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.

after his girlfriend, "Kitty, this

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,

want

have a small

too, only a

pot. Since Stella couldn't take out the preserved stew spices, she had prepared a homemade version. The taste was very good, not much

chatted, Angela brought up buying a house, "The third phase is complete, and we

very pleasant. Whether in the past or now, they felt Griffith was more suitable for them, and they wanted to settle down here. However, the houses in the third phase were more expensive than the first and second phases, the prices were

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

timely, many survivors lived, and survivors from other cities were pouring

eternal night was coming, followed by smog and acid rain. Renting a house always had the risk of being evicted; if they had the ability to buy, they

was very supportive, "That's a good thing. You should do

felt life had opened a new

goals, there

drinking until around

"These were grown by Rosie,

is

and tried

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

gift in a long time, and Rosie smiled with

years ago, and they all revisited the prosperous

ten, Jasper drove the four of

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

she heard the sound of a car. Stella prepared

hair, she heard Jasper close his sister's bedroom door. Then he dimmed the

"Stella, thank you."

Stella was confused, "Hmm?"

for giving me a home, and for taking