Zhang Sujuan opened her eyes.
It was dark all around, and she couldn't see anything clearly. She stared blankly for more than ten seconds. The pain in her back reminded her of what happened before she fainted: "Xiao Ji? Aiguo?"
Song Kaiji was startled and quickly turned on the lights in the car. Chen Jiaqian had just fallen asleep for a while when she was awakened by the light. She groaned in annoyance, but she didn't know what to say when she opened her eyes and saw the scene in front of her. Song Kaiji must have a lot to say to Zhang Sujuan, and he might say less than one sentence... Thinking of this, he opened the car door: "I'll go to the front car to sleep, you guys chat."
"Mom, I'm here." Song Kaiji didn't care about Chen Jiaqian. He just nodded randomly and quickly grabbed Zhang Sujuan's hand. "How do you feel? Does your back hurt?"
"I feel so tired and a little painful, but not too painful." Even though she had been unconscious for so long, Zhang Sujuan still felt very sleepy and could fall asleep at any time. The massive blood loss made her limbs cold and her body numb. She could feel the pain in her back, but it seemed very far away from her, as if her body and brain were disconnected. "Where's your dad?"
"My dad...my dad is in the car in front. This car is too small and there is no room for him." Song Kaiji forced a smile: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something? I have eight-treasure porridge and steamed eggs in my space."
Zhang Sujuan lay on the back seat. She could feel her vitality draining away bit by bit: "I want to see your dad."
Song Kaiji's tears welled up in his eyes, but he still had to control his voice: "My dad has fallen asleep. Look, the lights of the car in front have been turned off. He is also injured. Let's not bother with him. When we return to Hongcheng Base, I will put you in a ward."
Zhang Sujuan was stunned for a long time before she said "Oh" softly and stopped talking about Li Aiguo. She touched her chest. Perhaps Yu Le was afraid that the pendant would hurt her while she was lying down, so she pulled it out and hung it beside her. Zhang Sujuan searched for a while before she found it, but she accidentally touched blood on her hand.
Not only was the pendant stained with blood, but the seat cushion above her head was also wet and sticky. Zhang Sujuan closed her eyes, and a tear slid down from the corner of her eye and merged with the blood.
Song Kaiji lowered his head, he was not very good at lying, but he had to lie to his mother now. His father was dead, so he had to shoulder his father's share. For now, he had to let Zhang Sujuan calm down first, not have too many emotional ups and downs, and return to Hongcheng base for treatment smoothly. He thought for a while, changed the subject, and led Zhang Sujuan to talk about something else: "I drove Li Liang and Li Li away, and gave them some food and water. It's not the best, but it's enough for them to eat for three or four days. Whether they want to go back to Zizhou or go to other small bases, it's enough."
"Well, you did a good job. If you meet them again in the future, just pretend you don't know them and ignore them." Zhang Sujuan sniffed, "It's not just them. Even if you meet your uncle's family and your father's relatives in the future, it would be best if you can support each other. But if they just want to take advantage of you by relying on their relationship, don't consider your father and me."
"It's the end of the world now. It's not like before. The most you lose is some money. Mom and Dad are useless. They can't protect you in the end of the world. You have to be tougher and take care of yourself in the future."
Listening to Zhang Sujuan's words as if she was explaining her last wishes, Song Kaiji felt sad and flustered: "You all have confidence in me, and I will protect you from now on."
Zhang Sujuan just smiled and said nothing. She felt the pain in her back was getting farther and farther away from her, almost imperceptible. But she had to hold on, she still wanted to see Shen Qing again.
Fortunately, Shen Qing came back soon. He was full of excitement, "Brother Song, we found a big car! Although the glass is broken, the car is fine. It's just that the human smell will spread out, so I guess I have to drive and fight zombies at the same time. Xiao Tang said that we can ask Sister Bingbing to use ice to block the glass, but I don't know if it will work."
He opened the car door and saw Zhang Sujuan had woken up with a confused expression on her face: waking up was a good thing, but he remembered that Li Aiguo had died not long after waking up. Shen Qing looked at Song Kaiji worriedly, and sure enough, Song Kaiji looked very bad.
Instead, Zhang Sujuan lifted her heavy eyelids and waved to him: "Xiaoqing is back, come to auntie."
Shen Qing hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and held Zhang Sujuan's hand: "Auntie, are you feeling better?"
Zhang Sujuan did not answer, but took Shen Qing's hand, looked at Shen Qing seriously, nodded and said: "Xiaoqing, although we have not been together for a long time, I can see that you are a good child. Kaiji is not a bad child by nature, but he is taken care of too well by your uncle and me, so he is a little childish and stupid. If he does something wrong in the future, you should teach him more and give him more opportunities."
Shen Qing immediately knew what Zhang Sujuan meant. He was shocked by the reality, and then he felt guilty. He knew in his heart that he had never truly loved Song Kaiji without reservation. At this time, facing Zhang Sujuan's entrustment, he did not want to be emotional and impulsive and agree to Zhang Sujuan's request.
