Chapter 246: The Eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival
In the evening, Xu Hou came to Tang Ze’s dormitory. He thought Little Tang might have something to ask for his help with. Could he be wanting to go out and find his girlfriend?
Young people, their energy is just so vigorous.
However, when Tang Ze took out two bottles of Snow beer and some drunken peanuts, Xu Hou was stunned.
“Where did you get this?” Xu Hou felt that drinking beer was something from a past life.
Tang Ze made something up. “My girlfriend brought it yesterday.”
“Little Tang, your girlfriend is really good to you. You have to cherish her.” Xu Hou immediately sat down, took a bottle of beer, and opened the cap with his teeth, quickly taking a sip.
Satisfying.
And some peanuts. It was simply the highest enjoyment in the apocalypse.
“Little Tang, if you have any difficulties, just say so. If I can do it, I, Old Xu, will definitely do it.”
“Can’t I just purely treat you to a drink?” Tang Ze teased, also taking a sip.
Xu Hou smiled. “Don’t be modest. Are you thinking of going out to find your girlfriend? It’s understandable. After all, your girlfriend is so beautiful. You have to watch her closely.”
“Old Xu, just drink up. I’m just bored and looking for someone to chat with.”
“Really?”
“Absolutely.”
“Hahaha, come on, cheers.”
“Cheers.”
Perhaps it had been a long time since he had had beer. After two sips, Old Xu’s face gradually reddened. He then let out a long sigh.
“Old Xu, something on your mind?”
Old Xu tilted his head back and took a few more gulps. He then put down the beer, ate some peanuts, and said in a low voice, “I don’t know if they’re still alive now. If I’ll have a chance to see them in this life.”
“Little Tang, I feel you’re not simple.” Xu Hou looked at Tang Ze and suddenly said.
“How am I not simple?”
“To be able to bring such a beautiful girlfriend to Fengshi, you definitely can’t do it without some skill.”
“Old Xu, you’ve only had a few sips, and you’re already tipsy,” Tang Ze said with a teasing laugh.
“Seriously, if anything happens to me, can you help me find them? Then just burn some incense and tell me.”
“If I’m really that lucky, I’ll even burn some paper money for you.”
Old Xu rolled his eyes and smiled. “You’re really cursing me to die. Can’t you wish me well? In the future, you definitely won’t pass your father-in-law’s test.”
“Luckily, my father-in-law is dead. I don’t have to pass any tests.”
Old Xu: “…”
“Being your father-in-law must be really miserable.”
“That’s not right, Old Xu. Are you trying to be my father-in-law? You can’t take advantage of me like that.”
“Oh, I’m taking advantage of you? My daughters are no worse than your girlfriend.”
As he spoke, Old Xu began to get proud. The thing he could show off the most in this life was his twin daughters. Everyone envied Old Xu for having two such beautiful daughters.
Tang Ze stroked his chin and chuckled. “If you marry both your daughters to me, maybe I can let you take advantage of me.”
“Little Tang, I really didn’t realize you were so promiscuous.”
“When I’m not promiscuous, no one likes me. When I am, beautiful girls flock around me.”
“What kind of twisted logic is that? My daughters are very proper. The older sister is lively and cheerful, and the younger sister is steady and reserved. The older sister is not like an older sister, and the younger sister is more like an older sister. I remember one time…”
Xu Hou began to recall the happy times of the past. As he spoke, his eyes reddened.
Tang Ze couldn’t help but think to himself, If I have a daughter in the future, will I also be like this?
So, if you don’t have children, you don’t have worries. Besides, in this apocalyptic era, would you be sending a child here to suffer?
“Old Xu, don’t be too pessimistic.”
“Little Tang, this sudden increase in production, I feel something is not simple. My heart has been beating extra fast today.”
Tang Ze raised his beer bottle and clinked it. “Don’t you worry about things that might not happen. Now, we live one day at a time. Find a young wife and have another pair of twins.”
This made Old Xu laugh out loud. “What young girl would want a wretched old man like me?”
“You’re only in your early fifties. A young lad. In this day and age, as long as you have something to eat, even an eighteen-year-old would be scrambling to be with you.”
“Forget about eighteen. Twenty-eight can be considered.”
“Old Xu, you’re so shameless,” Tang Ze laughed loudly.
“Tsk, you just said I was a young lad.”
“That was just being polite.”
Xu Hou: “…”
Laughter and Xu Hou’s frustrated sighs from being teased occasionally echoed from the dormitory.
…
In a complex in Fengshi.
Nana hugged her little bear and sat at the dining table, waiting for food. Wu Jing was cooking in the kitchen, a rare look of doting in her eyes.
“Nana, go wash your hands and get ready to eat.”
“Okay~” Nana drew out the sound and trotted to the bathroom, washing her hands vigorously with soap.
A dish of shredded pork stir-fried with carrots, and an egg drop soup. This combination was already a luxury meal in the apocalypse.
“Thank you, Auntie Wu.” Nana took the bowl of white rice with both hands, looking very polite. Wu Jing’s smile deepened. She put some food on Nana’s rice, piling it up like a small mountain.
“Auntie Wu, you should eat more too.”
“You’re still small. You need to eat more to grow.”
“Nana is not small anymore.” With that, she puffed out her chest defiantly. The Master must think Nana is too small. He won’t even play ‘have a baby’ with me.
Looking at Nana’s cute appearance, she really looked more and more like her own daughter.
“Auntie Wu, I want to go out and play tomorrow.”
Hearing this, Wu Jing said seriously, “Nana, don’t go out these two days. Wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival to go out.”
“Why can’t I go out? There are so many people outside.”
“Because it’s dangerous. Nana will be caught by bad people then.”
“Nana is not afraid of bad people. Nana will beat up bad people.” With that, Nana clenched her two small fists. In Wu Jing’s eyes, they held no threat at all, and were even a little cute.
“After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Auntie will take you to buy new clothes, okay?”
Nana pouted, looking unhappy.
Wu Jing smiled wryly. Seeing the oil stains on the corner of Nana’s mouth, she took out a tissue to wipe them for her.
It was just that this action made Nana fall into a daze. The Auntie Wu before her seemed to have become a different person. She murmured, “Mommy…”
Wu Jing was also stunned by Nana’s call. She immediately thought of her own pitiful daughter and walked into the bathroom with tears in her eyes, closing the door.
With the sound of the door closing, Nana came back to her senses and murmured, “Mommy is dead. Nana doesn’t have a mommy. Mengmeng, you don’t have a mommy either, right?”
The little white bear looked at Nana, as if to say, My mommy is also dead.
Soon, Wu Jing composed herself and walked out of the bathroom. The warm dinner had significantly improved their relationship. After dinner, Wu Jing even took Nana for a walk downstairs, only going to work after accompanying her for a while.
“Mengmeng, Auntie Wu is really like Mommy. Don’t you think so?” Nana, sitting on the sofa, murmured in a daze.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The city was like it was celebrating the New Year. The streets and alleys were all festive. After everyone finished work today, they would all have a holiday tomorrow, so this day felt a little difficult to get through.
In a nearby county town, Chen Kexin had arrived as instructed. The entire county town was covered in heavy snow, quiet without any sound.
Suddenly!
Many people appeared on the surrounding rooftops and inside the buildings, aiming their guns at Chen Kexin.
Chen Kexin stood in place without moving, calm and composed.
