54: causing trouble at home

"Sister-in-law, there are too many of them. I feel like some of them aren't dangerous, but some look quite troublesome."

"Who knows what will happen next."

"Their homes must have been flooded, which is why they came here."

Xu Qing shook his head, a helpless expression on his face.

He was quite annoyed right now. When he was observing them from the shadows, he noticed that some people were even directly snatching food from others.

To do such things in broad daylight, it was hard to guarantee that they wouldn't eventually set their sights on them.

Xu Qing told these things to Su Mianmian, and she fell silent for a long time after listening.

"If soldiers come, we'll block them; if water comes, we'll dam it."

"If they really dare to target us, we're not to be trifled with either."

"Let them come."

Su Mianmian said indifferently.

She was inherently a person who repaid every slight; it was fine if others didn't provoke her, but if they did, she wouldn't let them off.

Su Mianmian's eyes held a smile, but it didn't reach her depths.

Seeing this, Xu Qing felt that she and Shi Xu were becoming more and more alike.

Was this the unspoken understanding between husband and wife?

Even their smiles had to be the same?

Xu Qing shook his head, intimidated by the current Su Mianmian. He found a random excuse and slipped back to the monitoring room.

Seeing Xu Qing run off, Su Mianmian smiled, then turned her head and saw Shi Xu standing in the kitchen doorway, having appeared at some unknown time.

"When did you get here?"

"You startled me."

Su Mianmian patted her chest, a confused expression on her face.

Logically speaking, shouldn't she have heard Shi Xu's footsteps?

She looked at Shi Xu with a puzzled expression, mentally complaining that his footsteps were truly as light as a ghost's.

"I've been here for a while."

"What were you two just talking about?"

Shi Xu crossed his arms, looking at Su Mianmian with curiosity.

He did want to hear what they were talking about, but unfortunately, as soon as he arrived, they stopped.

If Su Mianmian hadn't genuinely acted surprised to see him, he would have thought they were talking about something behind his back.

Shi Xu hadn't expected to feel uncomfortable about such a thing, and he lowered his head with a helpless smile.

"Huh?"

"Oh, Xu Qing was telling me that people have arrived in our building."

"Some of them are not very easy to get along with."

Su Mianmian raised a hand to brush her hair back, answering casually.

Shi Xu nodded. He walked to the window and looked down, realizing that the water had already risen to between the fourth and fifth floors.

If the water level continued to rise at this rate, many people would likely die.

"Quite a few more people should be coming."

"There are still a lot of people in our vicinity."

Shi Xu raised a finger and tapped the glass, his face expressionless.

Su Mianmian nodded in agreement. Those people weren't stupid; there were tall buildings here, and to survive, they would definitely come here at all costs.

"It's definitely going to get chaotic here then."

"So troublesome."

Su Mianmian shook her head, a vexed expression on her face.

Shi Xu smiled; he didn't think it was troublesome at all.

Thinking of that door, he felt it could hold out for a while.

"When will the blizzard end?"

Shi Xu suddenly thought of this question and turned to ask Su Mianmian.

"Around early November."

It was mid-September now; they still had to stay here for over a month.

After the blizzard would come the earthquake.

And after that, it would be the great war between humans, zombies, and mutated plants and animals.

Su Mianmian frowned, feeling like she had forgotten something.

Before she could figure it out, Shi Xu put down the hand that was tapping the glass and instead took her hand.

"Let's not wait for them; we'll eat breakfast first."

The two of them were halfway through breakfast when the others started coming out one after another.

Hearing them say they couldn't sleep because of the rain at night and couldn't get up in the morning, Su Mianmian couldn't help but smile.

She simply didn't go back to sleep, otherwise she wouldn't be able to get up either.

"There's no point in getting up at this time; it's better to sleep."

"Mianmian, Wu Xiao and I grew cabbage!"

"Don't you think we're amazing!"

Grandpa Shi said, showing off.

Su Mianmian was stunned when she heard this.

Didn't Wu Xiao just arrive yesterday?

"I used my ability to urge them."

"It just so happens I have a wood-element ability, hahaha."

Grandpa Shi seemed to have seen through Su Mianmian's confusion and explained with a smile.

Su Mianmian nodded, praising, "You two should research well; the base's food and vegetables will be up to you in the future."

After she said it, she couldn't help but laugh herself.

Of course, it was impossible to leave everything to them, but at a time like this, giving them something to do was quite good.

Wu Xiao, that person, also needed to be understood properly.

As of now, he seemed to have no problems.

Moreover, Grandpa Shi knew his grandfather, and ever since he found out about this, he had become much more at ease.

Su Mianmian saw this and thought it was a good sign.

She cherished talented individuals, but she wouldn't force those who couldn't be used by her.

Currently, the situation looked good.

Grandpa Shi and Wu Xiao went to research vegetable cultivation, while Su Mianmian and the others returned to their rooms to cultivate their abilities.

They couldn't go out during this time, so cultivating abilities became a major priority.

Su Mianmian understood the difficulties they would face once all the natural disasters were over.

Before that, they had to work hard to upgrade their abilities.

For several days in a row, the house was only lively during meal times; at other times, it was as quiet as if no one were there.

Today, after lunch, Su Mianmian, as usual, wanted to go back to cultivate her ability.

A "bang" of a door being smashed reached her ears.

Su Mianmian frowned. She and Shi Xu exchanged glances, then both stood up and walked towards the door.

The others snapped back to reality and hurriedly followed their steps.

Su Mianmian didn't open the door directly. She looked out through the peephole and found no one there.

"They haven't opened the outermost security door yet."

Su Mianmian turned to look at Shi Xu and said.

Shi Xu showed no surprise; he knew they hadn't opened it.

He had great confidence in his security door.

Su Mianmian opened the door, and several people walked out.

Outside, the "clanging" sounds became even more grating.

Su Mianmian frowned, not understanding why these people, who could live peacefully, insisted on provoking them.

"If we don't warn them, they'll think we're pushovers."

"That they can bully us however they want."

Su Jinxuan, from behind, gritted his teeth, his face full of anger.

Su Mianmian thought the same as him. She looked up at Shi Xu, wanting to see what he meant.

"There are over a dozen people outside now."

"They're probably from different gangs."

"Have we become public enemies?"

Shi Xu looked out with his mental power and couldn't help but laugh when he discovered these issues.

Su Mianmian didn't care; she just disliked trouble.

"Public enemies, then public enemies."

"It's better than being bullied."

"I'm opening the door."

Su Mianmian finished speaking and, before the people outside could react, directly opened the door.

The person at the very front outside didn't react and fell to the ground as the door moved.

Immediately, painful groans filled the hallway.

Su Mianmian felt no guilt at all; she even saw their miserable state and a smile crept to the corner of her lips.

"Who... who opened the door?"

"Didn't you know to inform us?"

A fat man, grimacing in pain, his eyes scanned Su Mianmian and the others, his face full of anger.

Seeing Su Mianmian, his eyes lit up.

Seeing this, Shi Xu walked in front of her, blocking the man's gaze.

Su Mianmian was somewhat happy; she also didn't want to be scrutinized by that man.

That kind of gaze, like she was an object, made her very uncomfortable.

If Shi Xu hadn't stepped up, that man's eyes would probably already be on the ground by now.

Su Mianmian withdrew the ability she was about to release, pretending to be well-behaved.

"That woman behind you..."

"...I'll give you a chance to redeem yourselves. If you give that woman behind you to our boss, I'll have our boss spare you."

The man looked proud, though it was unclear what he was proud of.