Chapter 184 - 184 183 The Food Crisis Erupts (3) Add three

Chapter 184: Chapter 183 The Food Crisis Erupts (3) [Add three more for a Recommendation Ticket] Chapter 184: Chapter 183 The Food Crisis Erupts (3) [Add three more for a Recommendation Ticket] The relocation site is now a place where you can come and go as you please.

Su Shu thought to herself that it wouldn’t be long before C City would be locked down.

After the lockdown, she would be close to her new home.

Thinking of these prospects, hope rose in her heart again.

Because one fifth of the space was now vacant, government staff came over in the evening to do a census. When they got to their tent, they asked,

“The two tents next to you are empty now, and two households can move in together. What are your plans? Do you want to continue staying here, or is there someone willing to move to a more spacious place?”

In the tent, three households remained.

Luo Gang and Li Xiaoxia’s family, Su Shu and Xiao’ai’s family, and the silent elderly couple who had been there from the beginning.

If two households were to share one tent, Li Xiaoxia naturally preferred to be with Su Shu, but neither of them spoke up, after all, the elder couple had been there first, and their two families had come later.

Unless the couple was willing to leave, it wasn’t their place to say anything.

The staff, holding a notebook, looked from one person to another.

“So, nobody wants to move? If you pass up this opportunity, there will be no other chance.”

Su Shu thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll move over there. It’ll be a bit more spacious.”

As she spoke, Luo Gang next to her reached out a hand to stop her.

“You stay here. We’ll move over. We don’t know what the new neighbors will be like. It’s safer for you and the little girl to stay with the old couple.”

“It’s okay. You have more stuff, and it’s inconvenient to move it all around. I’m more flexible.”

As the two families courteously offered to let the other stay, the usually quiet elderly couple across from them spoke up.

“We don’t know what’s convenient for you, but if it’s possible, how about the three of our families continue living together like this? We elderly don’t have children, just one bed, and we’ll still be on this side, taking up little space. You see, those people have moved out, and the vacant space can be divided between your two families, with each taking one side. Don’t worry, we won’t cause you any trouble.”

Su Shu and Li Xiaoxia were both stunned.

The way they said it somehow made their noses feel sour.

The tent fell silent for a while before Su Shu looked up and said to the staff, “Then let’s keep it this way. We won’t move after all. We’ll squeeze in here and continue living, and leave the other spots to others who might want to come out from the shelter.”

“Alright, so the three of you are set to stay here, right?”

The elderly couple looked at each other and relaxed their expressions, nodding in agreement.

Su Shu and Li Xiaoxia naturally had no objections. The three families signed their names on the list, and the first census after the chaos came to an end.

After the staff left, they began to move and organize inside the tent.

The tent was only so big. The Luo Family of four took one side, and Su Shu, Xiao’ai, and the elderly couple took the other, exactly eight people, four to a side.

Luo Gang and Su Shu helped the elderly couple move their bed to the middle. The space left by the departing family was enough for two beds to be pushed together, giving the old couple one bed each.

The couple repeatedly expressed their thanks.

Once everything was organized, the three families finally had time to sit down, rest, and chat.

Previously, the elderly couple spoke very little, and even when they did, it was usually whispers to each other, inaudible to those around them.

Now, after chatting, they found out that the elderly couple were two retired professors from C University. The old gentleman’s name was Ge Tingzhi, and the old lady’s name was Fu Shiyin.

Before the flood disaster, they were mountain trekking with a group of senior hikers to stay fit. When the torrential rains started, they took shelter in East City. Then the flood burst, and they couldn’t return to Linjiang. One of their friends’ children worked in the C City government and knew about the situation early on, so they were advised to come to the relocation site ahead of time. They were provided with some supplies and necessities before the flood hit.