18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 287

The hustle and bustle began as everyone started preparing for the Christmas feast.

After lunch, during a lull, Angela and the others toured two glasshouses, filled with chickens, ducks, geese, quails, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, vegetables, and a rooftop herb garden. "Angela, in the future, we should also get a villa here. We can be neighbors with Stella and Jasper, and have chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep, all of it."

Cody, not to be outdone, declared to his girlfriend, "Kitty, I'll work hard too."

Stella almost laughed but managed to hold it back, "Do you guys want chicks or ducklings? You can take some home after dinner."

"No, thanks." Angela said, "We all have jobs. We don't have time to raise them. When we finally get our own villa, we can ask you then."

Everyone continued preparing the feast, with a hearty chicken broth, spicy duck, sausage stir-fry with bell peppers, and two baskets of vegetables.

Just as they were about to sit down for dinner, there was barking outside. It was the mastiff, who had come pulling a small cart. In the cart was a lamb leg and ten pounds of fresh beef, still smelling of blood. Cooper's eyes lit up at the sight.

Within the cart was also a card with flamboyant handwriting: Miss, Merry Christmas.

Stella didn't know how to feel. Bran was really getting into this.

The mastiff looked at her with drooling anticipation.

She was not gonna send things in return, as she knew he still had tricks up his sleeve.

Stella took out a knife and cut a large chunk of meat for the dog. After getting approval from Cooper, the dog gulped it down.

The fresh meat was taken inside, cut into several plates of beef and lamb rolls, with the leftovers stored in the fridge.

At five in the evening, the feast began. It was delicious, a taste they hadn't had in four years, and it felt like their souls were ascending.

Each had a bowl of chicken soup, and they all felt warm.

was constantly looking after his girlfriend, "Kitty, this is your hometown dish, try

She didn't expect Stella's cooking skills to be so good. Even she, who was born and raised in the area, couldn't compete. She finally understood why Cody and the others spoke of Stella with such admiration. Stella really was an interesting person. As they ate and chatted, Stella brought out a bottle of wine, "This is a bottle we found in an office building a while back,

I want

can only have

too, only a small

into the pot. Since Stella couldn't take out the preserved stew spices, she had prepared a

house, "The third phase is complete, and we plan

and they wanted to settle down here. However, the houses in the third phase were more

and the future would be a back-to-back management model.

was timely, many survivors lived, and survivors from other cities were pouring in.

was coming, followed by smog and acid rain. Renting a house always had the risk of being evicted;

good thing.

who felt life had opened a new door for

goals, there were new

and drinking until around six, they were full

"These were grown by Rosie, you guys should

is so

and

the others also prepared gifts. The gifts were candies. Not only did Rosie get one, even the

gift in a long time,

ago, and they all revisited the prosperous times

movie at ten, Jasper drove the four of them home,

and out, and Stella found her a set of new clothes from Arcadia. Not only

her bath, she heard the sound of a car. Stella prepared

his sister's bedroom door. Then he dimmed the bedside lamp and started

"Stella, thank you."

Stella was confused, "Hmm?"

you for giving me a home, and