Chapter 1309: Hot-blooded college guy, online zombie slaying 31

After a brief discussion, Ru Yue informed Li Si's family of four that they could stay temporarily, but the condition was that the four of them must share the only vacant warehouse.

Being able to stay already brought tears of gratitude; even if they had other thoughts, they couldn't say them now, Li Si quickly agreed, fearing they might regret it.

"Really thank you… thank you all, you can rest assured, this old lady will definitely not be idle, I'll clean the table right away!"

Li Lao Fu hurriedly grabbed a rag to wipe the table, but after wiping a moment she leaned back, supporting her waist, looking very painful.

How could the companions present just watch indifferently? Ru Yue and her sister exchanged a glance, then walked over to stop Li Lao Fu's action.

"No need, just go rest."

Li Lao Fu was not polite either, immediately putting down the rag without any hesitation.

Li Xiao Mei reacted indifferently to all of this, whether it was her brother begging to stay or her mother and sister-in-law helping with cleaning.

She just kept looking out the window, suddenly her eyes lit up, she quickly walked a few steps and opened the door.

"Benefactor!"

Jin Chen was startled, almost throwing a punch.

He frowned in confusion, "Who are you?"

Li Xiao Mei sniffled, tears streaming down, "Thank you, benefactor, for helping us drive away the zombies and saving me."

"If it weren't for you, I might already have been zombie food."

She seemed to think of something, wiped her tears, smiled, and said, "Don't worry, benefactor, I will repay your kindness in the future."

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow, looked into the room, and clearly saw the teasing in Jiang Chen's eyes.

"No need."

Jin Chen walked inside, his reaction very cold.

Li Xiao Mei still had a tear-streaked expression, somewhat stiff, biting her lip in grievance, "Benefactor, I…"

"Don't call me that."

Jin Chen glanced at her, "Very strange."

"... Oh, sorry."

Li Xiao Mei stood by the door, and when she lowered her head to wipe her tears, Li Si pulled her over, "Alright, you little girl, why so much talk? Don't cause trouble here."

Jin Chen's coldness vanished instantly when he walked up to Jiang Chen's side.

Jiang Chen looked at him with a rather pitiful expression, reached out and rubbed his face, "What's wrong?"

Jin Chen thought for a moment, then took his hand and went back to the room.

After closing the door, he indeed found a scratch on his hand the size of a fingernail cap.

"My hand hurts."

Jiang Chen helplessly slapped away the hand reaching toward his eyes, fingertips lightly pushing open his forehead.

"It'll heal in a few seconds, have the zombies all been killed?"

Jin Chen nodded, "They're still mutating; if this continues, humanity may not be a match."

This topic is rather heavy.

Jiang Chen fell silent for two seconds; even though he knew the apocalypse wouldn't last long, facing such a calamity he still felt lost due to his own insignificance.

He quietly leaned on Jin Chen's shoulder, breathing softly, "It will pass."

"But Su Shan…"

Jiang Chen had never done research work, but as a doctor, he knew the consequences of ordinary people undergoing antibody extraction experiments without even thinking.

Mildly, it could cause severe infection from viral backlash; severely, perhaps one couldn't even get off the operating table.

To sacrifice one person for all humanity, if they had no connection with Su Shan, they would still choose that.

But from the moment he was saved, until Liu Zhi recognized his identity, their connection had already formed.

Jiang Chen's feeling of being conflicted rose again.

Jin Chen lowered his eyes, embraced Jiang Chen's shoulder, and covered him with a gentle, soothing kiss.

"I only want you to be safe."

Jiang Chen's head rested in Jin Chen's embrace, a faint scent of sandalwood entering his nostrils, gradually wrapped in a feeling of reassurance.

Jin Chen also said, "Wait for Su Shan to wake up, then let him decide."

Jiang Chen, obedient, stopped thinking further and snuggled close.

——

Everyone had been busy all day, and in the evening there were even more people; Ru Yue volunteered to go to the kitchen and made many dishes.

Li Lao Fu also came to help, but feeling sorry for the food, she pointed and said making so many dishes was unnecessary; as long as the big guys could eat their fill, it was fine.

