Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 227 Liuli gave birth
The citizens of Shenzhen soon discovered that from the gate of the North Expressway entrance to the city center, to the greenhouse area, to the management office, in various places where people gathered, peonies were blooming in vibrant colors along the roadside and in corners.

Correspondingly, Ning An has recently made a fortune.

Although her face has been deathly pale lately due to excessive stimulation of labor, and her body looks as weak as if she's been devoured by a female ghost, her spirits are good. Even though her legs are unsteady when she walks, she walks with her head held high, looking triumphant and self-satisfied.

And he frequently makes sarcastic remarks to his brothers.
"Who said my superpower was completely useless?"

"Hey, why are you moving my flowers? Didn't you complain that they were in the way before?"

"What are you doing in your bedroom with that broken potted plant? It can't be eaten or drunk."

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Seeing his expression, Mu Song knew he was really asking for a beating, but he also understood that Mu Song had been thoroughly insulted before, so he couldn't blame him.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and after the weather got really hot, the temperature gradually rose from a high of 30 degrees to 38 or 39 degrees.

During this period, several minor disturbances broke out in and around the city, all caused by mosquitoes and rodents that had subsided due to the rising temperatures. Although Pengcheng began taking measures as soon as the weather warmed up, the peonies of Ning'an played a significant role in these efforts.

However, some remote and uninhabited villages around the urban area of ​​Pengcheng are inevitably overlooked, leading to several waves of mosquitoes, rodents, and other small animals.

Fortunately, the casualties were not significant, and everything is still under control.

The largest one came from outside the city.

Everyone who was on duty at the city gate that day remembers it vividly.

Around two or three in the afternoon, before anyone could be seen, screams echoed from afar. Within sight, swarms of mosquitoes stretched as far as the eye could see, chasing a group of fleeing survivors toward the city gate. Fortunately, several fire-elemental ability users that Jiang Minglang had previously deployed were stationed outside to maintain order, so even though the sheer number of mosquitoes was terrifying, they were quickly burned away by their fire.

Most importantly, it successfully prevented mosquitoes from entering the city.

Even so, many people still fell on the highway at the city gate. Counting all the way north, the final casualties are the numbers mentioned above.

Fortunately, the city was not in danger.

It's not so easy for mosquitoes to fly into Shenzhen, because in the past two weeks, Shenzhen has been surrounded by netting up to five meters high, including Pingjiang in the far south.

While even the highest walls can't completely shut out all mosquitoes from outside, it's undeniable that the combination of walls and netting is enough to keep out about 80%. The remaining mosquitoes, as well as those within Pengcheng itself, are eradicated daily by patrol personnel in protective suits. Combined with the peonies of Ning'an, Pengcheng is generally considered a relatively safe place.

This is why survivors flock to Shenzhen every day.

In the past two weeks, many survivors have arrived with injuries, and some even had mosquitoes hidden under their clothes. Actually, it's not that they were undetected, but they were bitten so badly that their bodies were paralyzed and almost numb.

Finally, when medical staff were examining them at the city gate, they used tweezers to pinch the blood-soaked mosquito off its back.

One by one, they kill each one; each death leaves a pool of blood.
Since the mosquitoes became rampant, the registration staff moved from inside the city to outside, and a medical team examined survivors before they registered.

After the examination, those without injuries can register and enter the city directly, and be settled in a designated community as arranged. Those with minor injuries can also enter the city, but must first recuperate in a temporary tent area not far from the city gate before being settled in a community.

Some minor injuries worsen with healing, so they have no choice but to return to the outskirts of the city and stay with those who are more seriously injured.

An area was cleared at the city gate, with many tents set up and peonies and cacti planted around it, specifically to house the more seriously injured and dying survivors.

Although medical staff help treat and clean wounds, almost every day, bodies are still inevitably taken out for cremation.

There was no other way; when the medication couldn't keep up and the complications from the festering and inflammation of the wound couldn't be controlled, death was the only option left.

Many of them were already covered in bite wounds on their way here, some even with very little blood left. They managed to reach Shenzhen, only to be left to die on the verge of death.

