America: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 83 Candlelight Dinner

"42, 43, 44..."

Reina sat in the chair, legs crossed, one hand supporting her chin, counting as she admired Zhang Ailun's muscle definition. "Nice physique."

"You're pretty good too." Zhang Ailun looked up and saw her shapely buttocks encased in jeans, her sandals swaying back and forth, and her toenails painted.

Reina didn't mind at all; on the contrary, she tightened her legs even more.

She smiled slightly and said, "Do you have time tonight? Would you like to stay for a drink? I still have the Pinot Noir you gave me."

"Of course, it just so happens that I don't have anything to do today," Zhang Ailun said, and was about to stand up.

Keep going! Don't stop.

"..." What kind of fetish is this?

Zhang Ailun was slightly speechless, and continued doing push-ups with one hand. "I'm injured! If I exhaust myself, you can't afford to compensate me, you know that?"

"Then let's talk when you're exhausted. Hurry up, sir," Reina scoffed.

When she couldn't take it anymore, she decided to let Zhang Ailun go. She put on a beige coat, tied a scarf, grabbed her car keys, and went out. "I've arranged to meet people from other shelters to pick up some daily necessities and food from other communities. You can stay here and watch the gate. I'll be back in a bit."

"OK!"

Zhang Ailun didn't want to run around, so after seeing Reina off, he came back, removed the bandage from his arm, and threw it into the trash can.

I found a charger to charge my phone, lay down on the sofa and started watching an American TV series, and then I fell asleep.

As dusk fell, a light drizzle began to fall again.

When Zhang Ailun woke up, he found it was already dark. Reina walked in carrying large and small bags of goods.

"Do you need any help?"

Zhang Ailun opened the door to welcome her in, glanced at the goods in her hands, large and small bags, not knowing what they were, but all of them had the shelter's logo.

Reina laid out the contents of the bag on the table: hand sanitizer, skincare products, antibacterial wipes, concealer, and other daily necessities, as well as various ingredients such as steak, frozen shrimp, bacon, broccoli, tomatoes, and pasta, and desserts in a package.

Wait a minute, what's that? A little blue umbrella?

Seeing the small blue bag flash by Reina's hand, Zhang Ailun wisely refrained from asking further questions, but kindly inquired whether she needed help.

"I do need your help," Rena said with a smile. "It takes me a while to cook this meal by myself. Allen, could you help me chop the ingredients and heat up the frying pan? I need to go upstairs to take a shower first."

I got soaked in the rain on the way back, completely drenched. It made me feel really uncomfortable.

"certainly."

After a brief introduction to the shelter's kitchen by Reina, Zhang Ailun rolled up his sleeves and prepared to get to work.

After rinsing the side dishes, while waiting for the water to boil, I also took out my phone to tell Dominic that I wouldn't be going back to stay that night.

Dominic: Not coming back again? Where are you now?

Zhang Ailun: Reina's Asylum.

Dominic: Well, I thought you'd run into some rich guy who was going to take you in again!

Zhang Ailun: Do you want to come and stay here for the night? It might rain heavily again tonight.

Dominic: Maybe next time. It might not be convenient for me to go now. Simone and the others just delivered the goods and are considering how to distribute and sell them.

Zhang Ailun: What have they been up to? And they're even selling it?

Dominic: That's a bit of an exaggeration. They originally just wanted to buy some daily necessities, but someone robbed the appliance store and mobile phone store next door. In the chaos, they found a PS5 and an Nvidia 4090 graphics card that the person had left behind while running away.

Zhang Ailun: ? ? ? What the heck?

No, do you think you can just find a wild 4090 on the street?

Are you kidding me?

Do you think people will believe you if you say you picked it up from the roadside?

Zhang Ailun searched for prices and was surprised to find that a 4090 graphics card now costs $2350, and even the low-end version costs $1900. You basically can't buy one for the original price of $1599.

That would mean he'd be locked up for life.

However, this 4090 graphics card was found on the street, not stolen directly from a store, and there was no video recording, so its nature might be somewhat different.

Old blacks can find wild graphics cards on the street, the losses to those shops are unimaginable!

Dominic: There's no point in keeping this graphics card and PS5, so they plan to go out on the street and sell them to people, then split the cash equally.

Zhang Ailun: You guys can handle it yourselves. Anyway, I wasn't involved in this event, so there's nothing for me. I'm going to cook now!

The water has already boiled.

Dominic: OK.

After a few minutes, Zhang Ailun prepared the side dishes, intending to wait for Reina to cook herself. However, after waiting for a while, she still didn't come downstairs. He glanced at the time and simply picked up the cooking utensils and got to work.

Who doesn't know how to pan-fry a steak?

In no time, the steak was seared until it was perfectly cooked on the outside and tender on the inside. Broccoli, tomatoes, and rosemary were then added to the plate. The pasta was cooked and the bacon was fried and placed inside.

Looking at the frozen shrimp in his hand, Zhang Ailun hesitated for a few seconds before deciding to thaw them and make braised shrimp in oil.

The taste is undoubtedly inferior to live shrimp, but fresh seafood isn't popular here; it's mostly frozen. Protein milk and beef are staples. Living far from the sea, some people have never even tasted freshly caught fish or shrimp in their entire lives.

After everything was set up, it was placed on the table, with a few plastic flowers in the vase as decorations. There was no electricity in the room, so there were no lights, but fortunately there was a battery-powered table lamp, and the colorful neon lights looked quite nice when turned on.

After searching high and low without finding the bottle of Pinot Noir, Zhang Ailun was puzzled when Reina came downstairs with a decanter and two wine glasses.

The room was filled with delicious aromas. Seeing the table laden with dishes, she asked in surprise, "You've already finished cooking?"

"Of course. I'm also very good at cooking, please have a taste."

Zhang Ailun pulled out a chair and warmly invited her to sit down.

Her hair was tied up, and she was only wearing a thin silk nightgown. The dress was very large and loose, revealing her long, snow-white legs. It was unclear whether she was wearing anything underneath.

As you approach, you can smell the fragrance of shower gel.

"Thank you, Alan, you're a true gentleman." Rena was pleased with his gesture. After taking her seat, she poured the decanted red wine into her glass, which looked like a Scarlet Mary. She clinked glasses with him and took a sip; it tasted quite good.

Anyway, Zhang Ailun is like a wild boar that can't eat fine chaff, so he only tasted a sour and astringent flavor, with a slightly sweet aftertaste.

Hug and drink.

Zhang Ailun buried himself in his steak.

After a few rounds of drinks, both of them felt a bit tipsy.

Reina rested her chin on her hand, her eyes alluring, her rosy cheeks appearing exceptionally seductive under the light. Zhang Ailun suddenly felt that her feet seemed to be placed in an inappropriate place.

Looking down, I saw her jade-like feet with painted nails under the table.

Teasing, is that it!

"You've had a bit too much to drink, haven't you? It's raining outside, it's not safe to walk at night. You definitely won't be able to get home tonight. Don't you think this atmosphere is perfect for doing something we should do?"

Reina, her eyes glazed with drunkenness, looked at Zhang Ailun and pulled out a small blue umbrella, placing it on the table. This wasn't just a hint; it was a direct, blatant declaration!

If I don't get an A soon, I'll be worse than an animal.

I agree with your idea.

Zhang Ailun got up, picked her up, and prepared to go upstairs. Next up was the paid program.

"You can just stay here," Reina said, and then kissed him passionately.

"...!!"

An hour later.

The two went upstairs to rest for a while. Reina ran to the next room and took out a bunch of toys from a pink treasure box.

Zhang Ailun gasped. Oh no, she came prepared! Is she trying to kill me?

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