Flowers Blooming in the Wasteland

"What about me, am I human too?" Fu Yunlan sighed and said, "I know this matter has a big impact on you, but don't always feel that there are many bad guys lurking outside, waiting to rush in at any time How about a robbery?"

Celeste went to the kitchen and brought the boiled mushroom lean meat and egg drop soup out and put it on the tea table in front of Fu Yunlan before continuing: "I didn't exaggerate as much as I thought."

"Then what are you thinking?"

Celeste lowered his head and slowly stirred the soup in the bowl with a spoon. His voice was still calm as usual, but Fu Yunlan could feel his depression: "Saving a life is very difficult. It is very simple to take a life... You almost died this time, all because I underestimated the danger of human nature."

"So, this loses hope for humanity?" Fu Yunlan felt that he had to talk to Celeste.

"Should I have hope? You have done so many things for the town. If it weren't for you, this place wouldn't know what it would have become, but he wanted to kill you just for a piece of bread that he had already got." Ser Lister scooped up a spoonful of soup and blew it to feed Fu Yunlan.

"I'll do it myself." Fu Yunlan took the bowl, "You have to think about it this way, some people are bad people themselves and take pleasure in other people's pain, but most people are just ordinary people who are not bad. The bad environment drove them to this point, if the environment was a little better, that person wouldn't want to kill others just for a little food."

"It's all because of the environment?" Celeste curled his lips. Fu Yunlan thought that such a small gesture by him, who was always expressionless, was so cute. He couldn't help but reached out and touched his head: "I I’m not trying to excuse him. That person deserved to die and he’s already dead, right? It’s right to be wary of others, but don’t be as bad as everyone thinks. Most people can still understand the gains and losses of right and wrong. If you can Help others more within your ability, or make the living environment better, so that others can survive, and if they have the opportunity, they can help you in turn.”

"But after you were injured, no one helped you." Celeste thought of Miriam and Li Kailin, and added, "Anyway, none of the people you helped came back to help you. The people who helped you were all because I like you, so it is more important to be liked."

"Who said no one came back to help me? Aren't you human? Without you taking care of me, I would never have survived. Could it be that you are also because of...cough."

He coughed awkwardly, lowered his head and ate.

Celeste tilted her head and looked at him: "Didn't you really take care of me because you liked me?"

"No." Fu Yunlan's ears blushed suspiciously, "I have already explained that I took you in because your father took me in at the beginning—so you should still believe in the good side of human nature, and believe that people will I know how to repay my kindness."

"I still don't believe it." Thelister said stubbornly. "You were injured like this to save the mole. You almost died, but what did he do? He doesn't even appreciate your life-saving grace at all."

"I didn't become like this to save him. I was injured just because of bad luck." Fu Yunlan, who successfully turned the subject back, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "At that time, he was standing at the exit. Push him away first, and I can't get out myself."

"No matter what the motive is, it's true that you saved him," Thelister said, "but he didn't reciprocate the favor."

Celeste is always good at getting to the point, and Fu Yunlan couldn't get around this topic: "Yes, but he's just one person and can't represent everyone."

"Other people are similar." Celeste said, "It's just that they haven't encountered the opportunity to harm others to benefit themselves, repay favors, and seek wealth and death."

Fu Yunlan hadn't seen Celeste's stubborn side before, maybe it was because Celeste had always been too low-key and didn't like to talk, but it's always good for him to be willing to speak out his thoughts. Fu Yunlan had a chance to correct his perception.

"Speaking of opportunities, let me tell you a few little-known things." Fu Yunlan said, "Blue Shield has been recruiting talents everywhere in the wasteland. It is said that their headquarters in the Hawaiian Islands has very little pollution. There is no shortage of food and clothing. The key is that it is safe. It is a place where people dream of going. They once invited the old Hunter, but at that time Hummingbird Town had already gathered a lot of refugees. Everyone relied on this hydropower station to survive. Once old Hunter left, the hydropower station would be over, and all the people here would have to be displaced again, and most of them might not be able to find the next settlement alive. So he chose to stay, enduring the radiation and pollution, holding the [-]% of the shares, living a life that is only enough to eat, what do you think he is trying to do?"

