Chapter 98 Night Road
Gu Yanxu's ears turned red upon hearing this; he couldn't resist Bai Tang teasing him.
Then she seized on the key point: "You said you're nearsighted and can't see, so how do you see that their abs aren't as good-looking as mine?"
Bai Tang couldn't help but rub her forehead, then said as if coaxing a child:
"Honey, I'm nearsighted, not blind. I can still see a little bit."
"Boss, you're such a love-struck fool, hahaha."
Bai Jiyang and Lin Fan were laughing so hard they almost fell over.
Gu Yanxu: "What do you know? I'm proud of being love-struck because my wife is great, unlike you single dogs."
Lin Fan: "Sister-in-law, you need to control the boss. He's making personal attacks."
Bai Tang: "I can't control him. You brothers should sort out your own business. I'm going to eat and rest."
Gu Yanxu glanced over, and Lin Fan and the others instantly cowered.
As expected, Gu Yanxu only acted coquettishly towards Bai Tang; he was quite cruel and ruthless towards the rest of them.
They stopped causing trouble and leaned against the wall to rest for a while before taking a nap, as they had to travel at night.
Although the air temperature is very high, they still need to rest, otherwise driving at night could easily lead to an accident.
There were about 100 people in the team that came out with us this time. Because it was so hot, no one was in the mood to chat.
Bai Tang put another ice cube in her mouth and felt much better.
Bai Tang also held a fan in her hand to cool herself down, and she didn't sweat as much anymore.
The entire service area fell silent for a moment, and everyone was quietly resting against the wall.
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Time flies, the sun has already begun to set, Chen Weiliang said:
"We'll be setting off in ten minutes, so everyone be sure not to fall behind."
Everyone knows the seriousness of falling behind here; you're stuck in the middle of nowhere, and falling behind means certain death.
So before setting off, they each ate something and quickly took care of their bladder problems.
Everyone assembled quickly, and no one fell behind.
After Chen Weiliang and his team checked the number of people and confirmed that everyone had arrived, they allowed the locomotive to start moving.
As darkness fell and the temperature dropped, it made it easier for them to travel quickly.
The evening heat was slightly less intense than the daytime heat, but not by much; the temperature remained in the 30s.
However, at least with the car windows open, there will be a little bit of night breeze blowing through.
At night, the car doesn't need the air conditioning on, which saves a lot of fuel.
Chen Weiliang's team also had several heavy trucks, and Bai Tang was quite curious about what was inside them.
Then she mentally called out to Mu Mu: "Mu Mu~ Can you find out what's in the heavy truck ahead?"
Mu Mu said, "It's a piece of cake, just wait a moment."
After waiting for about a minute, Mu Mu said:
"Those vehicles contained a lot of things, including gasoline, snow fruit, water, some equipment that I couldn't understand, and food."
Bai Tang: "Mu Mu is so great."
Mu Mu: "Hehe, you're welcome, you're welcome."
Bai Tang turned to Gu Yanxu and said, "Those heavy trucks that Chief Chen and his men were driving ahead had a lot of snow fruit and research equipment inside."
Gu Yanxu: "How did you know?"
Bai Tang said, "Of course Mu Mu told me. The base is probably taking these things to the Beijing base to exchange resources with them."
Gu Yanxu, however, saw another side of the story: "Can the snow fruit be preserved in such hot weather?"
Bai Tang was reminded by Gu Yanxu's words that snow fruit cannot be grown in extreme heat, but it should be able to be preserved in extreme heat.
During a break, Bai Tang took out a few snow fruits from her spatial storage, intending to test whether they could be preserved in extremely hot conditions.
Bai Tang thought: It can definitely be preserved, because they have been out of the base for a day, and according to Mu Mu, those snow fruits are still fresh.
Bai Tang tried it out, and sure enough, the snow fruit was still fresh.
The fruit doesn't feel hot when you eat it; instead, it has a cool sensation.
It seems quite a few things were found in the base; they're probably planning to exchange those snow fruits for supplies.
As the sun gradually set and darkness fell, all the vehicles in the convoy turned on their headlights.
If viewed from above, their formation looked like tiny light bulbs moving forward in the darkness.
When the sun had completely set, everyone in the group became extremely vigilant, as accidents often happen at night.
"Hello, Captain Bai, can you hear me? This is Zhao Lei."
Just then, their walkie-talkie rang; it was Zhao Lei.
Bai Tang replied, "I can hear you. What's up, Captain Zhao?"
Zhao Lei said, "It's nothing serious. I just wanted to ask if you're going to the Beijing base to look for someone."
I also want to find someone, but I don't have any connections at the Beijing base, so I'm afraid I won't be able to find anyone. That's why I wanted to ask if you have any suggestions.
Bai Tang said, "We spoke with their family over the phone and confirmed they're at the Beijing base, so they're easy to find. Did you call to confirm?"
Zhao Lei said in a somewhat dejected voice, "I called, but the other side told me that no one would answer, so I thought I'd come and ask if you have any way to find someone later."
Bai Tang understood his feelings and said, "Okay, we'll ask around for you when we get to the base in Beijing."
Zhao Lei: "Okay, thank you, Captain Bai."
Bai Tang: "It's alright, you've helped us a lot too."
Zhao Lei: "Then I won't bother you any longer."
Bai Tang stayed with Gu Yanxu in the passenger seat for a while, and then Gu Yanxu urged her to go and rest.
Then Bai Tang lay down on the bed in the RV and went to sleep.
Before going to sleep, Bai Tang set an alarm clock. The two agreed that Gu Yanxu would set it for the first half of the night, and Bai Tang would set it for the second half.
Lin Fan and the other three took turns driving.
Although the road was not smooth, the car was cooler inside with the air conditioning on than outside.
Moreover, Bai Tang was lying in bed, so she fell asleep quickly.
Bai Tang slept for about four hours before her alarm clock went off.
Bai Tang groggily opened her eyes and got out of bed. Gu Yanxu's voice came from the driver's seat.
"Wife, you're awake now. Go wash your face and wake yourself up."
Bai Tang washed her face with cold water in the RV bathroom and instantly woke up.
Then Bai Tang climbed from the common area of the RV to the passenger seat, yawning and saying:
"When the convoy stops for a rest later, it'll be my turn to drive. You can go to sleep."
Gu Yanxu said, "Okay, the convoy will take a ten-minute break every two hours, and then it will be another two hours. You can drive then."
Bai Tang yawned and said, "Okay, do you want something to eat? Are you hungry?"
Before he could speak, Bai Tang took out a bag of bread from her spatial storage, tore it apart, and fed it to Gu Yanxu.
While we were feeding each other, a voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Stop and rest for ten minutes."