Chapter 40 Gu Lanjuan Reunited
Lin Xi woke up at 10:00 AM on May 20, 2022.
There are still three years until the zombie outbreak.
A gentle breeze lifted the blue curtains, bringing Lin Xi back from her deep thoughts.
She found herself in a room she didn't recognize. There were four bunk beds with desks underneath, and a girl with a headband was putting on makeup under the bed opposite her. Her silk pajamas shone with a lustrous texture.
Seeing Lin Xi sit up, the girl turned around indifferently: "Didn't you say you had an interview today? Why are you only getting up now?"
"..." Lin Xi scratched her head and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"My work was all arranged a long time ago. I'm back today to receive an award. Otherwise, I wouldn't be staying in the dorm. My home..."
Gu Yixuan talked on and on, but Lin Xi wasn't listening at all. She suddenly realized that she had been reborn three years in the past, when she was facing graduation. She hadn't been able to get a job at the company where she had interned, and she was currently worrying about finding a job after graduation.
Lin Xi awkwardly climbed down the bed ladder and, following her memory, found her personal items and washed up.
When the cold water splashed on her face, she became more alert, but she was still confused...
Having made so many efforts in my past life, I still died in what I thought was a foolproof safe house. How can I possibly survive?
If she really can't go on living, why make her be reborn again and again and suffer?
After changing into a simple T-shirt and jeans, Lin Xi skipped the scheduled interview and went back to her home in District D.
Because her parents bought a house in Nanhua years ago, Lin Xi has a Nanhua household registration and enjoys preferential policies for household registration. Lin Xi was admitted to a university in Nanhua and can get home in about an hour by subway.
It was nearly midnight when we arrived at the urban village. The people who had been playing cards and chess had all gone home, and the shop owners along the way were gradually starting to doze off, creating a rare moment of tranquility.
Looking at the familiar streets bathed in sunlight, Lin Xi felt as if she were in a dream.
At the top of the stairs was a dark green metal door with peeling paint and rust spots. It wasn't the security door Lin Xi had installed; it creaked loudly with the slightest push.
Although the hallway was covered in dust, there was no bloodstain on the floor.
"Old Yang, come down later, I'll give you another surprise." A male voice came from the rooftop, echoing in the stairwell. It was Fu Minjun's voice.
He was met by Gu Lanjuan's husband: "Don't talk big, I'll kill you without leaving a single survivor!"
In Lin Xi's memory, when the neighbors were fighting, these two old men were just background figures. They didn't lead the trouble and didn't care about their families. They were only dragged into the fight by their wives.
It turns out that the taciturn Fu Minjun and the timid Lao Yang in front of Gu Lanjuan were actually friends who would exchange harsh words with their chess partners.
Gu Lanjuan's complaining voice came from outside: "Xiao Leibao is back. Did you go out to play chess this afternoon?"
Upon hearing Xiao Lei Bao's name, Lin Xi felt a chill run down her spine. Before she could react, she bumped into Yang Xin, who was leading Lei Bao and Xiao Yue.
Yang Xin, who had been fighting to the death with his wife for a month without ever seeing her, reappeared before her, arm in arm with his wife and child, looking harmless and with a happy family.
Little Lei Bao is much smaller than the little boy seen in the previous surveillance footage. After all, that was Lei Bao three years ago, and even a few years' age difference between children can make a noticeable difference. The little Lei Bao in front of us is only about four or five years old, gently hopping down the stairs with his father's hand, and doesn't seem very naughty yet.
Looking at them, Lin Xi seemed to have just woken up from a nightmare.
Yang Xin glanced at her briefly without saying hello. They lived in the same building, but were a few years apart in age, so they weren't very familiar with each other growing up. On the contrary, Gu Lanjuan was always the one jumping around and greeting people, so Lin Xi was a little more familiar with her.
Just as she was thinking of Gu Lanjuan, Gu Lanjuan also ran into Lin Xi on the stairs. Seeing Lin Xi, she was a little surprised: "Xiao Xi, why are you back at this time?"
"I came back to pick up some things," Lin Xi replied casually.
Gu Lanjuan wanted to chat a bit more, so she asked, "You're graduating soon, right? Where are you looking for a job? Are you still staying at Nanhua University?"
There's a group of people in our neighborhood who gossip about other people's affairs, big and small, even things that have nothing to do with them. But at this point, they don't mean any harm by asking.
Lin Xi paused for a moment, but instead of answering casually, she frowned and said seriously, "I'm graduating soon and I found a job in another city."
Gu Lanjuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised and wanting to ask more questions, but Yang Xin called her away.
Lin Xi opened the old security door of 301, and the light wood ceiling and cabinets came into view, with a faint musty smell wafting out from the old-fashioned decor.
Lin Xi is currently just a college graduate with no income, so the decoration of her home is still the same as when her parents first came to Nanhua and bought the house; it's still in the wooden style of the last century.
After graduating and starting work, Lin Xi gradually changed the interior design until she found Yu Shiyun in her previous life and then made major changes to the renovation.
After opening all the windows for ventilation, Lin Xi sat on the old sofa, staring blankly at the family photo in front of the television.
She was distressed, distressed that even after she died, she couldn't lie flat. Rebirth was like an endless cycle of nightmares, yet she couldn't find a way to live. No matter what she tried, she couldn't survive safely here.
A gentle breeze rustled the hanging wind chimes, and their crisp, tinkling sound brought a sense of peace.
Lin Xi suddenly had a flash of inspiration—
If we can't survive here, we might as well find somewhere else to live!
In any case, she's going to die here anyway, and if she goes somewhere else, the worst outcome is still death.
Having experienced the carnage in her previous life, Lin Xi knew that even if she built a high fortress, she couldn't escape being persecuted by her fellow sufferers. Lacking the courage and ability to fight back against those who persecuted her, she could only distance herself from her kind.
Where can I find a separate place to live, preferably one that is large enough to store a lot of supplies and also has space to grow some fruits and vegetables?
It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. When Lin Xi first experienced the apocalypse, she didn't even have anything to eat. After several improvements, when she was able to eat safe and clean meals, she began to have higher aspirations, such as wanting fresh fruits and vegetables to improve her diet every day.
She had previously successfully cultivated water spinach and cucumbers, and although the harvest wasn't great, there was still a bit of greenery on the table. If the soil area were larger...
Lin Xi suddenly thought of a place.
She went straight to her parents' room and opened the closet. Inside were many of her parents' old clothes, which they had taken with them when they first arrived. Most of the remaining items were miscellaneous things that had been stored in the closet for years and had become slightly damp and moldy. Fortunately, her parents had packed the most important items in plastic bags.
It contains important documents, such as the family household registration book, a property ownership certificate, and a land deed for the homestead.
The property certificate is for the house Lin Xi is currently living in, while the land deed is for a self-built house in her hometown village. Lin Xi's parents have one, but it's in a bad location, in the most remote part of the village, close to the mountains.
That village was very poor. Although Lin Xi's father owned a fairly large plot of land there, the location and feng shui were not good.
Lin Xi's mother didn't want to be poor for the rest of her life, so she thought of coming to a big city like Nanhua to work.
Now, that piece of land is not only large enough to build houses, but it is also far from populated areas, and to make matters better, there are large tracts of land nearby.
Lin Xi had already imagined what life would be like as a small farm owner.
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