Chapter 259: Extremely Hot. Finally Going Online
Chu An and Gu Ye followed Zhuona and her daughter into the house. It was just a simple room, about 40 square meters, with a bed at the back. Opposite the bed was a long wardrobe, which was blocked by a transparent gauze curtain, dividing the room into two spaces.
There is a sofa and a dining table in the middle, and a chest of drawers and a storage room on the outside.
The storage room obviously couldn't hold the mother and daughter's things, and there were cardboard boxes and cloth bags in every corner of the room.
Zhuona moved the cardboard box in front of her and made way for her. "I haven't finished cleaning it up in the past few days. Please don't be disgusted."
Mother Zhuo walked in quickly and moved the clothes on the sofa to the bed. "Come here and sit on the sofa."
Chu An and Gu Ye went over and sat down obediently. Opposite them hung a colored pencil drawing, which was the only color in the room.
Zhuona poured two glasses of water and handed them over, then pulled a stool and sat opposite them. "It's great to see you."
Chu An looked at Zhuona carefully. Her face looked darker and thinner than before, but her eyes were still bright, like a grown-up girl.
She took out a piece of paper from her pocket. "This is my current address. If...if you can't live here anymore, come find me."
Zhuona pursed her lips and took it. She had been so depressed in the past six months. District 7 was broken up, and Liu Chuan was no longer just their captain. He had to be in charge of five blocks and 5,000 people.
On weekdays, she had to be led by a team leader when she went on a mission. Some people disliked her because she was too young, some disliked her because she was a woman, and some disliked Zhuo's mother because she was too old. After finally finding a team, they were all strangers and had a lot of selfish thoughts.
Liu Lao Hu wanted to form his own team and it took a month for the application to be approved. They thought they would have a good life, but Liu Shuang ended up not wanting to take them with him for various reasons.
Fortunately, the government provides food to each person every month, so people don’t starve to death.
"Xiao An, I really don't know whether I should stay here." Zhuona looked distressed, "I just can't fit in with them."
Zhuo's mother came over and rubbed her daughter's head. "Ah, this child is naive. She thought that everyone who could enter the base was a good person. She let down her guard and suffered a lot."
Zhuona said stubbornly: "I have only trusted others twice, and I will never do that again."
Chu An didn't know what else he could do for them besides inviting them to live together. "Zhuona, I remember my former Chinese teacher once said, 'If you bloom, butterflies will come.' Although this sentence sounds a bit corny, its meaning is not corny at all. Only when you become powerful can you attract powerful people."
In her previous life, she had never complained about anyone who didn't take her on a mission, but instead focused all her attention on how to weaken her disability, improve her physical strength, and even other abilities. Uncle Huzi took her on a mission not only out of kindness, but also because he valued her ability to analyze pros and cons and predict danger.
Zhuona nodded heavily. "Well, you see I am much stronger now. I run 20 kilometers every day and learn martial arts from Uncle Liu. If there are prisoners attacking the base again in the future, I can also join the battle."
Since I mentioned the counterattack a while ago, I have to ask a question, otherwise it would seem too strange. "It was really dangerous for the prisoners to occupy the base this time. I was scared just by hearing others talk about it. Fortunately, you are safe and sound."
"Cough cough cough..." Gu Ye was drinking water and almost choked.
Zhuo's mother hurriedly smoothed his back and asked, "How come this kid got a stitch in the side after drinking water?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Gu Ye wiped the water from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and smiled awkwardly.
Chu An remained calm and continued, "Otherwise, you should move in and live with us. Although the location is a bit remote, it will be safer with fewer people."
Zhuona stole a glance at Zhuo's mother and said with a silly smile: "I'll think about this matter again. But it was really dangerous that night. If it weren't for the mysterious man who suddenly appeared, we might have been stabbed a few times."
At this point, she suddenly lowered her voice, "Shh... Now this matter is not allowed to be spread outside. It seems that it involves a lot of secrets. Even the prisoners disappeared overnight. No one knows where they went."
Chu An raised his eyebrows. Normally, he should be sent to dig coal. How could he disappear overnight?
"Don't talk about it anymore. It's over. Let's just live our lives." Zhuo's mother waved her hand. "If the sky falls, there are still big people to hold it up. By the way, Xiao An, have you found your father?"
Chu An collected his thoughts and shook his head, saying, "Not yet. I came here this time to apply for network access."
Zhuo's mother said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes, go and get the internet connection quickly. Maybe your father is waiting to call you. Nana, take them there and get the new base ID card back. I'll go cook and we'll eat here tonight."
Zhuona glanced at the sky outside and said, "The service hall closes at 5:30. Let's go quickly and come back quickly."
The three of them got up in a hurry, and when they left Block 11, they ran into Liu Lao Hu and Liu Ping who had just returned from outside. Both of them looked unhappy.
"Uncle Liu, is something wrong with Brother Li Yang and Xiao Bei?" Zhuona hurriedly took a few steps forward.
Liu Lao Hu first glanced at Chu An and Gu Ye. He still remembered these two people. It should be said that he would never forget them in this life. "Your classmates came to see you again?"
Zhuona nodded, "How are they doing?"
Before Liu Lao Hu could speak, a stiff voice came from the middle window on the first floor, "Dad, did you buy what I wanted?"
Liu Ping pushed Liu Lao Hu and said, "Dad, go back."
Liu Lao Hu sighed and could only go home. Liu Ping nodded to Chu An and Gu Ye, then said to Zhuona, "Their conditions are temporarily stable. Li Yang is fine, just take care of him slowly. Xiao Bei... Xiao Bei just had an amputation surgery this morning, ah."
This sigh contains infinite bitterness and helplessness.
Chu An was deeply impressed by Mo Xiaobei. If it weren't for his words, she would not have been able to help when the seventh district was attacked by the prince.
"Legs?" Chu An asked with a frown.
"No, it's the right leg." Liu Ping's eyes became increasingly dim. "Besides, his mother is crazy."
When it rains, the roof leaks; and the hemp rope breaks at the thinnest part.
"No more talking. You guys go out to do some business. Come back quickly. Starting today, the access control for the community will be changed to six o'clock." After Liu Ping finished speaking, he walked towards the community.
"Bye, Brother Liu."
After that, the three of them didn't speak until they reached the service hall.
Gu Ye and Zhuona were both thinking that Mo Xiaobei was still a child, would he be able to support him and his mother in the future?
Chu An knew that there were tens of thousands of people like Mo Xiaobei in this world. Compassion was worthless in the end times, and she couldn’t save them. She could only count on the government, but no one knew when the government would rise.
There were not many people in the service hall at this time.
Zhuona took them to the innermost window, which was labeled the Internet Service Registration Window. Chu An felt that the clerk looked familiar, like the receptionist at the film and television base.
She now had no makeup on her face and her hair was a little greasy, completely losing the charm she had that day.
Chu An told the salesperson about his needs.
"Have you registered at the shelter?"
"Registered."
"Give me your ID card."
Chu An handed over his and Gu Ye’s ID cards.
Five minutes later, she handed over two password envelopes. "There are cards, keys, and instructions inside. Just follow the instructions step by step. I think your cell phone won't work anymore. Go buy one next door."
"OK, thanks."
She didn't expect it to be so smooth, and her mood immediately improved a lot. She took the envelope with both hands. This was her hope of connecting with Lao Chu.
Three people came to the mobile phone sales window. All of them looked like bulky mobile phones, but the screens were quite wide.
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