The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

They chose a house that looked relatively clean and went straight in to rest.

They worked together to throw the messy things in the house out or pile them aside to make room for rest. During this process, Lin Baobao kept holding Tan Mo's wrist, not allowing him to attack Lou Dian. It was unclear if he sensed Lou Dian's powerful aura, but Tan Mo was always in an attack posture.

The useful things in the house had been taken away by those who were looking for supplies, leaving only some large furniture that was useless in the apocalypse. After they cleaned up the living room of the house, they looked at the time and saw that it was almost time. Lou Dian took out tools to make lunch. Lin Baobao pulled Tan Mo to the bathroom, condensed water in a clean basin, and helped the man clean up.

Lou Ling looked around, then ran to Lou Dian and asked for some toiletries and a set of clean clothes for Lin Baobao. After the apocalypse, they also went to several clothing stores to collect some clothes. It was a place densely populated with zombies, and since they had killed the zombies, they might as well take the clothes. No matter what size or type, they collected them all. Even if they didn't need them, they could give them to others. Many things were no longer produced after the apocalypse, and what was consumed now was produced before the apocalypse. Clothes were one of those things that you couldn't have too many of.

After delivering the clothes, Lou Ling ran to the kitchen to help. She happened to see Lou Dian take out a solar-powered stew pot and put things in it to make soup: wolfberry, red dates, ribs, and yam. She knew at a glance that it was for her to replenish her blood. Lou Ling scratched her face, feeling her cheeks were a little hot.

"Brother, I'm fine now. I don't need to drink soup every day." She said, meaning to let him save some. Although she knew that time in his space was still, she didn't know how big it was. She saw that he could take out all kinds of things, but sometimes she couldn't help but feel that it was a bit wasteful.

Lou Dian responded indifferently, not taking her words seriously at all. He continued to work, then took out other ingredients, took out two buckets of purified water from the space, and began to wash the rice and cook.

Just as they were busy, Lin Baobao's roar came from the bathroom. Lou Ling subconsciously turned her head to look, but found that the bathroom door was locked. Lou Dian turned her face back. He bent down and kissed the corner of her lips, telling her not to mind those who were not important.

"Brother, what do you think of that Tan Mo?" Lou Ling asked as she slowly peeled a broccoli.

Lou Dian was wearing an apron and chopping ribs. If they were outside, he would usually cook. If Grandpa Mo was there, then it would be his turn to wait for the food with his legs crossed. As for why he was the one cooking, it was because he cooked better, and he was in a good mood today, so he planned to cook a good meal.

"Not bad." Lou Dian said generously. With a little training, he would be a good teammate. The premise was to make him completely obedient first.

Although the Lou family was in the Northwest Base, Lou Dian still wanted to form a powerful team, and it had to be someone he could trust. If Tan Mo could be recruited, with his strength, he would be an invaluable fighting force, and could even play a great role in the siege of zombies. Of course, these were just preliminary ideas. In any case, Lou Dian wanted to get Tan Mo to the Northwest Base, where he could also play a great role in the future.

The two were talking when Lin Baobao almost died in the bathroom.

"Sit down, I'll wash your hair!" Lin Baobao looked at the savage who jumped into the bathtub with forbearance.

"Sis…"

He looked at the water ball in Lin Baobao's hand with some grievance, like a cat afraid of touching water, his hair standing on end.

"Tan Mo!!" Lin Baobao roared, then took a deep breath and said coldly, "If you dare to break my water ball again, don't call me sis again!"

"…"

Tan Mo frowned, then jumped down again, obediently sat on the small stool, his whole body stiff as he let Lin Baobao condense the water polo and pour it on him.

After washing his hair, Lin Baobao put a bathtub of water in the cleaned bathtub and asked him to wash himself. Lin Baobao originally wanted to go out, but Tan Mo followed her out, not willing to touch the bathtub of water at all. She had no choice but to kick him back and guard the door, staring at him.

Lin Baobao's movements were very rough. She kicked him directly into the bathtub, which startled him and made him jump out of the bathtub. He rushed over like an octopus and hugged her tightly.

"Tan Mo!!"

Hearing the sounds coming from the bathroom, Lou Ling's mouth twitched. She didn't know if they were fighting or taking a bath. Seeing that Lin Baobao was rarely so angry, Lou Ling couldn't help but want to laugh. It was good to have a temper, which proved that Lin Baobao still cared about this relative in her heart. Otherwise, for people who were not related, she would just sneer twice, turn around and leave, too lazy to deal with them.

When Tan Mo finally cleaned himself up and walked out wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and jeans, Lou Ling looked at him and found that Tan Mo's appearance was a bit like a mixed-race, with deep facial features. Standing with Lou Dian, he looked much stronger, compared to Lou Dian's gentle and noble, he seemed more fierce.

Of course, when he squatted down beside Lin Baobao obediently and called "Sis", the fierce image was completely gone, like a silly boy.

"This is Lou Ling, this is Lou Dian, just call them Ling Jie and Lou Ge." Lin Baobao introduced, reaching out and rubbing his head.

The silly boy glanced at Lou Dian and didn't say anything.

Lou Ling smiled very kindly and called "Tan Mo", which was considered a greeting to him. Probably feeling her kindness, Tan Mo obediently called "Ling Jie". Tan Mo was twenty years old this year, Lou Ling and Lin Baobao were one year older than him, so it was not wrong to call her sister.

