Once home, he immediately took out his radio and tuned it to a channel from City C.
Sure enough, the announcer's clear and articulate voice rang out: "Dear viewers of the city, hello everyone. After the torrential rains and floods, the government and the People's Liberation Army are leading everyone in actively rebuilding our homes..."
The announcer's voice was firm and infectious, and after listening to the announcer's words, Xu Lai and the others seemed to regain their confidence in the future.
Next, the announcer broadcast a series of measures taken by the government and the People's Liberation Army to restore the economy and security of City C.
This includes cracking down on organized crime in City C with swift and decisive measures.
The announcer emphasized the government and the People's Liberation Army's crackdown on the Samsung gang headquarters—the illegal entertainment venues operated by the Samsung gang headquarters had been forcibly disbanded.
Sure enough, that morning, after Xu Haiguo quit his job and returned home, he told his family about seeing Xu Yongqing and Xu Qiong, the brother and sister, at the entrance of the residential area.
"Xu Yongqing and Xu Qiong are not in good mental condition, especially when they see me, their eyes flash with a murderous hatred. If you run into them when you go out, be careful!"
After listening to her husband's words of advice, Song Qiu'e said disdainfully to the brother and sister, "They deserved to be caught by the Samsung gang. They were just being vain and trying to hook up with a rich guy, and when they failed, they blamed us!"
Xu Lai couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "A scourge lives a thousand years."
She hadn't expected that the brother and sister could survive for so long in a place like the Samsung Gang; it seemed that the two of them were quite capable.
The news that Xu Lai had resigned from his government job the day after he took fresh sweet potato vines and sweet potatoes to the community government supermarket to exchange for work points spread throughout the neighborhood.
Now that the sun is out, people can go outside to dig up soil, and many resourceful people are starting to plan to grow vegetables, sweet potatoes, or potatoes on their balconies.
But where do they get vegetable or crop seeds?
Those people then set their sights on Xu Lai's home.
Whenever someone from their family goes out, people gather around to ask if they have any extra sweet potato seedlings or sweet potatoes, and many even come to their door to inquire.
Some reasonable people who feel embarrassed will even offer to exchange work points or goods in exchange.
More often than not, it's those unreasonable people who shamelessly ask for it directly.
"I'm really sorry, we only grew some at home in flower pots and other containers, and we've already sold them all to the government's supermarket!"
Besides sharing some with the Xiao family, Xu Lai secretly gave two or three catties of sweet potato vines and sweet potatoes to Grandma Liu and her grandson in apartment 1602 downstairs, as well as to Lu Ping's family in apartment 904 of unit 2 in this building.
It's not that she's stingy, but if this person gives her a little and that person sells a little, wouldn't that tell everyone that her family has a lot of sweet potatoes and sweet potato vines?
Although the authorities are cracking down on organized crime, petty theft cannot be completely eradicated.
If we attract envious people to come and steal from us, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble for ourselves?
When Xu Lai delivered the sweet potato vines and sweet potatoes to Lu Ping's house, it was Lu Yongbing who opened the door.
After welcoming Xu Lai into his home, Lu Yongbing explained somewhat guiltily, "It's too hot working outside in this weather. My family is worried that my health can't handle it, so they won't let me go anymore!"
"Sigh, it's still because I'm an old man who's getting too old that I'm holding the family back!"
Xu Lai knew that Lu Ping, the son of this old man Lu, was an IT engineer and a highly skilled professional.
This is exactly the kind of talent the government needs, so they earn twice the work points of an average person per day.
Twenty work points a day can buy four kilograms of rice, which a family can manage if they are frugal.
But Lu Ping also has a daughter who is less than two years old. Children this age are growing and adapting to their environment, and it costs extra money to treat them when they are sick or to supplement their nutrition.
"Dad, what's this about being a burden? No matter what happens outside, the most important thing is that our family is healthy!"
"Besides, isn't the government going to continue recruiting female workers? I'll apply then. I'm young and healthier than you guys!"
Before Old Master Lu could finish his self-reproaching words and before Xu Lai could offer any words of comfort, a young woman in her late twenties came out of the kitchen.
That person was Lu Ping's wife, Leng Jiajia. Xu Lai and Leng Jiajia had interacted many times.
Although the woman was young, she had a straightforward personality and treated Lu Yongbing and his parents, who came from the countryside, very well.
"Xu Lai, you're here! Come and have a glass of water!"
Leng Jiajia poured Xu Lai a glass of water and handed it to her.
Seeing the bag of sweet potato vines and several pounds of sweet potatoes on the table, she said gratefully, "These are such precious things, it's so kind of you to always remember our family!"
"Sister-in-law, don't be so polite. Grandpa Lu always invited us when he went fishing before. Our family has used Grandpa Lu's fishing nets quite a lot!"
Xu Lai recalled that during the torrential rain disaster, he had eaten a lot of delicious fish with Grandpa Lu.
"Auntie, you're here! An'an missed you so much!"
Before Xu Lai could finish speaking, a little dumpling ran out of the room and rushed into her arms.
"Child, get off your Aunt Lai Lai!"
An elderly man in his sixties followed behind An'an and hurriedly reached out to take her out of Xu Lai's arms.
This woman is Mr. Lu's wife.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just thinking of playing with An'an for a while!"
The adults in this family lost a lot of weight due to the torrential rain and floods, but they took good care of An An.
This little girl has fair skin, a round face, big eyes, and chubby little hands that look especially endearing.
Every time Xu Lai saw this little girl, she couldn't help but take some snacks from her spatial storage to tease her.
This time, Xu Lai held the little girl in one arm and reached into the backpack she had taken off her back with the other, taking out a whole bag of calcium milk biscuits and two small boxes of pure milk and stuffing them into An An's arms.
"Biscuit, Neinei, An'an thanks Auntie Lai Lai!"
When An'an saw that Aunt Lai had brought her some delicious food again, she hugged the cookies and milk in her hands and snuggled her fluffy head into Xu Lai's arms.
This adorable appearance melted the heart of Xu Lai, an older woman.
Seeing the little girl's happy and adorable appearance, Xu Lai's mood inexplicably lightened up a lot.
No matter how harsh the environment or how difficult the conditions may be in the future, children will still grow up slowly.
This is the hope for humanity's future!
"You silly child, you always make Aunt Lai Lai spend money!"
When Lu Yongbing and his wife, along with Leng Jiajia, saw the biscuits and milk in Xu Laisai's arms, their hearts were filled with warmth.
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