Chapter 49 Meeting the Parents
Liang Yingsheng shrugged and started to pass the buck, "I can't make the decision."
We didn't encounter any zombies on the way to the old house. The road had been in disrepair for a long time. The higher we went up the mountain, the muddier the road became, and the car was shaking violently on it.
Liang Yingsheng felt pain in his buttocks, and Grandma Chen, who was sleeping in the passenger seat, was also woken up by the shaking. She did not look well, with pale lips and a sallow face.
Perhaps because she didn't want her family to worry, Grandma Chen endured it. After the car entered the long-abandoned small town halfway up the mountain, the road finally became much flatter.
Youai Town, the name of this town.
The once bustling town is now completely deserted. Most of the houses have been demolished, leaving behind ruins. The few remaining residential buildings and bungalows are overgrown with weeds, and the walls are gray, making it look like a horror movie set.
There were still many farmers living here two years ago, but later on, they moved away.
The entire Youai Town is divided into three winding mountain roads, and all buildings are built around these three roads. The Liang family's old house is in the middle, on a high ground, and Grandma Chen's house is only a few dozen meters away from them.
Liang Zhimo had already arrived. Liang Yingsheng could see him and his parents standing at the gate, looking up with excitement, their eyes a little red.
Not intending to let Grandma Chen's family follow him, Liang Yingsheng parked the car near Grandma Chen's old house.
"The end of the world is difficult. Although this house has been uninhabited for a long time, it is the Garden of Eden in the end of the world. I wish your family peace and safety."
Grandma Chen held Liang Yingsheng's hand and said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, Shengsheng, thank you so much."
"Grandma Chen is injured. I remember there is a well behind your house. Boil some water and take a bath. If you feel uncomfortable, you can find my brother."
Yuan Xuyang came over with his parents to express his gratitude and began to move the only two suitcases.
Liang Yingsheng planned to leave the car behind and handed the keys to Yuan Rong. Just as she turned around and was about to leave, Grandma Chen called her, "Shengsheng, wait a moment."
She opened one of the boxes and carefully took out a box of chocolates. "I, I secretly hid some food here. Take it!"
Liang Yingsheng was slightly surprised and quickly refused: "No, you can eat it yourself."
"No, that won't do. You saved our family, and there's nothing to repay you for. This chocolate is delicious, and you young people will definitely like it."
"No, I just had my wisdom teeth removed some time ago and I can't eat candy. Liang Zhimo doesn't have the habit of eating sweets. You helped our family before, so this time you can cancel out that favor, right?"
Grandma Chen didn't insist any more. "Well, Shengsheng, your family are all good people. You will definitely live a long life."
Liang Yingsheng smiled but didn't answer.
A good person?
Anyway, she is not. At most, she knows how to repay kindness?
After saying goodbye to Grandma Chen and her family, Liang Yingsheng walked quickly towards his old house.
The house looked a bit shabby, but it was cleaned very cleanly. The courtyard wall was raised a lot with stones and mud, and was covered with dense glass fragments.
As soon as he arrived at the door, the first thing that pounced on him was a golden retriever. The golden retriever was big and strong, and Liang Yingsheng was caught off guard and almost knocked down.
Liang's mother, Zhou Lanxin, brought out a cup of hot milk. Her eyes were red, and her face was full of a relieved smile. "Your father and I were really worried to death. I'm glad you two are okay. Now our family is finally reunited."
He patted the dog's head and let it arch its calf.
Liang Yingsheng took the milk and drank it in one gulp. "Yes, from now on our family will never be separated again. What about you and Dad? Is it safe here?"
"Don't worry, it was just that your dad was really curious at first and insisted on taking me down the mountain to have a look. We happened to see those monsters eating people. It was terrifying. Fortunately, your dad's electric scooter was sturdy and ran fast, otherwise we would both be dead."
Hearing this, Liang Yingsheng broke out in a cold sweat. "Can you just go and see that? You and your dad don't have driver's licenses. Electric bikes are not safe. Don't drive around like that anymore."
"Don't worry, come in quickly, your dad is making pickled fish. Fortunately, you and Zhimo reminded us early, so we bought two large refrigerators."
Pancheng has plenty of sunshine, and Liang Yingsheng had previously ordered a set of solar power generation equipment for her parents. Her father likes to tinker with these things, and the generator has already been used.
The power is not particularly large, so it is not a big problem to use it with two refrigerators.
While their parents were cooking in the kitchen, Liang Yingsheng and Liang Zhimo took a walk around the area, with their dog Yuanbao following closely behind them.
The old house is a brick house with three bedrooms and a living room. It was painted white on the outside, but a lot of the paint has now peeled off.
The front yard is about ten square meters, and there are many cracks in the cement floor. Weeds are growing out of the gaps, looking lush green.
There is a peach tree at the gate, and the tree is full of radishes cut into strips, ready to be dried into radishes.
The backyard is more than 30 square meters and has a well, and the rest of the area is planted with vegetables.
Her father even built a simple chicken coop and raised seven or eight chickens in it.
After all, Grandma Chen and her family also moved in. For fear of being discovered, Liang Yingsheng decisively put the chickens in the chicken coop into the space.
Liang Yingsheng had already told her parents about the space incident two days after the apocalypse broke out. She had just taken them inside for a look around. The whole family felt that she was blessed by the gods and that the Liang family was not destined to perish.
The dinner was very sumptuous, including pickled fish, twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, stir-fried lettuce tips, and mapo tofu.
Before the end of the world, these were just ordinary home-cooked dishes, but in the end of the world, any dish is something that others dare not even dream of.
Liang Yingsheng took away all the eye-catching items in the old house, even the solar panels were removed.
The refrigerator was put away, leaving behind a paint-chipped wooden shelf with some potatoes and pumpkins arranged on it.
The old house that Zhou Lanxin had carefully decorated became bare again after all this, which seemed particularly out of place when placed next to the table full of delicious food.
After giving the fish head to Liang Yingsheng and the fish tail to Liang Zhimo, Zhou Lanxin asked, "Zhimo told us about Grandma Chen's family. It's so hot now that they don't need quilts. We have two old blankets at home. Let's give them to them. They'll be more comfortable sleeping on them."
"No rush, let's not take the initiative to lend a helping hand to others."
Afraid his parents wouldn't understand, Liang Yingsheng explained, "The world has changed. You have to fight for what you want. If we offer it to them, what if we develop a habit of asking for things for free? Even if our two families have a good relationship, we still have to be cautious. When people can't bear the pressure of natural disasters and apocalypse, their hearts will change."
Liang Qiuwen nodded in support: "Shengsheng is right. If Aunt Chen's family asks us for help, we can send them over. I trust Aunt Chen's character, but I can't guarantee others."
Yuan Xuyang and his family of three live in another community and do not interact frequently with Grandma Chen's family. They only greet each other and chat for a few minutes when they meet occasionally when they come to visit her.
(End of this chapter)
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