I sell Coke in the doomsday

As soon as I finished speaking, Tongtong's little head was hit again. I coughed lightly and said helplessly.

"Don't talk like those girls on TV."

When Tongtong heard this, she cutely stuck out her tongue. Like every child who loves watching TV, Tongtong would imitate the behavior of the characters on TV.

Some of those behaviors are very cute, while others are a little weird.

Suddenly, Tongtong's eyes flashed, and she said to me eagerly.

"I learned something new from a book, do you want to see it?"

Hearing this, I looked down at the book in Tongtong's hand. The title of the book made my eyes twitch.

How to Tie Your Husband Down

"No, what kind of books are you reading?"

All the books in my house were brought back from the library. God knows why I brought this book back in the first place.

Tongtong did not answer my question. Instead, she sat up straight with a serious face, then kept a distance from me. While smiling at me, she stuck out her pink little tongue and licked her lips gently. Then, like a kitten, she slowly approached me.

The development of things seems to be becoming a little strange. I just wanted to talk to Tongtong about today's Spring Festival, why did the topic become deviated like this?

Having said that, I have no intention of stopping Tongtong. Watching her clumsily pretending to be charming is quite interesting in itself.

Tongtong slowly moved to my side, stretched out her hands, put her arms around my neck, her eyes were blurred and moving. Just when my breathing became a little rapid, Tongtong's movements stopped abruptly.

Tongtong loosened her hands, scratched her little head with her hands, and said embarrassedly.

“I haven’t read the rest of the content yet, so I don’t know what to do next.”

My body tilted, and my expectations were instantly dashed, while Tongtong couldn't wait to reach out to pick up the book that had fallen to the side, as if she was planning to continue studying.

I hurriedly reached out and pulled Tongtong into my arms and whispered.

"You can read the rest of the content in the evening."

"I want to tell you something else now."

Tongtong sat in my arms very naturally, like a kitten, rubbed my chin with her little head affectionately, and spoke softly.

"What's the matter?"

I hesitated for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"You guessed correctly before, today is indeed the Spring Festival."

"The Spring Festival is a time when people get together, so that's it."

"I want to take you to visit the Shield Stronghold."

Chapter 166: Things That Cannot Be Changed (Part 2)

"I want to take you to visit the Shield Stronghold."

As the words fell, I clearly saw the smile on Tongtong's face become a little stiff. The originally warm and cozy atmosphere suddenly froze and became silent.

After being stunned for a moment, Tongtong forced a smile and asked softly.

"Why...it seems like we have no reason to go to the Shield Base."

Seeing the resistance in Tongtong's eyes, I suddenly felt a little timid and planned to put this idea behind me, but I didn't do that. I pretended to be calm and said to Tongtong.

"Isn't today the Spring Festival? But we haven't prepared anything. Fortunately, the Shield Base has been preparing for this New Year for several months."

"So I thought we could take advantage of it and have a lively Spring Festival."

Tongtong's eyes were dodging and the smile on her lips became more and more forced. She raised her little hand, held my hand tightly, and spoke softly.

"New Year's Day for two people is also New Year's Day. Isn't it more comfortable with just the two of us?"

Tongtong’s abnormal behavior made me sigh in my heart, but I still insisted.

"Let's go, aren't you very interested in the human Spring Festival?"

"What you see in books is always different from what you see with your own eyes."

Tongtong's eyes dimmed and the smile on her lips disappeared. She bit her lips lightly and said stubbornly.

"I'm not that interested in the Spring Festival of humans either."

"I... don't like them."

Under normal circumstances, I should have given in and obeyed Tongtong's wishes, but at this moment, I strangely insisted and continued to persuade her.

"Don't worry, we'll only be there for a while, just a little while."

"I promise, no one will bother us."

I assured her again and again. Seeing how persistent I was, Tongtong finally bit her lip and nodded to agree to me. At the same time, she spoke to me very seriously.

"You have to promise, we'll only be here for a while."

"Yeah, I promise."

After getting Tongtong's affirmative answer, I no longer hesitated. I simply packed my things, took Tongtong, got on the big truck, and drove out of the city.

When setting off, Tongtong deliberately brought a book with her to kill time during the long journey. It was an obscure book, and the author used some weird words to express some messed up philosophy.

On the way, Tongtong was quietly looking at the book in her hand. I would look at Tongtong from time to time, but found that she was obviously absent-minded and had not turned a page of the book in her hand.

Tongtong... seems to really dislike humans.

Thinking of this, my heart sank, and I asked Tongtong casually.

"Tongtong, do you hate humans?"

Hearing this, Tongtong, who was in a daze, came back to her senses. She gently closed the book, lowered her head, and spoke softly.

"I don't hate it... I just don't like it."

Hearing Tongtong's answer, my hands holding the steering wheel tightened unconsciously, but then I asked Tongtong again.

"But don't you really like reading and watching DVDs of those random movies and TV shows?"

"Why can't I like it?"

Tongtong said without any hesitation, holding the book tightly in her fair little hands, helplessly.

“I love those stories because they’re just stories.”

"If the things in the book really appeared in front of me, I probably wouldn't like them anymore."

“The people in the book don’t have facial features and don’t really exist, so I don’t find them disgusting.”

Hearing this, I fell silent. This was a very strange reason and I couldn't get any useful information from it, but I finally understood something about Tongtong's attitude towards humans.

what about me?

Am I considered a human being that Tongtong hates?

Just as this thought flashed through my mind, a small hand gently placed on the back of my hand. I turned my head and saw Tongtong smiling at me tenderly.

