As a battle dog among huskies, could it listen to a beautiful young lady say it wasn't good enough?
Just as it tried to struggle to its feet from the ground, its hind legs went limp and it fell to the ground...
Zhou Haimei couldn't help but burst into laughter at Gou Dan's comical movements.
Xu An's voice was slightly out of breath, her chest rising and falling slightly. She fanned her face with her hand, trying to drive away the heat that enveloped her. kanδん
"Mei Jie, you really ran too fast."
Xu An estimated that the distance they ran wasn't long, only about a thousand meters. In normal times, she would have run it without even a blush or a skipped heartbeat.
But today, with Zhou Haimei leading the way and her and Gou Dan chasing from behind, she realized that her usual speed was probably just a leisurely stroll in Zhou Haimei's eyes.
"It's okay, hahaha, this is my normal speed. I can go even faster. Do you want to try?"
Xu An waved her hands repeatedly, "No need, this speed is fine."
Only now did she clearly recognize the gap between herself and Zhou Haimei. She was still quite far from Zhou Haimei.
Although the Expeditionary Army recruited the top ten, they might not necessarily become competitors. But what if, for the last spot, it came down to just the two of them?
Xu An asked herself that with her current strength, she definitely couldn't compete with Zhou Haimei.
"Hahahaha..." Her melodious laughter echoed through the small park. Zhou Haimei affectionately took Xu An's hand, "Get up and walk around. Don't just stand there. After intense exercise, walking helps to relax tense muscles."
Xu An didn't refuse and walked forward with Zhou Haimei. Gou Dan had also recovered by now and trotted happily behind Xu An. The two of them and the dog ambled around the small garden for another half hour before Zhou Haimei let Xu An go home.
"Mei Jie, do you want to come to my place for breakfast tomorrow? We can go to the training hall together."
"Okay!"
Xu An smiled. As she said goodbye to Zhou Haimei, she thought to herself that she hadn't expected to make friends in the apocalypse, let alone invite someone to her home for a meal.
After parting ways with Xu An, Zhou Haimei also returned home alone. Midway, she glanced at Xu An's disappearing back before looking away.
As soon as she got home, she saw Xu Yan busy in the kitchen.
"Ding ding ding dong dong dong..." The sounds came from the kitchen.
Xu An poked her head in to look, "Mom, what are you doing?"
"Making some Rouyan for you. Aren't you tired of wontons?"
Xu An looked curious and leaned against the doorframe, revealing half of her fair, tender face, "What is Rouyan?"
"It's actually also wontons, but the wonton wrappers are made of meat. Then you wrap them with meat filling, which is a way of eating wontons."
Xu An found it novel. She had never seen wonton wrappers made of meat before.
"Where did you learn this?"
"The lady of the house where I worked as a cook was from the south. She was bored and made it at home. I saw it and thought it was novel, so I asked her to teach me for an afternoon. I wanted to make it for you when I got back."
Xu Yan smiled gently. She didn't look at Xu An's face, her gaze fixed on the small Rouyan in her hand.
But it was filled with love.
Xu An wanted to go in and help, but Xu Yan shooed her out.
"Go out and play by yourself. Don't bother me."
Xu An looked at her mother's slightly disgusted expression, feeling a little unconvinced. However, thinking about her own feat of burning the pot dry just by boiling instant noodles, she decided to go find something else to do.
After coming out, Xu An suddenly remembered that she had invited Zhou Haimei to her place for breakfast tomorrow.
"Mom, I invited a friend over for breakfast tomorrow. Is it convenient for us to make this Rouyan?"
Xu Yan understood Xu An's concern. After all, they had space and many ingredients, and they didn't think much of it when they took them out to eat.
But now, they had to entertain guests, so they naturally had to be careful. Otherwise, if they took out food not found on the Lighthouse.
Not only would it arouse suspicion, but it would also create a rift between them. Thinking of this, Xu An's tendency to overthink kicked in, "I shouldn't have invited her over..."
Seeing Xu An's expression, how could a mother not understand what her daughter was thinking?
Xu An was definitely afraid of doing a thankless job. She had kindly invited someone over for a meal, but it might end up doing more harm than good.
"It's okay, don't overthink it. These ingredients are common on the Lighthouse. This Rouyan, aside from the complicated process, actually uses very common ingredients. It won't be inappropriate to entertain guests with it."
Xu Yan continued, "I'm happy that you brought a friend back. Is it that Zhou Haimei you mentioned before?"
Xu An nodded, "Will it be too much trouble for you?" She thought for a moment, "It's okay, I can invite her out to eat too."
Although the restaurants on the Lighthouse were expensive, it wasn't to the point where Xu An couldn't afford it.
"No trouble, no trouble. It's just breakfast, what's the trouble? Besides, we have to eat it ourselves. It's just adding an extra pair of chopsticks."
Hearing her mother's words, Xu An's heart finally relaxed a little.
She took out a tub of ice cream from the refrigerator, hugged Gou Dan, and lay on the sofa, connecting to her smart device, planning to check for any new information online.
Xu Yan heard the sound of the refrigerator opening and shouted from the kitchen, "Eat less cold food. Don't finish it all. Eat half and put it back!"
"Okay, I know~"
Xu Yan smiled helplessly, her hands not stopping as she continued to wrap the Rouyan. read novels
Xu An browsed various forums, wanting to find out recent news. Although the Lighthouse had internet access, it only had the most basic intercommunication functions.
There were no Douyin or Weibo equivalents like before the apocalypse. Instead, a forum similar to Zhihu had become very popular.
Some people even meticulously categorized the forums, with sections for production and life gossip, as well as official Lighthouse news...
Xu An also saw gossip and infighting posts.
Indeed, when people are stable, they can't stay idle and always want to stir up trouble.
Xu An leaned on the sofa, her legs resting comfortably on Gou Dan's body, the fluffy sensation instantly surrounding her calves.
She idly scrolled through the gossip posts. It was nothing more than who's wife was cheating again, gold prices had fallen again, and what the highest price of rare metals was recently.
Photos of two small dogs fighting were also uploaded to the forum, and everyone was discussing why these puppies were arguing.
Xu An watched with speechless amusement. She really didn't know what was so charming about puppies fighting that it could lead to an 8,000-reply thread. As she listlessly scrolled through post after post, a title caught her attention.
[Shocking! Lighthouse experimental fields are conducting human experiments!]