Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse

Chapter 28: Chapter 28 Water Level Rising Chapter 28: Chapter 28 Water Level Rising Jhiang Yuan rolled her eyes, thinking how shameless this person was to be ordering them around.

“Rice, flour, and also some vegetables and fruits.

Some drinks and milk too, for the kids to eat.”

“Why should I?”

“What did you say?”

Old Lady Xia’s voice was clearly hurried, thinking she was still the daughter-in-law who tolerated everything.

“I said you, why should I?”

“Jhiang Yuan, that’s quite rude of you to speak like that, after all, I am still your elder.

You’ve been married into our family for so many years, you should know how I’ve treated you.

Besides, if you hadn’t hurt Chaoyang, we wouldn’t need to ask for your help.”

Ha, resorting to moral coercion now, what was this old lady thinking.

She knows well enough how things are in the Xia Family.

“You must be out of your mind!”

“What did you say?”

“I said you’re out of your mind, let me tell you, Old Lady Xia, I’ve put up with you for a long time.

You are the most selfish, meanest, dirtiest person with the worst habits I’ve ever met, I think you should live in a pigsty.

And your mouth is particularly foul, do you know why I didn’t like talking to you before?

Because you’re disgusting. The moment you open your mouth, I could vomit my dinner from the night before.

Don’t think I don’t know, your son went out looking for a mistress, and you were the one helping him.

Tell you what, you’re just a burden now, and in a few days when there’s no food left, they’ll abandon you first.

If they send you out to find food, you’ll have to go, though with your old arms and legs, you won’t find much.

But if your son, Bai Mengmeng, and that cheap grandson whose father is unknown find out, they’ll surely eat you first to fill their stomachs, remember this!”

After Jhiang Yuan said her last piece, she immediately hung up, blocked and deleted the number all in one fell swoop.

She didn’t believe that Old Lady Xia could make a call to her, with Xia Chaoyang and Bai Mengmeng sitting idly by; they must have been beside her, ready to advise her at any moment.

Now, her words had planted seeds of doubt on both sides.

When the time came, and there really was no food left, those family members would definitely remember what she had said today.

Dog eat dog, that’s the real drama.

After she hung up, her parents looked worried, but Jhiang Yuan nonchalantly said,
“I’ve wanted to scold her for a long time, today was really refreshing.”

Seeing her say this, her parents felt relieved.

Afterwards, they went to the window to check on the situation downstairs; in the afternoon, groups of people had been coming and going.

This was observable from upstairs, as for the exits they couldn’t see from other doors, that remained unknown.

In the residential complex’s express station group chat of 500 people, everyone was discussing the matter of going to the supermarket upstairs to buy goods.

Originally, due to the crowd, there was a limit on everything one could buy.

Moreover, the prices had already risen three to five times.

Many people were complaining, but the goods were limited; if you didn’t buy, they’d be gone.

“There’s not much left, if you need something, hurry up, the water outside is already deep, and it’s only going to get worse.”

Someone made this suggestion, and the others agreed quickly, also asking many related questions.

She also saw the woman on the 20th floor change her profile picture, simply inquiring who could help bring some food or if there was any carpool available.

Undoubtedly a conversation stopper, five or six minutes later, only then did a new message pop up, but it was discussing a different issue.

“Nonsense, no one is foolish at a time like this.”

“With so few cars available and even fewer supplies, who would want to play the good guy?”

The woman was not willing to give up and promptly mentioned the guy from the third floor in the building 13 group, asking if he was still going out?

0302: “Not going out anymore, the water level’s too high, my chimney is blocked, and I can’t start the car.”

0902: “Yeah, lucky I went early. I heard the garage is already flooded!”

1301: “Indeed, even the security guards have left.” (with a sad emoji…)
2002: “Then could you share some of the goods you bought this morning with me? I can pay. We still have children at home, please, everyone, do a good deed!”

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The silence below was endless, and 2002 started frantically mentioning the people who had gone out before.

But no one responded to her, silent, awkward, quiet…

2002 still hadn’t given up, kept asking, and even mentioned two people from the 21st floor, Jhiang Yuan and Song Yi, but still, no one responded.

By evening, the water had risen even more.

On social media, many people were posting calls for help.

Areas with lower elevations were already flooded.

The government also arranged a relief center promptly, directing everyone to head to the previously established quarantine center for mask control.

Located right next to the high-speed railway station, which would later be incorporated and become a survivor’s shelter.

However, with the current situation, getting there wasn’t very feasible.

With such heavy rain and high water levels, those farther away without a means of transport definitely couldn’t make it.

At nine o’clock, the residents on the first floor started asking for help.

The reason being, the rainwater had already seeped into the first floor.

There are three steps here, and two more on the first floor calculated from this distance.

The water outside had reached near the thighs, so the water level at the storefront door must be up to her waist now.

The pathway outside was narrow, so the steps were quite high; she had to go out today, otherwise, many things would be submerged by tomorrow.

Determined, Jhiang Yuan didn’t hesitate; she left too early yesterday and many people were still awake, so she planned to go out later today.

The weather seemed colder, she wore thermal outdoor clothing inside and then donned a waterproof raincoat with a safety helmet on top.

Not to mention, the rain hitting on the head was quite painful.

Jhiang Yuan also took out the swim ring she had used before.

If she couldn’t keep up physically later, she could still float on top with it.

However, there were drawbacks.

If she was too close to an open manhole and there were whirlpools around, it was particularly easy to get swept away.

If she could manage, it was still better to walk on her own.

By night, she was continuously monitoring the situation here.

By midnight, 2102 indeed went out, and unbelievably, she even looked back while passing 2101.

Did she think I would also go out?

Jhiang Yuan didn’t have time to ponder it; she quickly moved into action.

She put all the stored rice and flour in the attic, leaving only some fresh vegetables near the bed.

Keeping it here, no one could notice; she needed to get a lot done tonight, so the area had to be prepared in advance.

The remaining items were all in boxes, placed in the bathroom of her own bedroom, so when she returned, she could silently take them back.

Indeed, she had planned to secretly go out today and hadn’t intended to inform her parents.

Moreover, she had specifically asked Xiao Nuan to sleep with her mom, saying she accidentally spilled water on the bed.