Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 212 - Change to Call Dad
Chapter 212: Chapter 212 Change to Call Dad
Chapter 212 -212 Change to Call Dad
The young nurse was embarrassed but indeed craved for what was offered. Yet, she felt a bit ashamed, as her swallowing sound earlier had been truly awkward.
Gu Pan chuckled, “We’ll still need your help in the next few days to take care of the patients in this room.”
After hearing this, the nurse felt relieved, accepted the canned fruit with joy, and said, “Don’t worry, I will definitely come check on the patients more.”
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Gu Pan replied, “That would be very kind of you.”
The nurse thanked them again before leaving happily.
Once the young nurse had left, Lu Jianguo sighed, “The apocalypse has truly made life difficult for everyone. We do not have many canned fruits left at the base, and we dare not distribute or sell them easily, not knowing when we will be able to grow fruits again.”
Lu Ruisheng asked, “Isn’t the base planning to expand the greenhouse?”
Lu Jianguo sighed, “It’s not just about the greenhouse but also the seedlings. Many difficulties must be resolved one by one.”
He continued, “The Breeding Eggs you brought back a few days ago solved a major issue. Despite all the equipment on your truck, those Breeding Eggs are still more valuable.”
Gu Pan knew this well, “We still have some connections and places where we might be able to get other Breeding Eggs in the future, but we can’t be completely sure.”
Lu Jianguo’s eyes gleamed, “Do you really have such places?”
Gu Pan nodded, “There used to be a duck farm where we came from, along with chickens and geese, built in a mountain hollow. It’s a natural barrier with an empty mountain. If we’re lucky, we might find something good there. We’ll make another trip after a while.”
All she could do was bluff seriously; though she did plan to go out, it wasn’t to look for Breeding Eggs, but rather to look for minerals and oil. Previous cities in their area had a quartz sand factory, and the neighboring province had oil fields.
Of course, before leaving, she needed to expand their “Space” storage. This trip could take a month, and they would need to collect anything useful along the way. So this month, they would recuperate at home, sort out their courtyard, clarify these matters with Lu Jianguo, and then contact the person from the park to facilitate connections with the second-hand dealer outside the base to handle the gold before heading out.
Lu Ruisheng did not know what she had planned beyond that; he thought she was just making excuses to take some Breeding Eggs.
He agreed, “There might even be game at that place; it indeed warrants a visit.”
Lu Jianguo was silent for a while, “That far, can you two really manage by yourselves?”
Gu Pan reassured, “Don’t worry, having more people might actually draw more attention; the two of us are actually safer.”
Lu Jianguo said, “Well, discuss it amongst yourselves.”
Gu Pan responded, “Hmm, we aren’t planning to leave yet. Our last trip was quite tough, and we really want to rest for a while.”
Lu Jianguo nodded, “Yes, yes, take some time to rest.” He wanted to say that they had just gotten to know each other, and he wanted to spend more time getting to know them better.
Lu Ruisheng replied, “Sure, there’s no rush. We’ll talk about it when the time comes.”
Suddenly, after the discussion ended, everyone fell silent again, and the room went quiet.
Gu Pan hated these awkward silences, but the more she tried to find a topic, the harder it became.
Lu Ruisheng was doing the same, constantly rubbing his hands.
Finally, it was Lu Jianguo, the one accustomed to official circles, who spoke first, “If, if you are willing, let’s talk about family matters.”
Naturally, the family he referred to was the Lu Family. They had roughly learned that Lu Ruisheng’s biological father and Second Uncle were born to his paternal grandmother. When his grandmother had fallen seriously ill, his grandfather had taken up with another woman and had another child. After the grandmother passed away, the step-grandmother took over and had a daughter—what was her name? He had forgotten, but it didn’t really matter.
Then it was about the absence of their real mother, which was something both Lu Ruisheng and Gu Pan found regrettable due to their longing for Lu Ruisheng.
Both Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were sitting on the stools beside Lu Jianguo.
Lu Ruisheng asked him, “Can your body handle it? Do you need to rest some more?”
Lu Jianguo responded, “I’m quite fit, don’t worry. Today has indeed been very exciting, but rest assured.”
After saying this, he took a deep breath and started recounting the past, “When Shengsheng was one year old, we went back to the old man’s place for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone was talking in the courtyard, and Shengsheng was in his stroller. Lianlian, who was twelve at the time, was pushing the stroller around the yard. When we felt it was odd that the child had been quiet for so long, Shengsheng wasn’t in the stroller anymore. Lianlian was just crying and said she knew nothing. We immediately called the police, but the surveillance in the house was broken, so we had to expand the search area, but there were no clues.”
Lu Ruisheng frowned tightly, “The surveillance was broken, just like that?”
Lu Jianguo said, “We suspected it was tampered with since back then only a few places used surveillance, and your grandfather’s unit was special, so it was installed by the state, maintained monthly, and it shouldn’t have failed so easily. So your Second Uncle and I hired a private detective to investigate the old lady and the others, but found nothing.”
Gu Pan said, “Twelve years old isn’t clueless, Lianlian couldn’t possibly know nothing. Did you try to get any clues from her?”
Lu Jianguo replied, “We asked her privately many times. She claimed to know nothing, and if pressed, she would start screaming hysterically, so her reactions were definitely abnormal. We suspected more, but the old lady never let her out of her sight, and since your grandfather had only that daughter, she was as precious as his eyeballs. We had few opportunities to interrogate her without solid evidence; we couldn’t just kidnap her.”
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were satisfied with Lu Jianguo’s approach. He wasn’t muddled; he had his suspicions where necessary and did what needed to be done. It was just unfortunate they found nothing.
Lu Ruisheng was silent for a moment, then asked Lu Jianguo, “Was Mrs. Lu alright when she passed?”
His hands were tightly clenched into fists, and it was very painful for him. He had imagined many times what his mother might have looked like, yet he was unable to see or touch her.
Lu Jianguo pulled out his wallet from his pocket and took out a photo of a family of three. He handed the photo to Lu Ruisheng, “Her only wish was to find you. Now that she sees you’re alright, she must be at peace.”
Lu Ruisheng held the photo, looking at the beautiful woman with a beaming smile in the photo, her gaze tender as she looked at her husband holding their son, imagining how happy they must have been.
He could no longer hold back his tears, continuously wiping them lest they fall on the photo.
Gu Pan’s heart was equally hurt, and she gently patted her husband’s back, offering him warmth and comfort.
Lu Jianguo was now sobbing uncontrollably. He wanted to be strong in front of his child, but he couldn’t hold back.
Seeing that Lu Jianguo’s face was very red, Lu Ruisheng wiped his tears, “You need to take care of yourself, dad. You can’t get too agitated today.”
In the end, he still called out ‘dad’ softly. In his heart, he acknowledged this father.
When Lu Jianguo heard the word ‘dad,’ he cried even louder, hurriedly getting out of bed and not even bothering to put on his shoes, “Good child.”
Lu Ruisheng quickly stood up to support him, “Dad, don’t get agitated.”
