Apocalypse: I have a supermarket stocked with supplies

Chapter 51: Donate supplies

Even Chi Yan’s lips curved into a smile.

“Little Galaxy, what do they sell on the upper floors?” Lin Murong really wanted to keep exploring.

“They sell my dreams,” Su Yinhe said with a stern face.

Lin Murong: “…”

Do you think I’m a fool?

“Alright, they sell daily necessities and some food and stuff.”

“What’s the difference between that and saying nothing?” Lin Murong suspected that Su Yinhe was just fobbing him off.

Su Yinhe gave a slight smile, “My mouth did move, you know.”

Lin Murong: “…” Exhausting.

There was no continuing this conversation today.

They stopped chatting and started watching a TV drama instead.

It was still that melodramatic series.

The three of them were engrossed in watching, whereas Chi Yan watched in silence by himself. He found the protagonist’s acting overdone and eye-watering, so he hadn’t joined in watching it.

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While the three of them were chasing the plot, Chi Yan played with a Rubik’s cube in his hand.

When Lin Nianbei and Lin Muxue arrived with Xiao Liu, they were just getting to the climax of the episode, where the female lead’s identity was about to be revealed.

Lin Nianbei, Lin Muxue, and Xiao Liu came in holding umbrellas, but with the heavy rain outside, saying the umbrellas were of no use wouldn’t be correct—they did help, just not much.

The three of them looked quite bedraggled walking in, but upon entering the brightly lit supermarket with its smooth flooring, the rain they had caught seemed trivial.

If the three with umbrellas looked this disheveled, those who had not used umbrellas were even worse off. But as they entered the supermarket, their eyes lit up frightfully.

The thought of acquiring so many things made the rain seem inconsequential.

“Lin Murong! Chi Yan!” Lin Muxue didn’t expect to see them here. The moment she saw Chi Yan, she immediately remembered her own current appearance.

Lin Muxue hurriedly flicked at her drenched hair.

“Lin Muxue? What the hell? How are you here? And Uncle… Uncle, why are you here too?” Lin Murong, previously absorbed in the drama, was snapped back to reality by Lin Muxue’s sharp voice.

Su Yinhe’s ears were pierced by the shrillness; she hit pause, frowned, and looked at the group drenched to the bone.

The first three, despite their disarray, by their clothing, seemed like big customers. Dressed so well, they surely wouldn’t lack Crystal Cores.

“Murong, what are you doing here?” Lin Nianbei hadn’t expected to encounter Lin Murong here.

Seeing Murong’s state, it was clear he knew about the supermarket’s existence. Murong knew well that he was worried about the food supply for the base every day, and yet he didn’t bother to notify him about such a big supermarket.

It was Xiao Xue who was thoughtful and considerate.

Lin Nianbei’s gaze then swept over to the deck of playing cards on the table.

He then looked towards Su Yinhe.

In an instant, Lin Nianbei determined Su Yinhe’s identity.

Lin Nianbei smiled and extended his hand towards Su Yinhe, “Hello, I am Lin Nianbei, the leader of Sun Base. I presume… you are the owner of this supermarket?”

As Lin Nianbei spoke, he saw Lin Muxue, who had been staring at Chi Yan, sparing a glance for Su Yinhe. The moment Lin Muxue saw Su Yinhe, a swift flash of jealousy shot through the depths of her eyes.

But she quickly smiled sweetly at Su Yinhe.

Su Yinhe looked at the kind-looking Lin Nianbei, hesitated for a moment, then reached out and shook his hand.

“Is there something I can do for you?”

Why would the base leader come to her? Could it be he wanted to make a trade?

Su Yinhe’s eyes brightened at the thought, a whole base, a big business deal.

“May I ask for your esteemed surname, Miss?” Lin Nianbei asked in a gentle tone, his distinct aura undiminished by his disheveled state.

“Su.”

“Miss Su, it’s like this…” Lin Nianbei looked at her with a face full of apology, then went on to say a long speech.

As he continued to talk more and more, Su Yinhe’s happy expression turned to confusion.

What the hell?

Sun Base is now experiencing a shortage of supplies, and the people inside are on the brink of starvation and freezing to death.

They hoped she would be generous and donate all the supermarket supplies to save the common people of the base.

After the downpour ceased and the water levels receded, the base would award her for having saved so many lives.

The confusion in Su Yinhe’s eyes deepened.

F*ck, so he doesn’t want to trade for Crystal Cores? He freaking wants a free handout.

“Miss Su, I know this is asking too much, but the base’s food reserves are almost gone, and many people can’t even stand up because they’re so hungry. The base really wants to keep distributing food, but…” Lin Nianbei sighed.

“This little child…” Lin Nianbei made a gesture, “is this small. They’ve become so starved they resort to eating dirt, but the soil has pollutants. After eating it, they cry from the pain.”

“There are many babies, the hope of humanity. The base is doing its best to look after them, but there really is a lack of supplies, and their faces are turning blue from hunger.”

“And there’s…”

Lin Nianbei brought up one example after another, describing them vividly.

It was as if Su Yinhe could really see the children hungry enough to eat dirt, the infants with blue-tinged faces from starvation, the old ladies spasming from hunger…

As Su Yinhe listened, tears began to swirl in her eyes. She couldn’t bear to hear about such suffering.

Seeing the expression on her face, Lin Nianbei felt certain the matter was as good as settled. Having lived for so many years and having outwitted the upper echelons of the base, he was an expert at reading people.

He initially planned to directly seize the supermarket goods, but upon seeing Su Yinhe, he changed his tactics.

Su Yinhe was unlike the rest of the people at the base. She seemed naive, simple, and easy to deceive. Such a young lady, prone to overwhelming sympathy, was the easiest to manipulate.

She didn’t seem like someone who had lived through the apocalypse at all. He wondered which family’s child she was, raised to be so innocent.

He hadn’t even seen the reality himself yet, but by merely describing it a bit, she began to feel compassion for those people.

“Miss Su, do you want to help them?”

Su Yinhe sniffled, “Yes.”

Lin Nianbei’s face bore a sorrowful expression, “Then are you willing to donate the supplies from the supermarket to help them through this tough time?”

“I’d be very willing.” Su Yinhe nodded earnestly.

“Thank you, Miss Su. Everyone in the base will be grateful to you.” Lin Nianbei didn’t expect things to go so smoothly. He inwardly cursed her as stupid, but his face showed a hint of gratification.

“Uh-huh. You can take the supplies to donate; take whatever you need.” Su Yinhe dabbed at her tears.

Lin Murong: “Litt…”

“Thank you, Miss Su.”

Lin Murong: “Litt…”

“Miss Su truly has a kind heart…”

Lin Nianbei internally rejoiced and thanked her extensively again before leading people inside to take the goods.

Lin Muxue didn’t go inside; she had finally gotten a chance to see Chi Yan and naturally wanted to take a good look at him.

Moving things was not something a delicate girl like her could do.

Lin Murong initially thought that Su Yinhe would not agree, so he hadn’t been listening attentively. He disliked listening to his uncle Lin Nianbei.

The words of those in power at the base were not to be trusted too much. They were masters of brainwashing.

Listening to them too much was no good.

When he drifted off in thought and then came back to his senses, he heard Su Yinhe agreeing to donate the supermarket’s supplies. He wanted to dissuade her, but Lin Nianbei was going on and on, and he couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Once Lin Nianbei left, Lin Murong grabbed Su Yinhe by the shoulders and shook her vigorously.

“Little Galaxy, have you gone mad! You? You’re donating? What were you thinking! Why not keep the goods and sell them for Crystal Cores? There are plenty of Cores in the base, so why donate?!”