Chapter 38 Brother, I Didn’t Know About This

Chapter 38 Brother, I Didn't Know About This

"Still dare to grab? Huh! Do you want to die?"

A man in his thirties, with a short temper likely fueled by hunger, kicked Zhao Ze down.

This caused his head to hit the wall, and he cursed loudly.

"If you don’t want to live, go jump off a building. What’s throwing things going to do!"

"I'll teach you to throw, I'll teach you to throw!"

"Aren’t you a man anymore, doing such despicable deeds!"

Zhao Ze was beaten until blood came out of his mouth. Some residents who still had a shred of reason quickly pulled the man away.

"Zhang Mingtian, stop it. If you kill someone, you’ll end up in jail. It’s not worth it for scum like him."

Zhang Mingtian gradually calmed down but couldn’t help giving one last kick.

Seeing her husband being released, Li Ping hurriedly ran over and squatted down to wipe the blood from his mouth.

"Husband, husband, are you okay?"

"You bunch of murderers, I’m going to sue you!"

"We brought you food, and now you’re kicking us away!"

"None of you will get away with this."

Zhao Ze's breathing was already weak, and his eyes were barely open.

Hearing Li Ping’s words, the others didn’t care at all and instead thanked Shen Que.

"Little brother, thank you for your help!"

"No problem."

Shen Que usually didn’t talk much, and with his cold face, no one dared to say more.

Meng Ci, having seen enough of the drama and feeling hungry, started to shoo people away.

"Alright, take the food and leave."

"By the way, take them with you so they won’t bother us."

"No problem, no problem."

Several people immediately lifted Zhao Ze and Li Ping, dragging them by the arms.

Li Ping initially struggled but was slapped by someone, causing her to sob and calm down.

The issue was resolved promptly, and everyone went their separate ways.

But Meng Ci felt that since they had given him more food and had come to cause trouble, it would be rude not to invite them for a meal.

"Shen Que, why don’t you come over for dinner?"

Shen Que couldn’t cook at all. Even with all the food, he would just add some oil and salt and cook it.

Now that he could have a proper meal, Shen Que was naturally happy.

After putting away the cleaver, Shen Que quickly arrived at Meng Ci’s place.

Yesterday, when the two of them gathered supplies, Meng Ci mentioned there was still a canister of gas left unused.

So, Meng Ci went to the vegetable section and picked some vegetables that hadn’t gone bad.

He planned to make a meal of rice.

With the clay pot they had brought back, Meng Ci brushed some oil on the inner walls and put the washed rice inside to make crispy rice.

Fish-flavored eggplant, dry-fried potato slices, and cold tofu with black fungus.

Shen Que helped out, even asking Meng Ci what seasonings to use for the cold tofu to make it taste good.

"I’ll teach you a universal sauce that works well with any dish," said Meng Ci.

Hearing this, Shen Que paid close attention and started learning.

Chili flakes, bird’s eye chilies, sesame seeds, and minced garlic were placed in a bowl and poured with hot oil.

Add two tablespoons of soy sauce, two tablespoons of rice vinegar, one tablespoon of oyster sauce, one tablespoon of sesame oil, a little salt, and sugar.

Stir everything together and mix it with the cold dishes.

When Shen Que made the sauce, he did each step himself. The color alone looked tempting.

Following Meng Ci’s reminder, he tasted it with chopsticks and found it indeed delicious.

Then Shen Que continued to learn how to make other dishes from Meng Ci.

"By the way, I studied the map today. Many liquefied gas stations and gas stations are in low-lying areas, probably flooded."

"We don’t have diving equipment, so it’s hard to retrieve them."

"There is a coal store in a higher area."

"It’s a self-built house with three floors. We can try going there."

Meng Ci heard this and agreed to give it a try.

With so much coal in his space, once it got cold and he started roasting, the smell would definitely raise suspicions.

Now that they had a legitimate reason, there was no need to fear arousing suspicion.

The two of them were already the targets of everyone's attention, so they didn't have to go out in the dark anymore when searching for supplies.

"By the way, I have a diesel-powered inflatable boat in my house. We can use it tomorrow."

"It's just not clear if it still works."

After finishing their meal, Meng Ci brought out the items from the room where he stored rice and flour.

"I used to frequently go fishing with some friends, but since it was my senior year, I needed to focus on studying, so I stopped using it."

"It's been sitting there for about half a year. Let's see if it's lost any air."

Meng Ci had intentionally made the boat look old, so Shen Que wouldn't notice anything unusual.

Then, Meng Ci brought out a can of diesel.

Together, they inflated the boat, and Meng Ci pretended to inspect it thoroughly, confirming there were no issues. They decided to use it the next day.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, the sound of an inflatable boat engine came from outside. The two went to the window to observe.

They found that it was Si Chen and his group; all six of them were out, using two inflatable boats.

In the book, Si Chen only began cooperating with others to fight for survival when the heavy snow arrived later.

Currently, the government was still in control, so Si Chen shouldn't be acting prematurely.

A little while later, they heard another inflatable boat engine. This time, it was Wei Heng with his brother, heading in the direction of Si Chen's group.

After putting away the boat, Shen Que returned home, while Meng Ci started exercising.

After finishing, Meng Ci turned on a TV show and fell asleep halfway through an episode.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

When Meng Ci woke up again, the sky was dim. He heard someone knocking on the door, but there was no response from Shen Que over the walkie-talkie, indicating no danger.

Lying in bed for ten minutes to regain consciousness, Meng Ci finally got up.

Peering through the peephole, he saw two people outside. Judging by their figures, they appeared to be Liu Jie and Li Xiaoya.

"Who is it? What do you want?"

Meng Ci opened the security door, turning the flashlight in his hand to its brightest setting and deliberately shining it into their eyes.

Liu Jie and Li Xiaoya were blinded by the light and quickly covered their eyes.

"Brother, it's me, YaYa!" Li Xiaoya called out.

Since the power was out, there was no need to waste electricity on these two, so Meng Ci quickly turned off the light.

"Don't call me brother!"

"And I've already told you, we have nothing to do with each other anymore."

With the metal gate between them, there was no fear of them entering.

Li Xiaoya's eyes welled up with tears. "Brother, are you angry because Mom took Dad away?"

"I didn't know she had been a mistress for so many years. But, Brother, I'm innocent too."

"If I could, I wouldn't want to be the daughter of a mistress!"

Meng Ci rolled his eyes.

If you didn't know, you wouldn't think a stepdaughter could be so close to Li Shanyang. If you didn't know, you wouldn't think she could treat everything in the Meng family as her own.