Chapter 7

Since they had agreed to leave, the three of them did not stay at home for long and immediately prepared to set off.

But before leaving, Gu Zhengchu called them back again.

"Wait a moment, I'll go get some medicine. The weather has been bad recently, and it's easy to get sick. Maybe there will be a big epidemic later.

I'll prepare some medicine for your parents, and give you some too. Don't take it lightly, remember to drink it, don't mess around."

When he said the last sentence, he even pointed his finger at the silence.

Chen Cong shrank his neck out of habit.

She has had poor health since childhood and has often troubled Uncle Gu, now her father-in-law.

So no one knew better than Gu Zhengchu that she didn't like drinking the bitter medicine soup.

I am no longer afraid of taking Chinese medicine.

You have no idea how valuable Chinese medicine will become compared to all those messy foods in the apocalypse.

Chen Cong muttered something in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud now.

She rubbed against Gu Zhengchu and went to the pharmacy with him.

This was a place she used to visit, and now when she went in again she felt that all she could see were treasures!

Her fingers moved again and again, wishing she could store all of them into the space right now, leaving not a single blade of grass behind!

Fortunately, she held it in.

"Dad, can you lend me your cart?" In the end, she could only extend her "claws" to the cart that was placed aside and was usually used to transport goods in the clinic.

"Well, take it." Gu Zhengchu didn't ask any more questions.

The three of them went out, Lao Gu sat in the back seat, and the couple sat in the front seat.

The few of them didn't talk much on the way. As soon as they got in the car, Chen Cong took out his mobile phone and started calculating the morning's expenses.

The electric car + solar panels cost a little over 180,000 yuan in total, so let's calculate it based on 180,000 yuan;

The stove cost 54,000 yuan;

The fuel was bought by Gu Kai——

She glanced at her text notifications and couldn't help but gasp.

Eighty thousand!

How much did he buy? He actually spent 80,000!

Shen Cong couldn't help but glance sideways at her husband who was driving. Seeing that his face was calm, she didn't ask any more questions and started calculating the balance.

After deducting the 40,000 yuan spent on online shopping, there was still 560,000 yuan left.

560,000-180,000-54,000-80,000=246,000.

Sell ​​the house, sell the house quickly!

Looking at the decreasing balance, Chen Cong felt annoyed and couldn't help but repeat it several times in a row.

But no matter how little money you have, you have to buy what you need.

As planned, she opened the shopping website again.

This time, Chen Cong wanted to buy self-rescue and self-defense supplies.

20 sets of outdoor foldable engineer shovel + tactical gloves + camping knife + pointed tail hand axe;

Multifunctional self-defense tactical stick + anti-wolf tactical pen + multifunctional foldable hammer pliers 10 sets each;

Strong flashlight + dry battery;

Disaster prevention candle + whistle + waterproof matches;

Radio + outdoor lighting (hand-cranked or solar powered);

Work gloves + mountaineering bag (large and small)...

While Chen Cong was thinking hard in his mind, he put the most urgent supplies into the shopping cart.

Then he went back to the address bar and changed the delivery address to the civil servants’ community.

Even though I won't live there in the future, the location of the community is right on the road between Fulin and the village.

Once the package is delivered there, she only needs to go and pick it up every one or two days, without being too ostentatious.

So that all the information wouldn't be sent to my mother and might be noticed by someone with ulterior motives.

After changing the address, Chen Cong returned to the shopping cart and clicked checkout.

In an instant, another 12,000 yuan was lost from the account.

But she still had so many things to buy.

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As soon as the car stopped, Chen Cong smelled the aroma of food coming from the house.

The smell made her dazed for a moment.

When she saw her parents coming out to greet her, her eyes began to feel a little sore again.

But she knew that now was not the time to cry, because if she cried any longer nothing would be accomplished.

"Dad, Mom." She walked quickly towards her parents.

But the two elders didn't even look at her, they walked around him and went towards the car.

"Old Gu, you're here, come in and sit down first."

"Xiao Kai, you come in too. Come on, mom has prepared some cold tea for you. You're afraid of the heat, so go and have a sip to cool off."

Ignored murmur: "..."

Only then did she remember that because she insisted on getting a divorce, her parents disliked her for a while and hardly even spoke to her.

It's just that it happened so long ago that she has forgotten about this experience.

Now it seems that this should be the time.

Chen Cong glanced gloomily at the four people who were chatting with each other, and did not go over to join in the fun. Instead, he turned around, took out the small cart he brought from the trunk, and began to pack up the packages left in the yard.

"We can pack up the things later, come here first!" Cheng Ru shouted to her daughter.

