Chapter 1096 - 1084:

Chapter 1096: Chapter 1084:

Looking at the action Wei Yang was performing, Tang Xiaoquan, as a man, felt embarrassed to ask her to do such a thing.

Moreover, although he and Wei Yang had mutual affection, they hadn’t formalized it, and neither had said those three words to the other.

So in this situation, asking Wei Yang to take off his shoes and socks and wash his feet was really inappropriate.

At least Tang Xiaoquan was aware of this.

"Um... Wei, Wei Yang, it’s best I do it myself."

"Sit down!" Wei Yang stopped Tang Xiaoquan from bending over, pulling the ginger-scented soup closer to him, and said softly, "This needs to be drunk while it’s hot to be effective. Be obedient and drink it; I’ll take care of the other things."

"No, this..."

"Enough! Quanzi! Just listen to Wei Yang; look at the state you’re in now, don’t be stubborn." Wen Quanxin interrupted with a smile before Tang Xiaoquan could speak.

Seeing the situation, Old Zhao casually agreed: "Yes, Xiaotang, don’t be shy, we’re all family, there’s no need to stand on ceremony. Besides, Wei Yang is a nurse, we previously assigned Wei Yang and Xiao Zhang to monitor everyone’s health. If you don’t hurry up and recover, what if you catch a cold or fever? That would only trouble them more."

Having the matter explained to this extent, Tang Xiaoquan really couldn’t make excuses anymore.

Additionally, although he verbally made excuses, his heart was touched by what Wei Yang said and did at that moment.

The hardship he endured this trip was not in vain!

He nodded and took the ginger soup, taking a sip.

As the hot soup went down, a rush of warmth flowed in his stomach, and the spicy ginger felt even more like driving out the coldness bit by bit from Tang Xiaoquan’s body.

With the internal ginger soup and external hot water both "working," Tang Xiaoquan’s hands and feet, which were nearly numb from the cold, gradually regained sensation, and his pale complexion slowly showed a bit of color.

Even his exhaustion was greatly reduced.

Once he finished soaking his feet, Old Zhao immediately instructed Xiao Wen and Wu Chao to help Tang Xiaoquan into the inner room to rest.

But at this critical moment, Hu Xiaodong and a group of brothers were still suffering outside, and Old Xu and Lei Tong were trapped by zombies. Despite Tang Xiaoquan’s fatigue, he couldn’t rest easily.

"No, I’ll rest later. I know everyone has a lot of questions to ask; let’s resolve those first."

Indeed, whether it was Old Lin, Old Zhao, or the remaining brothers, everyone had a bunch of questions bottled up inside.

But everyone could see the young man wasn’t in great shape, and to avoid letting his barely recovered complexion worsen again, Lin Junfu raised his arm and waved it, saying, "Xiaotang, about the questions, we have Huabiao, we can ask him. You should go back to rest."

Equally returning from the snowy trek, Hua Biao’s state was far better than Tang Xiaoquan’s.

Although he wasn’t in great shape upon arrival, after some rest and adjustment, he had mostly recovered. Completely unlike Tang Xiaoquan’s exhaustion.

"Yes! Xiaotang, Huabiao can answer our questions too. Don’t worry about things here, hurry back to rest, we’ll call you for dinner."

Hearing Old Zhao and Old Lin’s advice, Tang Xiaoquan sighed helplessly.

Thinking to himself, why was his body so useless?

Both traversed the snow, yet Hua Biao paved the way and carried heavy loads, expending much more physical and mental effort than he did.

But the result? Look at his energy and spirit, it’s ridiculous to compare! It’s maddening!

As for Old Zhao and Old Lin’s suggestion...

Huabiao could explain the team’s encounters, but they were unaware of the true situation and couldn’t discern truth from falsehood.

Tang Xiaoquan didn’t doubt Huabiao would manipulate the facts, but Huaxia’s language is vast and profound, a sentence with different adjectives can create vastly different impressions.

Or there wouldn’t be idioms like "tongue lashing," "people’s words are frightening."

So, if Huabiao exaggerated Old Xu’s situation while he wasn’t there, given the temperaments of those at the station, impulsive actions couldn’t be ruled out.

That would be a disaster.

Additionally, one of Tang Xiaoquan’s purposes in returning was to prevent Huabiao from complicating matters.

Considering all this, Tang Xiaoquan naturally wouldn’t comply with Zhao and Lin’s kind intentions.

"No, Uncle Zhao, Old Lin, I’m much better now, moreover, it’s broad daylight, calling me to sleep won’t work either. It’s better to discuss things here, which might help clear my mind and forget the fatigue."

After listening to Tang Xiaoquan’s words, Old Lin and Old Zhao exchanged glances and simultaneously shook their heads.

"Ah... knew you wouldn’t agree. Fine! You ran all this way back, presumably to explain the matters personally. Alright then, let’s discuss together."

Old Zhao, understanding Tang Xiaoquan’s nature, knew that the young man might usually seem easygoing, but when stubborn, he was no less insistent than his brother Wang Qiang.

So instead of wasting breath persuading him to rest, better to clarify matters quickly and then give instructions.

"Tell us, why did only you two come back? What happened to the others? Did something happen?" Lin Junfu asked directly, voicing the question everyone had.

Indeed, as soon as Lin Junfu’s words fell, a self-imposed silence fell over the room.

"Due to the snowstorm, the vehicle couldn’t move. We worried about tight resources at home and walked back first. Hu Ge and the others are waiting for the weather change several kilometers away."

"Oh, I see. Is there any problem with their food and drink?"

"There’s no problem; this action was very fruitful, collecting four truckloads of supplies in total."

"Great! We really were running low on resources, you guys bringing these supplies back is a relief! But we don’t know when this horrible weather will end. If things don’t get better, we might have to carry the supplies manually." sighed Old Lin, looking out the window helplessly.

"Yes, we can’t control the weather change. If the snowstorm continues, we’ll have to follow Old Lin’s plan." Old Zhao sighed in agreement.

But as they finished speaking, Hua Biao immediately interjected: "These things can wait; we have more pressing actions to take right now."

"Huh?" Lin Junfu and Zhao Yunhai lifted their heads, as astute as they were, they couldn’t miss the undertone in Hua Biao’s words.

Old Zhao turned his head, asking, "Huazi, what do you mean by that? Is there something else urgent that requires our action?"

"Yes!"

"What?"

"Old Xu and Lei Tong are trapped by zombies and are waiting for us to rescue them!"