Fu Yunting stared at him for a long time, unable to recall who he was.
The old bird slicked his hair back, revealing his entire face.
Seeing the old scar above his eyes, Fu Yunting finally remembered.
"It's you? Weren't you abroad? What are you doing hiding out here?"
"Hey, a year ago, someone snatched my market share. I figured I'd come back and lay low from my enemies. I didn't expect to stay this long. How is it, is my place okay? Self-sufficient, with weapons and ammunition. You could say it's a half-baked paradise, right?"
An Nuan asked, "Who is he?"
Fu Yunting replied, "A small arms dealer. My dad used to provide services for him when he was alive."
"Smuggling?"
Fu Yunting blinked, implicitly admitting it.
Few people in business were truly clean.
However, An Nuan never imagined that the Fu family had actually helped arms dealers smuggle in the past.
Given the Fu family's solid foundation, they wouldn't earn much from such activities. If discovered, it could lead to major trouble, potentially jeopardizing the entire family business. The Fu family had no reason to take such a significant risk.
Fu Yunting explained, "He saved my dad's life, so my dad helped him move a few shipments."
The old bird jumped down from above, "That's right, he and his dad had an old friendship. I knew this kid when he was just a little one. He's been the same from childhood to adulthood, always that icy face!"
The old bird placed a hand on Fu Yunting's shoulder, but Fu Yunting unceremoniously shook it off.
"My dad had a good relationship with you, but I don't."
Fu Yunting scanned the old bird from head to toe.
In essence, he found the old bird to be unhygienic.
"Haven't showered in days?"
"Eight days."
Fu Yunting frowned and pulled An Nuan a little further away.
The old bird raised his arm and sniffed his armpit. "Doesn't smell much, what do you guys think?"
His companions actually leaned in to sniff.
"Boss, besides manly scent, there's no other smell!"
"Haha, I told you there's no smell!"
The old bird's gaze fell on An Nuan. He sized her up, then suddenly ripped open his shirt, revealing his powerful muscles.
An Nuan yelped in surprise.
What did he mean? Was he going to crush her with his muscles?
He probably could, but An Nuan didn't want to be crushed.
Fu Yunting punched the old bird in the chest.
The old bird didn't expect that a punch from a younger generation could send him flying over twenty meters. He was a sixth-tier Exploding Bear!
With a mouthful of blood, the old bird blinked.
He was the leader of the base. What would it look like if he was beaten and bled by a single punch?
No, he couldn't spit it out. No matter what, he couldn't lose face.
The old bird forcefully swallowed the blood back down.
"Good boy, you've grown up, haven't you? Strong punch!"
Fu Yunting irritably tossed him a robe, "Put it on, don't flaunt your measly flesh."
"Xiao Nuan, you weren't scared, were you? He's just like this."
An Nuan shook her head. "Not scared, exactly, but this is... a rather peculiar welcome."
Huang Xiaoting quickly smoothed things over, "It's his habit. When he's happy or angry, he can't help but rip his clothes."
"Heh, he has that habit too? That's a lot of wasted clothes!"
The base's men all burst into laughter.
"Indeed, sometimes he rips five or six outfits a day. Other bases lack food, but our base lacks clothes!"
"It's cold in the mountains. We all feel like crying when our boss wastes clothes like this."
"We've already made several quilts from the clothes the boss ripped off!"
The old bird rubbed his chest sheepishly and cursed, "Get out, get out, you little brats! Always picking on my weak points? I'm just happy to see my old friend's son marrying a beautiful wife!"
An Nuan whispered, "We're not married yet."
"Not yet? Even better! Send word when you do, and I'll prepare a grand gift for you! Everyone, get a table ready. I want to have a good drink with Xiao Lei Lei."
Xiao Lei Lei?
An Nuan and Xiao Yu flinched in surprise.
Fu Yunting's eyes were full of murderous intent as he stared at the old bird.
If looks could kill, the old bird would have been dismembered a thousand times over!
"Xiao Lei Lei?"
An Nuan leaned close to his ear and called out sweetly.
Fu Yunting felt a shiver of comfort, but his stomach churned.
"Xiao Nuan, can we change the nickname?"
"I think this nickname is quite cute, Xiao Lei Lei~~"
An Nuan's fingertips brushed his ear, the touch cool and incredibly pleasant.
Fu Yunting lowered his head, leaning comfortably against An Nuan.
He said with a hint of grievance, "Grandpa said giving a nickname makes them easier to raise. It's not just me, Yun Lei has a nickname too."
"What is it?"
"Xiao Shitóu (Little Stone)."
An Nuan chuckled merrily.
"Xiao Lei Lei, Xiao Shitóu. Very fitting names."
The old bird exclaimed, "What are you two doing, rubbing against each other like wolf cubs? Come over quickly, I want to introduce you to our local specialty dishes."
An Nuan walked up the wooden plank path and followed them to the rooms on the third floor.
The houses were built with a combination of wood and stone, and the furnishings were also made from local materials.
There were also structures and amenities left over from the former resort.
An Nuan commented, "They even have smart furniture. The environment is quite nice."
"That stuff isn't very useful now. We have some solar panels, but the energy is only enough to heat water for a shower, or maybe watch a romantic movie occasionally. There's nothing left for anything else."
The sun was starting to set, so the old bird lit a kerosene lamp.
The men had lit bonfires in various places to prevent wild beasts from attacking.
An Nuan took out a box of batteries from her spatial storage, and Fu Yunting found the power switch, methodically connecting the electrodes.
Xiao Yu's tail tapped the switch, and the room instantly lit up.
The old bird exclaimed, "You have lithium batteries? I haven't seen this model before."
The old bird was quite knowledgeable and had encountered many military supplies, but he had never seen this shape.
Huang Xiaoting chuckled, "These are nano-batteries, developed by Young Master Fu's research team. There are larger and smaller ones as well. Our base is using these now."
"This battery can sustain the electricity needs of about ten households for a month. It can be recharged after use, which is very convenient."
The old bird whistled, marveling, "Xiao Lei Lei, you've really made it! You've created such convenient things!"
Fu Yunting glanced at him coldly.
Suddenly, he felt that punch earlier hadn't been hard enough!
An Nuan added, "I'll leave a few for you later, and a few UV lamps. They can be used for lighting at night, which is better than bonfires, and they can also deter enemies."
"Xiao Lei Lei, you've really married a good wife!"
Fu Yunting groaned, "Can you please use a different name?"
"Alright, Lei Zi, you're a lucky kid, marrying such a good wife. That's great!"
An Nuan pouted. What a wife? How unpleasant!
The men brought the food, and Wang Xiaotao cried out in shock, "What is this! Is it edible?"
"Deep-fried eyeballs, stir-fried intestines, braised suction cups, salt and pepper centipede king. These are all our specialty dishes. Please, don't be shy. This meal is on me. Eat to your heart's content."
An Nuan frowned. Can they eat this?