"Tang Shuo, I'm taking you to meet the founder of Hope City later. You'd better behave yourself. If it weren't for your Grandma Lin Xue, I would have died in the apocalypse long ago!"
On a bustling street, an elderly woman with exquisite makeup and white hair, accompanied by a boy of about eighteen or nineteen, was heading towards a luxurious villa in the city center.
This person was none other than Tian Mimi, the first girl Lin Xue met after arriving in the apocalypse.
Decades have passed, and Tian Mimi has long since retired from her job. However, her descendants have lived up to expectations and continue to hold important positions in the City of Hope.
Tian Mimi is one of the few people who are qualified to meet Lin Xue, especially in the last ten years or so, Lin Xue has closed her doors to guests and almost never sees outsiders.
It took Tian Mimi more than a dozen invitations to finally get to this mansion and meet her old friend.
Just as Grandpa Tian said when he was alive, since the end of the world, her little sister Xue has become increasingly elusive.
Although she claimed to be keeping the house closed to visitors, only a few close friends and acquaintances knew that Lin Xue was not actually in Hope City.
Where did she go?
What did you do?
Nobody knows!
I remember the last time I saw Xue Meimei, her eldest grandson was only seven or eight years old.
Now, 10 years have passed in the blink of an eye, and she has been sending out invitations for a full 10 years.
Finally, I got the chance to meet him, so I immediately brought my grandson over.
Tang Shuo followed behind his grandmother with a respectful expression, and he was also very curious about the legendary figure.
I did see him once when I was a child, but that was the only time, and I don't remember what the mysterious Lord of the City of Hope looked like at all.
When Tian Mimi brought Tang Shuo to the gate of the mansion, the gate slowly opened to both sides, but no one was seen.
The two did not stop, but continued walking inside.
All the doors seemed to be sensing their arrival, opening automatically before they arrived and slowly closing after they had passed.
The two arrived at a huge garden, where flowers were in full bloom. In the middle of the garden was a stone table, and a woman of unbelievable beauty was sitting at the table drinking tea.
"Sister Xue, it's been so many years, but you haven't changed at all!"
Tian Mimi looked at the color, which was exactly the same as it had been back then, and then touched her wrinkled old face.
Sometimes she even wondered if this Lin Xue was really the same Lin Xue she had grown up with.
If that's the case, then why does Sister Xue still look like a young girl after all these decades?
But if not, the person in front of them was the one who led them out of the apocalypse back then.
However, thinking about what her grandfather and father had told her, Tian Mimi felt relieved.
Zombies don't just disappear for no reason, nor do delicious foods suddenly appear, or seeds and creatures that should have gone extinct but have reappeared.
There were too many things that couldn't be explained, and in the end, no one bothered to investigate anymore.
Only Tian Mimi remembered that she had once secretly witnessed Xue Meimei taking a cabbage out of thin air.
That was the first time she had eaten cabbage since the apocalypse.
Although she missed it because she hadn't eaten it for a long time, Tian Mimi knew that the taste of that cabbage was better than ever before the apocalypse.
Although she had only met her once, Tian Mimi knew in her heart that Xiaoxue was no longer the same Xiaoxue.
It doesn't mean the person was replaced, but rather that Lin Xue may have encountered some kind of opportunity.
After all, who in modern society hasn't read a few fantasy novels?
"Tang Shuo, come and greet your Grandma Lin Xue!"
Tian Mimi took Tang Shuo's hand and led him to the stone table, quickly urging him to bow.
"Hello, Grandma Lin!" Tang Shuo obediently bowed to Lin Xue to greet her, while inwardly marveling at how right his grandmother was; the Lord of Hope City was indeed amazing.
When Tang Shuo saw Lin Xue's face, he remembered that many years ago he had seen a young face that was exactly the same as the one he saw now.
"We're all family, why be so polite!"
"Good boy, sit down quickly. I remember seeing this child once before I left last time. He was just a little radish head back then!"
Lin Xue looked at the handsome boy in front of her and sighed at how fast time flies.
Over the years, she has devoted most of her energy to those two lunar planets.
Now she is over 80 years old and is nearing the end of her life, so she ended her work there and returned to the Blue Planet.
Tian Mimi, who also lives a long life, brought her grandson over as soon as she received the news.
"The City of Hope has been built very well during the years I was away!"
"You've had a tough time these past years. Many of our old friends have passed away. Now, among the older generation, it seems only the two of us are left, right?"
Lin Xue personally poured Tian Mimi a cup of tea. Even Feng Yue had passed away a few years ago. Of the three girls who built the base together, only she and Tian Mimi remained.
"It's not a matter of hardship or not; it's all for building our own home!"
"But Sister Xue, where have you been all these years? It's as if you've vanished from the entire Blue Planet. Some people are already starting to get restless!"
Tian Mimi felt a little uneasy. Only a few decades had passed, yet those greedy people were already getting restless.
They've almost forgotten who this City of Hope really belongs to!
"Isn't it normal for power to change hands? But you don't need to worry, I've already made arrangements to ensure that we can at least preserve our own people's wealth for another hundred years!"
Lin Xue understood what Tian Mimi meant: they had conquered this land, but now too many people wanted to reap the rewards.
Tian Mimi was worried that her descendants would be bullied after she passed away.
"Thank you so much, Sister Xue! With your words, I can finally rest easy!"
Upon hearing Lin Xue's words, Tian Mimi didn't hide her own thoughts.
She knew that it was best to be honest with this Xue-meimei and not to use any roundabout methods on her.
Now she is 83 years old and knows she doesn't have more than two years left to live, but she keeps going just so she can see Sister Xue one more time.
Because she knew very well that only Lin Xue could protect her descendants.
After Tian Mimi and Tang Shuo returned from Lin Xue's place, she passed away peacefully a couple of days later.
Lin Xue personally attended Tian Mimi's funeral and demonstrated her strength at the funeral.
At the same time, it also gives certain rights and leverage to the descendants of his old subordinates. These are the people who fought alongside him to build the empire. Although we have now entered a peaceful and prosperous era, we should not forget those who dug the well when we drink the water.
Their descendants deserve better resettlement and should enjoy generations of prosperity based on the glory of their ancestors.
Lin Xue's appearance caused the situation in Hope City to shift again, but it quickly stabilized.
Lin Xue also made all the arrangements for her own funeral. With these backup plans, even if the descendants of her old subordinates fell into decline, they could still enjoy a life of luxury and honor!
This is a way of repaying my old friends for their efforts.
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