Seeing that everyone had put down their chopsticks, Lu Yuan coughed and said, "I will tell everyone about the food shortage tomorrow morning. There is a high possibility of a riot, so in order to protect our families, I would like to ask you two to take good care of my family. Thank you!"
Sitting opposite Lu Yuan, Zhou Tong nodded solemnly with a serious expression and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, as long as I, Zhou Tong, am here, your family won't be able to find a way to harm them! If they really want to target your family, I don't think we need to be polite to them!"
Lu Yuan nodded, a hint of gratitude in his eyes.
Grandma was so moved that she burst into tears again. She grabbed Lu Yuan's hand and kept wiping away her tears with her sleeve, saying, "Xiao Yuan, you must be careful tomorrow! If only we had just stayed home and lived a quiet life. Now we've brought so many people here, and you're the one who has to take on the risks of this mission!"
With a smile on his face, Lu Yuan gently patted his grandmother's hand and said, "Don't worry, Grandma, I believe they won't do anything to me. Besides, this disaster was caused by an earthquake, not because I didn't provide food. They shouldn't blame me for these things!"
After pondering for a moment, the old man took out his pipe, lit it, and took a couple of puffs before saying, "Xiao Yuan, you must be careful tomorrow. We're too old to be of much help. If you really have to blame someone, just blame it on this old man!"
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