Grandma Meng has woken up and just drank a bottle of nutrient solution that has been warmed with hot water.
Apart from a stitched scar on her chest that needs time to heal, she looks no different from a normal person now.
After helping his brother to the hospital bed and seeing that his mother was also alright, Meng Er finally felt relieved. Only then did he remember to ask Zhao Xiaoxiu and her father:
"Gangzi, Xiaoxiu, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
Zhao Gang said, "The base was attacked, and Xiaoxiu was worried about you, so we came."
Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded vigorously, glancing at Granny Meng and Uncle Meng, thankful that she had come. Otherwise, she might never have seen them again.
Grandma Meng reached out and gently stroked Zhao Xiaoxiu's face, a thousand words hidden in her heart, unable to be spoken, and not knowing how to express them.
"Thanks to you all this time," Meng Da said gratefully. "Brother Gangzi, calculate how much the medical expenses are. Once Lao Er and I have accumulated enough points, we will definitely pay you back with interest."
As soon as he stepped out of the medical pod, the second brother told him what had happened. If it weren't for Gangzi and Xiaoxiu, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to stand up again.
Such friendship would be extremely rare, even before a catastrophe, let alone now when everyone is struggling to survive.
Meng Da knew that this debt of gratitude could not be repaid with points, but for him and his brother now, repaying the points was the only thing they could do for Gangzi.
Zhao Gang and his daughter exchanged a glance and said in unison, "4800 points will suffice."
"Isn't it 6000?" Meng Er asked in surprise.
Upon hearing his younger brother's words, Meng Da quickly said, "Brother Gangzi, whatever the price, that's what it is. How could I let you suffer a loss..."
Before Meng Da could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Xiaoxiu's raised hand.
She chuckled mischievously, moved closer to Meng's hospital bed, and whispered, "Uncle Meng, it's 4800. For the remaining 1200, we can just thank nature for its bounty~"
Meng Da was taken aback: "Thank you, nature?"
The little girl in front of him nodded proudly with her hands behind her back, "Yes, it's a gift from nature."
On their way to find Granny Meng and her two children, when they were robbed in an alley, the points she and her father earned by fighting back were a gift from nature, weren't they?
The bewildered gazes of the Meng family mother and son shifted from Zhao Xiaoxiu to Zhao Gang. Was this not a good idea?
Zhao Gang: "Whatever Xiaoxiu says goes."
The mother and her two children were speechless. The father and daughter intended to help them out and promised to find a way to repay them once they recovered.
The Meng brothers immediately wanted to return some of their points to Zhao Gang, but Zhao Gang refused.
"Round it up and give it to me," he said, leaving no room for argument.
The two brothers exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.
The two brothers felt reassured because they hadn't seen their father and daughter for so long.
After the surgery, Grandma Meng and Da Meng seemed to be fine, but they still needed to stay in the hospital for observation for an hour, waiting for the last effects of the anesthesia to wear off before they could be discharged.
Meng Er went to get a bottle of hot water and bought some nutritional fluids. He then washed his mother and older brother's faces with the hot water, invited Zhao Xiaoxiu and her father to eat and drink something, and everyone sat together in the ward to wait.
Zhao Gang didn't ask anything, and Meng Er took the initiative to tell him everything that had happened at home in the past three months, which made Zhao Gang frown.
But he didn't tell Meng Er to shut up.
Grandma Meng tenderly rubbed Zhao Xiaoxiu's cold face with her palms, and deliberately moved further into the bed so that Zhao Xiaoxiu could get on and be warmer under the covers.
Zhao Xiaoxiu didn't stand on ceremony. She kicked off her shoes, which were soaked with mud and snow, climbed onto the bed, and sat next to Granny Meng.
The warmth from the blanket quickly spread, and my slightly chilly feet warmed up in no time.
Grandma Meng hugged Zhao Xiaoxiu tightly and tucked the blanket around her feet. "My dear, are you and your father doing well in the planting area?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded, "My dad and I are doing well, Grandma. The planting area is so big! My dad and I have already planted mutated rapeseed and mutated potatoes, and they've both sprouted successfully. We'll have a harvest next spring..."
Listening to the child excitedly describe her life in the territory, Grandma Meng couldn't help but sigh softly.
During these three months, she would sometimes think that if they had chosen to farm on the territory together, would their lives be better than they are now?
But it's best not to romanticize a path you haven't walked.
When Zhao Xiaoxiu mentioned the intruders who broke into the territory and killed the lord, Granny Meng was also shocked.
"Did I scare you?" Granny Meng asked, looking down.
Zhao Xiaoxiu looked up at her with a grin, raised her little fist, patted the butterfly blades on her back, and said proudly, "Grandma, I'm not afraid of them!"
She's really amazing now!
Grandma Meng looked at the lively little girl in front of her with amusement, knowing that she had now taken on a master to practice martial arts, and gave her some advice:
"The more skilled you are, the better. Only by being skilled can you protect yourself. You must listen to your master and practice diligently."
"I know." Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded heavily. She listened to her master and got up early every day for morning exercises without ever slacking off.
Just then, a hospital nurse came in and announced that Grandma Meng and Meng Da could leave the hospital.
If you want to stay another night, that's fine too; just pay 100 points per person for the bed fee.
Meng hurriedly said, "No need, no need, we'll leave right away."
The nurse shrugged and said indifferently, "Hurry up, there are other people who need to stay."
"Mom, can you walk by yourself?" the Meng brothers asked with concern.
Grandma Meng nodded. She was doing very well now, just a little weak, but she could walk without any problems.
He could even squat down to put Zhao Xiaoxiu's shoes on and then lift her off the bed.
Zhao Xiaoxiu tried to refuse, but Granny Meng pressed her down.
They all make a living under the thumb of mutants, and their strength is considerable.
Zhao Xiaoxiu said shyly, "Thank you, Grandma."
"Don't mention it, Grandma should thank you." Grandma Meng took Zhao Xiaoxiu's hand and led her ahead, instructing her two sons to take good care of Zhao Gang.
Meng Er offered to help carry Zhao Gang's large backpack and quilt, and greeted him, "Brother Gang, come on, let's go to my house for a while."
Zhao Gang nodded, followed Granny Meng, and took his daughter in his arms.
He then realized that the cub had gotten its shoes wet from walking, and it couldn't stay wet any longer, or it would catch a cold.
Meng Da hailed a minivan at the hospital entrance, and the group rode to the old building to the west of the low-rent housing.
At first glance, this place looks like the kind of tenement buildings from the 1980s or 90s. But upon closer inspection, you'll find that they are all simple buildings that were crudely rebuilt later.
The power supply outside the Taoyuan base is relatively stable, and the buildings are equipped with freight elevators used on construction sites, the kind that are surrounded by fences on all four sides.
Sitting in the elevator, you can hear the creaking sound of the wheel lock turning.
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