Zombie Apocalypse: Don't be afraid, I'm not a good person.

"Congratulations to Ji-eun on advancing her superpower to the next level!"

Congratulations, Ji-eun unnie!

Faced with everyone's congratulations, Lin Zhien blushed for once and waved her hands repeatedly, "Thank you! It's only level two."

"Congratulations, sister."

Lin Xingran looked at her sister and sincerely wished her well.

Seeing her sister looking a little down, Lin Zhien reached out and took her hand, silently comforting her.

Li Yuetong glanced at Lin Xingran and silently made a mental note of it.

She turned to Shenhe and asked softly, "Honey, is there anything else?"

Shenhe shook his head.

Now that the move is complete, that's it for today. Time to rest. It's the end of the world, he's not going to be busy all day long.

"Alright then." Li Yuetong stood up and waved to Zhao Xinduo, "Duoduo, come on, I'll take you to choose a room. Everyone else can leave now, you're free to do as you please."

Zhao Xinduo was so upset by her arrival that she burst into tears, and they haven't even had time to assign her a room yet.

"Okay, Sister Tongtong."

Goodbye, sisters!

"Brother Shen, I'm going out now!"

"Go."

Li Yuetong led Zhao Xinduo out, Lin Zhien pulled her younger sister back to her room, and Jiang Manluo, thinking of her parents, also got up to say goodbye.

The room fell silent, leaving only the two orphans, Shenhe and Jiang Yan.

As soon as everyone left, Jiang Yan's eyes lit up. She immediately slid off the soft couch, ran to the sofa, bent down and snuggled into Shen He's arms, burying her head in his neck and rubbing against him, enjoying this moment of time alone with him.

Shenhe was moved by her emotions and quietly extended his hand.

The Lin Zhien sisters' room was a twin room.

Lin Xingran lay on her bed, her two long, straight legs crossed, her skin even whiter than the white sheets.

She had one hand across the pillow, her chin resting on her arm, looking listless. With the other hand, she fiddled with the pile of energy cores in front of her, turning them over and over. She had these treasures, but couldn't use them herself, which made her extremely frustrated.

"Xingran, have you thought it through?"

Lin Zhien sat on the edge of her bed, her palm hovering in the air, holding a small ice arrow. With a slight movement of her fingers, the ice arrow spun around.

Having just reached the second level, she needs to familiarize herself with the new environment.

Lin Xingran paused in her fiddling with the core, her cheeks flushing red. "Sister... as long as I'm with him, will I get superpowers?"

"No," Lin Zhien answered decisively.

"Huh? Why?"

Lin Xingran sat up abruptly, cross-legged, facing her sister. This matter concerned her supernatural abilities.

"I've observed that it's not that simple."

Lin Zhi'en dispersed the ice arrows and turned to look at her.

"I followed him to repay a debt of gratitude. At that time, I only felt grateful and at most had a good impression of him. He didn't give me any superpowers or any rainbow box."

After we separated, I hid with you, but I missed him every day. When we met again, he saved you, and my heart finally settled on him. It was after that that he helped me awaken my ice-type superpowers.

I guess you have to really have him in your heart for that to work.

She paused, looking at her younger sister.

"How do you feel about him? Do you like him? Do you often think about him? Does your heart beat fast when he's close? Have you ever thought about kissing him? Or having some more intimate interactions? Getting to know him more deeply?"

"Hey sis! What did you say?!"

Lin Xingran hugged her pillow and laughed, collapsing onto the bed. "Why does it sound like a medical consultation!"

"I'm talking to you about serious business."

Lin Zhi'en glared at her helplessly, "Don't laugh, I'm serious. Who doesn't he have around him right now? If you don't take the initiative, when will your superpower awaken?"

After laughing enough, Lin Xingran clutched the pillow and muttered softly, "Well... it's not that I haven't thought about it. Because of your influence, I already have feelings for him. Sometimes I even dream about him when I sleep, and seeing him makes me happy. It's just... that last step, how could I possibly take it? I was just thinking about it now."

"It's good that you can even think about it." Lin Zhi'en nodded with relief. "He has a lot of people around him, so you have to fight for it yourself. Once your superpower awakens, it will truly be yours."

"Will he...like me?" Lin Xingran asked softly, her voice tinged with uncertainty.

Lin Zhien nodded affirmatively, "Of course, we look exactly alike, beautiful, and have great figures. How could he not like us? Anyway, every time we're together, he's never let me off easily, and I imagine he feels the same way about you."

That time at the hotel, he kissed you on purpose, pretending not to recognize you, but he actually knew all along.

