Chapter Eighteen: Spent it all! Spent it all!

After meeting with Attorney Zhou, Mu Qingyu returned to the trading center, where the warehouse she had rented was now filled with all sorts of goods.

Mu Qingyu stored everything in the warehouse into her spatial storage, then locked the warehouse, telling everyone that she would have someone come and remove it after the rain stopped. She then rented another warehouse and placed another batch of orders when settling accounts with the various merchants.

Because Mu Qingyu had been receiving a large quantity of goods in a rush this time, and the shipment was quite varied, the proprietress quietly pulled her aside as she was leaving in the evening and asked, "Young lady, do you have some inside information? The situation seems a bit off lately..."

Mu Qingyu patted the proprietress's hand and said sincerely, "What inside information? I really don't have any. But Sister Yan, the situation has been really not good lately. So I was thinking that it's always good to stock up on more things."

“If nothing’s wrong, I’m still planning to open a supermarket, right? I can sell the stuff there later. But if something happens… these things might save my life, don’t you think? I think you should consider stocking up on some stuff.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao seemed to be deep in thought. "Alright, sister, I understand. I appreciate your kindness, I'll think about it."

Mu Qingyu nodded and left. The proprietress was a smart woman; she would probably make some preparations and inform her relatives and friends.

As night fell, Mu Qingyu didn't linger. After calling Mu Qingrong to tell him she wouldn't be home that night, she immediately drove to the goods trading center in the neighboring city.

Time is of the essence; we can't just keep targeting one sheep while trying to fleece them.

Mu Qingyu drove a small truck this time, buying whatever she encountered along the way, regardless of the store. She would load large quantities of what she wanted into the truck bed. Once it was full, she would drive to a secluded spot, store the goods in her spatial storage, and then continue driving to the next city.

What should have been a two-hour journey took Mu Qingyu until six o'clock the next morning.

The countdown to the apocalypse is on its fifth day.

Mu Qingyu is now very familiar with the process of buying things: first, rent a warehouse, then place orders at various shops, pay a deposit first, and pay the full amount upon delivery.

Arriving in a new place with unfamiliar faces, ordering large quantities of goods always takes time. But apart from the time commitment, everything else went smoothly.

Mu Qingyu rented two large warehouses here. She was busy placing orders all day long. Mu Qingyu's large number of orders caused a small sensation in this new trading center, but time was of the essence, and Mu Qingyu couldn't care less about attracting attention.

In the afternoon, Attorney Zhou also transferred some money, and the bonds were sold at a low price. This money came just in time to relieve Mu Qingyu's immediate crisis.

By evening, after emptying the two large warehouses of supplies again (the warehouses were leased for a month), Mu Qingyu locked them up and began her return journey.

She called Mu Qingrong again to let her know she was safe. Mu Qingyu then rushed back to the trading center in City A to collect the last warehouse of supplies.

After she paid the bill and collected her belongings, she only had a little over 100,000 yuan left in her account.

By this time, the rain was getting heavier, the ground was starting to flood, and the roads were becoming difficult to navigate. Mu Qingyu still didn't go home; instead, she drove to the orphanage. This place was in the west of the city, and by the time Mu Qingyu arrived, it was already 10:30 PM.

The orphanage is located in a very remote area, the buildings are very old, and the area seems to be slated for demolition soon.

When Mu Qingyu knocked on the door, no one answered for a long time. Mu Qingyu knocked for a while longer, feeling both doubtful and worried.

Aunt Mei should be asleep by now, but no one has answered the door after knocking for so long... Could they have moved away? It's not impossible, after all, there aren't many children left in the compound...

Just as Mu Qingyu was wondering whether she should climb over the wall to take a look, an angry voice finally came from inside the door: "We said we would move as soon as the rain stopped! Now that it's raining so hard, where do you expect us to go? Our contract hasn't expired yet, don't push your luck!"

It was the voice of a teenager, hoarse and angry.

Mu Qingyu did not know this child. She had left the orphanage for more than two years. When she left, there were not many children left. Some of the children were adopted, some were taken back by their biological parents who had a change of heart, and some teenagers did not want to stay in the orphanage anymore and were willing to go out and find work to start another chapter in their lives.

With children coming and going, Mu Qingyu had lost track of what was happening here.

"I'm Mu Qingyu, I used to be a kid here too. I'm here to see Aunt Mei, I need something. Could you please call her Aunt Mei?" Mu Qingyu introduced herself.

Silence fell instantly inside. After a long while, Aunt Mei's familiar voice came from within: "Xiaoyu, is that you?"

“Aunt Mei, it’s me,” Mu Qingyu quickly replied.

The old iron gate creaked open, revealing Aunt Mei's tired and increasingly aged face. "It's raining so hard, why are you here in the middle of the night? Is something urgent?" Aunt Mei quickly pulled Mu Qingyu inside, her face full of worry and concern.

Mu Qingyu entered the room, which remained unchanged from before. "It's urgent, Aunt Mei. I've come to take you away. Is this area going to be demolished?" Her gaze swept to Aunt Mei's side, where two children stood on either side of her.

The slightly older one was a girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with big eyes and a ponytail, who was looking at Mu Qingyu curiously.

The other child was in a wheelchair, a boy who looked only twelve or thirteen years old. He was probably the one who had been angrily shouting from inside the door. Even though he already knew Mu Qingyu's identity, he still looked at Mu Qingyu with some wariness in his eyes.

Listen carefully to the implication; although the boy had only said a short sentence, Mu Qingyu could quickly guess what it meant.

This area is slated for demolition; the developers are probably forcing the residents to leave. Coincidentally, she was there to pick someone up anyway, so this just happened to come along.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Mei was clearly quite surprised. Although she understood Mu Qingyu's words, her mind had not yet fully processed them.

“I know someone is forcing you to move. Actually, I had already prepared a place for you to stay, and I was originally going to pick you up. But the house was only recently renovated. I rushed here today because the weather is getting worse and I was afraid that if I came any later, the rain would get heavier and the traffic would be paralyzed. That’s why I rushed here today.” She wouldn’t mention that someone was forcing them to move; she had only just found out.

The reason she waited until today to pick her up was the same as the reason she picked up Mu Qingrong the day before yesterday. She needed to prepare everything first. She carried a secret, and if she had picked her up a month ago, right after her rebirth, there would have been many things she would have found difficult to explain.

Even now, she is taking a risk by coming to pick up Aunt Mei! When the apocalypse comes, she will find it hard to explain why she built a fortress-like house before the apocalypse.

But for now, we can only take it one step at a time.