Chapter 493: Chapter 370: To Go or To Stay
After reaching a unified decision with his parents, Dong Tianyu immediately began to prepare, first contacting Ye Liuyun, who had the best relationship with him, to see if he planned to move with his family.
The moment Ye Liuyun heard that Dong Tianyu was considering moving his family away, he was momentarily stunned and an incredulous look appeared on his face. He then asked Dong Tianyu, "Do you really plan to move?"
When Dong Tianyu heard Ye Liuyun ask this, he nodded, "We’ve already discussed it at home, and we plan to take my parents with us."
"Why? Isn’t it good here? We are among the first group of elders who settled in the camp. Although neither of us has entered the system, aren’t my dad and brother, as well as your uncle, all part of it?
If it were just the two of us leaving, it would be easier to handle. But things have changed; leaving now means we have to break away from the Officials. It’s easy to leave, but trying to get back in is no small feat.
To leave behind a high and honorable official position and move to Kyoto, I really don’t know what you’re looking for."
Hearing what Ye Liuyun said, Dong Tianyu understood his point. After all, there is an old saying, "Those who leave their hometown are held in low esteem."
Naturally, resettling in a foreign place requires a significant amount of time to adapt to the local life. But to truly integrate into the local society takes even longer.
Understanding Ye Liuyun’s thoughts, Dong Tianyu didn’t try to persuade him further. After all, everyone has their own aspirations, and there was no need for Dong Tianyu to impose his own will on the other.
Seeing Dong Tianyu fall silent, Ye Liuyun suddenly recalled the intelligence he had gathered on him.
In the years preceding the disaster, Dong Tianyu had rented a cave on Nameless Mountain under the guise of starting a business. He claimed he was planning to create a large-scale escape room.
According to the records, after Dong Tianyu expanded the space within the cave, he bought a vast quantity of long-shelf-life goods. Not long after he methodically completed his preparations, the disaster naturally struck.
When the disaster hit, Dong Tianyu didn’t take his family to the cave he had expanded. Instead, he gathered his parents and blood relatives. They didn’t stay in the nearby community Refuge Center like ordinary people but took shelter in the subway station Refuge Center, a place that initially no one was willing to go to.
As time passed after the disaster, the survivors who first took shelter in the community’s underground Refuge Center faced the problem of running out of food and lacking supplies. But those who lived in the subway station Refuge Center, although they had to ration their food, did not starve.
Then, when everyone thought the disaster was over and jubilantly returned home to relax, Dong Tianyu once again moved his parents and relatives, this time to an office building near People’s Square.
Just like before, Dong Tianyu’s premonition proved correct. When the flood hit and other people faced it with confusion, the Thompson family leisurely stayed in the high-rise, enjoying the view of the devastation outside.
That’s when he had his fortuitous meeting with Dong Tianyu. Although there was a misunderstanding about his identity at first, the two began to get to know each other from that moment, gradually grew closer, and eventually became friends with a good relationship.
Then he thought of the experiences he had after meeting Dong Tianyu. Dong Tianyu’s personal circumstances were unclear to him, but he was very familiar with the situation of the Thompson Family, especially Mr. Thompson.
Theoretically, if there had been no disaster, Mr. Thompson, who was nearing retirement, would have led a typical elder’s life—fishing, playing cards, and living the tranquil life of a senior retiree.
But now, he held a seventh-rank official position within the Officials. Although people jokingly referred to it as an insignificant rank, its importance depends on the location. In Kyoto, a seventh-rank Official wouldn’t amount to much.
But in Pengcheng, a seventh-rank official position meant something. It might not be enough to act tyrannically, but at least in the Saxon County Camp, everyone would greet him with a friendly smile.
Before the disaster, it was nearly impossible for an ordinary person to reach this position as it would take at least a decade of time, even if promoted at the lowest standard set by the Officials.
Yet, in the few short years since the disaster, at Mr. Thompson’s age, even if he hadn’t been part of the system before the disaster, he should have understood that he wouldn’t have been considered for promotion due to his age.
However, after the disaster, Mr. Thompson miraculously went from an ordinary citizen to a member ranked within the top twenty in the Saxon County Camp. This promotion speed was like something out of a television drama, akin to the meteoric rise of Director Qi who relied on his father-in-law, whereas Mr. Thompson relied on his son.
With that in mind, Ye Liuyun saw Dong Tianyu turning to leave and suddenly spoke up, "Hold on, little brother, don’t rush off. I’ll ask my old man about this. Even if he doesn’t want to leave, I’ll still accompany you to Kyoto.
Truth be told, I’ve hit a bottleneck here. After all, there are only so many survivors in the camp, and even with those from Pengcheng, it’s not much different.
So, if you’re really set on moving, just let me know. I’ll move to Kyoto with you, and when you buy a house, we can go together. If the price is right, I might even get a place next to you to be neighbors."
