translator: liu_kaixuan  editor: valvrave
song helu felt surprised and happy. after doomsday, she had become more accustomed to losing things than getting pleasant surprises. it was almost like a dream to be reunited with someone you knew under such circumstances.
song helu pulled jiang zhuying excitedly and said with red eyes, âzhuying! where have you been since the end of the world? i hadnât seen you at school, and i was heartbroken. i thought you were-â
in the early days of doomsday, many people had become zombies. unable to find jiang zhuying, song helu had believed that she had become a zombie.
âat that time, i was also worried about you. but there were too many zombies in our school, and i was too weak to fight against them. thatâs why i didnât come back to find you,â explained jiang zhuying.
âwell, how about other classmates? is anyone else here?â asked jiang zhuying urgently.
before doomsday, both girls were members of a club, and they often took part in club activities together. girls with similar interests quickly became close friends. song helu was actually jiang zhuyingâs senior sister. it was song helu, who had invited jiang zhuying to join the club. during that period of time, jiang zhuying would always ask song helu for help. when song helu got to know that zhuyingâs parents had died early, she had recommended jiang zhuying to apply for a grant, which she got.
in fact, back then jiang liushi had forced himself to borrow money from his relatives for her tuition fees. at that time, jiang zhuying had told her brother about how song helu had helped her. thus, jiang liushi was quite impressed by song helu.
âthere are no others from our clubâ¦â said song helu sadly. then, she thought of something, and her mood plummeted. âitâs a pity that gan wei didnât have the chance to meet youâ¦if she could see you, she would have been very happy.â
hearing the familiar name and song heluâs tone, jiang zhuying asked, âwas gan wei here before?â
âyes. as you know, gan wei was a little bit weak. she was born in a pretty rich family and had never suffered before doomsday. unfortunately, she could not adapt to this new world. she could not sleep well nor eat good food. soon, she fell ill. finally, she ended her life,â explained song helu and tears rolled down her eyes.
it was indeed a pity. it would be great if gan wei was also there. if so, then, the three girls could have reunited. however, they were unfortunate.
upon hearing about her friendâs fate, jiang zhuying could not hold her tears back and started to cry too. she took a closer look at song helu and found that her senior sister was also affected severely by the brutal change in the world. her once perfect skin was gone, and even her silky hair had become dryâ¦
âoh, you are zhuyingâs senior sister. nice to meet you. i have heard about you. iâm really thankful about what you did for my sister. as zhuyingâs elder brother, let me thank you,â said jiang liushi.
âyouâre welcome. i was zhuyingâs senior sister, so it was my duty to take care of her,â said song helu.
âxiyu, please tell ying to bring 10 kg of meat and a bag of rice,â said jiang liushi.
he was a man, who always could distinguish the good from the bad. after ransacking luo jiafengâs warehouse, such resources were nothing for jiang liushi.
âno problem,â replied ran xiyu.
â10 kg?⦠oh, itâs too much,â said song helu.
at that moment, ying entered, carrying two bags. she walked in and placed the two bags on the ground.
âyou donât need to refuse. open them,â said jiang liushi.
jiang zhuying grabbed song heluâs arm and smiled happily. âhe lu, accept them!â then, jiang zhuying helped to open the two bags.
immediately, a full bag of meat appeared in front of them. the quality of the meat was superb, its texture tender and it let out a sweet aroma. after being cooked, it should be very delicious.
all the survivors were shocked after seeing the meat. the bag contained, at least, 10 kg of meat! all the survivors in the room felt as if they were in a dream.
âahâ¦this is soâ¦iâ¦â song helu did not know what to say.
her father had intended to go out and risk his life to get food for them. but he was still unable to do so. however, jiang liushi could bring out such a quantity of meat just to thank a girl that had helped his sister.
âdonât worry! you should accept my gifts,â said jiang liushi. it was a trifling matter for him and his team.
âzhuying and zhuyingâs brother thank you a lot. i really donât know what to sayâ¦thank you very much,â said song helu, choking up with tears of joy. of course, she couldnât reject those gifts as they would ensure their survivability.
âcan i share them with the other members?â asked song helu nervously.
âof course. i have gifted them to you, so itâs totally up to you what to do with them now,â replied jiang liushi.
âthank you,â said song helu happily. her father and the other survivors also bowed to thank them. jiang liushi gifted them those things because song helu had helped his sister in times of need. therefore, the others would not dare to touch those two bags if jiang liushi disagreed.
âwell, letâs talk now about what i asked you earlier,â said jiang liushi to song heluâs father.
as for jiang zhuying and song helu, they wanted to talk more and share their experiences.
âcaptain jiang, what do you want to know? i will tell you everything,â said he luâs father. it was the only way he could repay jiang liushiâs benevolence.
âi want to know about shen hai,â said jiang liushi.
âshen hai?â the middle-aged man was stunned.
âyes, iâd like to know about them as i want to buy some diesel from them,â replied jiang liushi with a smile.