Sharp-mouthed monkey was diligent and served more rice for everyone. 

Without a hot pot base, Rong Sanshao dipped the rice directly in the sauce and began to flatter, “Mmm, sister, your cooking is delicious!” 

The flattery made Sharp-mouthed monkey alarmed. 

After all, she is his only sister. 

So, he immediately refused to be outdone, “That’s right, sister’s cooking skills are not only unbeatable, but also her medical skills are impressive. She even brought my beautiful wife back to life.” 

Jiang Ning was speechless at the two of them, “Doudou made it.” 

Rong Sanshao grinned and ate a big bowl of rice. 

Sharp-mouthed monkey serves meat to his wife and son. 

The two peerless treasures decided to praised Doudou instead, “Doudou is great! Doudou is wonderful! Doudou is truly impressive!” 

Doudou blushed shyly, and her eyes curved into a crescent moon. 

The group gathered around the table, focusing on enjoying the moment and avoiding sad memories. They talked about the present and the future. 

The hospital treated several work-related injuries, and Jiang Ning casually reminded Rong Sanshao, “I don’t want to sew you up one day. You should pay more attention to your work.” 

Rong Sanshao ate as much as he could, “Sister, I don’t want to either, but now oil is more precious than human life. It can only be used for lifting heavy things. As long as human strength can manage, we have to use it.” 

“Haven’t you seen that many transport ships have stopped lately? Warplanes aren’t taking off unless absolutely necessary.” 

Oil is the lifeblood of industry. If the base wants to regain its former glory, it all depends on whether we can drill oil from the ground. 

Even if humanity gives it their all, the industrial civilization that can be preserved is still a drop in the bucket. 

For their generation to recreate the prosperity of natural disasters, they can only dream of it.  

Jiang Ning frowned, “The platform you are building now is mainly used for plantations?” 

“The plan is for living space, and the leftover will be for planting.” 

Although everything is developing in a good direction, as more and more survivors emerge, the problems faced by the base will become more and more complicated. 

For example, food. 

What can really fill the stomach is food, not vegetables or meat. 

Jiang Ning looked toward the future, “When all the platforms are built, what will be your next goal?” 

“It should be to reclaim land and build islands.” 

It is true that Rong Sanshao’s background makes him superior to others. In the past, others always revolved around him, but it does not mean that he does not know interpersonal relationships. 

On the contrary, he is particularly good at putting down his airs.  

He has been here for less than a month, and he has already established good relations with the higher-ups. 

“Originally, building an island was the top priority, but they lost the key parts of the automatic suction dredger, which made the machinery unable to work. So, they had to prioritize building the base first.” 

Jiang Ning was curious, “What did they lose?” 

Rong Sanshao was mysterious, “Guess.” 

“You can talk about it if you want, forget it if you don’t want to.” 

Sister turned her face away, and Rong Sanshao, who had just finished three bowls of rice, didn’t dare to show off, “It sounds ridiculous, but they lost screws and rivets, and some axle parts. 

They are not important parts at all, but without them, the giant dredger is just a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron.”  

“If they’ve lost them, what now?” 

“Who knows, the leaders are probably still having a headache.” Rong Sanshao was too lazy to think about things that he shouldn’t worry about, “Who knows, maybe by then, everyone will have to practice diving to go underwater to dig soil and earn points to survive.” 

In short, the island must be built and living people can’t be starved to death.  

Fortunately, Sharp-mouthed monkey didn’t have that worry. After a few months of groundwork, his support base was nearly established. 

Now most of the survivors are soldiers. Some ordinary survivors will be calculating and have crooked ideas, but they don’t dare go too far with the military base around. 

After ten years of hard work, the middleman has already trained a pair of sharp eyes. 

The more survivors arrive at the base, the better his business will be. Moreover, he has no worries about supplies, so he will not take risks in any transactions if he realizes that they are unsafe. 

During this period, he almost got cheated several times, but he was vigilant and avoided them. 

