Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

When I got closer, I saw that the woman was holding a little boy who looked about two or three years old. The woman was not poorly dressed, in a goose yellow long skirt with a dark blue down jacket on the outside. She was holding the boy and crying loudly at the door of the store. Her crying attracted people nearby.

Gu Tongwan discovered that although the woman was crying, there were not many tears on her face, and her face was always downcast, and her hands holding the child were slightly red.

However, what really made Gu Tongwan feel that this scene was not harmonious was that the child's clothes were extremely thin. Although the temperature has been gradually rising recently, it was still one or two degrees above zero today. At this temperature, at least not to mention a down jacket, a slightly thicker cotton coat is still a must. However, the child was only wearing a quilted lambskin and a pair of jeans. He was shivering in the woman's arms, and it was obvious that he was frozen. And because the woman was crying, the child was infected and also whimpering softly.

However, this disharmony did not attract much attention. After all, most people's attention was focused on the crying woman.

In front of the woman was a group of men who looked to be in their early thirties. These men had frowned brows and the anger in their eyes seemed to want to burn the woman to death.

An orphan and a widow with a group of strong men, anyone who sees them will think that these strong men are the ones who are bullying others by taking advantage of their power.

"What do you mean? Get out of my way. I'm telling you, don't be shameless. Get out of here!" One of the sturdy men pointed at the woman, his finger almost poking the woman's face. If there was no one around, the sturdy man would have grabbed the man and beat him up.

Another man wearing a hat nearby immediately stopped the man, "Xiao Feng, don't stay here. There are so many people watching us. Do you want to cause us more trouble?"

The man called Xiao Feng made a "tsk" sound, then shook his hand away in angrily, but he was staring at the woman with a look that was almost like fire.

Some of the men behind him put their hands on their hips, while others used one hand to drive away the onlookers, "Don't come over here, there's nothing to see, this woman is just trying to extort money, why don't you just eat the whole melon."

The onlookers didn't care. The more they were told not to watch, the more they gathered around. Some even shouted, "You said this woman is trying to extort money? I think you are bullying an orphan and a widow. Do four or five grown men have any shame to bully a woman and a child?"

"Say it to me again, you bastard. What does it mean to bully women and children? You don't even know what women are and yet you're just talking nonsense. If you were involved with me, I don't think you would be able to say that. I'll eat shit upside down today to show you. Don't just talk without any pain in your back!" After hearing this, the hot-tempered Xiao Feng immediately turned around and started scolding a middle-aged man in the crowd who had just said that they bullied women.

No one noticed at this moment that the woman standing at the door of the store raised her drooping eyes, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes, and then her crying started to get louder again.

Seeing the crowd start to talk about this, sometimes public opinion is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

"If there is no other way, let her go into the store first. We can't let her sit here all the time, right?" One of the sturdy men frowned and saw that people nearby had already rushed up. There happened to be many shops around, and the people who gathered around included not only the owners of other stores but also some new residents who came out for a walk.

The man in the hat nodded and said to the woman, "Get up first. We can talk later if you have anything to say."

The woman did not move, but started crying: "God have mercy on me, Xiaocheng and I don't even have a place to stay in the future. His father passed away so suddenly, and I don't know what to do in the future."

The man in the hat frowned when he heard this, but he still suppressed his temper well, and whispered to the woman: "We will talk about Zhendong's matter later. If the child is really Zhendong's, we will find a way to arrange a job for you no matter what we say, but don't try to play any tricks."

The woman sneered, but when she looked up, she still had that sad face. "Zhendong has worked with you for such a long time. When he said he wanted to invest in opening a store, he emptied his family's savings. He owns a part of this store after all. You just give me a job, but I'm just a woman with a child to raise..."

"Okay, you just want the dividends from the store, don't worry, as long as the child is really yours and Zhendong's, we will give the dividends!"

The woman's lips curved up, a smile appeared in her eyes, and she nodded immediately. The man in the hat then pulled the woman up, and the child in the woman's arms was shaking even more violently.

