Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 40 - 36: News
Sun Jian swallowed the yam in his mouth, letting out a satisfied sigh from his throat, feeling so comfortable that his eyes were half-closed. He secretly glanced at Tang Yiyi, wanting to say something, but looking at Tang Yiyi’s cold and distant expression, he didn’t know what to say. Instead, he felt the hunger more acutely, his stomach twitching as if urging him. Sun Jian immediately couldn’t bother with emotions and used his chopsticks rapidly, continuously picking up dishes.
Tang Yiyi watched Sun Jian gobble down his food, yet somehow felt a strange sense of satisfaction, unconsciously speeding up her own pace in picking up dishes. However, her movements were much more graceful compared to Sun Jian, unlike Sun Jian, who was like a starving ghost reincarnated.
Within only 10 minutes, the two of them had cleaned up all the dishes, leaving not even a drop of juice. However, the remaining juice after the meal was all handled by Sun Jian; Tang Yiyi would not do such an embarrassing thing!
After finishing the meal, Tang Yiyi leaned back against the chair and gently rubbed her stomach, unable to help but glare at Sun Jian. When she ate at the Liu Family before, she would eat until she was about 70-80% full, but this time, because Sun Jian kept grabbing the dishes, she unknowingly overate! Sun Jian, on the other hand, was oblivious to Tang Yiyi’s disapproving gaze; he ate even more than Tang Yiyi, now leaning against the chair with his bulging stomach, face uplifted, sighing in comfort, feeling almost like floating in happiness!
Tang Yiyi felt a wave of anger, thinking it was Sun Jian’s fault that she overate, making his demeanor somewhat annoying to her. So she lifted her foot and kicked Sun Jian’s chair leg, saying irritably, "Move the stuff to the kitchen, you’re responsible for cleaning up!"
Sun Jian instantly snapped out of his euphoric state, glanced at Tang Yiyi’s displeased face, rubbed his nose, and didn’t dare voice any objections. After all, Tang Yiyi made the food, and it was only right for him to wash the dishes. If really calculating, this division of labor still benefitted him!
Tang Yiyi watched Sun Jian clearing the dishes and heading to the kitchen, having no intention of helping, and directly got up and went to the bedroom. After bathing, she laid on the bed, opened the projection wall, then connected her personal terminal and started surfing the internet. Opening the webpage, looking at the trending news, Tang Yiyi suddenly felt a sense of the world being turned upside down. She used to occasionally browse the web during her free time, checking out hot topics, but ever since that incident, such leisurely days were gone forever.
She casually glanced at the trending news and found there was nothing about her escape or the escort guards’ incident, so she began searching online. As a result of the search, there was not only no news about that incident online, but not even news about her escape, and certainly no wanted notice.
Tang Yiyi slowly furrowed her eyebrows, though having no wanted notice was good, the lack of any news left her unable to discern the opponent’s intentions. Such a situation left her quite uneasy. She bit her lip and continued searching, first checking the latest updates on Liu’s Restaurant’s official website, discovering there was no news about her at all besides launching two new dishes.
Then she checked several popular forums and blogs, also finding nothing about herself, though many posts were discussing that case. Since the victim was a pregnant woman, the case sparked considerable public uproar once reported, its discussions widespread, reaching "public outrage boiling over," with nine out of ten commenters cursing Tang Yiyi, the "murderer."
Over a month later, the case still fuels discussion online, showing how important the case is to many people. Tang Yiyi didn’t look at the negative comments, directly closed the webpage, and searched her own name, yet still found no result. Finally, she clicked on her former personal homepage, noticing numerous messages from old classmates asking where she went. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Naturally, Tang Yiyi wouldn’t reply; she dared not even log in. After skimming through quickly, she closed the webpage and began pondering what to do next. She didn’t have much money on hand now; merely buying natural food was a significant expense, not to mention she was now pregnant and needed to buy pregnancy-specific nutritional supplements!
These nutritional supplements are divided into different types, and their prices are not cheap; some are even extremely expensive. Nowadays, naturally conceiving is not easy, and even if pregnant, there’s always a risk of miscarriage. Generally, couples first consult a doctor for medication to regulate their bodies before pregnancy to increase the chance of getting pregnant. Someone like Tang Yiyi, who randomly slept with someone and got pregnant, is truly a rare case!
When she was found pregnant in prison, specialized researchers conducted a full-body examination on her. To this day, Tang Yiyi still remembers that experience clearly, especially the researcher responsible for examining her; he wasn’t old, dressed in a clean white lab coat, and wore frameless glasses, with a handsome appearance and gentle demeanor. However, his gaze towards her was distinctly ~naked~ and ~burning~, had she not been pregnant at the time, Tang Yiyi had no doubt he would directly apply to turn her into research material.
The population in Hua Country is too small, not because the country lacks the capability to increase the populace, but because humanity’s current living environment is too harsh; ordinary people are exceedingly fragile in front of Mutant Beasts. Hua Country requires more Superpower Users, not a large number of ordinary people! Therefore, the nation has long encouraged natural pregnancy and provides pregnant women with many benefits and conveniences. However, there are many restrictions on non-natural conception and strictly limits the number of births based on family Level; if exceeded, it incurs hefty fines!
To avoid miscarriage as much as possible, various pharmaceutical institutes have also developed various pregnancy-specific nutritional supplements. These supplements are divided into two Levels, with the lower being dietary supplements that can be freely traded, though the effect is minimal, like the ones Tang Yiyi picked up in the supermarket. The higher end belongs to prescription medication, and pregnant women must undergo a physical examination at the hospital, where a doctor selects which to use based on their physique.
Tang Yiyi’s current identity makes it impossible for her to undergo a physical examination at a proper hospital, thus making it impossible to buy such supplements from a legitimate hospital. If she wants such supplements, she can only go to the black market or shady clinics. But fake goods abound in such places, and without connections, one might spend a fortune only to buy back a pile of fake medication!
Thinking of the supplement issue, Tang Yiyi felt even more helpless. The country provides pregnant women with benefits, allowing reimbursement for most of the cost of nutritional supplements purchased at public hospitals, as long as one doesn’t choose the ridiculously expensive medication, the burden isn’t heavy. But Tang Yiyi cannot enjoy such benefits; she can only think of ways to make money and then risk buying fake medicine on the black market.
Thinking of this, she felt her heart weigh heavily, pressing down and making it hard to breathe.
