This message was displayed in my WeChat Moments.
"Xiaoxin's house, isn't it nice! My dream of making pickled vegetables has finally come true! Thank you, husband! Mwah!"
Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, "This is bad. What if Wang Deng really is from the village? Then the news about my villa will definitely spread like wildfire. And then all my relatives will start eyeing it."
"Xiaoshan, please delete what you just posted on your WeChat Moments!"
"Huh? Why?" Xiaoshan was a little confused.
"Um... We shouldn't flaunt our wealth. You probably don't want us to be targeted by others, right?"
"Oh! Oh dear, why didn't you remind me sooner! I almost did something wrong, I'll delete it right now!" After saying that, the other person started deleting their Moments.
It is said that good news does not travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Although buying a house is a good thing for Lu Yuan, it is not a good thing for people to have their eyes on him because of it, especially with the apocalypse coming soon. The more low-key you are, the safer you will be.
The next morning, Lu Yuan received a phone call from his father.
"Xiao Yuan, when did you buy this villa? Where did you get the money to buy it? Did you do something illegal or disorderly?" Dad was getting angry and bombarded him with questions.
"Ahem, Dad, let me explain! This is a villa I built myself with my own money, using our family's demolition compensation!"
"You brat, don't try to fool me. I've been in the renovation business my whole life, do you think I don't know the housing prices where you are? Tell me the truth! Have you done something wrong?" Lu Yuan's father didn't believe him at all. Making money is hard these days. Even if such a big villa is built, it will cost more than a million yuan, not to mention the huge open kitchen that Xiao Shan showed off on her WeChat Moments.
"Um... I did some seafood business with a friend a while ago and made quite a bit of money. That's how we got this house. Dad, don't worry about it. Your son doesn't have that kind of ability!"
"Sigh! Fine, I knew you couldn't do it anyway. Alright, I heard from the villagers recently that the government has issued an emergency water supply plan. Don't waste money, buy more water and food to stock up!"
It seems this matter has already drawn public attention; even people like my parents, who don't even know how to use a mobile phone, are now stockpiling food and water.
With the apocalypse about to begin, Lu Yuan had to find a way to get his family to move over, otherwise it would be really bad if they were affected. So he hurriedly called his mother.
After much persuasion, the family finally agreed to come to Lu Yuan's place for the New Year. However, Grandpa was still thinking about the dozen or so sheep, chickens, and ducks at home. Grandma, on the other hand, was quite enthusiastic. She liked Xiao Shan very much when she last met her and said she wanted to come and see her granddaughter-in-law properly.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, train tickets were extremely difficult to book. Lu Yuan had originally planned to go back that evening to pick up his family, but the ticket-grabbing system crashed. He stared at his phone until very late before finally managing to buy a high-priced ticket for three days later from a scalper.
The next evening, Xiao Shan arrived at the villa carrying two full bags of bottled water.
"Ugh! Don't even mention it, the supermarket was packed, and you had to queue to buy water. I queued for an hour to get thirty bottles of mineral water." Back home, Xiaoshan put the mineral water in the kitchen cabinet storage room and slumped on the sofa complaining.
"It's alright, we don't lack water here, there's no need to make so much water!" Lu Yuan shook his head as he looked at the thirty bottles of mineral water in the kitchen.
Next to the basement, there were two huge water tanks, which were already full of water, a total of two hundred tons, enough for the family to squander for a long time.
Xiao Shan said with some distress, "Everyone is hoarding water right now. I heard that there might be rationing in a while. It's best to prepare early! You should also stock up on water so you don't run out of it. What will you do when there's no water left?"
After dinner, Lu Yuan carried thirty bottles of mineral water to take Xiao Shan home. Her family should be storing water at home right now, and he didn't need any for the time being. It was quite a struggle to persuade Xiao Shan to take the water back. On the bus, all he could hear was talk about water.
"Ugh! I should have bought some earlier. Water is so expensive now. It used to be two yuan a bottle of Yibao, but now it's five yuan. It's like the price in tourist attractions! It's outrageous!"
"You should be grateful! I just stood in line for an hour and a half at the supermarket to buy water, only to find there was no water left when I got there! I'm so angry!"
"It's okay, come again tomorrow. Go earlier, and I'll bring you some water later."
The two young lovers were whispering to each other on the bus.
"See? Water is so hard to find right now! When you go back, stop by the supermarket and see if they still have any. Buy a lot, we have plenty of space where we live, it won't hurt to fill up a lot."
Lu Yuan nodded, and planned to check on the supermarket's current situation on his way back.
After getting off the bus, it took about ten minutes to walk to Xiaoshan's house.
"Huh? It's already past nine o'clock, why aren't Mom and Dad here yet?" Xiao Shan muttered as she opened the door. Her parents should have been home by now, but not a single light was on.
"Maybe your aunt and uncle went to buy water too! Haha, you go in first and close the door." Lu Yuan secretly patted Xiao Shan's bottom, which earned him a roll of his eyes.
"Cough cough!"
A coughing sound suddenly came from behind him. Startled, Lu Yuan turned around sharply and saw a middle-aged man getting out of a black sedan.
Xiao Shan, looking anxious, rushed over and complained, "Dad! What are you doing hiding in the car so late at night! You scared me to death!"
Dad? Oh no, that's my father-in-law! He must have seen me slap him just now.
Sure enough, Xiaoshan's father glared at Lu Yuan with a somewhat gloomy expression, as if warning him.
"Your mother and I bought two water tanks at the factory this afternoon. The factory is delivering them right now, so I'll wait here. Is this kid your boyfriend?" After saying that, she looked at Lu Yuan fiercely again.
Xiao Shan quickly pulled Lu Yuan over and said sweetly, "Dad~ don't scare him, Lu Yuan just wanted to bring water! Lu Yuan, this is my dad!"
"Hello, Uncle!" Lu Yuan lowered his head, not daring to look at Xiao Shan's father. He was under too much pressure. This was the first time he had met his father-in-law, and he had even patted his daughter's bottom in front of him. It was only because Xiao Shan's father had given him face that he hadn't been beaten up.
The father-in-law snorted and said coldly, "Go in!"
However, what Lu Yuan saw was clearly, "I'll settle the score with you later for daring to bully my daughter!"
Lu Yuan had come before, but he always came secretly when Xiao Shan's parents weren't around. This time, he was openly "invited" in.
Once in the living room, Lu Yuan sat up straight, waiting to be lectured. Xiao Shan's father secretly glanced outside the door, then pulled out half a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from behind the sofa.
Goodness, they've been hiding it so mysteriously? Lu Yuan wanted to laugh, but he forced himself to hold it back.
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