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Chapter 153 Am I doing something wrong?
Chapter 153 Did I Do Something Wrong? (10k)
"How will you obey me?"
Hearing the Baron's words, Gavin smiled and shook his head, then grabbed the Baron's arm and said to him.
"Old buddy, I don't need any so-called obedience. I just need you to live without conflict."
"Besides, you're all not young anymore. Of course, I don't mean to look down on older people, but for you, not overworking yourselves is already a contribution to the camp."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin patted the Baron's hand and then nodded to the other old men behind him.
In response to Gavin's greeting, the old man and woman behind the Baron nodded sadly, then looked at the Baron.
The Baron himself then spoke on their behalf to Gavin.
"Ha, we old guys really do manage to surprise people wherever we go."
"But there's nothing we can do. Fate is so cruel. We would rather it be us who die so that our children can survive, but in the end, only a few of us old folks haven't turned into those monsters."
"They are all old buddies on my farm. We grew up together and know farm life very well. Besides, we're not that old. We're not even seventy yet. At least we can help you with the planting, and we're very experienced."
"My children don't know many things, but Manus is a blacksmith and Diana is good at farm work."
"As for the four of us old guys, I only know a little about management, but they are a combine harvester operator, an irrigation technician, and a field inspector, respectively. We can help you, young man."
At this point, the Baron warmly bumped fists with Gavin again, and Gavin nodded slightly before taking the Baron's arm and leading him into the manor.
Seeing the dogs rushing towards him, the Baron narrowed his eyes in surprise and couldn't help but ask Gavin a question.
"Wait, Gavin, we can actually keep pets?"
"God, I have eight dogs at home, but... God, I'm worried they'll cause you trouble, so I'm reluctantly leaving them at home!"
"I promise I cried secretly all night last night, because I thought human survival was the most important thing, and I thought you wouldn't accept them..."
"Good heavens, you even have foxes? This is really... Can I go home for a bit?!"
At this point, the Baron was enveloped in sadness, and his words elicited a helpless look from Gavin.
"Of course we can keep dogs."
Gavin responded to the Baron.
"Believe me, Baron, the farm of the future will never lack rabbits. Without anyone to control them, who knows how many rabbits they will multiply to?"
"Therefore, we welcome any creature that can catch rabbits without limit; eight are far from enough, we need more!"
"So, tomorrow you'll bring people home and pick up all your dogs."
"As for today, you should all get some rest, have a nice dinner, and get some sleep before we talk about it."
After saying this, Gavin handed the Baron over to Thomas and arranged rooms for the elderly men.
Of course, Gavin also highlighted the rooms where the elderly people were located in his plan.
After all, elderly people might die naturally and turn into zombies at any time, so their rooms need to be more secluded and further away from young people.
While Thomas was arranging for the Baron Sunset team, Gavin, after confirming the time, strolled around from the hall to the kitchen.
As the number of camp members increased, the first thing to be affected was the camp's kitchen.
When Gavin arrived in the kitchen, there were four adults busy at work.
Besides Jon, the construction boss who was assigned by Gavin to help in the kitchen, even Cao Xinyan and Hela were helping Doris prepare food.
When Gavin arrived, Hela immediately came over happily, tapped Gavin's elbow with the carrot in her hand, and laughed.
"Boss, what are you doing in the kitchen?"
"Just looking, after all, it's almost dinner time."
Gavin responded and came to Doris's side. Doris smiled and nodded at Gavin, pointing to the six stew pots working in front of her.
"Don't worry, Gavin, dinner will definitely be ready on time. Tonight's main courses are beef stew in red wine and roasted goat ribs. I also made cream of mushroom soup and cream croissants~"
At this point, Doris simply picked up a croissant and naturally offered it to Gavin.
Gavin immediately took the croissant and took a bite. As he chewed, Hela followed behind him and continued talking to him.
"Boss, I learned a lot of new things today. The Eastern language system is very interesting. Cao and I shared a lot of the vocabulary we each know!"
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Gavin looked at Hela curiously and asked softly.
"Speaking of which, I'm actually quite curious about how you two, who don't speak the same language, managed to teach each other!"
"That's simple, boss, because all knowledge begins with ourselves."
