Chapter 37 - 034: Someone setting off fireworks?
Back to the residential area.
The two elders were busy as well. It was a mystery where they had found discarded wooden boards to make protective panels, intending to seal off the area beneath the iron gate.
Upon Lin Fan’s return, the two hurriedly opened the gate to check the situation. Seeing the cart full of goods, they were shocked. There were ample supplies of firewood, rice, oil, salt, and more.
Pushing the shopping cart, they rode the elevator upstairs.
"Elder, this is what I bought for you. Take a look at the bill," Lin Fan said while transferring the items into the house. He neatly arranged them in the kitchen since there was still electricity. Some vegetables and frozen foods were stored in the refrigerator.
As a military man, Wang Zhongguo had a broad mindset and could understand Lin Fan’s thoughts. This was a sign of an outstanding seedling—always serious about everything. As for the end of the world or not, that was a non-issue.
Could the end of the world mean taking things without paying?
That was an impossibility.
In the past, the martyrs defended the country and repelled invaders under equally dire circumstances. They were starved while facing life and death battles, yet they never resorted to looting. Instead, they made purchases with money. If they had none, they bought on credit, punching IOUs.
They didn’t exploit the chaos of a nation in disarray after having fought desperately to repel invaders—taking food and asking, "Now, do you have anything to say, dare you refuse to give?"
Rules often weren’t meant to restrict any one person; they were more like seals, constantly suppressing the negative desires in everyone’s hearts.