บท 10: Greedy neighbors
Early the next morning, with only 23 days left until the apocalyptic world arrived, Ruby.Lee was lazily nestled on the sofa, casually swiping the screen of his mobile phone to browse the news. On the screen, everything was a picture of prosperity: the country's economy was booming and the situation was excellent. The average salary of graduates easily exceeded 8,000 yuan, and the average deposit was as high as 300,000 yuan... In contrast, foreign countries were in chaos. The "beautiful scenery" abroad was getting worse, and the wave of "zero-dollar shopping" was like a wildfire out of control, quickly sweeping across the whole world. Seen in this light, Country H was like a paradise, peaceful and stable, with a unique charm.
Just then, the mobile phone rang one after another. It was the deliverymen from the supermarket and the pharmacy calling. Ruby.Lee neatly threw two ham sausages to Little Black and poured a box of milk, and then got up and went downstairs.
As soon as he walked out of the corridor entrance, Ruby.Lee saw that the community was in a mess. Dozens of old men and women surrounded five large trucks tightly, chatting animatedly with each other.
"Old Zhao, look at this. Whose family is it? They're hoarding goods so extravagantly. Could it be that they're going to eat medicine as food?"
"I say, Aunt Wang, look. These trucks have blocked the road tightly. How inconvenient it is for everyone to travel! Our neighborhood committee can't just sit back and do nothing."
"Humph, such a big show, and they didn't even say hello to the neighborhood committee before barging in. If I find out who it is, I'll surely give them a good scolding!"
"That's right. Since they've blocked the road, they must compensate us. In my opinion, when the owner of the goods comes, if he's sensible, let each of us pick a few things and take them away, and then we'll let this matter pass. Anyway, he has a lot of things, so it's only right to share some."
"Old Liu, look at these foods. Many of them are imported goods. Who could buy so many at once? It's not even a holiday. Can they finish eating them?"
"I say, while they're not paying attention, let's go up and grab a few legs of lamb. Anyway, we're old. What can he do to us?"
"Yes, yes, Old Li, you're right. These legs of lamb imported from New Zealand. When we were at work, people would often flatter us and give them to us as gifts. After retirement, we don't have this kind of treatment anymore. Since we've encountered them today, we can't miss this opportunity."
Hiding behind the crowd, Ruby.Lee couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a sneer when he heard these old men and women's words.
"These old guys, their pensions are tens of thousands of yuan a month. Even those with less pensions are brought here by their children to enjoy a good life. Living in such a high-end community, they're still so greedy and always thinking of taking advantage of others." Ruby.Lee muttered to himself.
"Hey, driver. Let me in. Let's drive the trucks to the opposite square to unload the goods. It'll affect everyone too much if we unload in the community. I feel really bad about it." Ruby.Lee pushed aside the crowd and said to the driver masters.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the old men and women around immediately turned their spearheads towards him.
"Oh, it's you, young man! I say, young fellow, do you have any public morality? With these five big trucks of things blocking here, can your conscience bear it? You must compensate us, the owners!" A woman with an elegant bun, holding a Teddy dog in her arms and wearing a gorgeous cheongsam, stretched out her well-maintained fingers and accused him arrogantly. The little dog in her arms also barked a few times, as if cheering for its owner.
"Yes, compensation!"
"Parked here, it's so unsightly. This is a high-end community. People who don't know might think they've entered a vegetable market. You'll drive down the housing prices!"
"We don't ask for much. Just let us pick a few things and take them away, and we'll forgive you."
Everyone was chattering away, pointing at Ruby.Lee. They were certain that this young man was easy to handle. In their view, as long as everyone put pressure on him together, Ruby.Lee would surely be unable to withstand it, and then they could pick the most expensive things and go home loaded with spoils.
"Hey, aren't you Ruby.Lee, the security guard? Why did you buy so many things? With your salary of just a few thousand yuan, how could you afford so many imported goods and medicines?"
"Oh, I said why you looked so familiar. So you're the security guard! Why aren't you at work properly? What are you doing here? Your salary is paid by us, the owners!"
"Could you be a fake owner of the goods?" Aunt Wang, the community administrator, shouted with a look of disdain on her face. In her eyes, how could a little security guard have the financial resources to buy so many things? Either the money came from an improper source, or he was a fake owner. "Humph, I, Aunt Wang, have lived most of my life. I've seen all kinds of people. I've seen many people like you, a country bumpkin. I'm the 'guardian' of the community." Aunt Wang secretly took pride in her judgment.
"Yes, Aunt. This is Mr. Ruby.Lee, the real owner of the goods." The truck driver compared the owner's information, confirmed it was correct, and said firmly.
"Ah? It's really this security guard who bought them! What is this kid buying so many things for?"
"Anyway, he's not an owner of the community. Since he occupied our place, he must compensate us!"
"Yes, compensate!"
"Compensate!"
"Compensate!"
The shouts of the crowd rose one after another, surrounding Ruby.Lee in the middle.