Hela immediately grabbed the carrot and explained to Gavin.
"Each of us is the first tool we need to learn and master, so this afternoon, Cao and I shared many parts of our bodies."
"We compare our fingers, toes, elbows, knees, eyes, ears, nose, and other body parts with each other, and then use our own languages to name those body parts."
"Although we don't know each other's language, as long as we start with ourselves and gradually extend our reach to the world around us, we can still teach each other even if we don't speak the same language."
"Cao is a very studious student, and so am I. You speak Chinese, right, boss? You can always check my grades."
At this point, Hela couldn't help but lick her lips, then put down the carrot and boldly grabbed Gavin's wrist.
She pointed to Gavin's elbow and said with great seriousness.
"Elbow!"
Then she pointed to Gavin's knee.
"Wave-shaped cap~"
"grass……"
Gavin couldn't help but roll his eyes, then said to Hela with a wry smile.
"Hela, what you've learned... it's not exactly wrong, but there are still some problems. Come on, repeat after me, elbow, knee!"
"No, boss, this is an elbow, this is a bell-shaped cap, Cao taught me this!"
Faced with Gavin's instinctive correction, Hela immediately shook her head and said to Gavin with righteous indignation.
"Boss, although you are an outstanding graduate of the Chinese Language and Literature Department, as far as I know, you have never lived in East Asia!"
"So, boss, you can't overestimate yourself. The Chinese you've learned is definitely not as practical or authoritative as native Easterners like Cao!"
"We must respect the Eastern language system, and even more so, Cao's teachings to me. The terms 'elbow' and 'bell-shaped cover' are correct!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Hela turned around with a smile and gave a thumbs up to Cao Xinyan, who was holding a handful of lettuce and looking nervous.
Receiving Hela's thumbs-up, Cao Xinyan swallowed hard and then nodded firmly.
Although she couldn't understand English, she could hear Gavin and Hela speaking Chinese.
When the words "knee" and "bolder" collide head-on, even if Cao's English isn't great, he can guess what the two are talking about!
And Gavin...
He was almost laughing so hard he was numb. What the hell? What does "reversing the Heavenly Gang" mean?
He walked up to Cao Xinyan with a smile, ruffled her son's hair in a slightly annoyed manner, and said...
"Xiao Cao, could you teach Hela a little Mandarin? Don't teach her the dialect! How can you teach her a dialect before she's even mastered Mandarin!"
"Village...cough cough, Brother Wen, I'm teaching Mandarin. Your Chinese is great, but you've never lived in Dongguo. What makes you think I'm teaching dialect..."
"I was riding my bike in the ditch last night, and my seatbelt got all scraped! You think I don't speak Northeastern dialect, sis?"
Gavin abruptly interrupted Cao Xinyan, then patted her on the shoulder amidst her shocked expression, emphasizing to her.
"Don't do anything that goes against the natural order. Teach them Mandarin first. Once they can speak Mandarin fluently, then you can teach them their dialects. Don't mess up their Chinese right away, okay?"
"Holy crap..."
Faced with Gavin's reminder, Cao Xinyan nodded in surprise, then gave Gavin a thumbs up.
"Boss, your Chinese is really amazing, I'm impressed. I'll listen to you, I'll teach Hela Mandarin first, don't worry~"
"That's good."
Gavin nodded and left the restaurant, leaving Hela looking at Cao Xinyan with a puzzled expression.
Although she couldn't understand Gavin and Cao's conversation, she could still hear the authentic Chinese accent in Gavin's voice.
So, she also began to wonder if the Chinese she learned had been given some kind of "spiel"...
Of course, this was just a minor incident. In reality, regardless of whether Cao Xinyan taught everyone to speak a dialect or not, the main language in the camp would only be English, after all, this is America.
Shortly after leaving the restaurant, Gavin passed by Hela, who was rebelling against the Heavenly Gang.
Eugene also came out of the warehouse carrying his three finished products.
"Boss!"
From a distance, Eugene showed Gavin the three things he was holding.
"I've almost finished. These things should all be able to detonate on a timer. Two are simple versions that connect to cluster grenades, and one is an upgraded version that I made myself to bind TNT with a simple detonator."
