Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Zombies
Whether you can get through it or not, you have to get through it.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, the New Year was approaching. All major bases became bustling with activity, and the supply and marketing cooperatives of all sizes were filled with people buying New Year's goods.
Even the dormitory tenants who are most reluctant to spend contribution points will go to the cafeteria to get a small portion of meat dishes.
"Please make way, big sister, please make way."
"Oh, sorry."
Xie Liqing quickly moved aside, but accidentally bumped into another person, receiving an unhappy complaint.
She looked blankly at the people coming and going with smiles on their faces. She caught a glimpse of a stall selling couplets and slowly realized that the Chinese New Year was almost here.
No wonder everyone is so happy.
Yes, yes, she heard from Sister Zhang yesterday that the base has increased the basic subsidy and launched cheap New Year gift packages, which include meat, vegetables and sweets, just to let everyone have a good New Year.
Xie Liqing was pushed forward by the crowd like a ghost, her heart was empty, as if it was being gnawed by a bottomless pit, and she didn't feel the slightest joy of the New Year.
The crowd stopped in front of a spacious intersection. There was a lot of traffic on the road, and traffic police were directing traffic, driving pedestrians who couldn't wait to the sidewalk.
"Mom, Chinese New Year is just a few days away. Can we have meat tonight?"
"I haven't eaten meat for a long time."
The young yet slightly weathered woman smiled and patted the child's head. "No, that's not possible. Chinese New Year is still three days away. We can't eat meat until then. But you can have two eggs tonight. Okay?"
"Okay, let's eat eggs."
The child counted on his fingers and said, "Mom and Dad will eat one, An An and Grandma will eat one, so we eat two in total."
Xie Liqing listened to the little girl's childish talk and suddenly remembered that one day when her son was a child, he suddenly hugged her after coming home from school and said seriously, "Mom, when I grow up, I will make a lot of money to buy you a big house so that you don't have to work hard in the future."
She really doesn't have to work hard now.
But where is her child?
Is he doing well?
Is he alive?
Xie Liqing's eyes gradually became moist. She didn't know how long it would take for her to get answers to these questions, or perhaps she would never get answers.
Stop at red light, go at green light
The traffic police on the control platform in the center of the intersection signaled the crowd to pass quickly.
Xie Liqing didn't move.
She found an empty step and squatted down. She suddenly felt very bored. The sky was gray and gloomy, the horns were blaring and noisy, and people were walking in groups of three or four, laughing at her for being alone.
"Sister, would you like to buy exotic beast meat? I have cheap exotic beast meat here."
Fidelity
A man with messy hair that grew behind his ears, an untidy beard, and looking unkempt squatted beside Xie Liqing and asked.
He was holding a boy about ten years old. The boy's clothes were covered with patches of various sizes. He looked gray, his face was gray too, and only his eyes were bright.
Seeing the child looking at her curiously and nervously, Xie Liqing was about to say no but stopped herself.
It’s not easy to live these days.
She sighed softly, took out the change left from her shopping and stuffed it into the child's pocket. She turned to look at the disheveled man and said, "Parents are the most important role models for their children. Your child is not young anymore, so you should find something serious to do."
How could a treasure like exotic beast meat, which is in short supply, be sold at a low price?
At first glance, it is a classic scam in community promotion.
He Junxia silently looked at the white hair on her head that could hardly be hidden and her face that seemed like she hadn't smiled for a long time, and felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Although he and Xie Liqing only spent a short time together, Xie Liqing's love for him, or rather for this body, was unconditional, and no one could remain unmoved.
He left in a hurry and didn't have time to say goodbye. He only made the secret signal they had agreed on when passing by a surveillance camera. He was not even sure whether she could see it.
He Junxia lowered his eyes.
Although he would ask people about Xie Liqing's situation every once in a while to confirm that she was living a carefree life, he forgot that hearing it from others was not the same as seeing it with one's own eyes.
She has aged a lot and is a lot more tired.
"Sister, what I said is true. If you don't believe me, just look."
He Junxia took out a few bright feathers from her bag and said, "I just shot a mutant chicken from the Guangcheng Hotel yesterday. These are its feathers."
