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Listening to his description, Jiang Ning didn’t feel that it was very serious and asked out of habit, “Have you eaten?”

“Not yet. Doudou is preparing breakfast.”

Doudou is making breakfast? She couldn’t even reach the stove yet.

“She has to learn slowly.”

True, children in the apocalypse shouldn’t be coddled; otherwise, they wouldn’t survive at all.

“Ah!”

A painful cry came from the walkie-talkie.

Jiang Ning asked, “What’s wrong?”

Did Doudou get burned by oil like Huo Yishen?

There was no sound from the walkie-talkie.

Thinking that the injury Huo Yishen suffered was because of her, otherwise Doudou wouldn’t be learning to cook, Jiang Ning opened the door and entered 1801, “Doudou?”

She knocked several times before the door opened.

Doudou wasn’t in big trouble; she just saw her brother get hurt and volunteered to take care of him, so she started learning to make breakfast.

Who knew she couldn’t reach the pot, so she moved a stool to stand on.

Carelessly, she fell down, but luckily, she had been trained by Huo Yishen countless times, her reflexes were particularly fast, and she changed her landing position without hurting herself.

However, Doudou’s mood was not good, she lowered her head and picked at her fingers, tears shimmering in her eyes, “Sister, am I useless? I can’t even make breakfast.”

It felt like she was about to cry in the next second.

“No.” Jiang Ning patted her head and comforted her, “You’re already amazing for learning to make breakfast at five. Your brother only learned recently.”

Huo Yishen, who got mentioned, “…”

In the end, he had to console her, “Yes, Doudou, you’re much better than brother.”

Jiang Ning felt bad because she caused them to miss their breakfast, “What does Doudou want to eat? I’ll teach you how to make it.”

“Dumplings.” Doudou finally cheered up, “Brother wants to eat dumplings.”

So, Doudou stood on the stool again, while Jiang Ning carefully taught her.

Coke stood up to support the stove; it wanted to learn too!

If this wasn’t the apocalypse, otherwise Jiang Ning would have sent the dog to college immediately. Who knows, it might even come back with a diploma. 😉

Don’t underestimate Doudou; she learned to cook with a model-like approach. She carefully boils the water, washes the dishes, and wipes the tables.

Jiang Ning didn’t feel happy; instead, she frowned.

Huo Yishen drove a Hummer, so their financial situation couldn’t be bad, yet Doudou knows how to do these chores.

No need to say, she was forced by their unscrupulous uncle’s family.

Thinking of Huo Yishen’s ruthless personality, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but be curious, wondering what the final outcome of his uncle’s family would be?

Of course, this was his private matter, so she wouldn’t pry.

The two, along with the dog, were in the kitchen. While Huo Yishen stood at the kitchen door.

Perhaps even he hadn’t noticed, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

She has to admit, Doudou’s culinary talent was much stronger than Huo Yishen’s; not only were the dumplings cooked perfectly, but none of them were broken.

Feeling good, Doudou carefully scooped half a bowl and said, “Brother, taste what I made.”

Not only did she serve her brother, but she also wanted to serve Jiang Ning and Coke.

“I’ve already eaten, you eat it yourself.”

Coke was a greedy dog; it ran back home and brought the washbasin from Jiang Ning’s bathroom: here, fill it up!

It was really embarrassing; she felt like she was neglecting the dog.

Jiang Ning twisted its ear, “It’s filled with chives, you can’t eat it, you’ll die.”

Coke was terrified, and its whole body seemed to freeze.

Annoyed and not wanting to die, it carried the washbasin and left.

Hmph, this can’t be eaten, that can’t be eaten, life was so impossible.

Huo Yishen sat at the dining table, praised Doudou for a few words, then looked up and asked Jiang Ning, “You really don’t want to eat some?”

Jiang Ning declined, “I’ve already eaten.”

Forget being full, even if she hadn’t eaten, she wouldn’t easily eat someone else’s food.

