Chapter 33 - 33

Chapter 33 is enviableWang Kai discussed the matter with a few people, and someone suggested an inflatable boat, since he happened to have one, but the house was flooded and they didn't know if it would be usable after finding it.With the assault boats, we can get out and have a chance to survive.They usually bickered and didn't get along, but at this moment they united. They went to that house to find the inflatable boat; the house was full of mud and smelled terrible.After the inflatable boat was found, it was covered in mud. Everyone took some tools and cleaned it thoroughly. They were worried because they didn't have an air pump and didn't know what to do.Just as the group was complaining bitterly, Zhao Yong saw Su Xiaoyu lead a group of people to the next room and take out three assault boats.Jin Jun touched the inflatable boat and said, "Great, it's the latest model, it even has an air pump and everything."Gu Lingxiao looked around the house; there were some fishing rods and fishing gear, but nothing else.I remember when they were on the 19th floor, the other party wanted to sell them the 18th floor as well. They felt that one person living on the 19th floor was enough, and there was no need to connect the two floors.Lin Xiuxiu: "With this, can we get out of here?"Jin Jun nodded, "That's a must! We need to go out and collect supplies as soon as possible, winter is coming soon."Lin Xiuxiu's biggest fear is the cold. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and move the things downstairs, and go out to find supplies right now."Su Xiaoyu patted Lin Xiuxiu on the shoulder, "Xiuxiu, you can't come with us. Stay here and watch the house. What if they blow up our base after everyone leaves?""Ah! You've all gone and I'm all left alone!" Lin Xiuxiu's excited face immediately fell. She also wanted to go out and see what the outside world had become.Jin Jun said, "Listen to me, we'll go out and scout ahead. We might not find any supplies today, so you stay here and watch the house!"Seeing that they all said that, Lin Xiuxiu had no choice but to give up the idea. Then she thought about the danger Su Xiaoyu would face if she went out with them, so she said to them..."Xiaoyu, why don't you stay with me?""No, I have to go out. Be good, and I'll take you out if I get the chance." Su Xiaoyu couldn't possibly miss the opportunity to go out. Regardless of whether she could find any usable supplies outside, she had to take some things out of her spatial storage."Alright!" Lin Xiuxiu knew that apart from cooking, she was no match for them in terms of martial arts.This group of people doesn't need her. I must train harder in the future so that I can't hold them back at crucial moments.Zhao Yong was extremely excited. If they had a wind-riding boat, could they go out to find supplies?Numbness over the past few days caused him to overlook the fact that no one lived next door toSu Xiaoyu, and no one had bought the apartment.Everyone says there are 18 levels of hell. Originally, the 18th and 19th levels were sold together, but they didn't sell. So the owner did some simple renovations and rented them out.Seeing the man's anxious expression, Sun Lihua, disregarding her weak body, sat up and asked, "Brother Yong, what are you trying to do?"Zhao Yong said in a low voice, "I'm going to go out with them to collect supplies and see if we can find the medicine you need so your throat will feel better."We also need a lot of food. I can't let you go hungry, even if it means kneeling down and begging them!Sun Lihua couldn't help but cough a few more times. She had suddenly caught a cold these past few days, probably because the weather had turned cooler. She had rushed out without thinking to bring any medicine, and by the time she remembered, the house was flooded.Zhao Yong shamelessly went downstairs to ask them for help, but they refused, whether they really didn't have any medicine or not.These past few days, I've only managed to keep my body warm by drinking hot water.Zhao Lei stood up. "Dad, take me with you.""You stay here and take care of your mother. We don't even know what the situation is like outside!" Zhao Yong reached out and touched his son's face. "You're a big kid now. If I hadn't come back, your mother would be in your care!""Dad! You can't not come back!" Zhao Lei was anxious. The thought of his father dying made him sad.I've seen quite a few dead people lately, and I thought I'd become numb to it all, but now I realize it's just that it hasn't happened to me yet."Don't worry, I'll be back. What I just said was to tell you that you're all grown up now and can't be as willful as before!" Zhao Yong hoped his son would grow up strong. No one knew what the future held."I know!" Zhao Lei tried hard to swallow his tears. His father was right. He was a big boy, and a man should shoulder the responsibilities of a man.No longer the carefree teenager of the past, surviving in this year of natural disasters requires not only luck but also courage.The door was pushed open.It interrupted the father-son's heartfelt moment.Zhao Yong turned to Gu Lingxiao and said, "I'd like to go with you to find supplies, is that okay?"Gu Lingxiao: "We have enough manpower, we don't need anyone else."Zhao Yong said again, "Mr. Gu, could you please help me this once? My wife is sick, and I have to go out to find medicine for her.""The pharmacies outside are probably mostly flooded, so the chances of finding medicine are slim. The hospital staff should have evacuated as well." Gu Lingxiao saw his anxious look and thought about how they had been quietly living in the stairwell all this time.It didn't upset them; taking someone out wasn't a problem, but some things needed to be made clear."Even if you go out with us, you won't be able to bring back much. I'll let you bring back at most two backpacks' worth of stuff."Zhao Yong: "Sure! Just let me go out with you. If we can find a speedboat outside, I'll separate from you on my own and won't bother you."Su Xiaoyu hadn't expected Zhao Yong's wife to be sick. She hadn't lingered in the corridor during this time, so she pretended to go back inside and brought back two boxes of medicine." Brother Zhao, one of these boxes is for pain relief, and the other is for anti-inflammation. Have your wife apply it. After we go out, see if there are any other suitable medications.""Thank you so much, I don't know what to say."Zhao Yong knew he was crying, so he took the medicine with both hands, turned around, and stuffed it into his wife's hands.He hadn't expected to receive medicine during such a critical time.With natural disasters occurring frequently, medicines will definitely be extremely expensive in the future. There won't be any new medicines produced in the short term, which makes me even more determined to find more medicines.Maybe we can exchange supplies later. In any case, we must live well with our children and wife. The more difficult it is, the better we must live.The group went downstairs, but were stopped again on the 10th floor.The leader was Wang Kai. He noticed that the group had three inflatable boats and two air pumps, which made him extremely envious.What's more, they were wearing life jackets, which they didn't have. The water outside was so deep, who knew what was in there? If they fell in and swallowed some foul water, they would get sick even if they didn't.