After the group arrived at the residential area, the people in the base gathered around, including Li Yu's family, the workers' families, and Yang Tianlong's younger sister.
Every time Li Yu and his group went out, everyone was very worried about them.
This time, just like before, everyone waited by the vehicle for Li Yu and his group to get out.
After Li Yu got out of the vehicle, he immediately ran to the back of the armored car and, with Li Hang and others, carried out his second maternal uncle.
As his second maternal aunt and others got out of the vehicle, his maternal grandfather and grandmother, Li Yu's mother, and others were overjoyed and rushed forward, almost in tears.
"Fangju!" his maternal grandmother exclaimed, her voice filled with joy.
"Grandpa, Grandma!"
Xiao Chi, who was behind, was also extremely happy to see his grandparents and others. It had been a long time since the apocalypse, and he hadn't seen them in a very long time.
He had originally thought he would never see them again, but fortunately, fate was kind, and he finally saw his family.
During their conversation after reuniting, they learned that Li Yu's maternal uncle had already died at the hands of zombies, and his second maternal uncle was still unconscious. Everyone's earlier joy abruptly ceased.
In another vehicle, Li Yu and others used a makeshift stretcher to carry out his second maternal uncle, who was still unconscious, but his complexion had improved significantly.
Everyone wanted to come forward and check, but Li Yu, while carrying the stretcher, shouted to Li Yuan behind him, "Yuan Niu, come quickly and treat second maternal uncle's wound."
Everyone quickly made way, allowing Li Yuan to find a gap to step forward, and then she followed them as they carried his second maternal uncle to the medical room.
Inside the medical room, Li Yuan untied his second maternal uncle's bandage and began to treat the wound.
Since some of the decaying flesh was already festering, it was directly cut away. Fortunately, although the wound was somewhat ulcerated, it was not deep and had not injured anything inside.
During the wound treatment, his second maternal uncle woke up due to pain. Just after waking, he saw the white ceiling and was still a bit disoriented.
But after seeing Li Yu and the others around him, he realized where he was.
Seeing that his second maternal aunt and the others were safe, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after he woke up, his second maternal uncle fainted again.
Everyone asked with some concern, and Li Yuan said, "Second maternal uncle hasn't had any nutrition for too long, and his physical strength is failing." Only then did everyone feel relieved.
After treating the wound, Li Yuan gave his second maternal uncle glucose and then told everyone, "His high fever has subsided, and he's taken anti-inflammatory medicine. There shouldn't be any major problems."
Finally, two people were left to take care of him, and the rest were persuaded by Li Yu to leave, as too much noise was not conducive to his second maternal uncle's recovery.
Outside the door, after everyone exited the medical room, especially Xiao Lata, his second maternal aunt, and others who were entering the base for the first time, looked around curiously at the base.
From the outside earlier, blocked by the high walls, the base's appearance was completely unclear.
But now, after entering the base, they discovered that the base was actually so large, even encompassing two hundred-acre forests.
The entire base appeared clean, tidy, and well-organized, even featuring gardens, a Bamboo Forest, and a mountain lake.
The tall walls gave a strong sense of security.
The evening breeze was gentle, and under its caress, his second maternal aunt and the others felt this relaxed for the first time in months!
It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their entire being, and the mountain on their shoulders seemed to collapse all at once.
They felt an indescribable freshness and comfort throughout their bodies.
It was just like before the apocalypse, when a corporate drone, with nerves taut, worked for two days and two nights, and then suddenly lay down on a soft bed.
Thanks to the construction of many houses when the base was built, most of the rooms are still empty now.
After arranging accommodation for his second maternal aunt and the others, Li Yu took Li Hang and Li Tie to the mountain pond in the center of the mountain.
Along the edge of the mountain pond, some willow trees and fruit trees had been planted.
The mountain pond had also been renovated, with some steps built.
Previously, due to rainfall, many of the steps were submerged, but now that the water had receded, the steps were exposed.
Li Yu and his group went into the lake and swam freely. The weather at this time was neither cold nor hot.
The lake water, after a day of intense sun exposure, had a comfortable temperature now.
The solar streetlights by the lake calmly illuminated the water's surface.
Li Yu and his group swam freely and joyfully in the lake, then sprawled like mud on the steps by the shore, as if everything had been cast aside.
"Yu Zi, how did you think of transforming this place like this?" Yang Tianlong asked.
He was half-submerged in the water, with the back of his head resting on the steps. While keeping his body in the water, the buoyancy of the lake made him exceptionally comfortable.
Li Yu looked at the lake surface; because the spotlights on the shore were turned on, the entire lake surface became exceptionally bright. In the lake, Li Hang and Li Tie were still competing to see who could swim further.
And in the center of the lake, Zhao Dapao and Li Gang were paddling a small boat, acting as referees behind Li Tie and Li Hang.
Li Yu, facing Yang Tianlong's question, answered with a smile, "Rich, willful!"
Yang Tianlong was a bit speechless, but he looked at the dim mountain forest before him, dotted with a few streetlights.
The moon was high in the sky, and stars hung above. The lake surface seemed to have also become the night sky.
For a moment, it was hard to distinguish between the lake surface and the sky.
Very happy.
Li Yu was also very happy; his family was finally reunited.
After being reborn, his greatest wish was to save all his family members and then, in this cruel apocalypse, lead them to live well, to live a good life!
Living does not mean living a life.
Life, means having vitality, having vigor, being able to feel the beauty in everyday existence—that is what it means to live a life.
Li Yu placed his hands behind his head, his body gently swaying with the water ripples.
Swaying, swaying, swaying.
Meanwhile, in the residential area.
Li Yuan led Xiao Lata into the room.
She turned on the light; it was a suite.
Xiao Lata saw inside the room a small living room with minimal furniture, a bathroom and toilet behind it, and a small room next to it.
The layout was simple but very clean and tidy.
Li Yuan said apologetically, "Yu Tong Jie, I didn't have time to tidy up for you."
Then she handed her some daily necessities they had carried up together and said, "I'll get you the quilt later, and the bathroom is at the very back."
"Mhm, what do you want to drink? Do you want me to get you my brother's favorite Banyue beer? I know where he hides it. We can have some later. Hehehe."
Xiao Lata's lips curved into a slight smile, and she nodded, saying "Good."
Li Yuan then scurried downstairs.
Xiao Lata walked into the room and saw that outside the window, it faced a Bamboo Forest, with a gentle breeze blowing. The leaves rustled softly.
Xiao Lata looked at the bathroom, somewhat hesitant, but then she thought of Li Yu and his large, harmonious, and united family.
She turned on the faucet, and water began to flow.
There was a mirror, and Xiao Lata looked up, seeing her disheveled self in the mirror.
Her face was so dirty that she couldn't even recognize her original appearance.
She remembered how even Li Yu's maternal grandmother and others had almost failed to recognize her earlier, and she found it a bit amusing.
"It feels quite safe, and Yu Zi and the others are here. Why not, just wash!" Xiao Lata murmured to herself.