After half an hour, lunch was finally ready.

Lin Baobao pressed Tan Mo's head as he tried to stand up, making him continue to squat there, and followed Lou Ling to help set the table.

Today's lunch was very rich, with pork bone soup with Huai mountain herbs, braised meat, stewed pork knuckle with ham, sweet and sour pork, steamed fish, dried bamboo shoots fried with cured meat, and broccoli. Six dishes and one soup were too much for four people. Lin Baobao was a little surprised and didn't know why Lou Dian made so much.

Of course, Lin Baobao quickly understood his intention. Looking at Tan Mo, who was squatting aside, swallowing his saliva but not daring to approach, Lin Baobao wanted to cover her face. Was Lou Dian tempting him with food?

Tan Mo's experience in the research institute made him unable to trust people, and even attack people. Although his mind was confused, he still remembered what his relatives looked like. And his food in the research institute was mainly the blood and meat of mutant beasts, which he ate raw. Except for Lin Baobao, who gave him some dry food after they met, he had never eaten normal food. After the apocalypse, as an experimental subject at the research institute base, he woke up to this strange world and had never eaten cooked food.

Although his body may have been transformed, human instincts remained, so now this table of dishes emitting a tempting aroma naturally made him unable to resist. However, he still had a deep fear of Lou Dian, which made him afraid to act rashly.

Lin Baobao sat down with them and watched Lou Dian serve soup to Lou Ling. When he even served her a bowl of soup, Lin Baobao was a little flattered. Looking at Tan Mo, who was still wary and hostile, she couldn't restrain her desire for food and struggled with whether to attack. Then she turned her head away and pretended not to see it.

Suddenly, a figure rushed over like a cheetah and was kicked away by Lou Dian, who was already prepared. His whole body hit the wall, shaking the wall.

Lou Ling also twitched a little. Was this animal training? But she also understood that Lou Dian wanted to make Tan Mo more obedient, so she didn't say anything like Lin Baobao.

It wasn't until the two girls were full that Tan Mo was allowed to eat at the table. However, compared to Lou Dian's elegant and upright sitting posture, he squatted directly on the chair, which made Lin Baobao frown and correct his posture. She also corrected his ferocious way of grabbing food with his hands.

"Sis…" Tan Mo looked at her blankly, not understanding why she wouldn't let him eat.

Lin Baobao took a deep breath and patiently taught him how to use chopsticks and how to pick up vegetables. After a meal, it took an hour. When Tan Mo was finally full, Lin Baobao silently cleaned up the table and looked at Tan Mo squatting in the corner, looking at Lou Dian with a wary face, like a wild beast that might pounce and attack at any time. Her heart suddenly felt a dull pain.

She remembered that every summer she would go to the Tan family to reunite with her mother. Tan Mo was polite to her, but he doted on the younger brother born to her mother and stepfather. That was the brother who was related to him by blood, and she had no blood relationship with him. Because of his mother, Tan Mo tried his best to maintain a friendly appearance with her. His attitude was not bad, but he was not close. However, compared to the younger brother born to Lin's father and stepmother, his attitude was really very kind and friendly.

At that time, Tan Mo had excellent upbringing, and his table manners were also excellent. He was a college student at a prestigious university, and he had not yet graduated. His future was already planned. He was a very good person, and he was also a popular figure in the school because of his good looks.

But who would have thought that he would end up like this now? She didn't know how he became like this in the laboratory building at that time, why he could recognize her, and even call her "Sis". Although her mother married her stepfather, they were considered siblings. But Tan Mo thought she had a baby face and looked too young, so he couldn't call her "Sis". And the name "Baobao" was too greasy, and he couldn't call her that either. In the end, if he could, he would try not to call her.

It was also because of the word "Sis" that she decided to take him with her. She couldn't let him live in such a muddle-headed way anymore, lest one day he would be killed because he had offended a strong person. But now seeing him become like this, it was a lie to say that she was not sad. When she forced him to take off his clothes and take a bath just now, she also found many surgical marks on his body. She couldn't imagine how he ended up in the research institute base after the apocalypse, and how he became like this. One day, would he be able to return to his original appearance?

Lou Dian ignored the man squatting in the corner, showing great aggression towards him, and said to Lin Baobao, "Tell me your speculation about Tan Mo's abilities."

Lin Baobao glanced at Tan Mo, then looked at Lou Dian. Maybe she had fantasies about this man before and acted a little irrationally, but these were all based on the situation before the apocalypse, when Lou Ling hadn't fallen for him yet. After the apocalypse, he seemed to have changed, becoming a little unscrupulous, and Lou Ling was with him. After discovering this, she resolutely gave up. But the only thing that reassured her was that with Lou Ling around, she could trust him.

Now, hearing his words, Lin Baobao naturally knew what he meant. If Tan Mo's ability was good, he would allow Tan Mo to join them. Although Lou Dian was very powerful, if they were to go against the entire base, it would be far from enough. He had too many weaknesses, and he needed to strengthen their strength.

Thinking of this, Lin Baobao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. She used to be single and felt that nothing mattered. This was the first time she had planned for someone, and it was a lie to say that she was not nervous.

Immediately, she organized her thoughts and told him what happened when she met Tan Mo, as well as the doubts about Tan Mo.

Author's Note:

Today's goal:

Lou Ling's goal: Strive to live every day well! (clenched fist)

Lou Dian's goal: Be with my sister, train the beast!

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