Celeste shook his head: "I don't understand."

"And Coulson, he refused to sell you cheap anti-inflammatory drugs, but he took care of those poor people who were seriously ill and dying all year round. Although he couldn't cure them, at least he gave people in the town a place to die. You can go, because of this he doesn’t have a good rest all year round. Some of them really have nothing, even the only clothes they have are tattered, what benefits do you think he can get by doing this.”

"It doesn't seem to be doing any good," Thurlist said.

"You see, although everyone's life is very difficult, there are still some people who are willing to sacrifice their own interests to help others, so you don't have to think of everyone as bad."

Celeste asked suspiciously: "But, why are you willing to do this even though you know that helping others may not necessarily be rewarded?"

"Because people can't survive alone." Fu Yunlan said, "If others can't survive, no matter how good you are at repairing things, you can't live alone in Hummingbird Town. Purify the drinking water by yourself, and do everything by yourself, wouldn’t you be exhausted? Like this time the town was attacked by bandits, if there were only you and me in the whole town, how would we resist them?”

"You're right." Celeste lowered his head and said thoughtfully, "Humans live in groups. The larger the group, the easier it is to survive."

"So, even if many of them are not kind and will do bad things when they get the chance, you should do your part to maintain this group, even if it's not for reward, just to let more people people live."

"I still don't quite get it," Thelister said. "If you're talking all this just to get me to fix the hydroelectric plant, well, I'll do it."

"It's not just because of this, I don't want to see you face the dangers of the wasteland by yourself in the future because you feel that no one can be trusted." Fu Yunlan said, "Don't rush down because of one or two things. By definition, people may not be so good, but they are not as bad as you think. When they have spare power, many people will choose to help others, but when helping others makes them bear too much price, everyone knows to think twice before acting. .To be honest, the fact that you would use up all your money to save me, and spare no effort to take care of me, is... unbelievable even to me."

"Because that's how you took care of me before, and you said I was your family." Thelister looked up at him with blue eyes and said, "Is there anything wrong with that?"

"No, there's nothing wrong." Fu Yunlan coughed lightly and turned his eyes away, suddenly he didn't dare to look directly into Celeste's eyes.

Those gem-like blue eyes seemed pure and flawless, and seemed to be able to see everything. It seemed that it was the first time he realized that Celeste's eyes were so beautiful.

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When Li Jiesi came to the door again in the afternoon, Celeste made a condition that Li Kailin should be guarded at his house for the past few days, and he would go to repair the generator of the hydropower station.

"Okay!" Li Jiesi hurriedly agreed.

Fu Yunlan didn't know why Celeste was so optimistic about Li Kailin, but he didn't object, but said to Li Jiesi: "In the past, 50% of the profits from the hydropower station were handed over to the mercenary group. I already have the money I haven't seen it for several months, you told me earlier that there was a financial problem, has the problem been solved now?"

"Ahem, our original accountant has died of illness, and the new accountant is a little confused about the situation. We will ask him to figure out the accounts as soon as possible."

In the past when Fu Yuanshan was still there, Li Jiesi had no other ideas, and was his loyal butler with peace of mind. Later, when Fu Yunlan took over, Li Jiesi didn't care about this junior whom he grew up watching. He is no longer obedient to his adoptive father, but has some small thoughts of his own. In the past, Fu Yunlan hadn't gained a firm foothold, so he temporarily indulged some of his behaviors, and now it's time to beat him up.

Li Kailin brought people over soon after receiving the news, and Celeste said to Yun Lan worriedly: "Don't fall asleep until I come back."

"Okay, I'll be awake." Fu Yunlan agreed.

Still not at ease, Celeste handed the pistol to Fu Yunlan: "Tell them to guard the door and not come in. If anyone comes in without authorization, you will shoot."

"Okay, I promise to kill him and leave no one alive." Fu Yunlan took the gun a little helplessly.

Only then did Celeste leave with Li Jies uneasy.