69: Chapter 69 We'll get our marriage certificate tomorrow.

Upon returning home, everyone was gathered in the first-floor living room watching TV; tonight's news was the main event.

"Ningning, come over quickly, the news is on." Lin Wanqiu called out to her daughter, shifting to the side to make space for her.

"Mom, it's still early." It was only just 7 o'clock, after all.

Everyone sitting there laughed awkwardly, "Haha, yes, that's true."

The truth was, they had been sitting there for a long time, watching various commercials. The duration of the ads they had watched today was longer than all the ones they had seen before combined.

"I'll go change my clothes first and come back in a moment." Xu Wanning trotted upstairs. This villa was truly satisfying to look at no matter how many times she saw it.

Especially with the surrounding walls heightened, electric fences installed on top, and the entire villa area having a private network. Even if the network was interrupted during The Apocalypse, as long as people were within the villa area, they could still communicate, just like what Jiang Heng had set up at Grandpa Zhou's place before.

After tonight's news was broadcast, if Jiang Heng's parents could believe it, it would be best for them to hurry and move to Grandpa Zhou's place; it was safer to be gathered together.

Anyway, the supplies there had already been collected, so there was no need to worry about their parents causing any trouble. Most importantly, Jiang Heng and the others' lives had to be preserved.

After going up to change her clothes and simply washing her face, Xu Wanning walked back down and sat in the spot that had been cleared for her.

There was still time before it started, so Xu Wanning decided to share some good news, "Ahem, I'm going to get my marriage certificate with Lu Chengyue tomorrow."

"What?!" Lu Zhiyu, Wen Shuyang, and Song Yunqing jumped up at once, shouting.

Lu Mingyuan and Shen Yirou also stood up in shock, "So, so soon?" Was their son's efficiency a bit too high?

Although the Wen couple and the Song couple were very surprised, they couldn't interject, so they could only offer their blessings.

Xu Jingan and Lin Wanqiu sat quite calmly. They understood their daughter better than anyone. When she first said she had set her heart on Lu Chengyue, they had anticipated this day would come, just not so soon.

Xu Yu's reaction was more significant; he didn't shout, but his mood instantly dropped, as if his battery had been pulled out.

Zhou Ke's reaction was about the same.

Grandpa Zhou stroked his beard and nodded; he had always thought highly of them.

The couple Xu Jingping and Qin Qingru were also quite calm; they didn't stop eating sunflower seeds, "Can you go out tomorrow?"

"I've already spoken with The Great Leader, and The Great Leader said the pass given to me previously can be used for travel."

In fact, this indirectly confirmed that tonight's news was indeed going to be about martial law.

"Sigh, it's fortunate that we visited all the places we wanted to go to beforehand." Qin Qingru put down the sunflower seeds. The Apocalypse, it was really coming, sigh.

"By the way, Mom, didn't my aunt and the others look for you?" She had been flying around before and hadn't paid attention to these things.

"How could they not? They were anxious to death. I agreed with her to go back on June 30th to transfer the title." Lin Wanqiu lifted her chin proudly.

Xu Wanning gave a thumbs up, "Not bad, not bad. As long as you keep her stable, that's fine."

She had already been merciful by not killing them with her own hands. Of course, she wasn't intentionally being merciful; it was mainly because she couldn't touch them before The Apocalypse. After The Apocalypse, she definitely wouldn't let them off.

"Yangyang, what about you?" She looked at Wen Shuyang.

"Ah, I broke up with Jiang Lei, and I transferred the 300,000 to him. I just sent it today. It's perfect that we won't be allowed to go out tomorrow, hahaha." Wen Shuyang couldn't stop laughing; she had done it on purpose.

"What about Sister Gu Xi?" She looked at Song Yunqing again.

"Sister Gu Xi is living with her family, so there's no danger. I used the excuse of visiting Dongdong and her parents to drop off quite a lot of supplies beforehand. It's enough for them to eat for a long time—rice, flour, soybean oil, water, and eggs. I sent plenty."

Before, she was used to following her three roommates in everything. This was her first time acting alone, and she felt full of a sense of accomplishment.

She knew everything she wanted to know, and there was nothing left to worry about.

Once the time arrived and the intro music for the news played, everyone quickly shut up and stared intently at the TV.

"Good evening, dear viewers. According to the monitoring by the National Epidemic Prevention Bureau, a new virus has arrived. To avoid the tragedies of the past, a nationwide lockdown is now being implemented."

"Every day, specialized personnel will come to your door to deliver supplies to ensure everyone's basic survival needs."

"Additionally, this virus is extremely contagious. Experts recommend that even family members implement isolation: do not sleep together, try to avoid meeting, and carry out activities in separate time slots."

"All schools will be closed starting tomorrow. Residential students will be taken home by dedicated vehicles."

"Factories and companies will suspend work and production for a seven-day quarantine. After the seven-day quarantine period, once it is confirmed that the virus has not spread, normal life will resume."

"During this period, if you notice anything wrong with your family members, please call XXXXXXX to seek help; do not go there yourself."

"If you cannot get through by phone, you can post a message on your window. Staff will see it and come to help as soon as possible."

"Repeating once more..."

The news anchor spoke seriously, and everyone listened attentively. Putting it this way seemed better than directly saying The Apocalypse was coming.

It was to prevent some extremists from panicking. After all, everyone had experienced the previous events, so they basically had experience this time. If they were told to isolate, they would isolate; if they were told not to go out, they wouldn't. Anyway, food was delivered to their door every day, and there was no need to go to work or school.

After selling his house, Xu Jingping hadn't left the group chat. Right now, the owners' group was exploding, and everyone was discussing this matter.

There were also a few owners thinking about taking advantage of the time to hurry up and stock up on supplies. The property manager was frantically sending messages in the group to stop them, but no one was listening. A few people discussed it and decided to go out.

Xu Wanning's grade group was also exploding. Many of the residential college students were not from Jing City. Since it was the weekend, some whose homes were in Jing City had gone home, and the students still in the dorms were panicking.

At a time like this, even if they hadn't liked being home or their parents' nagging before, they now desperately wanted to return to their parents' side.

The counselor had just sent a message in the group for everyone to pack their things, saying that in one hour, dedicated vehicles would come to take them to the airport.

Xu Wanning scrolled through the group for a while, then stopped looking.

Lin Ci sent a message, [Thank you.] Clearly, he had also seen the news.

Xu Wanning curled her lips in relief, [You're welcome. Stay home properly these next few days. Have you stocked up on supplies?]

[I have, I've stocked up on a lot, enough for our family to use for a year.]

Ever since he dropped out and returned home, his family had been very worried about him. Coupled with him inexplicably hoarding so many things, his family had thought he was crazy.

Just now, seeing the news, he finally explained that he had received the information in advance, and his family members couldn't wait to hug and kiss him one by one.

Everyone was holding their phones. Lin Wanqiu was chatting with Lin Wandong; Lin Wandong was worried she wouldn't be able to go back.

Lin Wanqiu said that quarantine couldn't last a lifetime; once the quarantine was lifted, she would definitely go back.

Even if that side was reluctant, there was nothing they could do. Now the country did not allow people to go out, so even if she wanted to go transfer the title, she couldn't.

Xu Wanning stood up. The news was playing over and over with nothing else, so she thought about going up to wash up.

Her phone suddenly rang with a ringtone exclusive to Lu Chengyue, "Hello, A-Yue."

Lu Chengyue's heavy breathing came through, "Ningning, open the door."