Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 510 - 503: Back Home (Part 8)

Seeing Tang Xiaoquan in a tight spot, Old Zhao quickly waved everyone in to eat, trying to get the young man out of the situation.

In the living room, everyone sat down one after another. There were no primary or secondary seats, just choosing seats casually. However, considering Xu Renjie’s hard work and effort, everyone tacitly gave him the top seat as a form of recognition and respect.

Old Xu gladly accepted this without any fuss.

Of course, it’s not that he thought he deserved it, but he felt that with his brothers and sisters around, there was no need for pretentiousness. He knew that if he didn’t sit there, this meal would be hard to start.

Dishes were being brought to the table one by one, making Ah Cheng’s eyes shine with delight. He couldn’t help but marvel, "Wow! Sister Wei, you’ve prepared so much food today!"

Shredded potatoes with green peppers, onions, and beef stir-fry, tomato scrambled eggs, assorted fish stew, carrots with diced meat, and a large bowl of seaweed egg soup.

Building on Ah Cheng’s chatter, Hu Xiaodong intentionally teased, "Xiao Du, you’ve got to thank your Brother Quan for this?"

"Huh? Thank Brother Quan?" With wide eyes, Ah Cheng seemed a bit puzzled.

Seeing this, Old Zhao cleared his throat twice.

He knew Tang Xiaoquan was thin-skinned and particularly sensitive about emotional issues.

Moreover, since he and Wei Yang hadn’t officially established a relationship, excessive teasing might not be conducive to further development: "Come on, everyone, cut the chatter, raise your cups, let’s have a toast.

"Hey hey hey! Don’t rush! Don’t rush!" Raising his hand to stop everyone, Lin Junfu stood up with a cup raised: "I say, Old Zhao, when it comes to drinking, we have to have something to say, especially with this first cup."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Upon hearing this, Wu Chao and others immediately echoed like a chorus.

Old Zhao smiled and pointed at Old Lin, who had given him a problem, thought for a moment, and said, "Then let’s toast to a smooth settlement here!"

"Hmm, good! That’s good!" After nodding in agreement, Lin Junfu promptly added, "And let’s also hope this damn apocalypse ends soon! Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank in one go.

After putting down his glass, Wang Qiang took a couple of bites of the hot dishes and praised while chewing, "Damn! In the end, our Wei Yang’s cooking is still the best! I’ll tell you, when I went to Liu Fugui’s today, my oh my, the grand display was something else, he gave us a big feast at noon, with chicken soup, steak, and supposedly made by some special chef."

At the mention of chicken soup and steak, Ah Cheng, who always had a big appetite, immediately had his eyes shining, swallowing twice involuntarily, and asked with some regret, "Brother Qiang, was the chicken soup good?"

Raising his eyebrows to glance at Ah Cheng, Wang Qiang nodded with absolute certainty, but after affirming it, he immediately changed his tone and said, "But compared to Wei Yang’s sister’s cooking, well... there’s no comparison, don’t you agree, Quan?"

Seeing Wang Qiang about to target Tang Xiaoquan again, Old Zhao quickly diverted the topic: "So, Xiao Tang, any news about your parents this time around?"

Tang Xiaoquan silently put down his chopsticks, lowered his head, clearly still worried about his parents.

Seeing this, Old Zhao immediately sensed the sensitivity of the topic and switched the subject: "By the way, I heard from Old Xu that you plan to abandon the factory accommodation, why, is it unsuitable as a base?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Hearing this, Wang Qiang immediately became interested, wiping the oil from the corner of his mouth, then vividly described: "That place, it’s not small, much bigger than the Zhongkun Textile we went to before! And, you wouldn’t believe it, from the moment we entered the factory, we were under constant surveillance. Later..."

Animated and unusually excited, Wang Qiang described their experiences along the way like a storyteller, not without some embellishment and exaggeration.

He even included the question about Tang Xiaoquan’s parents that Old Zhao had intentionally avoided, making Tang Xiaoquan’s face even more gloomy.

Wei Yang observed the change in her beloved’s expression closely.

This made her somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Qiang’s inconsiderate behavior.

But due to her position, she couldn’t say much, so she picked a piece of beef and put it in her loved one’s bowl, softly expressing her concern: "Come on, Quan, have some beef, don’t worry, I believe Uncle and Auntie will be okay."

Perhaps realizing his brother’s uneasiness, Wang Qiang, finished speaking, apologetically raised his glass from the table, tapping it lightly toward Tang Xiaoquan: "Come on, brother, let’s have a drink together! Don’t worry, damn it, you’re a good person! Good people surely have good fortune, Heaven will definitely protect your parents, bottoms up!"

"Yes, Quan! Qiang is right! Don’t worry, your brothers will be with you until you find your parents."

"Yeah, don’t overthink it, Quan, bottoms up!" Everyone raised their glasses, offering them to Tang Xiaoquan.

Wei Yang gently nudged Tang Xiaoquan, who showed no reaction, but he seemed as if he had lost his soul.

However, if someone looked closely at his downcast eyes, they would definitely see the tears shimmering in his eyes.

Moved! Inexpressibly moved! Tang Xiaoquan didn’t want his companions to see his tears, so after settling his feelings, he quickly raised his cup, tilted his head back, and drank, then clearly stated six words: "Thank you, my brothers!"

The subsequent moments were filled with respectful toasts, eating and chatting, laughter, and an exceptionally harmonious atmosphere.

During the meal, Xu Renjie didn’t forget to ask Zhang Youcai about He Jing’s situation, and upon learning that she had ventured outside today, his mood greatly improved, leading him to exceptionally drink a few more cups with his comrades.

You must know, ever since the apocalypse broke out, this was the first time Lei Tong and the others saw Xu Renjie drink so much.

It’s not that Xu Renjie’s alcohol tolerance was lacking, but he knew, as a decision-maker of the team in this apocalypse, he had to maintain a clear mind.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the table was a mess, and Xu Renjie, seeing that everyone had eaten and drank enough, immediately gathered his thoughts.

He planned to discuss Tang Xiaoquan’s parents’ situation with everyone right away.

After all, even though there were leads now, they were still from months ago.

In such a long time, who knows what changes might have occurred.

Therefore, Xu Renjie felt that it was better to verify and investigate this matter sooner rather than later, but just as he was about to speak, the hand-held radio on the table suddenly sounded, and immediately Liu Fugui’s deep voice came through: "Hello, is Captain Xu there? This is Liu Fugui, please respond if you hear me, over!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)