At this time, the man in the hat also felt strange. The child was said to be only one year old this year, so how could he seem to understand what they were saying?

After this little episode, the neighborhood returned to calm, and many people were seen coming out for a walk. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were more and more people in the neighborhood, some even driving around nearby.

Liao Yunyun, holding an apple in her hand, sat on the rooftop of the fourth floor and looked down. She could see that several nearby blocks were busily preparing for opening.

"The block on the left seems to be a commercial street. I see many people have come up. There is an entertainment club on the right. Hey, it seems there is also a small park. However, this park does not have any infrastructure. I guess they will slowly add fitness equipment later."

There was a breeze on the balcony at this time. Liao Yunyun squinted her eyes and looked into the distance. She felt extremely comfortable looking at the flowers and plants around her. She couldn't help but sigh again: "Wanwan, your scenery is really good. It would be better if the floor was higher. You said there is a seventh or eighth floor. It would be so comfortable to enjoy the breeze and drink some wine here at night."

"If you like, you can come over and sit occasionally, or I can reserve a room for you to stay in?" Gu Tongwan joked.

Liao Yunyun raised her eyebrows: "That's what you said. I really have this plan. Please give me a discount. My house hasn't been renovated yet. It will take a few more days to ventilate after the renovation. It will probably take at least 20 days. I really like your place."

"No need for a discount, you can live here for free and just pay for the food." Gu Tongwan said unhappily.

Liao Yunyun was not polite and smiled widely. Suddenly, she thought of something. "Oh, I have some inside information. We'd better verify our citizen cards as soon as possible. It is said that strict control will begin after the third batch of citizens from the underground city come down. Although we have citizen cards, we still need to verify them in the urban area. Each urban area is divided into three areas. I will send you a map of the areas that second- and third-class citizens can enter later."

"Verify in advance?" Gu Tongwan didn't quite understand what this meant.

"Here's some gossip, I don't know if it's reliable, but it's said that the first batch of citizens who go for verification will have priority access to some public facilities, which include paid facilities. Did you see that we have seen many libraries and entertainment clubs along the way? Although they appear to be free to use, in fact there are permissions, especially for libraries. I heard that except for the first floor which is open to the public free of charge, floors above the second floor require certain permissions, and the first five hundred citizens who are verified in the first batch in the urban area can get some free use rights." Although she knew that no one on the fourth floor could hear their conversation, Liao Yunyun still lowered her voice.

Gu Tongwan was originally sitting in a rocking chair. He suddenly stood up and squinted his eyes and asked, "Is the source of this information reliable?"

Liao Yunyun hesitated for a moment before nodding: "It's most likely true. My leader said that when he was drunk and I went to a dinner with him last week." Fortunately, her leader had a problem where he would basically black out the next day after drinking too much. Xiaoyang was also at the dinner, and considering Xiaoyang's family conditions, she didn't have to worry about the news leaking out from Xiaoyang's side.

"When does the verification begin?" Gu Tongwan tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair.

"Next Tuesday, less than three days away, the city hall will verify it."

"Okay, then we'll go together." Gu Tongwan felt that this matter should be taken seriously. Although these permissions didn't sound important, what if they were needed in the future?

I was chatting with Liao Yunyun casually when I suddenly heard some noise behind me. It turned out to be a chubby kid who appeared at the door.

The child was holding a somewhat worn plastic Gundam robot in his hand. It seemed that the child took good care of this toy.

Gu Tongwan and Liao Yunyun looked at each other, and Liao Yunyun asked curiously, "Where did this child come from?"

"Are you Lele?" Gu Tongwan had seen the child once, but the child looked timid last time. She herself was not an outgoing person, so she couldn't talk to the child. However, she felt that Lele looked chubby, very much like the fat babies in New Year pictures. To be able to grow to such a physique in the apocalypse, it can be seen that Yu Chang is still a very responsible father.

