Just as they had finished spending the funds they had prepared earlier, the money from Lu Zhengyang’s side finally arrived.
After all, the equity Lu Zhengyang held was substantial, and since they were a publicly listed group, selling shares was not something that could be completed the same day the decision was made.
Not only did the funds require time to prepare, but various procedures also had to be completed.
That evening, after Lu Zhengyang returned from the company, he immediately summoned everyone into the space for a meeting.
During this period, to make it more convenient for them to discuss matters inside the space, Lu Yan had bought a set of high quality rosewood tables and chairs and placed them in the small courtyard.
Whenever they needed to discuss something, they could sit there while eating or drinking tea.
Furthermore, the space had already undergone several upgrades, and everyone could now stay inside for two hours at a time.
“I’ll keep this brief. Twenty percent of my equity has now been sold, and 21.5 billion yuan has been deposited into the account, which is quite a bit more than we expected. From now on, spending the money is up to you. Tell me how much you need, and I’ll transfer it directly to you.”
Lu Xi, who was currently abroad purchasing weapons, said upon hearing this, “I don’t need you to prepare much money for the weapons on my side for now. Just give me a few billion yuan to keep on hand as a reserve. A couple of days ago, I heard that a batch of military helicopters and vehicles was being put up for sale. I’m planning to go take a look and see if I can find a way to buy them all. These will be excellent means of transportation later on.”
“As for the weapons, when I return home, I’m planning to do a round of zero dollar purchases. I’ve been reading about zero dollar purchases over and over in the novels, and now that the Apocalypse is actually coming, how can I go back without making a sweep? If I hadn’t needed to scout the area and investigate things beforehand, I wouldn’t even have wanted to spend that 2 billion yuan.”
Lu Yan’s mother asked, “A few billion yuan? Will that be enough?”
Lu Xi replied, “Don’t worry, it’s more than enough.”
Lu Zhengyang asked, “What about you two, Lu Xiao and Jin Huai?”
Lu Xiao said, “I’ve already bought everything that could be purchased through domestic channels. I’m going abroad in a couple of days, and I don’t plan on spending money there either. Still, you can transfer 1 billion yuan to me first. If there’s anything I can’t get for free, I’ll spend money on it. If I can avoid spending money, I want to experience the thrill of a zero dollar purchase too. Hehe~”
To avoid attracting attention, they had paid for everything they purchased domestically, but there was no need for them to insist on paying for everything abroad.
They could simply go over there, make a discreet sweep, and return home without anyone being the wiser.
Seeing that Jin Huai had remained silent, Lu Zhengyang asked, “Jin Huai, are you planning to make zero dollar purchases too?”
Jin Huai nodded. “Mm. We negotiated with the pharmaceutical warehouse yesterday. They said that medicines are currently in short supply and that they temporarily can’t supply us with anything. But I went to inspect their pharmaceutical warehouse tonight, and the medicines were clearly well stocked and plentiful. Since they’re unwilling to take our money, we can’t exactly force them to accept it, can we? We can save the money and use it to stockpile more supplies instead.”
Lu Zhengyang asked, “Yan Bao, what about you?”
Lu Yan was hugging a roasted pig’s trotter and gnawing on it contentedly as she answered, “Then give me another 200 million yuan, Dad. In a few days, when Mommy and I reach the grasslands, we can stockpile more cattle, sheep, and things like that.”
Over the past month, Lu Yan had grown increasingly fond of the delicious food in the human world.
Although she was only a five year old little darling with what should have been a small appetite, she had the spiritual spring as a powerful advantage.
Whenever she ate until she was full, all she had to do was drink a cup of spiritual spring water and she would be fine. After that, she could continue eating as much as she wanted.
Since the end of the world was approaching, Lu Yan naturally did not want to miss out on all the countless delicacies this world had to offer.
Today, while visiting a night market food street, Lu Yan had discovered a stall selling exceptionally delicious roasted pig’s trotters. She had bought every pig’s trotter the stall had in one go and even placed an order for the next two days, telling the owner to prepare as many as he could.
