The Pregnant Mommy Survive on Unlimited Supplies
Chapter 87 - 087 now seems as if separated by a chasm.

Chapter 87: 087 now seems as if separated by a chasm.

Orange juice had unknowingly become the affordable juice of choice in the emergency area, and before long, Hua Mi received word that all her orange juice was sold out.

And Tang You was dragging a truck full of oranges, along with Da Fu, heading out of town, preparing to set up a stall outside the city.

Hua Mi hurriedly produced 100,000 bottles of orange juice and made a call to the garrison supply department, asking them to pick up supplies from the underground parking lot next to Lotus Shengxing Supermarket.

After taking care of these matters, Hua Mi got on the nanny van and drove towards her Lotus Shengxing Supermarket.

The road was now clear.

In reality, the City Clearance Team had always been working hard, and there was no shortage of work. The reason there seemed to be no presence felt at the front and that everywhere in Xiang City seemed to be littered with rubble was that they simply couldn’t keep up with the workload.

But after Hua Mi returned to the city this time, she found that the main thoroughfare from the city gate to the emergency center had been cleared by the Clearing Team.

And Huo Jing’s contractor relative had connected the road in front of the Lotus Shengxing Supermarket to this main thoroughfare, so Hua Mi could drive directly from the emergency center back to the supermarket entrance.

The fog was still thick, shrouding the whole road and even the entire Xiang City in a grey mist.

Despite the cleared roads, there weren’t many people daring to drive out in this weather.

If it weren’t for her protective goggles, Hua Mi wouldn’t dare to venture out while pregnant.

Driving through the dense fog, Hua Mi arrived at the entrance of her supermarket, and along the way, she saw many migrant workers wearing colorful protective goggles waving at her car.

Hua Mi smiled and casually responded as she drove, and when her car stopped next to the wire fence, Huo Jing and the contractor approached.

"Miss Hua."

From a distance, Huo Jing raised his hand to greet her.

Whether it was Hua Mi’s misconception or not, Huo Jing seemed to stir up the grey mist around him as he briskly came over, raising a white trail of fog as if he was moving through still water.

Was the water vapor actually so dense?

Hua Mi looked down, turned her palm upward, and idly waved her hand, feeling a wet and sticky sensation.

No wonder Ke Minghong mentioned that more and more people were being admitted to the emergency area with respiratory distress recently. If the moisture in the air were any denser, people would suffocate as if they were drowning.

She felt the situation was quite serious.

Fortunately, she had no limit on the production of breathing machines and had already provided enough for the garrison, rescue teams, and medical staff.

"Miss Hua, why didn’t you let us know you were coming back? We should have prepared a welcome ceremony for you."

The contractor flashed a golden smile... his prominent gold teeth no longer had an audience because he was wearing a breathing machine.

He exaggeratedly gestured,

"Here, we could set up a big red arch for you, and here, line up two rows of greeters with plastic flowers in their hands. As soon as you arrive, everyone shouts ’Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome.....’ Hey? Miss Hua, where are you going?"

The contractor playfully hit the silent Huo Jing, looking like a wooden puppet,

"Don’t you know how to butter up the leadership? Why don’t you say something... Miss Hua, Miss Hua, wait for me, I’ll carry your bag for you."

The contractor hurriedly followed Hua Mi, bowing and scraping, utterly servile.

These days, flattery of the client was the ultimate path.

Hua Mi walked directly to the partially collapsed underground parking garage. She turned to the following contractor and Huo Jing and said,

"You go ahead and get busy. If Chi Chuan’s brothers come, help me entertain them. I’m going down to have a look."

"Miss Hua, let me get a flashlight for you!"

The contractor, still smiling, wanted to follow, but Hua Mi waved him off.

With the protective goggles, there was no need for a flashlight.

She stood at the entrance of the pitch-black underground parking garage and glanced inside at the collapse.

It truly was a natural and excellent place for storing supplies, if only the rainwater weren’t streaming into the garage.

If the rain continued for a while longer, this underground garage was likely to be flooded.

Hua Mi turned her head back and instructed the Contractor and Huo Jing,

"Later, think of a solution to prevent any more water from flowing into this garage. Set up lights inside, carry out some drainage work, to facilitate Chi Chuan and the Garrison to move goods."

"I still have a lot of waterproof oilcloth over at my place. Use the waterproof oilcloth to cover the exterior of this garage, to prevent water seepage."

Use waterproof oilcloth to prevent water seepage?

The Contractor, who had spent his whole life in construction, was hearing such a method for preventing seepage for the first time.

He patted his chest and said,

"Rest assured, Miss Hua, I’m a professional when it comes to water seepage prevention. Leave this project to me, and I guarantee that I’ll do a good job for you."

Hua Mi nodded her head,

"On top of your water seepage prevention project, lay another layer of waterproof oilcloth for me."

On this matter, Hua Mi was not nitpicky. An extra layer of water seepage prevention meant an additional layer of security for her warehouse.

"Alright, you can count on me."

The Contractor stood at the entrance of the garage and watched Hua Mi enter the basement. He bent over and shouted,

"Miss Hua, quite a few places have collapsed inside, be careful!"

Already standing in front of a collapsed area, Hua Mi casually responded. Out of the Contractor and Huo Jing’s sight, she took the cement beam in front of her and put it into the Garbage Recycling Station, exchanging it for 0.00000000001 of energy.

She moved forward, gathering trash as she went: chunks of cement, crushed cars, household waste... Just clearing these pieces of trash would probably take Huo Jing and the Contractor half a month to clean up.

The vast underground garage was quickly tidied by Hua Mi. Everything was recycled at the Garbage Station, and she exchanged a total of 1.5% of energy.

She stood in the empty garage, found a clean spot, and released the items from level 11 storage—mineral water, waterproof oilcloth, breathing machines, orange juice... Everything that could be taken out, she put out.

After sorting everything out, Hua Mi was about to go to the supermarket when she received a call from Chi Chuan at the metal gate.

"Sister Hua!"

Over the phone, Chi Chuan’s voice sounded almost tearful,

"The call finally got through. Sister Hua, it’s been too difficult."

"What’s going on? I thought you’d disappeared. Why haven’t you hauled any mineral water these past few days? Is business not going well?"

Hua Mi paused, hearing a lot of noise from Chi Chuan’s side.

There seemed to be chanting and the sound of breaking glass.

Quite chaotic.

"I can’t get through, Sister Hua."

Chi Chuan yelled over the phone,

"I’m in A City, and it’s chaotic here. Medical supplies and food are exceedingly scarce. Our convoy wanted to head to Xiang City, but all the roads outside A City are blocked."

His voice hadn’t even faded when a gunshot rang out.

Hua Mi listened to the familiar sounds of chaos. She quickly walked into the supermarket and found a map, which she spread out.

Where was A City?

"Chi Chuan, the road from B City to Xiang City is clear now. If you can find a way from A City to get onto Xiang B Highway, there, my Clearing Team will be able to escort you back to Xiang City."

A City wasn’t too far from the road she had cleared.

Before the apocalypse, it was just about an hour’s drive away.

These few cities, so close in distance, now seemed separated by insurmountable barriers.