Seeing this, I suppressed those weird and terrifying thoughts and stopped thinking about it. Instead, I spoke to Tongtong in a very firm tone.

"Driving is boring. Tongtong, can you read the book in your hand?"

Hearing this, Tongtong narrowed her eyes and smiled, opened the book again, looked at the words on the book, and read carefully.

"Everyone who makes a wish is destined to receive something from another person."

"Hope, destiny, life."

The book was still a mess, but fortunately Tongtong's voice was very nice, like white pearls falling into a jade plate one by one, crisp and pleasant.

I listened quietly to those strange words, but deep in my heart, there was a crack that gradually opened up, and some darkness leaked out, filled with my suspicion, fear, and cowardice.

……

After a long time, Tongtong, who was reading to me, seemed to be tired, and lazily leaned her little head on my shoulder.

At this moment, a touch of red caught my eye on the distant horizon. Seeing this, I was refreshed, looked carefully, and then couldn't help shaking my head and chuckling.

That red color is today's shield stronghold. Unlike blood, that red color is bright and eye-catching. I don't know how Ajie made the shield stronghold look like this.

Ajie is really willing to work hard for the Spring Festival to come again ten years after the apocalypse.

I turned my head impatiently and said with a smile to Tongtong who was leaning on my shoulder.

"Tongtong, look ahead."

As I was speaking, the shield stronghold was getting closer and closer, and when the lazy Tongtong finally looked up, the gate of the shield stronghold was already clearly visible.

However, the gate of the shield stronghold was dyed a bright red, and red couplets were posted on both sides of the gate. The paper of the couplets was obviously made of different papers spliced ​​together. It looked a bit rough, but the words on the paper were written very neatly.

There are two red lanterns hanging on both sides of the gate. They were obviously brought from the ancient city stronghold. There are always such old things in the ancient city.

Looking at the gate of the shield stronghold, Tongtong was stunned for a moment, and her blue pupils lit up instantly. She quickly sat up straight, curiously pulled the corner of my clothes with her little hand, and pointed at the red lantern with the other hand, and said excitedly.

"It's a lantern, exactly like in the book!"

Seeing Tongtong excited like a little child, I felt relieved and comforted myself by thinking that Tongtong just had too little contact with other people and she didn’t really hate humans.

But at this moment, Tongtong's eyes became dim again. She leaned back in the chair somewhat listlessly, looking at the pair of red lanterns, and murmured softly.

"it's a pity."

I looked at Tongtong in surprise, but Tongtong stopped talking. At this moment, I didn’t understand the weight of the “what a pity” that Tongtong said.

And when I understand the meaning of this sentence in the future, I can only sit there like Tongtong does now, sighing in a low voice.

It's sad.

Chapter 167: Things That Cannot Be Changed (Part 3)

The gate of the shield stronghold was opened in advance, and I drove the truck into the stronghold without any hindrance.

Behind the red wooden door is a new world. I held the steering wheel and looked forward. I couldn't help but hold my breath, staring blankly at the scene in front of me.

However, the high platform that already existed in the shield stronghold was renovated, becoming larger and better looking. Red curtains that were pieced together were hung on both sides of the platform.

The open space in front of the platform is filled with tables. I think they must have put a lot of effort into putting together so many tables. The tables are of different shapes and sizes.

The crowd was surging, everyone was busy coming and going, but the children were in groups of three or five, playing and fighting with smiles on their faces.

It’s great! I haven’t seen children playing and fighting for a long time.

In the center of the stage, there was a huge TV. I found it with great effort in a luxuriously decorated place. The TV was as big as a small screen. I thought the original owner just wanted to show off, so he bought such an outrageous TV.

On one side of the stage, a diesel generator was standing by, and several people were gathered there, trying to connect the lines.

Electricity, this word should be a word that is about to be forgotten by them. Diesel generators like this are useless in this end times. The power they generate cannot supply a base at all, but it is more than enough to supply a TV.

I looked at the scene in front of me, and at the same time, I felt surprised, but also a little satisfied. This was the scene I wanted to see.

I want people to be busy, but not to kill people. I want children to play and have fun, not to hide behind adults with a fierce look on their faces.

Although simple, this base really has the long-lost flavor of the New Year.

After a while, I opened the car door and stepped onto the land of the shield stronghold with Tongtong. Ajie had already come to greet us with a group of people.

He was smiling and had clenched his fist, ready to punch me hard on the shoulder. But when he saw Tongtong following behind me, his face froze, and he put away his fist very spinelessly. He stopped three steps away from me and did not come any closer. He coughed lightly in embarrassment and said,

"Hey, Su Li, Happy New Year."

I looked at Ajie with amusement. He had always been such a coward towards Tongtong. This funny look sometimes made me wonder if he had really been a killer before.

Just when I was about to make fun of Ajie, a beautiful figure came jumping towards me, shouting.

"Boss!"

Such a nonsensical person was naturally the eccentric Zi Su. Just when she was about to jump into my arms, a white little hand suddenly stretched out and pressed on her flat chest, blocking Zi Su.

Zi Su was stunned and looked in surprise at Tongtong who stepped out from behind me with an angry look on her face. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and her gaze quickly swept across Tongtong's body, finally stopping at Tongtong's chest.

"what."

For some reason, Zi Su suddenly became a little unhappy. He looked at Tongtong with squinted eyes and said in a gangster-like tone like a little gangster.

"No, who are you?"

"You actually ruined the atmosphere of other people's reunion."

Tongtong bit her lips lightly. She obviously didn't know how to deal with a crazy girl like Zisu. She looked back at me for help, blinking her eyes and motioning for me to help.