The oppressive atmosphere at the city gates made the interior of Pengcheng somewhat gloomy as well. The survivors, who had previously disregarded mosquitoes, no longer harbored any illusions and were now on high alert every day.

The screening in Baiguoyuan and Yunxi Village was even more rigorous, because protective suits were not yet available. When people went out, they tried to wrap themselves up tightly in their own old clothes, from head to toe, leaving only their eyes exposed.

It's incredibly hot, but at least it's safe.

Bai Li is almost five months pregnant, and her belly is quite noticeably protruding, similar to the early stages of pregnancy. Everything is normal for her, and she has no discomfort.

Even so, she now spends most of her time at home and rarely leaves the White Orchard.

She's conservative at heart and wouldn't joke around with her own body.

But Jiang Minglang and his friends took their son and Gigi out every day to kill mosquitoes. Sometimes they did it in the village, sometimes they went out.

In short, they definitely won't be left idle. No matter what this apocalypse brings, they'll have to face it and adapt to it.

When Qiao Fei went out, he would sometimes take Song Xiaoxiao with him. Although the little girl was fair-skinned, delicate, and cute, and suitable for being pampered, she definitely couldn't be raised like that.

So after discussing it with Song Huanyan, we decided to let her train like Qiqi and Jiji.

He was just worried at first, so Qiao Fei would come along.

For this reason, Song Huanyan felt that living with this person wasn't so bad after all.

As for their relationship now, well, at first neither of them really had any feelings for each other. One was genuinely just staying there, and the other was just looking after the dog. But as time went on, amidst everyone's intentional or unintentional teasing, it gradually seemed like they both developed feelings for each other.

Actually, it's mainly Qiao Fei.

Ever since he ran into Song Huanyan's ex-boyfriend who came to see her, Qiao Fei had felt uneasy. Adding to this, Song Huanyan kept going to look at apartments, wanting to move out, and he suddenly felt restless and anxious.

It's only in the end that this house is starting to feel like a home again. Once the aunt and niece leave, won't he be all alone again?

I didn't feel it when I was alone before.
So one evening after dinner, after Song Xiaoxiao had fallen asleep, he asked her, "Song Huanyan, can I pursue you?"

When he said those words, his heart suddenly raced, and he didn't dare look Song Huanyan in the eye. This man in his thirties had dated before, but at this moment, he was like a young lad, his ears turning red with nervousness.

This was something that had never happened in his previous two relationships, and Qiao Fei couldn't understand why he was acting this way.

The time he spent waiting for Song Huanyan's reply, though only half a minute, felt like an eternity to him, an unbelievably long time.

Upon hearing this, Song Huanyan was initially stunned, then her already large almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise. After calmly thinking for more than ten seconds, she rationally asked instead of answering, "Are you sure you want to be with me? Not because of Liuli, not because of my cooking skills, and not because of your good relationship with Xiaoxiao? Qiao Fei, you need to think this through. If it's any of these three reasons, I will never agree to be with you."

To be honest, Song Huanyan had never been in a serious relationship before. Her ex-boyfriend was someone her family arranged for her because they thought she was of a certain age. There wasn't much of a deep emotional connection between them. So when he betrayed her and got together with her best friend, she wasn't particularly heartbroken.

What truly hurts is the betrayal of her best friend. She thought she had given her sincere friendship, but it couldn't withstand the temptation of a man.

It's really funny.

However, she figured it out in just one day, and then she just watched coldly as the two families beat the two men who were down on their luck.

Then, after the two left Pingcheng, she was busy with her hot pot restaurant and tavern every day and quickly forgot about the two scoundrels.

Even so, because of her older brother and sister-in-law, she still had some expectations for love.

However, she also understood that relationships are about fate, and if you can't find the right person, you shouldn't force it. Having come through a failed relationship, she didn't want to settle for anything less than perfect in her next one.

Therefore, she had to make sure to explain things clearly to Qiao Fei before starting.

Captain Qiao, usually a straight-laced man, seemed to suddenly have a breakthrough when faced with Song Huanyan's three consecutive questions. He looked at Song Huanyan with shining eyes and said, "You mean, if I simply like you and want to be with you, you would agree, is that what you mean?"

