33: Chapter 33 You'll regret it later

Lu Chengyue shook his head, "I haven't pursued her yet. I want to wait until I'm sure whether it's just a momentary impulse or if I truly want to spend my life with her before I take action. For now, we'll just get along like friends."

Jiang Yishen's eyes widened, his mouth agape, "Aren't you afraid that while you're thinking, Pretty Miss Xu will be pursued by someone else?! You'll regret it when that happens. Why didn't I notice before that you were such a hesitant person?"

"If Pretty Miss Xu liked me, I would definitely agree happily. No matter what the future holds, at least I'd have her now. As long as the time we spend together is happy, that's enough."

"Life is so fragile. Who knows when we might be separated by death? Yet you're still overthinking things. I despise you."

After saying this, he turned over and went back to sleep, leaving a bewildered Lu Chengyue behind.

Was he really wrong? He just wanted to be responsible.

Is it right to date without taking responsibility or having plans for the future?

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Three days later, Xu Wanning followed her father to pick up the goods. They drove several large trucks over and transported the cargo all the way to the Xu family warehouse.

Xu Jingan and Xu Jingping helped keep watch, and she gathered everything in the warehouse. They were all in shipping containers, making it very convenient to store.

"Dad, Second Uncle, we can go now." After finishing, Xu Wanning, feeling satisfied, grabbed each of them by the arm and led them away.

Xu Jingan was overjoyed, "We leave tomorrow. I'll go settle the accounts with the employees in a while and then return the warehouse lease."

He was very afraid that The Apocalypse would arrive early and they wouldn't be able to leave in time. Fortunately, thankfully, they made it in time.

Xu Jingping was even happier. After selling the house, he had nothing left to do, and his heart had already flown off to Jing City.

Xu Wanning followed her father to handle these matters. Once everything was done, they booked tickets for the next day.

Early the next morning, the three of them locked the villa gate and set off.

After the plane took off, both Xu Jingan and Xu Jingping couldn't help but look out the window. The place where they had lived for over forty years was about to be left behind, and they were truly reluctant to go.

Xu Jingan sighed, "Ningning, do you think we'll ever be able to come back?"

Xu Wanning nodded very firmly, "Yes, we must trust the country."

Xu Jingping was very optimistic and grinned, "Exactly, Big Brother. Don't think so much. As long as the family is together, anywhere can be home."

After landing in Meng City, Xu Jingan was no longer melancholy. The reason was that Liu Meilan had prepared a huge table full of delicious food. Xu Jingan wished he could grow ten stomachs; he couldn't get enough, he really couldn't get enough.

Seeing how appreciative Xu Jingan was, Liu Meilan started cooking large batches of food. She packed one hundred portions of each of her specialty dishes, "We'll make more when we get to Jing City."

"That sounds great, sister. Your cooking skills are truly one of a kind."

Xu Jingan was overjoyed. Previously, he thought his own cooking was already very good, but he didn't expect there to be someone whose cooking was even better than his.

Song Shouyi watched Xu Jingan chatting enthusiastically with his wife and rolled his eyes again and again. "This is my wife, why are you smiling so happily?!"

Out of sight, out of mind. "Nickname, come with Uncle to collect the meat. During this time, my older brother and several nearby factories have helped out. The cattle have all been processed. We'll collect them today, and tomorrow we'll go to Jing City with you all."

Xu Wanning blinked, "Really? That fast!" She thought she would have to come back again, but she didn't expect it to be finished so quickly.

Song Shouyi put on a simple smile, "Yes, I told them I received a big order. I paid them processing fees for their help, so they didn't lose out and were very willing to do it."

He had already told his older brother about The Apocalypse. His brother decided to stay and even tried to persuade him to stay. He didn't know if his brother actually believed it or not.

He took Xu Wanning to the freezer and cold storage for a tour and gathered all the meat, ribs, and other items inside.

"Sigh, The Apocalypse. I hope it ends sooner." Song Shouyi stared at the pasture for a long time; he was reluctant to leave, truly reluctant.

Xu Wanning gazed into the distance, "Uncle Song, don't worry, it definitely will."

She had returned, and she wouldn't hide anything. She would inform the country and believed that the country would surely come up with countermeasures in the shortest possible time. As long as everyone was united, she believed that the end of The Apocalypse was absolutely not just a dream.

On April 18th, the plane landed in Jing City.

Unexpectedly, Wen Shuyang had also just brought her family over. Lu Zhiyu brought Zhou Ke to pick them up, and they went all the way to Grandpa Zhou's house.

"Nickname is back. Come on, Grandpa will show you something good." Grandpa Zhou mysteriously pulled Xu Wanning along and left.

Xu Wanning thought Grandpa Zhou had stockpiled a lot of supplies, but when they arrived at the warehouse next door and saw it packed full of thermal weapons, her jaw nearly dropped. "Grandpa, that's impressive."

Grandpa Zhou raised his chin, "It's alright, it's alright. These are all things Grandpa thinks are the most useful. The firearms and ammunition are sufficient and can be used for a long time."

Xu Wanning gave a thumbs up, "Awesome!"

She collected a crate of guns and a crate of ammunition to carry with her at all times.

Afterward, they went to the second warehouse, which was packed full of rice, white flour, corn flour, millet, and various beans. It was estimated that Grandpa Zhou was worried these would go extinct later.

Xu Wanning swapped the non-perishable supplies from her space with these; she stored the perishable ones directly into her space.

At this point, there wasn't much space left in her inventory. "Grandpa, let's go report it."

Grandpa Zhou vaguely felt that the time was about right, but he didn't expect to have guessed correctly. "Let's do it tomorrow. You should get some good rest today, and Grandpa will take you tomorrow."

"Okay." She was indeed a bit exhausted and needed a good rest.

After parting ways with Grandpa Zhou, Xu Wanning took out her phone. It had just rung.

[Lin Ci: Are you back? Why did you ask for leave?]

Xu Wanning blinked; she had actually forgotten about him. [I'm back. We'll discuss the reason in detail when we meet the day after tomorrow.]

Lin Ci replied quickly, [Okay.]

"Ningning, are we still going to contact those big shots?" Wen Shuyang trotted over to find her.

Xu Wanning shook her head, "No, friendship gained through calculation is unreliable. I'm going to report it tomorrow. The country will definitely announce it in advance, and that will save their lives and their families' lives."

She had thought about it over the past few days. The incident with Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan was a classic example. Rashly making contact is very easily interpreted as having ulterior motives.

"Alright." Wen Shuyang nodded, "I'll go tell Zhiyu and Qingqing."

Xu Wanning followed with small steps. Just as she crossed the door, she suddenly bumped into someone and was almost sent flying.

"Careful." Lu Chengyue grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

Xu Wanning looked at Lu Chengyue with lingering fear, "Brother Chengyue, are you off today?"

Lu Chengyue nodded, "Yes, I work three days and rest for two." He stared at Xu Wanning, completely unable to look away. His heart was pounding so hard his hands were shaking.

Xu Wanning took a step back, a move to retreat to advance. Didn't he say they should be friends first? In that case, she couldn't be too intimate with him.

The moment Xu Wanning pulled her arm back, Lu Chengyue's hand was suddenly empty. His heart sank, feeling very uncomfortable.

He rubbed his fingers and pulled his hand back, "Are you going to report it now?"