There was no one at home. It seemed that Liang Shuyu had not come back. Her mother was also very busy these days and was not home before seven or eight o'clock every day.
Lu Qin took two candles and lit them, and the room was bright again. He smiled and said, "It's really troublesome to have no electricity."
"Yes, but we are already planning to clean up the power plant. However, resources are limited now, and thermal power generation may be very difficult." Qu Dongbo replied.
Lu Qin was just chatting: "If we find a power plant, we might as well share the coal used for power generation with everyone so that we can keep warm."
"Yes, the electricity will probably be unusable. I'm afraid this disaster will set many places back decades."
"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Since everyone was already here, Lu Qin didn't feel awkward. She had finally gotten to know her husband, so why not try to get him to stay? So she urged him, "How about this? It's all been my mom's cooking. Why don't you stay and try my cooking?"
"Isn't the gas turned off?"
Lu Qin was amused and mysteriously brought out an alcohol stove. "I have this. Do you want one? It's very convenient for eating something by myself. I bought a lot before, and it came in handy this time."
"This is a valuable item." Qu Dongbo shook his head to refuse. "I don't need it. The army has a cafeteria, and I usually eat there."
"Okay." Lu Qin shrugged and didn't force him. He just took out some ingredients from the refrigerator and scooped out water from the bucket in the corner, intending to wash the vegetables.
The refrigerator is just a decoration now. It's out of power, but the temperature outside makes it a natural freezer. But I still put the vegetables I've eaten in the past few days in it. I also use melted snow water to wash the vegetables, which is very clean after settling.
Lu Qin set up the alcohol stove, added water and hot pot base to the pot, and started to cook. She didn't really know how to cook, but making hot pot didn't require any cooking skills. She just needed to wash and prepare the various vegetables, so she did it very efficiently.
Qu Dongbo looked at Lu Qin who was busy washing vegetables and was a little dazed.
The base ingredients in the pot have begun to melt, and heat is slowly rising out, and the air is immediately filled with the smell of fireworks.
It was the same aroma of food, but it was a homely smell that you wouldn’t find in a military canteen.
"What are you waiting for? It's time to cook hotpot!" After just a short while, Lu Qin brought up a basin of washed vegetables. Actually, there was nothing special about it, just sliced cabbage and potatoes, previously soaked dried tofu and kelp knots, as well as ready-made canned luncheon meat and sausages, and a handful of noodles. He planned to eat some noodles to fill his stomach.
There weren't many dishes, but the portions were generous. Lu Qin felt a little embarrassed because she had eaten all the few things in the house that could be used in hot pot, so now these were the only things left.
Seeing that the pot was already boiling, Lu Qin put the luncheon meat in first. Suddenly, she thought of something and ran upstairs again.
The result was two cans of Coke and two cans of beer.
She had found this in a package, and the amount wasn't large, so she hadn't been willing to drink it. Because there was no shortage of water in the apocalypse, she hadn't thought of stockpiling some, which she regretted immensely. Life without her fat-house happy water was truly boring.
She handed Qu Dongbo a can of beer and a can of Sprite: "Here, I don't know if you want to drink beer? It's from Qingdao. If not, just drink Sprite. I don't know if you can drink it in the future." Lu Qin opened the beer herself and took a big sip.
The icy wine slid down his throat. Although it was very cold, Lu Qin felt as if all the pores in his body had opened up. He felt very comfortable. "It's so delicious!"
Qu Dongbo came back to his senses and followed Lu Qin's lead, opening his beer and taking a big sip. He nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it is."
"Hahaha!" Maybe it was the alcohol that emboldened her, or maybe it was because Qu Dongbo, who was eating hot pot with her, had lost his daytime detachment. She mustered up her courage, picked up a chopstick of almost-cooked potato chips and offered them to Qu Dongbo, saying, "This is what life is all about! Come on, eat more. Don't always have such a stern face, like an old man."
"Do I look like a little old man?"
"Well, not really. I'm just a little too serious and quiet. I see that Brother Wu talks a lot, but not all soldiers are like you."
"Then I'll talk more about it later."
"That's not necessary. As a superior, you must have some dignity." Lu Qin smiled and said, "Come on, let's not talk about this. Cheers! Consider this a toast to your gratitude for protecting the people of Antu County!"
When Qu Dongbo heard this, he thought: "Will you be grateful to us?"
Lu Qin wasn't a big drinker. After downing half a bottle of beer quickly, he felt a little dizzy. "Of course. Who else should I be grateful to if not you? In my previous life... well, if it weren't for you guys, I don't know how miserable I'd be right now."
Lu Qin almost let the cat out of the bag, feeling guilty as she lied. She was telling the truth. Although her life in her previous life was very miserable, she was grateful to them from the bottom of her heart. If it weren't for them maintaining the stability of the entire Rongcheng, she wouldn't have been able to survive so easily. Being able to eat a full meal was already a great thing.
She once heard from wanderers from outside that in some small bases, the work required to get a full meal could almost crush a person.
"I've had enough of this miserable life..."
Fortunately, Qu Dongbo didn't pay attention to the little flaw in her words. He just thought it was the fear after their house was almost broken into by thieves.
No one would have thought that Lu Qin was a reborn person.
The candle flame suddenly jumped and a drop of white wax flowed out.
Qu Dongbo looked at Lu Qin struggling to eat the food in the bowl, and suddenly felt distressed.
He didn't know why, this seemingly sunny and cheerful girl seemed to have great uncertainty about the future and was full of insecurity about life.
Afraid of starving to death, afraid of freezing to death.
From the first time we met, she was extremely wary of food and safety.
Was it the snowstorm that made her so worried? But she clearly had no shortage of food.
Qu Dongbo lowered his eyes slightly and ate the dish she picked for him. The hot pot was actually very ordinary, which was understandable. In this case, it was also difficult to find all the ingredients.
But she ate with great relish, even the strands of hair by her ears fell down and were eaten by her without her noticing.
Through the candlelight, he saw the satisfied smile on Lu Qin's face.
If... he meant if possible, he wanted to give her this sense of security.
Qu Dongbo couldn't help but reach out his hand.
"Crack—"
The sound of the door unlocking broke the silence.
Lu Qin raised her head in confusion and happened to meet Qu Dongbo's gaze.
Candlelight, fireworks, staring into each other's eyes, heartbeats, and the uninvited guests who broke in——
Lu Qin's mother.
“…Ah, you guys continue, Mom will just get something!”
Liang Shuyu closed the door quickly.
The remaining two were at a loss and confused.
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