Lin You raised her eyes, momentarily stunned.

Only through her hand?

That meant neither the freezer nor the basket could be handed over to someone else to operate?

Shang Zhisheng furrowed his brows tightly, also troubled:

“Originally I hoped you could provide a certain tonnage of food, to be regularly transported by the government to vegetable supply points. But now it seems only you can take food from the freezer and basket. In that case, carrying out a large-scale vegetable supply task is indeed unlikely.”

Lin You thought for a moment and said, “I can try. Carrying out several hundred catties of vegetables a day is no problem.”

Shang Zhisheng shook his head, “Several hundred catties? Then you would probably have to work from morning to night. If you keep this up for a few days, you’ll likely collapse. Besides, several hundred catties of vegetables aren’t even enough for a single government supermarket site.”

Lin You’s expression darkened, “Then what should we do…”

Shang Zhisheng thought for a while and said, “I will send a few more people to try it and see whether it is really only you who can cause the freezer and basket to continuously produce food.”

“If that’s the case, then for now, you don’t need to supply the government. This breakfast shop will be used as a vegetable supply point. Also, I think the best approach is to inform the public that if they need food, they can come here to buy vegetables.”

This was the only solution for now.

As for turning the breakfast shop into a vegetable supply point, Lin You thought seriously for a moment and said, “That’s not bad. People can buy according to their needs.”

Shang Zhisheng looked at her and reminded, “But some people have the habit of hoarding. I’m afraid they’ll buy too much at once, which would cause an imbalance in resource distribution.”

Lin You thought for a few seconds and said, “That’s easy to handle. Just register real names. For example, each person can only buy up to ten catties of vegetables at a time. Besides, fresh meat can stay longer in a freezer, but vegetables and fruits will wilt or go moldy if stored too long. They can’t even be eaten. So they probably won’t buy too much at once.”

Shang Zhisheng nodded, “I think so too. Real-name registration. If your place becomes a government-designated food supply point, it must be connected to the government’s information system.”

“Through the government’s information network, each person’s data can be recorded. If someone buys too much at once or makes frequent purchases, the system will automatically issue a warning. If someone violates the rules, you can report them at any time. I will represent the authorities and send people to talk to them. Of course, for those who refuse guidance or repeatedly violate the rules, members of the Fifth Division will take appropriate measures.”

Lin You said, “Once my place becomes an official supply point, no one will dare cause trouble.”

Shang Zhisheng tapped his finger on the table, “Anything can happen. Better to be cautious.”

He paused and didn’t forget to remind her again, “This is just my initial thought. The specific arrangements still need to be discussed both above and below. Once a decision is made, we will handle a few qualification approvals for you. Since it’s a government food supply point, it needs to have official qualifications, right?”

Lin You never imagined that her breakfast shop might really become an officially designated organization. A bit of excitement from being officially incorporated welled up in her heart.

So she looked at Shang Zhisheng and nodded seriously.

Shang Zhisheng continued speaking clearly and logically, “Also, to be on the safe side, your food will be sent for sampling and testing regularly. The one who did your test, Fu Qingze, I know him. The testing center he’s in is the only officially authorized site in the South District. It’s the most reliable and has never made a mistake in testing. In the future, I’ll rely on him for your food tests.”

Lin You responded with an “Oh” and picked up the test report at hand, saying, “Then I won’t give you these for now?”

Shang Zhisheng replied, “Right. I’ll arrange a new round of testing for you, according to our sampling standards.”

Lin You nodded to show she understood.

Shang Zhisheng had thought things through quite thoroughly and gave her a heads-up:

“If our internal decision comes quickly, I’ll arrange a television interview for you. You’ll speak as the person in charge of the vegetable supply point.”

A television interview?

Growing up, Lin You had never experienced such a thing.

She felt a faint sense of anticipation but even more nervousness.

Seeing the tense expression slowly spreading across her face, Shang Zhisheng smiled slightly and said:

“No need to be nervous. The content is simple. Just tell the public that you’re the official food supply point and have lots of fresh vegetables. Those in need can come here to buy.”

Lin You gave an “Mm” in response.

Shang Zhisheng saved his number on her phone: “This is my phone number, if you need anything, feel free to contact me anytime. The rest is just waiting for my news.”

