Hearing the two whispering to each other, Wei Xiaoshan came over with a cup of hot tea and asked, "What are you two talking about? It's been so long, why are you only whispering to each other?"
Du Heng smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're joking. I just wanted to ask if I still need to give you a wedding red envelope!"
Wei Xiaoshan spat and said, "What's gotten into you? Our wedding hasn't even started yet! You'll definitely be getting a lot of red envelopes then!"
After saying that, Wei Xiaoshan gestured for the two to sit down, and then went back to the kitchen to get busy.
So Du Heng went home and greeted his family. When he saw Lu's father, he chatted with him for a while with a lot of sighs. Lu's father also subtly remarked that the boy had changed a lot recently and was somewhat different from before, becoming a bit more slick.
Lu Yuan didn't care much. He knew that Du Heng's current state was definitely related to his work. Although they hadn't talked about their relationship yet, just casually chatting about recent events, Lu Yuan could tell from the other person's words that he seemed to be a small leader with quite a few things under his command.
Lu Yuan then invited Du Heng to his study for a private talk, and the two of them went to the study.
Lu Yuan closed the door, then sat down in a chair and looked at Du Heng, asking, "So, what do you want from me?"
Du Heng didn't speak, but looked around the room for a while. When he saw a pot of green daffodils, he couldn't help but take a second look.
After a long while, Du Heng finally spoke: "The matter of the survivor base outside is causing quite a stir right now. Haven't you been thinking about it?"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Have ideas? What ideas? They don't even intend to let ordinary people like us in! Even if you ask someone to help you get in, it will be very difficult. Unless you have made outstanding contributions to society or donated a large amount of supplies to the survivor base, you can't get in. I don't have that kind of ability. Besides, there are so many people in my family. It's impossible to bring them in!"
Du Heng chuckled, then sighed, "Yes! That's the situation right now. To get into the survivor base, you need to have the right incentives. And do you think it'll be any better once you're inside? Actually, it's nothing! It's just a prison with all sorts of living facilities! Don't be fooled by how great it is inside; it's a trap! It's a lie they use to gather these high-tech talents and wealthy people together, just to extract their remaining value!"
Lu Yuan was stunned after hearing this.
"What? You're saying it's a prison inside? How could that be? Are all those scenes on TV fake? I see people inside saying it's great! Besides, even if it's the worst, it's still much better than outside. At least inside, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you don't have to be attacked by these bloodthirsty black beetles. Outside, it's incredibly difficult for people to even get food. How could it be a prison!"
Du Heng smiled and said, "It seems you all don't understand the situation! Do you know why I didn't go in with my dad? Do you even want to sever ties with him?"
Lu Yuan shook his head: "This is your family matter, how would I know! Tell me, what's the connection?"
Du Heng looked at Lu Yuan and said, "Do you have a cigarette? Give me one!"
When Lu Yuan heard the other person ask for a cigarette, he was stunned and asked, "What the hell happened to you? You used to neither smoke nor drink, and you were practically a coward. Now you're not only no longer a repressed pervert, but you've even learned to smoke! You're something else!"
Du Heng rolled his eyes and said, "Stop talking nonsense, get out a cigarette! I'll tell you my story!"
Lu Yuan took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer. The original cigarettes had long been distributed, and now the cigarettes he had were all rolled from tobacco leaves he grew himself. The taste was no worse than the cigarettes he used to sell. In order to have cigarettes to smoke, Lu Yuan also specially prepared a lot of cigarette holders, just in case he ran out of the foam cigarette holders he usually used.
The other person took the cigarette and looked at it for a while, then suddenly seemed surprised: "Hey Lu Yuan, you even have cigarettes! That's impressive! Do you have any more? Share some with me, I'm really addicted to cigarettes now, sometimes I can't sleep without them!"
Lu Yuan took a bag from a drawer and handed it to the other person.
"Is this enough? If not, I'll get you some more!"
The other person took the bag, opened it, and glanced inside. They were so shocked they couldn't speak.
"That's enough! That's amazing! You even have tobacco leaves! And the taste is pretty good!"
Lu Yuan glared at the other person and said, "Hurry up and tell the story! Stop talking nonsense! I'm waiting to hear the story! Tell me why you and your father severed your father-son relationship, why you didn't enter the survivor base, and why you ended up in this sorry state!"
"Cough cough! Okay, okay! I said, don't rush me!"
After saying that, Du Heng took out a lighter from his pocket, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said, "Because this old guy made up with me just to use me! The survivor base was put on the agenda a long time ago. At that time, the country specifically launched the survivor base project in order to protect the talents that the country had painstakingly cultivated. Later, because the whole country was in chaos, the matter was assigned to local authorities. My dad happened to be a district head in Qingshui City, so he found me."
At the time, I thought something good was going to happen. The old man apologized and made promises when he saw me, and I thought he had really come to his senses. Later, he told me what had happened, and I didn't think too much about it. Anyway, it was something that would benefit mankind, so why not do it? But I never expected that he would even lie to me. I thought the survivor base was for everyone to live in, but I didn't expect that not everyone could enter, but that there were conditions. However, by the time I found out about these things, all the construction team members involved had already completed the construction of the survivor base.
Later, I went directly to him, but he actually said that these people were the future, and everyone else was just there for show. He also said that ordinary people had no value to them, that it was the law of nature. I was furious; I felt used, so I severed ties with him. Later, he repeatedly asked me to come with him, but I still refused. That's when I learned that life inside wasn't good; people were like machines, forced to work long hours every day without rest. That's why I called it the Survivors' Prison!
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan sighed deeply. He couldn't help but look at Du Heng, who was lighting his third cigarette. He saw a sense of desolation in Du Heng's eyes. This person, who was even younger than himself, had such a rich experience. It was simply terrifying!
So Lu Yuan continued, "So you became like this because of this? That doesn't seem right!"
However, Du Heng continued, "Of course not. When I severed ties with him, I was devastated for a long time. I even thought about dying to end it all! But then I realized that if I died, I wouldn't be able to slap him in the face. So I decided to set up a survivor base myself. I don't care who they are. I just want to show him! Let him see that these civilians are useful too!"
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