Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Unease

Mr. Su, Mrs. Su, Nie Qing, and Lu Guanhai came across a few pharmacies, bookstores, and grain and oil stores that were looking to transfer ownership. In fact, Lin Tianhui had her eyes on a clothing store, but she found the clothes there were trendy and fashionable brands, which seemed not quite suitable for fleeing, she thought regretfully.

Meanwhile, Su Xiangzhe, Nie Qing, and Lu Guanhai roamed around the bookstore. The bookstore was empty, and the young girl at the counter barely lifted her eyelids when people came in, not even bothering to greet them.

The bookstore was small, but it held a multitude of books ranging from astronomy and geography to agriculture and livestock, including several shelves filled with DVD discs. Su Xiangzhe told Nie Qing that discs were outdated, and that people now just download and watch directly online, no longer buying them.

“This tiny disc can actually play a whole TV series?” Nie Qing seemed shocked by what he had just learned, desperately wanting it as he was a drama series addict.

“It still requires a machine to play it, and by then we won’t have electricity to use,” Su Xiangzhe whispered.

“How can there be no electricity, Xiao Jin, she…” Lu Guanhai almost let it slip that his son’s and daughter-in-law’s ‘Space’ had everything, even a generator. Seeing the curious looks from the two, he simply mumbled an ambiguous excuse, luckily without raising any suspicion. That was close, Lu Guanhai silently cursed at himself.

Although Nie Qing knew that Su Jin had ‘Space’ to store things, he didn’t know about the generator. He felt incredibly disappointed; so many TV shows would be unwatchable later on. It looked like he was in for a few all-nighters catching up on his shows.

Ultimately, Su Xiangzhe and his group just inspected the stores and returned home. After all, bookstores and pharmacies weren’t exactly urgently needed, and the grain and oil stores were considered but were all located far from home, so they decided to go back and discuss further.

After returning home, they calculated the day’s expenses and were immediately overwhelmed; they still had 5 million unspent.

Lin Xiuyuan rolled his eyes and lamented, “I can’t take it anymore, I never want to spend money again. Why is my family so wealthy?”

“Dad, Mom, what did you think of the stores you saw today?” Su Jin asked.

“They were all quite good, mostly small stores, especially a bookstore. The rent of the store is low, but there are a lot of books and discs inside. It’s just that we may not really need these things,” Su Xiangzhe explained to his daughter.

Hearing about the bookstore and pharmacy, an idea struck Su Jin. She decided to check out these stores herself when she had some free time. If possible, she was prepared to buy them on the spot.

There were many rooms in the Lu Residence, and she previously had no idea how to plan them. Now, she thought about using the time to stock up to sort out rooms for a library, a pharmacy, a grain storage, etc., which would help in organizing and managing them.

These days, she felt it was time to lay everything out to her family. She planned to have her family enter the ‘Space’ to hide before the Apocalypse. In her past life, she didn’t know whether her family was okay or if anyone was infected by the Zombie Virus, whether they died from zombies or were killed by other people.

Even if staying outside might affect her family’s awakening of Special Abilities, she was not willing to take the risk. Besides, there were Marrow Cleansing Pills in her ‘Space’, which could be used by her family, and the possibility of them awakening Special Abilities was still very high.

After work, Lu Hao didn’t head straight home but had arranged to meet Guo Yang in his office. Hearing that Lu Hao was coming, Guo Yang immediately brought out his cherished tea leaves. Since his grandfather passed away, only Lu Hao would join him for tea and chats now. He didn’t have many friends, mostly business partners, so he truly cherished his friendship with Lu Hao.

“What? You mean Xue Wanyi is back?” Guo Yang was surprised by the news Lu Hao brought.

“Yes, but he is in jail,”

“He got into trouble?” That shouldn’t be right, as Xue Wanyi was a very upright person; others might get into trouble, but he should not be in trouble.

“No, there just isn’t any evidence yet; he is still being detained, which is why I came to see you,” Lu Hao took a sip of tea and set down the teacup as he spoke.

“Are you saying, ask me to get him out on bail first?” Guo Yang guessed Lu Hao’s intentions and immediately agreed. Not to mention bail money, for Xue Wanyi who had once saved his life, he would not refuse even if he had to break him out of jail.

Lu Hao knew Guo Yang would agree and did not stay any longer, as he was in a hurry to get back to his wife.

As for what happened to Xue Wanyi, he would let him discuss it with Guo Yang when they met.

When Lu Hao arrived home, his whole family was waiting for him to start dinner. It felt so good to come home to people waiting for him after work.

Over dinner, the family still chatted while they ate. Lu Hao asked what they had accomplished that day, and Lin Xiuyuan eagerly replied.

“So we still have over 5 million left?” Looking at his dismayed family, Lu Hao found it somewhat funny, not many people were troubled by having too much money to spend.