Chapter 49 - 45: Hello, Can I Add You on WeChat?

Chapter 49: Chapter 45: Hello, Can I Add You on WeChat?

"Welcome home, resident!"

Yu Dong was walking to the complex gate, pondering how to win over Liu Ye’ye, when a powerful voice suddenly snapped him out of his thoughts.

Liang Mian was saluting him. He was tall and well-built, with a sunny smile.

Yu Dong nodded, then took out the pack of Yuxi cigarettes he had and offered one to Liang Mian.

"What’s your name, man?"

Liang Mian took it with a grin.

"My name is Liang Mian, sir. You can call me Liang or Liangzi."

"You were an athlete, weren’t you, Liangzi?"

"Holy shit! How’d you know, man?"

"I can tell from your build and your bearing. You’re different from the average person."

"Man, you’ve got a sharp eye. Are you from the police academy?"

"No. We have a truck coming later to move some things. It’ll need to use the underground garage..."

"Don’t worry. Sister Zhang already told me about it. I’ll make sure you get moved in smoothly. If I’m not busy later, I’ll come help you move."

"That won’t be necessary, it’s your work hours after all... I won’t bother you. We have plenty of people, and we hired a moving company. Thanks, man. Let’s grab a bite sometime."

"Okay... alright then. Just call me anytime you need anything. It’s no trouble!"

Liangzi remained professional, repaying even the smallest gesture of goodwill with great enthusiasm.

Yu Dong felt conflicted.

If it weren’t for what happened after the apocalypse in his past life, he would have definitely recruited Liangzi as a teammate. But now...

Yu Dong had to consider it carefully.

But for now, just like in his past life, Yu Dong would stay on good terms with Liangzi. It was crucial for moving more goods through the underground garage.

He couldn’t let Liangzi interfere with his stockpiling plan.

He held the remote for the garage gate, after all.

While waiting for Huang Zhiqiang to return, Yu Dong first made a trip to the hardware store near the complex gate.

"I’ll take three powerful magnets."

Yu Dong walked into the elevator in Building 1, stood in the camera’s blind spot, and stuck the powerful magnets to the ceiling above.

「A moment later...」

Lin Xiaojun, who was watching a movie, looked up and noticed that the surveillance feeds for the two elevators in Building 1 and one camera in the underground garage facing Building 1 were flashing with static.

A malfunction.

Lin Xiaojun’s eyes narrowed slightly. He picked up his walkie-talkie, intending to report the anomaly to Zhao Yun.

But the thought of the smug look on Zhao Yun’s face as she fined him 100 yuan made him silently put the walkie-talkie back down.

He opened up "Zombie Siege 2."

CLICK~

He lit up another Hongtashan.

...

A while later, Huang Zhiqiang and Ding Ming arrived with three full truckloads of goods, which were covered with plastic tarps as Yu Dong had requested.

They got into the underground garage without a hitch, unloaded the goods, and carried them upstairs.

All the cameras along the way had been disabled by the powerful magnets, their feeds completely blank.

’This time, I won’t be giving you this information...’

Since Yu Dong already knew Lin Xiaojun would become a cold-blooded bastard after the apocalypse, he couldn’t give him any reason to target him.

At the same time, Yu Dong had also arranged a final destination for everyone on Lin Xiaojun’s team.

In this life, Yu Dong would not let these scumbags interfere with his plans.

The three truckloads of supplies were crammed into the five apartments, leaving them in a state of chaos.

"Next up, we need to sort all these supplies into the different rooms, and make sure they’re protected and kept dry. This will guarantee our food and water for the next three years."

Zhao Youcai was dumbfounded.

"Dongzi, you’re not... going to make me organize all this by myself, are you? I couldn’t finish this in a week!"

The supplies were piled mountain-high.

"Ding Ming will help you. Here, these are the layout plans for each room. Just sort the supplies according to these plans. Any furniture taking up space, just take it apart and toss it."

Yu Dong tore two pages from his notebook, on which were drawn the layouts for all the apartments.

He had drawn them last night.

