Under the resentful and angry gazes of the three members of the Ye family, Chi Xia let out a satisfied burp.
Then, using the little water he had deliberately saved, he rinsed the pot and bowl, and then drank the water all at once.
This is the apocalypse, and drinking water is one of the most precious resources, especially given their current situation; not a drop can be wasted.
After the meal, there were only two bottles of water left, and only one pack of instant noodles left.
Chen's mother and the Ye siblings stared intently at the bottle of water and the packet of instant noodles on the ground, their eyes glued to the spot for a long time.
Mother Shen asked, "There's so little left, how are we going to divide it?"
"I'm a man, I have a big appetite, so of course I need a bottle of water and a pack of noodles."
Ignoring everything else, Ye Wenbai took a bottle of water and the only packet of noodles from the ground and shrank to the side. His guarded behavior reminded Chi Xia of an animal often called Wangcai (meaning "prosperous" or "lucky").
Oh, I'm sorry, she insulted Wangcai.
Chen's mother and Ye Wenxin glanced at the last bottle of water in front of them, then at Ye Wenbai huddled in a corner. Without hesitation, they acted simultaneously, one grabbing the top of the bottle and the other the bottom, neither letting go of the other.
Ye Wenbai, who was huddled in the corner, turned to look at them and shouted, "What's there for you two to argue about? Just give each of you half a bottle, isn't that enough?"
Mother Shen tugged at the bottle in her hand but couldn't budge it, so she had no choice but to nod in agreement: "Alright, we're of one mind, mother and daughter, we'll each have half."
Ye Wenxin also tugged at the bottle in her hand, but the bottom end of the bottle was also firmly held by Chen's mother, so she could only nod: "Mom is right, we are of one mind, half for each of us."
Having agreed on what to do, the two took the empty bottles they had used earlier and carefully divided the water among themselves.
Chi Xia had watched the show for free. After they finished dividing up the spoils, she pointed to herself and asked, "What about me?"
"How dare you say that!" Mother Shen vented all her resentment at only getting half a bottle of water on her: "If you weren't so useless, we wouldn't have this little bit of stuff!"
"Exactly!" Ye Wenxin, clutching her half-empty bottle of water, glared at her. "It's completely useless."
"Oh!"
Chi Xia was almost laughing in exasperation at the logic of these two. The original owner of this body was really unlucky to have ended up with people like the Ye family.
She gave the three of them a cold look, walked to her bed and lay down: "Fine! Just don't regret it."
Upon hearing this, the three members of the Ye family exchanged bewildered glances. At that moment, they finally remembered who had been able to find the food and water.
Ye Wenxin whispered in Shen's mother's ear, "How about... we share some with her? What if she finds food again and doesn't give us any more?"
Upon hearing this, Mother Shen hugged the water in her arms even tighter: "If you want to share, then share. I only have half a bottle of water. Besides, what if she can't find it later? Wouldn't I be left to die of thirst?"
Seeing that Mother Chen remained unmoved, Ye Wenxin looked at Ye Wenbai and then said to him, "Brother, why don't you give her half a pack of noodles?"
"Impossible!" Ye Wenbo glared at her. "Didn't you hear what she said? There might not be any food left later. This is all our food rations. This little bit isn't even enough to fill my teeth. If we give her half, I'll starve to death. No way!"
Hearing him say that, Ye Wenxin hugged the half-full bottle of water in her arms and remained silent.
Although they spoke softly, they couldn't hide it from Chi Xia's ears.
She had been thinking that if they really couldn't hold on any longer tomorrow, she would take out some more things from her space to prevent them from starving on the way, which would only cause her trouble.
But now...
Ha, whoever gives it to whom is a pig!
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