"Gurgle gurgle..."
In the villa kitchen, as the clear water rolled into a boil, Liu Fang added tender shrimp pieces into the pot, its firmness surpassing that of beef.
The savory aroma of bone soup base filled the air from the pot. Chen Li, who was assisting her, added soaked mushrooms, seaweed, and dried winter lon. In no ti, the main dish was ready. Liu Minying, Xu Xiu, Xu Yunyun, and Zhang Yuan promptly ca over and carried the several side dishes alongside the main dish to the table.
Afterward, they returned to the kitchen, pushing Zhang Yuan out to join the others. Each held a bowl to watch the peculiar man and their husbands dine.
He seed out of place for the end tis, like a... pilgrim.
"Brother Ming, let pour a glass for the gentleman."
Zhang Yuan sat down next to Li Ming, noticing that the wine on the table hadn’t been opened. She imdiately took the initiative to open the wine, stood up, and carefully spoke to Li Ming.
Li Ming didn’t say a word and just nodded with a smile. Zhang Yuan let out a sigh of relief and quickly poured a glass for Li Dingguo.
"Given the current apocalypse, our ho doesn’t have much. Just a large shrimp caught by Brother Ming. It’s a bit simple, but I hope you won’t mind."
After filling the wine, Zhang Yuan returned to her seat, still smiling as she spoke.
Li Dingguo shook his head with a mild laugh, "In these tis of natural disasters, having food is already a blessing. How can such a lavish spread be considered simple? Madam, aren’t you being too humble?"
"I noticed you seed serious, I thought you weren’t satisfied. I was just trying to make a joke."
Although Li Dingguo seed helpless, his words carried a light and lively tone. Zhang Yuan felt delighted when he called her ’Madam’ and, taking courage, continued teasing him.
"That is..."
Li Dingguo shook his head and swallowed his words. Li Ming let out a hearty laugh, teasing Zhang Yuan, "Wife, I bet him that if you open a bottle of wine on my table and proactively toast him, he would have a drink and stay the night next door. If you didn’t dare, then he wouldn’t drink so he could carry on his journey without delay."
"Sure enough, you opened the wine, and now he has to drink, ha-ha."
Hearing Li Ming’s words, Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but retort, "Husband, why would you make such a boring bet with a guest? Just because I’d be too shy to pour the wine, would we really send him away this late at night?"
Why such a boring bet?
Li Ming looked at Li Dingguo shaking his head in amusent. He laughed heartily and started to eat and drink with enthusiasm.
Zhang Yuan also laughed alongside them; she was overjoyed when Li Ming publicly referred to her as ’wife’. Her happiness showed on her face, and she was very lively at the dinner table, making the gathering lively and engaging even with just three people.
Only after several rounds of drinks and courses of food were finished did she leave satisfied, clearing the table together with the others and returning to the kitchen.
"Although I can stay here for the night, it may be inconvenient with the ladies of the house around. It would be better for to go next door."
Li Ming intended to have Li Dingguo rest in the living room on the first floor, but he shook his head, insisting on going to the neighboring villa. Li Ming reluctantly walked him over, asked him to rest for a bit, and then left for the worker’s canteen to make arrangents.
Li Dingguo nodded, took a seat on the bed, indicating Li Ming could go.
Li Ming smiled, exited the villa and let out a small sigh. As he watched the setting sun, a sudden sense of lancholy washed over him, as if he didn’t know his way.
But then, as he looked across at the won waiting at his villa’s entrance, a smile crept across his lips.
What’s wrong with enjoying the company of beautiful won, indeed, wasn’t that what he was after?
"The path is right beneath my feet."
Li Ming stretched leisurely, then suddenly rembered the seriousness of a potential zombie horde attacking the villa area, and hurried into villa number three.
"Brother Ming."
"Brother Ming."
The villa was already full of people. Although Li Ming had eaten quickly, these workers ate even faster. When he arrived, they had already been resting for a while.
Upon seeing Li Ming arrive, everyone stood up to greet him. Chen Qiang and Zhou Cheng ca over to his side.
"Has everyone arrived?"
Li Ming looked around, then asked Chen Qiang and Zhou Cheng.
"The people at the front and back watchtowers haven’t arrived yet, neither have the patrol teams. Everyone else is here."
Upon hearing Li Ming’s urgent request, Chen Qiang quickly responded. Li Ming shook his head, "Imdiately get electric bikes and bring them all here. Everyone needs to hear this."
Upon hearing Li Ming’s urgent tone, Zhou Cheng and Chen Qiang were startled for a mont, before quickly nodding. They dropped their attention to other matters and quickly left, each taking a bike to summon everyone.
Zhou Cheng and Chen Qiang left, and a solemn expression settled on Li Ming’s face. Others seeing his look stayed quiet, leaving the atmosphere sowhat oppressive.
Shortly after, several electric bikes arrived from both directions, and over ten people quickly got off the bikes and blended into the crowd.
"Brother Ming, everyone is here."
Chen Qiang and Zhou Cheng walked up to Li Ming and respectfully reported. Li Ming nodded, and they, too, joined the crowd.
"I called everyone here today because of an urgent matter, but before I discuss it, I want to ask - is there anyone who doesn’t know where the underground parking lot of our villa area is?"
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Ming raised his voice to speak out directly. Everyone around exchanged glances, but no one said a word.
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