Zhao Youcai started sweating before he even began.

"Dongzi, how about we just get less stuff? There’s no way we can eat all this anyway..."

Yu Dong looked Zhao Youcai dead in the eye and said seriously,

"Youcai, since you chose to join, you have to see it through. Trust me, I won’t let you waste your time."

"Then what about Huang! He should stay and work too! He can’t just stand around."

Cowed by Yu Dong’s intensity, Zhao Youcai turned on Huang Zhiqiang, who was standing to the side, filming and chuckling.

"I’m not just standing around~ I have to go to the cannery to pick up an order this afternoon. I’ll come help you guys when I’m finished."

"Damn it. If I’d known, I would’ve taken the procurement job. Organizing stuff takes no skill... You could just hire some temp labor for this."

But under Yu Dong’s gaze, Zhao Youcai reluctantly accepted.

This was a deliberate arrangement by Yu Dong, as Huang Zhiqiang wasn’t the type to skim off the top.

"Come on, let’s go eat. Authentic Anhui beef banmian. I’ve been craving it for ages."

Yu Dong cheerfully slung his arm around the other three and led them out to eat.

Although Ding Ming didn’t know what Brother Dong was up to, he saw someone constantly filming them from the side. ’It’s probably for a video,’ he figured.

So he didn’t think much of it.

’When you’re shooting a video, the crazier the better.’

Ding Ming didn’t like to ask too many questions. As long as he was paid, he did the job well and never asked a single extra question.

After unloading the goods and eating, it was already past 3 PM.

’Liu Ye’ye should be back around 6 PM... It’s too late to go out today, so I’ll just wait for her here in the complex.’

’Shen Xinyi is always on time. She’ll be back at 6 PM too. I can make contact with her first.’

Compared to Liu Ye’ye, Yu Dong knew almost nothing about Shen Xinyi. He’d never formally met her; all he knew was... she had long, fair legs and a great sense of style.

Because he didn’t know her, Yu Dong didn’t plan to recruit Shen Xinyi to the team just yet. He would get to know her a little, and on the last day, find an excuse to lure her to Building 1.

The afternoon spent shopping online flew by. Yu Dong bought all kinds of daily necessities, especially toilet paper and trash bags, which he purchased in massive quantities.

The whole team’s hygiene was at stake, a matter second in importance only to food.

’This time, since I have the money, I need to upgrade our power source too. Those three solar panels aren’t enough. I need to get two more sets.’

Yu Dong replicated the plan for his solar power system—three Longi 650W photovoltaic panels and a 20 kWh Ningde Era battery—and purchased three complete sets, choosing the on-site installation service.

And just like that, 53,000 yuan were spent.

’Expensive, but worth it. This will cover our team’s basic electricity needs in the future.’

This time, Yu Dong didn’t buy a mini-fridge, but chose to use the large, double-door refrigerators that came with two of the apartments.

The power consumption was definitely much higher than a mini-fridge, but the upgraded power system could handle the load.

’This time, I can stock up on a lot of Häagen-Dazs...’

Yu Dong murmured to himself.

The time passed quickly. At 6 PM, Yu Dong, who was sitting in the complex, saw a long-legged girl walk in through the gate.

She carried a brown leather purse and wore a trendy top with tight jeans. Her bare, fair ankles were exposed, giving her a bright and alluring look.

"Welcome home!"

Liangzi’s voice was louder than ever, and he stood ramrod straight.

"Mm~"

Shen Xinyi smiled at him and walked towards Building 3.

’She’s smiling at me...’

Liang Mian felt as if he were walking on air. His eyes followed her as she walked away, just like always, seeing her off as she returned to...

"Hi, can I add you on WeChat? I made a resident group for our complex and wanted to invite you to join."

Yu Dong stepped in front of Shen Xinyi with a smile.

Shen Xinyi was taken aback for a moment, then said:

"Oh... okay."

And she added Yu Dong on WeChat.

Liangzi: "???"

The WeChat of the goddess of his dreams, something he’d fantasized about countless times, had just been snagged by Yu Dong, just like that.