But Shen Qing couldn't open his mouth to lie to his dying mother. He could only lower his head and avoid Zhang Sujuan's eyes: "Auntie, don't think too much. We have found a car and will be able to return to Hongcheng Base soon. There are healing psychics in the base hospital who can cure anything."
Zhang Sujuan closed her eyes. A bystander can see things more clearly. Song Kaiji is a silly boy who only thinks about falling in love, but as a mother, she can see things more clearly. Shen Qing can't say that she doesn't love Song Kaiji, but compared to how Song Kaiji treats him, it's far worse.
Zhang Sujuan had already discovered it after just this short period of contact. Although Shen Qing sometimes took the initiative to have some physical contact with Song Kaiji, whenever Song Kaiji took the initiative to touch Shen Qing, Shen Qing's first reaction was always to dodge. Although he would restrain himself after reacting and let Song Kaiji do what he wanted, his subconscious reaction could not deceive people.
She was dying, and she could feel her body getting colder and colder. Her son was just as she said, simple, naive, and soft-hearted. Now she was all alone in this world, and her lover was reserved. How should she live?
Fortunately, she observed that Shen Qing was indeed a good child. Moreover, he had materials, a team, and was a big boss. Song Kaiji would never suffer any loss by following him, but would only benefit from him. Zhang Sujuan did not know Shen Qing's secret, so she did not know what Shen Qing was keeping, but as Song Kaiji's mother, she wanted to fight for her child before she passed away.
Although Zhang Sujuan has a bad temper, she has a son from her second marriage and was able to find a husband like Li Aiguo who had a good job and a high salary in his first marriage. Even if she didn't have another child, she could still keep Li Aiguo in her hands. She has her own set of methods that suit the background of her era and the situation she is in.
Shen Qing is an ordinary person, without any special abilities. Even if it is just for the sake of exchanging benefits, it is good that he is willing to take care of Song Kaiji a little more.
With trembling hands, she took off the pendant from her neck and put it in Shen Qing's hand: "This is a jade pendant passed down in our family. It was originally intended for my daughter-in-law. Now that you and Xiaoji are together, I will give this to you..."
Shen Qing didn't know what was in the pendant, but the words "for my daughter-in-law" alone made him feel that the pendant was hot enough, so he quickly stuffed it back to Zhang Sujuan: "Auntie, this is too expensive, I can't take it!"
"Take it! You and Xiaoji are together now, so if I give it to you, it's the same as if I gave it to him. You can take it no matter how valuable it is!" Zhang Sujuan looked at Shen Qing almost beggingly: "This is not an ordinary pendant, you just need to drop some blood on it..."
Having said this, Zhang Sujuan suddenly realized that the space inside the jade pendant had changed.
The small space, which was originally only ten square meters, has now expanded a lot, and there are actually quite a few furnishings in the room, exactly the same as the layout in her and Li Aiguo's bedroom.
The only difference was that there was a one-square-meter pond in the open space outside the room. Its quaint appearance was out of tune with the whole house. There was even a spring in the middle of the pond that kept bubbling water.
She was stunned for a moment, and tried to enter the space, but couldn't. She wanted to take out the photo of her and Li Aiguo in the room, but couldn't.
Shen Qing and Song Kaiji saw her suddenly freeze in the middle of her words and were very worried: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
"Auntie, how about I..." Shen Qing was struggling and had already begun to consider whether to accept the pendant. A large part of his concern before came from the fact that Song Kaiji still had many connections and ties in this world. If Li Aiguo and Zhang Sujuan were dead, and only Song Kaiji was left, maybe...
But Shen Qing didn't want to make a promise under such pressure. He always felt that he would regret a hasty decision in the future. Even if he really wanted to take Song Kaiji away, he had to think it through when he was sober.
Fortunately, Zhang Sujuan did not continue to force him to take the jade pendant, but turned her palm over, and spring water gushed out from her palm.
"Mom?!" Song Kaiji was stunned. Could it be that at this moment, his mother had awakened her water ability? But he quickly thought of the space in the jade pendant, and a common setting about the space in the jade pendant in online articles. He quickly took out a cup from the space, filled it with water, and handed it to Zhang Sujuan: "Mom, drink it quickly!"
Zhang Sujuan stared at the jade pendant in a daze. The fresh layer of blood on it seemed to have penetrated into the interior of the jade, making the originally pale yellow-green jade pendant have some veins, a bit like chicken blood jade. She lowered her eyes and tears rolled down her eyes: "The blood on it is your father's, right?"
The only answer she got was Song Kaiji's silence.
Perhaps it was the blood that Li Aiguo vomited that splashed onto the jade pendant, allowing it to successfully recognize its master before he died. Also, because of his strong obsession with wanting his wife to survive before he died, the space changed and a spiritual spring with certain healing effects was produced.
