After rebirth in the end of the world, I cut off all love and hoarded goods desperately

Li Zhenzhen took out another candle and lit it, frowning and asking in confusion: "What new boyfriend? I haven't heard you talk about breaking up before."

Chen Jiaojiao sat down at the table with some pride, put the meat and vegetables she brought back on the table, and unpacked: "It wasn't an aboveboard relationship to begin with. If I ignore him, it means we've broken up."

Li Zhenzhen sat down beside her and asked, "What about the new boyfriend you mentioned? I don't mean to discipline you. If a woman wants to appear more valuable, she shouldn't give herself away easily. Jiaojiao, be careful not to be deceived."

Chen Jiaojiao has been living a comfortable life in the past two years. She can't stand other people's preaching, even her mother. She doesn't like it.

"Do I need to tell you that? I have grown smarter in the past few years. To tell the truth, this new boyfriend of mine was introduced to me by your old lover. I asked you many times whether you and Captain Gao had fallen in love with each other, but you kept denying it. Yet, you ended up sleeping in the same bed with me. Mom, don't you even trust me as your daughter? You never confide in me and you even lied to me about your brother!" Chen Jiaojiao said, getting angry again.

When Chen Qi disappeared, she was very sad for two days. At that time, she was so annoyed by her mother-in-law that she had no energy to care about her brother.

Later, whenever she thought of her missing brother, she felt sad. However, ever since Chen Qi helped her to have a violent abortion, Chen Jiaojiao actually had some unspeakable fear and disgust towards her brother.

"What did I lie to you about?" Li Zhenzhen asked back, pretending to be ignorant.

Chen Jiaojiao snorted, "Still pretending to be confused. Do you know who sent me back today? It was your old lover, Captain Gao. He drank quite a bit of wine and let it slip. Then I realized that my brother was sent away by you guys and was not missing at all."

Li Zhenzhen looked at Chen Jiaojiao coldly for a second, then suddenly poured the cold water in the cup in front of her onto her face.

Chen Jiaojiao was caught off guard by her mother's sudden action. She quickly stood up with a cry of "Ah", and while shaking off the water on her body, she stared back and questioned, "Mom, what are you doing? What's wrong with you?"

Li Zhenzhen said calmly: "I see that you are quite drunk, so I'll calm you down so that you don't talk nonsense and hurt everyone."

Chen Jiaojiao found a towel and wiped the water off her body fiercely, a little indignant: "How did I say that? And I only said it to you, don't always want to teach me a lesson, our situations are different, and our choices are different."

Li Zhenzhen knew what her daughter was thinking. She might feel that she was able to live in a better place now because of her.

The little girl felt that she was young and beautiful, and that she had a say, so she thought her mother was being too nosy.

No matter what she thought, Li Zhenzhen still had to say what she had to say: "Your brother is missing. He has been missing for a long time. There is no news at all now. Just swallow what I said before and never mention it again."

Chen Jiaojiao now remembered why her brother disappeared, and from what Gao Ren said, Chen Qi really disappeared. Gao Ren had been asking people to inquire about him, but the outside world was too chaotic now, so how could it be easy to find someone?

"I understand. I won't mention it again. I'm going to sleep." Chen Jiaojiao was not in the mood to eat anymore. She turned and walked towards her bedroom.

Li Zhenzhen stood up and said, "Why are you drinking with Gao Ren? You haven't told me about your new boyfriend yet. If you think I'm controlling you too much and it affects you, I'll move out. With my job, I can apply for a dormitory."

Chen Jiaojiao stopped walking after hearing her mother's words. She paused for a second before turning around. "Why are you so stingy? It was you who splashed water on me, and you're trying to use the matter of moving away to bully me? You moved away right after Mo Ze died. Aren't you obviously disgusted with me? I won't agree to your moving away, and don't go out and cause trouble. It's just a quarrel."

Li Zhenzhen was annoyed by what she heard and interrupted her directly: "Let's talk about business, don't interrupt."

Chen Jiaojiao pouted. "Didn't we have a new Director Fu coming to our base? Gao Ren has been in charge of his safety these past two days. This Director Fu held a small banquet tonight. There were not many ladies attending the banquet, so Gao Ren invited me. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I'll go and have some fun."

