Chu Yunxiao looked at Liu Anran, who was beaming with joy, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"Mom, can I keep a puppy?" Yunlong called out from the kitchen doorway.
Liu Anran walked up to Yunlong and said with a smile, "Yunlong, your father is the head of the family. You have to ask your father; he'll tell you to support him."
Yunlong looked at Chu Yunxiao and asked, "Dad, can I keep a puppy?"
Chu Yunxiao looked at the tied-up puppy, which was thin and dirty, and frowned. "The puppy is too dirty and has fleas. We can't bring it in the car."
Yunlong lowered his head in disappointment after hearing Chu Yunxiao's answer.
It's the apocalypse now, and people can't even get enough to eat, so how can they afford to keep dogs? Besides, dogs bark and attract zombies, endangering lives. Liu Anran didn't want Yunlong to keep a dog either.
Liu Anran sighed helplessly, patted Yunlong's head, and said, "The puppy has an owner. His owner will be sad if he comes back and doesn't see him. We can't take away what others love."
Yunlong lowered his head, looking sullen.
Liu Anran didn't indulge Yunlong either. She untied the puppy's leash and opened the yard gate, allowing it to go out freely to find food.
Liu Anran pulled Yunlong out of the courtyard, and the family of three went from house to house looking for food. They also killed more than twenty zombies and obtained about ten crystal cores.
"Yunxiao laughed, 'We found about two thousand catties of rice, one thousand catties of corn on the cob, about thirty catties of rice, and some dried vegetables. That's enough for our family of three to eat for several years.'" Liu Anran said excitedly.
Chu Tianxiao was in a good mood and said with a smile, "This village is relatively large and wealthy, so it has a lot of stored grain."
Liu Anran took out about ten kilograms of corn cobs, two kilograms of rice, and two handfuls of dried vegetables, put them in her pocket, and said to Chu Yunxiao, "We can't go back empty-handed, we have to take some food with us."
Chu Yunxiao nodded. Taking these things back was just right.
Liu Anran looked at the vegetable garden not far away. The vegetables in the garden were lush and green, and looked particularly tempting.
"Yunxiao, let's go pick some green vegetables, then we won't have to worry about not having any green vegetables to eat anymore."
Chu Yunxiao said, "An Ran, if we delay any longer, we'll have to spend the night here."
Liu Anran held Chu Yunxiao's hand and said coquettishly, "Yunxiao, we can skip vegetables, but Yunlong is growing and he can't lack vitamins."
"I'll give you an hour at most, no more than that," Chu Yunxiao said helplessly.
Chu Yunxiao noticed dried bloodstains on the ground and walls of several houses, which made him uneasy, and he decided to leave the village as soon as possible.
“An hour will be enough,” Liu Anran said with delight.
Liu Anran ran to the edge of the vegetable garden, looked at the three large plots of vegetables in front of her, which contained green beans, cowpeas, eggplants, cabbages, and cucumbers, and laughed out loud with joy.
Seeing Liu Anran staring at the vegetable patch with shining eyes, Chu Yunxiao chuckled and urged, "Stop looking! Hurry up and pick some vegetables."
Liu Anran glanced at Chu Yunxiao, then got down to pick vegetables, storing them into her spatial storage as she went.
Chu Yunxiao looked up at the sky and urged, "An Ran, it's time to go back."
"Wait a little longer." Liu Anran took out a snakeskin bag, picked a few gourds, and then picked more than a dozen eggplants before leaving the vegetable garden with the bag.
"Let's go!" Liu Anran said to Chu Yunxiao, carrying a bag and pulling Yunlong along.
When Liu Anran and her group returned to the highway, they saw Liu Xiong and his group sitting by the roadside, talking to several strangers.
When Luo Yuyu saw Chu Yunxiao and the others returning with large bags and small packages, he ran up to them with a smile, "Boss, Sister An Ran, you've had a great haul!"
"We were lucky," Liu Anran replied. "And what about you guys?"
"They've already searched the whole place, but they didn't find anything good," Luo Yuyu said.
Chu Yunxiao's eyes flickered, and he exchanged a glance with Liu Anran. The two of them tacitly put the things in the trunk.
Liu Anran glanced at the group of people, but didn't bother to greet them. She then got into the car with Yunlong.
Chu Yunxiao sized up the strangers: three men and two women, including two elderly people, two young men and women, and a child. They were well-dressed, and their eyes were arrogant, with an air of self-importance.
Chu Yunxiao withdrew his gaze and looked at Lao Liu and the others, saying, "Get in the car, we'll rest in the next county."
"Boss, it's getting dark. Why don't we stay here for the night before we leave?" Liu Xiong suggested.
The young man smiled and said, "This brother is right, it's not safe to drive at night."
Chu Yunxiao ignored the young man and looked at Liu Xiong instead, "If you like it here, you can stay."
After finishing speaking, Chu Yunxiao didn't even glance at Liu Xiong and the others. He opened the car door and drove away.
"Yunxiao, your men aren't very good!" Liu Anran said.
"You said it yourself, they are just my subordinates," Chu Yunxiao said calmly.
Liu Anran smiled upon hearing this.
You can have 100,000 or 108,000 subordinates. Use those who are capable, and marginalize those who are not.
Liu Anran discovered that Chu Yunxiao was not as aloof as described in the book.
The female lead, Bai Lu, is described in the book as cold and noble, but Liu Anran did not see any noble qualities in her; she was simply very glamorous.
Liu Anran took out a cup, fed Yunlong a couple of sips of water, and then took out a rice ball. "Yunlong, this is a rice ball that Mom saved for you. Eat it!"
Yunlong was a little hungry, so he took the rice ball and ate it in big bites.
"Mom, it's so delicious!" Yunlong said while eating.
"Eat more if you like it," Liu Anran said.
Liu Anran handed the water glass to Chu Yunxiao. Chu Yunxiao held the steering wheel with one hand and took the glass with the other, drinking the water in one gulp.
Liu Anran asked, "Do you want more water?"
Chu Yunxiao said, "No, give me an apple instead, I'm a little hungry."
Liu Anran took out a rice ball and handed it to Chu Yunxiao, saying with a smile, "I secretly hid this when Luo Yuyu wasn't paying attention."
Chu Yunxiao did not take the rice ball, but said, "I won't eat it, save it for Yunlong."
“We have rice and vegetables now, why are you worried about not having anything to eat?” Liu Anran said, holding a rice ball to Chu Yunxiao’s mouth.
Chu Yunxiao opened his mouth and took a big bite, then said softly, "You haven't eaten much today, so you should have a couple of bites too."
"Okay." Liu Anran smiled and ate two bites of the rice ball, then fed the rest to Chu Yunxiao.
Liu Anran took out a towel to wipe her hands clean, and then wiped Yunlong's mouth.
Yunlong let out a burp and handed the bowl to Liu Anran. "Mom, I'm full. Put the rest of the rice balls away. I'll eat them when I'm hungry."
Liu Anran put the bowl into her spatial storage and then wiped Yunlong's hands clean.
Chu Yunxiao looked at Liu Anran sitting in the passenger seat and handed her a green crystal core.
Liu Anran took the crystal core, examined it in her hand, and said, "This wood-type crystal core is a little bit bigger than the one I dug up, and its color is also better."
Yunlong said curiously, "Mom, let me see."
Liu Anran handed the crystal core to Yunlong, who then played with it in his hand.
Liu Anran saw a car following them in the rearview mirror, turned to look at Chu Yunxiao, and laughed, "Old Liu and the others are here?"
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