Chapter 144: 143: An Apocalyptic Life from Scratch (17)

Chapter 144: Chapter 143: An Apocalyptic Life from Scratch (17)

At that moment, on the adjacent bed, the younger son with chubby hands reached out to Xiao’ai with a jelly snack.

Xiao’ai looked up at him, as if to ask what he meant.

Su Shu watched the little boy sweating profusely from playing with his brother, his cheeks flushed red as he made friendly gestures to Xiao’ai.

“Xiao’ai, if you take the big brother’s jelly, do you have to give him something nice of yours too?”

Xiao’ai blinked, turned, and rummaged through her little yellow duck backpack for snacks.

Su Shu watched the little girl happily accept the fruit jelly from the other’s hand, then handed her own packet of beef jerky to him, and both friends who had exchanged gifts were very happy.

The little brother, upon receiving the beef jerky, turned and gave it to his brother. The two brothers moved from the other side of the mattress to the side adjacent to Su Shu and her group, both trying to make Xiao’ai happy, who occasionally burst into laughter and hid in her embrace.

As they played, the older brother began to notice something unusual about Xiao’ai.

Suddenly, he stopped talking, fell silent for a while, quietly got up from the brother who was making Xiao’ai laugh, moved behind Su Shu, hesitated for a while, and bent down with his hand over his mouth.

He quietly asked Su Shu, “Auntie, why doesn’t the little sister talk? Can she not speak?”

Surprised inwardly, Su Shu had not expected him to be so sensitive at such a young age, and what moved her even more was that despite noticing Xiao’ai’s difference, he had not asked directly in front of Xiao’ai like others might, asking why she couldn’t speak and so on, but had come to her quietly to inquire.

She also noticed that he hadn’t asked, and neither had the little brother who was making faces.

She turned around and whispered to him behind her, “The little sister has a sore throat and can’t speak right now, but she understands everything you say.”

The Luo family big brother looked as if he suddenly understood, then nodded earnestly, “Then we don’t need the little sister to talk, we’ll talk for her.”

After that, he returned to whisper something to his brother, and from time to time, the brothers made Xiao’ai blush with laughter.

Half an hour later, Luo Gang returned carrying his wife Li Xiaoxia, only to find that his two mischievous sons had already “betrayed” their family and almost become part of another family.

They were at Su Shu’s side playing Dinosaur Wars, with several dinosaur figures they had taken out lined up on the bed, and the three children played while simulating the sounds.

Su Shu, holding the biggest dinosaur toy, stood in “gateway” to block the enemy’s attacks, with children’s laughter ringing out occasionally.

The laughter warmed the hearts of the cold-feeling adults surrounding them.

Hardship was cruel, but hope was undying.

Luo Gang put down Li Xiaoxia, and Su Shu, close by, stepped up to prop the pillow behind her, making things a bit less troublesome for them.

Li Xiaoxia paused, then blushed, while Luo Gang’s face remained as resolute as before with no change.

“Thank you,” Li Xiaoxia expressed her gratitude.

This time, Su Shu responded much more warmly, “You’re welcome.”

“At times like this, I just feel like a burden to them.”

“Nonsense!” the man next to her frowned and scolded his wife.

Su Shu looked at Li Xiaoxia and then at Luo Gang, unsure of what to say.

For a married couple, there was no burden, as long as they were willing to support each other.

Seeing the man was about to leave, Li Xiaoxia quickly grabbed his arm, “Are you going to get hot water?”

“Yes.”

She turned to ask Su Shu, “Sister, I see your little girl is not very old; does she need hot milk at night? We have some formula milk, should I make some for her?”

Su Shu was about to say no, but seeing Li Xiaoxia’s sincere eyes, and noticing Xiao’ai suddenly look up at the mention of “hot milk,”

She immediately changed her response, “Ok, don’t worry about the formula; we have some. I will go get the water with Brother Luo. Sister Xiaoxia, would you mind watching Xiao’ai for a bit?”

“Yes, yes, yes! Go ahead! Better to get more.”

Li Xiaoxia seemed very pleased to be accepted and trusted so clearly by Su Shu.

From the first glance, she had thought that the girl staying beside her was nice—indeed, she hadn’t been mistaken.

Luo Gang said little, merely mentioning softly, “It’s cold at night, wear something thick, the place is a bit far.”

Su Shu pulled out a larger thermos from the box, instructed Xiao’ai to behave, and went to fetch hot water with Luo Gang.