"Useless thing! Can't even last a few minutes, what a letdown!"
Ma Yinjiao got up, picked up the clothes she had just thrown on the floor, and sloppily put them back on.
"Ouch..."
Wang LianDa held his back, looking pained.
"I haven't eaten in days, where would I get the strength?"
But when he looked at Ma Yinjiao, there was an inexplicable hint of ambiguity in his eyes.
You don't say, really, you don't say.
Actually, with your eyes closed, it feels about the same.
After all, she's still a woman.
So what if she's a bit ugly or chubby?
It's quite a sense of security.
Especially in this monster-infested end times.
She could even protect him in the future!
"Whoa! You've got quite some food here!"
Ma Yinjiao found a cardboard box under Wang LianDa's bed and pulled it out casually.
She was pleasantly surprised to find some sausages, eight-treasure porridge, drinks, and other food inside!
As well as an indescribable thing—actually Wang LianDa's "ex-girlfriend"—which she disdainfully tossed out the window.
Then she took out a chicken leg from the box, tore open the packaging without any courtesy, and started eating in big bites.
Wang LianDa watched with a pang of heartache.
He felt sorry for his ex-girlfriend, and even more sorry for his food.
He quickly said:
"I like to snack a bit when I'm on duty, but that's all there is, save some for later..."
These days, he was surviving on these snacks, just gnawing on a small chicken claw a day!
But Ma Yinjiao just took a bite and destroyed three days' worth of his rations!
Yet he didn't dare to be too blunt.
Because Ma Yinjiao could squash him dead with just one sit!
Upon hearing this, Ma Yinjiao gave him a scornful glance:
"You're a residential manager, and you still need to be on duty personally?"
Wang LianDa scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, but still told the truth:
"Actually, I'm just an acting manager! The real property manager went out patrolling on the first day and ended up being caught and eaten by a big cat! I used to be a security guard."
"What?!"
Ma Yinjiao's eyes widened, chewing her food while pointing at Wang LianDa's nose and cursing.
"I must have been blind to give my precious purity to a stinky security guard! What are you going to do about it? You better marry me, and the dowry has to be twenty thousand, not a cent less!"
Wang LianDa chuckled:
"Don't worry, once the disaster is over, I'll definitely marry you!"
Being a widower for many years and her being unmarried at an older age, the two seemed like a match made in heaven.
"Mm."
Ma Yinjiao was very pleased with his attitude, then changed the subject.
"By the way! Now I'm your wife! That Lin Bulang dared to bully me, so tell me, how are you going to deal with him?"
At the mention of that name, Wang LianDa's eyes instantly turned red:
"That bastard! Just because he has some supplies, he dares to openly flirt with those young girls in the group! Damn it! There are so many pretty girls in our community, are they all supposed to be enjoyed by him alone?"
Ma Yinjiao slapped him:
"What? You interested in those little girls too?"
Wang LianDa, covering his face, quickly corrected himself:
"No, no, no! I mean we should find a way to get his room number, then go to his place and take all his supplies, make them ours! That way, we wouldn't need supplies, right?"
Ma Yinjiao thought for a moment, then scolded:
"Idiot! There are only so few people in this building, and you need to pry the information from him? Just go door to door, you're bound to find him!"
Wang LianDa slapped his forehead, as if enlightened:
"You mean we shouldn't just focus on him but should collect supplies from the whole building?"
"You're right! We should go to each house and take all their supplies!"
"After all, with the current shortage, they'll die sooner or later!"
"So instead of dying together, we should take their supplies and keep ourselves alive!"
His gaze grew fiercer, his expression more sinister!
Ma Yinjiao pondered for a while, then nodded in agreement:
"Good idea!"
Wang LianDa added, "But with just the two of us, it might not be enough; we need to find a few more helpers!"
He immediately made a few phone calls.
In the next half hour, three young security guards arrived at the monitoring room one after another.
Wang LianDa told them his plan.
Their eyes turned red too, eagerly agreeing.
After all, everyone is starving, driven crazy by hunger, enough to consider cannibalism!
What's stealing stuff?
They just needed a leader to break the ice; otherwise, they'd have done it already!
Ma Yinjiao sat on the side, drooling over these young, strong security guards!
