69: Some are happy, some are sad.

Su Mianmian saw that Shi Xu hadn't come out yet, so she turned and walked towards his room.

His room was on her left. As she knocked, Su Mianmian wondered if she should go back to her room and change her clothes.

Her clothes were a bit wet now; she had been a little too forceful while washing vegetables earlier, accidentally splashing water and getting them a little damp.

It felt a bit uncomfortable to wear.

But then she thought about how she would definitely smell of hotpot later, and Su Mianmian hesitated.

Just as she was indecisive, the door opened.

Shi Xu was startled when he saw Su Mianmian outside his door.

It was the first time Su Mianmian had knocked on his door; usually, he was the one who went to find her.

Being sought out by her so suddenly made him a little pleasantly surprised.

"Mianmian, why are you here? Is something wrong?"

After Shi Xu said that, he almost wanted to slap himself. The way he said it just sounded wrong no matter how he listened.

He cautiously glanced at Su Mianmian, and seeing that her expression hadn't changed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It was good that she didn't mind.

"Hotpot is ready. If you don't come over soon, you won't get to eat."

"Everyone seems to have a good appetite tonight."

Su Mianmian said with a smile.

Shi Xu heard that Su Mianmian had come to call him for dinner, so he nodded, reached out, and ruffled her hair, saying, "I know, you go ahead and eat."

He still had something to take care of.

Su Mianmian nodded. She was no longer conflicted about whether to eat first or go back and change clothes.

She thought about having to bring clothes smelling of hotpot into the room twice, and it didn't feel good.

Su Mianmian thought about it and decided it was better to deal with it later.

The atmosphere in the dining room was unprecedentedly good, with drinks, melon seeds, and various fruits arranged in a circle.

In the innermost part, of course, were various vegetables and meats.

Su Mianmian saw there was no seafood, so she took out a lot from her space for them.

"Sister-in-law, thank you so much!"

"I love seafood the most!"

Xu Qing saw Su Mianmian pull out a pile of seafood from her space, and he couldn't help but jump up, quickly walking to her side, and while taking it, he didn't forget to thank her.

Su Mianmian smiled, not minding his exuberance.

She liked this kind of atmosphere very much, and it had been a long time since she had seen it.

"If we eat like this, others shouldn't smell it, right?"

Mother Shi, smelling the hotpot aroma in the air, couldn't help but worry.

Su Mianmian couldn't answer this. She glanced at Su Jinxuan and the others, signaling them to answer the question.

As a result, each of them simply played dead.

Su Mianmian heard footsteps from behind, and she excitedly turned her head, seeing Shi Xu, without any surprise in her eyes.

"Shi Xu, Mother Shi asked if people outside would smell us eating like this."

"None of us know, maybe only you do."

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu anxiously, wondering.

If no one answered Mother Shi, it would be quite awkward.

Su Mianmian didn't want her to be embarrassed, so she only hoped that Shi Xu understood this matter.

"It won't be smelled. Did you forget that our house uses an air purification system?"

"Not only does the outside air have to be purified before it can come in, but the inside air also has to be purified before it goes out."

Shi Xu said calmly.

As soon as he said this, Mother Shi visibly relaxed.

She repeatedly said, "That's good."

Xu Qing looked at the air purification system in the house with great curiosity, and his longing expression was obvious to anyone.

"Brother, when we leave, just dismantle this system and take it with you. Seeing that longing expression on your face, I wouldn't dare not let you take it."

"I'm afraid you'll dream about it every night in the future."

After Xu Huan pretended to say this seriously, he finally couldn't help but laugh.

Su Mianmian also couldn't help but laugh along.

These people are so funny.

The group had a lively and long-awaited hotpot meal. When they finished, everyone's face showed a hint of lingering satisfaction.

"How about we do this once every half a month from now on?"

"I think it's very suitable for cultivating feelings and enhancing friendship."

Xu Qing burped, making the suggestion.

The others all looked at Shi Xu, even Su Mianmian looked at him.

Shi Xu saw them all looking at him, and he asked with a puzzled expression, "Why are you all looking at me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing couldn't help but retort, "Because you have veto power!"

Su Mianmian heard him complaining about Shi Xu, and she couldn't help but chuckle.

Shi Xu heard her laughter, and he grabbed her hand under the table and squeezed it.

Su Mianmian looked at him in shock. She never expected that he would dare to do this to her in public.

Shi Xu ignored her shock. He looked at Xu Qing and casually said, "Whatever you want, as long as you have the time and energy."

When Xu Qing and the others heard Shi Xu agree, they didn't care about any preconditions; they immediately became excited.

Su Mianmian looked at them with amusement, wondering if they knew that later on, they might be so busy they wouldn't even have time to eat.

In the early stages of the apocalypse, due to various natural disasters, they would indeed be relatively idle, but humans couldn't just stay inside and not look for food because of these disasters.

Later on, after everyone's stored food ran out, that's when the true hell of the apocalypse would begin.

At that time, they would definitely have to go out to find supplies, whether to put on a show or genuinely look for supplies, they would have to do so.

While Su Mianmian was happy, Li Qingqing, far away in another country, was very troubled.

"Qingqing, we can definitely return to our country, don't be too sad."

"Seeing you unhappy makes me unhappy too."

A effeminate-looking man hugged her from behind, saying with a pained expression.

How could Li Qingqing refuse his gentle words?

She nodded, looking towards her home country with longing.

Li Qingqing felt that her home country must be safer; it was truly terrifying here, with all sorts of man-eating monsters. If it weren't for him protecting her, she would have died eight hundred times over.

However, because of this, she awakened a space-type ability.

That woman, Su Mianmian, she didn't know if she was dead or not. She'd better not be dead, she wanted Su Mianmian to watch her, how she would trample her and Shi Xu underfoot!

Thinking of this, Li Qingqing's lips curled into an imperceptible smile.

Su Mianmian didn't know that Li Qingqing, trapped abroad, was still thinking of her. After dinner, she returned to her room, and book book urgently called her in again.

As soon as she entered, she collided with the dragon causing mischief in the space.

Su Mianmian looked at the frightened little dragon, but she couldn't smile at all.

The space was now a mess; as far as she could see, there wasn't a single spot that was intact.

Su Mianmian was incredibly angry.

"book book, what happened?"

"How did it make my vegetables like this!"

Su Mianmian looked at the vegetables that were about to mature, ruined by the little dragon, and she gritted her teeth, almost breaking them.

The little dragon saw Su Mianmian so angry, and it looked terrified.

It tried to approach Su Mianmian, but Su Mianmian gave it a warning look, and it immediately stood still, not daring to take another step forward.

book book explained the situation to Su Mianmian. Su Mianmian heard that after the little dragon ate those eggs, it began to destroy everything in the space. She gritted her teeth, not knowing what to say.

She was the one who told it to eat those eggs, what could she say now?

"Did it eat too much and get too much energy, and it's uncomfortable if it doesn't do something?"

Su Mianmian looked at the little dragon still fidgeting while standing, her expression changed, and she said with a realization.

book book heard her words, and it also realized it belatedly.

"Master, it really is possible..."

So, it and its Master had both misunderstood the little dragon?

book book looked at the little dragon, feeling a little guilty.

If it had known that the dragon egg was so potent for the little dragon, it would have let it eat slowly.