Apocalyptic Hoarding Diary

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood, and the doubts on their faces instantly disappeared, replaced by expressions of "I see," and even a hint of envy that "her relative was truly prescient."

"Oh, you should have said so earlier! Xiao Yan, you're so kind!"

"Okay, okay, I'll transfer it to you! I really don't want to carry this water!"

"I'll transfer mine to you too! Cash, right? Perfect!"

The mineral water credit that was just a moment ago causing frustration has instantly become a highly sought-after commodity that can be instantly converted into cash.

Fearing that Xu Xiaoyan might change her mind, everyone crowded around, vying to "transfer" their quotas to her.

Manager Chen watched from the side, opened his mouth as if to speak, but ultimately did not stop it. This seemed to... solve one of the immediate problems?

As long as the transactions are conducted at the internal price and do not disrupt the external market, he is happy to have some peace and quiet.

Xu Xiaoyan calmly took out the cash she had prepared in advance and bought the bottled water quotas from her colleagues at a price of 5 yuan more for every ten cases of bottled water. She then asked them to sign or put their fingerprints as a voucher to avoid any future trouble.

No one questioned the details anymore. On this night of widespread anxiety, no one would refuse the opportunity to easily exchange seemingly useless credit limits for real cash.

Xu Xiaoyan, on the other hand, quietly turned all the "useless" items that everyone else had abandoned into her own survival reserves.

After carefully checking the last transfer certificate, Xu Xiaoyan carefully put away the thick stack of papers with signatures and fingerprints.

He carefully put the remaining cash back into his bag, handling the matter cleanly and efficiently, leaving no room for complaint.

She approached Manager Chen, who looked exhausted and was rubbing his temples, and earnestly requested:

"Manager Chen, my relatives urgently need the goods, and I can't transport so much water back all at once. Could I borrow the small delivery truck that the supermarket usually uses? I'll use it tonight and deliver it back to you first thing tomorrow morning."

She pointed to the old but still usable small supermarket delivery truck in the corner of the warehouse.

Manager Chen was annoyed by the farce that had just happened, but when he saw that Xu Xiaoyan had taken the initiative to resolve the "trouble" of the bottled water and that it was just a small matter of borrowing an idle vehicle, he was relieved.

He waved his hand impatiently and agreed, "Okay, okay, the key is in the office drawer. Take it yourself, but be sure to return it tomorrow morning so as not to delay the daytime delivery."

"Thank you, manager!" Xu Xiaoyan said, quickly retrieving the keys.

Next came the physical labor: nearly 150 cases of bottled water, which was impossible for her to carry onto the delivery truck by herself.

Her gaze swept across the warehouse and she saw the chubby guy who had just finished his work and was sitting there panting. He was the most honest of the warehouse workers, and she immediately had an idea.

She walked over, took out a fifty-yuan note, stuffed it into the chubby boy's hand, and said in a low voice:

"Hey Fatty, give me a hand and help me load all this water onto the truck. Here's fifty yuan for your trouble. Hurry up."

Little Fatty looked at the money in his hand, then at the mountain of bottled water, and agreed after only a moment's consideration.

Fifty yuan was not a small amount for him, especially at a time like this. Finally, he nodded and gave a simple, honest smile.

"Okay, Sister Yan, you wait here." With the help of the strong and capable Xiao Pang, boxes of mineral water were quickly and neatly stacked into the car, filling the car to the brim.

Xu Xiaoyan thanked Xiao Pang again, got into the driver's seat, and started the car.

Instead of driving towards her home, she followed the excuse she had given Manager Chen and headed towards the road leading to Wu Village in the suburbs.

Even if someone notices this direction, they won't suspect anything.

As night deepened and the roads became sparsely populated, she drove cautiously, checking her rearview mirror to make sure no vehicles were following her.

After leaving the city, the streetlights became sparse and the surroundings grew darker. She specifically chose rural country roads without surveillance cameras.

After several twists and turns, the car finally came to a slow stop on a secluded section of road far from any village, surrounded only by farmland and woods.

Turn off the engine and turn off the lights.

The whole world was plunged into darkness and silence in an instant, with only the occasional chirping of insects and the rustling of the wind through the crops.

She got off the bus, looked around warily, listened intently for several minutes, and only walked to the back of the carriage after confirming that it was absolutely safe.

Opening the trunk reveals neatly stacked mineral water tanks, reflecting a hazy luster in the dim sunlight.

She reached out and gently touched the outermost box, concentrating her mind—with a thought!

In an instant, the carriage became completely empty; all the mineral water tanks vanished without a trace.

In her mind, a small hill made of uniformly sized cardboard boxes suddenly appeared in a corner of that space.

Having done all this, Xu Xiaoyan quickly closed the car door, returned to the driver's seat, started the car, and turned it around.

The whole process was clean and efficient. She returned along the same route, drove the van to the community parking lot, and went upstairs to go home.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Xu Xiaoyan drove the small delivery truck back to the supermarket's backyard and parked it. She then gently placed the keys back in her office drawer.

However, when she walked out of the office, she saw Manager Chen standing in the middle of the warehouse, which was mostly empty, with his brows furrowed in a deep frown as he looked at the inventory list in his hand.

His face was visibly gloomy and he kept sighing, looking even more haggard than when he was surrounded by his employees yesterday.

"Manager Chen, good morning, what brings you here..." Xu Xiaoyan understood what was going on, but still pretended to be concerned and stepped forward to ask.

Manager Chen looked up and saw it was her. As if he had found someone to confide in, he immediately poured out his grievances.

"Oh! Little Xu, don't even mention it! It's like when it rains, it pours!"

Two days ago, we received an urgent supply guarantee notice from above, requiring us to do everything in our power to ensure the supply of basic necessities for people's livelihoods, absolutely preventing stockouts and price increases, and stabilizing market sentiment!

He slammed the form in his hand, his voice filled with helplessness.

"But look at this warehouse! A huge amount of stock was sold out during the rush to buy it. The restocking truck was supposed to arrive at midnight today."

The logistics company just called to say that we're stuck on the road. They said several intersections have increased quarantine measures, making traffic slow. They have no idea when we'll arrive!

"With this inventory... I did a rough calculation, and even at normal sales rates, rice, flour, and cooking oil will only last three days at most! Three days!"

He lowered his voice, his anxiety almost palpable:

"If those customers outside who are already raking it in know that our inventory is almost empty, they'll go crazy!"

The higher-ups want to ensure supply, but there's no source of goods. I, the manager, am caught in the middle, and I'm about to be roasted alive!