Doomsday Carnival: The Little Monster Only Has a Seven-Second Memory

The three of them, including Lorna, said, "No need, no need," before letting the two elderly people sit down. The old couple was very kind and approachable.

Lin Shuangshuang looked around and found that the family's living conditions were indeed very poor. Although they lived in a house, it was a simple house with very basic furnishings. The furniture was not a set, but rather some old furniture that looked dilapidated.

The hygiene was adequate but not exceptional.

It wasn't particularly clean, but it wasn't particularly dirty either. Because this place is relatively remote, the heating is also a bit weak, and the indoor temperature is a bit low.

The little girl, wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and with pigtails, peeked out from the doorway of the room.

Her grandparents called her over, but she shyly turned around and ran inside, refusing to come out again.

"This child is introverted, unlike her brother who is so outgoing."

The elderly couple were overjoyed.

He clearly adores his granddaughter; his eyes are full of affection when he talks about the two children.

Xiangyang went to boil some water. It was an old-fashioned electric kettle, the kind that people didn't use much before the apocalypse, yet it was here.

"Brother and sister, please sit down, don't stand, have some water before you go?"

He was trying his best to greet them.

It's so heartbreaking to watch.

I can't leave for the time being.

So I sat down.

Rona said, "Shouldn't the base provide subsidies? How come your living conditions are like this...?"

Grandpa and Grandma were a little embarrassed when they heard this, and then they continued to tell their story.

"Subsidies? Yes, yes, but it's not enough. Every household needs to eat, and there are many sick people. These days, all kinds of supplies are in short supply."

"Yes, we can understand that; the reasons are all there in plain sight."

"Our base is considered good; they're even willing to take us in. My husband and I have to take medicine every month, and we weren't planning on coming here. We've lived in that house up there our whole lives, and we were prepared to die there. But our son and daughter-in-law are filial, and our grandchildren are sensible. They insisted that the whole family should be together, so we came down here."

"Yes, in the end, it's still us two old folks who are dragging the kids down."

Luo Na and the other two quickly offered some words of comfort, saying that if a family has a good relationship, how could they bear to abandon their loved ones? It's naturally better to stay together.

The elderly couple nodded with smiles and said, "That makes sense." "You young people all say the same thing, but actually we've both had enough of living."

"Look, we've moved to the underground city together now, but we're both too weak to do anything. We can only barely help with tidying up the house, cooking for the kids, and taking care of our granddaughter. It's really shameful. Luckily, the kids don't look down on us old folks. Now, the family relies on Xiangyang and Xiangkui's parents, who work on the construction site every day."

"Yes, it's around here. The two of them work to earn a living, so the family won't starve. Xiangyang is a sensible child. In order to keep our medicine from running out, he stopped going to school and went to work in the factory."

The elderly couple hadn't cried after saying so much, but when they got to this part, they couldn't continue. Their eyes instantly reddened, tears streamed down their faces, and they sobbed uncontrollably.

"Look at this child, how can he manage without going to school? Going to school used to be as easy as eating and drinking. Who would have thought that one day our child wouldn't even be able to afford to go to school!"

"How did the world become like this? I just can't understand it."

The elderly couple were intellectuals in the past, and they had never suffered hardship growing up. When they were young, they even made some frivolous remarks online, saying that the end of the world was something that would happen many, many generations later, and had nothing to do with them.

But who knows?

The grandchildren's generation encountered it.

The elderly couple shook their heads, saying, "Some things really shouldn't be said carelessly." "Exactly."

Xiangyang had been silent for a while, but he finally said, "I'm fine. I heard there are night schools now, so I can go and catch up when I have time."

The elderly couple said they would stop taking medicine, since they didn't have much time left anyway. Life was already difficult enough; they couldn't afford to be uneducated.

Technical personnel are in high demand these days. There was a time when the value of academic qualifications plummeted because there was an abundance of talent. But now that the apocalypse has arrived and so many people have died, the value of academic qualifications has risen again.

"You used to be able to buy a steamed bun for three yuan, now it costs three hundred. Money's worthless, kid. How will you survive if you don't have any skills?"

This world is so difficult.

The harsh realities faced by the survivors at the bottom of society are, frankly, quite shocking.

Huo Ling, needless to say, was a young master born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Lin Shuangshuang, due to her special identity, although her childhood was also difficult, her living conditions were not bad, because there were people to take care of her in the laboratory, and after joining the official organization, there were also aunts to take care of them.

They couldn't really understand the suffering of ordinary people. Luo Na, Gao Lei, and Wu Zhe knew a little about it, but they had never seen such suffering.

The Xiang family wasn't always like this. They weren't exactly rich and powerful, but they certainly didn't have to worry about food or clothing. It was only after the end of the world that they fell to this state. The difference is quite significant.

Lorna could only advise them to think more positively. She asked, "Isn't Xiangyang a superhuman? If he trains properly, he might achieve great things and live a good life too. Superhumans are in high demand these days."

The elderly couple shook their heads repeatedly. "No, no, no, it's too dangerous for soldiers to go out on missions. It's better to stay in logistics." "Yes, how many people die every day these days? We don't expect anything else, we just hope our child can grow up safely and find a stable job so he won't go hungry."

We were just talking about being hungry.

The gurgling sounds rose and fell.

The three of them, grandfather, grandson, and granddaughter, blushed deeply, so embarrassed they wished they could disappear into nowhere.

Xiangyang quietly added more water for everyone.

Huo Ling and Lin Shuangshuang exchanged a glance, then glanced at Luo Na and the other two.

One team.

There's definitely some understanding between them.

Luo Na and the other two nodded in agreement, and Lin Shuangshuang also indicated that she had no objections.

Huo Ling took out some supplies from the official temporary shopping cart-type space card. "Although it's not a lot, it can still help a bit. Don't be in a hurry to refuse. Consider this as a reward for Xiang Yang protecting the supplies for us. Otherwise, we might have been in more trouble and would have had to report it lost."

Xiang Yang added, "Reporting it lost won't work either. This kind of superpower is very shady and can't be traced at all. The authorities haven't found a way to capture it yet."

Huo Ling nodded. "Then I have to thank you even more for reminding me. So please accept these rewards; they are yours to keep. Keep the things safe."

He took out 200 kilograms of rice, along with some meat and daily necessities.

Gao Lei's favorite flour, Luo Na's favorite things, Wu Zhe's sweet drinks, Huo Ling didn't touch them, and naturally, Lin Shuangshuang's dessert ingredients were also left untouched.

Helping others doesn't mean giving away everything; he only gives away the basics.

Wu Zhe said in a low voice, "Hey, Brother Huo, we can save two cases of milk for them."

Huo Ling added it, and seeing Luo Na and Gao Lei's hesitant expressions, asked, "What do you want to give?"