As they were talking, Eugene walked into the hall, placed three time bombs on the table, and excitedly continued to ask Gavin questions.
"When are we going to test its power? If it's powerful enough, that shit-filled aggregate should be dead by now!"
"With something like that around here, I can't even sleep soundly. I'm terrified that I'll wake up to find our manor being ravaged by a Godzilla zombie!"
"That's right."
Gavin nodded emphatically after hearing Eugene's explanation.
"It's too late today. Tomorrow morning, I'll use the pressure tank of liquid carbon dioxide I brought back to test the explosive power, and then I'll go to the Indian oil field and bring back all the liquid carbon dioxide."
"When I went there last time, I roughly estimated the weight of the liquid carbon dioxide, which was probably no more than six tons, but the tank was quite large."
"If we take a heavy truck, we should be able to haul it all back in one go."
At this point, Gavin raised his hand and patted the three time bombs, then emphasized something to Eugene.
"Keep these things safe tonight. I don't want to hear any explosions in the manor."
"Don't worry, boss, I'm not that stupid, haha~"
Eugene smiled as he put away the time bombs, found an unused room, and placed them there.
While Eugene was searching for a place for the bomb, Old Feng also brought Kelvin and Lee Sin back to the manor.
Their vehicle also carried some equipment, indicating that the small hospital in the farm town still had some things that Li Qing could use.
Gavin immediately led a group to help Li Qing and his party move the equipment and carry it into the old manor.
Li Qing had no intention of placing his biological laboratory in the manor. The old manor was some distance from the manor, so choosing a few rooms to use as a laboratory would be most appropriate.
Just as Gavin finished moving his things, Steve and his two companions returned.
After everyone had carried dozens of fire extinguishers back to the manor, it was time for dinner.
With nearly forty people, there weren't even enough seats at two tables. Gavin ate while keeping an eye on the size of the restaurant.
Although it is a banquet hall, Gavin estimates that even if the restaurant is fully occupied, it would be difficult to accommodate more than 300 people.
After judging the numbers, Gavin rubbed his forehead and casually gave the raven a piece of pastry.
It seems that around three hundred people would be his next target. Once the camp reaches a size of three hundred people, the population of the camp will inevitably begin to spread from inside the manor to the outside!
With a plan forming in his mind, Gavin watched as dinner proceeded as normal.
Rest, assign guard posts, and lead the team in training.
Today, Gavin took on the role of a fitness instructor, leading a group of twenty or thirty people, including four elderly people, to form a fitness team that was neither too big nor too small.
Of course, he also gave a group of new recruits a physical shock in the boxing ring.
It wasn't until after 10 o'clock that Gavin went into his bathroom and stood under the running water again.
He finally had time to look at himself in the mirror.
Looking at himself in the mirror, who was tired but showed no signs of fatigue, Gavin smiled and shook his head, raising his hand to smooth his hair and laughing.
"More people are watching you now, buddy."
Boom boom boom!
Just then, a knock sounded at the door, and Gavin looked towards the door in surprise.
Who would knock on his door at this time?
Who is planning to talk to him about something?
Filled with doubt, Gavin wrapped himself in a bath towel, picked up his gun, went to the door, and casually opened the door.
Outside the door, Nikita glanced at Eugene and Old Feng, who were on guard and patrolling, then blushed, pursed her lips, and resolutely walked into Gavin's room.
Wow!
Seeing Nikita already carrying her pillow and blankets, Gavin chuckled as he took Nikita's gear and asked softly.
"I thought you were really going to make me wait until your birthday, little girl~"
"I just haven't had my birthday yet, but I'm already 18, sir!"
Nikita threw the pillow onto Gavin's bed, took a deep breath, and then stripped herself naked.
What else could Gavin say but be grateful to Nikita's mother?
She raised a wonderful daughter, a daughter who is exceptionally rare in America.
Especially after Gavin woke up the next day, he saw Nikita's face, which was still incredibly youthful and radiant even without makeup.
He felt even more grateful to his mother-in-law, whom he had never met.
Noticing Gavin get up, Nikita squinted uncomfortably before sitting up from the bed.
