He stood up and said goodbye to his grandparents: "Grandpa and Grandma, I'll be going back now. Please take care of yourselves."
Grandma Fang looked outside and saw that the rain was still pouring down, and she couldn't see the road even a few steps away.
She said worriedly, "It's raining so hard outside. Why don't you have lunch before you leave? Maybe the rain will stop by then."
Fang Chengyuan shook his head: "No, Grandma, this rain isn't going to stop anytime soon, and it might even get heavier later. It's just a few steps, it'll be fine!"
The observatory reports that the weather is like this all over the world, with cloud cover reaching tens of meters thick, and the rain is unlikely to stop anytime soon.
The rain is heavy now, but it's not as corrosive as it was a couple of days ago, so it won't bother him even if he gets wet.
"That makes sense. You should go back quickly and tell your dad to be careful too; he's over sixty years old," Grandpa Fang said after thinking for a moment.
"Okay! I'll tell my dad."
After saying that, Fang Chengyuan put his raincoat back on and rushed out the door.
After seeing Fang Chengyuan off, Fang Qinghe looked outside at the torrential rain that was pouring down like a bucket.
He had no intention of going out to buy anything.
"What did that kid say to you? Why did he run all the way here in this heavy rain?" Grandpa Fang asked.
"It's nothing. He said this rain is unusual and might last a long time, so he told me to stock up on more stuff," Fang Qinghe replied.
"There was definitely something wrong with this day. Even the natural disasters I encountered when I was young weren't this terrifying," Grandma Fang recalled.
At that time, there was drought and locusts, and many people starved to death.
This time, however, the acid rain and downpour started out of nowhere. Listening to the pattering rain outside, it felt like the sky was leaking.
"Is there nothing left in the house?" Grandpa Fang asked again.
"On the contrary, when I came here, I was planning to stay for a while, so I bought a lot of things, enough for us to eat for a month," Fang Qinghe replied.
On the first night, after he and Fang Yuan finished collecting their belongings, they stored some supplies in a storage room on the basement floor.
"Then don't go out yet. Wait until the rain stops before going out," Grandpa Fang nodded and said.
“That’s what I think too!” Fang Qinghe replied.
Perhaps Grandpa Fang didn't expect that waiting for the rain to stop would take half a month.
The floodwaters finally stopped that day. By then, the low-lying areas of the city were flooded, and the power had been cut off one after another due to the torrential rain.
Even with emergency repairs underway, no one dares to go out. The flooding and power outage have brought the entire city to a standstill.
Although the rain had stopped, the sky outside was still dark and gloomy.
At noon, the light looked as if it were just beginning to brighten, even brighter than at the beginning.
"The rain has stopped, so why haven't the clouds dispersed? What's wrong with the weather?"
After the power went out, the Fang family used a generator to generate electricity.
But even in broad daylight, the lights had to be on inside to see, which made Grandma Fang very uncomfortable.
"This weather is so unusual, Third Brother, take advantage of the rain stopping and hurry out to get some more things," Grandpa Fang said to Fang Qinghe.
He was quite glad that he came to the third brother's house this time; he would have been worried if he had stayed at the old house.
"I know, I'll go out with Yuanyuan right now." Fang Qinghe nodded readily.
"You go ahead, why bring Yuanyuan along?" Grandma Fang said, displeased.
"Grandma, my dad is a grown man, how would he know what to buy? It'll be more convenient if I go with him," Fang Yuan comforted his grandmother.
I've been stuck at home for more than half a month. Although I've been running up and down the stairs, it's still not as convenient as being able to go out.
She wanted to go out too.
"Alright, you two be careful. Oh, and while you're at it, go check on how the eldest and second eldest are doing," Grandpa Fang said after thinking for a moment.
With so much rain, he couldn't see his two sons who lived next door, so he was naturally worried.
"Well, I'll buy some things and send some over to them," Fang Qinghe said after a moment's thought.
Although he couldn't expose the surrounding space, he could still take the opportunity of going out to buy supplies to get some things for the two of them.
"Okay." Grandpa Fang nodded.
Actually, the eldest brother wasn't worried, after all, that was his status.
Even if it's raining knives from the sky, people will still send him supplies.
A week ago, soldiers braved the heavy rain to bring them things.
He was worried about the second child.
Because of that awful wife, this guy hasn't dared to come back here since.
He didn't even let his grandson come over, and when he tried to call to ask, his phone had no signal.
He has no idea what's going on on his end.
"Um!"
Fang Qinghe nodded.
Fang Yuan and I drove out in the biggest SUV.
"Dad, are we really going down the mountain to buy things?"
Fang Yuan watched Fang Qinghe drive the car down the road with some curiosity.
"We do need to make a trip, but let's go see our other two houses first."
As Fang Qinghe spoke, he drove the car to a villa area below.
He had instructed Liu Qin to buy it before he came over, and Liu Qin even came to deliver the property certificate to him on the first day of the acid rain.
"Mr. Fang, Ms. Fang, I'm so sorry, it was raining so hard when I came to clean the house that I couldn't go out, so I'm staying here with you."
Liu Qin came out of the villa and said to the two of them apologetically.
The boss hadn't even seen the house yet, but one of his assistants had moved in and stayed there for more than half a month, which was a major taboo.
He even doubted whether he could continue working as an assistant after returning to the company.
"It's alright. It's nothing to stay here for a while if things happen suddenly. Who else is here besides you?" Fang Qinghe asked.
"Since there was no one else around, just me, I tidied up the house a bit," Liu Qin quickly replied.
He was glad that he was alone, and that the property management of the villa community was quite responsible; they even brought him some food.
Otherwise, we would definitely starve to death here.
“Alright, there’s no need to clean up here for now. You’ve worked hard these past few days. Now that the rain has stopped, go home and rest. I’ll give you a week off. Come back when you’re ready,” Fang Qinghe said.
"Thank you, Mr. Fang. I won't bother you any longer. I'll be leaving now."
Upon hearing Fang Qinghe's words, Liu Qin did not hesitate.
After giving the passwords to the two villa gates, he quickly went into the garage, got in his car, and drove away.
He guessed that the house was bought by Fang Qinghe for Fang Yuan, and that Fang Qinghe wanted to explain the situation to his daughter, so it was indeed inappropriate for him, an outsider, to be there.
As soon as Liu Qin left, Fang's father took Fang Yuan into the house.
"Let's find the storage room and put some things in there," Fang Qinghe said to Fang Yuan.
"OK!"
Fang Yuan then realized why her father had brought her there.
The house is newly purchased and the ownership has just been transferred. Even if you put things here, no one would think of it. It is indeed a good place to hide supplies.
This villa is not small, with seven rooms upstairs and downstairs.
However, the renovation was much worse than theirs; the glass in the walls was just tempered glass.
However, they don't live here.
The two found the storage room on the second basement floor. After looking around at the location and the surrounding environment, Fang Qinghe shook his head and rejected the idea.
"Go upstairs!"
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