Chapter 299 Aye - You're making things too difficult for the child.
Lu Nange: "Sister Wen Qing, Beijing has abundant resources, so the survival rate of survivors is likely higher than in other places..."
Luo Xingyou suddenly looked up and asked, "After we find our family... will we... have to separate?"
Gu Wan: "No..."
Wen Qing grasped Luo Xingyou's hand in return: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have said such discouraging things... Xingyou, you're family too, we won't be separated."
Gu Wan smiled and put her arm around Wen Qing's shoulder: "Wen Qing is right! The family we meet in the apocalypse are all relatives we chose ourselves. Nan Nan, don't you think so?"
Lu Nange looked at Luo Xingyou: "Of course. In this world, Sister Xingyou, you're willing to come out and travel with us, what else could you be but family?"
Luo Xingyou nodded vigorously, her voice nasal: "Yes! They're family!"
Gu Wan: "So, Sister Xingyou, our family is your family. Let's go back to Beijing and find our shared family together."
Gu Qi's head was spinning: "Please stop your tongue twister..."
Ji Xian stroked the rim of his glass: "Given the current situation, even if we go back to Beijing, finding someone would be like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Shi Xu: "We can contact the military first. Once we reach the military, we can get in touch with the Chi family; the elders of our families should all be together."
"That's right!" Gu Wan clapped her hands. "We'll live in the same base then, and we'll find Wen Qing's family and bring them over to live with us!"
Lu Nange turned to look at Lu Xici: "Brother, shouldn't we go find Uncle and the others?"
Lu Xici's eyes darkened, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the rim of the glass: "During the downpour, my uncle and the others were on their way back to China...and then we completely lost contact..."
Lu Beiye: "Uncle is amazing! Everything will be alright!"
"Ah Ye is right, brother." Lu Nange ruffled her younger brother's hair. "We will definitely find them."
Lu Xici: "They must still be alive. Once we get to Beijing, we'll search every base and shelter, we'll find Uncle and the others."
The two siblings nodded in agreement...
Once everyone had warmed up, they took turns showering and changing into clean, comfortable clothes.
The rising steam blurred the frost patterns on the glass and temporarily dispelled the gloom in my heart.
When the weather is cold, it always makes you crave something hot and comforting...
Lu Nange called out to Wen Qing, who was about to tie her apron, "Sister Wen Qing, don't be busy today, let's eat the stew we stocked up on earlier?"
Wen Qing: "Clearing things out is fine, it's good to stock up on some fresh food these days."
Jian Wenqing nodded, and Lu Nange brought out the steaming dishes from the space.
The radish and pork rib soup had a milky white color...
Chicken stew with mushrooms, pork stew with glass noodles, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers...
The braised pork ribs and braised pig's trotters were piled high, and there were also stir-fried mushrooms and greens to cut through the richness.
Then, a separate dish of cheese chicken curry rice was served to Lu Beiye, his favorite, with long, golden strands of cheese stretching out...
Everyone ate to their heart's content, and the chill was dispelled by the delicious food.
After a short rest following their meal, they resumed their journey.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of ice, and despite the excellent performance of the "Youyou" brand RV, the drivers, who took turns driving, still carefully kept the speed between 40 and 60 km/h.
Lu Nange quickly piled up a row of tablets, books, portable TVs, game consoles, snacks, and drinks on the coffee table.
Lu Beiye flipped through a copy of "Knowledge Encyclopedia" and was engrossed in reading it when He Zhuo, who was playing a game next to him, caught a glimpse of him.
He Zhuo: "Aye is still young, his studies can't be neglected! We still need to get him a primary school diploma, right?"
Gu Wan curled her lip in disgust: "You have such a vicious heart."
He Zhuo puffed out his chest: "Nonsense! I, He Zhuo, am a certified model youth!"
Luo Xingyou grumbled, "Who's a good person... forcing kids to study in the apocalypse?"
He Zhuo was still smugly saying, "As the older brother, I'm trying to help our little A Ye broaden his knowledge..."
Lu Beiye flipped through the pages of his book without looking up: "I'm already studying first-year high school courses."
"Huh?!" He Zhuo froze, almost dropping the game console in his hand.
Lu Nange: "I downloaded the entire course for Aye, and he spends all his free time studying on his tablet. He's definitely started looking at high school material now."
He Zhuo looked shocked: "So I'm really playing on the tablet, while A Ye is secretly evolving by using the tablet?"
Shi Xu: "Don't you know?"
"What do you mean 'I don't know'?" He Zhuo's eyes widened. "Do you all know???"
Everyone nodded in unison...
Gu Qi glanced at him speechlessly: "Nan Nan, when Ci-ge and Yan-ge are busy, A-Ye often comes to ask us some questions..."
Chi nodded: "A-Ye asked me that too."
Even Ji Xian silently raised his hand.
He Zhuo, looking hurt and aggrieved, squatted down in front of Lu Beiye: "Aye, why do you never ask about my brother?"
For the first time, a conflicted look appeared on Lu Beiye's chubby little face. His little eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his little mouth was pursed into a line.
Lu Nange and the other girls watched from the other side, seeing the little guy's serious face, which was incredibly cute, but they didn't say a word.
Only He Zhuo persisted, "Aye, is your question so difficult to answer, brother?"
Gu Qi added sarcastically from the side, "Why bother humiliating yourself again?"
"Old Gu, shut up!" He Zhuo leaned closer to Lu Beiye: "Aye, you have to answer me today!"
Lu Beiye blinked his big eyes, struggling internally: [He looked very sad... My sister told my brother last time that we should also take care of our family's feelings... Should I be more tactful?]
Shi Xu reached out and pulled Lu Beiye closer to him: "Aye is still young, don't make things difficult for the child."
Gu Qi: "Do I really have to hear A-Ye say it himself that you don't seem very smart?"
He Zhuo stared stubbornly at the little guy: "Aye, you tell me!"
Lu Beiye blinked his clear, large eyes and stammered, "There are too few questions I don't know... I haven't even had a chance to ask you yet."
He Zhuo immediately beamed: "See! It's not even my turn to ask me yet..."
Everyone suppressed their laughter and looked away: [Never mind... Ah Ye went to great lengths to come up with such a tactful way of putting it, let's not call him out on it...]
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For the next two days and two nights, the RV traveled across the ice field shrouded in polar night.
Outside the car window lay eternal darkness and endless ice, with only the headlights drawing two lonely streaks of light in the pitch black, illuminating the snow-covered road ahead.
Apart from necessary meals and driver rotations, the vehicles remained on the road without stopping.
Chi Yanzhou makes a good point: since we have to keep taking turns guarding anyway, in such an extreme environment, staying in motion is actually safer than staying still.
By the afternoon of the third day, their vehicle had finally approached the outskirts of Beijing...
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