Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 192: Wanting to Climb Up the Social Ladder by Oneself

Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Wanting to Climb Up the Social Ladder by Oneself

Speaking of this, Ye Mianmian’s gossiping heart started to get restless.

She sneaked over, with a smile that was somewhat asking for a slap.

"Sister Yuan, she wouldn’t be continuing to play up her innocent act, would she?

After all, that group of people did give her cold medicine."

Jhiang Yuan let out a sigh, suddenly feeling that Fan Yao was no simple character.

"I don’t know, but if she really got it without being familiar with them,

then being able to get her hands on drugs proves she’s really quite capable.

Those people aren’t fools, how could they let her get away with something so easily? She must have had to give something in return."

Ye Mianmian clicked her tongue twice, feeling a bit of pity, "It seems, this person still has some loyalty.

That Li Tianyu, he’s really quite lucky."

"Not necessarily, don’t be fooled by Fan Yao’s usual timid appearance, she’s quite cunning.

Even though Fan Qing blusters and bluffs, he definitely can’t outplay his older cousin."

Ye Mianmian nodded like a pecking chicken, as if she had found a kindred spirit.

"Sister Yuan, you’re absolutely right.

With their three-person dynamic, normally they would all be too embarrassed.

The fact that Fan Yao could be so pliable, and insisted on coming along with everyone,

she’s definitely ruthless. Just now, when she deliberately said those things,

Zhang Kaiyang’s face turned sour. If we hadn’t been there, they probably would have fallen out much earlier."

Jhiang Yuan also felt that earlier it had been quite awkward; Fan Yao was definitely not an easy one to deal with.

"So, her approaching Old Wu and the others may not have been just for Li Tianyu’s medicine."

"Oh my God..."

At this point, Ye Mianmian also realized, guessing that she was probably aiming to climb the social ladder.

After all, Li Tianyu was too weak to depend on.

"Didn’t she have her sights set on Brother Song before? She changed targets so quickly."

Talking about this, Jhiang Yuan felt somewhat relieved.

If Song Yi had really accepted Fan Yao, their lives would probably have turned upside down.

So capable of drama, and living on the same floor too, just thinking about it was frightening.

"Song Yi is like a rock, she can’t pry him loose."

"Indeed..."

As the two of them chatted, they went to check on everyone’s work progress.

With four men around, the girls were hardly needed.

The doors had been fixed, now just some gaps needed tidying up.

Earlier when Jhiang Xingzhi was at the building material’s market, in addition to buying tools, he also bought a box of expanding foam.

Now would be the right time to put it to use.

Otherwise, the door wouldn’t be secure; even if it’s a bit ugly now, it’s not just for show.

"Girls, you young ladies better head back. We’ll take care of the clean-up."

Jhiang Yuan knew that Jhiang Xingzhi was worried she would get cold.

"Alright, then let’s head back."

They had also been busy for quite a while today, and everyone was tired.

Jhiang Yuan went back home, as staying downstairs wasn’t helping.

It was a good opportunity to try out this cauldron.

Qin Yue had suggested using it to burn wood.

"If you ask me, let’s not use it today. Let’s wait until tomorrow after they’ve finished working in the hallway."

She didn’t quite understand why they had to be secretive about it, as firewood was something everyone had, and in a pinch, they could even use furniture.

"Why’s that? If we burn it, we can use it, and we can even bake sweet potatoes..."

Qin Yue gave a faint smile and tapped Jhiang Yuan’s forehead.

"You greedy girl, if you want sweet potatoes, just ask mom. There’s no need for all this trouble."

"No, Mom, I think this is pretty good; I just want to burn some charcoal."

Qin Yue wasn’t angry and continued to explain gently.

"Daughter, you see, making fire in the pot, isn’t it going to produce smoke? The smoke will blacken the house.

We just want the charcoal fire, how nice it would be to burn it directly in the corridor tomorrow."

Qin Yue’s idea was simple since that area was already blackened beyond further blackening.

Even if she went there to make a fire, it wouldn’t be a problem, and the house could stay a bit cleaner.

"Oh, how did I not think of that, Mom is so smart."

"What’s smart or not smart, back in our hometown, didn’t every family have a wood stove? It’s all common sense living."

Indeed, Jhiang Yuan admitted she was too impatient.

"Right, Mom, let me cook dinner tonight, you should take a break too."

"No need, I’ll treat it as exercise for my body."

Jhiang Yuan naturally insisted, otherwise how could she secretly use the vegetables from her space?

However, it was still early for dinner time.

She walked over to the window, looking at the heavy snow outside and felt quite reflective.

In her previous life, she had not experienced this period.

Now, everyone was desperately living on, just hoping for a glimmer of hope for survival.

If it didn’t stop, the snow would probably reach the thigh level.

The wind outside had died down a lot, and it was very light.

But it was cold, a bone-chilling cold.

"Right, Mom, keep an eye on Xiao Nuan for me; I’m going to check the attic ..."

"Okay, you go ahead!"

In the morning, Jhiang Xingzhi said to tidy up the snow, as burning it would turn it into water.

And it would be clean water at that.

She didn’t want to waste it, so she brought six large buckets to collect snow.

Later on, the top layer could be collected as well.

Her water purifier was super-insulated and still usable now, plus it could store water.

During the previous torrential rain, she had collected a lot inside, which was filtered and converted by the system, then supplied to the house.

The water used now in the house was all from this source, without any problems.

Jhiang Yuan also took the opportunity to stockpile some bottled drinking water in her space.

Sometimes, she would also take some well water from her space for everyone to drink, or add a bit when cooking.

She always felt that the water from that well was of better quality.

After doing these tasks, she went downstairs.

She found a TV drama series for her mother, the kind with over fifty episodes.

She told her to watch it in her room with headphones and keep an eye on Xiao Nuan while at it.

She herself took out some small green vegetables, small cabbages, and fresh mushrooms from her space.

Qin Yue had frozen plenty of these, so there was no worry of being exposed.

She also rehydrated some black fungus and cooked some wide rice noodles.

She spread all these vegetables in a small pot and sliced a piece of beef thinly.

By the time Jhiang Xingzhi returned, the beef hot pot was ready, steaming hot and particularly fragrant.

Served with hot rice, it enticed all the cravings in their stomachs.

"My daughter’s cooking skills are truly wonderful."

"Dad, go freshen up; it’s almost time for dinner."

Qin Yue also brought out Xiao Nuan, helping to set the bowls and took out some of the previously stir-fried pickled vegetables.

"Daughter, I see Xiao Zhang and Xiao Fan seemed to have had an argument, what’s the matter with them?"

Ah, she didn’t expect her dad to ask this question, leaving her momentarily unsure of how to respond.

"Ah, the four of them are just being messy, Dad, let it be."

"I didn’t want to intervene, but Xiao Zhang came to me with his complaints!"

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