Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 172 - The Acid Rain Stopped

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: The Acid Rain Stopped

Chapter 172 -172: The Acid Rain Stopped

The evening broadcast came on again, “Today’s supplies have not been completely distributed. The distribution will continue tomorrow. Please be patient, the base will not abandon anyone.”

Listening to the repeated broadcast, Gu Pan was still reassured about the base. In her previous life, she had not heard any negative news about the base. Maybe it was because her status wasn’t high enough, and she knew too little, but at least what could be spread was good, which proves that the hearts of the ordinary people were good.

Now she herself was just an ordinary person, so there was nothing to worry about, as long as there were no major problems.

The next day, they sat in front of the window and watched outside, where the base’s trucks were transporting supplies and workers, donning protective suits to head out again.

Sometimes these scenes made people feel dazed, as if they were watching a movie rather than experiencing it firsthand. Sometimes it felt very distant, and other times it felt very close.

Today, the people were out and about in the corridors again, playing chess, chatting, lively as ever. Actually, everyone was not truly earnest in their interactions. After the apocalypse’s struggles, how many had clean hands? Who among those who survived to this day was simple? It was just that some pretended to be simple.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng didn’t go out today; the corridor was too crowded. So the two of them exercised in the Space and practiced sparring, continuing their martial arts training.

In the afternoon, someone knocked on the door and Lu Ruisheng answered it.

The visitor was the same woman who had asked them for medicine a few days ago, also the mother whose son had committed suicide.

She held a bag of rice in her hands, “I really want to thank you for the other day. Without that medicine, my husband might not have been able to save his hand.”

Lu Ruisheng replied, “There’s no need to be so formal. We just happened to have the medicine, and it was an emergency. Could we have possibly not helped?”

The woman shook her head, “No, in the apocalypse, isn’t everyone living for themselves? You were willing to give us what we asked for because you are truly kind. I don’t have so much medicine to return to you right now, so please accept this little token of my gratitude.”

Lu Ruisheng could see that she would not take no for an answer, so he accepted it, “Alright, then I’ll accept it. How’s your husband’s injury doing?”

The woman replied, “It’s okay. A doctor came later on and redressed it. It won’t be disabling.”

“That’s good to hear,” Lu Ruisheng didn’t inquire further. Her child was a source of pain for her, and he couldn’t ask. Sometimes your concern could tear open someone’s wounds. To not ask could also be a kindness.

The woman looked exhausted, but seeing Lu Ruisheng accept her gift, she seemed relieved, “Then I won’t disturb you any further.”

Lu Ruisheng didn’t say much more and bid her goodbye.

After the woman left, Gu Pan sighed, not saying much. Everyone has their struggles.

Lu Ruisheng felt the same. In the apocalypse, how many people’s minds were enduring unbearable pain.

Fortunately, the couple’s home was left to the two old folks. If only one were left, that would truly be even more tormenting.

Recently, although it was raining, the light was brighter in the afternoons than usual, so Gu Pan sat by the window and read a book.

The base had not stopped the water supply, and the broadcast said that tests had shown the deep well water had not been contaminated and could still be used.

Also, the daily electricity supply had been reduced to only half an hour because the power station was affected by the acid rain.

Listening to the broadcast, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng felt that once the acid rain was over, they could pretend to go out for a few days and bring out their solar panels.

Being confined to home, the days passed by quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the acid rain had already lasted a month. Apart from the frequent quarreling from the family living diagonally opposite, there was basically no other issue.

When it came to collecting supplies, Yang Jia was always with Gu Pan, so Wang Yan did not manage to harass her.

Many houses and sheds recently started to leak due to the rain, but the base was prepared and had provided panels to those affected to fortify their homes. If the situation was serious, they were offered room relocations.

However, the base’s operations were orderly and continuously reassuring the residents that the acid rain would pass soon and encouraged everyone not to panic.

Suddenly, Gu Pan harbored a doubt and said to Lu Ruisheng, “Do you think members of the base’s upper echelons could be reborn or have foresight into the future?”

Lu Ruisheng replied, “If it were before, I wouldn’t believe it, but now, I feel it’s not impossible.”

“Some things can only be guessed. Curiosity shouldn’t extend to everything.”

“That’s true. Just staying alive low-key is better than anything else.”

After the apocalypse, too many things couldn’t be explained with words, so they didn’t bother digging deeper.

They were doing quite well now, spending their days cooking from a recipe book at home with a charcoal stove that was quite handy.

Lu Ruisheng had sealed the door with plastic, so the smell of stewed meat couldn’t escape outside.

Anyway, it wasn’t hot now; the temperature was still very pleasant.

Gu Pan figured that the acid rain was almost over; the rain seemed to have lessened these past few days.

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Another week passed, and one afternoon, the acid rain completely stopped, and the sun finally showed itself.

A rainbow hung in the western sky, beautiful, the previously yellowish sky gradually taking on a shade of blue.

Gu Pan knew the acid rain had stopped, but the base’s broadcast kept reminding everyone to stay inside for three more days before going out.

During these three days, everyone could finally open their windows, and the air slowly became fresher.

The air was different from that after a normal rain, so Gu Pan still didn’t immediately open the window. Waiting another two days wouldn’t hurt.

During this time, their home had been using an air purifier, so the air quality was still decent.

On the third day after the acid rain stopped, the sunlight was bright, and the broadcast announced that it was safe to go outside.

Gu Pan knew the acid rain was completely gone, so she went out for a walk with Lu Ruisheng.

Once outside, she saw that many of the base’s metal signs and plaques had been corroded, while stone buildings were still in fairly good shape.

The base’s construction team was working hard on repairs, and in front of the market and in many other places, people were busy cleaning up the mess left by the acid rain.

The commercial and governmental districts weren’t open for business, so the people who had come out, like Gu Pan and her group, only did so to see the sky and check out the situation.

More and more people were outside, and after being cooped up for over a month, who wouldn’t want to take a walk?

And they hadn’t seen the sun for a whole month, so basking in it was a wonderful thing indeed.

When they were heading back home, they happened to see Yang Jia escorting a young man outside.

Yang Jia enthusiastically introduced him to Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng: “This is Chen Fengzhou, the author friend I told you about.”

Then she said to Chen Fengzhou: “These two are my neighbors I mentioned to you, Sister Gu Pan and her brother-in-law. They’ve taken good care of me.”

After learning that Gu Pan was older, Yang Jia gradually started calling her Sister Gu Pan. She felt this was more intimate, as if she had family, which made her feel less lonely in the apocalypse.

Chen Fengzhou was quite tall and seemed scholarly, a little unsociable, and was scratching his head at this moment: “Hello, my name is Chen Fengzhou.”

Gu Pan was quite tolerant of social anxiety because she wasn’t exactly a social butterfly herself. She smiled and greeted him.

Lu Ruisheng also smiled and greeted him: “Hello, we’re going to be neighbors, so no need to be so formal.”

Chen Fengzhou nodded: “Yes, I’ll be moving over in a couple of days. I’ll be looking forward to learning from you all.”

Gu Pan said: “Don’t be polite, we learn from each other.”

Chen Fengzhou replied with a smile: “Then I should get back to packing. Once I’m done, I can go to the housing center to handle my lease termination.”

Gu Pan said: “Alright, Yang Jia, you help your friend out. We’re going to head inside first.”

Yang Jia nodded: “Okay, I’ll walk him out.”