performance, father and daughter.”

Gu Ye was honest and dedicated to raising his daughter, afraid to make demands. Even when Li Pan offered pay, he hesitated to accept, fearing it was a test of character, insisting that his daughter didn’t need to be paid.

“Don’t be silly. If you work, you should be paid, and if you do well, you should get a raise. As long as you work hard, I won’t make things difficult for you, and I’ll pay you more. The trial period is one month. If you do well, we’ll sign a long-term contract, including for your daughter.”

“Thank you so much, just see how I perform.”

“We have already eaten, there is food in the kitchen. I will heat up some food for you now. Have some food first, you must be hungry.”

“Not hungry, I prefer to start working.”

Gu Ye quickly shook his head.

“You might not be hungry, but the child needs to eat. Don’t worry, I can afford to feed a child.”

Seeing his reaction, Li Pan gave a helpless smile; everyone struggled to get by after the disaster.

Li Pan heated up some food for them, cornmeal porridge, cornbread, cold mixed vegetables, and braised meat with vegetables, setting the table and calling the child over.

“Gu Yun, can I call you Xiao Yun? Come and eat.” 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Gu Yun didn’t move, looking up at her father.

“Come on, time to eat. After eating, I’ll tell you what work there is to do.”

“Thank you.”

Only then did Gu Ye pull his daughter over to the table.

Li Pan served food for both of them, this father was too honest; if she didn’t serve him, he probably wouldn’t dare to eat another bite. It was like this when Zhang Qi and the others arrived, barely filling the bottom of their bowls, not daring to pick up vegetables or eat an extra mouthful of rice; it took a long time for them to feel comfortable enough to eat their fill.

At first, for a month, once someone finished a bowl of rice, they refused to take a second bowl no matter what. Eventually, they started filling the children’s bowls with a basin instead, heaping it high, with leftovers spilling over so the kids could eat their fill.

This time was no different; she filled two basins of cornmeal porridge for them, along with a large basin of yeast-leavened cornbread.

“This is all yours, eat up.”

Staring at the basin in front of him, Gu Ye hesitated before speaking, “Do you have a bowl, one will be enough.”

He swallowed his saliva, held back, and then held back some more.

“No bowls, we eat a lot, so we all use basins. Eat up, this is what’s left from the morning, we’ll make fresh food in the afternoon. If you don’t eat, the child will be hungry too. Don’t dawdle. As long as you work honestly and don’t slack off, you’ll all get to eat your fill here.”

“Ah! No, just give me a bowl, my girl really can’t eat that much.”

This time Gu Ye felt that Li Pan really wanted them to eat their fill, and he was quite happy about it.

“If she can’t finish it, you can eat it.”

Li Pan didn’t provide a bowl; superpower users eat a lot, especially the middle-level ones. She knew about their appetites.

“Thank you!”

Gu Ye lowered his head, his eyes red, a grown man nearly crying.

“Xiao Yun, eat up.”

Gu Yun saw her father start to eat, so she picked up her chopsticks and began to eat her food, murmuring a soft “Thank you, sister.”

“Good girl, this is all for you and your father, eat up.”

Li Pan watched them eat before getting up to leave, knowing it’s uncomfortable to watch others eat and not being able to join in.

Returning to the sofa, she continued knitting, planning to make a pair of woolen pants.

After forty minutes, the two had finished eating. Li Pan stood up to take a look and sighed. The rice was all gone, but the vegetables and flatbread were not completely eaten, signifying their reluctance to eat too much. Things had to be taken slowly.

“Boss, just tell me what work to do, and I’ll get started right now. Do you have any material for making baskets? My girl can weave carrying baskets. Just give her some materials, and she can sit and weave.”

“Come on, I’ll show you around the kitchen and the farm. We’ll go to No.7 Farm tomorrow. Cooking is normally done on this farm, and everyone comes back here to eat. For dinner, we’ll cook an extra portion.”

“At night both farms need patrolling. Sometimes they get hungry, so we bring them something to eat and drink. In the middle of the night, they can warm up the food themselves. We usually have three meals a day, two during the busy farm season. Whoever’s hungry at night can warm up leftovers to eat.”

“During the busy season, we deliver food to the fields since everyone won’t come back to eat. When it’s less busy, people usually come back for meals. In winter, the days are shorter, so it’s back to two meals, and they take their supper back with them. There are grains and oils on that side; they just need to take ready-made meals to be warmed up over there if they’re too lazy to cook.”

Li Pan went to the storage room and kitchen, showing him where everything was stored and telling him to help himself when needed.

After seeing the storage room, Gu Ye felt reassured. There was enough to eat for a year, and it seemed to be enough for everyone. By the looks of it, their farm was indeed doing well.

“Come on, I’ll take you on a tour of the farm. I also keep a few mutant animals to guard the place. Don’t be afraid when you see them, they’re all telepathic and won’t bite. Oh, you also need to prepare food for the pigs and the mutant animals. It’s easy to make pig feed from whatever’s available like leftovers. The mutant animals need some meat, and you can also add vegetables and grains.”

“I know how to make food for the mutant animals; I’ve done this kind of work before.”

“Alright then, let’s take a walk around and I’ll introduce you to everyone.”

Li Pan took the father and daughter duo for a stroll around No.8 Farm to acquaint themselves, and everyone greeted them warmly.

After making introductions, Gu Ye took his daughter back to their room to cook. Li Pan said they needed to eat meat every day in order to work hard. Everyone ate together, and there were snacks in the fridge that the children could eat freely, without worrying about it.

Gu Ye felt in his heart that Li Pan was a good person, and thought about working hard with the hope of staying on for the long term.