Li Zhenzhen thought something was wrong: "Why schedule a banquet in the middle of the night? And your husband was just buried yesterday. Can't you consider the Mo family's reputation? You, a widow, are still relying on their family to take care of you!"

Chen Jiaojiao was also getting impatient: "Okay, okay, I know what's going on. There are many members of the Mo family attending the banquet today. It's not surprising that I'm there. I'm so tired. Ask me after I've rested. I'm going to sleep first."

Li Zhenzhen didn't want to ask any more questions. She looked at the time and couldn't sleep either, so she just tidied herself up and ate something. Seeing that it was still early, she exercised for a while before going out to work.

Li Zhenzhen, the Director Fu that Jiaojiao mentioned, had also heard of him. Not only Li Zhenzhen, but everyone in the base knew about him. After all, this man came with a team of 500 people.

It was a team with shabby clothes and listless spirits, but it was normal for them to look like this considering that they had been traveling in such high temperatures.

However, given Li Zhenzhen’s identity, no one knows what Director Fu wants to do by bringing his men into the Qingyuan Base.

There is now a serious class differentiation phenomenon in the Qingyuan Base, which is unavoidable. After all, the resources are in the hands of powerful people, and it is impossible for them to continue to support those who have no labor force for nothing.

Although Li Zhenzhen lives on the second floor underground, her workplace is on the first floor underground in another district. She still works in the Materials Management Office, but this job is now very difficult.

Because every day they will be begged and scolded by people who don't have enough work points, but no matter how pitiful and miserable the other person is, those who do this job still have to strictly follow the standards and deduct their rent, water charges, and tool loan fees. If there is a problem with the tools, they will still deduct the repair fees.

It sounds excessive, but those who can't stand it can leave. At first, several groups of people left, and then some of them came back. It became even more difficult to find something to eat outside.

Li Zhenzhen's job was also very tiring. Chen Jiaojiao had told her to stop doing it, but she was unwilling to do so. Since Xiao Yue's death, Li Zhenzhen had also tried to find some inconspicuous opportunities to resume some contact with Mo Qing naturally.

Unfortunately, if Mo Qing didn't want to, how could she have a chance? After failing twice, Li Zhenzhen gave up decisively. If she couldn't catch a man, she had to catch a job. There had to be a place where she could settle down.

When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, Gao Ren came over. Li Zhenzhen handed over her work to her colleagues on the night shift before going out to meet him.

"Let's go for a walk upstairs. The temperature has dropped a bit recently, so it won't be too hot to walk outside." Gao Ren said to Li Zhenzhen who was walking over.

Li Zhenzhen nodded. She also had something to ask Gao Ren.

As soon as her head appeared on the ground, a gust of slightly warm wind blew in her face. The sun had just set and the sky was still bright. It was still hot, but it was brighter than underground, so Li Zhenzhen felt it was bearable.

There were some people going to work and leaving work on the ground. Gao Ren took Li Zhenzhen to a less crowded place and said, "I drank too much yesterday. I wanted to tell you, but I spoke too quickly and let Jiaojiao know about Qiqi. It's my fault." Gao Ren apologized first.

Li Zhenzhen's face was expressionless: "I know you didn't mean it, but Jiaojiao is impulsive. It would be better for us if we don't involve her in some things."

Gao Ren nodded: "There is still no news about Qiqi. My friend is also missing. I heard that there are many private bases outside. Without anyone to supervise them, they act recklessly. There are countless cases of arresting people and robbing supplies. Director Fu's team originally had 800 people, but only 500 people are left after all this journey. It is only because they have guns and abilities that they can keep so many people and make it here."

Li Zhenzhen had already prepared for the worst, so she didn't feel sad when she heard Gao Ren's words. It was because Qiqi had been missing for too long, and her longing would be worn away by time.

"What was going on with the banquet last night? Why did you invite Jiaojiao over? Mo Ze was just buried yesterday. It's not something you can do to call her out at this time." Li Zhenzhen asked.