After everyone brought their luggage to their rooms, they all naturally gathered in the living room.

Seeing the large open kitchen on the other side of the living room, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson instinctively walked over to take a look.

Like most ordinary households, although it was usually Mrs. Thompson who cooked at home before the disaster, Mr. Thompson mastered two or three ’signature dishes’. Every time they had friends over, Mr. Thompson would show off a little to let everyone know he also had impressive cooking skills.

When Mr. and Mrs. Thompson went into the kitchen, they were utterly shocked to see the preservation area filled with a variety of vegetables.

Several years had passed since the calamity struck, and while there had been a few periods of calm and sunny weather, for the most part, it was impossible to grow vegetables depending on the weather outside, let alone cultivate them in greenhouses.

Although vegetables occasionally appeared on the market, both the variety and quantity were far less than before the disaster.

Sometimes, there were only rumors of vegetables in the market, and by the time the survivors braced themselves to buy them, they would find those vegetables had long been purchased by someone else.

But now, the variety of vegetables laid out in the kitchen’s preservation cabinet, and by the looks of them, these were not of a low grade.

Even before the disaster, ordinary households did not necessarily buy vegetables of such good quality for everyday consumption.

"Zachary, these...."

Dong Tianyu heard his mother calling him from the kitchen and saw her hesitant expression, immediately understanding what she was thinking.

Although Zachary would bring supplies to them from time to time, because his visits were not on a set schedule, to ensure his parents’ living standards didn’t decrease too much, he often provided them with long-shelf-life prepared dishes.

Even though Zachary would bring fresh fruits every time he visited, he unconsciously neglected his parents’ preference for cooking on their own due to having the prepared dishes, so he seldom brought them fresh vegetables.

"Mom, feel free to use anything in the preservation cabinet, those things can’t be stored too long anyway, and they are brought out for you to use. Don’t worry and use them as you like.

Everyone has been busy for half a day, there is meat in the freezer, and the low-temperature cabinet has rice, flour, grains, and oils.

To celebrate our safe departure, why don’t you and Dad cook a few big dishes, as a celebration for our successful evacuation."

Hearing what Zachary said, Mrs. Thompson was about to say something, but she was immediately stopped by Mr. Thompson standing next to her.

Since Zachary had already said so, Mr. Thompson thought that using these ingredients to cook wouldn’t add to Zachary’s burden. Besides, it had been a long time since he had cooked himself, so he felt an itch to get hands-on, which is why he stopped Mrs. Thompson from speaking further.

Given that the Taylor family had also left their rooms and were chatting on the sofas, Father Dong, Mother Dong, and Zachary’s conversation could be heard by everyone clearly.

When they heard that Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were preparing to cook, Robinson William’s wife and Master Ye’s daughter-in-law immediately got up from the sofa and moved toward the kitchen, presumably to help.

At that moment Master Ye and Robinson William were playing with the children on the sofa, and just when Madeline got up wanting to speak with Zachary, Zachary sensed through his Divine Sense that the Escort Ship of that big ship was aggressively approaching the Wave Rider.

Realizing this situation, Zachary stood up from the sofa and carelessly said to the others in the living room, "You guys rest here for a bit, I’m going to go up for a stroll."

Seeing Zachary walk away, Master Ye gave a meaningful look to Madeline, who then quickly caught up with Zachary and said, "Let me join you for the stroll, I’m rather superfluous down there anyway." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Hearing Madeline’s self-deprecating comment, Zachary teased casually, "If you don’t want to feel superfluous, the simplest way is to find a wife and start making babies. Once you have enough of them, you won’t be bored anymore."

Challenged by Zachary’s teasing, Madeline retorted somewhat vexed, "Hey, you’re pretty good at advising others. But I haven’t seen you getting married either."

When Zachary heard Madeline’s indignant reply, he didn’t get angry. Instead, he replied with a smile, "I didn’t tell you to get married, I just said to find a wife and start making babies.

What times are these, and you’re acting as prudish as a virgin, always talking about papers, papers, papers. We don’t even know where the officials of the Imperial Court are floating around by now, and you’re still concerned about certificates.

If you really fancy someone, just tell me, do you want me to help you test the waters?"

Although Madeline knew that Zachary’s mention of ’testing’ was about finding a professional to do background checks and create a serendipitous situation,

he also couldn’t help but think about the double entendre in Zachary’s words.

For Madeline, such jokes didn’t bother him, since he was neither faithful nor promiscuous, always ensuring ample compensation to his partners, whether during courtship or at the end of a relationship.

So whether before the disaster or after its emergence, his romantic life wasn’t greatly affected. Not to mention, since women began their Cultivation,