"What?!" Lin Xingran's eyes widened, her cheeks burning. "He actually... how wicked!"

……

Li Yuetong and the others said that today is the first day everyone has moved in, and the new house must be decorated with a fire.

Let Shenhe bring out all the fresh ingredients he had scavenged from the restaurant and cook a lively meal together.

For the evening dinner, everyone in the inn was invited, including the two soldiers standing guard at the door.

Seeing that there were many people, Shenhe simply sent a message to Xu Zhenghui, as well as several pilots including Chen Jie and Wang Chen, and even invited Zheng Yong, Gao Yuan, and Zhou Ming from the hospital.

In the kitchen, all the women had changed into relatively conservative clothes. Li Yuetong, along with Jiang Yan and the Lin sisters, took charge of cooking. Several small pots were on the stove at the same time, and the aroma of the dishes wafted out the window.

Jiang Manluo and Zhao Xinduo originally wanted to help, but after only two minutes inside wearing aprons, they were chased out by Li Yuetong with a smile.

Zhao Xinduo is young and everyone dotes on her, unwilling to let her get involved in cooking fumes. Jiang Manluo, on the other hand, has been spoiled since childhood and can even tear the vegetable leaves to shreds when picking vegetables, making things worse the more she tries to help.

Finally, Li Yuetong gave each of them a plate of freshly fried crispy pork and sent them off to play in the yard.

Several large iron pots were set up in the yard to stew vegetables.

Su Mingyue took a bite and made her best braised pork.

While passing through Shenhe, he was fed a piece by his mother-in-law. It was bright red, the fatty parts melted in his mouth, and the lean parts were tender and not dry. It was sweet and salty in just the right amount, and it was so fragrant that he ate several more pieces. No wonder Li Yuetong's cooking skills were so good; it turned out to be a family recipe.

Zhao Guodong was tending to another large pot, which was stewing Northeastern-style sauerkraut and pork bones. Blood sausage and large slices of pork belly were piled on top of the sauerkraut, layered three times, with a thin layer of oil floating on the sauerkraut soup.

As soon as the pot lid was lifted, the tangy aroma of pickled cabbage mixed with the fragrance of meat burst forth, filling the entire yard with its aroma, making one's mouth water just by smelling it.

Zhang Ran and Tang Dashan set up a barbecue grill in the corner. The charcoal crackled and popped, and the grill was filled with all kinds of meat skewers, chicken wings, and sausages. As soon as a batch was grilled, the people gathered around would take it away.

After finishing their crispy pork, Jiang Manluo and Zhao Xinduo stayed by the barbecue stall, eating skewers one after another until their mouths were shiny with oil, unable to move their feet.

Jiang Manluo's parents couldn't cook. They knew that the people who made braised pork and pickled cabbage with pork ribs were the parents of the women from Shenhe. They felt bad if they didn't do something, so they could only help wash the vegetables. They were clumsy and ended up washing the vegetables until they were broken and tattered. There was no other way, as neither of them had ever done any housework before.

They had already met Shenhe and knew that he was the one who had given them the note and later saved their daughter. The couple were extremely grateful to Shenhe.

Now that their daughter is his woman, even though this has drastically impacted their values, they can't say anything, since their daughter says the deed is done.

Moreover, they had witnessed Shenhe's strength, and with Shenhe, they and their daughter would be safe.

Putting everything else aside, at the very least, the amount of food in the yard right now is not something an ordinary person could easily produce.

The banquet officially begins at 6 PM!

Several large tables were set up in the open space in front of the house, and the dishes were laid out to the brim.

There were hot dishes freshly cooked by Li Yuetong and her team, and regional delicacies from Shenhe that they found in blind boxes.

It had everything from rare delicacies to simple home-style stir-fries, a feast even more extravagant than a pre-apocalyptic New Year's Eve dinner.

Xu Zhenghui arrived on time with several officers and pilots, carrying several bottles of his treasured wines and several bags of dried goods.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they smelled the aroma of meat and vegetables filling the air, and they couldn't help but smile. This place was much better than the military canteen.

Everyone took their seats and raised their glasses in unison.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

The meal lasted until the moon came out, and the lively atmosphere didn't end.

The courtyard was bustling with noise—the clinking of glasses, laughter, crackling of charcoal, and the smacking of chewing flesh all mingled together.

The occasional gunshot from the distant city wall only served to highlight the tranquility, warmth, and liveliness of this small courtyard.

The flickering firelight reflected the smiles on everyone's faces.

If we ignore the apocalypse outside the wall, this is probably the most down-to-earth and reassuring aspect of human life.