Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 40: The Man Determining Their Economic Foundation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Su Jin and Lu Hao followed Lin Cheng and Huang Yunxiang to the temporary warehouse. It was noon break, and there was nobody in the alley. After going inside, they closed the door.

Lin Cheng turned on the lights in the warehouse, and Su Jin’s sight was immediately filled with piles and piles of supplies.

This family’s stockpiling ability was astonishing.

Lu Hao was quite surprised. He knew that they had stockpiled a lot, but he had no idea that the amount would be this huge.

Huang Yunxiang noticed their exclamations of amazement and said in delight, “It’s not just this floor, there are still some on the second floor. That boy Lin Xiuyuan used to come over every day and train himself by moving goods from the first floor to the second floor. Now, all the goods on the second floor were moved there by him.”

Really? When did Lin Xiuyuan become so diligent? There were at least hundreds of boxes on the second floor, if not thousands.

Su Jin’s impression of her brother Lin Xiuyuan was that he was a lazy, good-for-nothing kid. Had he finally changed his mind?

“Next time, let’s rent a forklift to move the goods to the second floor, or else there’ll be no more space on the first floor,” Lin Cheng said as he went up the stairs. There were too many goods, and most of them were heavy. Moving these items would be a lot of work for just the few of them.

Su Jin glanced around the warehouse, which her family had sealed. All the windows had been covered, and a thick layer of blackout curtains had been drawn across them to minimize the number of people knowing about this place, so they were the only ones here.

“Uncle Cheng, there’s no need to go to all that trouble. I can do it.” As Su Jin unleashed her special ability, a dozen vines appeared, wrapping around the boxes and sacks of goods downstairs and placing them on the second floor.

It did not take long to clear out more than half of the first floor.

Lin Cheng and Huang Yunxiang looked on with gaping mouths. Could special abilities even be used like this?

There was still a lot of space on the second floor. Su Jin treated it as a chance to practice her ability and filled up the place in one go.

“Are you okay, Lil Jin? Aren’t you tired?” Lu Hao knew that using special abilities would consume energy and what’s more, Su Jin had used hers so many times.

“It’s still tolerable. It feels like the kind of exhaustion I used to get after running 800 meters back then in school. I’ll be fine after getting some rest.” In fact, running 800 meters back then was much more tiring, and she would be on the brink of collapsing every time she finished. Now that she was using her special ability, she only felt a bit weak.

“Well, that’s good to hear.” After saying that, Lu Hao held Su Jin’s hand for fear that she would fall.

“Lil Jin, don’t blame me for meddling, but how are we going to take all this stuff away when that time comes? We can’t finish them in such a short time,” Huang Yunxiang said as she looked at the packed second floor. She was concerned about not being able to bring all these things with them. The whole family had worked so hard to collect them, and it would be a shame if they could not take them away.

“Don’t worry, Uncle Cheng and Aunt Yunxiang. I’ll find a way to take them away, and I promise that I won’t leave even a single grain of rice behind,” Su Jin assured her with a smile.

“Okay, since you said so, I feel more relieved. Then I’ll continue to buy without stopping.” Huang Yunxiang knew that Su Jin was probably still hiding something from the family and that she definitely had her own reason for not disclosing it until now. Anyway, she had full trust in Su Jin.

A few days ago, Huang Yunxiang had also tried calling her family to tell them to stock up on food supplies since news about the infectious disease was spreading. At that time, it was her brother who answered the phone. When he heard Huang Yunxiang’s voice, he did not even wait for her to finish speaking before snapping, “Are you crazy?” and hung up right away.

Huang Yunxiang was so angry she could not sleep well that night. Her brother was probably still mad that she did not offer a betrothal gift when he got married. Therefore, she decided not to warn that family ever again because no matter how much she cared about them, they would never be grateful.

Thanks to Su Jin’s excellent work, more space was freed up on the first floor. The few of them looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that they could still buy some more stuff and put them here.

They returned to Grandpa and Grandma’s house. Su Jin remembered the windbreaker that she bought last time and how her family members praised its quality, so she searched up her order history on her phone and purchased an additional 1000 pieces. It was the same customer service guy from last time who received the order. He felt that this customer was really his lucky star, and he immediately called his bald boss to deliver the good news.

