Chapter Fourteen: The Final Preparations Before the Apocalypse

Actually, even if Lü Peng hadn't come to see him today, Mu Qingyu had planned to look for Lü Peng the next day.

Mu Qingyu must have had her own agenda when she wanted Mu Xiangyuan. Borrowing the company's qualifications and warehousing was only a small part of her purpose.

Mu Qingyu's biggest purpose in taking Mu Xiangyuan was to seize all the supplies stored in Mu Xiangyuan after the apocalypse!

With the end times drawing ever closer, many employees have recently fallen ill and taken sick leave. It's time to settle things for the employees of Muxiangyuan!

"Manager Lü, you've come at the right time. I was planning to talk to you about this tomorrow anyway." Mu Qingyu invited Lü Peng into her office: "I heard that many employees have already taken sick leave?"

"Yes, eight employees have already been hospitalized with persistent high fevers." Lü Peng was clearly anxious. "Taking leave isn't a big deal; we have enough staff. The main problem is with the customers; some of them are in a hurry to pick up their goods..."

"It's alright. Don't rush. Let the customers who are in a hurry to pick up their goods do so. We don't need to argue. The weather has been too strange lately. I checked the forecast, and it might continue to rain. The customers are probably worried about the pandemic. If there are lockdowns, they are afraid of losses."

"Let all customers who want to pick up their goods early do so. If they can't find a trucking company, recommend Ma Dachuan's trucking company. We've had quite a few goods arriving recently, and we'll take any customers who want warehousing. My warehouses are also freed up; I had the goods hauled away in the middle of the night, I forgot to tell you."

Seeing that Mu Qingyu was not in a hurry and had a plan for how to handle these matters, Lü Peng's originally agitated heart calmed down.

The two discussed the client's situation. Actually, it was easy to resolve: those who wanted to leave could leave, and those who wanted to come in could come in, as Muxiangyuan's current capacity was sufficient.

Lu Peng was most interested in discussing the employees' issues, and Mu Qingyu was quite clear on this point; she had already made plans to settle the employees.

“After Ma Dachuan took the team away, our park has a total of 19 employees left, including myself, and 20 people including you,” Lu Peng said. “Currently, 8 people are on sick leave, and several others are also showing signs of illness. If it continues to rain today, I'm afraid some more people will fall ill... Also, payday is in a couple of days…” As he spoke, he sneezed.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Qingyu said, "How about this, all employees who are sick or feeling unwell should take leave. There will be no deduction in wages for taking leave."

"Payments are due the day after tomorrow, right? Wages will be paid as usual. In addition, each warehouse worker will receive an extra month's salary as a bonus, and administrative staff will receive an extra 3,000 yuan as a bonus. What do you think, Manager Lü?"

Lu Peng was quite surprised by this; he hadn't expected Mu Qingyu to be so lenient with her employees, even giving them extra pay. How could he possibly object to such a good thing? Naturally, he wholeheartedly supported it.

"Besides, look at this weather, it's really not right. Let's take advantage of payday to distribute some supplies to everyone, like cooking oil, rice, flour, and epidemic prevention supplies, etc., so that everyone can get some, in case it rains heavily and people can't buy things," Mu Qingyu said.

This is all she can do for them; she can't give them more money or anything else. A little kindness is appreciated, but too much can breed resentment; she has done her best.

"President Mu is so kind and righteous!" Lu Peng sighed. It's rare to see a capitalist like Mu Qingyu these days. What else could he say?

The two discussed the subsequent employee placement issues briefly before parting ways.

Before Lü Peng left, Mu Qingyu slipped him a red envelope containing 50,000 yuan: "Manager Lü, to be honest, the weather is strange. Many people outside are starting to stockpile supplies, so I suggest you stock up on some too. You've been working so hard for me lately, this little bit of money is nothing, it's just a token of my appreciation!"

Lu Peng declined a few times, but seeing that Mu Qingyu was sincere, he accepted it. He had indeed taken Mu Qingyu's advice to heart.

Recently, due to the continuous rainy season, temperature drop, and flu, many Chinese people, who are always very aware of potential crises, have indeed started stockpiling supplies. He, too, had such plans in mind to some extent.

Seeing that he was listening to her, Mu Qingyu added, "The temperature has been dropping recently, and I don't know how low it will drop. Winter might suddenly come. Maybe I should prepare some winter gear."

She seemed to be muttering to herself, but she was actually speaking to Lü Peng. She quite liked Lü Peng; he was reliable, capable, and loyal, and didn't engage in petty theft or opportunism. Mu Qingyu hoped that someone like him could survive in the apocalypse.

Late at night, in addition to secretly storing the packages she received that day into her spatial storage, Mu Qingyu also went to a place overnight—the Mu family's old residence!

Her cousin, Mu Qingrong, lives there now!

Mu Qingyu didn't go in openly; she sneaked in. She used to be a resident of this villa area, but the old house hadn't actually been fully transferred to her name yet, so the security guards in the villa area naturally wouldn't stop her.

She naturally still had a copy of the key to the old house. The Mu family home wasn't a military stronghold, and there were no bodyguards patrolling. So Mu Qingyu easily slipped into her cousin Mu Qingrong's room in the middle of the night.

It was past 2 a.m., and Mu Qingrong was still awake, squatting in front of the computer fiddling with something. When Mu Qingyu tapped him on the shoulder, he was nearly scared to death!

"Sister, how... how..." How could you sneak into his room in the middle of the night? Mu Qingrong clutched her chest, looking shocked.

Mu Qingyu gave a wry smile: "If I came openly and honestly, would your father let me see you?"

It wasn't that Mu Xiangbei wouldn't let the siblings meet, but Mu Xiangnan and Mu Xiangbei were both very anxious and stressed about dividing and selling the house recently! If they saw Mu Qingyu, even if they didn't force her to sign some documents, they would definitely try to get some more benefits from her.

Mu Qingyu asked them for 5 million yuan because she knew they could come up with that amount, and that they wouldn't have much cash left after receiving it.

"Sister, is there something you need that you came to see me in the middle of the night? Please tell me if there's anything I can do to help you." Mu Qingrong had also recovered from his shock. Seeing that Mu Qingyu had come quietly, he lowered his voice as well.

Mu Qingyu reached out and ruffled Mu Qingrong's hair. This child was always like this; no matter how she was doing, she always worried about Mu Qingrong's well-being. It was the same in their past life.

She couldn't understand why someone as cunning and immoral as Mu Xiangbei could have such a pure and kind child as Mu Qingrong. Perhaps Mu Qingrong was like her aunt who had died young.

"Xiao Rong, do you remember what your sister said? Your sister is coming to take you away. Would you like to leave here and live with your sister?" Mu Qingyu asked him softly.