She was still thinking about what the girl said on the phone about "no divorce".

Seeing that Chen Cong really brought his son-in-law and father-in-law back together, Cheng Ru had to believe that what her daughter said was true.

Although Chen Cong really didn't want to recall those painful things over and over again, she knew she had to say it.

So he didn't waste any time. After he accompanied the family back to the house and sat down, he repeated to the elders at home what he had said to Gu Kai before.

After that, she took out two ID cards from the space and handed them over: "Mom and Dad, I know you don't believe what I said, I can only say that this is all true. These are your two ID cards, you can take a look first."

Because the village was too far from the city, Chen Cong had never registered his parents even though they had passed away for more than half a year.

But it is precisely because of this that she can take it out now.

Cheng Ru and Shen Jianyi took the two small gray plastic pieces, and their faces looked very ugly for a moment.

What their daughter said was so unbelievable that they simply couldn't believe it.

But seeing their daughter's attitude and the things she took out, they couldn't help but waver in their decision.

Chen Cong looked at Gu Zhengchu.

Because my father-in-law died early, the government had not conducted a new round of census when he was alive, and he did not have time to apply for an ID card.

So she had nothing to prove.

but--

Chen Cong thought about it, took out a book from the space and handed it over.

"Dad, this is the book you held in your hand until you died. It seems like it was given to you by a patient before he died.

At that time, you were no longer conscious, and I heard you keep muttering "It's too late, too late".

I didn't know what it meant, so I kept the book carefully.

I’m giving it back to you now, hopefully it won’t be too late this time.”

Gu Zhengchu took the ancient book with slightly tattered and yellowed pages, his expression a little shocked.

He flipped through a few pages casually, and then his brows couldn't help but frown.

"This should be a medical book, right? I see there are acupoint maps on it, but I can't understand them either." Chen Cong added.

After her father-in-law passed away, she flipped through the tattered book more than once, but apart from the few school placement maps, she didn't understand anything else.

The book was obviously an ancient book, and the font used looked like traditional Chinese characters, but many of the characters were completely unfamiliar to Chen Cong, not to mention that the writing was obscure and difficult to understand.

Anyway, the book looked like a heavenly book in her hands.

Liang Ru and her husband also leaned over to take a look, and believed their daughter's words a little more.

The truth is - no matter how they look at it, it is impossible for their daughter to forge that book, and there is no need for it!

Seeing that his parents were still skeptical, Chen Cong sighed and had to use the method he had used on Gu Kai before. He said to the three elderly people: "Dad, Mom, let's go to the backyard. I'll show you a magic trick."

The main reason why Shen's parents fell in love with this house as soon as they saw it was because it came with a very large yard.

The old couple made the front yard look beautiful with every step, while Shen Jianyi directly turned the backyard into a vegetable garden.

But the two elders are old after all, and they are not used to doing farm work.

The more full your ideas are, the more skinny the reality is.

Although the vegetable plot is very large, only the corners and edges are being used now.

I planted a few green vegetables, peppers, cucumbers and the like, and there was a large piece of land left idle.

Chen Cong walked in front and was the first to stand in the open space.

Before anyone could figure out what was happening, a brand new electric car appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the open space.

For a moment, even the air seemed to be stagnant.

The three old men all stared at the car with shocked expressions, unable to utter a word.

"Did this also come from your space?" Cheng Ru asked.

Her voice was so hurried that it was almost breaking.

"Well, this is what Gu Kai and I bought today. In the end times, electric cars are more convenient to use than gasoline cars." Chen Cong explained.

At this point, she sighed: “Mom and Dad, I know you can’t accept this yet, and I don’t know how to prove it further.

After my divorce from Gu Kai, I was in a bad mood. I locked myself in my room every day to learn foreign languages ​​and paid no attention to anything. So if you want to ask me about the major world events that happened during this period, I really don’t know.

I knew it…”

Chen Cong thought for a moment and said, "I remember it was probably these two days. My sister called me and said that she didn't get the student dormitory she applied for me because it was too late. But my brother-in-law went to look around and said he could help me rent a house near the school. He said the conditions there are pretty good."

"Don't say it, I believe my daughter would not joke about such things."

Shen Jianyi, who had been silent all this time, patted his daughter on the shoulder, his eyes full of pity.

Although what his daughter said today was indeed shocking, his own child knew it and he believed that his child would not lie about such things.

What's more, there are so many facts here.

"I believe it, I believe it. Mom believes it too."

Chen Cong was standing alone in front of them, facing them, with a look of vicissitudes and fatigue that he had never seen before.

Thinking of what her daughter had said before and the suffering the child had endured, Cheng Ru's eyes suddenly turned red.