Song Huanyan raised an eyebrow. Oh, you've learned how to interpret things?
She opened her mouth to say something, but then heard Qiao Fei say, "Those three reasons are just supplementary. The most important one, of course, is because of you. So, you agreed, right? We can be a couple?"

Auxiliary?

Song Huanyan laughed in exasperation, forgetting to refute his later words, and rolled her eyes, saying, "You certainly have a good plan."

"How can this be a plan? This should be a prerequisite for pursuing you. Look at you, you have Xiaoxiao and Liuli with you. If I want to be with you, I definitely have to accept both of them, otherwise you wouldn't agree, right?"

Having said that, he automatically assumed that Song Huanyan had agreed to date him, so he boldly grabbed her hand and solemnly promised, "Don't worry, as long as you don't cheat on me, I will treat you wholeheartedly, just like Lao Jiang treated Bai Li. We'll take care of both of them."

“Wait a minute,” Song Huanyan interrupted him, asking, “What do you mean by wearing a hat? What kind of hat should I put on you?”

Qiao Fei choked, realizing he'd accidentally blurted out that sentence.
Seriously, that foul mouth.

He chuckled awkwardly, trying his best to remain calm, and said, "It's nothing, I misspoke. What I meant was that after we're together, I'll definitely live a good life with you. Our little family will be just like Lao Jiang and Bai Li's, simple yet warm. What do you say?"

Speaking of Jiang Minglang and Bai Li, Song Huanyan also envied them. It would be great if she could be like them.

So the topic of wearing hats was simply swept under the rug, and Song Huanyan didn't pursue it further. And she did indeed have a slight crush on Qiao Fei.

Ever since the aunt and niece moved in with him, aside from his own personal belongings, he gave her everything he had in the house, allowing her to use it as she pleased. Good items he found on missions were also left unsold in the main room for her to use.

They lived together for so long. I can't say he was particularly good to her, but he was genuinely good to Xiaoxiao.

Before this, she would occasionally think that she and her niece would either live a life of mutual dependence in this apocalypse, or she would have to find a man who would be good to her and also good to Xiaoxiao.

Without a doubt, Qiao Fei meets this condition. Not only does he meet this condition, but there's an additional one: he's also good to Liu Li.

Although he hates to admit it, this guy was nice to Liuli at first, then to Xiaoxiao, and only then did he develop feelings for her.

According to this order, I am actually ranked third.

Of course, as a mature adult, Song Huanyan would never compare the order of her niece and the dog.

What happened?

As long as she doesn't reject him and is willing to date him, that's fine.

It's not complicated.

Both were adults, and since they had discussed the topic and were interested in each other, they began dating the next day.

The day after they confirmed their relationship, Qiao Fei was surprised to find that Liu Li's belly seemed to be even bigger than before.

He had been paying attention to Liuli for the past two weeks, but at first he couldn't see anything wrong. Occasionally, it would swell up because it was too full. After going out for a walk for a few hours, or after a couple of hours, the swollen part would deflate again.

This made Qiao Fei feel somewhat discouraged, as he felt that Xiao Wu was useless and wondered why he hadn't won.

I finally noticed a couple of days ago that the swelling hadn't gone down, but since it wasn't very noticeable, I wasn't entirely sure.

But today, he truly discovered that Liuli's stomach was even more swollen before the meal.

"You're pregnant, aren't you? This time it's for real, right?"

Song Xiaoxiao squatted down next to him, scratching her head blankly, looking very puzzled. "When did you get pregnant? How come I didn't know? Auntie, do you know?"

Song Huanyan had no idea about this. She was always thinking about the crops in the fields, food, and winemaking. She really didn't pay much attention to glass.

And so, the family of three waited anxiously for another week, and finally, seeing that Liuli's belly was getting bigger and bigger, they were able to confirm that she was indeed pregnant.

A dog's gestation period is generally 62 to 65 days, which seems long, but is actually quite short.

So while waiting for the puppies to be born, Qiao Fei carefully cleaned out one of the storage rooms and made a nest for Liuli.

About a month later, on a gloomy evening when it looked like it was about to rain, Liuli gave birth.
good night!