Wei Xiaoshan rolled her eyes and said, "You're getting all worked up after I just said a few words to you. Alright, go to sleep early, it's getting late."
Lu Yuan glanced at Wei Xiaoshan, then smiled slightly and said, "How about we share a blanket tonight?"
Wei Xiaoshan pouted and said, "Alright, all you think about is this. If you really get pregnant and have a baby, I wonder how you'll raise the baby."
Lu Yuan pursed his lips: "Sigh, it's so agonizing to be stuck with my wife every day without being able to move. We've come this far, why don't we just consummate our marriage?"
"That won't do. I plan to save my first time for our wedding day, the real wedding day! I still want to wear a wedding dress!"
Lu Yuan felt somewhat helpless. If he really saved his first time for their marriage, then their wedding day might have to wait until after the apocalypse, and he didn't know what the world would be like by then.
So Lu Yuan went back to bed, lifted his blanket, and lay down next to Wei Xiaoshan, slowly falling asleep while smelling the fragrance of her hair.
The next day was uneventful, just like any other day. The weather forecast showed that heavy rain was falling all over the country, except that this time the rain was more intense. The weather map was full of red warnings, and even the desert areas showed red rainstorm warning signals for the first time in a long time.
Some people online joked about the weather forecast, but the news of the torrential rain filled everyone with a series of uncertainties about the future. After all, this kind of heavy rain, especially since it was nationwide, filled everyone with a sense of crisis. The last flood disaster had just receded not long ago, and now it's happening again. It's like they're not treating people like human beings.
Due to the torrential rain, the temperature plummeted again. The weather, which was originally in the teens and was quite comfortable, took away more heat this time, and the temperature dropped to single digits. Everyone huddled in their homes with their necks tucked in.
The area where they used to cook in the factory was also flooded by the heavy rain. Lu Yuan had to find someone to temporarily clear the drainage points in the factory area, otherwise, if it continued to flood, everyone's meals would become a problem.
After finishing his work at the factory, Lu Yuan returned home covered in dirt, took a hot shower, changed into his warm clothes, and then sat down with his family to eat hot pot.
A while ago, I slaughtered a big spotted pig from my space. A few days later, Grandpa thought the pigsty at home would be flooded, so he slaughtered the pig again ahead of schedule. This time, Grandma personally cooked and marinated the pork. She kept some of the tender pork, sliced it thinly, and put it in the refrigerator for later use. This time, it finally came in handy.
The family sat around a large table, enjoying piping hot hot pot pork and drinking juice. Lu Yuan, encouraged by his grandfather, father, and Wei Xiaoshan, brought out his treasured wines: two bottles of 56-proof Wuliangye.
In this cold weather, eating piping hot pot and drinking some baijiu (Chinese liquor) is simply wonderful.
However, the heavy rain continued relentlessly, from morning till night with no sign of stopping. The water that had just receded from the roads slowly rose again after a week of torrential rain.
Wei Xiaoshan had just returned from the factory area that day. It was her turn to be on duty. Since everyone was currently unemployed and spending their days eating and sleeping seemed rather boring, Lu Yuan found some jobs for his family members, such as distributing food in the factory area. This way, they could also interact with the other people in Zone 3 and chat occasionally, so they wouldn't be too bored.
When Wei Xiaoshan returned, although she had put on a raincoat, she was still soaked. Just as Wei Xiaoshan was about to take off the raincoat, Lu Yuan suddenly noticed something amiss about her.
"Xiaoshan, wait a minute, don't take off your raincoat yet. I feel something on your raincoat," Lu Yuan quickly stepped forward and stopped Xiaoshan, who was taking off her raincoat.
Wei Xiaoshan is most afraid of strange things, such as ants, cockroaches, and other insects. Whenever there are insects on her, she can't help but scream loudly. But as for large things like rats, Wei Xiaoshan doesn't seem to care much.
When she heard Lu Yuan say that she had something else on her, she was so frightened that her whole body seemed to freeze, and she stood there looking at Lu Yuan with a nervous expression.
"Please don't scare me, I'm terrified of bugs. What could it be?"
Lu Yuan stepped forward and gently plucked a tiny black beetle from the other person's raincoat. The beetle was only the size of a grain of rice, but Lu Yuan knew that it must have come down with the rainwater. As for where it came from, Lu Yuan had no idea.
However, he knew from his dream that this insect came with the rainstorm. Although Lu Yuan did not know which wave of the insect came, he felt a sense of panic when he saw the insect.
Upon seeing the insect in Lu Yuan's hand, Wei Xiaoshan was so frightened that she took a step back.
"These...are these bugs that got on me? Where did they come from?"
Lu Yuan gestured for Wei Xiaoshan not to move, and then found several more identical black beetles on her body.
"It seems the insects are indeed coming; this is just a quiet warning."
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