Guang? Guangcheng Hotel?
He Junxia was stunned. She turned her head in disbelief and looked carefully at the man in front of her, trying to find something familiar about him.
He Jun turned his back to the crowd, blocking the unintentional gazes of others, and opened his mouth to silently call out "Mom".
Xie Liqing's eyes instantly turned red.
She couldn't bear to imagine how much suffering her child had endured outside to become what he was now. You know, he used to hate long hair the most, and he couldn't stand it and wanted to cut it off as soon as it grew a little longer.
"Okay, then take me to see it. If it's cheap, I'll buy them all."
Xie Liqing spoke with a sob, as if she would burst into tears uncontrollably in the next second. Her eyes were already filled with tears, attracting the attention of others.
"Hey, sister, why are you crying? I didn't do anything."
Xie Liqing was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded, "I'm sorry, I just saw that your child looks a bit like my son when he was little, and I couldn't help myself. Where are your things? Take me there."
"Okay, this way, big sister, don't worry, I rely on integrity in business. I keep my word and I won't do anything that's adulterated."
As they talked, the two of them sped up and left the crowded intersection. Xie Chaoyang followed He Junxia, making the group look less conspicuous.
Fifteen minutes later, the three of them arrived at the rented place. He Junxia took out the key and opened the door. The moment the door closed, Xie Liqing couldn't control her tears.
She stood on tiptoe and stretched out her hand tremblingly, carefully holding He Junxia's face and looking at it carefully, but could not find any familiar trace.
That face is no longer as innocent as it once was, and has been marked by the traces of time.
Xie Liqing burst into tears.
He Junxia bent down, gently hugged Xie Liqing, and shouted the words she wanted to hear in her dreams.
"mom"
"I'm sorry I'm late."
Xie Liqing burst into tears, but subconsciously shook her head: "It's not too late, not too late. As long as you are alive and well, Mom will be relieved."
He Juanxia looked at her seriously: "Mom, I won't leave from now on."
"Not leaving?"
Xie Liqing looked up in surprise, but couldn't help but worry: "But, but what if they find you?"
He Juanxia smiled and turned in front of her: "Mom, do you think anyone can recognize me now?"
That's true.
Xie Liqing patted her son's shoulder with tears and laughter: "You have grown taller, grown up, and matured."
He Junxia took Xie Liqing to sit on a chair in the living room and told her in detail about his life outside, of course, omitting all the bloody and violent parts.
Anyway, he is still alive.
Isn’t it?
He Juanxia smiled and said, "Mom, don't think I'm unrefined. I grow a beard and hair, but that's just to deceive others. I'm already a level five psychic now."
"Level five?"
But the strongest psychic in the base is only level five.
Thinking of this, Xie Liqing burst into tears uncomfortably. Her tears dripped onto the concrete floor and soon gathered into a small pool.
She works in a department that is almost entirely populated by the families of people with special abilities. She understands people with special abilities better than most people in the base and knows that level two is the threshold for becoming a special ability holder.
——Superpowers below level two can be slowly accumulated with crystal cores, but after level two, each level up requires not only a large number of crystal cores, but also talent, luck, and the understanding of the relationship between life and death.
Only a very lucky few can cross the threshold as easily as eating and drinking water.
Xie Liqing's eyes were filled with tears, and she could hardly speak, thinking of how much suffering and pain her child had endured to become a level five mutant.
It’s all because of her incompetence as a mother!
He Junxia didn't expect that the words she used to ease the atmosphere would make Xie Liqing even more agitated. She was at a loss for a moment and quickly comforted her, "Mom, I'm fine. I'm doing well out there. I can eat exotic beast meat every day."
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything, but as soon as he did, Xie Liqing cried even harder and stood up to take off his clothes.
He Junxia was caught off guard and the hem of her clothes was suddenly lifted up with force, and the overlapping scars of new and old on her skin were exposed to the air and were particularly glaring.
Xie Liqing hugged him and burst into tears.
He Junxia looked around, not knowing what to do. When she saw Xie Chaoyang standing beside her, she suddenly had an idea and called out, "Chaoyang, come and call grandma."
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