As the silk blankets slipped off her shoulders, Nikita curled up her legs and asked Gavin nervously.
"What...what do you think, sir?"
"What do you mean, 'how was it,' little girl? You're asking if I enjoyed it?"
Gavin smiled and pulled the little girl into his arms, massaging her smooth little belly as he leaned close to her ear and asked.
Upon hearing this, Nikita shrank back slightly, then continued speaking to Gavin somewhat embarrassedly.
"Yes, sir, after all, I have no experience, and I'm worried that I might do something wrong."
"Then don't worry, some things don't need to be taught."
Gavin immediately held the girl down, demonstrating her attractiveness through his actions.
After confirming that she was still attractive enough, the girl calmed down, freed herself from Gavin's torment, and sat there observing her own body.
After glancing at it briefly, her insecurity returned, so she hesitantly straightened her back and asked in a low voice.
"Sir, isn't mine a little small? Would you prefer something like Adriana's?"
"You'll grow up, and maybe you'll even be qualified to challenge Adriana someday. Don't worry~"
Gavin chuckled and patted the girl's pert buttocks, offering a reminder.
"Let's go, it's time to take a shower, I got up a little late today."
"It's all my fault, sir. I was a little too clingy with you last night. Was that really a bad thing?"
Nikita immediately pursed her lips guiltily, while Gavin simply laughed and picked her up, carrying her all the way to the bathtub.
Gavin gently massaged the exaggeratedly bright bruises on Nikita's shoulders as he let her lean against his chest.
"Don't always think you're wrong, darling. Maybe what you're worst at is exactly what I like best."
"But I can't help it, sir. This feeling is so special, so special that... I don't even want to get out of the bathtub."
As Nikita responded, she unconsciously bit her lip.
As Gavin said, many things don't need to be taught.
Of course, this isn't always the case, since Gavin did indeed teach Nikita some new knowledge later on.
In short, when Gavin left the room today, it was already close to 7:40.
The sight of the two of them walking out of the room one after the other successfully elicited cheers from every bastard waiting in the lobby, including Eugene.
The hall erupted in chaos in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, neither Gavin nor Nikita are particularly concerned about saving face.
Amidst the exaggerated cheers and applause, and even shouts of approval from the crowd.
Gavin and Nikita both wore expressions that resembled those of victorious generals.
"Stop fucking making a scene, you bastards! Wait until our baby is born, then you can celebrate like this around me!"
Gavin raised his hands high, laughing as he stopped the cheers, then simply picked up Nikita, hoisted the little girl onto his shoulder, and placed her on his sofa.
As Gavin carried the proud-looking Nikita into the hall...
In the crowd, Winnie stared blankly, mouth agape, an indescribable expression on her face as she watched everything.
As soon as Nikita landed on the sofa, she immediately put her arm around Gavin's waist and pulled him to her side with a face full of happiness and pride.
Winnie's tears finally broke free!
brush……
Winnie quickly wiped away her tears, then ran out without a word, making no attempt to hide her feelings, heading straight for her room, not even planning to eat breakfast.
Noticing Winnie walking away against the flow of people, Nikita pursed her lips, gently tugged at Gavin's clothes, and gestured for Gavin to look in Winnie's direction.
Gavin followed Nikita's raised chin and his gaze met that of Winnie, who had just turned the corner at the bottom of the stairs.
Meeting Gavin's gaze, Winnie paused slightly, then her eyes suddenly reddened, and she quickened her pace.
Boom!
Winnie slammed her door shut, the sound of which finally silenced the cheers in the hall.
Looking at Winnie's tightly closed door, Doris clasped her hands to her chest and couldn't help but pray softly.
As for Eugene, he simply sat down on his sofa, laughing and waving at Gavin.
"Boss, you're in for a rough time, and Nikita too. Sorry, but I'm on Winnie's side, after all, we've been on adventures together since the beginning, haha~"
"That's not important."
Hearing Eugene's words, Nikita was slightly taken aback, then grabbed Gavin's hand, feeling Gavin's warmth as she spoke to Eugene.
"I don't care who you support, Eugene, because I've already gotten what I wanted!"
