Lu Yuan spent the whole day visiting various real estate developments and agencies in Qingshui City, but he still couldn't find a suitable house. The reason was simple: the prices were simply unacceptable. 100,000 yuan wasn't even enough for a garage.
The house Lu Yuan needs now should have the following characteristics. First, it must be in the city center, because in the city center, he can obtain first-hand information, including social news and government decrees, which will allow him to make adjustments and responses at any time. Another reason is that six months after the apocalypse, due to the severe overload of power facilities, the government issued a policy of power rationing in urban and rural areas, but cities will not be affected. The same applies to the internet.
The second requirement is that it must be a detached house. Because in a building, you're surrounded by neighbors on all sides, and someone might have designs on you, especially a family with plenty of food and water – they'd definitely be the target. Lu Yuan wants to live a quiet life, not be a savior of humanity. He doesn't have the ability to guarantee everyone has enough to eat, nor does he have the ability to prevent disasters. Even if he reported the apocalypse to the relevant departments in advance, he'd probably be arrested for spreading rumors. If he wasn't arrested, what about the evidence? Could it be that I dreamt it all…? That's ridiculous! He'd probably end up in a mental hospital.
The third requirement is size! As big as possible, ideally several acres of land belonging to your own family. Haha, the goal is even bigger, and even villas in the city don't have that much space. Several acres, why don't you just build a golf course!
Fourthly, the house must have good sound insulation, heat insulation, cold protection, and insect prevention capabilities. Ideally, the entire foundation should be made of concrete, because when the apocalypse comes, in addition to severe high temperatures and cold weather, there will also be insect plagues. The insects will be everywhere and can get in everywhere, so we must protect ourselves well. These insects will eat everything edible, including people.
As for the others, Lu Yuan hadn't thought of them yet, but these requirements were already quite high. After thinking it over, Lu Yuan felt that it seemed only he could design and build this kind of house himself.
After a busy evening, Lu Yuan finally collapsed in his rented room, exhausted. Just then, the door opened, and his girlfriend, Wei Xiaoshan, came in carrying various hot pot meatballs and some vegetables. It was the weekend, and Xiaoshan was taking a break, so the two of them could enjoy a pleasant dinner in their rented room.
To prepare all this food, Xiao Shan spent a long time washing and chopping vegetables in the kitchen by herself before finally getting it done. It has to be said that Xiao Shan's cooking skills are really great. In addition to hot pot, she also made some cold dishes and stir-fries, which is obviously inherited from her mother-in-law.
With a "clink," the two wine glasses met. Although the red wine made in Xiaoshan's home was different in taste from the red wine bought outside, it had its own unique flavor.
As they ate and chatted over rice, Lu Yuan watched Wei Xiaoshan enjoying her hot pot lamb and suddenly asked a question.
"Xiao Shan, if the world were to end, would you... come with me?"
To this nonsensical remark, Xiao Shan quickly swallowed the scalding hot mutton and mumbled, "You haven't married me yet, why should I go with you!"
"Um... I mean, if... that day really comes, would you..."
Wei Xiaoshan put down her chopsticks and looked at Lu Yuan, who had a serious expression. After a while, she suddenly burst out laughing.
"If the world really ends, I'll use all my savings to buy food, whatever's expensive! As for whether I'll come with you or not, it's the end of the world anyway, why think about that!"
Okay! As expected, she's a heartless foodie.
After finishing their meal, Lu Yuan washed the dishes and pots and tidied up. He then lay down on the sofa with Xiao Shan to watch the news. Before long, the girl started to get sleepy.
People born in the Year of the Pig tend to feel sleepy after eating a full meal.
"Recently, the State Grain Administration issued a new policy order stating that farmers who switch to planting cash crops will receive greater subsidies..."
"The State Food and Agriculture Administration has launched a new grain procurement plan, with the purchase volume increasing by 10% compared to previous years, which will be a significant opportunity for crop farmers..."
"In the next six months, the country will build several expressways running through the east and west to ensure people's travel..."
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Lu Yuan had no doubt that the national leadership had begun to take the scale of this meteor shower seriously and was probably already working on various measures to prevent the disaster. However, they certainly wouldn't disclose this information to the public, because such news would pose a great threat to society.
The hottest topics on mobile phones recently are all related to shooting stars during the Lantern Festival. After all, everyone will have money and free time then to enjoy flowers, the moon, and shooting stars together!
Meanwhile, some apocalyptic experts have begun to make various "rigorous" speculations.
Will the planetary belts pass through the solar system along their calculated orbits? Will they affect Earth? Will they collide with Earth?
"Meteor shower or disaster? Why did the government release a new food procurement plan? Did it foresee something?"
"Scholars of the Mayan civilization have recently discovered another ruin and cracked a shocking secret related to the recent meteor shower. Follow our official WeChat account to get first-hand information!"
...
Suddenly, all sorts of opinions flooded the internet. People lacked the ability to deeply analyze the events in the news, and the various so-called experts' random analyses were dazzling, causing everyone to treat these things as entertainment topics for casual conversation. As for the potential problems, they simply treated them as jokes. How could there be an apocalypse?
At 10 p.m., Lu Yuan drove Wei Xiaoshan home. When they arrived at the entrance of the residential complex, Wei Xiaoshan suddenly turned around and stared intently at Lu Yuan, saying, "If the end of the world really comes, I'll listen to you! Don't worry!"
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