Chapter 18
That night, the family talked until most of the night, and by the time they finally lay down, it was already dawn.
Chen Cong originally wanted to sleep in, but who would have thought that there would be people coming to his house early in the morning, making it as noisy as if they were having a tea party.
The windows and doors were all closed tightly, but it still couldn't block out the laughter and chatter.
She was really depressed.
Chen Cong sat up from the bed, changed his clothes hastily and left the room.
This time she went out and all her sleepiness was scared away.
Looking down from the corridor on the second floor, Chen Cong found that what he had just thought was wrong. Her family was not holding a tea party, but - a morning market!
There were many small benches placed in the front yard, and a large circle of people sat around them. But that was not enough, as many people were actually standing.
Next to these adults, there were a dozen or so children, chasing and playing with each other...
At a glance, there must be dozens of them!
Where do these people come from?
Chen Cong's mind was buzzing.
I’m afraid that everyone in the entire community has gathered at their house?
Gu Kai made an appointment with his father-in-law to buy an electric tricycle today, so they didn't have to go out too early, so he slept in for a rare time.
He woke up later than Shenmu and was also startled when he went out.
"Where are you from?" he asked in a nasal and muffled voice.
"How should I know?"
Chen Cong poked him and said, "Don't just stand there. Go down and take a look. If you can chase them away, chase them away quickly. Don't wake up my sister and the others again."
Gu Kai nodded, and the couple went downstairs together.
But before he even walked downstairs, Chen Cong heard a sarcastic voice: “Oh sister-in-law, I’ve long said that you are the most blessed person in our village.
Although she has no son, she has raised these two daughters so well! The eldest daughter married abroad, and I heard that her son-in-law is a big boss? This marriage has made her a rich woman, and she can just count money at home every day.
Wow, the second one is not bad either! Not only is the son-in-law handsome, but his family is also rich!
Sister-in-law, I heard that your in-laws bought the wasteland behind to grow ginseng?
Oh, I have lived for decades and have never seen what ginseng looks like! You can take us to see it!"
Chen Cong was so angry that he choked, rolled his eyes and was about to argue with her, but was stopped by Gu Kai.
Fortunately, Cheng Ru is not a vegetarian either.
You can hear her counterattack from the stairs.
"No matter how lucky you are, you are not as lucky as me, Liu Xia! Your son and daughter-in-law are making a lot of money out there. They've opened several restaurants, right?
Don't be so modest. I don't know if others have seen ginseng, but you've already gotten tired of it. I heard that Xiaosong's restaurant is very high-end, serving ginseng and bird's nest. How can a filial son like you be without yours?"
There was a burst of laughter all around.
Chen Cong didn't know who that woman was, but it was obvious that her mother's words had touched her sore spot.
She grunted for a long time before finally saying, "I've definitely seen ginseng before, but I've never seen a ginseng seedling before. I've never seen what it looks like in the soil. Sister-in-law, don't be so stingy. Take us to have a look so that we can open our eyes."
"You just want to see what my house looks like after the renovation. We're from the same village, so if you want to see it, just go ahead! Is there any need to say these useless things?" Cheng Ru replied with a smile.
"It's just that I've never seen the ginseng seedlings you mentioned, Liu Xia. My in-laws wanted to use the land at the back to grow medicinal herbs, but they never mentioned growing ginseng. Who can grow that without experience?
Besides, what time is it now? Is it the planting season? The ground hasn't even been turned yet, and you're coming to look at the seedlings? If you tell others about this, you're not afraid of being laughed at, and you're all from farming families!"
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What else don’t you understand after hearing this?
She came to her house under the pretext of visiting her sister to inquire about the situation!
This house renovation caused quite a stir. I don’t know how many people in the village and the community were curious, but they just couldn’t find a chance to come in and take a good look.
Now that I heard that Chen Xi had returned to visit his family, didn't I immediately have a reason to come over?
It is estimated that most of these people came to the old man’s Chinese medicine garden, wanting to see what it is all about and whether they can really make money.
In fact, Shen's father and mother had anticipated this situation a long time ago. They had said before that they would find a suitable opportunity to satisfy the curiosity of the people around them.
After all, if you don't worry about thieves stealing, you should worry about thieves thinking about it. Instead of letting them figure it out on their own, it is better to open it up and let them take a good look.
