As the sun sets, the warm afterglow still illuminates the earth.
Jiang Dai had just stepped out of the house when she felt a chill despite the setting sun's light still falling on her.
The neighbors around her cast strange glances at her, some subtly and some directly.
Even if one's heart is filled with complex emotions, one's outward appearance remains open and honest.
If any nosy villagers come up and ask what those two horse-drawn carriages were doing today...
Following the script she had discussed with Bai Tian, Jiang Dai spread a mix of true and false information.
"Hey!"
Jiang Dai first sighed with some trouble, then said with concern:
“They’ve got the wrong people. They’re from two restaurants in town. One of them recently got a secret recipe, but they can’t contact the seller. Didn’t my husband take Juanjuan and Er Mao to town today?”
“They mistook me for someone else from afar, and only after searching all the way here did they realize that there was no secret recipe in my house.”
As Jiang Dai spoke, she couldn't help but laugh at herself, pointing to her own dilapidated front door.
"Auntie, isn't it ridiculous? How could there be a secret recipe in a place like my house?"
The aunt looked Jiang Dai up and down and said, "That's right, your family has a secret recipe!"
Jiang Dai chimed in, "That's right! The house has been turned upside down, all that's left is dirt! I wish a secret recipe would suddenly pop out of the house!"
Seeing Jiang Dai's troubled and worried look, the aunt couldn't help but feel sorry for her: "That man who came later even asked Grandma Sanni if your family had any ancestral secret recipes. He probably really made a mistake!"
Jiang Dai nodded, then a look of joy appeared on her face as she whispered to her aunt.
"That's right! But the first girl who came was kind-hearted and naive. Seeing that my family was poor and had mistaken us for someone else, causing us trouble, she gave us one or two taels of silver!"
The auntie immediately became envious: "Wow! Quite a lot!"
Jiang Dai sighed again: "One tael of silver? That damned bastard sold all the land in the house. Winter is coming soon, and we can't farm anymore. One tael of silver is not enough!"
The auntie's envy vanished immediately: "That's true, given your family's situation."
With just a few words, Jiang Dai managed to make her aunt's emotions fluctuate wildly.
This is the trick she learned from her mother when she returned to the village: feigning misery while concealing her wealth.
Jiang Dai stood at the door, waiting for Bai Tian to return, and also to block the door to prevent the four children from running out and being questioned by the villagers.
Jiang Dai: [Primarily serving as both a main entrance and a loudspeaker.]
When Bai Tian returned, it was already getting late.
Blackness rose from the other side of the sky, like ink seeping into water, gradually swallowing and blurring the afterglow of the setting sun.
Juanjuan and her three older brothers squatted in the yard, watching their parents start repairing the yard gate.
Then the four of them saw their parents trying hard to repair the door, but it only got worse and worse.
They simply dismantled the remaining piece.
Juanjuan: ...
Three masters with maxed-out survival skills: ...
A new generation of young people who have never repaired a door and whose survival skills are practically nonexistent: ...
Bai Tian: [Ouch! How embarrassing!]
Jiang Dai: [No, I can only fix security door locks at most; I really can't fix this wooden door.]
"Mom, I'm going to call Grandpa Wang!"
Juanjuan got up and went out to call for help.
Bai Yunqi stood up, realizing that even a powerful figure like him would have to take action: "Father, Mother, let me do it!"
Just as he was about to get up to help, Bai Yunxing, who used to be a carpenter, said, "Brother, let me help you."
Bai Yun'an looked at her two older brothers who had gotten up.
Calmly and quietly, I took a tiny piece of chocolate and popped it into my mouth.
"Go, brothers!"
In this post-apocalyptic world, all the boss wants to do is rest, enjoy life, and eat delicious food!
And there's also a guide to winning over your younger sister!
He'd better develop some powerful weapons soon, so that anyone who dares to mess with him will be killed!
When Juanjuan brought Grandpa Wang here.
Bai Yunqi and Bai Yunxing have already gotten the hang of it and started repairing the door.
"How could you two let the child fix the door?"
Grandpa Wang naturally gestured for the two children to step aside, indicating that he should come over, and then questioned Bai Tian.
As the only adult male in the family, Bai Tian: ...
"Grandpa, I'm useless."
Xiao Bai always speaks frankly and directly.
Jiang Dai: ...
【Wait, is this person really that direct and abstract?】
Grandpa Wang: ...
The way he put it, the old man was a little stumped.
Grandpa Wang was silent for a moment: "If you can't come over, I'll teach you, and you can help me."
"Okay!"
Bai Tian immediately skipped over.
Then……
Jiang Dai and her four children met.
Grandpa Wang: "You idiot! This door is installed this way!"
Bai Tian: "Oh, okay."
Grandpa Wang: "Didn't you eat? Lift it higher, put some effort into it!"
Bai Tian: "Mm!"
Grandpa Wang looked like a good-for-nothing, but Bai Tian was kind and obedient: ...
Well, there's still hope for this child, but it's definitely a bit of a headache.
Jiang Dai clicked her tongue twice: "If this job is given to him, the old man will be in for a lot of trouble!"
Bai Yunqi: "But this is just too annoying!"
Bai Yunxing: "Father... never mind."
Bai Yun'an: "Mom, how about we get a different dad?"
In an instant, Jiang Dai and her brother and sister's gazes fell on Bai Yun'an.
Bai Yun'an: ...
This kind of situation is not uncommon in the apocalypse; it's quite common.
Never mind, let's just pretend he didn't say anything.
Juanjuan nestled beside her mother, watching her father, who was being criticized by Grandpa Wang but was still humbly seeking advice.
The little guy said, "I think as long as Dad doesn't drink, gamble, or hit people, he's fine! Now he even buys us meat buns to eat..."
Bai Tian had just finished helping and was wiping his sweat as he walked over when he heard his little girl's evaluation of him.
"My current father is a good father."
Bai Tian picked up Juanjuan and began to nuzzle against his soft little girl, praising her as he did so.
"Juanjuan! You're such a little angel!!!"
Bai Tian suddenly felt a great sense of accomplishment, and all the hard work was worth it.
Juanjuan quietly pushed her sweaty father away, then used her sleeve to wipe his sweat, and retorted, "Daddy, I'm not poop!"
Jiang Dai, who understood: ...
[No way, I'm laughing so hard I'm getting rich! This is the generation gap!]
Bai Tian said, "How could Juanjuan be poop! It's not this poop! It's..."
He wanted to explain, but found that his mind went blank for a moment and he didn't know how to describe it.
Suddenly, a gentle, smiling voice came from inside.
"Angel, a cute and pretty little baby with tiny wings, Daddy is praising Juanjuan."
Bai Tian nodded subconsciously.
Then, he suddenly realized what was happening, looked up sharply, and stared at Jiang Dai in shock.
How could Jiang Dai possibly know the angel's explanation!
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