Going underwater to dig is impossible; he has to rely on trading to support his wife and children. 

Jiang Ning appeared calm on the surface, but privately, she was constantly thinking of ways to quietly return the containers salvaged from the seabed back to the base.  

She and Huo Yishen would go around the base every once in a while, but as the number of survivors in the base continued to increase, there were patrolling soldiers everywhere, and it was impossible to return them without any mistakes. 

Returning these things isn’t just about seeing no one around and casually placing them anywhere. 

The new home is a military-based settlement. To put it bluntly, the soldiers have their own habits and guidelines for doing things. Unlike the official bases that tend to be more diplomatic and considerate of various relationships—often turning a blind eye—these soldiers are more stubborn. Even if they do good deeds, they will investigate them thoroughly, and they want to get to the bottom of the matter. 

Unless there are special circumstances, Jiang Ning currently has no plans to leave the base.  

A container that sank to the bottom of the sea thousands of miles away suddenly appeared out of thin air. Would the military not investigate? 

Once they conduct a thorough investigation, with their capabilities, wouldn’t they trace it back to her? 

Jiang Ning is not alone; she has her lover, family, and a dog. 

Even if she doesn’t consider herself, she has to consider them. 

Doing good deeds depends on timing; being anxious won’t help. First, she has to ensure their absolute safety. 

If there are no more natural disasters, there will be opportunities sooner or later. 

If natural disasters come again, it would be a good thing not to give. 

While eating and chatting, Jiang Ning also talked about some interesting things at work. 

It is true that there is a shortage of doctors and medicines, but she is still quite satisfied with the current situation and the future prospects. The herbal medicine planting area has been expanding. Not only are hospitals and plantations taking action, but even the excess medicinal seedlings are paid to survivors. This initiative has garnered a positive response. 

Additionally, Jiang Ning brought back some herbal seeds that the base didn’t have, claiming she acquired them from someone else, and she is trying to cultivate them in the herbal planting area. 

As for her medical skills, the cooperation between her and her mentor is quite good.  

Ma Guangnian is knowledgeable and talented, and with him, she can immerse herself in the ocean of traditional Chinese medicine for a decade or two without worrying about coming ashore.  

After finishing the meal and cleaning up, it was already past seven o’clock, and everyone left the submarine one after another. 

To their surprise, the weather had changed. The moment they stepped outside, they shivered as goosebumps spread across their bodies. 

The wind had picked up at sea, and the temperature had suddenly dropped. 

Although the wind was not strong, there was a whistling noise echoed in the air. 

The bridge was swaying slightly, but the survivors, now accustomed to life at sea, had excellent balance. 

Huo Yishen put Coke into his bag and carried it on his back. He held his sister in his left hand and his wife in his right hand, and quickened his pace to Area A. 

Sharp-mouthed monkey hugged his wife and son, and laughed happily after eating and drinking. 

Meanwhile, the lonely Rong Sanshao, “…” 

It seems that he can only hug the air. 

The wind and waves are getting stronger and stronger. By the time they reached the platform in Area A, the waves were already two to three meters high. 

The base is well located, and this kind of weather is relatively rare. 

By the time they returned, it was past 8 p.m. Considering everyone’s safety, the ferry service was suspended.  

Sharp-mouthed monkey wailed in his heart because he couldn’t go home, but as long as he was with his wife and son, it wasn’t too bad. 

Area A was large, with not only administrative buildings but also indoor rest areas. They could easily spend the night there. 

Jiang Ning asked, “How about staying in the hospital dormitory for one night?” 

The hospital is large, but there are few medical staff, so there are many empty rooms. 

Huo Yishen often visited, and Jiang Ning had given the dorm manager a few gifts, so they had a good relationship. Getting the keys would be no problem. 

The two brothers hugged very tightly! 

Who else could the brothers rely on if not their sister?  

Just as they were about to go to the hospital, Jiang Guanshan hurried over with a group of people…