Although some comedic programs were playing on TV, everyone's mood remained heavy.
Most of these people have lost family members. During this traditional Chinese festival for family reunion, they have no chance to reunite with their families. Instead, they can only huddle in this empty factory, with strangers around them, watching TV programs.
The atmosphere was very heavy. Lu Yuan was quite moved by the scene and wanted to ease the tension, but he didn't know how. He could only silently bring out the food.
As everyone chewed on the somewhat dry jerky and drank the water on the table, the atmosphere finally eased a little.
Suddenly, Song Heng stepped forward, holding Deng Yuanyuan's hand, whose face was flushed.
"I have something to announce to everyone."
Everyone's attention was instantly diverted, and seeing Song Heng and Deng Yuanyuan's radiant faces, they immediately understood what was going on.
"I am all alone, as you all know. Yuanyuan's family was all killed in the last attack, so I plan to use the rest of my life to protect her. I hope you can all be my witnesses!"
"Song Heng, that's not very classy of you. You snatched the only doctor in our Zone 3 without making a sound. You should give out wedding candy for this."
"Yeah, you're not being fair. You're taking advantage of people's misfortune. You know how many single men there are in our District 3. We have to compete fairly."
The group chatted and joked, making Deng Yuanyuan blush even more.
Song Heng raised his head and said confidently, "That's because you all have no taste! I seized the opportunity with such a good girl. Besides, Yuanyuan doesn't like you! Can you blame me for that?"
Deng Yuanyuan finally raised her blushing face and took out a package from behind her and placed it on the table.
"Since we really had no other choice, we used some dried meat instead of wedding candy. We have to thank Lu Yuan for his help. We hope everyone can send us their blessings."
Then everyone cheered, and each person took a piece of dried meat from their bag as a wedding candy.
Lu Yuan suddenly realized why Song Heng had been working so hard lately—he was saving up his own jerky to use as wedding candy!
So he said, "No, no, no, how can such a joyous occasion be without candy? Wait a moment, I'll go back and get some candy; I happen to have some at home."
With that, Lu Yuan got on his electric scooter and left the factory.
At that moment, a large cloud appeared in the sky. The sunlight shone on the cloud, and it was instantly filled with brilliant light, turning the entire horizon red.
After looking at the clouds on the horizon, Lu Yuan was immediately filled with awe.
"It looks like a storm is coming soon."
After saying that, Lu Yuan rode his electric scooter back towards home and took out some candy from the basement storage room.
As everyone watched the TV program and ate candy, they kept teasing Song Heng and Deng Yuanyuan, creating a long-lost warm atmosphere.
The number of people in District 3 was not large to begin with, but there were still more than 300 people. Now, only more than 30 people remain. Everyone is extremely grateful and loyal to Lu Yuan and his family.
However, Lu Yuan also knew that their loyalty was only based on the fact that he could provide them with food. If he had no food, their loyalty would be nothing but a joke.
The children were overjoyed to receive the candy, and several of them ran around the yard. The adults watching felt a warm glow in their hearts.
In this apocalypse, those who survive are mostly young and middle-aged adults. Children and the elderly, who lack the ability to protect themselves, have almost all perished in the first wave of disaster.
These children are their hope for the future, but Lu Yuan knows that this disaster is just a small beginning, and everyone will face even more serious disasters in the future.
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The seventh day of the Lunar New Year, before the end of the world arrives, should be considered the last day of the new year. After the seventh day, many people will have to go back to work.
On this day, Lu Yuan led everyone in conducting the final inspection of the drainage ditch. Professor Wang showed no impatience, using his ruler, calipers, and other measuring instruments to make final adjustments to the water. Although the entire water area had been completed as early as the 29th day of the Lunar New Year and had undergone numerous measurements without any problems, Lu Yuan knew that the apocalypse was imminent, so this final inspection was still necessary.
Sun Zhe, who was standing on the opposite side of the drainage ditch with a ruler in his hand, suddenly stood up and shouted.
"Hey, look, it looks like clouds are coming."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stood up and looked up at the sky. They saw a large patch of dark clouds gathering from nowhere, slowly pressing down from the horizon, and then the wind gradually picked up.
For people who have lived in the sweltering heat for a year, there is nowhere else to enjoy such a refreshing breeze except in an air-conditioned room.
"Could it really be going to rain?" Professor Zhu and Professor Wang exchanged a glance, feeling a sense of surprise.
"It should be, but it's been hot for a year already, how can it still rain? Could the predictions online really be true?"
No one had time to think about the problem. They opened their arms and enjoyed the comfort brought by the breeze. They hadn't felt this way for a very long time. Although the air conditioner in the room was still working reasonably well, it had been running for years and was now completely worn out, so the cooling effect was surprisingly poor.
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