Chapter 56 - We’re Still Alive! (1/2)

It suddenly occurred to Shen Chen that the amount of food he had prepared before the apocalypse was only enough for four people. Considering they now had at least ten mouths to feed rather than four, it was a miracle they had lasted this long.

He nodded coolly. “I know. I’ll bring some food back later.”

“Are you guys going out later?” Ye Xiaoyu asked curiously.

“We don’t need to go out. Remember the Chinese restaurant on the fourth floor? They must have a lot of stock stored in the kitchen. Besides, it’s winter now, so the vegetables won’t go bad easily,” Shen Chen replied with a smile.

Ye Xiaoyu’s eyes lit up. “That’s great! Why didn’t that occur to me?” She then asked excitedly, “Brother Shen Chen, since the first ten floors are safe, can we go together?” Ye Xiaoyu pouted. “I’ve been stuck in my room for the past few days…”

Shen Chen was fond of Ye Xiaoyu, although his feelings for her weren’t necessarily romantic. It was the kind of fondness one might have for the girl next door, or for a younger sister.

“All right. I’ll let everyone know later,” he said while ruffling her hair.

Ye Xiaoyu was so excited that she practically bounced out of the room. She was totally unaware that Lin Qianqian was standing behind the door with a sour expression on her face.

During breakfast, Shen Chen announced to everyone, “Today, all the men and Ye Xiaoyu will head out together.”

None of the men batted an eye, but Lin Qianqian and Li Jing looked at each other knowingly. When the crowd dispersed, Lin Qianqian immediately went up to Li Jing and asked, “Sis Jing, what do you think?”

“What do I think? I think Ye Xiaoyu’s gotten into Shen Chen’s bed, that’s what I think,” Li Jing smirked.

“How gross, using your body in order to survive. Women like that are so disgusting! If it were the past, I would have given them a piece of my mind!” Li Qianqian said with a sneer.

Li Jing looked at Lin Qianqian out of the corner of her eye and merely snorted.

Lin Qianqian continued indignantly, “Sis Jing, look at them! They’re all so close with each other, and we’re left in the dark. It sucks to be left out like this!”

“Why do you care? You’ve got a good boyfriend looking after you,” Li Jing responded.

“What good is he? All he does is hang on Shen Chen’s every word,” Lin Qianqian said, somehow managing to sound smug and displeased at the same time. She then turned to Zhang Xiaoya, who was currently playing with Duoduo, and shouted, “Hey! Why do you cook so little these days? Don’t you know we’re starving?”

Duoduo was startled by the shouting, and Zhang Xiaoya had to comfort him with a hug. “So what if you eat less? You don’t do anything anyway!”

“All right. We may not be starving, but how about the men? Do they have enough to eat?” Lin Qianqian asked with raised eyebrows.

Zhang Xiaoya looked up and said somewhat hesitantly, “That’s all Ye Xiaoyu gave me. She said it was enough nutrition!”

“Enough nutrition? Enough nutrition? That’s what she always says!” Lin Qianqian jeered.

Watching Lin Qianqian lecture Zhang Xiaoya, Li Jing couldn’t help but snort. It was a wonder this dumb woman had managed to survive for this long.

By the afternoon, the men had already made a few trips to the kitchen to bring up the food supplies, and everyone was happy to see that the food supply was greatly replenished. It was like a great harvest!

As Pan Di offloaded the goods, he couldn’t help but praise Shen Chen. “Boss chose well for our refuge! There’s a restaurant below stocked with all kinds of food items! We don’t have to worry about having enough to eat and drink!”

Ye Xiaoyu, on the other hand, looked at the yellowed vegetables with a frown on her face. “Brother Shen Chen, I think these veggies are going to go bad if we don’t eat them soon. Let’s eat them before they go bad!”