"Okay, okay, compensation. Everyone will get some!" Ruby.Lee's face was full of smiles. He clasped his hands and bowed repeatedly to apologize, "It was my mistake. I asked the driver to deliver to the wrong place. Well, I'll give the compensation items to Aunt Wang later. Everyone can go to Aunt Wang to get them. Aunt Wang is our community administrator. She's reliable in handling things. I'm at ease leaving it to her."
Ruby.Lee's performance was worthy of an Oscar. He coaxed everyone into a daze. When Aunt Wang heard this, her back straightened instantly, and her chin slightly lifted. She almost looked down at people with her nostrils. Ruby.Lee secretly laughed in his heart. This Aunt Wang valued the title of community administrator the most and always liked to interfere in the neighbors' affairs. Whenever a young couple quarreled, after her mediation, they would surely end up getting divorced. When the upstairs and downstairs had disputes because of noise, after she stepped in to mediate, the downstairs resident, in a fit of impulse, directly stabbed the upstairs one. When the property's revenue and expenditure details were not made public and the owners went to safeguard their rights, after her meddling, the owners were beaten up by the underworld instead. Aunt Wang's full name was Wang Tiaomei. The meaning was originally quite good, but behind her back, everyone secretly called her "Wang Tiaomei-no-more".
"Okay, okay, everyone, disperse. The community management will surely supervise Ruby.Lee to ensure that the compensation is implemented properly. The things will be distributed to you in a while." Aunt Wang stood out and waved her hand majestically towards everyone.
Although everyone was a bit reluctant to leave, thinking that they still had to rely on Aunt Wang for things in the community in the future, they didn't want to offend her, so they gradually dispersed. Before leaving, they didn't forget to remind Aunt Wang a few words.
"Aunt Wang, be sure to pick the best ones for my family."
"Yes, Director Wang, I'm just craving that leg of lamb. Don't forget it."
"Oh, this Ruby.Lee is quite sensible. The property fees we paid weren't in vain."
"Cut, he's just a little security guard. How dare he oppose us, the owners? If he doesn't agree, we'll go to the property management and have him fired. Let's see if he gives in."
The owners thought they had Ruby.Lee in their grasp and were all proud of themselves, as if they were generals who had won a great victory.
After the truck convoy slowly drove to the square, Ruby.Lee walked up to Aunt Wang with a lot of bags in his hands and said with a big smile, "Aunt Wang, oh no, Director Wang, here are 10 catties of imported Wagyu beef from Sakura Country and a leg of lamb raised in the Northwest Snowy Mountains. These are your exclusive compensation. Hold them well." Then he handed over ten buckets of Laotan Pickled Cabbage Instant Noodles, "Take these instant noodles back and distribute them to everyone."
Aunt Wang looked at the things in her hand with a puzzled expression, "Hey, Ruby.Lee, something's not right. Didn't you say that everyone would get beef and lamb? Why are there only ten portions of instant noodles for everyone? Also, why is my meat so good while theirs is so shabby?"
"Director Wang, what are you talking about? How can they compare with you? You're the community administrator, highly respected. Of course I have to flatter you a bit." Ruby.Lee explained seriously, "Besides, these things aren't all mine. A friend of mine works in a supermarket and has a little power. He took advantage of the discount to get a few trucks of goods and left me a few portions. I'm just helping to receive the goods. I only agreed to compensate because of your face just now. I also know that this has caused you some trouble. If there's a chance later, I'll definitely get you more good things. What do you think? After all, you have a special status. It's only right for you to eat better things. Giving them to others would be a waste."
Ruby.Lee was secretly laughing in his heart: Old thing, let's see how you explain it when you go back.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Ruby.Lee, you're so thoughtful." When Aunt Wang heard that there would be more benefits later, her eyes immediately lit up, and she agreed with a beaming smile. As for the others, what did it have to do with her? She didn't care whether they wanted it or not. It would be better if it was all hers.
Ruby.Lee felt sick to his stomach when he saw Aunt Wang's greedy face. Seeing Aunt Wang leave contentedly, he had already started imagining the exciting scene that would happen later in his mind.
"Hey, driver masters. Thank you for making this trip. Here's 1,000 yuan. Take it to have a good meal, drink some water, and take a rest. I've already arranged for the unloading of the goods, so don't worry about it." Ruby.Lee took out 1,000 yuan in cash and handed it to the driver masters.
"Oh, little brother, you're so nice. Then we won't be polite. Thank you, thank you!" The drivers took the money and left happily.
Ruby.Lee did this with another intention. He couldn't let others notice the secret of his space. This was the key means for him to survive in the apocalyptic world. For this reason, he deliberately asked the driver to park the trucks in a blind spot of the surveillance.
When there was no one around, Ruby.Lee crouched down and got into the truck compartments one by one. He quickly closed the doors, and with a thought, the goods in the five trucks disappeared in an instant and were all taken into his space.
