Apocalypse: I have a supermarket stocked with supplies

Chapter 69: High-Quality Rice

“Hey, Boss! Heart for you!” Monkey lay on the ground, making a big heart hand gesture at Su Yinhe, almost as if there should have been a rose between his lips.

Su Yinhe shuddered violently, not having seen anything this intense in a long time.

“Hey, Boss! Long time no see! A day apart feels like three seasons! Who knows how many seasons it’s been for us.” Xu Jiaoqin was even more excited than Monkey, dashing up and grabbing Su Yinhe’s hand without letting go.

Su Yinhe, “Actually, it hasn’t been that long.” Su Yinhe struggled to pull her hand back.

“Boss, can Crystal Cores also be exchanged for money?”

“Yes, they can. Look at the sign; it has the prices listed.” Su Yinhe pushed out the small blackboard with the prices written on it.

While the Cheetah Team gathered around the blackboard to study the exchange rates of the Crystal Cores, Su Yinhe let out a sigh of relief.

So terrifying.

After their chirpy discussions, each member of the Cheetah Team looked at Su Yinhe with profound emotion.

“Boss Su, you’re really beautiful and kindhearted. You must have come here to do charity work!” Look at the prices on the board; these worthless Crystal Cores could be exchanged for so much money! And there aren’t even any restrictions on the type of Crystal Core!

Boss Su must be too kind, feeling pity for the people here, and that’s why she’s doing this.

The Cheetah Team members blinked rapidly as if something was wrong with their eyes.

Can they really not get muscle cramps?

Su Yinhe was quite curious.

“Boss Su, do you need someone to warm your bed? I have a soft body, warm in winter, and cool in summer…” A female member was furiously batting her eyelashes at Su Yinhe.

“Okay, okay.” Su Yinhe looked disgusted; her place was a legitimate supermarket, after all, “By the way, are you guys still buying instant noodles?”

“Yes. They’re cheap and filling, plus some compressed biscuits,” Xu Jiaoqin nodded her head, “Sigh, we’d like to get something else. But Boss Su, all you have are snacks. If we had more food, we’d definitely buy loads of these snacks; after all, you can’t find them anywhere else. But as it is, we even struggle to fill our bellies.” When you can barely fill your belly, who cares about snacks or no snacks?

Su Yinhe propped up her chin, “Actually, if you want something cheap and filling… I have rice, high-quality rice. If you’re not into rice, there’s also noodles…”

Before Su Yinhe could finish her sentence, Xu Jiaoqin grabbed her hand. Xu Jiaoqin’s eyes were one part shock, another part joy, and a touch of casual sentimentality.

“Really?!” Xu Jiaoqin could hardly believe her ears.

Rice!

They have rice!

Why in the world did they buy so many packets of instant noodles?

Because they were cheap! Because they could fill the stomach.

If something was cheaper than instant noodles and even more filling, why the heck would they buy instant noodles?!

Of course, they would want the cheaper and more filling rice!

They hadn’t bought it previously simply because they had no idea that rice was available. During their long strolls in the supermarket, they only found snacks, all kinds of snacks and drinks, with the most filling options being instant noodles and compressed biscuits.

The cheapest compressed biscuits and the cheapest instant noodles were the same price. At the same price point, they preferred instant noodles. They looked substantial; they were bulky and tasty when eaten.

But neither could compare with rice.

Is there anything in the world more fragrant than a bowl of freshly steamed, aromatic rice?

Of course, there is.

But rice forever remains their unattainable love; bland yet an indispensable part of their lives.

Naturally, it’s different for those who prefer noodles.

Anyway, once Xu Jiaoqin heard there was rice, her eyes began to sparkle.

The other members of the Cheetah Team were no exception, a few of the foodies even sneakily swallowed their saliva.

Rice, a thing of no consequence when eaten every day. But once you go without it for a while, the craving becomes intense. Just thinking about the taste made them salivate like crazy.

They hadn’t even seen the pristine form of the rice yet, but they were already desecrating it in their minds.

Their gazes hungry and predatory, as if they might pounce and devour it at any moment.

Su Yinhe silently took a step back.

Terrifying indeed.

“Really, really. If you guys want it, I’ll just…”

“Want want want want… I want it! We all do!” Xu Jiaoqin nodded so vigorously that afterimages appeared.

Initially, upon first meeting, Xu Jiaoqin had the aura of a dominant queen, ace beyond belief.

Now…

Su Yinhe silently averted her eyes.

Was this the same queenly figure from before? It couldn’t be someone else wearing her skin, right? Drooling so much and not even wiping it off.

“Where’s the rice? We looked for so long before and couldn’t find it.” They had scoured the entire supermarket previously, not sparing any nook or cranny, so the rice couldn’t have escaped their sight.

As if they would find it. Rice isn’t sold on the first floor. They wouldn’t find rice even if they found dust. Su Yinhe muttered to herself internally.

“It’s on the second floor. Grain and oil, we’ve got it all. Oh, right, pots too, and generators.” Bought rice, need a rice cooker, right? Bought a pot, need electricity, right? With all these things, when the rice is cooked, need vegetables, right? Got vegetables, need salt and oil, right? Need iron pots, spatulas, pot lids… right?

Su Yinhe felt that doing business was all about making customers buy one thing and then wanting another, and after getting that, wanting the next one.

This way, the business could last.

“Thank you, Boss Su. But… can we afford it?” Xu Jiaoqin started off excited, then lost her enthusiasm upon carefully considering that they might not afford those things.

“Huh? Are you guys that poor?”

Su Yinhe was unwittingly hurtful.

Xu Jiaoqin felt as if she had been stabbed in the chest twice; it hurt so much.

Compared to other teams, their Cheetah Team did seem a bit more impoverished.

It was all because she was too principled. Xu Jiaoqin clutched her chest, who told her she still had that bit of conscience left?

Couldn’t learn from the other teams, engaging in sneak attacks, robberies.

After Su Yinhe spoke, she realized something was off. “Cough, I didn’t mean it that way.”

“What I mean is, these items are very cheap. They’re not exorbitantly priced.”

“Really?” Xu Jiaoqin got excited again, that’s right, Boss Su wasn’t that kind of heartless person, she was kind. A pack of instant noodles sold for just a little bit of money, hardly making any profit.

And they were told to exchange with worthless Crystal Cores.

She was even willing to take Level 1 Crystal Cores!

To Xu Jiaoqin and other Superpower Users, Level 1 Crystal Cores were considered as good as trash, left on the ground and ignored by passersby.

But here was Su Yinhe, actually accepting Level 1 Crystal Cores!

She was taking trash!

If this wasn’t charity, what was it?

Boss Su was even willing to take trash, and she said it wasn’t expensive, so it definitely wasn’t!

“Mhm. Go up and take it for yourselves.” Su Yinhe just couldn’t stand her look of voracious hunger anymore.

Xu Jiaoqin looked affectionately, puffing out her impressive chest: “Boss Su, if there’s an afterlife, I definitely…”

Su Yinhe screamed, “No need, no need! Just go get your rice!”

It was only when Xu Jiaoqin and her team went to exchange their Crystal Cores for money that Su Yinhe sat down like a soulless salted fish, with a blank stare in her eyes.

Truly terrifying.

But she was indeed straight.

It took a while for Su Yinhe to regain her spirit and rub away the goosebumps on her arm.