Apocalypse: My Sweetie Is Tough but Cute

Chapter 153: Chapter 152: An Apocalyptic Life from Scratch (26)

Su Shu sat on the mattress folding Xiao’ai’s clothes, fully focused.

Xiao’ai, holding onto a toy dinosaur, occasionally looked up at her aunt and then back down at the small shirt that her aunt had folded and unfolded, folded and unfolded… at least seven or eight times.

Xiao’ai: ???

Was it the sleeves that weren’t folded correctly, or was it the collar?

Su Shu was so severely distracted that she didn’t even notice several pairs of eyes staring at her.

“Su Shu, sister?”

“Su Shu, sister??”

Luo Yiwei, the brother, said, “Mom, if Aunt Su keeps folding, little sister Xiao’ai is going to cry.”

Li Xiaoxia flicked him on the forehead, “Nonsense!”

She called out to her again with a louder voice, “Su sister?!”

“Huh?”

Su Shu finally came back to reality. “What’s up?”

Li Xiaoxia frowned, a bit worried, “What’s wrong with you? What are you thinking about? You’ve almost broken Xiao’ai’s clothes by folding them for so long.”

Su Shu looked down and, indeed, the small shirt lay there as if crying silent tears after being manhandled so much…

Embarrassing.

She quickly folded it properly and put it away.

“Did you run into any trouble when you went out with Luo Gang just now?” she asked.

“No, we came back after getting water.” After a pause, she casually said, “I just ran into someone I know and exchanged a few words.”

“Oh, as long as it’s nothing, that’s fine. You came back and started zoning out; it was kind of worrying.”

Learning it was nothing serious, Li Xiaoxia felt relieved and did not inquire further about who Su Shu had met.

After tidying up, Su Shu changed Xiao’ai into a lighter outfit, intending to take her out for a walk.

Today, the weather outside was very good, and many people had gone out to enjoy the sun. It was cold and damp inside, and staying there for too long made one uncomfortable. The rare good weather was a perfect opportunity to take Xiao’ai for a walk.

Li Xiaoxia agreed with this idea, but when Su Shu asked her to join them, she declined.

“Luo Gang is out, we’ll talk when he gets back. You go ahead.”

Su Shu asked the two young boys nearby, “What about you guys?”

The Luo family brothers replied, “We’ll stay to keep Mom company until Dad comes back. Auntie, bye-bye, Xiao’ai, bye-bye.”

Xiao’ai obediently raised her hand and waved it a couple of times.

“Alright then, we won’t go far, just a walk outside. Call me if you need anything.”

“Will do!”

Su Shu didn’t take Xiao’ai too far away. The plaza outside the hall was full of various tents, and the passageways were very narrow. Today’s weather was pleasant, and no one liked to be cooped up inside the stuffy tents, so everyone came out to soak in the sun and breathe some fresh air.

Some people noticed Su Shu walking by with Xiao’ai, some stared for a while, and others just glanced over and moved on.

Su Shu didn’t dare to take Xiao’ai too far out but instead walked through the corridor and stairs in front of the badminton hall towards the adjacent woods.

This area, since it was planted with trees from the sports hall, couldn’t accommodate tents due to the proximity of the trees to one another, leaving an open space.

Quite a few people were resting and relaxing in that area.

Su Shu chose this spot because, although there were many men gathered around talking, correspondingly there were also many mothers taking their children out for a bit.

Most importantly, because there was a bit more open space, some off-duty soldiers would lie down in the shade of the trees to rest.

So, even though there were quite a few people, it wasn’t noisy.

Su Shu spotted a place that was sunny but not too hot. However, near it, there was an officer lying down asleep, his hat over his face to block the sun. His trouser legs were all muddy, making it unclear what he had been doing before…

On his epaulettes, there was one bar and three stars, indicating he was a Captain.