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Chapter 92: Jiangligong Children's Day Charity Team!
In the evening, Lu Changge went to Zuo Shuya and told her the story of the day. He said, "If Li Ming wants to take the photo, let him go. I'm not going anyway."

"Do you feel the same way? I thought you, Boss Lu, were heartless. When we first met, you were just a cold judge, with no sympathy for women at all. It seems that you are still targeting me."

Zuo Shuya deliberately used an ups and downs in her tone, which was extremely sour.

Lu Changge didn't care, because the TV was broadcasting the news about Jiangzhou's response to the water crisis. The pictures showed trucks rushing to Jiangzhou City, and supermarkets and stores starting to stock up. The authorities must hope to stabilize people's hearts by broadcasting this kind of news.

Tomorrow is June 6st, and the incident has happened for two days. It will probably take another four or five days before we see footage of government leaders taking the lead in drinking water.

The several measures proposed by Lu Changge earlier were highly consistent with the government's actual actions. Cheng Yongyi said that it was because he listened to him, and even Zuo Shuya felt the same way after watching TV.

But he knew that the emergency plan for this kind of thing was just like this. To put it bluntly, it was a bit like everyone doing the same math problem and writing down the correct answer.

Because everyone can do it.

So that doesn't mean anything.

In the end, I still have to wait for Xu Weiguo's call.

At around 7 o'clock, Lu Changge's cell phone rang and an unfamiliar call came in.

"Hello, who is it?"

"It's me, Han Jiayi. I asked your roommate for your number."

"Well, what happened?"

The other party hesitated for a moment, then said, "The water is not enough. I need three more boxes."

Lu Changge was not particularly surprised, as if he had already expected this situation to happen.

"Let me think about it."

After saying that, he hung up the phone, lay down on the sofa, and stared at the ceiling with empty eyes.

Zuo Shuya asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your neighbor wants water." He tilted his head to look at the purified water piled against the wall in the living room, his mind feeling a little complicated.

"How much does she want?"

"It's not a question of how much, but if we continue down this path, no amount will be enough."

This is the core of the problem.

At this time, the TV was still broadcasting footage of this news. On one hand, there was support from all sides, and on the other hand, there was a mother trying to coax her son, but it was no use.

She told the camera: "The child thought the water was smelly and refused to take a bath. He kept crying here."

Lu Changge turned over, his back facing the TV, and buried his head in the sofa.

"Long song."

"what?"

"Didn't you say that? When it comes to helping people, you either turn around and leave, or just keep doing it."

"Let's all move out. What do you drink and what do I drink?" Lu Changge turned around and said half-heartedly.

"But we still have seven boxes and five barrels. There aren't many of us, so it's enough."

"You were anxious the past two days."

"But it's all on TV, isn't it? Water is being shipped in from other places. I don't think the situation will remain so tense."

Lu Changge just blinked and didn't seem to say anything.

"Actually, I've been thinking these past few days, if we hadn't bought so much water, if those people in need interviewed on TV were us..." Zuo Shuya hugged her calves, rested her chin on her knees, and narrated calmly as if she was telling a story.

"Aren't you still anxious?"

She shook her head. "No, what I want to say is, if that were the case, would I save all the water for you to drink? In fact, I kind of hope to experience something like that, so that you know I can do it."

Lu Changge's expression changed slightly.

"I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously." Zuo Shuya pursed her lips and smiled gently, "I really think I can help. At worst, we can go to the supermarket tomorrow and see. Look, so much purified water has been shipped in. The supermarket won't run out of stock."

"You are kinder than me." Lu Changge had to admit.

"No, because I'm a little afraid that you'll reject her." "What's wrong with me rejecting her? You can't judge people by their filters."

“What is a filter?”

"nothing."

Lu Changge took out his cell phone and stood up. He called Han Jiayi and asked her to come over to get some water.

Unexpectedly, she knocked on the door a few minutes later. Lu Changge said, "You called me on purpose. I thought you were not at home."

"I don't want to keep knocking on the door and disturbing you." Han Jiayi's voice softened. She didn't look directly at Lu Changge, but she said sincerely, "Thank you. Now that school is on vacation, many people have left Jiangzhou. I thank you on behalf of those who can't leave for various reasons."

Lu Changge didn't stop her this time, but opened the door to let her in.

So she was finally able to resolve the doubts in her heart, but after actually seeing it, she was a little disappointed because it was much less than she had imagined.

But at the same time, she also got to know Lu Changge again.

If you have experienced times of crisis, you will know how difficult it is to make such a decision. A person's character cannot be fully seen when times are peaceful.

The water wasn't that heavy at all, so three people each carried a box, and they were done in one trip.

Zuo Shuya finally gave her two small bottles and said, "This is for you."

"Thank you."

This was not the end. Han Jiayi returned home and brought over a lot of fruits such as oranges, tangerines, apples, etc. She even smiled at them for once.

"Brother Lu, you really don't want to go with me to get water?"

Lu Changge shook his head, touched his nose and said, "I'll go walk around tomorrow and see if I can buy some water. Otherwise, even if you empty my place out, you won't last long."

"Okay, then call me if you have any news. I've saved the number."

"clear."

After Han Jiayi left, Zuo Shuya seemed to see through him and guessed, "Do you have a new idea?"

"Four words: just get down to business."

Later, Secretary Yin came back from the hospital, and Lu Changge told her about the plan to "find water" tomorrow. She agreed very much and wanted to join in.

In addition to her, Li Ming was also called in by him.

The next day was also Children's Day.

Early in the morning, he received another call from Han Jiayi. When the other party heard that the three of them were going out to find water, she gave them a name: Jiangligong June 1st Charity Team!
Lu Changge surrendered directly, so he didn't need to be given this name.

It's vacation time anyway and he doesn't have anything else to do, but don't use all those fancy words of love on him.

Afterwards, he drove Cheng Yongyi's Santana around the city and first went to the largest supermarket nearby. When he got there, he found that the supermarket had limited the number of people and the quantity of supplies. Even if they said they were helping others, it was useless.

At this time, there are so many people making excuses that it is impossible to tell them apart.

Angered, Yin Anyan complained, "I wonder which clever idiot came up with this idea of limiting the number of people and the quantity available. Doesn't this just make everyone more anxious?"

Lu Changge: “…”

After that, they went to several supermarkets and the situation was basically the same. After a morning, they bought less water than they burned oil.

At noon, they only dared to drink water and eat bread. While chewing, Lu Changge started thinking, "I think we need to change our thinking. It's definitely not okay to be so haphazard and buy ten bottles of water every time you run ten kilometers."

Li Ming said worriedly, "Is there any good solution?"

Yin Anyan was also thinking, but she had no idea yet.

Lu Changge continued to drink the water, gulp by gulp. It's said that chewing helps with thinking, and he was actually slowly coming up with some ideas. "Previously, we were obsessed with where to buy water in Jiangzhou, ignoring the fact that it was only Jiangzhou's purified water that was being rushed, causing a shortage. The surrounding cities had no shortage."

"You mean to buy it in the next city?"

"Almost. The government is definitely coordinating the transportation, but it won't be that fast to suddenly bring in such a large amount of purified water and roll it out across the board. Based on our morning visit, it will take some time before sufficient supply reaches ordinary consumers like us.

So let's not wait any longer and just follow this route ourselves. The price is that we have to pay for the shipping ourselves. I'll call Qiuxue. I'll cover the expenses and ask her to help find a car and water. After loading the goods, we'll set off overnight and have a truck ready to reach Jiangzhou University of Technology by tomorrow morning!"

(End of this chapter)