Seeking Warmth in the Cold

Yao Wei felt really good and comfortable, the warmth rising from the soles of her feet instantly alleviating her urgent need.

Just thinking about the deflated bottles, she felt a bit wasteful: "Thank you. It's just because of this, the bottles are deflated..."

Lu Xi'an smiled and said unconcernedly, "It's fine, just two bottles. I've saved so many more, enough to use. And don't we still have buckets? Plenty of them, but if we squeeze, one should be able to hold it."

The buckets needed to be placed on a flat surface and filled with water, so on a cart piled high with supplies, they weren't easy to arrange.

Yao Wei then nodded and said, "Mm."

Lu Xi'an brought over another bowl and said, "Here, drink this remaining hot water. I had a little extra after filling the bottles, just enough for you to drink."

Yao Wei shook her head: "I don't want to drink it now, you drink it."

Lu Xi'an said, "It's a waste for me to drink it. Drinking hot water during this time will help relieve the pain. If I had known you'd get your period, I would have gotten you hot water earlier."

Yao Wei asked, "What period?"

"..."

Lu Xi'an said, "It's your current situation."

"Oh."

Yao Wei blinked a couple of times, a look of having learned something on her face.

Of course, what she mainly learned wasn't the two words, but the method to deal with her current situation.

She hadn't known such a term before.

She no longer refused, sat up, and drank the hot water. A warm current flowed down her throat into her abdomen, feeling warm and very comfortable.

It seemed... she really felt a little better.

Of course, just one bowl of water wasn't that effective. Yao Wei's feeling was just psychological.

But in the following days, as Lu Xi'an boiled water for her every day, even heating the water she used for washing, Yao Wei gradually felt much more comfortable, and her stomach didn't hurt as much.

She thought this guy Lu Xi'an was really amazing, knowing everything.

"How is it?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

"Pretty good."

Yao Wei said, handing the bowl back to Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an smiled slightly, placed the bowl on the table first, and then crawled back into his own quilt.

He made another "hot water bottle," wrapped it in a pillowcase, and placed it by his feet. After getting into bed, he stepped on it with his foot, feeling a warmth at the soles of his feet that quickly turned slightly scalding, making him shiver.

"Comfortable!"

He let out a soft sigh, pulled the quilt tighter, and said.

Watching him, Yao Wei inexplicably started to laugh. They looked at each other and smiled. Lu Xi'an called Doggy over, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

In the following days, Lu Xi'an began to boil water frequently.

Of course, Yao Wei wasn't a delicate woman. During these days, she absolutely refused to just lie in bed, leaving all the work to Lu Xi'an and letting him take care of her completely.

She also did what she could, helping to clean the dormitory, boil water, and cook.

--She learned from Lu Xi'an and also learned to cook simple meals.

These tasks weren't difficult for her.

However, when she offered to help with washing the pots and bowls, Lu Xi'an stopped her.

"Contacting cold water during your period can cause blood clots, which is why your stomach hurts. There's no need to use hot water for washing dishes, so you don't need to do this."

Lu Xi'an said this to Yao Wei, sighing, "If I had known you would have this condition, I wouldn't have let you touch cold water before. Contacting cold water before your period also causes this situation."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Mm. I'll be careful next time."

Adhering to her principle of handling things herself, she didn't plan to rely entirely on Lu Xi'an in the future.

However, fetching water from outside still required Lu Xi'an's help.

This severe cold had lasted for several days, and it had snowed outside. The weather didn't warm up, and the ice and snow were slow to melt. Going out was damp and cold, and it was inevitable to get wet.

So Lu Xi'an took on this task. He also went to the back wall of the adjacent house, entered, lifted the front hood of the car, and used tools from Yao Wei's toolbox to disconnect the battery cables.

In the icy and snowy weather, the water in the reservoir had also frozen into ice. Lu Xi'an didn't chisel ice to get water. In such severe cold, the ice layer was of unknown depth. It was dangerous to draw water from shallow depths and troublesome to chisel from deep depths, neither of which was ideal.

He directly brought snow back from the entrance. After the snow melted into water, he replenished it, which was actually more convenient.

He had also specifically had Doggy check it. The water from melted snow was fine and drinkable, let alone for other uses.

There was snow and a river outside, making it convenient to get water, just requiring a few more trips. Lu Xi'an didn't intend to make himself uncomfortable, so he didn't conserve water. He arranged the same treatment for himself as for Yao Wei.

Every time the warm water flowed down his throat into his body, making his stomach feel warm, he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, feeling very comfortable.

In this world, everything had to be saved, and he had almost forgotten this feeling. It was good to experience it again.

Not only that, but he also indulged a bit, soaking his feet in hot water every day.

Anyway, there were still nine buckets of water left, so there was no need to use all the water collected in the buckets for drinking. He specifically set aside two buckets, filled them with water, and used them only for flushing the toilet, filling hot water bottles, and soaking his feet.

He and Yao Wei each took a bucket, heating the water to a similar temperature. Before sleeping, they placed them by the beds, sat down, and dipped their feet into the water. The warm flow enveloped their feet and ankles.

The steam from the water and the warmth on their feet seemed to rise, warming their bodies as well. A lazy, comfortable feeling surged straight to the crown of their heads.

"Comfortable!"

"How is it?" he asked Yao Wei while soaking his feet.

Yao Wei nodded, looking at her feet in the bucket of water, and replied, "Mm."

Yao Wei's special period only lasted four days, and she could sense when it was about to start, allowing her to go and take care of it beforehand.

Lu Xi'an was sure that the New Humans' physique had also been improved in this regard, but for some reason, it wasn't completely perfected.

After the four days passed, Yao Wei was fully recovered, and the Shelter suddenly became warmer.

The cold snap outside had passed.

The two stayed there for another two days. Only after the ice and snow outside melted did they prepare to leave.

Therefore, they both knew that these two days were their last moments of enjoyment, so they continued to indulge, drinking hot water and soaking their feet in it every day.

However, the hot water bottle under the covers was no longer needed; it would be too hot to use now.

"Sigh, sometimes I really wish we could stay here. Life here is too peaceful."

As they were about to leave, Lu Xi'an sighed and said this.

Yao Wei pursed her lips and said, "You can stay."

Her voice was muffled, as if she were saying the opposite of what she truly felt.

Lu Xi'an heard it, glanced at Yao Wei, and suddenly laughed, "I won't stay. What's the point of staying?

"Supplies will eventually run out. When the supplies are gone, my will will be gone too. How will I survive when I go out?

"This isn't an oasis. Hurry up and pack your bags, let's go."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Mm." She felt that Lu Xi'an was very clear-headed and made a lot of sense.