As soon as Dark Night returned, they found Meng Qilin and Xie Shannan squatting on the steps, blocking the door...
"Hahaha, you're back! Come on in, it's dinnertime!" Meng Qilin greeted everyone without a trace of reserve. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they had arrived at the Meng Family's home.
"Old Meng, since when did you become so shameless?" Bai Yaoyao suddenly found herself missing the composed, wise Meng Qilin of her previous life, who had always known where to draw the line.
Meng Qilin waved a hand, completely unfazed. "We're all friends here. Why stand on ceremony?"
"All right, come on. What do you want to eat?"
Seeing that Bai Yaoyao had agreed, Monkey casually snipped off a twig, poked it into the lock, fiddled with it twice, and opened the door.
"Didn't you bring a key?" Xie Shannan asked curiously.
"I think they gave us one when we bought the house. No idea where it went."
"Nice."
Bai Yaoyao filled a large table with delicious food, a haphazard assortment of every kind of dish. Dark Night was used to it by now. Everyone grabbed whatever they wanted and dug right in.
Xie Shannan felt a little embarrassed again. "Sister Yao, you don't have to go to so much trouble. We didn't really come to freeload. Mostly, we just wanted to chat."
"Who's going to any trouble for you two? We'd be eating this even if you hadn't come."
Bai Yaoyao prepared a bowl of crossing-the-bridge rice noodles, practically pouring half a container of chili oil into it.
Meng Qilin and Xie Shannan silently exchanged glances. What else was there to say? They might as well eat first and talk once they were full.
Who ate better than Dark Night in the apocalypse? You wouldn't find