Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 352: Scumbags Fighting

Lu Jianguo had gathered all the leaders in the office, standing in front of the projection in the conference room, he announced to everyone, "I have good news, extremely good news. The meat shortage at our base can be resolved."

Li Shukang looked at Lu Jianguo with a puzzled face, "Base Commander, did we get a message from above?"

Lu Jianguo shook his head, "No, just now Ruisheng and Panpan came to see me, they gave me a great idea. No, not an idea, but a clear path forward."

The Deputy Base Commander on the side quickly asked, "What solution? Base Commander, please tell us, we’re dying to know."

Lu Jianguo said with a smile, revealing the suggestion Gu Pan had just made, "We can breed maggots, eat maggots. They reproduce quickly, within seven to eight days in this temperature, they can be farmed, with high yields, low consumption, and they are rich in protein."

As he finished speaking, a few comrades groaned in disgust, but soon covered their mouths. To tell the truth, although the thought was nauseating, it was indeed a good solution. They might have to eat it themselves in the future. Although there was internal resistance, they all knew this was the hope for staying alive and a good way to maintain health. Many people hadn’t eaten meat for a long time and were lacking many nutrients, they really couldn’t hold up any longer.

After hearing this, Li Shukang was invigorated, "Right, why didn’t I think of that? It really is a good solution."

Several base leaders on the side agreed and even started applauding.

Lu Jianguo waited for the applause to subside before clearing his throat and saying, "This achievement is another feather in the cap for our No.7 Base. Let’s do our best, and no matter where we go in the future, we will be the strongest team."

These words truly inspired everyone, and they all echoed the sentiment, promising to work hard.

Afterward, they began discussing the large-scale maggot farming plan, how to rear the edible maggots, how to increase production, and how to consume them.

On the other side, after Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng left, they went to the department store. It had been some time since their last visit, and since they were passing by, they decided to see if there was anything they could buy.

Now, there was less and less available in the department store, with rationing on food, vegetables, no meat supply, and even limited purchases on clothing—it was quite dismal.

After browsing around, they didn’t manage to buy anything and left the store, only to encounter Li Qingfeng and Li Wenwen arguing at the entrance. fгeewёbnoѵel_cσm

Li Qingfeng glared at Li Wenwen with resentment in his eyes, "I gave up such a good girlfriend for you? Gave up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and now you disdain me for being incompetent? You want to break up with me? No chance in hell."

Li Wenwen was also resentful, "Isn’t it because you yourself felt that climbing the social ladder would make you look down upon and despised? Now you want me to take the blame, how dare you?"

"All I wanted was to live off a woman, wasn’t it you who suggested behind my back that others would look down on men who marry into a woman’s family, look down on someone like me who climbs up the social ladder? If it weren’t for you, would I have had those thoughts?"

"So just because I said it, you believed it? Isn’t it because you already felt that way in your heart, and so when I mentioned it, you agreed?"

"You are truly a malicious woman, you’re not worth one-tenth of what Qianqian is."

"Qianqian? Saying her name so intimately? Does she even remember who you are? Trash, pah." Li Wenwen spat towards Li Qingfeng after speaking.

Li Qingfeng, so angry veins bulged on his forehead, shouted, "You shameless woman," and moved forward to slap Li Wenwen.

This was something Gu Pan had never expected, and could never have imagined he would resort to violence. With a loud smack, even Gu Pan was startled by the ferocity; the slap was delivered with full force.

Li Wenwen stumbled from his hit, nearly falling over, and had to retreat several steps before she stopped.

Lu Ruisheng, with his arms around Gu Pan, said, "What kind of creature is this guy?"

Gu Pan laughed, "He’s not worth anything at all."

They didn’t care to look any longer. Watching such a dog-eat-dog spectacle truly turned their stomachs. They whispered a few words to each other and then went home, believing that such people would get their comeuppance sooner or later.

After they left, Li Wenwen and Li Qingfeng got into a scuffle.

Li Qingfeng couldn’t bear the thought of ending up with nothing, both in terms of wealth and relationships, but Li Wenwen had had enough of Li Qingfeng’s incompetence. A mere warehouse porter with nothing to offer except a somewhat handsome face, and now they were both going hungry. She lost any desire to look at him anymore; eating well mattered more.

In fact, what Li Qingfeng hated the most at that moment was that Li Wenwen had ruined his relationship with Qin Qianqian. If it hadn’t been for Li Wenwen’s instigation, had he been able to stay with Qin Qianqian, he wouldn’t have ended up starving. With a father-in-law who was an officer, how good would life have been for him at the No.7 Base?

At that time, it wasn’t just because of Li Wenwen’s instigation; there was another reason he hadn’t shared with anyone, which was that he could tell Qin Qianqian wasn’t that into him. Afraid that Qin Qianqian wasn’t serious with him, he wavered and chose Li Wenwen.

Even though it was his own choice, he didn’t want to admit it because admitting would mean the problem was his. Blaming everything on Li Wenwen made him feel a bit better.

Each harboring their own selfish motives, they fought without anyone trying to stop them. Onlookers were becoming increasingly indifferent. It wasn’t that they didn’t care, but that surviving was difficult enough. Everyone was already on edge, fearing for their lives at the slightest mistake, so watching them fight like this was disrespectful to life itself. No one wanted to step in.

When Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng got home, Meng Meng was in the yard watching quails again. Guo Gang, for safety, had set up an iron shed in front of the quail coop. This way, it was even safer for Meng Meng to watch the quails there.

Gu Pan also stood beside Meng Meng and had thought about moving these directly to Guo Gang’s place. But now that Guo Gang had reinforced this area, it didn’t seem right to move them, so she let Meng Meng come over to play.

Meng Meng said to Gu Pan, "Auntie, that one is named Xiao Wang."

Gu Pan looked at Meng Meng, somewhat puzzled, "Why name a quail Xiao Wang? It sounds more like a dog’s name."

Meng Meng replied, "Because I hope I can have a puppy, a kitten, and many other small animals in the future. So here we have Xiao Wang, Xiao Miao, Xiao Hu..."

Listening to Meng Meng’s explanation, Gu Pan laughed, "Meng Meng is so clever. It’s like you already have lots of animals now."

Meng Meng nodded happily, "Yeah, I think so too. Auntie, quails are really cute. Oh, and today, Xiao Miao laid an egg."

Gu Pan took out the eggs from below, two of them, guessing there might have been another that Meng Meng didn’t see. She handed the eggs to Meng Meng, "As a reward, you can take them home and eat them after boiling."

Meng Meng shook her head, "No, that won’t do. I want to hatch little quails."

Gu Pan laughed, "Okay, then I’ll try using the incubator. Let’s collect eggs for a few days and then incubate them together. Once they hatch, you can take them home to raise."

Meng Meng was ecstatic, "Great, Auntie is so nice."

Lu Ruisheng watched them and smiled too, cherishing the peacefulness of these quiet moments.

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