Anyway, apart from the courtyard wall, there is no difference in other places in the house.
The basement is equipped with an invisible door. Although there are two rooms in the backyard, they are the most ordinary steel-frame houses. From the outside, they look like a temporary warehouse and are not very attractive.
As for supplies, those that cannot be seen by people are all in the sinking space.
So there is nothing to be afraid of.
Obviously, my parents indulged these people in talking nonsense and wandering around at home today with this mentality.
Seeing that his mother was extremely capable and didn't need any help at all, Chen Cong pulled Gu Kai and went upstairs.
Can't you just do something?
She was too lazy to deal with these people with her mother.
Let Gu Kai go back to the house, Shen Cong stopped Shen Xi who was also woken up and wanted to go out: "Sister, are Tongtong and Shanshan awake? I will take you out for a walk?"
I don’t know how long those people will make trouble. It’s impossible to get a good rest if I stay at home. I might as well take the children out for a walk.
After all, there are not many peaceful and beautiful days like now here.
After helping his sister to pack up the children, Chen Cong went downstairs to drive.
When Chen Xi and his children sneaked out from the small door in the backyard, they saw that the car was already parked at the door.
As soon as he got in the car, Chen Xi paused for a moment, and his eyes became extremely complicated again.
Two child safety seats are fixed side by side in the back seat of the car, and a multifunctional car dining table is hung on the backrest of the passenger seat, with a large paper bag on it.
After helping the children fasten their seat belts, Shen Xi opened the paper bag and found a box of fresh meat buns and a box of red bean paste buns, both steaming.
In addition, there was a small box of cut fruit, two packs of children's milk, and a bottle of freshly squeezed orange juice.
When my sister went out, she had nothing in her hands. It was obvious that these things had been placed in her space before.
Seeing Chen Xi staring at the meal in a daze, Chen Cong smiled and said, "It takes more than an hour to drive from our home to the city. Don't let Tongtong and Shanshan go hungry. Eat something first. This bun is made by our mother herself. It's stuffed with beans and meat. It's the flavor you've liked since you were a child. I wonder if Tongtong and the others will be used to it?"
"I'm used to it. Thank you, auntie."
Tongtong is almost six years old, so she naturally understands what her aunt is saying.
He stretched out his hand and asked his mother to wipe it with a wet wipe, and did not forget to thank her loudly.
Shanshan is only two years old, and her speech is not clear. The child is also very tired after the journey, and is still groggy.
But after hearing what my brother said, I also shouted: "Thank you, thank you!"
The sweet and babyish voice makes anyone who hears it want to rush over and hug the baby and give him a couple of kisses!
"No, no, sister, please come over and drive the car. I want to kiss my baby! Ah, she's so adorable!" Chen Cong exclaimed loudly in the front.
Listening to Chen Xi's endless music, the haze that had been lingering in my heart seemed to have dissipated a lot.
The group first went to pick up the meals they had ordered yesterday, and then headed straight to the city center.
Last night, Chen Cong told his family about the expansion of the space, and everyone agreed that they should add some more supplies, and it would be best if all the money could be spent.
After all, according to the current situation, the end of the world is inevitable. In this case, there is no point in keeping the money.
With more space, the previous plan to sell cars can be cancelled, and instead we should look for more energy.
Would it be better to have some gasoline, diesel and the like in stock, even if it's just in case?
As for the Essence Stones, Grandpa Gu meant that the amount currently available at home was enough to sustain the family for a long period of time.
Moreover, jewels are valuable in prosperous times, and gold is valuable in troubled times. Now it is really the end of the world. I am afraid that jewels and gold are of no use at all, and may not even be able to be exchanged for a steamed bun in the end.
So you don’t have to spend a lot of money to buy this thing, you can just wait and see when the opportunity arises.
Instead, you can buy a pedal tricycle.
So, today Gu Kai and Shen Jianyi's job is to buy tricycles and as much gasoline as possible.
Chen Xi took out all the money she had, and there was still more than 13,000 euros in total. It was obvious that this was all her belongings.
No one in her family asked much, and no one even mentioned what the situation between her and Zhang Ye was.
Now in this form, none of that matters.
