Carrying My Sugar Daddy Through the Apocalypse – CH58

Chapter 58: Meat Dropped from the Sky

“Mmm,” Xi Shi glanced at the tomatoes that had been picked out and the beef taken from the freezer, nodding. “You can all tell me what you want to eat, and I’ll try to make as much as possible.”

“It’s best to make everything. We’ll take it with us to eat on the road, otherwise these raw things can’t be taken,” Antonio said, holding a few lunch boxes and carrying a few bundles of small plastic bags as he walked over. “We can put them in these.”

“Can’t leave them here, it’s too wasteful,” Xu Sa stared at a pile of raw meat and some frozen fish and shrimp, swallowing hard. “I want to eat braised pork, dry pot shrimp, spicy crayfish.”

“Sweet and sour pork loin, Dean loves it.”

“Water… boiled… sliced meat.”

“Sichuan boiled fish.”

…

“Don’t rush, let me write it down.” The group started enthusiastically naming dishes. After Xi Shi repeated them and confirmed they were correct, he turned to ask Lu Weiyi, who hadn’t spoken, “Little brother, is there anything you’d like to eat?”

Lu Weiyi shook his head.

His reaction dampened the lively atmosphere. To avoid awkwardness, Lin Yimu interjected, “Then please also make some boiled shrimp. Young Master also likes to eat that.”

Xi Shi nodded and began to prepare the necessary ingredients. Gu Qingyue and Lin Yimu assisted him, while Dean helped pick out the undamaged green vegetables.

Everyone else was busy with their own tasks, except for Lu Weiyi, who was clearly distracted. However, he had saved several lives in this group, so no one had any objections.

“Brother Mu, what’s wrong with him?” Xu Sa had been rushing on the road since waking up and hadn’t had time to communicate the current situation with Lu Weiyi, nor did he rashly approach him.

Lin Yimu glanced at Lu Weiyi and sighed. “Mingxu promised to come pick him up, but he hasn’t arrived yet.”

When Xu Sa was sent to prison by his mother, he had just been admitted to university. At the age of eighteen, in the prime of his youth, he found it difficult to adapt to that cannibalistic place and suffered a lot until Lu Weiyi visited him, saw the injuries on his body, and went to find Zhuang Mingxu.

Originally, it shouldn’t have bothered Zhuang Mingxu, but because Lu Weiyi had spoken up, he had spent a considerable favor and pulled some strings, which was why Xu Sa had a smooth few years afterward.

The possibility of Zhuang Mingxu abandoning Lu Weiyi was practically zero.

“Did something happen?” Xu Sa asked softly.

Lin Yimu shook his head, indicating he didn’t know.

Xu Sa turned back to look at Lu Weiyi. This person had always been cold and indifferent. He had always thought that he didn’t care about Zhuang Mingxu at all, after all, that person’s attitude was forceful when he brought him to his side back then, which was common knowledge in the entire the Capital circle.

But looking at him now, it didn’t seem that way.

It was difficult to understand without experiencing it oneself. Xu Sa didn’t know how to comfort him. He took out a piece of chocolate, unwrapped it, walked over, and directly stuffed it into Lu Weiyi’s mouth. “Eat some, it’s sweet and cloying.”

“You know it’s cloying and you still give it to me?” Lu Weiyi took it and held it in his hand, with no intention of eating it.

“You… what are your plans?” Xu Sa asked after considering it.

“Plans? What plans?” Lu Weiyi didn’t understand what he meant.

“After returning to Qingyuan, what are your plans?”

“Find Zhuang Mingxu, of course,” Lu Weiyi gave him a “are you stupid?” look.

“And then?” Xu Sa silently rolled his eyes.

“And then? There’s nothing else.” Lu Weiyi had only one goal after his rebirth: to find Zhuang Mingxu.

“Haven’t you thought about how you’ll live afterward?”

Lu Weiyi shook his head. “Zhuang Mingxu will figure it out.”

Xu Sa had only this one friend left since going to prison. He actually wanted to discuss their future lives together, but seeing him like this, Xu Sa didn’t know what to say.

“I’ve always wanted to ask,” Li Zhuang, who wasn’t far away, turned his head at this moment, looking at Lu Weiyi with a half-smile. “Who is this Zhuang Mingxu you’re talking about? How are you so sure he’ll come to pick you up?”

“I…” Lu Weiyi didn’t know how to describe their relationship for a moment. After thinking about it, he said, “Sugar daddy.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone who was busy stopped what they were doing, and several incredulous gazes looked directly over.

“Sugar… is daddy a father?” Xi Shi, who didn’t understand the meaning, asked Gu Qingyue beside him in a low voice.

Gu Qingyue shook his head, not knowing how to explain.

“Young Master, don’t talk nonsense,” Lin Yimu said, also helpless with Lu Weiyi’s explanation. “Mingxu and Young Master are lovers. They grew up together since childhood and have been together for many years.”

“I’m only a few years younger than him. Look at their trendy pet names for each other, it’s making me feel old,” Gu Qingyue said to Lin Yimu beside him.

“Young people, eh?” Lin Yimu replied with a smile, accepting the cue he was given.

The others found it strange but didn’t press for details.

“Let’s leave a few people here to cook, and the rest of us will go look around other places. Who wants to go?” Li Zhuang still had that nonchalant look on his face, glancing around.

“I’ll go,” Xiong Jie was the first to speak.

“Me,” Antonio also stood up.

Gu Qingji didn’t say anything and just walked over.

Xu Sa patted Lu Weiyi’s shoulder and asked, “Is there anything you want? If I happen to see it, I’ll bring it back for you.”

Lu Weiyi shook his head.

Liu Rui followed closely behind Xu Sa and also walked over.

