Chapter 553: Jiang Peng
Chapter 553: Jiang Peng
"It was too cold, so many people didn't have time to register," Zhou Zheng explained. "We only registered the first few who entered the base. Those who came later haven’t."
"That’s true. You’ve all been working hard, too." Jiang Peng stopped looking at the registration forms in his hand and instead studied Zhou Zheng with a thoughtful expression. "I’ll have Captain Chen talk to the leader about this and see if we can increase your rations."
Jiang Peng was very good at dealing with people. Sometimes Zhou Zheng felt that the reason Chen Chaofa was so powerful, and had even managed to merge several large survivor groups into Yaoyang Base recently, was probably because of Jiang Peng.
Jiang Peng hadn’t actually been at Yaoyang Base for long. He had only appeared around Chen Chaofa about a month ago. He usually didn’t attract much attention. People came and went around Chen Chaofa, and rarely did anyone pay him any mind. But Zhou Zheng often delivered official correspondence for Chen Chaofa, and since the leader was interested in taking full control of the Yaoyang Base, Zhou Zheng had interacted with him more frequently.
That naturally made him more familiar with Jiang Peng.
He had also witnessed Jiang Peng’s methods of winning people over.Truly, he was good at winning hearts.
Zhou Zheng nodded, his face full of gratitude. "Thank you, Mr. Jiang. Life isn’t easy for everyone. It’s a blessing to have someone as considerate as you."
"Don’t say that. We’re all brothers." Jiang Peng smiled and nodded.
They left the hotel together.
Standing in the magnificent lobby, he watched Zhou Zheng leave. Then he turned back, seriously intending to talk to Chen Chaofa, who was still at the card table, about the welfare of low-level guards like Zhou Zheng.
Anyone aiming for great achievements should make promises that go beyond mere words. Virtue wins the world—this saying was absolutely true.
In sharp contrast to brightly lit Hedong, the bitterly cold Hexi villa complex stood out. This place, collectively ignored by Yaoyang Base, had completely changed since Fatty and the others arrived.
Zhan Lian returned from surveying the terrain, stepping through the snow with excitement as he reported to An Ran: "Wife, I found a spot where we can climb over the wall and bring in the supplies."
In such cold weather, An Ran and the others had sealed most of their supplies in a nearby tunnel. They had only brought out a few quilts, some packs of diapers for Doll, and a box of baby food.
For An Ran and the others, as long as Doll’s food was secured, the adults could endure hunger and thirst for a few days. And with Fatty’s team, the fruit would arrive in just a few hours.
An Ran was making the bed. She glanced calmly at Zhan Lian, tugged at a corner of the sheet, and said, "Help me pull it."
She gave the instruction, and he immediately obeyed.
He bent down, grabbed the corner of the sheet, and worked with her to spread it across the bed. Then he said, "It’s too cold here. I heard electricity has already been connected east of the river. If it gets any colder, Zhan Anxin will catch a cold."
"Where would they get electricity?" An Ran looked up at him in surprise while still busy with her hands.
"Both hydropower and wind power can generate electricity. But the river’s frozen now, so only wind power can be used. Don’t worry, I’ll fix up a new one tomorrow."