The Shen sisters took their children to the bank to exchange euros, transferred all the money into Shen Cong's card, and then went to the largest shopping mall.
This is what Cheng Ru meant.
Last night, when she saw her daughter appear in front of her with a haggard face, she turned around and burst into tears.
Just now, knowing that Chen Xi was going to take her eldest daughter and her family out, she stuffed another card in her hand without saying a word and instructed: "Go buy some things for your sister and the two children. Don't buy daily necessities, buy her what she likes, clothes, perfume, cosmetics... Buy whatever she wants!"
Chen Cong knew that her mother felt sorry for her daughter, so she took the card and said nothing.
But Chen Xi would naturally not let his mother and sister do this.
Seeing Chen Cong leading her to the cosmetics counter, he stretched out his hand and pulled her aside, then simply and rudely took away all the cards and confiscated the financial power.
At Shen Xi's request, they went to the underground supermarket first.
We also added some infant milk powder, children's sausages, and tableware that the children are used to using.
After loading, we headed straight to the top floor of the mall.
There is a children's section and a large bookstore.
I bought Shanshan a doll she wanted, and Tongtong an electric train that he liked. Seeing that his sister wanted to go to the Lego counter, Shen Cong stopped her.
"I have bought a lot of educational toys, board games, and mobile games. I also bought a lot of stuffed toys. They are enough for the two of them to play with for a long time."
Shen Xi stopped and looked at his sister with eyes full of emotion.
She suddenly reached out and hugged Chen Cong, then stopped being polite and said directly: "Then I'll go buy them some picture books."
"Picture books, story books, textbooks... Gu Kai made a list of books for me, and I bought them all according to the list. You have to trust the vision of a book editor, and this editor is followed by a group of colleagues who are mothers as advisors."
Chen Xi was directly amused by his sister.
"I'll go pick myself some books."
Just as she was about to take a step forward, she stopped again and asked hesitantly, "You're not going to buy all my books, are you?"
Chen Cong shrugged and made a "please come in" gesture to her, without telling her that the books in his home were almost enough to fill a small library.
This does not include the batch she added later.
After all, knowledge is the greatest wealth.
Chen Xi didn’t buy many books, not even a full shopping bag, and she didn’t even have to go back to the car.
Carrying books, the two sisters took the two children to the playground.
Although the journey was tiring, it is children's nature to love playing. When the two children saw the colorful ball pool, they couldn't even walk, so we let them play for a while and the two also took this opportunity to talk.
After all, there are a lot of people at home, and there probably isn’t even a place to talk right now.
After watching the children start playing, the two sisters sat down in the rest area on the side and ordered two drinks. Chen Cong finally asked the question that she had been worried about.
"Sister, what's going on between you and Zhang Ye? How did you get back so much money?"
Zhang Ye was so stingy that he lost so much blood all at once. It must have been very hard for his sister to handle it.
Seeing what his sister was thinking, Shen Xi took a sip of his drink and said calmly, “It’s not as difficult as you think. Just apply for a divorce and division of property.”
Although my sister put it simply, Chen Cong knew that there must be more to it.
The couple's business has developed quite well in recent years, and it is said that they have opened several branches.
It was impossible for Zhang Ye to keep hundreds of thousands of Euros in his hands.
Seeing his sister's suspicious face, Chen Xi had no choice but to explain a few more words: "In fact, the conflict between Zhang Ye and I is already very deep, and Dad's matter is just a catalyst.
Over the past year or so, the situation in Country D has been unstable, with refugee issues, strikes, and various natural disasters from time to time, and the economic situation has been bad.
In fact, it’s not just country D. The entire European economy is in recession, and there are so many disasters!
Earthquake today, forest fire tomorrow...
I meant to maintain stability for the time being and keep some money in hand just in case. But Zhang Ye felt that time was running out and desperately wanted to buy the land at a low price. We have had countless arguments because of this.
This time he didn’t let us come back, and we all had a fight before he managed to say something, saying that he would let me send 5,000 euros home…”
Chen Xi was a little unable to continue.
She gripped the glass so tightly that her fingertips turned white.
After all, they have been married for more than ten years and have two children together. It would be a lie to say that they don't feel sad when it comes to this.
But Chen Xi also knew that it would be a good thing for him to recognize his partner early and stop the loss in time before the disaster struck.
