Winning 30 Million

There were still 179 days before the apocalypse arrived.

Recently, it had been raining non-stop and the weather was dark.

In April and April, rainfall accounted for 47 percent of the year.

The rain continued to fall. Li Yu stood outside the train station, smelling the slightly cold and fresh air brought by the rain.

The muscles that had been tense relaxed slightly.

Li Yu saw that there was a lottery station outside the train station. He ran over in the rain.

Going straight to the point, Li Yu said to the lottery salesman, "Hello, I want to buy a two-colored ball lottery and triple the bet. The red balls are 12 15 20 26 30 33, and the blue ball is 16. Also, keep the same red balls and repeat the permutation for blue balls 1 to 15."

Crackle, crackle. The salesperson immediately typed in the numbers that Li Yu had given him.

Li Yu scanned the QR code and paid 36 yuan. He checked the lottery numbers in his hand again. After confirming that there was no problem, he carefully put the lottery ticket in the bottom pocket of his backpack and turned to leave the lottery sales center.

It was still raining outside. Li Yu bought an umbrella next to the lottery center.

He waved his hand and hailed a taxi to go home. Originally, there was a fixed bus in the county city, and the ticket price was not expensive. Compared to a taxi that cost 30 yuan, a five-yuan bus fare was really cheap.

However, Li Yu was eager to go home and did not care about these things.

Outside the window, the raindrops hit the glass window. Li Yu lowered the glass window slightly and allowed a small portion of the rain to hit his face.

He saw that the early rice had already begun to grow outside the window, and his eyes were filled with greenery.

With a thought, Li Yu remembered that he had to leave a plot of land in the base to grow rice. Judging from the time, he could only plant rattoon now.

Time passed very quickly. After Li Yu got off the national highway, he saw a three-story house less than 30 meters away from the national highway.

He felt homesick near home.

Li Yu opened his umbrella, dragged his luggage, carried his bag, and walked slowly.

He pushed open the door and habitually called his parents. His body's inertia was undoubtedly very strong.

There were many kinds of loneliness in the world, but every time you returned home, you would habitually call out for your parents. When you realized that there was no response to your cries, it was a kind of heart-wrenching loneliness.

Hearing his mother's familiar response, he saw his mother walking out of the kitchen in an apron.

When Li Yu saw his mother's familiar face, his reddened eyes could no longer hold back and two streams of tears flowed down.

Liu Fanghua looked at her son, who was crying, and her heart ached. She took a tissue and wiped his tears as she said, "What's wrong? Ah, it seems like you've been wronged."

Embarrassed, Li Yu wiped his tears and went forward to give his mother a fierce hug.

Liu Fanghua looked at this child that she had not carried since she grew up and felt emotional.

At the dining table, his father, Li Hongyuan, looked at his eldest son in front of him and asked after some thought,

"You're not going back this time?"

Li Yu said, "Yes, I have something to do when I come back this time. I'll work at home later."

Considering that his parents had their own social circles and had more neighbors nearby, he still felt that he should not say anything.

Moreover, he knew very well after returning from the apocalypse that there were no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

It was for his parents' own interests not to tell them. Actually, it wasn't that he didn't trust them, but it was a matter of great importance. He was afraid that it would be troublesome if they let it slip. After all, this kind of thing was very difficult for them to believe.

Li Yu weighed the pros and cons in his heart. He thought that there would be some signs before the apocalypse arrived anyway, and he could take the opportunity to convince them.

After making up his mind, Li Yu secretly made up his mind.

Mr. Li looked at his 22-year-old son and thought for a moment before saying, "You've grown up and have your own thoughts. Then what do you plan to do at home?"

Hearing this question, Li Yu told his parents the excuse he had thought of before coming back. "I'll work online like what I've doing anyway. I think there'll be other arrangements later. Anyway, don't worry."

Li Yu majored in the Chinese department. After graduation, he worked in a documentary-related job. His parents also had some understanding of him.

Hearing his son's answer, Li Hongyuan did not say anything else.

This eldest son had always been independent since he was young. He had lived in school since he was in primary school. Back then, he was unwilling to enroll in the school and insisted on going to a university far away from home.

In a fit of anger, Mr. Li said that he would not give Li Yu any tuition fees or living expenses.

Unexpectedly, Li Yu worked hard. During the summer vacation of his third year in high school, he worked two jobs and forcefully gathered the tuition fees and living expenses. During the few years he was in university, Li Yu even worked while studying.

Later on, Mr. Li secretly regretted it. He had only wanted Li Yu to back off. Who would have thought that this kid would solve all the problems himself?

Mr. Li had a strong personality, but there was nothing he could do in front of his son. Sometimes, the elders were indeed more considerate and would think further, but there were also certain limitations.

However, if he could earn money, he could solve the problem. All the conflicts would be resolved.

The economic foundation determined the superstructure. This saying was not unreasonable. At least for Li Yu, he could fight for some freedom.

