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A steaming plate of dumplings was something these workers hadn’t had in a long time.

Throughout the year after the disaster, various difficulties kept coming one after another. Though food was never scarce to the point of starvation, those who didn’t work still only managed to not go hungry, and to be full, they had to work.

Even for those who came to work outdoors every day, the meals were just standard shelter food, which everyone was already sick of.

If you wanted to eat something different, unless you were like Chen Xin, who had a private shelter and abundant supplies, otherwise, no matter how sick of it you were, all you had was the monotonous shelter food.

So, a plate of dumplings for these workers, they probably last had it before the disaster during the New Year.

Thus, these dumplings acted as an extraordinary catalyst for these workers, making them work energetically in the afternoon after eating.

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Thanks to the greatly increased efficiency of the workers, they even completed the work earlier than Chen Xin initially anticipated, and transported the heating hub components to the construction site, ready for construction.

Seeing the workers working so diligently, Chen Xin didn’t keep them, but after letting them finish work, he told them to go home and reunite with their families today.

Moreover, Chen Xin also had them take some of the uneaten dumplings sent by the staff at noon as a New Year’s benefit to share with their families at home.

Even though these dumplings were vegetable-filled without meat, they were still considered a rare delicacy.

Because it’s New Year, when Cao Daren saw Chen Xin releasing all the workers, he also went home after apologizing to Chen Xin, as he is also from Lin City, with his family in his own shelter, needing to celebrate the New Year with them.

Thus, only Chen Xin was left at the construction site. After hesitating and wavering for a while, he too simply left, not staying alone.

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Dumplings were also delivered by the Lin City staff to the aid station, allowing the hard-working medical staff to enjoy a good dumpling meal.

Originally, the medical staff planned to share the dumplings with the patients in the ward, but neither the Lin City staff nor the patients accepted this goodwill.

In the eyes of the Lin City staff and these patients, this batch of dumplings was for the medical staff, representing the gratitude of everyone in Lin City for the aid team that came to help them; they couldn’t and shouldn’t share these dumplings.

The aid team’s medical staff couldn’t refuse further and, to avoid waste, quietly accepted this goodwill. However, when dividing dumplings in the canteen, they still added a few to each patient’s lunch, so everyone celebrated the New Year together.

Because it’s New Year, the Lin City Hall staff made an effort to organize and decorate, hoping to bring some holiday atmosphere in this first New Year after the disaster, to dispel the heavy gloom in front of them.

But the resources were really limited, the staff did their best and only managed to get some red paper, which a few skilled staff and medical personnel from the aid team wrote Spring Festival couplets and cut into paper decorations, pasting them at the entrance of the medical tents as a decoration, bringing a bit of festive atmosphere.

Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan were also helping the aid team in their respective roles; they only realized it was New Year when they saw the staff delivering dumplings around noon.

This made the two somewhat regretful; after the commotion last night, they feared Chen Xin wouldn’t see them today, and Chen Xin might end up spending New Year alone.

Thinking of this, Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan both wanted to find Chen Xin, hoping that no matter what, he wouldn’t spend the New Year all alone.

However, after a day of busyness, when the two got dumplings from the canteen at night, intending to take them to Chen Xin and searching in the RV for a thermal bucket, they opened the door to the long-missed aroma of meat.

The two focused their eyes on the table, where several steaming dishes were laid out, including not only fresh vegetables but also plenty of rare meat, and in the middle of these dishes was a white clay pot, covered with a lid, with unknown contents inside.

Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan looked in astonishment toward the RV’s kitchen, and as expected, Chen Xin was at the counter, stir-frying dishes in the pan, releasing a rich fragrance.

"You’re back? Wash your hands and get ready for dinner, it’s New Year today, so I specially made old duck soup and red-cooked chicken, unfortunately couldn’t get fish, so no ’fish every year’." Chen Xin smiled at the two while pouring a prepared starch mixture into the pot, thickening the red-cooked chicken.

Seeing Chen Xin appear, and his familiar actions, Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan felt a bit at a loss; they hadn’t expected Chen Xin to return after this morning’s event, and prepare a table full of dishes.

But standing there dazed wasn’t a solution, so it was Qin Lan who reacted quickly, placing the dumplings they brought back on the counter, saying to Chen Xin, "We brought back some dumplings, let’s heat them for tonight! You should eat some dumplings for New Year."

"Just leave them there, I’ll cook them later." Chen Xin nodded, glanced at the dumplings, and told Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan, "Hurry up and wash your hands, I’m almost done, ready to eat soon."

Hearing Chen Xin say this, Qin Lan didn’t say much, pulling Mo Qingyan past Chen Xin, back to their cabins to take off their Protective Suits, then came out to wash their hands at the sink and sat down at the dining table.

After the two sat down, Chen Xin also brought out the red-cooked chicken from the pot, placing it on the dining table.

Habitually, Chen Xin cleaned up the counter, then sat down at the dining table amid Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan’s apprehension.

No one moved their chopsticks, as if waiting for something.

"Ah Xin, why did you come back?" Finally, Mo Qingyan asked the question.

"The workers finished early, knowing it’s New Year, I gave them an early leave to go home for New Year," Chen Xin smiled at Mo Qingyan, explaining to her, "Daren is a local, he also needed to go home for New Year, leaving only me at the site, thinking it over, it wasn’t necessary to stay, so I came back. Knowing it’s New Year, still thought to make something good, exchanged for the chicken and duck with Bao Zhen."

"Shall we start eating?" After listening to Chen Xin’s explanation, Qin Lan, seeing Chen Xin hadn’t mentioned the morning event again, was very relieved, thus urging Chen Xin to start the meal.

"Let’s wait for Han Ping, I sent him to fetch some drinks, he should be back soon." As Chen Xin spoke, the door opened, Han Ping came back with the drinks.