Xu Yan asked doubtfully, "Can't attract attention? Aren't we telling others?"
After hearing her mother's words, Xu An knew what was coming couldn't be avoided.
Her tone became somewhat heavy.
"Mom, although this might sound selfish, I just want our family to survive well."
Looking at her mother's gradually deepening gaze.
Xu An quietly met her mother's eyes.
Her mother was a smart woman and naturally understood what she meant.
In the apocalypse, human nature was the most unreliable thing.
When society lost order.
Those with resources became targets.
Not to mention they were two women.
In her previous life.
Since Xu An had been interested in free combat and fencing since childhood, she had put in a lot of effort in this area when she was young.
After the zombie tide broke out, she managed to protect herself with her martial arts skills.
However, she had witnessed too much bullying of the weak by the strong.
It wasn't that she didn't want to save them, but she couldn't, and shouldn't.
She knew the story of receiving a bit of kindness leading to future enmity.
She couldn't see things through to the end, so she was destined not to be a good person all the way.
After a while, Xu Yan slowly nodded, her voice muffled.
"Mom understands... You're right, we're not saviors... we can't save everyone."
Let alone whether spreading the news of the apocalypse would have any effect.
Even if they had surplus supplies to save someone for a while, could they save them for a lifetime?
What if the other party repaid kindness with enmity and spread the word about their supplies?
She and Nannan, a mother and daughter alone, without a man, who would protect them?
Therefore, only by acting low-key and not attracting attention could they maximize their chances of survival!
Thinking of this, Xu Yan hugged her daughter tightly.
In this life, she was determined to protect her daughter well!
"Mom understands everything and will listen to you. You're definitely more experienced than Mom, so tell me what to do, and Mom will do as you say."
Feeling her mother's warmth, though she wanted to stay in her mother's embrace without restraint.
She knew it wasn't time to relax yet.
Although the apocalypse was still three months away.
However, before the apocalypse, there would be a continuous month-long high-temperature warning.
It was during that period.
People began to notice something was wrong.
And started hoarding goods frantically.
This also caused prices to soar.
And they had to prepare all necessities before the high-temperature warning.
Thinking this, Xu An asked.
"Mom, how much liquid capital do you have on hand now?"
At this point, Xu Yan couldn't pretend anymore.
She laid it all out with her daughter.
"I currently have about 500 million in liquid capital, as well as some real estate and investments, totaling about 1.3 billion."
Although Xu An had been mentally prepared, she couldn't help but tremble when she heard her mother say "only 500 million".
After all, she didn't even have fifty cents in her pocket.
For the first time in her life, she felt what wealth disparity was in her own home.
No wonder so many people resented the rich.
Xu An thought about it, now the rich person was herself, and suddenly... her mind cleared.
Was this the joy of being a rich woman?
She suddenly felt her mother was so Versailles.
"Mom, mortgage all your real estate and investments to cash them out, but be careful not to be discovered."
Xu Yan nodded. Such a large flow of funds would be troublesome to keep low-key, but not impossible.
"Give me the remaining 500 million first. We'll make a list tonight and list all the items we need to buy to avoid omissions."
"Okay, then the company..."
Xu Yan fell silent. After all, the company was what she had worked hard to build, especially since it was about to go public.
"Mom, I know you can't bear to part with the company, but in the apocalypse, money will be like waste paper, too hard to even wipe with. We can only survive better if we turn all the money into supplies."
Xu Yan understood the consequences and decisively said.
"Yes... Give me a month, and I'll find a way to dilute the equity."
Xu An was pleasantly surprised. She had already prepared for the worst.
After all, selling such a large company would definitely not be a simple matter.
Thinking of this, mother and daughter smiled at each other.
Xu An's heart finally felt at ease.
"Mom, why didn't you tell me I was actually a rich second generation?"
Mother and daughter sorted out the supply list while supplementing each other.
Xu Yan snorted disdainfully.
