The voice sounded somewhat familiar, so Jiang Wan couldn't help but glance at it suspiciously before closing the door and waiting for the elevator.
"Oh my, what a coincidence! Look, your daughter is just about to go out!"
The people in the stairwell reached the 17th floor but did not continue down. Instead, they came out, and as soon as they saw Jiang Wan, the old lady on the 18th floor exclaimed exaggeratedly.
With such a loud noise, it was impossible for Jiang Wan not to hear it.
But she couldn't be bothered with them. In just a short while, she had already recognized that the other voice was Miao Fengxian's!
What is she doing here?
Miao Fengxian saw her and quickly walked towards her, stretching out both hands towards Jiang Wan as if to hug her.
Jiang Wan keenly noticed this and moved aside.
The elevator arrived, but she didn't go in. Miao Fengxian came looking for her; she was worried about the twins being home alone.
Miao Fengxian was only putting on an act in front of outsiders; she didn't really want to hug her. Seeing that Miao Fengxian dodged away, she stopped.
She touched her eyes with both hands and cried, "Xiao Wan, I know you resent us, that you blame us for not taking good care of you, or for not taking good care of Xin Xin and Xiao Shu, but we're having a hard time too! Life isn't easy for us!"
Your father left town this morning and hasn't come back yet. Please have pity on him; he's getting old, and living away from home all the time is really taking a toll on his health. He's been coughing a lot lately, and we don't have any money to see a doctor or buy medicine!
You need crystal coupons to see a doctor and buy medicine, and they're very expensive!
They can't even solve their basic needs like food and breathing, so where would they find spare money to spend on hospital visits?
Jiang Wan frowned as she listened. He hadn't returned since morning, so it hadn't been 4 hours.
Her cold gaze swept over Miao Fengxian, and she asked indifferently, "He went to dig for crystals and hasn't come back. Why didn't you go?"
Then look at her clothes, tsk tsk, high heels and a tight dress, this is not what a post-apocalyptic refugee should look like, let alone someone who can do work.
"You want to be carefree while he does twice the work for you?"
As long as he registers properly, he can take one bus to the destination and another bus back, working four hours for two people. This is a loophole in the current policy, but it's not impossible.
Unfortunately, these two were quite clever and caught up with the new trend of exploiting loopholes.
Jiang Wan couldn't help but applaud Jiang Cheng in her heart. He really cherished his white moonlight!
But he's willing to work himself to the bone for his beloved, what does that have to do with her?
She remained expressionless, not even glancing at Miao Fengxian: "If you feel sorry for him, go out of the city with him to dig for crystals. Invite your daughter along too. If everyone works together, dig for more crystals and save up more vouchers, then you won't be without vouchers to treat your illness."
She looked outside; the air quality was getting worse and worse, and human diseases would only increase.
She regretted not buying more commonly used medicines before the apocalypse. She silently searched through her tree hole space and found only a few boxes of anti-inflammatory drugs and children's fever reducers, which were the ones she had kept at home before. When she was stockpiling supplies before the apocalypse, she completely forgot about medicine!
What a blunder!
"Also, I have no relation to you whatsoever, so don't try to claim kinship with me."
The old lady just said she was Miao Fengxian's daughter?
Haha, Miao Fengxian is quite good at patting herself on the back! Before the apocalypse, why didn't she ever admit that she was Jiang Cheng's daughter? Let alone her daughter!
Hearing her say that, Miao Fengxian felt embarrassed and angry. Was she trying to drag things out with her? How come she hadn't realized before that this girl was so cunning and capable?
Seeing that she was daydreaming in front of him, he became even angrier. He caught a glimpse of the old lady on the 18th floor and immediately clutched his chest and burst into tears, crying that she didn't understand the hardships her elders had endured. In short, he accused her of being unfilial and started acting out a melodramatic scene.
The old lady also felt that Jiang Wan was too cold-hearted, even selfish.
Just as I was about to speak up in support, I watched as she took an oxygen cylinder and a mask out of her backpack and carefully put them on.
Envy, jealousy, and hatred immediately flashed in their eyes, but they quickly concealed it.
Miao Fengxian was so jealous she was going crazy. She was wearing an oxygen mask here, while her Yu Shan was still suffering outside!
So she said in a tearful voice, "It's fine if you don't like me, but have pity on your father, and Shanshan too. She's your blood-related sister, right?"
"Then what?"
Miao Fengxian's anger flared even more. That brat was completely oblivious! She'd already gone this far; if she were filial, shouldn't she have suggested bringing her father and sister to live with them?!
As long as Jiang Cheng can move in, she can move in too!
But that brat wouldn't say a word, so she had to find a way out herself. She pretended to touch the corner of her eye with non-existent tears:
"Your place is so big, nice, and safe. Why don't you let your dad move in? Just say so... Sigh, his health is really deteriorating day by day. Sigh, he's still so young..."
Is this an allusion to her refusing to be filial to her own father?
Jiang Wan laughed angrily: "Miao Fengxian, do you remember what I said before the police took you away that night?"
Miao Fengxian's face flushed red and then turned purple. She glanced at the old woman with the same strange expression and gave a forced laugh: "I... I guess I've been breathing in too much toxic gas. My head has been hurting lately. What did you say?"
Deep down, he was seething with hatred. That brat showed no mercy whatsoever, didn't she?
Hmph! Just you wait and see!
Jiang Wan sneered: "I have severed ties with him, and I had no relation to you and your daughter to begin with, so I have never cared about the life or death of your family."
Then, to their astonishment, he turned and went home.
She originally intended to send Miao Fengxian away before collecting the supplies, but since Miao Fengxian was after her house, it seemed she wouldn't leave anytime soon.
She didn't want to waste time and oxygen outside with her, and she certainly didn't want to invite her in.
Outside the door, Miao Fengxian cried out in anguish, "What a tragedy! What a tragedy! Her father used to cherish her the most, how could she be so heartless as to say such cruel things!"
The old lady's eyes flickered. She hadn't expected Jiang Wan to be so ruthless and cold-blooded, not even caring about her own father.
She offered a few words of advice, then made an excuse that she had something to do and took the elevator downstairs. In reality, she couldn't wait to gossip about Jiang Wan with her best friend.
With everyone gone, Miao Fengxian no longer needed to put on an act. She had originally planned to scout the way with Jiang Cheng today, but she never expected to meet a kind old lady, let alone run into the person in question.
Her gaze fell on the fingerprint lock on the door, lost in thought, before she also took the elevator down.
That evening, Jiang Wan saw gossip about herself in the owners' group chat.
She couldn't help but laugh. How confident were these people that they thought she wasn't in this group?
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