"Wuhu, I sound like one of those toys you bought online, and you're even talking like you're trying to dump me, haha~"
Gavin was amused by Nikita's words. He put his arm around Nikita's waist and teased her, then looked at the large group of people surrounding his sofa, checked the time, and said...
"Alright, stop fucking circling around me, it's time to eat. After you eat, get back to work!"
"I'm staying home today. Eugene is leading the team to continue clearing the Indian jail, but the personnel will be changed because Steve will be leading the team today too!"
"Alright, Eugene, you take Adriana and Anthony to slowly clear out the prison area. Steve, you take Martin, Diana, and Kelvin to the Indian oil fields and bring back as much liquid carbon dioxide as possible!"
"Diana, do you think you can do it?"
At this point, Gavin looked at Diana, who was quietly arguing with Susan!
Upon hearing Gavin's question, Diana had just called Susan a bitch, but then quickly turned back to Gavin and nodded repeatedly.
"Of course, no problem, boss. I originally chose fieldwork; I've had enough of farm work already!"
"OK!"
Gavin nodded in understanding, and then continued speaking to the group.
"Apart from Diana, the other newcomers who arrived yesterday, please tell me your choices after dinner. I won't force you to become any particular kind of person, but once you've made your choices, I will definitely require you to do your best!"
"Was last night relaxing enough? If so, then I'm sorry, but we won't have many relaxing moments in the future!"
"Look around you, look at the world we live in, look at the zombies that could appear in the forest at any moment. I hope each of you can stay alert at all times!"
"That's all for now. As for the work outside of the field, I'll assign it to everyone else after lunch."
"Let's have breakfast first, everyone, let's go!"
At this point, Gavin arrived at the restaurant with a large group of people and solved the breakfast problem.
After dinner, Eugene and Steve each led their own teams and quickly left the manor, forming a convoy and heading towards the Indian reservation.
Their targets were on the same route and not too far apart. They were working together in a bulletproof pickup truck and a heavy truck, with a total of seven people, including an RPG and an M249 rifle.
With that kind of firepower, Gavin wouldn't be too worried, at least not in the rural areas of central Texas.
Eugene and Steve are both veterans of the apocalypse, especially Eugene, who has extensive experience in being tackled by zombies.
From this moment on, the camp was truly on the right track.
After Eugene and Steve's two field teams left.
The elderly people in the manor also took action.
Some are milking the cows, some are doing publicity, and some are standing guard.
As for the newlyweds, they are currently gathered in the hall, enthusiastically discussing their choices and possible future jobs.
Gavin didn't appear before them immediately, after all, they had spent most of the last night thinking about what they should do on their own.
Now that the hall had given them the opportunity to gather and discuss, Gavin naturally wanted them to chat a little longer.
So Gavin handed the sheets and blankets to Nikita, and with Doris's extra breakfast in his pocket, he knocked on Winnie's door, amidst Doris's worried gaze.
dong dong...
There was no response to the knocking, and the door did not open immediately, but Gavin's keen ears still heard very faint footsteps.
The little devil is standing at the door, looking at me through the peephole.
Gavin knew what the kid was thinking and understood why he was sad, so he didn't rush to open the door but gently knocked for a while longer.
More than a minute has passed...
Winnie's door was finally pushed open a crack.
Seeing that the door was finally open, Doris breathed a sigh of relief and then made a pleading gesture to Gavin.
Gavin nodded toward Doris, then raised his hand to block the gap in the door that the kid had pushed open.
"Hey, I don't want you in, you unreliable bastard, don't block my door... You... you've gone too far, waaaah!"
Before Winnie could say anything, Gavin, who was wedged in the door, forced his way in.
He closed the door and pointed directly to the stool next to him, telling the kid to sit on it.
Gavin let the kid sit down with a disgruntled expression, and while placing the breakfast in front of him, he said to the kid in an annoyed tone.
"What are you rolling your eyes at, kid? Do you even know how old you are? You're just a little brat!"
"I know, damn it, can you please stop talking about such annoying topics? You're ruining the atmosphere!"
Winnie was angered by Gavin's words, so she lifted her little feet and stomped hard on Gavin's shoes.