She grabbed one of the young guards' hands with a smile and threatened:
"Handsome boys, you're all pretty good-looking! Hope we can cooperate well in the future, or else, I'll take you all down!"
Looking at her colossal figure weighing several hundred pounds, a few small security guards nodded repeatedly in fear:
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, we'll do a good job!"
Wang LianDa has a hunch that in this collapsing world, he's about to accomplish something great!
So he raised his arms and called out:
"Great! Now I announce that our material collection squad is officially established! We're setting off immediately!"
...
"Why hasn't Lin Lang delivered my swallow's nest yet! Didn't you say there was no problem? If he doesn't deliver it, then you go out and buy it!"
In the low-rental apartment.
Shen Chuchu's mother's roar echoed in the cramped space.
Shen Chuchu said dejectedly:
"Mom! How can there be anyone selling things outside now! Even if there were, I wouldn't dare go out."
Playing games, Shen Lingtian raised his head and said unhappily:
"Why are you all arguing? What time is it, and why haven't we eaten yet!"
"Oh! Our little Tian is hungry? Don't rush!"
Her mom turned her head and glared at Shen Chuchu again:
"You useless thing! Hurry and make food for little Tian!"
"Okay!"
Shen Chuchu walked dispiritedly to the kitchen, skillfully opened the fridge, but then remembered it had been empty for days.
She rummaged through the cabinets and found there were only a few packs of instant noodles left!
No one imagined this disaster would last so long!
The first few days when the Blood Mist descended, their family of three cooked five dishes and a soup for each meal!
No repeated dishes from meal to meal!
And they threw out leftover food into the trash!
Consequently, they quickly depleted half of their supplies!
Otherwise, they could have lasted at least another half month!
Currently, all the purified water at home has been consumed.
They can only use tap water for the instant noodles.
Though the tap water was particularly dirty and smelly.
But clever Shen Chuchu came up with a solution, blocking the faucet with a piece of clothing to filter it simply, and the water quality improved slightly.
She made do with this water to soak the noodles and brought them to Shen Lingtian.
But Shen Lingtian took just one bite and spat it onto the ground:
"Ugh! What's this taste! Didn't I say I won't eat sour pickled mustard greens!"
Shen Chuchu hurriedly said:
"It's not sour pickled mustard greens, it's the taste of tap water. There's no purified water left at home..."
Her mom's face immediately darkened:
"You useless thing! Can't get supplies, and even make such terrible noodles! What if you starve my precious son?!"
"Little Tian dear! How can you not eat? Just make do with this today, tomorrow your sister will make you something good!"
Shen Lingtian, coaxed by his mom, begrudgingly ate a few more bites of noodles.
Ultimately, he couldn't stomach any more and refused to eat.
Anyway, the consumption of household supplies had been prioritized for him.
So he had never gone hungry in these days and didn't understand the value of this bowl of noodles.
His mom took over what Shen Lingtian left and swallowed a few bites despite her disgust.
At last, only a little noodle soup was left, passed to Shen Chuchu.
While drinking the fishy-smelly noodle soup, Shen Chuchu couldn't help but shed tears.
The more challenging her days were,
The more uncontrollably she recalled the days when Lin Lang pampered her tenderly!
And the gourmet photos Lin Lang sent her days ago!
Such exquisite food, yet she couldn't enjoy it!
The key is, all those things should have been hers!
Blame that woman, who stole her position and bewitched Lin Lang from sending things over!
If Lin Lang could send some supplies, her days wouldn't be so difficult now!
So she sent Lin Lang another WeChat message:
[Lin Lang, deliver supplies to my house quickly! I might consider truly reconciling with you! We can also discuss the bride price again!]
But the chat records showed.
She persisted in sending Lin Lang WeChat messages every day.
Yet Lin Lang hadn't replied for a long time.
Just then.
A slow and steady knocking sounded at the door.
This was groundbreaking since the Red Mist descended!
Could there be someone outside?
Everyone has been hiding at home, who would visit at this time?
Regaining her senses, a glimmer of hope reignited in Shen Chuchu's heart:
"Could it be Lin Lang?"
Her mom's eyes also lit up as she called out joyfully:
"Oh dear! It's definitely Lin Lang bringing us supplies!"