The owner thought he had encountered someone who was foolishly generous with money, so he happily spent the entire evening roasting pig’s trotters for them.
With her brothers helping to stockpile supplies all over the world, she had nothing to worry about. Her only task was to eat, so what else could she do?
Not eating would be letting down her brothers, who were working so hard to stockpile supplies.
Gu Tianqi said, “Yan Bao, your grandfather still has several billion yuan left to spend. If I give you another 200 million yuan, will you actually be able to spend it all?”
Lu Yan looked at Lu Zhengyang’s helpless expression, as though he had all this money but nowhere to spend it, and said, “Then I’ll work harder. Otherwise, look at how pitiful Dad is with all those twenty billion yuan and no one willing to take it. Since my brothers all want to make zero dollar purchases, I’ll just help spend some of it.”
Actually, she wanted to make zero dollar purchases too, just not right now.
The three brothers burst out laughing when they heard this.
Lu Xi said, “We’re really making things difficult for our Yan Bao.”
Lu Xiao added, “With more than twenty billion yuan, taking two hundred million from you really is quite a burden.”
Lu Yan joked, “It’s fine. If we really can’t spend it all, Dad can just exchange all of it into cash. When the time comes, we can use it as firewood for warmth.”
The three brothers nodded while laughing. “Mm, Yan Bao’s idea is pretty good.”
Seeing that none of the children needed any more financial assistance, Lu Zhengyang could only sigh helplessly.
“At first, I was constantly worried that you wouldn’t have enough money, but now the funds are finally here and I can’t even give the money away. Fine, since you all have your own plans, I’ll let you handle things yourselves. But remember, you must be careful, protect yourselves, and never let anyone discover even the slightest clue.”
The children answered in unison, “Don’t worry, we know what we’re doing.”
Jin Huai suddenly said, “Oh, right, Yan Bao, you asked me to look into Big Brother and Third Brother’s situation. A couple of days ago, I found one of Third Brother’s colleagues and asked him about them. Big Brother and Third Brother really did leave together on a mission. Just as you said, something happened at a military base, so they went there to provide support. They should return in about another month. In other words, the course of events is still following the same trajectory as the previous life, so everyone can stop worrying for now.”
“I also told Third Brother’s colleague that if he manages to contact them, he must make sure Big Brother and Third Brother contact the family as soon as possible. Ideally, they should hurry home.”
Lu Yan nodded. “Mm. As long as the course of events in this life hasn’t changed, and they can contact us when the time comes, there’s nothing for us to worry about.”
Seeing that Lu Yan’s mother still looked worried, Lu Yan added, “Actually, as long as we prepare in advance for Lu Jiaoyang, even if the course of events in this life changes, Big Brother and Third Brother won’t be in any danger as long as we’re safe. Besides, Big Brother is very safe in the military camp, and Third Brother’s research institute is also very safe. They’re safer than we are.”
Lu Zhengyang nodded. “Exactly. So for now, we should stockpile as many supplies as possible before the Apocalypse arrives. Once Big Brother and Third Brother contact us, we can bring them home, and then our entire family can move into the safe house.”
Speaking of the safe house, Lu Yan asked curiously, “Dad, where exactly did you arrange for this safe house to be?”
In the original novel, because Lu Zhengyang and the others had no idea that the Apocalypse was about to arrive, they had never built a safe house. Naturally, Lu Yan had no idea where Lu Zhengyang had arranged for the current one to be built.
Lu Zhengyang gave her a mysterious smile. “You’ll know in another month. It’s definitely going to be a top tier safe house.”
Lu Yan knew she would not be able to get anything more out of him, so she did not continue asking.
Just as Lu Zhengyang was preparing to end the meeting, Jin Huai suddenly spoke again.
“There’s one more important thing I need to tell everyone.”
Everyone turned toward Jin Huai, but what they saw was Second Brother’s face.
Everyone stared at the scene in shock, too stunned to make a sound.