Ru Yue really wasn't good at dealing with elders; under Li Lao Fu's pointing and directing, she ended up making a whole table of leafy vegetables, and not even a bit of meat or fish.

The companions gathered around the table, feeling uneasy seeing all these greens.

Normally it's fine for a farm to have lots of leafy greens, but with little oil and little salt, there was no flavor at all.

Zhou Xuan's lips trembled from eating, "Are our supplies already running low this quickly?"

Chu Shu poked at his chopsticks, face full of indignation, "I don't want to be Wang Baochai, dear."

"Oh dear, meat is a rarity these days; unless absolutely necessary we should still conserve, being able to eat our fill is already good."

Li Si couldn't see their speechlessness, confidently speaking up for his old mother, "Besides, it's only right for laborers to eat a bit more."

Ru Meng almost rolled her eyes at his face.

After Jin Chen finished comforting his wife and came out, seeing the table full of green, he stared a moment and asked, "Are you guys fasting tonight?"

Liu Zhi spread his hands, "Can't argue with it, no way."

Jin Chen frowned, his muttering not quiet, "Don't let my wife go hungry and thin."

Still waiting in the house to eat!

Jin Chen walked to the kitchen, "Chu Shu, go tell Jiang Chen, later we'll have dinner in the courtyard."

Chu Shu immediately ran over, and as he passed by Jin Chen, his eyes sparkled, "Maybe little brother can mooch a meal?"

Jin Chen pushed his head aside, "Hurry up and deliver the message."

"Got it!"

No one knows who he's trying to provoke, but Jin Chen not only cooked separately on a small stove, he made hot pot.

Actually it's not that hard; there's still plenty of instant hot pot left in the space, just add some meat and veggies, adjust the seasoning, and it's about right.

Once it was done, Chu Shu and Zhou Xuan were in charge of bringing the pot, Liu Zhi and Ru Yue exchanged a glance, and immediately slipped away from the table full of leafy greens.

Ru Meng pretended not to see, and even picked up a few chopsticks of the overly green vegetables and put them in Li Lao Fu's bowl.

"Come on, eat up; our farm's rule is no leftovers."

Li Lao Fu: "……"

Several members of the Li family were quite embarrassed.

Even without a comparison, it would have been fine, but the aroma of the hot pot was truly rich; you could feel that spicy, fresh fragrance just by sniffing.

In comparison, the leafy greens were utterly tasteless.

Li Si gave his old lady a glare.

The courtyard's atmosphere livened up again, and Jin Chen specially prepared a sweet-and-sour base, delighting in feeding his wife.

Under Li Lao Fu's urging, Li Xiao Mei felt embarrassed to walk into the courtyard, didn't look at anyone else, and went straight to Jin Chen's side.

"Um... Jin Chen, can I stay and eat a bit?"

Jin Chen was busy feeding, had no time to pay attention, but Jiang Chen gave Li Xiao Mei an extra glance, his eyes showing a hint of sharp vigilance.

"Take a bowl and serve yourself."

Li Xiao Mei was frightened by his gaze, then bit her lip and glanced at Jin Chen before moving.

Jiang Chen frowned, but in an instant Jin Chen pinched his nose to bring him back, "Having a meal, don't think too much."

Jiang Chen's gaze landed on Jin Chen's face, he let out a soft hum, and, uncharacteristically jealous, he grabbed Jin Chen's hand, "Your gaze is practically stuck to me."

Jin Chen protested his innocence, "Who knows if she's trying to assassinate me."

Great, that answer is very Jin Chen.

Jiang Chen stared straight at Jin Chen, emotions swirling in his eyes, squinting as he buried himself in Jin Chen's embrace, continuing to accept the feeding.

"Someone's emotional intelligence really fluctuates."

Jin Chen tilted his head, "What about me?"

"Hmph."

Jin Chen: "Nonsense, my emotional intelligence is the highest."

He just leaned over and embraced Jiang Chen, lifting a hand to pinch his face, "Otherwise how would I have caught my wife, right?"

Jiang Chen chuckled, tilted his head up and kissed Jin Chen's lips, "Alright, then I admit it."