"I'm Lele, pretty sister, are you here to play?" Lele took two steps forward, and it was obvious that she was a completely different person from her previous timid appearance.

Liao Yunyun laughed and pointed at herself and said, "She is the pretty sister, what about me?"

Lele tilted her head, then suddenly nodded and said, "Sister, you are also very beautiful, but this sister is still the prettiest."

"Puchi" Liao Yunyun couldn't help laughing, "This little fat kid is really smart. He's obsessed with looks at such a young age. How can he grow up to be so beautiful?"

Gu Tongwan couldn't help laughing because of Lele's words, so he waved his hand and handed over a small piece of biscuit on the table.

Lele didn't answer the call immediately, but looked conflicted.

"Your father won't know. It's our secret."

It was easy to guess what the child was thinking, so Gu Tongwan squatted down and handed several cookies to him.

After hearing this, Lele was obviously relieved, and then his chubby hands grabbed the biscuits.

Gu Tongwan took out the biscuits from a certain brand after dismantling them from the space. They had a strawberry and lemon flavor and were much tastier than those sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives or supermarkets in the apocalypse. Even when Liao Yunyun asked about them, she only said that they were purchased through a special channel. She did not deny that the biscuits were expired. However, Liao Yunyun was not picky, or perhaps he trusted her too much, so even expired biscuits still tasted good.

When Lele eats, he is like a squirrel, stuffing his mouth full and eating very quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a box of biscuits falls into his round little belly.

"No wonder this little fat kid has such a physique. He eats too much, right?" Liao Yunyun exclaimed.

"Eat slowly, do you want more?" Gu Tongwan asked softly.

Lele opened his round eyes wide and then shook his head, but in fact his eyes were still fixed on the remaining cookies on the table.

Children really can't hide their thoughts.

"I'll give this to you too. Later you can tell them that it was given to you by me. If your dad scolds you, tell him to go find the boss." Gu Tongwan stuffed the biscuits into Lele's arms, and then pinched Lele's chubby little face.

Lele showed a sweet smile and did not forget to say thank you. It can be seen that the child has a good family education and Yu Chang has taught the child very successfully.

When he came down from upstairs, he saw Xiaoyu eating a bowl of noodles happily. When he saw Gu Tongwan coming downstairs, it was too late to hide, so he could only stand there awkwardly.

"Why are you so nervous? The business hasn't even opened yet. It's okay to relax a little. You're not forbidden to eat if you're hungry. Just be careful not to run around after the business opens. After all, the work in the monitoring room is very important." Gu Tongwan is five or six years older than Xiaoyu, so it's natural for him to always speak to Xiaoyu in the manner of an elder.

"Sister Wanwan, don't worry. I will work seriously after the business opens and will not be careless." Xiaoyu almost patted his chest to make the promise.

Gu Tongwan nodded, and then asked curiously: "You were looking outside just now, what's there to see?"

When Xiaoyu heard that they wanted to chat, he immediately became lively. He pointed in the direction opposite and said, "Sister Wanwan, what kind of store do you think this is? I feel something is wrong. Five or six men have been knocking and banging all morning. I took a look at the store and it didn't seem to have anything, just a few tables and sofas. Could it be some illegal transaction?"

Liao Yunyun also followed Xiaoyu's gaze and found that the store opposite had no name, only a big house number, but the store was two-story. From the open door, she could see the sofas and chairs inside, and then a narrow staircase. She thought of the men she saw outside at noon today. Although they were not dressed exaggeratedly, they exuded a sense of distance, and they didn't look like they were easy to mess with.

"Any store in the underground city must be reviewed by the relevant departments before a business license can be obtained. If it is operated without a license and is reported or discovered, it will be severely punished, and may even be revoked as an underground city citizen. These men have worked hard to settle down in the underground city and it is impossible for them not to know this. The [Underground City Citizen Code] clearly states this. I guess this might be that kind of store." Liao Yunyun narrowed her eyes and had a vague guess in her mind.