Just then, another police officer found a check on the ground in front of Chen Han's house. It was the same check for 1.3 million that Lu Yuan had thrown in.

The case in the village was finally over, and soon a new village chief and secretary transferred from outside took office. However, Lu Yuan knew that this was not the end of the matter, and more big fish would be dragged out, but that was none of his business. What he needed to do was to make a fortune in silence and prepare for life in the apocalypse.

On November 30th, Lu Yuan took Xiao Shan back to Qingshui City. His parents were extremely fond of their daughter-in-law and brought her a large amount of local produce with them before she left, repeatedly telling her to take good care of her parents.

Leaving her hometown, Wei Xiaoshan had a smile on her face. Clearly, this time the ugly daughter-in-law met her in-laws very smoothly, almost perfectly, and she had left a very good impression on them.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan was deep in thought in the car, trying to figure out how to get Xiao Shan to help him choose what he needed to buy.

When Lu Yuan saw his villa again, the walls and yard had been built, and the interior decoration was underway. Now that Lu Yuan was rich, all the furniture and appliances that had been removed from the plan could be put back on schedule.

In order not to delay the construction schedule, Du Heng thoughtfully installed a fresh air system, high-performance solar power generation materials, and an imported water circulation system in the early stages of the project.

Watching cars drive into the house and carry various equipment into the villa, Lu Yuan felt a surge of excitement.

"Lu Yuan, it will be completed in about half a month, which is about a week ahead of schedule!" Du Heng said, looking at the blueprints.

"Yes! Thanks to you, don't worry, I will give you your wages in full, and I will also give you a big red envelope!" Lu Yuan really had to thank Du Heng properly. He didn't want to owe anyone a favor, and Du Heng had even used his family connections to help him once, otherwise he might have stayed in the detention center for a few more days.

Du Heng waved his hand, his eyes fixed on Lu Yuan, and said, "I have a question. You can ask it if you want to, or you can leave it at that if it's too difficult!"

"Go ahead and ask!" Lu Yuan could roughly guess what the other party wanted to ask.

"Is...is there really some kind of crisis? Is it a shooting star?" Du Heng asked after glancing around to make sure no one was watching.

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Let's prepare more food and water. Even if we don't have any, it's never a bad thing to have extra supplies. What do you think?"

He couldn't be too direct, so he could only tell him vaguely that Lu Yuan didn't have many friends, and Du Heng was one of them. However, he didn't intend to say too much, as that might harm both sides. After the apocalypse, people change, and who knew if this taciturn man would become his enemy? Nobody could say for sure.

Du Heng looked at Lu Yuan gratefully and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Also, thank you."

It's not simple for Du Heng to just say thank you. This guy doesn't show much interest in anything, except building houses, of course. And he said he would never tell anyone, and Lu Yuan believed him.

The two stood on the newly built balcony, quietly gazing at the distant scenery, when their phones simultaneously received a message.

They smiled at each other. Their only connection during university was through that classmate group chat, where they would both receive messages at the same time.

As expected, the message came from the class group chat. Last time, because everyone had their own opinions, the final meeting place and time were not decided. This time, the class monitor, Song Ling, directly decided the meeting place and time, and everyone responded enthusiastically.

Lu Yuan originally intended to ignore it, but then he felt that it might not be a good idea to do so. What if he needed it in the future?

Lu Yuan replied with "Received," and Du Heng, standing to the side, sighed as he looked at the group chat, saying, "I've only spent a year with the people in my class, and this..."

Lu Yuan laughed: "What's there to be afraid of? Let's go together! Anyway, the class monitor is treating us to dinner! We might as well take advantage of it!"

Lu Yuan hadn't planned to attend the class reunion in the group chat last time, but after a while, he changed his mind. He was now a millionaire, and although he had spent all his money on the villa, he still had some gold from Chen Changhe, which gave him more confidence to attend.

Besides, the class monitor even picked a five-star hotel, which was perfect for taking his girlfriend out for a nice meal since it wouldn't cost any money.

"Okay!" Du Heng replied "Received" in the group chat, then turned off his phone.

Finally, a suitable opportunity was found to be with Xiaoshan. The two of them lay on the bed, holding their phones, and got bored.

Lu Yuan asked, as if making conversation, "Honey, if I gave you a deserted island to live on for ten years, and you could buy whatever you wanted before you went, what would you buy?"

Wei Xiaoshan immediately became interested, then put her phone aside, sat up, stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and asked, "Are there plants on the deserted island? Is there water?"

"Hmm... there's water, but no food. Oh, and disasters happen from time to time, like earthquakes or tsunamis!"

"Hmm... this is a rather difficult question. Wait a minute, let me think about it!"

Then Xiaoshan opened Taobao again.

After scrolling for half an hour, she suddenly sat up and said, "First, let's talk about food. We need to stock up on rice, flour, oil, and other daily necessities—the more the better. We also need instant noodles. I like instant noodles, even though eating them too often isn't good for my health, it's nice to have some occasionally. Oh, and we also need dried noodles and wide rice noodles; it's nice to change things up sometimes. Oh, and I need to buy some vegetable seeds. Vegetables don't keep for very long, so it's best to pick and eat them fresh. Green plants like bok choy, spinach, celery, and chives are good, because not eating vegetables for a long time can lead to a lack of vitamins, causing dry skin and hair loss. Oh, and some mushrooms too. The mushrooms I ate at your house last time were really delicious! It's a pity..."

"And also, fruit. It would be best to plant some fruit trees, like apples, peaches, pears, bananas, grapes, and other common ones. Oh, and I also really like mangoes and pineapples, but I don't know if they can be grown there, haha, am I being a little greedy? These are all freshly picked, and the more I talk about them, the more tempted I get. I haven't had any fruit in ages. I'll have to get some fruit sometime. Lu Yuan, look at my face, isn't it dry again?"

Lu Yuan continued recording with his phone, playfully pinching her cheek as he waited for Xiao Shan to continue.