Ruby.Lee looked at the time and guessed that Aunt Wang should have arrived home by now, so he walked leisurely towards the community. Sure enough, from a distance, he saw a group of people surrounding Aunt Wang tightly. The sounds of condemnation and angry shouts could be heard continuously.
"Good for you, Aunt Wang. We trusted you and let you pick the supplies. But you, you picked the best beef and lamb for yourself and only brought us ten portions of Laotan Pickled Cabbage Instant Noodles. Is this something people can eat?"
"That's right. How did you become the community administrator? You used the power we gave you to line your own pockets, right?" Several usually domineering old men, with angry expressions on their faces, pointed at Aunt Wang and questioned.
Others also echoed one after another, and everyone was furious.
"Listen to me, everyone. It's really not that I did it on purpose. Ruby.Lee only gave so few things."
"This meat was specially given to me!"
"You have to believe me. I'm the community administrator, representing the official. How could I deceive you?" Aunt Wang was full of anxiety, shouting hoarsely to explain, her eyes turning a little red, looking extremely aggrieved.
But the crowd didn't care about her explanation at all. They only had anger in their eyes because of the unfair distribution. They just stared at the good things in Aunt Wang's hands and compared them with the instant noodles in their own hands, and became even angrier.
"Oh, it's so lively! It seems that Director Wang has distributed the things to everyone. Look how happy you all are!" Ruby.Lee shouted loudly, pretending to be surprised, but in fact, he was already overjoyed in his heart. Keep arguing and making a fuss. Let me add fuel to the fire. Hehe...
"Oh, Ruby.Lee, you're finally here. Hurry up and explain it to everyone. You only gave me so few things. And this meat, explain it clearly to everyone!" Aunt Wang seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and couldn't wait to drag Ruby.Lee and ask him to give everyone an explanation.
"Ah? Didn't I give everyone a portion of beef and lamb and ten portions of instant noodles?" Ruby.Lee tilted his head, scratched the back of his head, looking innocent and pretending to be puzzled. "Director Wang, didn't you say that you would go back to borrow a vehicle from the property management first and bring the rest back for everyone? What's going on?"
When Aunt Wang heard this, her face instantly turned pale, like a frost-beaten eggplant, wilting. She immediately realized that she had been tricked by Ruby.Lee. A flash of malice instantly appeared in her eyes, and she wished she could devour Ruby.Lee alive.
Seeing this, the angry crowd surrounded Aunt Wang even more tightly, looking as if they were determined to question her until they got to the bottom of it. Ruby.Lee took this opportunity to make an excuse and slipped out of the crowd.
After walking a few steps, Ruby.Lee looked back and couldn't help laughing out loud. "Hahaha, Aunt Wang, go and borrow a vehicle quickly to bring food for everyone!" Remembering that when he was a security guard in the past, Aunt Wang had often tripped him up. Today, he finally got his revenge.
Only to hear Aunt Wang behind him shouting shrill and ear-piercingly, "Ruby.Lee, you little bastard, just wait for me!"
When Ruby.Lee returned home, he was in a great mood. He took out a piece of beef from his space, casually threw it to Little Black, and then picked up a roast chicken and ate heartily. "Oh, it's so satisfying today!"
In the next few days, Ruby.Lee planned to completely slack off and do nothing. He would just stay in his room and quietly wait for the ordered banquets to be delivered to his door. As for the supplies in Huahai Port, Ruby.Lee had his own plan in mind. This matter couldn't be rushed. If he took rash actions at this time, it would surely cause a stir, and the authorities would surely conduct a thorough investigation, which would be troublesome. Ruby.Lee had always been cautious in his actions and never took risks easily. He remembered that the apocalyptic world would arrive in the early morning, around four or five o'clock on August 3rd. So he would wait until August 2nd, the day before the apocalyptic world arrived, to take action. By then, even if the authorities noticed something, it would be too late to conduct an investigation. Anyway, at present, he didn't have to worry about food and clothing and lacked nothing. He could just live a carefree life.
...
Five days later, there were only 18 days left until the apocalyptic world.
In the afternoon of this day, Ruby.Lee was bored flipping through his mobile phone when suddenly, the mobile phone rang loudly. It was the delivery call from Yipin Tianxia Hotel. Ruby.Lee immediately perked up, quickly put on his clothes, and rushed excitedly to Sheng Tian Square.
As soon as he arrived at the square, he was surprised by the sight in front of him. The delivery vans with the eye-catching logo of Yipin Tianxia Hotel were neatly lined up in a row, with as many as 40 of them. The scene was quite spectacular. The square was already surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, who were whispering to each other and talking animatedly.
"I heard from the delivery staff that there are eight hundred tables of banquets here!" An old man who was taking a walk smacked his lips, his face full of amazement.
"Wow, are you kidding? The banquets of Yipin Tianxia Hotel! Eight hundred tables! That would cost tens of millions! Who is it? So generous!" A young guy's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
"Wow, it must be ordered by some young master. We should find a way to add him on WeChat. So extravagant!" Two girls dressed up brightly were chatting excitedly.
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