Natural Disasters Strikes: I stockpiled like crazy!-Chapter 151: A block of ice seeing Spring

She could hear Yu Baoyin mumbling, "Sis… Sis… Sorry."

The pain in her clouded eyes was evident to Nanzhi. Even in her unconscious state, Yu Baoyin struggled, unwilling to hurt Nanzhi.

Yu Baoyin collapsed onto the bed afterward.

That short exchange made Nanzhi stand up abruptly. She grabbed a backpack, wrapped Baoyin in a blanket, and hurried to carry her out.

What she hadn’t expected was that when she opened the door, she saw others carrying their unconscious relatives as well. Among them was Lin Yicheng.

Nanzhi swallowed a nervous lump in her throat. The little boy’s face was flushed red, his breaths shallow and weak. His hands clutched at the rough blanket as though seeking comfort.

The black veins on his arms and cheeks were unmistakable.

He struggled against the soldiers and her grandfather’s hands like a wounded puppy, whimpering in his sleep.

Sweetie.

Nanzhi’s heart clenched as she called out in her mind. She quickly moved over to him.

"My baby Chen…" The old man, Lin Weihao’s grandfather, as Nanzhi recalled, was desperately suppressing his tears.

"What happened to him?" Nanzhi asked, although she had an inkling of what it might be. Perhaps, deep down, she clung to the hope that it was just a simple fever.

The butler, noticing Nanzhi approaching, saw her as the one who had saved the young master and master from the car crash. His eyes softened, no longer sharp and guarded as before.

"Young Master has had a fever since lunch time," the butler explained.

Lin Jianjun noticed the butler’s growing familiarity with a stranger.

"Old Pan, let’s hurry up. We need to bring them to my grandson first." Lin Jianjun’s voice held urgency. His grandson had not yet arrived after telling him that he needed to wait for the blood tests, and he couldn’t wait anymore.

"Ah, yes, yes!" Pan Chen nodded quickly.

Nanzhi followed them, her eyes never leaving Lin Yicheng as he lay on the stretcher. Each time he groaned in pain, her heart felt like it was being pierced.

System, do you have any way to treat this?

[It’s a natural selection, a survival of the fittest.]

You can take my EXP.

[There is nothing I can do.]

Nanzhi’s expression darkened at the system’s cold response.

It wasn’t until she heard a familiar voice that she snapped back to reality.

"Grandpa!"

Lin Weihao quickly rushed to his grandfather’s side, snow still clinging to his shoulders from the hurried journey.

"You’re finally here!" Lin Jianjun exclaimed with relief. "Did the doctors find a medicine for the fever?"

Lin Weihao examined his mother and Lin Yicheng, rolling their sleeves to reveal the black veins. "They can take the mushrooms. Let’s go inside first."

"Where are you going?" Grandpa Jianjun asked, noticing Lin Weihao heading in the opposite direction.

"Wait for me inside, I still need to speak with your granddaughter-in-law," Lin Weihao said casually.

Granddaughter-in-law?

Baby Chen’s mother had already passed away.

And this stubborn grandson of his had remained single for so long. What was this nonsense about a granddaughter-in-law?

Grandpa Jianjun’s face wrinkled in confusion.

"Old Pan, am I hearing things? Did my grandson really just mention a granddaughter-in-law?"

"Old Master, you didn’t mishear it, I also heard what Master said," Pan Chen confirmed, equally baffled.

The two old men exchanged puzzled glances until they saw Lin Weihao approach the young woman who had inquired about Lin Yicheng’s condition earlier.

"Weihao," Nanzhi called out softly.

Lin Weihao looked down at Nanzhi, his gaze tender.

The two old men stood frozen, shocked when they saw Lin Weihao gently touch the woman’s face. His tenderness made Jianjun wonder if this was truly his grandson, or someone pretending to be him.

"Don’t cry," Lin Weihao whispered, noticing the tears beneath Nanzhi’s eyes, tears she hadn’t realized were there, likely from the sight of Lin Yicheng’s condition earlier.

Lin Weihao leaned closer and whispered something in Nanzhi’s ear.

The two old men’s jaws nearly dropped to the floor. From their vantage point, they saw the two share a kiss that lasted five seconds.

Pan Chen: So, something is going on between them? And it seems like they’re already a couple? Could the lunchboxes earlier have been from this lady as well? If so, are they planning to welcome another young master into the family soon?

Grandpa Jianjun’s heart swelled with joy. Heavens! Ancestors! This old man thanks you profusely for making my stubborn grandson finally realize what love is! That stubborn block of ice finally found his spring! I’ll offer incense every week until I die!

He glanced at Lin Daxia.

Daughter-in-law! Finally, our long battle is over!

Nanzhi blinked, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. "Are you sure?"

Lin Weihao nodded confidently. "You just need to feed her 50 grams of the cooked mushrooms."

Nanzhi saw Lin Weihao offering to take Yu Baoyin from her, but she gently declined.

"I can manage. You take care of your nephew and mother first," Nanzhi replied, trying to be sensible. "By the way, wait for me."

Lin Weihao paused by the door. Soon, Nanzhi returned with four large black duffel bags.

"What is this?" Lin Weihao opened one of the bags but quickly closed it, startled by the number of mushrooms inside. "You shouldn’t have done this."

"You need them more than I do," Nanzhi said, her voice soft.

Lin Weihao hesitated, his gaze lingering on the bags. "Are you sure you don’t need them?"

Nanzhi nodded firmly. "Yes." She already collected the spores.

Lin Weihao gave her a final nod before turning to leave.

As he walked away, he saw his grandfather and the old butler staring at him as if they were trying to ask him to spill the tea.

Ignoring them, Lin Weihao carried his mother and nephew with ease, followed closely by Lin Jianjun and Pan Chen.

Inside Room 1502, Nanzhi quickly crushed the grilled mushrooms and began feeding them to Yu Baoyin.

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After an hour, Yu Baoyin’s complexion improved, and the black veins that marred her skin slowly faded.

This meant Lin Yicheng would be safe too.

Nanzhi let out a huge sigh of relief.

But she couldn’t help but think of the mushrooms. Would it work on animals or plants too? Would it prevent them from mutating?

Most importantly, how could a mushroom from the system’s mini-dungeon appear on the real world?

The settings of the mini dungeons in the game is that they are called warps, it’s like an independent space like the Game Lobby.

Did it appear on their pasts as well but because it was winter, no one was able to notice these mushrooms? Lin Weihao and the ’her’ in the his memory were staying in the city and not in the mountain.

These mushrooms needs an extremely cold habitat too. By the time winter is over, these mushroom were probably gone before anyone notice.

Nanzhi’s mind was full of question marks. Tired, she took a short nap.

Several hours, patients fed with the mushroom started waking up.

Nanzhi woke up to the sound of the system’s chiming.

Her drowsiness vanished and was replaced by renewed vigor.

[You’ve earned 20, 480 EXP.]

Nanzhi: Is it New Year already? Why did the system become so generous?!