Jiang Wan put the rice in the steamer and, looking at the numbers flashing on the rice cooker, suddenly remembered something very important—electricity.
After the apocalypse, energy resources became extremely unstable, and electricity was one of them. For a period of time, the supply of electricity for daily life could not be guaranteed at all.
Looks like I'll have to buy some solar power generators tomorrow.
Thinking this, she suddenly paused while washing the vegetables, and turned around suspiciously to look towards the living room.
It's too quiet.
Years of experience raising children have taught her that if a child is quiet, they're bound to cause trouble!
She placed the washed broccoli in the colander, wiped her hands clean, and walked into the living room.
"Heart!"
"Xiao Shu!"
Jiang Wan's heart was pounding with anxiety. She rushed to the sofa, hugged them with both hands, and felt their cool touch. Seeing their small chests rising and falling rhythmically, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks like she's exhausted and has fallen asleep?
It's good that nothing bad happened!
These past two days, she's had this feeling that the meaning of her rebirth is to help them live a healthy and safe life together!
She touched the two children's little hands, which were warm to the touch. She then turned up the air conditioning temperature for them, went to the room to get a large blanket and draped it over their bellies. Seeing that they were breathing steadily and sleeping soundly, she felt relieved and went to the kitchen.
By the time she finished making curry chicken, stir-fried broccoli, and tomato and egg soup, the two little ones had already woken up and were sitting adorably on the sofa, whispering to each other, seemingly talking mysteriously about something.
Jiang Wan couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Awake? Go wash your hands, it's time to eat."
She originally thought they would sleep a little longer, so she put the two dishes and one soup she had prepared into the tree hole to keep them fresh and warm.
Seeing that they were awake, they took them out one by one and placed them on the dining table, still steaming hot.
Behind her, two little ones stared at her blankly, their small hands clasped tightly together, their expressions flustered and nervous.
But while Jiang Wan was urging them to wash their hands, she was also checking her bank app to see her balance and thinking about what important things she should buy on the last day of the new year. She didn't notice anything unusual about the two children.
Jiang Xiaoxin felt her heart pounding wildly, and the words in her heart were about to spill out when Jiang Xiaoshu covered them with her small hand.
"Waaah... What's wrong with you, bro..."
"Little sister, let's go wash our hands and eat."
Jiang Xiaoshu said loudly, drowning out her sister's protest, then took her little hand and dragged her into the bathroom.
Jiang Wan glanced at them strangely, but didn't pay any attention and continued calculating the accounts. There was still over 1.9 million left.
If the whole city starts implementing purchase restrictions, then it seems like we won't be able to spend all this money by tomorrow.
Her brows furrowed deeply, and she naturally didn't notice that the two little ones had been hiding in the bathroom for a long time without coming out.
Jiang Xiaoshu rarely gave her sister a stern warning: "This is our secret, you can't tell anyone!"
Jiang Xiaoxin looked aggrieved: "Can't I even tell Mom?"
My brother was so fierce today, boohoo...
Jiang Xiaoshu couldn't bear his younger sister's pitiful, accusing gaze. He sighed, his expression softening. He turned to look at his mother sitting in the living room, paused for a moment, and then shook his head.
"Let's not talk about it for now."
My mother has been acting strangely these past few days. He has a feeling that something is about to happen, but he'd better wait and see.
Jiang Xiaoxin opened her small hands, and a ball of white light suddenly appeared in her palm, then quickly disappeared. Looking at the fleeting green light in her brother's palm, her little face scrunched up. Finally, under her brother's intense gaze, she nodded in assurance:
"Okay, I won't tell Mom for now."
Jiang Wan's cooking skills were quite good. After the mother and her two children had eaten and drunk their fill, she dragged them downstairs for a stroll before they washed up and went to bed early.
The next day, as soon as it was light, Jiang Wan woke up. Looking at the peaceful scene of the rising sun outside, she couldn't help but sigh. Who would have thought that in less than 18 hours, the oxygen-deprived apocalypse would be coming?
People have thought about the end of the world caused by geological disasters, radiation mutations, resource shortages, etc., but have they ever imagined that there would be an end of the world due to lack of oxygen?
After a brief sigh, she downed her milk tea in one gulp, grabbed a piece of bread, and went out the door, leaving a voice message in the family WeChat group.
"There's breakfast in the kitchen and cookies in the fridge. Mom will be back later, so stay home and don't go out."
She needs to hurry up and spend the money to buy supplies today. It's really inconvenient to take them around, and they're getting tired following her. It's better to leave them at home.
She first went to the electromechanical market and headed straight for the solar power generator specialty store.
What specifications do you offer for solar power generators here?
The young man selling the product enthusiastically introduced it: "The smallest one is 3 kilowatts, which is the one most families use. We also have 5 kilowatts, 6 kilowatts, and 8 kilowatts, which are all common specifications for ordinary families."
Jiang Wan nodded: "Give me two of the same."
Seemingly surprised that she would order so much at once, and probably because he hadn't encountered such a straightforward customer in a long time, the young man paused for a moment before instructing the workers to move the goods and test the machine for her.
She then went to several other supermarkets, and unsurprisingly, they all had purchase limits. They probably learned from the experience of the supermarket last night, and now they not only limit the quantity of each item, but also limit the maximum number of items that each person can buy, no more than five.
She went to several supermarkets and bought some beef and lamb, but then she got bored.
The supplies in her tree hollow are enough to feed her family of three for decades.
She still had a lot of money, so she went to the bank and withdrew all of the remaining 1.85 million yuan. Then she went to a high-end restaurant that she had only heard of but never been to before, and ordered a whole set of all their signature dishes—no, ten sets.
If it were before, she wouldn't have bought a steak that cost over ten thousand yuan and was only the size of her palm. She would have even secretly cursed, "Are you out of your mind? You spend over ten thousand yuan to eat such a small amount?"
But right now, she didn't even blink, had everything packed up, and then promptly paid for it.
The digital age has been around for so long that when she took out a wad of cash and counted it off one bill at a time, the cashier's eyes widened, and it attracted a lot of onlookers.
It's so rare to find people who still use paper money these days!
Jiang got on the bus that evening, casually put all the food into the tree hole to keep it fresh, and drove home.
Time was too tight, and she was unable to sell her car.
If they can't be sold, so be it. Anyway, she already has enough supplies, and she even has over a million yuan left to spend!
She returned to Yincheng Yazu. The elevator stopped on the 17th floor. She paused for a moment as she stepped out of the elevator, her gaze as cold as ice as she looked at her wide-open door and Jiang Yushan standing in the doorway with her arms crossed.
One of the murderers who killed her in her past life was her half-sister.
Jiang Yushan was just over twenty years old, but she was dressed very fashionably and beautifully, wearing a custom-made little dress, a pair of crystal high heels, and a pair of dazzling and exaggerated crystal earrings. She parted her red lips slightly and looked at her with great disdain: "Heh, the thief is finally back!"
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