Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 196 - Friends Work

Chapter 196: Chapter 196 Friends’ Work

Chapter 196 -196 Friends’ Work

Today, Gu Pan woke up late and didn’t go out. She spent the morning at home and made all the curtains. Of course, she didn’t make them too complex. It wasn’t a time to waste on such things. She just hemmed the fabric and attached hooks for hanging.

With the addition of the pastoral-style curtains, the home felt even cozier.

Although the style was somewhat outdated, the simple decoration of the house, primarily using natural wood tones, would have only looked chaotic with other styles. Actually, this style had its charm, and with some flowers and plants added later, the house would become even more comfortable.

Gu Pan remembered that the next disaster would be a period of constant daylight, which was relatively easier to endure than the perpetual darkness. With blackout curtains at night, she could adapt, but when the permanent night arrived, the lack of electricity would really drive people insane.

Due to the acid rain previously, the topsoil had been damaged, and the exposed trees suffered the same fate. Even if the weather temporarily improved, the ground still couldn’t support plant life. The soil in the greenhouses was unaffected by the acid rain.

Because when they were built, the soil in the greenhouses wasn’t connected to the outside soil and was separated by deep trenches to prevent such situations, the soil in the greenhouses remained safe for now.

The research team at the base was also studying how to improve the soil, but this required time. Even if they managed to improve it, they wouldn’t dare use it directly without practical testing.

Gu Pan looked at the nearby forest, barren and desolate—with no other choice but to endure these conditions. Even if the soil slowly recovered, the occurrence of constant daylight and darkness in places they shouldn’t be would make it difficult for native plants to survive. Of course, new plant species might emerge, but whether they would be edible would need to be researched.

In any case, one simply couldn’t live a peaceful life in the apocalypse.

After lunch, Feng Zhekai and the others arrived, all in good spirits, having found jobs smoothly.

Feng Zhekai was still in emergency medicine, earning ninety contribution points a month, which was considered a high salary at the base.

Cheng Yang found a job related to computers, but because he was young and inexperienced, he only earned thirty contribution points a month.

Lu Xuerong hadn’t found a suitable position, but since Feng Zhekai was earning well, she decided to wait for a while, take on some temporary work, and slowly figure out what suited her. She had wanted to get a nursing certificate, but now she wasn’t so sure, so she had time to think it over.

Cheng Yang was a bit conflicted, “Maybe I should move to a flat? I don’t earn much, it’s not suited for me to live in a house like this.”

Lu Ruisheng replied, “For now, just keep at it. We still have good stuff outside. When we negotiate with the base later, the new factory will certainly have a position for one of our own, right?”

He was referring to the machines from the fabric factory they had previously found. If these were to start production at the base, they would certainly have a say in matters, and securing a mid-level position would not be difficult.

Gu Pan also said, “We’ll sometimes take you out for a bit of a side hustle. It’ll be enough for you to earn, so don’t worry about small things like rent.”

Cheng Yang’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Lu Ruisheng, “Bro, how come you and Gu come back with so much loot every time you go out?”

Lu Ruisheng replied, “It’s not like that every time. There are trips where we come back empty-handed.”

“Bro, I really want to go with you and Gu to be Scavengers,” Cheng Yang said with a determined look.

Lu Ruisheng explained, “Right now, we don’t have many people and aren’t a full team. If three or four people go out, we’re an easy target but lack strong defense. It’s better for just the two of us to go out unnoticed. Once more of our people arrive and we can organize our original team, we’ll go out scavenging again. That would be safer.”

Cheng Yang was elated to hear this, “I believe they’ll come soon, and when they do, you must take me with you.”

Lu Ruisheng nodded, “Yeah, our team will definitely be the strongest by then.”

Cheng Yang was happy this time.

Feng Zhekai and Lu Xuerong also said that if they could organize the old team to go out and search for supplies together, they would be willing to scavenge.

After saying this, they all went back. Cheng Yang had to sign the house rental contract in the afternoon, and Feng Zhekai had to prepare for work the next day.

After seeing them off, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng took out twenty breeding eggs from the Space since chickens, ducks, and geese were obviously domesticated and would be difficult to explain if they suddenly appeared, but quail eggs could be claimed to have been picked up from outside earlier, and they wanted to try incubating them.

Once hatched, they could sell them to the base for breeding, and later on they would find an excuse to go out and get more.

R𝑒ad lat𝒆st chapt𝒆rs at free𝑤ebnovel.com Only.

Because they needed an incubator for this, they placed it on the second floor, but they decided not to connect it to a generator, opting instead for a large portable power source. In case they needed to go out midway, Cheng Yang and the others could help take care of it. Generators consumed too much energy and even with trusted people helping, it wouldn’t be easy to explain, while a portable power source was different.

Lu Ruisheng went out to find some sticks and made a small chicken coop, getting ready for future use.

Anyway, they had plenty of time now, so there was no rush to go out.

Moreover, the perpetual daylight did not hinder them from searching for supplies. They had already given the base quite a few solar panels, and they didn’t want to supply the next batch of materials too quickly.

In the afternoon, Qin Jun’s secretary drove over to inform them that Secretary Li had invited them to have dinner at his house in the evening. He left them with Li Shukang’s address, which was in a villa not far away.

Originally, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng had planned to find time to visit Li Shukang’s house with gifts, so this was convenient. They could recognize the place, share their own address with the host, and casually arrange for them to come over for a meal another day, especially since Gu Pan’s cooking skills were quite remarkable.

In the evening, the two of them tidied up the house and packed the wine and cosmetics they had prepared earlier, along with two cans of tinned food, a bag of beef jerky, a bag of dried vegetables, and a bag of sugar to take to Li Shukang’s home.

Now that they were considered ‘relatives’ with Li Shukang, they couldn’t skimp on gifts during their first visit to the home of an elder. They had prepared less before because of business considerations, but now things were different, and the gifts naturally increased.

Since they lived nearby, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng walked to Secretary Li’s house with the gifts.

Passing by a three-story villa with its gate open, Gu Pan curiously glanced inside. The person inside seemed somewhat familiar, but she was sure they had never met.

She didn’t think too much of it and kept walking with Lu Ruisheng.

Before long, they arrived at Li Shukang’s house.

They knocked on the door, and Li Shukang’s wife opened it. It was just the couple at home as they had no children, and Qin Jun had not yet arrived, so the house was quite quiet.

Secretary Li’s wife, Andi, was a very pretty woman. When she saw Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, her attitude was very friendly, and she smiled as she led them into the living room.

Li Shukang was reading the newspaper when he saw Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng arrive, he was very happy and stood up, “Panpan and Ruisheng, come in, have a seat.”

Gu Pan was somewhat surprised by this address, as people generally called them Xiao Gu and Xiao Lu. Such a familiar term of endearment was a bit too much for people they weren’t very close to.

Before, they had thought that Li Shukang was referring to them as his relatives in public only to protect them, but maintaining such a form of address in private had a different implication.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng greeted Li Shukang, “Hello, Secretary Li.”