"Sir Huang! The hypermarket on Planet Cullen is amazing to shop at! There are so many things inside! Look what we bought!"
As soon as Jian Jingyu and Wang Tianwei returned, they eagerly showed off their loot.
Huang Yan and Zhang Qishui watched as the two of them pulled out items one by one, until the floor was almost overflowing!
One gaped in astonishment, while the other slowly narrowed his eyes.
"Wang Tianwei, with that pile of frozen pears, frozen peaches, and frozen persimmons, are you planning to eat them until next year?"
"These are only sold on Planet Cullen! Just imagine how refreshing it will be to enjoy a delicious frozen pear after our desert training on Planet Shuomo!"
"But it is winter now, and we are about to go to Planet Tianshu for the competition! It is winter there too!"
"We can just put them in the space button for now..."
"Phew... when will you ever give up on hoarding food?"
After scolding her, Huang Yan looked at the other person.
"And you, Jian Jingyu! That pile of boxes, big and small... you had better have a reasonable explanation."
"These are fireworks, Sir Huang! How romantic! We can set them off tonight!"
Jian Jingyu was brimming with confidence!
He was not like Sister Ma! The things he bought were full of sentiment!
Zhang Lyra stood far away, holding Shirley Zhang's hand, and explained the moment Huang Yan looked over,
"I really tried to persuade them. But as soon as they entered the market, they seemed to lose their minds... With you not there, I really couldn't hold the two of them back."
"Hahahaha, fireworks, it just so happens I haven't seen them in a long time either!"
Zhang Qishui took the opportunity to mess up the chessboard.
"Oh my... sitting for so long has made me a bit tired! I'm going back to lie down. You guys play by yourselves, and we'll set off fireworks together tonight!"
"..."
Huang Yan turned his head and saw the chaotic chessboard. Shirley Zhang ran over with pitter-patter steps,
"Brother! How many games did you win against my dad?"
While Huang Yan was still calculating in his mind, Shirley Zhang shook her head and wagged her finger like a little adult,
"It can't be more than three games! Otherwise, he'll start cheating! Uncle Liu next door is still mad at him right now..."
Zhang Qishui's exasperated voice came from the bedroom,
"Shirley Zhang! Come here and take a nap!!"
"Dad, I'm not sleepy..."
"Kids have to sleep even if they aren't sleepy!"
Over there, Wang Tianwei was still whispering her experience to Jian Jingyu,
"Don't mind what Sir Huang is saying now, when the time comes, just hand it to him while he's playing chess or running deductions. He'll take whatever it is!"
"Wang, Tian, Wei..."
Being called by her full name, Wang Tianwei immediately grabbed a few large bags from the floor and fled,
"Auntie! Time to restock!"
Zhang Lyra followed Wang Tianwei into the kitchen, and Christine put down the work in her hands,
"Oh my goodness, why did you buy so many things!!"
"Well, we arrived too late yesterday and didn't have time to shop!
We are all juniors, and we've really troubled you, Uncle, and little Shirley Zhang these past two days!"
"You child! Why are you being so overly polite with Auntie..."
Christine tried to push the things back but couldn't overpower Wang Tianwei, who constantly sparred with single soldiers,
"Auntie, please don't be so polite with us! Lyra's mom is our mom! You go rest for a while, we'll handle lunch!"
"...Alright, then I'll cook this meat for you guys tonight!"
After dinner,
the group lined up the fireworks Jian Jingyu bought in the yard.
"I'm lighting them!"
Jian Jingyu held the lighter that came free with the fireworks,
"Light them, light them!"
Wang Tianwei and Zhang Lyra's family stood on the terrace, the optical computers on their wrists already set to recording mode.
"Hehehehe! I've been watching projections all the time, it's been so long since I've seen real fireworks!"
Zhang Qishui looked radiant in his thermal suit. When he was young, he also liked to buy these things to make Christine happy... How did he completely forget about it after retiring due to injury? This wouldn't do...
Huang Yan's face no longer showed the speechlessness from noon. Since they were already bought, he might as well enjoy the show!
Then again, that kid seemed to have a particular fondness for pretty things like flowers.
"Whoosh!! Bang!!!"
"...This is just too beautiful!!"
The fireworks of the interstellar era were far more advanced than anything Wang Tianwei had ever seen before!
The patterns were brilliant and complex, staying in the air for a much longer time! Some even changed colors, making it impossible to look away!
"Wow! It's in the shape of a flower!! And a little bear!!"
Shirley Zhang clapped her hands happily!
Christine and Zhang Qishui held hands and quietly watched the scene.
The neighbors, and even families further away, saw the brilliant patterns in the sky,
"Whose house is setting off fireworks? Is today a special occasion?"
"It must be a happy day for them."
"...Such an ancient thing, it looks quite nice!"
"I remember the Cullen Hypermarket seems to sell them! Shall we buy some tomorrow too?"
"Sure!"
Wang Tianwei pulled everyone together to take photos, wanting to record this moment.
Zhang Lyra's parents were also surrounded by the kids and took many photos. The couple felt as if they hadn't taken this many photos in their entire lives...
After the fireworks were over and they returned to their room, Wang Tianwei and Shirley Zhang pressed their heads together to select photos.
"How about this one?"
"Hahahaha! Brother Goldfish's expression is so weird!"
"You're right, we definitely have to keep it!"
After washing up, Zhang Lyra sat on her bed.
"Tianwei really loves taking photos, and shooting videos too."
Wang Tianwei and Shirley Zhang looked up at the same time.
"We just have to keep recording!! We are so happy right now! What if we forget it later if we don't record it?"
"Mhm! Sister Wang is right!"
Wang Tianwei smiled and patted Shirley Zhang's head.
When the apocalypse began, she was forced to leave home and transfer with the main force. She had changed her phone several times later on... Ten years passed, and she almost couldn't remember what it was like before the apocalypse.
By the end, when she was lying in the hardware store waiting to die, she couldn't recall a single beautiful memory of the happiness, joy, and important people she had once experienced... The only thing left in her mind was the ugly appearance of that level-five zombie.
At that time, she even thought that other than her squad members, hardly anyone seemed to know what she looked like.
She hadn't left behind any photos over all these years. Perhaps soon no one would remember her, as if she had never appeared in that world...
But it was different now!
She had a new family and good friends to fight alongside!
Everyone had experienced many happy, important, or trivial things together, and every single one was a precious memory!
She had to record all of this and look through them when she had free time!
Thank heavens for giving her a second life!
What was missing in her past life could all be made up for in this one!
Hearing her say this, Zhang Lyra also brought up her optical computer and took a picture of Wang Tianwei and Shirley Zhang lying on the mattress, looking up at her together.
"Yeah, we should record more. Later on, when you become the Federation's number one mecha master, I'll take your photos out and sell them for money!"
Hearing this, Wang Tianwei immediately changed to a demure sitting posture,
"Then they have to be taken nicely! Shirley, come sit in my lap, let's take another one!
In the future, you can take this photo out and say that you knew the most awesome mecha master in the Federation since you were little!"