"I will live well." Zhang Sujuan held the cup and drank the water in it, "If this is your last wish."
After drinking the spiritual spring water, Zhang Sujuan's health did improve a little. However, the effect of the spiritual spring water did not have the effect of I Ching marrow cleansing described in the novel, nor did it have the ability to bring the dead back to life or heal wounds instantly. It could only ensure that Zhang Sujuan could safely reach the Hongcheng base.
The big car that Shen Qing and Tang Wenjie found was an intercity bus with plenty of space. Under Qu Weiwei's persuasion, Ge Bingbing reluctantly condensed thin ice to replace the glass. Although the sealing effect was not as good as the original glass, as long as he drove faster, the zombies outside would not be able to react.
After Zhang Sujuan's condition stabilized, Song Kaiji was relieved. He then noticed that something was wrong with Ge Bingbing and secretly asked Shen Qing: "What's wrong with her? This is the first time I've seen her look like this."
Ever since Shen Qing had experienced Zhang Sujuan's "entrustment", he had become more sensitive to Song Kaiji's approach and quietly moved to the side. Qu Weiwei turned around from the front row and said in a low voice, "I know!"
She listened to Ge Bingbing complaining for a long time, got first-hand gossip, and was very satisfied. She immediately revealed the things about Sun Cheng's family: "...You said it was okay before the end of the world, a little snack is nothing, at most you can buy another one. Food is so precious after the end of the world, her brother-in-law is so capable of snatching food from her daughter. If it were me, I would be anxious too. Her parents-in-law are partial to the youngest son, always saying that he is still young and a child. What a kid, he is the same age as us! In my opinion, only daughters should try not to find a family with brothers, tut tut, it's really a disadvantage!"
Shen Qing listened for a while and agreed with it. This was similar to why he was unwilling to find Wang San in the beginning. The other party had many brothers in his family and it was easy for him to take advantage of them. He couldn't say anything. Although there were not many families without brothers in their place, but... Shen Qing glanced at Song Kaiji.
Song Kaiji frowned upon hearing this: "But this is a matter between her and Sun Cheng. Why is she so reluctant to condense glass for the team? Did we provoke her?"
Qu Weiwei paused and said, "I also think it's not right. If it were me, I would have taken the child and left the first time her brother-in-law stole her daughter's food. She has higher abilities than Sun Cheng, and it's not like she can't raise her daughter. She still has a father who can take care of the child and won't delay her mission. Since she has endured it for so long, why are you so angry today and getting angry at whoever you meet?"
Although gossip is exciting, the IQ has not run away from home. Thinking of what Ge Bingbing had done before, they looked at each other and felt something was wrong.
Song Kaiji thought about it and asked Zhang Sujuan to get him another glass of water. Qu Weiwei's eyes widened: "Auntie has awakened the water power?"
Neither Song Kaiji nor Zhang Sujuan denied it. Qu Weiwei was quite happy: "After being seriously injured, she awakened her special powers, which means that Auntie is still in good health. This is called a blessing in the future."
Li Aiguo's death made everyone very sad. If Zhang Sujuan could not survive, it would be a huge blow to Song Kaiji. Since she could awaken her special ability, it meant that her body was getting better. Zhang Sujuan would definitely not die.
However, Shen Qing took a look at the jade pendant that Zhang Sujuan was going to give him.
Drop the blood on it... Then what? Zhang Sujuan didn't have time to say it, and she didn't mention it again. But he felt that it should be related to the jade pendant, including the fact that Zhang Sujuan got better after drinking the water. Ordinary water-based abilities would not have such an effect.
Song Kaiji didn't tell him about it afterwards.
Shen Qing closed his eyes. He thought, this is fair, isn't it? Shen Qing, aren't you the same? People always have some secrets, and it's normal to have reservations. If I am like this, Song Kaiji can do the same.
Song Kaiji didn't know what Shen Qing was thinking. He took the water and slowly walked to the front row to hand it to Ge Bingbing.
"I'm not thirsty." Ge Bingbing looked at him suspiciously and warily. This expression had never appeared on Ge Bingbing's face before, which further aggravated Song Kaiji's suspicion.
"Drink it. You formed ice before and let Sun Cheng melt it into water. Now you are quarreling, right? I've heard about it. We all support you. His family is really a piece of shit." Song Kaiji joked and sat down next to her.
Ge Bingbing pursed her lips, took the water cup and took a sip, then she heard Song Kaiji say, "Do you feel that you have been negatively affected by absorbing the crystal core of that brain-type mutant?"
Before Ge Bingbing could speak, the car suddenly turned. Song Kaiji looked over and saw Chen Jiaqian forced a smile and explained, "There is a zombie in the middle of the road. I don't want to hit it. I'm afraid the car won't work."
However, Song Kaiji saw that her other hand was clenching the pocket where the crystal core was placed.
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