After the liangpi was done, Du Yue began to busy herself with making cold noodles. The noodles were ready-made, and she just had to add some side dishes and soup after cooking. The cold soup had been prepared beforehand. In addition to the ordinary ingredients of dumplings and water, Du Yue also added some cold sprite. Du Yue felt a sense of satisfaction after she put more than 10 portions of cold noodles into her interspace.
The space was like her inner world now. The more supplies she stored in it, the more she felt at ease and satisfied. Therefore, in the past six months, although there was no way to cook in the apartment, Du Yue did not just sit there and do nothing. She would prepare some flour-based foods every day.
She would make some hand-rolled noodles or steamed buns and flower rolls. Du Yue even made a lot of the dough needed for roujiamo, pork patties, and pancakes in one go. Not to mention the dumpling and wonton skins that she often ate. There was almost no aroma to the things she made, so Du Yue would usually sit in the bedroom and slowly make them while the air conditioners were on.
When she was free, she would make some food. After more than half a year, she could not even remember how much food she had saved up. Now that she could, she cooked more than 10 bowls of handmade noodles and packed them in disposable containers.
She was not in a hurry to start cooking with an open flame. After all, she had to go out with He Xing later. She was worried that the smell of oil and smoke would attract attention. Most people now had problems even getting full, let alone eating hot food. If someone found out that she had cooked for herself, she might cause some trouble.
Although Du Yue was not afraid of accidents, she still wanted to live a peaceful and stable life. She did not want to be on tenterhooks every day, trying to prevent others from plotting against her behind her back. She would have to use all her energy to scheme against others. She did not want this to happen, so she could only keep a low profile.
When Du Yue was done cleaning up in the kitchen, she looked up and saw that it was already 12:05 a.m. on her watch. She went to change her clothes and shoes. Just as she was about to go out, someone knocked on the door. She went to open the door, and it was indeed He Xing. Before this, Du Yue had locked the iron gate in the stairway, and she handed He Xing a key. This way, it would be more convenient for the two of them to enter and exit the seventh floor.
They locked the iron gate, and the two of them went downstairs. Just as they reached the sixth floor, the door of the house on the right suddenly opened. An old lady popped her head out of the door. Her small and round eyes were shining as she sized up the two of them. “Are you two the new people who moved to the seventh floor? Where did you come from? What are your jobs in the base now?”
Hearing the old lady’s interrogation, Du Yue was a little displeased. “Why are you asking all these questions?”
“What can an old lady like me do? Can’t a neighbor show some concern? Little girl, don’t you understand the ways of the world at all?”
Du Yue frowned as she listened to the old lady mumble. Compared to the robbers, she found it harder to interact with this shrewd and difficult old lady. Those things clearly had nothing to do with her, but she wanted to get answers to her questions. However, Du Yue could not get rid of her so easily because she was a little talkative.
While Du Yue was feeling vexed, He Xing suddenly spoke, “Ma’am, it’s not easy for an old lady like you to live in the base, so you should just live your life honestly! Don’t ask around. What we do has nothing to do with you, alright? Oh right, do you know why my friend’s grandfather could live to be 120 years old?”
The old lady was dumbfounded by He Xing’s jabbering. When she heard him ask her a question, she subconsciously replied,”Why?”
He Xing glanced at her.”Because he never meddled in other people’s business.” Upon hearing this, the old lady was so angry that she pointed at He Xing and stammered for a long time, “Y-Y-You…” However, she did not manage to say anything else. In the end, she stomped her feet in exasperation and turned around to go back into the house.
He Xing looked at Du Yue with a smile. “Let’s go.” When they reached downstairs, He Xing said as they walked, “In the future, if you meet nosy people like her, you can’t ignore her. If you don’t say anything, they won’t let you go. You’ll have to talk more than them and make them dumbfounded. Defeat them with their own methods.”
Although Du Yue agreed with He Xing’s words, she knew from the bottom of her heart that this method was not suitable for her. Du Yue was still deep in thought when she heard He Xing say, “Forget it. You’re not the kind of person who likes to quarrel with others. But don’t worry, just leave it to me in the future.”