The dining table was a simple four-seater. Mei Yuebai and Xu Qian sat on one side, while the two of them took the other.
Gu Qing eagerly scooped a bowl of rice, inhaling its fragrance deeply and exclaiming, "I'm truly so happy."
Xu Qian glanced at him and said, "Eat more. You might not have time to cook later."
"Oh right, we have to go on missions," Gu Qing sighed, as missions meant the start of eating instant meals. He picked up a portion of Fish-Flavored Shredded Pork and put it in his mouth.
"Mmm~ Sister Qian, this is just too delicious."
Ye Yunzhou gave a thumbs-up.
Mei Yuebai remained silent, but his chopsticks never stopped, lest anyone else get an extra bite.
Xu Qian smiled without a word. This was her culinary skill honed in her past life; she had cooked for Jiang Shuo's team for seven full years.
The group ate ravenously. Midway through, a knock sounded at the door.
Gu Qing frowned in annoyance but still got up to answer it.
A sweet-faced girl with large eyes stood at the door.
"Hello, hello handsome, it smells so good. Are you new? Cooking?" Hua Ying sniffed the aroma of food wafting from the house and peeked inside, confirming it was indeed from 1203.
Gu Qing impassively blocked her view, his tone flat, "Is there something you need?"
"No, no, just asking if I can trade this for a bowl of plain rice and a little bit of food, just one bowl!" Hua Ying said eagerly, holding up a USB drive. "This has almost 200 movies downloaded; you can just plug it into the TV and watch."
Gu Qing knitted his brows, unsure if Sister Qian would want this.
"Give it to her!" a cool female voice called from inside.
Hua Ying's face lit up with joy as she called back, "Thank you, beautiful!" Little did they know, she had been eating instant noodles since arriving at the base, three days straight, and was going crazy.
"Wait here," Gu Qing scooped a bowl of plain rice and some dishes for her.
Hua Ying handed over the USB drive and gratefully accepted the rice, inhaling its fragrance deeply.
This was simply wonderful!
After dinner, Gu Qing took it upon himself to wash the dishes. He wouldn't dare ask the little tyrant to do it, nor would he have the face to ask Ye Yunzhou, who had helped cook.
Nights in the apocalypse were always incredibly boring.
In her previous life, her days were spent on missions in the morning, returning home to cook in the evening, and then helping her teammates with their baths. Unless Jiang Shuo and Jiang Huai had no other women, she had to take turns accompanying them at night. Evolved individuals became particularly lustful after reaching level three, making it almost impossible to have a day off.
Xu Qian leaned back on the sofa, scanning the group. "Want to watch a movie?"
Mei Yuebai shook his head. "I want to sleep." He had been fighting zombies and driving for half the day and was exhausted enough to fall asleep anywhere.
"Sister Qian, I'll watch," Gu Qing said, raising his soapy hands while washing dishes.
Ye Yunzhou smiled slightly and said, "Since there's nothing else to do, I'll watch too."
Mei Yuebai opened his bloodshot eyes, glanced at the two of them, and licked his lips.
Xu Qian plugged in the USB drive. The girl hadn't lied; there were indeed many movies. She casually picked a comedy and played it.
The four of them sat on the sofa. Xu Qian sat in the middle, with Mei Yuebai and Gu Qing on either side. Ye Yunzhou was next to Gu Qing.
Xu Qian felt a weight on her shoulder. She turned her head and saw a head of silver, short hair.
She averted her gaze and said in a flat tone, "Go to your room and sleep."
He narrowed his eyes lazily, dragging out his words, "I want to sleep leaning on you~"
Xu Qian shook her head and let him be.
Gu Qing's eyes darkened, unable to comprehend why the angel always doted on him so much.