For a moment, the entire room was quiet.
After listening, Zhou Tong remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"Of course we're brothers! But...brother, I really can keep going!"
Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly: "You're just too concerned about saving face! Alright! Sit down! Have a drink first! It's been so long since we've eaten together!"
So Zhou Tong brought over some books and newspapers that could be used as benches and placed them on the floor.
Lu Yuan lowered his head, opened the wine bottle in his hand, and poured three glasses of wine.
Zhou Tong took the wine glass and silently looked at the wine inside.
"Let's toast to the first drink, hoping we'll always be brothers!"
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Zhou Tong's eyes instantly reddened. To prevent himself from accidentally crying again, he took a deep breath, composed himself, and put on a smiling face.
"Alright! We'll be brothers forever! Cheers!"
After saying that, the three of them drank the first glass of wine.
Just then, Zhou Chen and the big boy, who had just finished shopping, returned under Wang Mingming's protection.
When they got closer, they saw Liu Qian standing in front of the door with two small stools in her hands, her head down and tears streaming down her face.
Wang Mingming knew instantly what had happened.
So he stepped forward, took the stool from Liu Qian's hands, and gently comforted her.
"Sister-in-law, don't be sad! Brother Zhou will definitely understand!"
Liu Qian nodded heavily, but the tears in her eyes were impossible to stop.
Standing to the side, Zhou Chen took out a tissue from a small bag he was carrying and handed it to Liu Qian.
"Mom! Wipe your tears!"
Liu Qian nodded, took the tissue, and wiped away her tears.
Then take a deep breath and push the door open.
Zhou Tong's face was covered in tears, which he couldn't wipe away.
Lu Yuan smiled as he watched Liu Qian enter.
"Sister-in-law, Lao Zhou just agreed that you two should come to my place in a couple of days. I still have some work to finish, so please bring the kids and come help me! I'll still pay you your normal salary! Also, please tidy up the house and come with me then!"
Liu Qian stared in shock at Zhou Tong, who was still crying. She couldn't believe that after all the time she had tried to persuade him, he still hadn't agreed.
However, after Lu Yuan's visit, Zhou Tong immediately agreed.
She looked at Lu Yuan anxiously, then nodded and stepped forward to hug Zhou Tong tightly.
"Alright! You guys can keep the food! Old Zhou, take better care of yourself from now on. If you still consider me a brother, I hope you'll listen to what I just said!"
Zhou Tong simply lowered his head, wept, and nodded.
"Alright! Let's go back! My family is waiting for me! Tiger, when the time comes, can you arrange things here? Just let me know if anyone needs to come over!"
"no problem!"
Shen Hu immediately nodded in agreement.
Then, Lu Yuan patted Zhou Tong on the shoulder and then stepped forward to gently pinch Zhou Chen's cheek.
"My little sister hasn't seen you in a long time! You'll be able to play with her soon!"
Zhou Chen immediately grinned, revealing two small tiger teeth.
"Mmm! I love my little sister the most!"
After saying goodbye to a few people, Lu Yuan left with his men.
On the way, Lu Yuan felt a pang of emotion, after all, the people who used to follow him had all turned out like this.
He genuinely felt a pang of guilt for not being able to help them.
However, his current abilities are limited, and he really can't help much. He is now even more eager for the dimensional space.
Next, Lu Yuan planned to go find Chen Zhongzheng, but was told that Chen Zhongzheng had gone to another fortress and would not return until the next day.
Left with no other choice, Lu Yuan could only wait in the fortress for another day.
Taking advantage of this time, Lu Yuan decided to check on how the others were doing.
After all, they are all my friends, and it's quite good that we can maintain this relationship in this apocalyptic situation.
However, it wouldn't be good to go empty-handed if you wanted to find someone.
So Lu Yuan arrived at a supply depot inside the fortress.
However, upon arriving at the destination, Lu Yuan saw a long queue already formed.
"No way! So many people are buying food?"
After glancing at the queue, Lu Yuan immediately abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to wait in line.
Suddenly, someone gently tapped his shoulder from behind.
Lu Yuan quickly turned his head to take a look.
Upon seeing that the person who turned around was Lu Yuan, the other person immediately took a step back in nervousness.
"Mr. Lu...it's you!"
Lu Yuan sized up the other person.
This person was between twenty and thirty years old. Because he was not getting enough to eat, his face was somewhat thin and his cheekbones were very high.
Then, Lu Yuan asked, "It's me. What do you want?"
The other person quickly hid their hand behind their back, then pretended to be nonchalant and said, "No...nothing! Just saying hello! Haha! It's alright! Mr. Lu, I'll be going now!"
After saying that, the other person tried to run away.
Lu Yuan didn't chase after them. As the other person fled in panic, something fell out of their pocket.
So Lu Yuan bent down, picked up the thing, and took a look at it.
It was a work badge that read "Zhenheng Trading Company".
Upon seeing the company's name, Lu Yuan's face immediately showed a hint of doubt.
"Zhenheng Trading Company? I've never heard of that company before."
Lu Yuan then looked at the work badge and found that it only had this one name on it, and nothing else.
So, Lu Yuan carefully put the work badge into his pocket.
However, seeing that the long queue was not moving, Lu Yuan did not intend to reveal his identity and cut in line.
After turning away from the group, he saw that person again.
The gaunt young man looked cautiously behind him and breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Lu Yuan hadn't followed him.
Then, after adjusting his smile, he asked softly to someone in another line.
"Hey lady, are you here to sell food?"
The woman turned her head and glanced at the other person, a hint of wariness on her face.
"what?"
"Hehe! The line here is incredibly long! And even when you get there, you might not be able to buy anything! Plus, the food here is extremely expensive! So if you'd like, I can provide you with some cheap meat!"
Upon hearing the other person's words, a look of confusion appeared on the woman's face, and then she clutched her chest and cursed.
"You filthy scoundrel! You think I won't call the police right now?! Get out! Don't let me ever see you again!"
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