There was no strange expression on his face.
He was very familiar with this.
Heading towards the Duong Quang shelter, when the cargo truck drove into the shelter, a group of survivors were already waiting.
Lam Pham said to the crowd: "Everyone has worked hard. Transport these to the cold storage boxes and keep them well."
A group of people gathered around, looking at the cargo truck full of chilled meat products, all showing expressions of stunned amazement.
Immediately after.
Someone exclaimed.
"Wow... meat, pork, there's pork!"
"There's also chicken, lots and lots of it!"
"Wooo... I haven't seen meat products in so long, I'm dying of craving."
"Long live Brother Lam!"
"Long live...."
Everyone appeared extremely excited. They had always been full of hope for life. At the very beginning, when they were living precariously in the apocalyptic city, they had indeed despaired of the future.
Ever since coming to the Duong Quang shelter, they felt that life was still very hopeful.
Working hard every day was in the hope of making the Duong Quang shelter better and better.
These foods in the past, they would have looked at with extreme disdain: frozen products, not fresh, no interest. If they wanted to eat, they had to eat the freshest. But now, who would still care about these things?
Having them was already a very good thing.
They knew there were still survivors living outside, but those people's lives were definitely extremely difficult, not as easy as theirs.
Lam Pham looked at the joyful appearance of the crowd.
A smile also appeared on his face.
This was the goal he had always been striving for. His goal had never been so lofty. He just hoped that with his meager strength, he could grasp the hearts of a group of survivors, so that their humanity would always be full of light.
Dark humanity has no future; otherwise, society will completely collapse.
Co Hang walked over to Lam Pham's side, "Rest assured, these people are even more wonderful because of you. The smiles on their faces already show that regardless of whether it's the apocalypse or not, they are always facing the sunlight."
Lam Pham said: "I alone don't have such ability. This is a kind of transmission. When everyone is like this, everything will be beautiful. Brother Hang, you look after things here first. I'm going out to clear the streets."
"Okay, be careful."
"Mhm."
Lam Pham walked towards the gate.
Quan Hao shouted, "Big brother, I'm making hot pot tonight, let's eat together!"
"Okay."
Lam Pham waved his hand and disappeared at the end.
Night.
Room 704.
A group of people surrounded the table. In the steaming鸳鸯锅 (鴛鴦鍋 - mandarin duck pot), many kinds of meat were placed. This was the hot pot many people longed for.
Lam Pham's favorite food was also hot pot.
In the past, when he went to a hot pot restaurant alone to eat hot pot, thinking about it, he always felt it was extremely extravagant, and also expensive. For one person, it would cost at least over a hundred.
Therefore, he often went to a rotating small hot pot place; one pot for one person was only about thirty-something.
As for making it at home himself, the taste was always not right.
Quan Hao, Nhan Ny Ny, Vuong Khai, A Hai, Su Tieu Hieu, and Lam Pham surrounded the table, having long wanted to eat, thinking of the delicious food in the pot.
Quan Hao opened a bottle of Snowflake beer for everyone.
Hot pot paired with beer was extremely satisfying.
"Big brother, everyone, let's have a drink together, to celebrate that since the apocalypse, we can eat the most abundant hot pot meal!"
"Okay."
The group raised their beers.
On the table were displayed continuously cut beef and mutton, goose paws, vegetables, fish, and so on. The variety was quite numerous, very abundant. And tonight's hot pot wasn't just for them; other survivors were also having hot pot.
Smelling it, one could smell the aroma of hot pot wafting through the streets.
Vuong Khai gossiped, "You guys, about Brother Hang and Sister Tue's situation, Sister Tue's feelings for Brother Hang are true love, right? It's just that Brother Hang seems to be a bit difficult, always avoiding it."
Su Tieu Hieu interjected: "Love is a two-way street. It's not that if you're willing, the other person has to be willing. I can also see Sister Tue's feelings for Brother Hang, but I always feel that Sister Tue's feelings for Brother Hang are more like a kind of dependence, like in ancient times when a hero saved a beauty, and she repaid him with her body."
Human nature is to have no resistance to gossip.
No matter who it was, they all liked to hear gossip.
Lam Pham said: "Previously, when Duong Tue was pregnant and her belly was big, about to give birth, her husband wanted to save his own life and left with another group of survivors, abandoning Duong Tue. Only Brother Hang stayed by her side, risking going out to collect supplies. Finally, I encountered him and brought him back to Duong Quang Residential Area. So, I can understand Duong Tue's unusual feelings for Brother Hang, but I don't know if this is love."
"Right, right." Vuong Khai said: "I still remember when Duong Tue gave birth to her child, the zombie horde attacked our place. Brother Lam took his sword, carried a stool, and sat at the entrance of the residential area, hunting the zombie horde with his own strength, hunting until dawn. I will never forget that scene in my life."
