Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 839 Extreme Apocalypse 3

"It's for dispelling cold. Auntie specially brewed it for us to drink."

Li Yanjing was holding a black thermos cup in her hand, which she was opening.

Li Dayuan had already taken a sip with relish: "After taking a sip, I do feel much warmer."

Gao Mingcheng also felt that this was a suitable drink: "I didn't expect there would be one for me. Thank you, Aunt Xu."

They had all worn extra clothes before coming, but it was indeed a bit chilly to stay on the water for too long.

As Ruan Chutong sipped her brown sugar ginger tea, she thought to herself, "This Li family father and son, the father looks honest and kind, but he's henpecked."

My son is quiet and doesn't smile much, but he is quite thoughtful and does more than he says.

Their daughter/sister, Li Xinyan, is lively, cheerful, and easygoing.

Then, recalling the original owner's mother, she was cheerful, always smiling, considerate, and capable, which made her quite suitable for them.

The original owner was rather introverted, perhaps because she grew up in a single-parent family. She was also a bit sensitive and didn't like to communicate with people much.

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Before it got completely dark, their assault boat finally entered a residential area.

Ruan Chutong, carrying a bag, followed the others up the stairs, preparing to climb the thirtieth floor.

Gao Mingcheng was leading the way, followed by the Li family father and son, each of the three carrying a large bag.

On their way back, they passed a supermarket and found some areas that weren't flooded, so they packed up all the edible food and brought it back.

Judging from their somewhat practiced movements, this must not be their first time.

The apocalypse is coming, so it's good to have some sense of crisis.

The Li family members are all busy with their own tasks, but it's impossible for one person to support an entire family.

They have their own ideas and plans, which is for the best.

They arrived at the thirtieth floor. Li Dayuan knocked on the door: "Pearl, Yan Yan."

Ruan Chutong looked around and saw that this community still had two households per floor, with only two households on the 30th floor.

Gao Mingcheng was also knocking on another door: "Mom and Dad, open the door, we're back."

The original owner of this community had never been here. When I visited the Li family before, they were living in villas.

It must be a high-rise apartment building that was moved into after the heavy rain; otherwise, living in a villa would have resulted in flooding.

Xu Zhenzhu opened the door and was visibly happy to see that everyone was alright, including Ruan Chutong.

"Mom." Ruan Chutong saw her and stepped forward to greet her.

Xu Zhenzhu looked her over and was relieved to see that she looked alright: "You haven't caught a cold, have you? Come in, come in, the food is ready."

Then they saw the Li family father and son and Gao Mingcheng: "Oh dear, all three of you are wet. Go and change your clothes. Mingcheng, your parents are here with us. We'll all have hot pot together tonight."

"Aunt Xu, I'll go in and change my clothes first." Li Yanjing didn't say much, and after saying that, she picked up her things and went inside.

Gao Mingcheng scratched his head: "How can we accept this? These two old men actually have the nerve to come to Aunt Xu's place to freeload."

He knew his parents; they used to have a housekeeper cook for them.

The two rarely cook, so their culinary skills are so-so that they'd be lucky to even get by; they probably don't even know how to make hot pot.

Xu Zhenzhu smiled and said, "I sent them. You can come with me to pick up Tongtong. Auntie hasn't thanked you yet."

She also knew the current situation; food was very precious.

But since I asked them to help pick up my daughter, I couldn't just leave without showing any appreciation.

The Li family are family, so there's no need to be strangers.

Moreover, the Gao family members are all very easy to get along with, and they repeatedly declined invitations to dinner.

In the end, he couldn't resist his own stubbornness and even brought his own food, but she refused to accept it, so he gave up.

The two families used to live in the same villa area and had known each other for many years. After moving here, they discovered that they were next-door neighbors.

"Since we were going to collect supplies anyway, it was just a side trip. Auntie, you're too kind."

The group had been waiting outside for too long, so Li Xinyan came out to urge them, "What are you talking about at the door? Come in and eat!"

“That’s right, that’s right, let’s go in first and talk.” Li Dayuan also spoke up.

The group carried their belongings inside, and after tidying up, they sat down around the dining table.

Two candles were lit on the table for lighting, and a portable gas stove was placed in the center of the table, with a bubbling hot pot on top and side dishes of vegetables and meat on the side.

Comparing the original owner's meals to the Li family's, Ruan Chutong felt that the Li family was actually living quite well.

"Eat quickly, everyone, start eating!" Xu Zhenzhu urged everyone to start eating, and casually put a plate of meat into the pot.

"This hot pot is quite easy to make," said Mrs. Gao, looking at the pot.

"Yes, you can make it when you get back. It's not convenient to cook if the power doesn't come back on."

The two mothers were talking about cooking.

Mr. Gao was talking to Li Dayuan, Li Yanjing, and Gao Mingcheng about the current situation outside.

“Going out might become increasingly dangerous in the future. On my way back today, I saw several groups of people fighting over something.”

"Who knows how long this rain will last? Are we just going to be stuck like this forever?"

Li Xinyan then spoke to Ruan Chutong: "Sister Tong, aren't you scared living there alone? It's so dark at night now that the power's out."

"Luckily, I go to bed early at night."

The original owner did indeed go to sleep as soon as it got dark because he was hungry and thought that he would stop feeling hungry once he fell asleep.

"It's good that you moved here. It's safer for our family to be together. Otherwise, we would have been worried that you would be in danger if you were alone."

Ruan Chutong casually asked, "Hmm, do Uncle Li and the others often go out to find supplies?"

Speaking of this, Li Xinyan's eyes were filled with a faint worry: "It only started these past two days. We have to go find someone. We're stuck at home and there's not enough food. We can't just sit around and do nothing with so many people."

Although we don't lack food at home for the time being, I still feel unsafe with this rain continuing.

"It seems like the supply won't stop anytime soon, so we should stock up on more food."

Hearing her words, Xu Zhenzhu asked, "Tongtong, what have you been eating these past few days?"

Ruan Chutong revealed the original owner's plan: "I was planning to eat the compressed biscuits from the survival kit today."

“You child, I’ve been asking you to come but you never do. I can’t sleep well when I think about you all alone there, I’m so afraid something might happen to you.”

"Mom, I'm here now, don't worry."

"If I don't take a firm stance, do you think you won't come?"

Ruan Chutong looked away and served her some food to change the subject: "Eat your food, Mom, eat more."

"Hmph, you eat too."

Li Xinyan watched the two of them eat and laugh.

After the meal, the Gao family quickly went back to rest.

After tidying up her things, Ruan Chutong went to the living room and sat on the sofa, looking at the house.

It has a space of about 500 square meters, with four bedrooms, two living rooms, a large balcony, a storage room, and a gym.

There are many newly planted vegetables on the balcony, so we can be self-sufficient in vegetables in the future. The building is also tall enough, so it's fine to live here now.