Seeing this, Gavin kicked Winnie's ankle away in annoyance, causing Winnie to shake her leg in dissatisfaction and continue kicking Gavin's calf.
Seeing this, Gavin glared at Winnie.
Winnie nodded innocently and stopped making a fuss. Gavin then tapped his plate and teased Winnie.
"What do you mean the atmosphere is ruined? How could there be any atmosphere between us? You want to recognize me as your godfather, you brat?"
"Are you kidding me? Why would I think about that? I only look forward to growing up to be sexier and prettier than Nikita, and I'm definitely cleaner than Nikita now, so I'm not in a hurry!"
Winnie finally cursed in frustration, because whether Nikita was clean or not, Gavin was the one who was clean!
Thinking of this, Winnie crossed her legs again in frustration and rubbed her head uncomfortably.
Seeing the frustrated kid, Gavin patted Winnie on the shoulder and urged her to eat quickly.
Winnie, urged on by Gavin, made a face at him and then started moving the food around on her plate.
"This is really worrying..."
Watching the kid keep rummaging through his food, Gavin gave him a light tap on the head.
"Eat your food properly, kid!"
"So you like obedient people, like Nikita? If so, I might be able to be obedient. By the way, what does Nikita call you, 'Sir'? Does she always call you 'Sir'?"
Seeing that the kid was getting more and more outrageous, Gavin simply leaned closer to him and gently tapped him on the forehead, reminding this mentally unstable guy not to develop into a psychopath.
After repeatedly reassuring the baby who couldn't conceive, Winnie finally finished her breakfast and then pushed Gavin out of her room.
The moment Winnie closed the door again, she couldn't help but rub her cheeks and mutter angrily.
"He really is a pervert!"
Winnie's face then turned even redder.
"But I don't find it annoying~"
As she spoke, Winnie sat back on her bed, put the soles of her feet together, and sat there hugging the backs of her feet.
Her small face was filled with the melancholy that only adults should have.
"This is already very good..."
Winnie whispered words of advice to herself.
"This is already really good enough."
"He's a complete bastard, but if he weren't, I would never have had this chance in my life..."
"It will be many years before I grow up, and if there is no apocalypse, I may not even have the chance to see him."
"As for now, it's not so bad. They have his past, but his future is definitely in my hands."
"But...it's still many years away, and I don't even know if I'll live to see it. The apocalypse is truly something to hate, sigh..."
At this point, Winnie finally sighed, then hugged her legs and rolled onto her bed like a little turtle.
Gavin, after Winnie pushed him out of the room.
Doris, who was waiting outside the door, immediately approached nervously.
Seeing that Gavin's plate was empty, Doris breathed a sigh of relief. She then grabbed Gavin's wrist and, unusually, pulled him towards the dining room, sitting him down at the table and saying something to him.
"Sorry for the trouble, Gavin."
"Don't apologize, Doris. Just call me Gavin. We came through Ennis together on the very first day of the apocalypse."
Gavin patted Doris's hand to comfort his worried mother.
Hearing Gavin's tone, Doris nodded heavily, then whispered to Gavin.
"I know, I should be at ease, after all, you've always taken care of us and made sure we're all well taken care of."
"But she is still my only daughter, and I... I can't help it when I think about how she might be sad... Waaah... I'm sorry..."
Doris had initially tried to be strong, but as she spoke, she seemed to remember something and burst into tears again.
She wiped away her tears as she cried, then tried to control her breathing and continued speaking to Gavin.
"Winnie... Waaah, she's my last hope, Gavin, I really... can't lose her too!"
"I know you're busy, but I really beg you, please give her a little more time. Her whole heart is with you right now."
"It's all my fault. That child learned it from me, sob sob, I... I started dating in school when I was very young. I'm the one who corrupted my daughter, God!"
"Don't say that!"
Seeing that Doris had already started making the sign of the cross, Gavin quickly calmed her down, took her wrist, and said to her.
"Mrs. Baker, Winnie is the best girl I've ever met. She's smart and sensible, healthy and lively. If her parents weren't so great, she couldn't have grown up to be the wonderful person she is today."
"Madam, you and Winnie's father are both very responsible parents. On the contrary, me... damn it, if it weren't for the apocalypse, I'd probably be in jail by now."
