Chapter 308: Chapter 308: Reunion
Gu Pan said to Lu Ruisheng, “They’ll all be coming over soon, so I’ll go to the kitchen and prep the ingredients. You chat with Brother Guo and the others.”
Lu Ruisheng understood that his wife wanted to take advantage of the mont before everyone arrived to fetch so items from the Space, so he took ng ng to the sofa, “Let’s sit and wait for Cheng Yang and the others.”
Guo Gang looked at Lu Ruisheng and said, “Should we go help your wife with sothing?”
Lu Ruisheng quickly waved his hands, “No need for now, she’s just taking out what needs to be cooked. Once everyone gets here, we’ll all do it together. She knows better than I do about preparing the ingredients.”
Since the Space needed ntal power to take things out, Lu Ruisheng indeed couldn’t be of much help. At this ti, not letting anyone else go in to disturb was enough.
In no ti, Gu Pan had prepared all the dishes for tonight and also ca out of the kitchen.
As soon as she ca out, Chen Lang dashed in, “Uncle Guo, ng ng, you’ve finally arrived?”
This afternoon, he was at ho reading. Now his parents had assigned him lots of howork. He also knew that having beco disabled, he couldn’t rely on physical labor to support himself and had to study diligently to survive in the apocalypse.
At this mont, Guo Gang had relaxed his nerves. Seeing Chen Lang co in, he stood up, “This kid is still the liveliest one.”
After saying that, he saw Chen Lang’s empty sleeve and understood what it ant, feeling a sinking in his heart.
Chen Lang ca up to Guo Gang, “Good, we are all here now.”
This deanor and speech didn’t seem like what a young man would normally say, but having experienced a lot, it didn’t seem out of place.
After finishing, he bent his head and patted ng ng’s head with his only hand, “You’ve grown taller.”
ng ng also saw Chen Lang’s arm. She had seen many people missing arms and legs outside, but seeing soone familiar like this still pained her heart. She grabbed Chen Lang’s sleeve and asked, “Does it hurt?”
Chen Lang was stunned for a mont; his eyes reddened, he forced a smile, “It doesn’t hurt, I’m a man, I need to be strong.”
ng ng still held onto his sleeve, not letting go.
At this ti, Chen Shaonan and Duan Shui also ca in, exchanging greetings with Guo Gang. As they talked, Feng Zhekai and Lu Xuerong, along with Squad Leader Fang, all ca in.
Everyone’s mood was complicated; they still didn’t know about Zhang Xiumin’s demise. However, having all gone through life and death, they could guess the situation.
And Guo Gang, looking at Squad Leader Fang’s limp, Duan Shui’s eyes, and the scar on Chen Shaonan’s face, knew that everyone had had a rough ti.
Even if so didn’t bear visible scars, the wounds in their hearts were irremovable.
After exchanging greetings, since it was getting late, Gu Pan started to organize cooking.
At this ti, many things didn’t need to be directly asked; everyone would slowly find out, which made it easier to accept one another.
There wasn’t specific division of labor; everyone just did whatever they could.
Because there was a generator at ho, their house’s lights were on as it got dark.
Squad Leader Fang, whose mobility was limited and always in poor health, didn’t need to work. He sat on the sofa, pulling Guo Gang to talk about so matters concerning the base.
Since there was electricity, all electrical appliances could be used, so the food Gu Pan prepared today was more copious, including so deep-fried snacks that the kids liked.
Potato chips and fried chicken are tricky to serve, but it’s okay to serve fried shrimp chips, atballs, and dough fritters; the rest are typical apocalyptic dishes that everyone has beco accustod to.
Soon, delicious slls drifted from the kitchen.
Gu Pan had fried so snacks and served them, allowing Chen Lang to carry them out for ng ng and the others to start eating.
There were quite a few vegetables growing in their ho garden now: spinach, lettuce, and mustard greens, all edible. So, there was at, vegetables, fish, and shrimp, making for a lavish feast.
With so many people, they naturally had to sit separately, one table for those drinking alcohol and one for those not.
Guo Gang looked at the table full of food, sowhat surprised, “So much delicious food?”
He had heard that supplies at the base were scarce; he had not expected Gu Pan’s ho to have such great conditions. Even if they had prepared specially for their arrival, the ingredients were still needed, and he was indeed surprised.
Lu Ruisheng smiled and said, “Panpan and I are Scavengers, often going out for supplies, so we still have plenty.”
Guo Gang had already known that Lu Ruisheng and his wife were extraordinary as they were always helping everyone. At this ti, he did not ask further and simply smiled, “Then we are in for a treat.”
After a toast to unity, everyone began to eat.
Gu Pan didn’t let ng ng eat too much at once, fearful that her small stomach, unaccustod to abundance, might react badly to sudden overeating.
At the dining table, they tried to avoid sad topics and instead talked about positive things, like how everyone was now living in villas here and how they planned to build a villa next door for Guo Gang and others, so everyone could live together more securely.
They also discussed potential upcoming disasters and how everyone would cope together. They planned to reinforce the houses in the coming days, so Guo Gang would take a break from work to recuperate and then help everyone reinforce their hos until the next disaster had passed.
Chen Shaonan had spent several days working on drawings for reinforcing roofs, figuring out how to protect against substantial damage from hail and how to cover windows with film in case of sandstorms.
While eating, he shared so of these ideas, all matters they would need to confront next.
After the al, Cheng Yang and Chen Lang took ng ng to clean up the dishes and utensils. In such an environnt, ng ng seed to adapt more easily.
Gu Pan and the others sat in the living room, continuing their conversation, introducing so aspects of the base to Guo Gang.
After chatting for a while, they didn’t stay too long, as Guo Gang and ng ng also needed to rest after their restless days.
After the neighbors left, Gu Pan led them to a guest room on the first floor, but ng ng was scared to sleep alone and had to share a room with Guo Gang.
Gu Pan found her a large plush toy to hug for a sense of security and also found a nightgown for her, altering the straps to fit her.
That night, everyone slept very soundly.
The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng took Guo Gang and ng ng to a departnt store to buy clothes and daily necessities.
ng ng, unable to recall much from before the apocalypse, found the peaceful coexistence of everyone around her strange and initially felt scared, but soon started to adapt.
Indeed, children who have survived this long in the apocalypse typically have much stronger resilience than most; without this inner strength, they couldn’t carry on.
Guo Gang, a soldier from special forces with specialized training, would have gone mad if he were an ordinary person forced into Black Boxing. However, his extensive undercover and similar training had minimized the emotional damage.
After buying clothes and getting a haircut, they then returned ho.
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