Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 339: Preparing for a Group Outing

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The streets were becoming busier, but everyone was dressed very cautiously, with those without protective goggles wearing sunglasses instead. Raincoats and hats were essentials, and those without helmets topped their heads with basins or the like. How should one describe this scene? It’s somewhat strange.

Gu Pan quickly took out her camera to capture these rare sights.

Back home, Chen Lang and Cheng Yang were tending to the garden in the courtyard, perhaps not expecting the good weather to last long. But if it did, who wouldn’t hold on to hope while living?

Of course, they had plastic sheets ready, so they could cover the greenhouses and grow vegetables if needed. Growing vegetables seemed to be part of the Huaxia people’s DNA—old or young, big or small, everyone shared this hobby.

Today, Feng Zhekai and Chen Shaonan were on leave, while Fang Lanlan was busy and still working.

Squad Leader Fang was sunbathing under the eaves, watching them with a smile on his face. This sense of tranquil times was what many dreamed of.

Feng Zhekai and Lu Xuerong were also cleaning up the yard.

Chen Shaonan and Duan Shumei were baking flatbreads, saying they’d like to treat everyone that evening.

Gu Pan thought of preparing something nice for Lu Jianguo that evening, but now they’d all gather together for a meal, so she started organizing the dinner party.

This was something Cheng Yang and Chen Lang loved most, and they squeezed into Gu Pan’s home to help.

For now, Gu Pan and her group were still living in container bedrooms, so the first floor of the villa wasn’t very private. They decided to have the dinner party there that evening.

In the evening, Fang Lanlan also returned home, and Chen Lang went to pick up Guo Gang and Meng Meng. The team was now complete.

After dinner, Gu Pan brought up the idea of organizing an outing for everyone and asked for their thoughts.

Everyone agreed, saying they could ask for leave, and Lu Jianguo could help with that.

Since the weather was still relatively good, they decided it was best to take the opportunity to go out. If the calm period lasted, they might return to the same good weather; but if any sudden disasters occurred, they’d quickly make their way back home—they had to be prepared for such risks.

Also, Lu Jianguo had shared that the base’s food supply was nearly gone, and the base was facing many crises. This was another reason why he did not strongly oppose their plan to go out.

Once decided, they considered that someone needed to stay and watch over the house. After discussing, Squad Leader Fang would stay home with Meng Meng. They initially thought of asking Chen Lang to stay, but Duan Shumei felt that Chen Lang needed more training to develop the ability to protect himself.

In the end, Squad Leader Fang would watch over the house with Meng Meng, and Lu Jianguo would look after them. The rest would head out.

They agreed to set out early the next morning. Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng went to Entertainment City that night and let Gu Ci know about their plans.

The next morning, they went to the base’s warehouse to retrieve the two vehicles they had stored there. They drove out of the base together, with their sights set on Shiqiao City. Gu Pan wanted to gather oil, and they also planned to visit An City. If the water levels rose in the future, steel would become scarce, so they aimed to collect some too.

Then along the way, they would gather whatever they could and bring back as much as possible. This was likely to be their last long trip before heading to Mount Everest.

As the cars drove further from the base, the people’s hearts were filled with excitement. They were ready to fight together once again.

Passing by Wang Youcai’s place, the guards already recognized Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng and were very polite to them.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng told everyone to wait; they wanted to check in on Wang Youcai.

When Gu Pan saw Wang Youcai, her heart ached because Wang Youcai had become frighteningly thin.

Wang Youcai greeted them with a happy smile, "I just knew I’d see you all again."

Gu Pan took out two boxes of protein powder from her bag and placed them on the table, "Why don’t you go to the base? They have a hospital there, better suited for your health."

Wang Youcai shook his head, "No need, the doctors from the Underground City have already checked on me. It’s just old age, malnutrition, and too much worry—it can’t be avoided. It’s fate, and this is the path I have to take. You don’t need to worry."

These symptoms he spoke of were indeed common in the apocalypse, inevitable. Some people with strong foundations and good genes fared better, but others did not.

Gu Pan also understood Wang Youcai’s decision. He was concerned for his subordinates who lacked skills and couldn’t afford for all of them to go to the base. Moreover, many of them disliked constraints, which made it impossible for Wang Youcai to go to the base. This was also what he referred to as his fate.

Lu Ruisheng asked, "We have doctors, would you like us to take another look?"

Wang Youcai shook his head, "There’s no need, I know my own body. Don’t worry about me. If I’m not around anymore, my apprentice Feng Xuan will take over and continue fortune-telling in the Underground City."

After saying this, he called out towards the outside, "Xuan’er, come in for a moment."

He was entrusting their future to Gu Pan instead of his apprentice because he knew that Gu Pan was someone who could make it out of the apocalypse, someone with a future.

Feng Xuan, a young man in his early twenties, came in and stood properly by Wang Youcai’s bedside, "Master."

Wang Youcai said to Feng Xuan, "Xuan’er, these two are the friends I’ve told you about. You should call them sister and brother-in-law. No matter when, they will always be our guests. Remember that, okay?"

Feng Xuan hurriedly nodded and addressed Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng as sister and brother-in-law.

Lu Ruisheng didn’t understand why it was always ’sister’ and ’brother-in-law’ everywhere they went. What was wrong with ’brother’ and ’sister-in-law’? Although it wasn’t important, why?

After Gu Pan responded, she took a handgun out from her Space, "This is a gift for our meeting, I hope you’ll have a weapon that suits you, to protect your master."

Wang Youcai was surprised, "This gift is too precious." Nowadays, weapons are increasingly difficult to come by, and their supply was limited.

Gu Pan said, "Our friendship needs no such talk. Take care of yourself. We’ll be away for a while, but we’ll come back and visit you."

Wang Youcai, hearing they would be leaving, said, "You know, the weather is abnormal. It’s too dangerous out there. If you’re not lacking supplies, you should stay at the base."

Gu Pan shook her head, "There are things we must do. You know we can’t predict the future, it’s always good to be prepared."

Wang Youcai thought for a moment, then laughed. He looked at Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng’s faces for a good while before saying, "Return safely, then go."

Both Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng understood what he meant; they trusted Wang Youcai’s fortune-telling abilities, so they felt even more reassured.

After saying goodbye to Wang Youcai, Feng Xuan escorted them back to the car. After bidding farewell once more, they departed.

This time they were using three vehicles, two trucks and one SUV. Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were in the SUV, with Chen Lang also in their vehicle because of his injured hand, so Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng took extra care of him.

Cheng Yang, Fang Lanlan, Feng Zhekai, and Lu Xuerong shared another vehicle.

Chen Shaonan and Duan Shumei were in a vehicle with Guo Gang, who was a strong fighter. Each vehicle had capable people aboard, ensuring an even distribution of combat power.

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