Apocalypse: My Sweetie Is Tough but Cute
Chapter 274 - Chapter 274 Chapter 273 Taking You to Flirt with Girls (30)

Chapter 274: Chapter 273: Taking You to Flirt with Girls? (30) Chapter 274: Chapter 273: Taking You to Flirt with Girls? (30) The items that were sent over weren’t so important to Tang Zelin; he let old Qu pick first.

He only took the box of wedding candies and carefully found a place to store them–those were his “bride price” after all.

Qu Guo’an even teased him about it.

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Dusk gave way to moonrise, and the barracks had already turned out the lights.

On the mountain, there were sporadic points of light, twinkling in the deep night among the hills, creating a serene beauty.

Su Shu waited until late at night, making sure that a certain someone definitely didn’t have the “guts” to come up the mountain today, before she couldn’t help but laugh as she got down to secure the doors and windows. Only after triple-checking the safety did she rest assured and return to her bed.

Xiao’ai seemed not to be tired today, sitting on the bed fiddling with her cards.

Su Shu changed into her pajamas and also snuggled into the quilt, watching Xiao’ai lay out the word cards on the quilt.

This set of cards was made especially for her by old Ge from some clean cardboard for Xiao’ai to learn and study. The Ge Family really put their heart into educating Xiao’ai, and Su Shu wanted to express her gratitude by specially sending over a bag of flour, which was distributed by the safety zone, but both elders from each family flatly refused to accept it.

Fu Shiyin said, “Life in the mountains is quite boring, and we old folks have neither children nor chores, spending our days with little to do. You letting Xiao’ai stay and learn with us is something we are grateful for. You’re being much too polite, and if you keep this up, you’ll really make us feel alienated. Ge Grandpa and I don’t eat much, what the government distributes is enough. Xiao’ai is still growing and needs the resources more–keep things for her.”

No matter what she said, they would not accept Su Shu’s items, so Su Shu eventually let it go.

However, she’d often make some tasty dishes in various styles later on, bringing over a bowl or two to the elderly couple, and in this way, both families were quite happy.

Xiao’ai’s serious look while examining the cards was incredibly cute and endearing.

She reached over from the bed and took her own thin outer jacket, draping it over Xiao’ai, fearing the night would be too cold and not wanting her to freeze.

Then she picked up the half-knitted scarf beside her and began to find some work for herself.

Speaking of the scarf, it was Li Xiaoxia who reminded her of it, noticing the recent chill in the mountain air and the increasingly cold weather. Li Xiaoxia originally wanted Su Shu to knit a warm little jacket for Xiao’ai to wear, and coincidentally, there was someone in the safety zone selling yarn, although it needed to be exchanged for food supplies.

Who would have thought, Su Shu, quick to learn other things, nearly met her maker trying to knit a sweater, after several attempts.

Li Xiaoxia resignedly said, “Nevermind, just knit a scarf then.”

It was uncertain who had said it, but today, even before autumn had arrived, the weather was so cold. When winter truly set in, if one wasn’t prepared, it stood to reason that many might freeze to death. It was best to prepare early.

As long as one registered when entering and leaving, the safety zone didn’t restrict coming and going, because some people would bring back things from unknown places outside and exchange them privately within the safety zone.

The main objective was to trade for the food distributed by the government.

Nowadays, venturing outside to find food in places that had become ghost towns wasn’t easy. After so much time, the easy pickings outside had already been scavenged by those determined to find them.

After the flood disaster, the city had become much safer, and some people remembered that they still had some supplies stored at home. This sparked the idea to go back and rummage through their belongings, checking if there was anything worth exchanging.

Since this trend began, not few people had tried their luck in returning home.

Although government personnel from the safety zone had declared again and again that even though City C was under quarantine, there were still some displaced people living neither in the safety zone nor in civilian organizations, making it not truly completely safe.

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