Sister-in-law Borrows Food

Ding Yuqin was wearing a light pink tracksuit today, her graceful figure wrapped up tightly.

Her hair was pinned up, but it was somewhat messy, clearly not styled with much care. Her face was pale and haggard. Beneath those large, alluring eyes were faint dark circles.

Wang Tao did not know if it was because her clothes were loose, but Ding Yuqin seemed to have lost quite a bit of weight.

She also had a green Health Bar above her head.

63/100

"Borrow food?"

Wang Tao frowned. He suddenly remembered the message Zhao Yuan had sent him, asking him to look after Ding Yuqin.

Before this, Wang Tao might have hesitated. But now that he had more food on hand, he felt a little more confident about saving people.

The moment Ding Yuqin saw Wang Tao frown, her heart tightened.

After going hungry for several days, she had already learned how important food was. If Wang Tao refused to give her any, she really would starve to death. After all, she did not dare go out to look for food.

"Wang Tao, I-I don't eat much. Just a little food will do! Once Brother Zhao comes back, we'll definitely repay you! Please..."

Ding Yuqin pressed her hands together, looking both embarrassed and ingratiating. Then, as if remembering something, she hurriedly reached into her pocket.

"Oh, right! I have money! I'll give you money!"

Wang Tao shook his head when he saw the few hundred yuan Ding Yuqin had taken out.

"No need for money. We're neighbors; helping each other is only right. Sister-in-law, wait a moment. I'll get you some food."

Watching Wang Tao go to get something, Ding Yuqin let out a breath of relief.

Wang Tao was actually a pretty decent person. I really had judged him too much by his looks before.

However, as soon as Wang Tao left, a rich aroma drifted out. Ding Yuqin followed his figure with her eyes, and then she could no longer look away.

"Gulp~"

Ding Yuqin's throat bobbed as she swallowed hard.

What had she seen? That was a huge pot of stew, wasn't it? And there was also a huge basin of rice!

That much food was enough for four or five people! Wang Tao ate that well? Then he was probably going to serve her a bowl, right?

Ding Yuqin's thoughts began to wander.

She subconsciously pushed on the door, but the Security Chain behind the security door stopped her.

Hearing the sound, Wang Tao glanced back at her. Ding Yuqin instantly snapped out of it and awkwardly pulled her hand back.

But she felt somewhat indignant inside.

He even kept the Security Chain on when opening the door. It's not like I'm shameless enough to force my way in...

Ding Yuqin's eyes remained fixed on that pot of stew until Wang Tao came over with a bag of bread.

"Sister-in-law, I don't have much food left at home either. Take this bag of bread for emergencies."

Ding Yuqin hurriedly accepted the 250g bag of sliced bread pushed through the crack in the door. She was excited to get food, but not as excited as she had imagined she would be.

"Thank you, thank you so much! I'll head back first, then. Wang Tao, you-you need to be careful too. Those zombies are too dangerous!"

Ding Yuqin hugged the bread tightly and spoke sincerely.

"Mm. I will."

Wang Tao nodded.

Only after watching Ding Yuqin return home and close her door did he lock his own.

It was the apocalypse. Every household's food was precious. For Brother Zhao's sake, giving Ding Yuqin a bag of bread was already generous enough. At least it would ensure she did not starve to death.

As for giving her a better life, she could forget about that. Wang Tao had a big appetite, and this food was only enough for himself. After all, he was not sitting at home doing nothing while waiting for rescue. He still needed to train and go out to kill zombies!

Wang Tao alone ate half of the pot of stew and basin of rice.

"Not bad. About seventy percent full. I still need to train, so I can't eat too much."

He tidied the table a little and saved the leftover food for tomorrow.

It was seven in the evening now, and there was still a long time before bed. He planned to train some more. Otherwise, with the long night ahead and no phone or computer games to play, it would be hard to endure.

After resting until eight and feeling more or less ready, Wang Tao began doing push-ups.

Yesterday, he had done a thousand in two hours. Today, he would see if he had improved.

"1, 2, 3..." Wang Tao did not deliberately speed up, following the same rhythm as before. "999, 1000!"

Wang Tao stood up and checked the time on his phone.

"I really have improved. Those thousand push-ups took a few minutes less than before..."

Wang Tao clenched his fist in satisfaction.

The improvement was not huge, but as long as he could see progress, he would have motivation.

After taking a quick shower, Wang Tao brought over the four Walkie-talkies and the radio.

The Walkie-talkies came in boxes, and one of the boxes even had an instruction manual. After studying it briefly, Wang Tao turned them on and switched through several channels.

"Crackle..."

There was still only static, with no useful information at all.

Wang Tao turned on the radio and rotated the tuning wheel.

"Crackle... the government will... crackle..."

"Hm? There's a voice!"

Wang Tao hurriedly turned the wheel back, switched off the lights in his home, then went beneath the balcony window and opened both the curtains and the window.

After hearing that zombies were sensitive to light, he had covered all the windows in his home with thick cloth. At night, he also avoided turning on overly bright lights. Even though he lived on the fifth floor, one could never be too careful at a time like this.

"Crackle... the government will organize rescue efforts as soon as possible... crackle... please wait patiently... crackle... airdrops will begin on the morning of April 18... crackle... across the entire city... repeating... the government will as soon as possible..."

"Airdrops!"

Wang Tao's eyes lit up when he heard the keyword.

The government had previously said in the group chat that it would conduct airdrops later, but it had not given a specific time. Now he knew. Today was April 8, so April 18 was ten days away! Wang Tao was quite looking forward to the airdrops. If the government was capable of carrying them out, that meant it still had armed forces and therefore the ability to defend itself, perhaps even launch a counterattack.

Of course, Wang Tao was also interested in the airdrops themselves. The emergency supplies prepared by the authorities would surely be plentiful!

"Ten days. I need to prepare properly!"

Wang Tao made up his mind. If he got the chance—if an airdrop landed close to him, or even in the Residential Area Courtyard—he would find a way to grab one.

If it landed too far away, then forget it. Unless his strength increased enough over these ten days for him to have some ability to protect himself...

The next day.

Wang Tao got up a little after six.

Ever since the internet had gone down, his routine had become increasingly regular.

After a quick warm-up, he ate yesterday's leftovers. Then, as before, Wang Tao armed himself from head to toe.

Today, he planned to check Apartment 301 on the third floor. The two people living in Apartment 301 were roommates, and Wang Tao had previously seen them place their front-door key in a gap in the Electric Meter Box.

Under normal circumstances, even if someone knew where the key was, they would not go inside.

But now, the world was no longer normal.