There was less than half a month left until the apocalypse. These few days, the whole family agreed to start shopping like crazy online to guarantee the delivery of their parcels, then stop shopping for the last few days. Therefore, the entire family stayed put in the house and scrolled through their phones for the whole afternoon…

“Tianzhen, come here and help me see how I can add on more items. I’ve already reached the target value, but how come I still can’t get the discount?” Su Jin’s mother, Lin Tianhui, stared at her phone in puzzlement.

“Big Sis, can you open your eyes and take a good look? Who’s going to give you the discount if you don’t collect the voucher?” Lin Tianzhen was rendered speechless by her own sister. She calculated more accurately than anyone when shopping in physical stores but blanked out when participating in online shopping events.

“Hehe, I didn’t see it just now. This app has too many event terms and conditions.” When Lin Tianhui saw the final amount go down a few hundred Yuan, she finally relaxed and paid.

Lin Tianzhen slumped against the couch and continued her shopping spree.

Huang Yunxiang also came over to see which discount Lin Tianhui got. She still wanted to buy some shoes, especially sports shoes, for her family and even her parents-in-law.

Just then, Lu Hao received a call from his childhood friend, Guo Yang. He told him that all the goods were ready in the container at the city’s northern pier and asked him if he had a place to store them.

Lu Hao knew that the goods Guo Yang was talking about were the weapons that Su Jin had asked him to prepare. He did not expect that fellow to be capable of getting his hands on them.

But where should they store these goods?

When Su Jin heard that Guo Yang’s goods had arrived, her eyes lit up. What great news! Weapons were life-savers and were more important than anything else. As for the place for safekeeping…

Su Jin whispered something in Lu Hao’s ear, to which Lu Hao expressed his agreement. Right now, only the dimension was the safest place. It would be a bit inappropriate to store a large number of weapons in the temporary warehouse.

The weapons did not take up much space despite their number. Guo Yang was really a one-stop service provider, he had even prepared a car for both of them.

“Do you have a place to store these goods?” Guo Yang asked from the driver’s seat, looking back at the two behind him.

“Don’t worry, we have a place, just that you can’t go there,” Lu Hao replied his childhood friend teasingly. He was not lying though, it was indeed a place that Guo Yang could not visit yet.

“You’re going to the pier in my car, but I have to leave on my own after that? What a good brother you are,” Guo Yang laughed in annoyance. He had already gotten everything for this fellow, yet he was still keeping secrets from him. Well, they were ride-or-die brothers, so there was nothing he could do about it.

Remembering Guo Yang’s share of the 10 million Yuan they had withdrawn, Su Jin felt that they should not be too cruel to him, so she smiled and asked him if he had time at night for a dinner treat.

“Of course, I definitely have time. You two gods already invited me. Even if I have a hundred million bucks in the market, I have to attend your dinner.” Guo Yang finally felt a little more at ease. At least his sister-in-law still had some conscience.

The car that Guo Yang was driving this time was a spacious SUV. The weapons did not take up much space despite their number, and the trunk was almost enough to fit all of them.

Su Jin noticed that there was a leather backboard in the middle of the car’s rear seat. It led to the trunk when pulled open. This way, it would be more convenient for her to put the goods into the dimension later as she would not even need to get down from the car.

“Guo Yang, this car is pretty good. Is this your own car?” Su Jin asked casually. She liked this small design very much. She had been concerned about the risk of getting down from the car and going to the trunk to put the goods into the dimension, but now she did not have to worry anymore.

“You have a good eye, Sister-In-Law. This is my own car, and I have a few similar SUVs in my company’s basement parking lot. Didn’t you also ask me to get some cars last time? Is this kind of car okay?” Guo Yang’s debtor had given all these cars to Guo Yang to pay off his debt. Guo Yang had remembered Su Jin’s request, so he accepted them. At present, it seemed that this sister-in-law was quite satisfied.

“This car is great, I think it’s fine.” Lu Hao could tell that Su Jin liked it and knew her reason as well, but he did not say it out loud.

“Just inform me in advance whenever you want to get them from my company’s garage,” said Guo Yang.

Su Jin found this childhood friend of Lu Hao to be a real hero, seeing how wholeheartedly he treated Lu Hao. She was grateful to Guo Yang from the bottom of her heart. Guo Yang did not only provide them moral support. As the saying goes, the economic foundation determines the superstructure. It was because Guo Yang’s support constituted a large part of their current economic foundation that they could stockpile without restraint.

It seemed that they should also help Guo Yang in the future.