Chapter 175 The Poor Kid in the Apocalypse 5
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Shen Ci touched his face and asked. At this moment, the shop assistant finally brought Shen Dabao out. Dabao was still wearing the clothes from the shop's bath.
"I really don't know how parents raise their children these days. Look at the child's back."
In this heat, you've got so many heat rash. You seem like a very capable person. Is this child being taken care of by his grandparents?
You have to be careful, because when prickly heat gets hot, it's incredibly uncomfortable, like rubbing salt into a wound.
The shop assistant said that Shen Ci was shocked and felt a pang of heartache. Da Bao had so many red spots on his back, many of which had been scratched raw, and there were also many fingernail marks on his back, as if he couldn't help scratching because he was too itchy.
"Sigh, I just received it myself."
I'll take him to buy medicine in a little while.
Shen Ci helped Da Bao change into the clothes, but Da Bao was sullen. He could understand what the shop assistant was saying.
"Mom, have I been a burden to you? Dad used to say that you are very busy."
He was afraid, worried that his mother, who had finally returned, might not want him anymore because of this incident.
"No, it's not troublesome at all."
Mom just feels so careless, only noticing your injury now. We'll go to the hospital now to buy some medicine; it will stop hurting after applying it."
Shen Ci felt very sad. This prickly heat was caused by the heat. The weather was too hot, and the Chen family wouldn't install air conditioning in the storage room where Da Bao slept. They also wouldn't let him come into the store to use the fan during the day. No matter how hot the weather was, Da Bao had to endure the heat.
This is too difficult for a seven-year-old child.
After buying medicine, taking a bath, and changing clothes, Shen Dabao finally went home with his mother. In his mother's house, the lights were all warm colors, the hallway was not dark and there were no bags of garbage piled up at the door.
The floor was carpeted, and everything was clean.
Come in.
"Dabao, from now on you'll be living with Mommy. Are you okay with that?"
Shen Ci did not ignore his feelings just because he was young. Seeing that Da Bao was only a few years old, she found the information in the data too difficult to accept.
Da Bao was only a teenager when he died, which means that the apocalypse lasted for at least three years.
"I'm willing. I miss my mom. My aunt and uncle won't give me food and they even beat me."
They said that Mom killed Dad, and that Mom didn't want their firstborn anymore.
Da Bao said aggrievedly, "After all, we are mother and son. After spending time together, that innate familiarity and closeness returned. He was raised by his mother since he was a child and is habitually attached to her."
"It's fake, they're just making things up. They're just trying to steal your things."
Ignore what they say, don't listen, and don't even think about it.
As long as Mom is there, you'll always have a home.
Shen Ci hugged Da Bao. He was still very young, seven years old but looked like a five or six-year-old child. This hug brought back a familiar feeling for Da Bao.
A year ago, he still had a father and a mother!
"Ding-dong!"
Triggering the villain's affection gives the villain a sense of security, and he is given a home.
Salvage value +10.
Current rescue value: 10%.
Triggered mission: Stockpile sufficient resources to resist the impending apocalypse.
Mission Reward: One pistol with 100 rounds of ammunition.
This reward is very practical. In the apocalypse, humanity will gradually disappear over time, there will be no order, and strength will represent everything.
When the high-temperature apocalypse arrived, humans had not yet evolved superpowers. Of course, Shen Dabao was an exception. Only when zombies appeared and became the norm did a small number of people develop superpowers.
Shen Ci planned to activate Da Bao's spatial ability to store some important items when she could no longer store all the goods.
Shen Dabao slept soundly that night. He was only seven years old and could still sleep with his mother. This was also his first day back with his mother. Seeing that he seemed a little anxious, Shen Ci decided not to let him sleep alone for the time being.
A sense of security is very important; children who grow up in an insecure environment will be affected for their entire lives.
After a night's rest, the child, who had been working hard for a long time, finally felt much more at ease. That night, Shen Ci turned the air conditioner up high, and Shen Dabao, unusually, did not suffer from the heat.
The prickly heat on his back no longer tormented him with pain and itchiness, preventing him from sleeping well all night. In the past, he could only sleep for a short while in the second half of the night because the temperature would drop significantly in the second half of the night.
But when I come to my mother's place, I feel comfortable at any time, neither too hot nor too cold.
The next day, Shen Ci took Shen Dabao out for a meal. They enjoyed the food and the whole experience was comfortable and pleasant, both in the car and the restaurant, where it was cool and pleasant everywhere.