Seeing him turn around, as if he was about to leave, Lin You hurriedly poured a cup of soy milk from the soy milk machine.

The shop’s automatic soy milk machine had a warming function, and now the soy milk was still warm in her hand.

Lin You handed it to him and said, “I made this with the ingredients from the freezer.”

Shang Zhisheng raised an eyebrow: “Oh? Then I must try it and see how different the taste of this food is.”

He lifted the cup, took a sip, savored it for a while, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, “The taste is really good!”

Shang Zhisheng couldn’t help but look at Lin You.

This girl, slender and with a delicate appearance, was truly different…

She could have used these ingredients to preserve her own strength in a chaotic world.

Especially when he learned that Lin You’s home was right upstairs, Shang Zhisheng became even more certain.

She didn’t even need to leave this place. With the freezer and baskets, she could survive here for a long time.

Offering up the ingredients wasn’t absolutely beneficial to her.

If others learned her secret, there would be risks of people coveting the shop. Moreover, helping to operate and transport these ingredients would be mentally and physically exhausting.

However, she didn’t seem tired because of the many responsibilities she was about to face. Instead, her expression carried a hint of anticipation and excitement?

Shang Zhisheng couldn’t help but admire her.

Before leaving, he said, “Thank you for telling us about the ingredients. You’ve made a great contribution to Ancheng.”

After speaking, he directly left the breakfast shop, holding the soy milk cup.

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Shang Zhisheng drove away from the breakfast shop’s entrance.

Lin You came back to her senses and felt that everything that had just happened was unreal.

There was so much information she needed to process.

For example, why did the food in the freezer only recognize her?

And also, the breakfast shop might soon become a government-designated vegetable supply point…

She sat back down, resting her chin on her hand, and looked out the window.

The sky had fully brightened.

It looked no different from the weather before the crisis began.

This made people feel an illusion.

It seemed as if the biological mutations, this apocalyptic event, had never even happened.

People’s mood naturally lifted.

The bright sunlight shone on the vegetable pancakes beside Lin You.

She tilted her head and glanced at it, realizing it was already noon and she hadn’t eaten yet.

So, Lin You took some ingredients from the freezer, grabbed the two remaining vegetable pancakes, locked the shop, and went upstairs.

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Back at home, Lin You quickly reheated the two vegetable pancakes in the kitchen.

Then she went to the living room and turned on the TV.

The news from the neighboring city was being broadcasted on the TV.

The number of mutated creatures in the neighboring city had suddenly increased. According to statistics, over a hundred residents had been bitten.

A well-trained armed force had rushed to the scene, killing more than half of the infected zombies.

The bodies were burned on site to prevent the virus from spreading further.

Although the images were pixelated, Lin You felt a loss of appetite looking at the scenes of the battles.

The speed of zombie attacks was increasing.

In just one day, several cities had already fallen.

Now, Ancheng had become the only city in the eastern provinces that hadn’t fallen yet.

However, due to the severing of all incoming and outgoing traffic routes, although it was still safe for now, there were no reinforcements, and the city was short of resources.

Ancheng had become an isolated island.

The host explained that this meant the people of Ancheng must save themselves.

Lin You’s gaze darkened.

She silently prayed that the testing of the ingredients arranged by Shang Zhisheng would start sooner.

Once the healing effect of the ingredients was verified, they might be sent to the front lines to help the armed forces in the neighboring city.

Although these ingredients would only be useful to soldiers who hadn’t been bitten and infected, their healing effect was equivalent to an expensive special medicine, which was already quite valuable.

After finishing the pancake, Lin You turned off the TV.

She had been so busy with this and that, from opening the shop to stocking up and doing tests, and hadn’t properly rested at noon.

If her place was to become an official food supply point, there would be even more work to do.

Thinking of this, Lin You decided to take a nap first.

Since Shang Zhisheng hadn’t made a final decision yet, she would rest and recharge while waiting.

So, she returned to the bedroom, looked at the bright sky outside, and initially thought of pulling the curtains to sleep.

But after a moment’s hesitation, she chose to fully open the curtains and let the sunlight shine in.

After staying in the dark for so long, seeing the sunlight gave Lin You a different kind of feeling.

She sat back on the bed and patted the blanket.

She thought about how the sunlight would warm the blanket when she went to sleep, and a rare sense of safety surged in her heart.