Gavin made a joke, which immediately earned him a knowing laugh from Doris.
Doris burst into laughter through her tears, then wiped them away and said to Gavin.
"You're right, Gavin. Even if you're our boss, I still have to say you're a bastard. You stole my daughter's heart before she was ready!"
"Well, okay, although I'm worried about her now, at least I don't have to worry about anything else, like suddenly getting a call from Ms. Winnie one afternoon saying that one of her classmates got her pregnant."
"How could that be!"
Gavin immediately emphasized this to Doris.
"Winnie would never do something so foolish, after all, she has such an excellent mother like you as a role model, doesn't she?"
"I...I'm not exactly a good role model, Gavin, but I also believe Winnie won't turn into a bad girl who dyes her hair and gets covered in tattoos and piercings!"
Doris nodded emphatically and said...
"As for now, I want to say that I hope Winnie's situation won't cause you or Nikita any trouble, darling."
"Also, congratulations on getting together with Nikita, my child. Nikita is a rare gem of a girl, and you are one of the most popular men in America. You two are a perfect match!"
"My God, I feel like I'm watching a TV drama, and my daughter has become the female villain or a supporting character?"
"This feeling is quite strange, but in any case, Gavin, I just hope my daughter won't suffer any further harm, whether it comes from zombies, from this apocalypse, or from you and Nikita!"
"I admit I'm just a cowardly woman, but if something bad happens, I'm capable of anything. Believe me, I'm capable of anything!"
At this point, Doris finally showed a rare, resolute expression.
Her voice, which was anything but weak, made even Gavin swallow hard.
"no problem!"
After swallowing nervously, Gavin nodded to Doris with difficulty.
Seeing this, Doris breathed a sigh of relief, then took Gavin's hand and gently patted the back of his hand.
"If this were before the apocalypse, I would have given you at least a good scolding. Although as a woman, I understand that few young girls could resist someone like you, Winnie is my daughter, and a mother is the least likely to understand her own daughter!"
"But now, God, I don't think about anything anymore. I've already witnessed the deaths of my husband and son, and even now, I can't forget the image of you stabbing my son in the head with a knife."
"I've lost them, and I really don't want to lose any more, Winnie and you. Let time heal all wounds."
"No matter what the future holds, I only hope that Winnie grows up healthy, and that we are all still alive and by her side. If I am fortunate enough to take care of Winnie's children, that would be even better. I will be a good grandmother, I promise!"
At this point, Doris released Gavin and finally wiped away her tears.
Gavin sat silently in front of Doris and nodded heavily to her.
Doris took a deep breath and patted Gavin's hand one last time.
"That's all for now, boss... or I'll just call you Gavin."
"Gavin, you have too many things to do, and too many people still alive on your mind, but I hope you really don't overwork yourself. After all, there are already guys in the camp who can help you share the burden."
"There's not much I can do, but I'll try my best to prepare a delicious meal for you. That's all I can do. But everyone else is different from me. They know more than I do, and they can help you in many ways. I should go make today's butter now."
"There are more and more people in the camp, and even I feel that there is more and more work to do. You must feel even more tired."
"But no matter what, you must take good care of yourself, my child."
As soon as she finished speaking, Doris stood up and gave Gavin a gentle hug.
Gavin, however, showed a barely perceptible blush when faced with the question "My child."
After the hug, Doris patted Gavin's arm reassuringly, signaling him to relax, before leaving the restaurant to go to the kitchen to get busy.
As for Gavin...
He took out a cigarette and sat at the dining table, silently puffing away.
After he put down the cigarette, he had already composed himself, strode away from the second floor, and sat down on his sofa in the lobby.
Leaning against the right armrest of the sofa, Gavin looked up at the gold-plated armor.
After a quick glance, Gavin clapped his hands loudly and then addressed the quiet newcomers in a crisp and decisive manner.
"Wells, Manus, you two take the searchlights and install them on our second-floor terrace and roof!"
"Sean, take your men to learn about civilian helicopters. While they're learning, I have another task for you: you also need to conduct weather surveys and statistics around Livingston Lake near Houston!"
(End of this chapter)