You see, eating other people’s food supplies in the last days of natural disasters is equivalent to killing people’s lives, even if Huo Yishen is wealthy.

After he finished eating, Jiang Ning spoke up, “Your wound still needs to be cleaned with medicinal alcohol.”

Her technique was quite professional, but Huo Yishen didn’t seem very comfortable with it, “I’ll have Doudou do it for me later.”

Doudou quickly chimed in, “I’ll help Brother clean it.”

Thanking him for being a gentleman, Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

Just after they finished eating, there was a knock on the door.

Zhang Chao and Lu Yu came to the door—they want to learn how to make bamboo arrows.

Seeing Jiang Ning there, the two didn’t find it strange at all; instead, they exchanged glances secretly.

Since Huo Yishen’s shoulder wasn’t fully functional but not completely disabled either, he decided to teach them in the living room.

First, they cut the bamboo into relative lengths, then used a knife to round them and roasted them over a fire to increase their flexibility…

Both were quick learners with strong adaptability, so learning wasn’t difficult, and they were especially diligent.

Zhang Chao and Lu Yu expressed some doubts, “Huo Yishen, the crossbow’s accuracy is good, but in winter, even if you shoot, it’s hard to pierce through thick clothing and inflict fatal injuries.”

“That’s why I’m asking you to improve your shooting skills and aim for their eyes when the time comes.”

Zhang Chao and Lu Yu were shocked; how could that be possible!

“The eyes were so small, and they also moved; how could they do it!”

But so what if they couldn’t do it? They had to train desperately; it was better than waiting to die.

Jiang Ning relieved the pressure on the two, “You can also aim for the face; scarves are relatively thin.”

With her words, the two felt relieved, “You’re really good, Anning.”

“Yeah, but don’t compare yourselves to me; I’m aiming for the eyes.”

Zhang Chao and Lu Yu choked, “…”

Although it was really cold, the three of them joked around, so the atmosphere in the living room was quite good.

Huo Yishen occasionally pitched in, while Doudou played with the dog nearby.

Lu Yu asked casually, “Brother Shen, do you have any spare warm clothes? We’ll give you two later, and in return, you can have a homemade bulletproof vest.”

Huo Yishen thought for a moment before saying, “Alright.”

Many hands make light work, and soon they made a large bundle of bamboo arrows, but these things were consumed extremely quickly, so they needed to stock up more these days.

With his shoulder injured, their sparring was forced to stop. Jiang Ning went home and did squats while holding the dog.

As she held it, she felt something was off and quickly went to find Huo Yishen, “I feel like Coke has gotten bigger.”

“Exercising every day will make a Mastiff dog’s muscles very developed.”

“No, it’s not just heavier; it’s physically bigger.”

Seeing that she wasn’t joking, Huo Yishen had Coke lie down so he could check its bones.

Coke was an adult dog, and its bones had stopped growing. As a trainer, he had done a check before taking over.

As he touched it, Huo Yishen’s brow furrowed more and more. Compared to a few months ago, there were indeed changes.

Not only its bones, but its fur was denser, and while its claws had grown larger, its paw pads had thickened.

In this situation, even he couldn’t explain, “Faced with the extreme and harsh climates, humans use their intelligence and means to protect themselves; they add clothes when it’s cold, take medicine when they’re sick. But animals can only face the onslaught of natural disasters by forcing their bodies to evolve quickly.”

“Evolve?”

This reminded Jiang Ning of the giant cockroaches from her previous life, the sharp-toothed rats, and the snakes that multiplied like crazy…

Without exception, they were all quite ferocious.

Jiang Ning shuddered, “No wonder Coke’s appetite was getting bigger, and it was getting more aggressive, and it wanted to fight at the drop of a hat, “Will this kind of evolution make it lose its nature?”

“It’s survival of the fittest, so most of them will become ferocious, but those with higher intelligence can be appropriately guided.”