It turns out there are so many free and cool places in the world when you leave home.
Next, Shen Ci decided to start stockpiling goods. It was the second day now, and there were still thirteen days until the high-temperature apocalypse.
The easiest way to cover up hoarding goods was at Kang Kang Supermarket downstairs in Xingfu Community. It's perfectly normal for supermarkets to stock up on goods; the original owner used to work at the store and was very familiar with the process.
"Dabao, why don't you eat some snacks and play for a while? Mommy has to go through some work."
Shen Ci picked up the phone book. The supermarket had been open for many years and had established supply channels, with many acquaintances among its customers.
"Hello, Mr. Wang, this is Kang Kang Supermarket."
We're planning a promotional event soon and need to restock a large quantity of stock.
The other end of the phone responded readily; they were all old friends who had worked together before, so Shen Ci immediately started listing the orders.
"We need two thousand boxes of instant noodles, all kinds of flavors, as many flavors as possible."
Five hundred bags of rice, each weighing 100 jin (50 kg), five hundred bags of flour, one thousand boxes of cooking oil, six barrels per box, and one hundred boxes of noodles, vermicelli, and rice noodles.
We need more canned goods: 500 boxes of canned meat, 500 boxes of canned fish, 300 boxes of canned fruit, and 300 boxes of each of the following fast food products: ham sausages and luncheon meat.
Seasonings are also essential: soy sauce, vinegar, cooking wine, salt, sugar, and MSG—at least fifty cases of each.
The apocalypse will end, that's for sure. We'll have at least five years' worth of food stockpiled. Two people can't possibly finish all that food in five years. Humans are the most energy-efficient; a little food calories can sustain us for a long time.
After hanging up, she immediately dialed the number of the next supplier.
"Is this Manager Li? This is Kang Kang Supermarket."
I need to order a batch of drinking water: 1,000 cases of 500ml bottles, 800 cases of 1.5L bottles, 5,000 barrels of bottled water, and also various beverages: 300 cases of carbonated drinks, 200 cases of juice, and 100 cases of tea.
Snacks also need to be replenished in large quantities: 300 boxes of biscuits, 200 boxes of potato chips, 100 boxes of chocolate, 100 boxes of nuts and roasted seeds, and 50 boxes of candy.
"Fifty cases of each of the following beverages: milk powder, coffee, and tea. Deliver the same type as the previous orders."
Next came the orders for daily necessities.
"Mr. Zhang, our supermarket needs a full restock."
We need 400 boxes of toilet paper, 200 boxes of facial tissues, and 100 boxes of wet wipes.
Regarding toiletries, we'll prepare 100 boxes of each: shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, toothbrushes, laundry detergent, and dish soap.
She thought for a moment and then added, "We need 100 boxes of women's products, 50 boxes of adult diapers, and 30 boxes of baby diapers."
Also, kitchen supplies, cling film, garbage bags, food containers—I'll get thirty boxes of each.
Finally, there were the medical supplies. She specifically found a pharmaceutical company with which she had a long-term partnership. This small supermarket was like a general store; it was largely unmanaged and sold a little bit of everything.
"Director Liu, I'm Shen from Dabao Supermarket."
We plan to add a medicine cabinet and need to purchase a batch of commonly used medicines.
Fifty boxes of each of the following: cold medicine, fever reducer, anti-inflammatory drug, gastrointestinal medicine, and painkiller.
Thirty boxes of each of the following wound care supplies: bandages, gauze, adhesive bandages, disinfectant, and medical alcohol.
Also, bring twenty boxes of vitamins, calcium tablets, and other health supplements.
Don't worry, things will remain the same as before.
Some medicines are hard to source. It turns out... it used to be all about giving Director Liu red envelopes (bribes), and it's still the same now.
After hanging up the last phone call, Shen Ci let out a long sigh of relief.
Looking at the densely written order, she roughly estimated that the supplies would last her and her son for five years. Instant noodles, biscuits, and canned goods, which are easy to store, made up the majority of the items, and daily necessities and medicines were also included.
It's more than enough for two people, and even if they don't use it all, it's fine. If the world recovers, they can continue to run the supermarket.
As night fell, the streetlights outside the supermarket cast a dim yellow glow. Shen Dabao had finished his cookies and was sitting obediently on a small stool, sipping his milk.
"Mom, are we going to open a supermarket?"
Shen Ci walked over and sat down next to him.
"Yes, we want to reopen the supermarket."
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