Chapter 2: Each Takes What It Needs
Isn't it such a big deal, bro?
It was the first time she saw gold bars that could be described as “piles”!
Li Xingye didn't know that Chi Wan was already shocked by the pile of gold bars, and continued: "These are of no use to us, so we don't have much in stock. If you like, I'll collect some for you later. Here, they are not worth as much as a hot meal."
Chi Wan looked at the gold bars in silence and thought: Who said these gold bars are useless? These gold bars are so useful! If a meal can be exchanged for a gold bar, I can feed you until you go bankrupt!
She suppressed her excitement and took a deep breath, "What else do you want to eat? Melon seeds, cola, mineral water, hot pot, beer, barbecue, just ask!"
Li Xingye's saliva started to water when he heard the names of the dishes in Chi Wanbao. On the other hand, he was also amused by her eager tone: "If possible... can you give me some food that can last for a long time? Due to environmental problems, even instant noodles can't be stored for half a month now."
Chi Wan realized it was no wonder there was such a shortage of food. In a place where even instant noodles will go bad, how can it last until the tenth year... it's thanks to him for enduring hunger.
She thought for a moment and said, "I've given you all the snacks and water in my space. You can take whatever you want. As for the rest, I'll go to the city supermarket tomorrow and stock up some for you. I promise to keep you fat and plump~"
There's nothing you can do about it, female college students are just so enthusiastic.
"Oh, by the way, you must not let the zombies run into the space!"
Chi Wan's voice was crisp and clear, filled with the vitality unique to girls. This made Li Xingye, who had long been accustomed to being shrouded in death and despair, feel a little more relaxed for some reason.
He chuckled twice: "Don't worry, I'm very powerful. Only zombies can't beat me."
Li Xingye's voice was hoarse due to lack of water and food, and he hadn't spoken for a long time.
But now, after replenishing his water and speaking a few more words, his original voice slowly emerged.
The voice is somewhere between that of a man and a teenager, with a slightly magnetic quality, but not a pretentiously deep bubbling sound. It makes people feel very comfortable listening to it, and their liking for it is doubled.
Chi Wan originally thought that the voice was pleasant, but then he thought of something and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Um, Li Xingye, how old are you this year?"
Li Xingye seemed stumped by this question. He thought for a moment and spoke slowly with recollection: "The end of the world seems to have begun when I was 10 years old."
10 years old!
Chi Wan's eyes widened. This meant that Li Xingye was only 20 years old now.
He is only two years older than her, but he has already survived the cruel apocalypse for ten years...
If Chi Wan had felt some novelty and interest before, now he just felt sad, and even had a bit more sympathy for Li Xingye.
"By the way, do you like to eat fruit? My family has an orchard with many fruit trees. There are pears, loquats, plums, apricots... but the most common ones are oranges. But we just took over the orchard, I don't know if the fruits are delicious..."
As he was talking, Chi Wan suddenly thought of Liu Dali and his gang, and his voice gradually lowered.
Li Xingye didn't notice these. Just by listening to Chi Wan reading out the fruits like a dish, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "Anything is fine! The last time I ate fresh fruits was at the beginning of the apocalypse. I almost forgot what fruits tasted like.
"By the way, what's your name? What do you like? Diamonds? Emeralds? Or gold? I'll go out and find these for you tomorrow to exchange for fruit!"
Chi Wan felt very happy that he could help and get generous rewards.
She smiled and said, "My name is Chi Wan. The gold bars you gave me are enough to buy a lot of things! I will go get you some fruit tomorrow, and make you some self-heating hot pot or something."
Just talking about fruits, she couldn't help but think of the current predicament of her family, and Chi Wan sighed inaudibly.
It now seems that Liu Dali has no intention of returning the orchard to her family. Chi Wan doesn't dare to go and see what they are doing in the orchard, for fear of being caught by them.
But fortunately, Chi Wan recorded all their conversations with her mobile phone. If anything really happened in the orchard, she would call the police directly!
After chatting with Li Xingye for a while, Chi Wan suddenly felt that the time hiding in the closet didn't seem so unbearable.
Perhaps it was because Li Xingye was soft-spoken and answered every question in a gentle voice. If Chi Wan had not heard the voices of Liu Dali and others coming from outside the hut, he would have almost fallen asleep by drowning in the sound.
She looked at the time. It was five in the morning. More than two hours had passed since they went to the orchard to do something. They should have come back to put their tools away.
Chi Wan waited patiently for these people to leave and waited for more than ten minutes before finally crawling out of the closet - there was no other way, he had been curled up for too long and his legs were numb.
Chi Wan and Li Xingye said quickly: "Okay, I will go to stock up on supplies for you later. Don't worry, I will protect you from now on. If I have meat to eat, you will have soup to drink!"
After saying that, she left the space and prepared to contact her parents to check on the situation in the orchard.
At the other end of the space, Li Xingye heard the girl's playful and cheerful voice, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
Sitting in the abandoned shabby house, Chi Wan's crisp and sweet voice was like the last bite of juicy apple in Li Xingye's vague memory.
Since then, he has been living in despair where the darkness is so dark that he cannot see the light, relying only on a trace of sweet memories to keep himself from falling.
But now, he seemed to see some glimmer of hope.
Li Xingye's originally cold heart warmed up slightly: Maybe, he can really lead everyone through the doomsday.
*
Chi Wan called Chi Yuanshan and briefly explained the situation to him.
Chi Yuanshan's originally confused voice was immediately awakened by the shock, but his first words were: "Dear, you did the right thing. You must not conflict with them! Your safety is the most important. Just hide in the closet. Don't be afraid. Mom and Dad will be here soon!"
As he was speaking, there was a commotion on the other end of the phone.
She also heard Ms. Song Yinghe's sharp voice: "Wanwan!! Just wait, mom will come to save you soon!!"
Hearing his parents' worried words, Chi Wan, who had been on edge, felt tears well up in his eyes and the feeling of grievance finally came over him.
She sniffed, her voice finally choking: "Don't worry, I recorded everything they said. How could these people be so mean!"
Hearing Chi Wan's words, Chi Yuanshan wished he could grow wings and fly to his daughter immediately.
He did not hang up the phone, and while comforting Chi Wan, he rushed up the mountain. In the meantime, Ms. Song Yinghe complained that Chi Yuanshan should not have agreed to let Chi Wan live alone on the mountain.
Chi Wan couldn't help laughing as he listened to the two people bickering. Chi Yuanshan didn't dare to refute and could only use comforting himself to avoid Song Yinghe's fire.
She made up her mind in her heart that no matter what Liu Dali and his people wanted to do, she would never let them succeed!
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