“I’ll go too,” Lin Yimu shook off the rotten vegetable leaves on his hands.

“Alright, then the four of you be careful. The rest is up to you,” Li Zhuang said, leaping up and grabbing the edge of the ventilation opening. He climbed up in a few swift movements and pulled the others up one by one.

Xi Shi’s cooking skills were truly exceptional. After preparing all the ingredients, he simultaneously connected three hot plates. One simmered the tomato and beef brisket soup, one stir-fried the braised pork, and the other boiled the shrimp. He managed the three dishes at the same time, adding various seasonings methodically without any confusion.

Before long, the boiled shrimp were the first to be ready. Gu Qingyue endured the heat to peel one, dipped it in the sauce, and put it into Dean’s bright-eyed mouth. Dean smiled, slurping the hot shrimp, and gave a thumbs-up. “Uncle, delicious, amazing!”

Gu Qingyue also peeled one and tasted it. The frozen shrimp might not have been the best quality, but for people who had been eating instant noodles and biscuits every day, there was nothing to complain about. “This sauce is especially fresh.”

“If you like it, eat it all. There’s still a lot left. We’ll eat more later when they come back.” Finally feeling like he wasn’t so useless, Xi Shi was also less cautious.

“Then we won’t stand on ceremony,” Gu Qingyue said, taking a plate and setting aside a portion for Xi Shi. He carried the remaining plate and walked towards Lu Weiyi with Dean. “Come, let’s eat together.”

Lu Weiyi was still holding the unwrapped chocolate that Xu Sa had given him, without any appetite.

Gu Qingyue had gone to find Gu Qingji back then. Although they were in the same city, he understood too well the feeling of knowing the other person was fine and would definitely come, but not being able to wait. However, he didn’t agree with Lu Weiyi’s behavior. “Weiyi, looking for someone is hard work. You have to make sure your own body is okay first. That way, even if you search everywhere, you’ll have the energy. Otherwise, before you even see the person, your body will collapse. How will you continue the journey then?”

He understood the logic, but it was too difficult to put into practice. Lu Weiyi nodded and forced himself to share most of the plate of shrimp with the two of them.

There was indeed a lot of frozen meat in the freezer. After filling all the lunch boxes, the rest was put in stainless steel lunch bowls. Even then, there was still a large chunk of raw meat left. It would be a real waste to leave it. Xi Shi thought for a moment and asked, “Do you guys eat meatballs and fried popcorn chicken?”

“Eat!” Gu Qingyue replied enthusiastically.

“Then I’ll make some meatballs that are easy to store and can be eaten anytime. You can each take some popcorn chicken on the road as snacks. I’ll cut the remaining meat into small pieces and make meat pies. Do you guys eat pies? Should I make a few?” Xi Shi thought, dividing the remaining meat as he spoke and asked.

“Brother Xi, just make whatever you want. We’ll eat anything,” Gu Qingyue said, glancing at the time. “It should be enough time. Do we need an electric griddle for the pancakes? I’ll help you connect this to the power.”

Xi Shi was happily busy making all kinds of food. Gu Qingyue helped him run errands. Dean didn’t quite understand everything they were saying and organized the supplies to be taken, occasionally asking a question or two about their meaning. Lu Weiyi also felt bad just sitting there. He walked around and figured out the location of the generator, deciding to store the things they couldn’t take with them in his space when they left.

When he saw Zhuang Mingxu later and they were safe, he wouldn’t need to hide his space anymore and could take them out then.

Li Zhuang’s group had been gone for more than three hours. When they returned, only a few came in. Seeing that not everyone was there, the four people stopped what they were doing and looked over. Xi Shi was the most impatient, his voice already trembling as he asked Xu Sa, the person he was most familiar with among them, “Little Xu, Brother Xiong, he…”

“It’s okay, Brother Xiong is outside guarding the supplies,” Xu Sa quickly said. “The harvest was good, and everyone is fine.”

Only then did a few people breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Zhuang looked at the array of pots and bowls and chuckled. “A master chef’s touch is different.” He took a spoonful of braised pork. “Mmm, the taste is amazing. We won’t have to go hungry anymore.”

“Let me have a bite, let me have a bite!” Xu Sa immediately ran over to taste it, praising it, and then stuffed a bite into Liu Rui’s mouth. “Brother Xi, you’re too awesome. I’ll follow you from now on.”

Xi Shi was embarrassed by the compliments. “If you like it, eat more. Are we taking turns eating?”

“We were originally planning to leave directly, but it looks like it’ll take a while,” Li Zhuang glanced at the twenty or thirty pancakes in the basin and the two electric griddles still working. “Then let’s take turns eating. We’ll set off after we’re full.”

“Days with food and drink are so beautiful. Brother Li, can we take this generator with us when we leave?” Xu Sa asked, his mouth full as he fought with Li Zhuang for the dishes.

“Even if we take it, it won’t work without fuel. I looked at the gasoline inside earlier, and it probably won’t last a few times,” Li Zhuang said, taking advantage of Antonio’s unfamiliarity with chopsticks to snatch several pieces of braised pork, which made Antonio get up to find a spoon. Only then did he chuckle. “Our fuel is still siphoned from other cars, and there’s no place to store it in the cars. Besides, crossing the river by motorboat might be quite troublesome.”

Thinking about the cars they were driving, Xu Sa didn’t insist anymore. Instead, he asked Lu Weiyi, “Lu Xiaoyi, do you know where we can find generators in Qingyuan City? We can find a few to take back. Even if the safe zone loses power, we’ll still have food to cook.”

Lu Weiyi thought for a moment. “I know where the concert hall theater and the restaurants serving various international cuisines are.”

“Shouldn’t have asked you,” Xu Sa gave him the middle finger and continued his conquest of grabbing food.