She walked over and hugged her daughter, touching her daughter's face with heartache, her voice becoming hoarse because of the heartache: "Let's not stand here, let's go inside and talk."

"Let's go inside and talk. We need to discuss this matter carefully." Gu Zhengchu also said from the side.

They said they would talk when they got back home, but no one spoke immediately after returning home.

For the three old men, even if they believed the news, they still needed time to digest it.

Finally, it was Gu Kai who spoke first.

"Mom and Dad, Congcong and I have discussed it. I will go back to my company tomorrow to resign and give up the dormitory. According to Congcong, the houses in Fulin Community and here are safe and sound after the earthquake, so we will keep these two houses and get rid of the house in the civil servant community and my father's house."

None of the three old men objected to this.

If the end of the world really comes, the family must unite.

Since it is impossible to live separately, it is necessary to get rid of unnecessary property.

"I sold my jewelry and watches, and I also want to sell the car that Gu Kai is driving now. Dad, you should also sell your car.

Just after the end of the world came, your car was smashed in the earthquake and was never dug out. You can get some money by selling it now."

"Don't sell it yet." Shen Jianyi waved at his daughter.

"My car is too old, and I won't get much money even if I sell it. Didn't you just mention that you wanted to renovate the house? Then there will definitely be a time when you will need the car. Keep it for later use. Time is more important than money right now."

Since they were talking about money, the couple reacted at the same time. They looked at Chen Cong and asked, "Are you out of money?"

"Not much left. We only have a little over 200,000 yuan now. This amount of money can't do anything big at a critical moment." Chen Cong answered very calmly.

"I'll give you the money." Shen Jianyi said immediately.

"Wait." Cheng Ru stopped her husband and said, "Don't rush to give her the money. I thought, while everyone is here, why don't we divide the work first?

Now that we have to start preparing, we can't rely on the two kids for decoration and material preparation. We and Lao Gu have to lend a hand. Let's divide it up and each of us will be responsible for our own part, which will be more efficient."

Before retiring, Cheng Ru worked in administration at a school and was very good at management.

She was so shocked just now that after she came to her senses, she immediately took over the overall work.

After hearing this, the whole family had no objection.

After a few people discussed, they decided that Gu Kai and Shen Jianyi would be mainly responsible for the decoration of the two houses. Although the work had to be outsourced, someone had to keep an eye on it at home.

At the same time, Gu Kai also had to cooperate with Chen Cong to buy things. Some large items were not something a girl like her could handle by herself.

Shen Jianyi was responsible for the purchase of seeds and grain.

The first thing Gu Zhengchu had to do was to deal with his house, and then Shen Cong would help him move.

Of course, the most important thing is to move the existing medicines and equipment in the clinic.

In addition, he is also responsible for purchasing Chinese and Western medicines and nutritional supplements that the whole family may need in the future.

Cheng Ru is mainly responsible for food processing. In the days to come, she will take advantage of the fact that her cooking will not be questioned and make as many of the purchased grains, vegetables, meat, etc. into finished and semi-finished products as possible.

In this way, if a time comes when everyone is short of food, there will be no unnecessary trouble caused by the smell of cooking.

In addition, when Shen Cong is shopping, Cheng Ru is also responsible for supervision.

For example, after learning that the electric car was actually purchased in full by the couple and they had no idea that it could be mortgaged, Cheng Ru almost died of anger.

I have deep doubts about my daughter and son-in-law's shopping ability.

Based on this distrust, after Shen Cong said he wanted to pawn his house at a pawn shop, Cheng Ru called her student who was working in a bank without saying a word.

Without asking a few questions, Chen Cong's plan was completely overturned.

"The pawnshop will only lend half of the total price of the house, and the appraisal price is generally too low. Don't pawn it, take the house to the bank for mortgage. We have many houses, and after comprehensive reference, we can at least loan more than 70% of the house price, which is much more cost-effective than the pawnshop.

You guys go find Chen Xu tomorrow, Xiao Kai, you and Cong Cong go together. In addition to the one in the civil servants' community, Fulin's is also mortgaged. I don't know what will happen in the future, so let's get the money first.

Even if we need to repay the loan in the future, with so many people in our family, can we not afford to pay for a house?"

My mother's words suddenly enlightened me.

Only then did she realize that this was actually possible.

It seems that she is really not good at managing finances. In this case, she can't wait to hand over the financial power immediately.

It was obvious that other people had the same idea as Shen Cong. Even Gu Zhengchu took the initiative to say that he would give the house payment to Cheng Ru after getting it back, and she would be responsible for its overall management.

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