"Hello, Old Master Bai." Bai iyue stretched out her hand politely, in an attitude that was neither too humble nor too overbearing.
"Hello, hello." Old Master Bai reached out and took Bai iyue’s hand in his. The more he looked at her, the more his eyes softened. It was as if he were looking at his own granddaughter. Even Bai Yi, who was the daughter of his eldest son, didn’t receive such a warm welco from Old Master Bai.
As the two of them pulled away, Old Master Bai said to Bai iyue, "I heard from Old Feng here. You are the one who has helped the elderly living at the small supermarket nearby. Aren’t you? He keeps praising you by saying how capable and strong you are."
Old Master Bai looked at Bai iyue and took a good look at her. Though he didn’t say anything, he knew that there was sothing different about Bai iyue at a glance. The girl was barely twenty, and yet, the look in her eyes was really fierce, as if she had seen all kinds of storms and faced them head-on.
It made his heart ache.
Bai iyue’s face remained calm even though Old Master Bai was looking at her with a gaze which made her slightly flustered. She simply blinked her eyes and said, "It’s nothing; I just did what I could."
After she finished speaking, Director Feng, who was standing on the side, chid in, "Always so modest; didn’t I tell you? She is the sweetest little girl I have ever seen in the apocalypse. She has what it takes to be called human. Not like so backstabbing bastards and jerks who walk away as soon as they get so benefits," he spat once he finished speaking.
It was clear that even if Bai iyue had told Director Feng not to bla himself for the actions of Wang Ba, the man had yet to forgive or forget what Wang Ba had done. He had taken Wang Ba’s actions as a personal blow to his judgent.
Bai iyue didn’t say anything. She simply glanced at Director Feng, who was fuming and then turned to Old Master Bai, who simply looked amused by the antics of the two n.
She said, "You can arrange a place for Old Master Bai to stay as you like, Director Feng. I have told you that you are bringing in enough supplies for you to make these decisions." And she was not lying. Ever since Director Feng had awakened, he had beco much stronger and more powerful.
He was even more energetic than most of the young n in Bai Xue’s team.
Thus, even if he were to bring soone to their team, Bai iyue didn’t care because the supplies that Director Feng brought could easily feed five or six people.
"I know, but I should still let you know," Director Feng said to Bai iyue. Ever since Wang Ba abandoned them and walked away, Director Feng felt like he had let down Bai iyue, which was why he couldn’t even dare to raise his head in front of her and felt guilty.
He worked hard and hoped that no one would be able to say anything to him.
That was the last thing he needed, being blad for sothing that Wang Ba had done.
Bai iyue shook her head. She left Director Feng after exchanging a few more words with him. But she had hardly taken a few steps when Old Master Bai ca after her. While leaning on his cane, he said to her, "Miss, I am sorry for asking this of you, but have we ever t before?"
Old Master Bai didn’t know why he just couldn’t shake off the feeling that he knew Bai iyue; it was subtle, but the feeling was there.
When Bai iyue heard the old man ask her such a question, she was a bit confused. She shook her head and then replied honestly, "I don’t think so; I have never been out of the city, and you must be from city Z, Old Master Bai."
His accent made it clear that he had never co to the city where Bai iyue grew up. So, how could the two of them et one another?
When Old Master Bai heard her response, the light in his eyes dimd, but he nodded. She was right; he had never left the Z city after he retired and had watched his sons, daughters, and grandchildren grow in front of him. How could he have run into Bai iyue?
"I apologise for the rudeness," Old Master Bai lowered his head, and Bai iyue shook her head as she said to him, "There is no need to apologise, Old Master Bai."
After she finished speaking, she turned on her feet and headed out of the building. Bai iyue had no definitive place in mind; she just wanted to take a walk, as she had been cooped up inside the room for a long ti. She pulled her hoodie and mask up her face when she ran into a long queue that was starting at the end of the street and then stretching all the way to the building where a mall once stood.
At a closer look, Bai iyue saw that the people were holding small containers in their hands as they stepped out of the line. She saw a few people taking out a bag of chips, a packet of bread and a water bottle along with a slice of fruitcake.
One look at the supplies and Bai iyue knew that it was not enough for a grown-up man, but it was still better than going hungry. She had to admit that in so places, Yu Miaomiao was trying to do whatever she could to make sure that more and more people survived.
Of course, not many think like this. A few n who were tall and burly returned to the start of the line and snapped, "How can we survive on this little food? Where are the instant noodles and bacon sandwiches that we received before? How can we survive with this little food? Tell ."
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