"When you were in elementary school, you would brag to your classmates about the few pigs we raised at home. I was afraid that if I told you how rich our family was, you'd be tricked out of every last bit of bone."
In fact, Xu Yan didn't tell her daughter about the family's hundreds of billions in assets for two reasons: first, wealth should not be revealed.
Second, she knew a company executive whose son was kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded one hundred million.
But later, the executive paid the money, but only his son's corpse returned.
Since then, Xu Yan had deeply understood the importance of living a low-key life.
It could be said that except for a few high-level executives in the company, no one knew her true identity.
It was precisely because of this that it saved her a lot of trouble during her later journey in the apocalypse.
Soon, the two had compiled a preliminary list.
The rest could be supplemented and corrected.
Xu An discussed with her mother.
"Let's buy in batches to avoid attracting attention."
"Especially water. In the previous life, the water sources were severely polluted, especially during those extremely hot years. Forget bathing, there wasn't even drinking water."
Xu Yan nodded.
"I'll book some large storage units tomorrow. You can have the purchased items delivered directly to the warehouse instead of bringing them home. It's safer."
Speaking of which, Xu Yan remembered her daughter's spatial ability and asked curiously.
"Nannan, how big is your space? Is it enough to store things?"
Xu An smiled mysteriously.
"It might be a bit difficult to fit in the whole of China, but fitting in a city like Shanghai is still easy."
Xu Yan was also surprised to hear this. She hadn't expected her daughter's ability to be so powerful.
Speaking of this, Xu An said with a serious expression.
"Mom, you absolutely must not tell anyone about my space ability!"
Xu Yan understood the implications and nodded, indicating that she knew.
Xu An also explained some of the functions and uses of her space to Xu Yan.
"Nannan, will I also awaken abilities in the future?"
"It's not entirely clear yet. In the previous life, after the zombie tide ended, some people didn't mutate, but their physique did improve."
She didn't tell her mother that although humans who didn't mutate initially had enhanced physiques, facing mutated creatures all over the world.
Humans without abilities could only end up dead.
In her previous life, her mother was in the United States, and she had no idea what happened to her mother later.
She didn't know if her mother had survived until she awakened her abilities.
At this moment, Gou Dan also came over and nuzzled.
Gou Dan buried its head in Xu An's embrace, finding a comfortable position to lie down.
Xu An smiled dotingly.
"Mom, in this life, our family will definitely be safe and sound!"
Xu Yan also looked at her daughter and Gou Dan with a gratified smile.
Her asking if she could also awaken abilities was just a desire to protect her daughter and stay by her side longer.
But why think so much.
It was the end of the world, living one more day was a gain.
Fortunately, her daughter was reborn, and everything was not too late.
And Gou Dan at this moment.
Master smells so good~ Nuzzle~
Saying this, Xu An looked at her mother with sparkling eyes.
Xu Yan felt a shiver down her spine.
"Nannan, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Mom... I'm hungry..."
Xu Yan looked at the stack of takeout boxes piled on the coffee table and fell silent.
Without guessing, it must have been Xu An eating.
Xu Yan intended to feel sorry for her precious daughter, but looking at the oily sheen on her daughter's face.
She fell silent again.
Xu Yan got up, "What do you want to eat? Mom will cook for you."
"Stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and peppers, braised duck, diced chili chicken, chili stir-fried pork, spicy fried sausage..."
Xu An listed dozens of dishes continuously, like reciting a menu.
Xu Yan's head was starting to ache.
"Can you finish all that?"
Xu An blinked mischievously.
"You can doubt my beauty, but you can't doubt my appetite!"
Xu Yan: "..."
After all, after the apocalypse, they couldn't openly start fires and cook meals like this. Why not eat their fill now?
After a few more instructions to her mother, Xu An returned to the living room.
She sprawled on the sofa, enjoying a moment of peace.
In her previous life, as a kitchen novice, even if she had food, she could only cook it simply, and the taste was simply indescribable.
Now that her mother was here, she finally didn't have to gnaw on raw leaves.