When Mr. Li heard his son's answer, he did not say much. He thought that if this kid had any problems in the future, he would find him a job. After all, he had a certain amount of connections after being in his hometown for many years.

....

Li Yu didn't go out in the afternoon. He had been on the train the entire night yesterday, so he lay at home to rest.

The next day, Li Yu left home and went to his grandma's house. He hadn't seen his grandma for a long time. On the other hand, it also involved the most important factor in the construction of Li Yu's base: land.

Li Yu's family was a big family. They had three uncles and an aunt. Including the children of the younger generation, there were more than 20 people in the family. However, apart from their youngest uncle, most of them were working outside. They would only come back to reunite during the New Year.

His grandparents had been at home for so many years. Although they were old, they still couldn't stay idle. Back then, they had been assigned a lot of space.

In addition, in the past two years, Li Yu's father had contracted a mountain pond in the village, as well as two mountains that originally belonged to their family. Now, orange trees were planted on them.

Li Yu wasn't far from his grandma's house. It was only a 10-minute walk. He could reach his grandma's house by walking straight through a cement road on the national highway.

It had to be said that there were benefits to living in a small village in the south. The mountains and rivers were beautiful, and the air was fresh. Li Yu's grandmother's house was like a small forest, in a vast deep forest.

If he didn't pass by the cement road, it would be difficult to find their house.

Moreover, it was only 20 minutes away from the county city by car. Therefore, in Li Yu's heart, this place was simply too good.

Firstly, there were mountains, water, and plains. The planting conditions were good and sustainable.

Secondly, transportation was convenient, hidden, but not remote. If someone came out of the city, it would actually be very difficult to notice this village road.

Thirdly, his grandmother's house had dozens of acres of land and a few small ponds. The largest piece of land was beside the mountain that his father had contracted.

When Li Yu arrived at his grandma's house, he realized that she was not at home, so he went straight to the fields to find her.

Grandma was very happy to see Li Yu. She had silver-gray hair and was 65 years old, but her body was still very strong.

She broke off a cucumber from the ground and let Li Yu wash it and eat it himself.

Li Yu was overjoyed to see that his grandma was still so healthy and cheerful.

Hence, he told her, "Grandma, I won't be going out this time. I plan to set up a tourism eco-farm at home."

Grandma looked at her eldest grandson in confusion and asked, "What's a tourism eco-farm?"

Li Yu didn't say much. He told his grandmother that he wanted a place at home to start a business.

Grandma was very happy when she heard that. "When I wanted to give the land to your uncle and the others, they all said that they didn't want it. They insisted on going outside and living in the city. My eldest grandson is still the best. Alright, I'll tell your uncle and the others when the time comes."

When local problems were solved, the biggest problem was construction.

Time passed in a flash.

...

May 28th, 177 days before the apocalypse arrived. There were still 0 days before the lottery was drawn.

Li Yu checked the results of the lottery on his phone and found that the butterfly didn't affect the lottery number.

According to the lottery ticket he bought, the first prize was 11 million yuan, and the tripled prize was 33 million yuan. Coupled with the second prize of 400,000 yuan over 15 bets, the total was 39 million yuan. After deducting 20% of the taxes, the total was 31.2 million yuan.

Early the next morning, Li Yu took a taxi to the provincial capital to collect his winnings.

Time was running out, so Li Yu didn't do much decorating. He only wore a mask and bought a hat and a pair of sunglasses by the roadside.

When collecting the prize, the staff hinted to Li Yu several times to donate. Li Yu didn't want to donate at first. Who knew where the money would go?

However, a few staff members repeatedly persuaded him.

"Sir, look. If you win this award, it is a blessing. Therefore, many people who win will donate…" The person who spoke was a 30-year-old man with a sharp mouth and monkey-like cheeks. He was wearing a small suit and looked like a dog, but he was a little bald.

A person who looked like a leader also came out to speak. "We're doing this for your own good. Donate some money to help with welfare. Don't you think so, Mr. Li?"

Li Yu's eyes narrowed. What do you mean? If I don't donate, you're going to leak my information??"

He was fearless as he stared at the leader. That pair of eyes could only be trained after killing countless people in the apocalypse.

It was bone-chilling.

The leader of the lottery center was shocked and did not dare to meet Li Yu's gaze.

But!

There were many people around, and the atmosphere was hot. From the looks of it, it would be difficult to leave without donating.

He wasn't afraid of trouble, but he couldn't be bothered to solve it.

It was more important to build a base!

He was really unhappy and impatient. He symbolically donated 50,000 yuan. The staff seemed to think that this amount was a little low and wanted to pester him further.

Li Yu said fiercely, "If you continue to pester me, I won't donate a single cent."

With that, Li Yu pushed the staff around him away. No one stopped him anymore.

Li Yu took the transfer cheque and took a taxi. He went to the designated bank two kilometers away and looked at the 31.15 million yuan that had been transferred to his account. Li Yu was slightly excited.

'It's settled!'