She pulled a can of beef from her backpack and placed it in Ning's mother's hand.

"Please open the door first and let my brothers outside come in and rest." She was even gentler with Ning's mother than she was with Shen Wangshu.

Shen Wangshu knew why.

Nan Lan has no mother, only a father who only knows how to gamble and squander money. Years ago, even her only father ran away to escape his debts, and since then Nan Lan has been living in the Ning family.

Ning Rou was a kind person who liked to help her friends. When Nan Lan was in trouble, she took her back to her home. The Ning family paid off her gambling debts, allowing her to focus on her studies and even providing her with tuition fees.

Ning's mother pitied Nan Lan and always took good care of her. Nan Lan admired Ning's mother as if she were her own mother. This admiration was much more intimate than Ning Rou's help. For so many years, even if Nan Lan was busy with something and couldn't come back for her birthday, Ning's mother would still send her a gift. This was much more thoughtful than the gifts she gave to Ning's father and Shen Wangshu.

Nan Lan had already walked to Ning's mother's side, and naturally opened the can of food for her, feeding Ning's mother a mouthful first.

“There are still some tonics in the car. You've been through a lot these past few days,” she said gently.

Shen Wangshu remained silent for a moment.

In a short time, Nan Lan compared her own daughter to a cornfield.

"Lanlan, eat up. You've been working so hard outside, you need to eat nutritious food." Ning's mother's eyes narrowed when she saw her familiar child. She took a bite of the canned food but refused to eat anymore, and touched Nanlan's thin face.

She could tell that Nan Lan probably hadn't been doing anything legitimate before, otherwise she wouldn't have been called a boss in such a short time. But she didn't care about that. As soon as she opened the door of the villa, she saw an SUV rush in. A big man jumped out, and a handsome young man with a shy smile.

With only these three people, they caused such a commotion outside. Shen Wangshu silently twitched the corner of her mouth.

Silence returned outside, broken only by the roars of one or two zombies, presumably indicating that the zombies had been eliminated.

"I built an earthen wall outside our villa. Those zombies would have to climb for ages to get in!" the burly man boasted to Nan Lan with great enthusiasm.

He saw Ning's father looking at him with a shocked expression, and with a sense of superiority, he patted his bald head and said heartily, "You must be Uncle Ning, the one our boss is trying to save? I've heard so much about you." Indeed, he had heard so much about you. For this family, Nan Lan had traveled a long way, crossing several cities along the way, which was no joke.

"Hello." This big man was almost twice the height of Ning's father, which immediately made Ning's father feel a deep sense of pressure.

“He’s an earth-type ability user, you can just call him A-Tu,” Nan Lan introduced to Ning’s mother.

She quickly got into the car, took two boxes of nutritional supplements out of the car, opened them, and stuffed them into Ning's mother's hands.

Her expression was very stubborn. Ning's mother sighed, drank one bottle, and then asked Nan Lan to take the rest.

"Was it very dangerous along the way?" She looked at Nan Lan's weathered face and said with heartache, "You shouldn't have come. If we're to live well, it's because you risked your life. We two old geezers would rather..." She waved her hand, looked at Nan Lan's cold face, and thought of Ah Xuan, who had become a zombie. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she said in a hoarse voice, "You children, all for the two of us!" It was clearly the two of them who should die, but it was always the children who got hurt.

Nan Lan silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"This is A-Guang." She pretended not to hear Ning's mother's words and continued to introduce him.

The shy-smiling, seemingly immature boy greeted Shen Wangshu and Ning's parents very politely.

Elders tend to like well-behaved children like this, and when they saw this boy, Ning's father and mother's expressions softened even more.

“They’re all good kids.” Mr. Ning didn’t want to say anything more hurtful. Seeing Nan Lan nod coldly, he greeted her with a smile, “Let’s go inside and talk.” As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Nan Lan’s wary gaze fall on the villa entrance.

A tall, dark-haired man stood at the doorway. He was quite far away, making him difficult to see clearly, but Nan Lan had already narrowed her eyes. The burly man named A Tu glanced at him curiously, finding the man a bit too quiet, but he didn't pay much attention, only looking at Nan Lan with a puzzled expression.

Those who can live in the Ning family's residence must be members of the Ning family.

“I’ve set up a safe house in the suburbs next door. It’s very safe, and there’s plenty of food. We’ll go there later.” Nan Lan withdrew her wary gaze from Ah Xuan and turned to Ning’s mother, speaking gently, “Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, I’ll protect you. You don’t need to worry about anything.” She paused before continuing, “Besides Ah Tu and Ah Guang, there are no strangers here, so you won’t feel uncomfortable.” A faint smile played on her lips, clearly knowing that Ning’s mother didn’t want to be a burden. She lowered her voice and said, “There’s plenty of supplies; you couldn’t eat them all in ten years.”

“I can’t let that be a burden to you.” Those supplies were probably collected by Nan Lan at the cost of her life, Ning’s mother said, shaking her head.

“It’s not a burden,” Nan Lan said gently. “I’m worried about the two elders living here.”

Her sharp eyes swept over the person she didn't trust.

Ning's mother's gaze also fell on Ah Xuan.

Her initially hesitant expression gradually hardened.

“We won’t go back with you.” She smiled and said softly under Nan Lan’s puzzled gaze, “We’re old bones. No matter what happens, we’re still at home. You’re still young, just go your own way.”

She stopped and patted Nan Lan's hand.

"I'm very satisfied that you have this intention."

From afar, Ah Xuan was watching the commotion warily. He felt that the woman who had appeared made him very unhappy and that she would take away what was most important to him.

He was about to roar and devour the woman, but then he saw the old lady in the house shaking her head, as if she was refusing something.

He stiffly shook his head, hesitated for a moment, then disappeared over the wall on the other side of the villa.

A moment later, he jumped into the villa, strode up to Shen Wangshu, and spread out his large, blood-stained hands.

Several crystal cores rolled in his stiff, cold hands.

“Our Ah Xuan can support the family too,” Ning’s father said with a smile as Ah Tu gasped in shock.