Sun Tiantian blinked her big, watery eyes and leaned softly against Lu Sheng, "Could you cook one more meal for tonight?"

Lu Sheng: "..."

We were disposing of a body together last night, and today we're sitting at the same table eating. It just feels a bit awkward.

As the three were talking, a deafening wail suddenly erupted from the fifth floor, and the sound of tables and chairs falling over came from the ceiling.

"It looks like 502?" Sun Tiantian, being the most gossipy, immediately grabbed Xiao Yu and rushed to the scene to watch.

Lu Sheng smiled helplessly and put the four chickens on the balcony to let them roam freely for a few days.

Zhuangzhuang was so bored at home that he rushed to the balcony and started fighting with the four chickens.

Unfortunately, Zhuangzhuang, who was fattened up every day and didn't exercise, was pecked by the chickens after only two rounds and started meowing. In the end, Lu Sheng had to step in to rescue it from under the chicken's claws.

"A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years!"

Zhuangzhuang bared his teeth fiercely at the four chickens while nestled in Lu Sheng's arms.

"Giggle giggle."

The four little chickens tilted their heads and turned their rear ends towards Zhuangzhuang.

Zhuangzhuang had never suffered such grievances before, and nestled in Lu Sheng's arms, whimpering uncontrollably.

While coaxing Zhuangzhuang, Lu Sheng took out several boxes of Häagen-Dazs paper cup ice cream from her space. She gave Zhuangzhuang a strawberry flavor and three mango flavors, waiting for Sun Tiantian and the others to come back and eat together.

"Great news! This is wonderful!" Sun Tiantian and Xiao Yu ran back shortly afterward.

As soon as Sun Tiantian entered the room, she gulped down a large mouthful of ice water and leaned against Lu Sheng, vividly describing what she had just witnessed.

"Didn't Lin Dong post pictures of supplies in the group chat yesterday? They were all snatched up in the middle of last night!"

"A group of people broke into the house while they were asleep in the middle of the night, and Lin Dong and Su Zicheng were tied to the bed while they were still dreaming."

Sun Tiantian had always disapproved of Su Zicheng and his friends bullying Lu Sheng, and now she described it with great enthusiasm.

"These people not only stole all the supplies, but also forced Lin Dong and his group to transfer all the money from their WeChat and Alipay accounts."

Lu Sheng handed the ice cream to the two of them, "Who was crying upstairs just now, Lin Dong?"

"It's Bai Shuangshuang!" Sun Tiantian scooped up a large spoonful of ice cream and said in a low voice.

"Those guys gagged Bai Shuangshuang and raped her in front of Lin Dong and Su Zicheng. It took them all morning to untie the ropes, and as soon as they let go, Bai Shuangshuang started screaming."

"Bai Shuangshuang usually looks gentle and weak, but she just scratched Lin Dong's face. She said it's all his fault for showing off in the group, which attracted all these people."

Sun Tiantian witnessed firsthand how Bai Shuangshuang treated Lu Sheng, so naturally she couldn't empathize with this green tea girl.

Xiao Yu wiped the sweat from her forehead. "They called the police immediately, but the police said they wouldn't do anything about it."

While stroking Zhuangzhuang's chubby buttocks, Lu Sheng said calmly, "Right now, all the police force is dealing with the riots. No one will care about such trivial matters."

"Wang Liang was already on his last breath, and this ordeal completely killed him."

Sun Tiantian swallowed the last bite. "But for Lin Dong, it's just a loss of money, not a big problem, after all, he has a lot of money."

Lu Sheng shook his head, "This time the loss might be a hundred million."

“Lin Dong posted on his WeChat Moments before that almost all of their family’s cash is in Silicon Valley Bank in the US.” Lu Sheng took out his phone and clicked on the latest trending topic: “Silicon Valley Bank just declared bankruptcy, and all the overseas funds can’t be withdrawn.”

Domestic banks are currently paralyzed by bank runs, and theoretically, there's still a possibility of government bailouts. Meanwhile, the situation over there is completely different; they've openly declared bankruptcy and are utterly abandoned.

Young Master Lin is probably, possibly, likely to become penniless.

Sure enough, when it was time for dinner, Lin Dong and Su Zicheng started begging for handouts in the group chat.

But everyone was thoroughly humiliated by Lin Dong yesterday, and now they're all laughing at him.

"Brother Dong is so awesome, he could sweep up supermarkets in a minute with tens of millions of dollars."

"We're counting on following Brother Dong, how dare we show off in front of him?"

Lin Dong was so annoyed that he stormed out of the group chat in a huff.

After everyone left, the sarcastic and vulgar insults in the group chat became even more frequent. Those who offer help in times of need are rare, while those who kick someone when they're down are everywhere.

To avoid arousing Xu Yi's suspicion, Lu Sheng took out two potatoes from her spatial storage and made a curry beef and potato dish using canned beef. She also made a fish-flavored omelet using the eggs that Sun Tiantian and the others brought back.

The two dishes were simple, but Lu Sheng's cooking skills were excellent, and the aroma alone was enough to make one's mouth water.

The steaming hot dishes were served, and Xu Yi arrived, bringing three bottles of multivitamins.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Lu Sheng knew that resources were precious these days, so Xu Yi's three bottles of vitamins were a form of barter in exchange for Lu Sheng's dinner.

However, in reality, resources are scarce and the human body suffers from nutritional imbalances in the apocalypse. Multivitamins are much more valuable than these two dishes in the apocalypse, so Xu Yi is clearly losing out.

Moreover, if Lu Sheng and his group are bad people, Xu Yi is essentially losing money and will be targeted by others at any moment.

Lu Sheng and he exchanged a glance, neither of them revealing a single flaw.

"Teacher Xu, try Lu Sheng's cooking, it's even better than what you get in restaurants." Sun Tiantian served Xu Yi a huge bowl of rice, overflowing with rice.

"I've been eating instant noodles every day, and haven't had a proper meal in days." Xu Yi gave a wry smile and didn't bother to be polite with them anymore.

The group ate and chatted, and their relationship quickly became much closer.

Sun Tiantian is a heavy phone addict, constantly scrolling through her phone even while eating. "I saw in the group chat that besides meat and vegetables, all the packaged food they bought has gone bad, and now they only have some rice left."

The bread and instant noodles I bought at great expense all went moldy and spoiled within two days. Only vacuum-packed food, fully sealed canned goods, and self-heating pots, which contain large amounts of preservatives, could be preserved for a while.

Lu Sheng remembered that the situation was not this bad during the high-temperature period in his previous life. Sure enough, in addition to bacteria, microorganisms are also constantly evolving.

It seems the pressure to survive this time will be even worse than in the last life.

The group chat was filled with groans and the overall atmosphere was very somber.

But soon a message rekindled everyone's spirits.

"The campus WeChat account has issued an announcement! It says that the government is taking into account the special circumstances of the students and will organize the distribution of food at the gate of Peking University at 7 pm tonight. Students and faculty members can each receive two kilograms of rice and a bag of noodles by presenting their student ID and work ID."

This exciting news caused a burst of cheers throughout the entire floor.

Sun Tiantian's eyelids, which had been drooping all day from carrying corns, were drooping. "Are we still going?"

"You have to go." Xu Yi immediately dispelled Sun Tiantian's idea of ​​slacking off. "If you don't go, it's like telling everyone that you have plenty of grain stored up at home and don't need these two pounds of rice."

Lu Sheng nodded, agreeing with Xu Yi's attitude, "And we also need to keep a close eye on the outside situation."

It was almost 6:50. The group quickly packed up and headed to the location announced, carrying their identification documents.