After speaking, he looked towards Lam Pham with admiration, patted his chest, as if no matter who, big brother would forever be in his heart and would not be forgotten.
Quan Hao, A Hai, and the others had their mouths agape. Although they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they knew Brother Lam's cool appearance was definitely world-shaking.
Nhan Ny Ny said: "From that moment on, I believed that when disaster strikes, a hero will appear, like someone stepping on seven-colored clouds."
Lam Pham smiled and said: "It's not as exaggerated as you all say, just a very simple matter."
The group all knew Nhan Ny Ny had feelings for Brother Lam.
Looking at her eyes while eating hot pot, she was clearly holding her bowl, eating her food, but her eyes were always glancing sideways, staring at Brother Lam. If this damn thing wasn't love, then what else could be love?
Now, in the Duong Quang shelter, the ones with the highest looks were those few. Although Su Tieu Hieu was a beauty in the making, compared to Nhan Ny Ny and Ha Nha, there was still some gap.
"Hehe, let me tell you a piece of gossip. Do you want to hear it?" Quan Hao chuckled.
"Let's hear it, what gossip?"
The group all looked curiously at Quan Hao. Although their expressions were all very calm, their pricked-up ears already showed that they were all listening attentively.
After being busy, relaxing to eat hot pot and drink some alcohol was a very comfortable thing.
Quan Hao said in a low voice: "It's related to Old Chung, but you all have to promise me, after I tell you, you can't tell others, otherwise Old Chung will scold me."
"Rest assured, we are all tight-lipped people; no one will tell."
"Mhm mhm mhm..."
The group nodded.
Quan Hao said in a low voice: "Do you remember Tu Dinh? The one Old Chung desperately carried back. I found that Tu Dinh might have some feelings for Old Chung, and Old Chung seems to have some feelings too. Just yesterday, when Old Chung was chatting with me, he was always absent-minded, as if something was on his mind. And Tu Dinh often gives Old Chung things and even said she wants to knit clothes for Old Chung."
As Quan Hao revealed this piece of gossip.
Lam Pham and the others exchanged glances, as if not expecting such a thing to happen.
Vuong Khai said: "A hero saving a beauty, repaying with her body, it's understandable. Old Chung is a good person, good personality, good temperament, a good man who knows how to take care of people."
Nhan Ny Ny and Su Tieu Hieu nodded; it was indeed so.
Although they hadn't interacted much, it could be seen.
Quan Hao said: "But you all promised me, absolutely don't tell others."
Vuong Khai patted Quan Hao's shoulder, "Aiya, rest assured, you still don't trust us..."
Quan Hao squinted, "Honestly, I'm most afraid of you. You have a big mouth and can't keep a secret."
Vuong Khai rolled his eyes; this was a blatant accusation.
Amidst laughter and chatter, a hot pot meal ended perfectly. Nhan Ny Ny and Su Tieu Hieu were washing dishes in the kitchen, while Lam Pham took them to the balcony to look at the scenery outside.
The distance was still pitch black, but the streets of the Duong Quang shelter were brightly lit with lanterns and decorations, very lively.
Lam Pham's ears were very sensitive and could hear sounds that many people couldn't.
Co Hang and Duong Tue were exchanging words again.
"Brother Hang, do you dislike me that much?"
"No, don't jump to conclusions. Isn't it good for us to be like brother and sister?"
"No, I don't want to be like brother and sister. I want to be your wife."
"Duong Tue, your feelings for me, you haven't seen them clearly. You've always been in an emotional vortex. You need to face it directly...."
Ah...
Lam Pham didn't continue listening.
Brother Hang's emotional matters could only be resolved by himself.
Others couldn't help.
Sure enough, living in the same room for a long time, situations would definitely arise. The so-called "love grows over time" was indeed like this.
Even tough guys have tender feelings. No matter how serious a person is, they will always encounter emotional troubles.
And at this moment.
On the street.
Kim Thu hid in the car, head lowered, not daring to look at the situation outside. Those intermittent shrieks and roars scared him so much his face turned pale.
Big sister wasn't in the car.
She had gone out earlier.
They encountered zombies. Big sister told him to wait in the car and not come out. Then he secretly looked and found that big sister's eyes were emitting red light, even her arms had changed, and she even bit and tore at a zombie with one bite.
That scene was a huge shock to his young mind.
It scared him into trembling.
Hiss hiss hiss...
A piercing sound.
It was as if one could hear some kind of sharp object scratching the car body. He didn't dare to look, didn't dare to go out, only able to cower strangely in the car.
Early morning.
Lam Pham walked onto the balcony, stretched his waist. Outside, there was a gloomy light rain, not a thunderstorm, just ordinary light rain. He took a deep breath, and fresh air filled his lungs, very comfortable.