Chen Cong held her sister's hand distressedly.
Chen Xi laughed at himself: "When I opened the shop, most of the money I used was my own. I had just graduated at that time, where did the money come from? Wasn't it my parents who helped me?!
Now my dad needs money, so he gave me five thousand!
This was fine. My heart broke and I filed for divorce immediately and wanted to divide the property.
You know, our real estate and company are registered under my name. Even if we split it in half, I can at least get hundreds of thousands.
And I told him very clearly that if he didn't leave me and drag it out, I would just sell his newly bought land. Anyway, he has more than one competitor.
Seeing that I was determined, Zhang Ye finally agreed. He collected the money for a few days and gave me 150,000 yuan, and also wrote me an IOU for 150,000 yuan."
"Has the divorce been finalized?"
"It's done."
Chen Cong nodded and said, "Sister, when you go back, give me your divorce certificate, the property division agreement you signed, and his IOU for safekeeping, right?"
Chen Xi agreed without hesitation.
Only then did Chen Cong feel relieved.
Although Zhang Ye is abroad, his parents are still in China!
Even though the chance of meeting those two people was slim after the disaster, she still felt that she had to take precautions.
What if?
Keep your things well to be prepared.
"Congcong, I haven't had the chance to say thank you to you yet. Thank you and mom and dad for not giving up on me at this time and for trying hard to bring me back. If it weren't for you, my two children and I... might have been gone."
"Sister, what nonsense are you talking about!" Shen Cong was anxious.
Chen Xi waved her hand: "I'm telling the truth. You don't know how scared we were when we just got off the plane and knew about the volcanic eruption in Country C. If we had left a little later...
Country C is so close to Country D. If something happens to Country D, Zhang Ye can't count on me and my child at all."
Chen Xi couldn't say any more.
Chen Cong walked over and took his sister's arm, comforting her: "It's all over, sister, you're home now."
She pointed at the two children who were having so much fun and said firmly, "As long as we are together as a family, we can live happily no matter what time it is!"
"Well, I believe it." Shen Xi nodded solemnly.
Who could have thought that as soon as they finished speaking, they both felt dizzy at the same time and their bodies couldn't help but shake.
Then they found that the paper cup on the table had fallen over and the drinks were spilled all over the floor.
Chen Cong's face changed instantly, he stood up suddenly and ran towards the ball pool!
Chen Xi didn't understand what was going on, and seeing this, he quickly ran after his sister.
At this moment, the lights in the mall suddenly flickered, and after flickering on and off several times, they all went out with a tiny explosion.
The whole world became dark!
"Oh no, there's an earthquake, run!" Someone suddenly shouted in the darkness.
This floor is a children's area.
It is summer vacation now, and the largest number of people on the floor are children and elderly people who bring their children to play.
When this voice was shouted, the whole shopping mall was in chaos.
There were loud shouts and screams everywhere, mixed with the hysterical cries of children, as well as the sounds of collisions and objects falling to the ground.
Chen Cong jumped into the ball pool and searched desperately in it, but he could not see any trace of Tongtong and Shanshan.
This time she was really anxious and couldn't help but shouting loudly: "Tongtong! Shanshan!"
There was uncontrollable fear in his voice.
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"Mom, wake up, we have to find my dad quickly."
This was the first sentence Ke Bei heard when she opened her eyes.
Then I felt my legs lighten as the heavy stone on them was lifted up and thrown aside by the boy in front of me who was less than six years old.
The severe pain came and she suddenly woke up, realizing that she was reborn, back to the moment before the natural disaster.
Returning with her was her son Cheng Tian, who was born after the end of the world.
"Can you get up? Hurry up, the bridge is going to collapse!"
Without waiting for her to respond, her son grabbed her up, threw her on his shoulders and ran away.
Lying on the baby's back, Ke Bei closed her eyes silently, and understood——
The cub's superpowers returned with him.
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After Cheng Gan retired from the army, he opened a car repair shop and had good business. In addition, one person's food fed the whole family, so he lived a happy life.
Until one day a bridge in the city collapsed, and a woman with a child found him and said to him -
"I am your wife and he is your son. Come with us now. We will die together as a family!"
Cheng Gan: “…”
I've never been in a relationship, so where do my wife and son come from?!
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