Professor Zhu sat on the sofa and looked at Lu Yuan and the others. He didn't seem to intend to offer them his seats. Instead, he touched his pocket.
Lu Yuan, with his sharp eyes, spotted the lighter on the table at a glance and immediately took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it over.
A hint of surprise flashed in Professor Zhu's eyes. He immediately took a cigarette, lit it, and said, "Please sit down!"
Then Lu Yuan and the others took their seats. After the old man finished smoking one cigarette, he was still not satisfied, so he took out another cigarette, lit it, and continued smoking.
After the two cigarettes burned out, the old man finally spoke.
"Your name is Lu Yuan, right? You came to see me because you want to build a drainage ditch?"
Lu Yuan nodded quickly.
"That's right! I just want your guidance on how to fix it! The price is negotiable!"
Professor Zhu's wife, who was sitting next to him, quietly put the cigarettes into her pocket and then glared at the other person fiercely.
Professor Zhu, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, continued, "There's no water left, so why are you building drainage ditches? Do you really think those experts on TV are spouting nonsense?"
"Well... prevention is better than cure!"
"Alright! Since you want to build a drainage ditch, that's not impossible. But you see, my wife and I are getting old, and this place isn't exactly close to your new town area, so..."
"Don't worry, meals and accommodation are included! The house is all set up for you!"
What are you eating?
"Rice, wheat flour, and meat! Pork and mutton are both available!"
Upon hearing the word "pork" or "mutton," Professor Zhu and his wife immediately swallowed hard.
Do you still have pork or mutton?
"Yes, it's all from what I stocked up on before! I still have some at home, so you can rest assured about our food!"
Professor Zhu exchanged a glance with his wife beside him, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Let's go! Move!"
Now it was Lu Yuan's turn to be stunned.
"Um... moving? Professor Zhu, what are you planning to do...?"
“I was originally planning to ask you for some food or money, but I think there’s a difference between being full at one meal and being full at every other meal. But don’t worry, my wife and I are getting old and can’t eat much! You don’t need to worry about that! We plan to move in with you! You see…”
Lu Yuan glanced at Xiao Shan beside him, who nodded. Then he looked at Song Heng, who was staring straight at Deng Yuanyuan without blinking. Deng Yuanyuan kept her head down, clearly not paying attention to the old man's words.
"Alright! Since Professor Zhu has already made up your mind, then I have no objections. When do you plan to depart?"
"The sooner the better, of course! By the way, is there anything to eat?" As he said this, Professor Zhu's face flushed slightly, but it disappeared in an instant.
"Yes, I'll go get it for you! You can help Auntie pack your things while we're at it!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan ran out of the villa, returned to his car, and took out some dried meat and some flatbread that he had prepared.
In order to preserve the food for longer, Lu Yuan processed all the items that could not be stored for too long well in advance. There were thousands of kilograms of flatbread and rice cakes, as well as a lot of meat at home.
Poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese grow extremely fast in the dimensional space, and can be ready for market in three to five days. Lu Yuan's small house in the dimensional space is now filled with all kinds of processed poultry meat.
Carrying two large roasted ducks and several flatbreads, Lu Yuan returned to the villa.
Upon seeing the braised duck and flatbread, Professor Zhu could no longer control himself. He rushed forward and snatched the items from Lu Yuan's hands, even tearing open the packaging and stuffing them directly into his mouth. Professor Zhu's wife quickly threw some clothes on the table and rushed over. The two of them devoured the two braised ducks and several flatbreads in an instant, like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey.
Lu Yuan was shocked. You just said that you're too old to eat much, this... this is obviously impossible!
After letting out a satisfied burp, Professor Zhu patted his chest and drank another bottle of water before finally feeling content.
"This is food for humans! Thank you so much, Lu Yuan!"
After finishing his sentence, the other party stopped talking and took out his computer to open his engineering software.
"This is..." Lu Yuan asked, pointing to a map-like software on the other person's computer.
"Oh! I'm going to download the topographic map of your area and the map showing the distribution of the surrounding rivers!"
"Oh, you're busy!"
Professor Zhu quickly sorted out what he needed to take with him, and his wife also packed up some clothes and other items.
There were many instruments needed, but fortunately, Zhu Zhenghai was an honorary professor at a university and had access to many of them. However, seeing that the trunk was already packed full and there was no room for anything else, the group fell into deep thought.
"If only we had a tow truck!"
Professor Zhu looked at the fully loaded trunk and suddenly said, "It seems I still have some things I haven't taken! But we don't have this equipment at home, so we'll have to go to the school!"
Lu Yuan suddenly felt his throat tighten. The trunk of the car was actually quite large. Professor Zhu and his wife didn't have much stuff. Besides some clothes, they only had some toiletries. Although there was a water shortage, brushing teeth and washing faces had basically become a thing of the past. But judging from the state of the two elderly people, they obviously still brushed their teeth and washed their faces frequently. However, because they hadn't bathed for a long time, only their faces were clean. Looking further down, their necks were covered in black grime.
At that moment, Lu Yuan suddenly spotted a car in the distance and immediately had an idea.
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