They chatted casually, and the people standing next to them listened quietly without interrupting.
Aren't they talking about what we thought back then?
At first, everyone thought that life is hard enough as it is, so they should help each other out if they could.
I didn't have many other thoughts, I just wanted to live as many lives as possible.
But as time goes on, and you experience and see more, you realize how unrealistic this idea is.
But things have already come to this point, and when you try to change anything, you find that you can't change anything, so you can only choose to ignore it.
Just as Cheng Shaolin and the others said, there were too many things to do, and no time to worry about those trivial matters. There were more important things to do, and those trivial matters were not worth the time.
When did you start thinking about making changes?
Is it through repeated sophistry and unreasonable arguments? Or through repeated sharp and sarcastic remarks?
Or perhaps, in the torrent of time, reckless actions have eroded the tiny wall of goodwill that everyone had built?
Perhaps none of those are true; the facts have shattered everyone's expectations.
Harsh reality makes people more insightful and clearer, realizing that what you think isn't always right.
"The matter is over, there's no point in dwelling on it anymore. Let's move on. We'll learn from what we've learned and grow from it." Cheng Shaolin crushed his cigarette butt and exhaled the last smoke ring.
“Yes, you’re right,” Yu Yanbin looked up at the sky above, where the sun was still shining brightly. “The world has changed, and we should change our thinking. To hell with kindness.”
Cheng Shaolin pursed his thin lips slightly, agreeing, "Yes, there's no room for kindness now. The high wall of indifference has shut kindness out. The living are all ruthless, and the dead have long been forgotten. Let's focus on upgrading our abilities; we can save our kindness for now."
Both of them chuckled. From now on, they would only lend a helping hand to their own companions; as for others, it was out of the question.
It's not that they think too badly of people, it's just that's the reality; doing something doesn't necessarily make it sound good.
Being kind-hearted or soft-hearted for a moment doesn't necessarily mean you've done a good deed; it might even bring you trouble.
Don't repeat the mistakes you've already made. You only have one life, so cherish it.
No one found the captain's and vice-captain's explanations wrong. Having been in the same team for so long, their thoughts were generally aligned.
Although they are all kind-hearted people, from now on, their kindness will be buried deep in their hearts, and they will not bring it out when dealing with strangers or unimportant people.
Seeing that the weather was getting warmer, Li Xiao took out her stock from her spatial storage—a box of strawberry ice cream.
"Wow, Xiaoxiao, my goddess!" A loud shout interrupted Cheng Shaolin's thoughts.
?What?
He looked toward the source of the sound and saw Shao Jie lunging at Li Xiao.
Why is everyone so excitedly surrounding Li Xiao?
Without thinking, he grabbed Shao Jie by the back of his collar and pulled him to a safe position.
"What are you doing? Watch your movements!"
Seeing Cheng Shaolin's furrowed brows and angry expression, Shao Jie suddenly became much more alert.
"No, Brother Cheng, it's just that I was too excited."
"If you're too excited, then calm down. Shall I warm you up a bit?"
"No, no, no, that's fine."
Seeing that Shao Jie looked like he knew he was wrong, Cheng Shaolin didn't make things difficult for him anymore.
He turned his head and looked at Li Xiao with displeasure, clearly disapproving of her bringing this out.
There definitely won't be any more of these in the future. Every one we eat is one less. Can't we keep them and eat them slowly?
Li Xiao could already see the reproach in Cheng Shaolin's eyes, so she could only smile demurely and quickly shove one into Cheng Shaolin's hand, afraid that he would also scold her.
Cheng Shaolin held the strawberry ice cream cone shoved into his hand, feeling so angry he didn't even know how to express it. He could only sigh and give up.
He glared at Li Xiao fiercely, and Li Xiao immediately understood what he meant. She quickly smiled ingratiatingly, indicating that she understood.
The others didn't understand the meaning behind their glances; they just assumed they were angry about Shao Jie's actions earlier, unaware that there was another deeper meaning behind them.
Yu Yanbin leaned against the courtyard wall, watching this scene with amusement. "Cheng Shaolin is too petty," he shook his head, took the ice cream Li Xiao handed him, tore open the wrapper, and took a bite.
Mmm, it's cool and sweet. It's been so long since I've had something like this.
It seems like a long time has passed, but actually only a few months have gone by.
Looking at the ice cream in his hand, he lowered his eyes, a nameless frustration stuck in his chest.
Everyone licked their ice cream little by little, cherishing the rare treat they could still enjoy it.
"Xiaoxiao, I didn't expect you to still have this. You can't see it now." Shao Jie said while licking it.
"Hmm, Xiaoxiao, this is so rare. You might be the only one who has this now." Xiao Peng took a bite of ice cream, savoring it carefully, as if afraid the flavor would disappear in an instant.
Indeed, if Li Xiao didn't have a spatial ability, what could possibly remain intact even now?
Only a space could preserve it so well, and we can still enjoy cold drinks now. This is all thanks to Li Xiao.
"Hey, this is what I took from someone else's fridge. There wasn't much, it was all gone after I finished eating it."
After saying this, she glanced at Cheng Shaolin discreetly. Cheng Shaolin was very pleased that she was so sensible. He took a big bite with a smirk and said he would not pursue her reckless behavior this time.
Li Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. Well, her brother was doing it for her own good. Although she still had some in her space, it wouldn't last more than a few days if so many people ate together.
Alright, there aren't many of these guys, so let's just leave them here to take up space. Li Xiao thought to herself.
"Alright, we've eaten, the heat has subsided, and those who need to work still need to get back to work." Yu Yanbin stuffed the last bite into his mouth. These people should have come to their senses by now; it was time to get to work.
Seeing that it was already late, and with people arriving and our own people reflecting on their actions, a lot of time had already passed.
They now live a life without cell phones, computers, television, or movies, and have long forgotten what time it is.
We can only roughly estimate the time based on the sun in the sky.
Every time, Li Xiao would think about what she hadn't done, but she always forgot.
Now, whenever the topic of time comes up, she immediately thinks of it.
She immediately took out her phone, only to find it was dead. She had bought a solar panel; how could she have forgotten about it?
I'm thinking about collecting supplies every day, but I can't seem to remember this precious thing that's lying around.
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