Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Unlocking the Storage Space

Melody Summers walked into the house to find her mother, uncle, and grandmother all waiting for her inside.

Seeing their three familiar faces, Melody Summers felt her eyes sting with tears and threw herself into her mother, Winnie Summers’s, arms.

"Oh dear, what’s wrong with our Melody?" Grandma came over, gently stroking Melody’s hair as she asked.

Her uncle, Colin Summers, saw this and quickly tried to comfort her. "Melody, don’t worry. Whatever it is, just tell us slowly. We’re all here for you."

Seeing the concerned looks on her family’s faces, Melody Summers forced herself to calm down and spoke.

"Mom, Grandma, Uncle, I signed the agreement to transfer the lease for Mount Anworth to The Lancaster Group today. The transfer fee is 4.4 million, and the money will be in our account tomorrow."

Winnie Summers was surprised. "What? Why did you suddenly sign it? We haven’t even harvested the fish from the pond yet. Didn’t we agree we’d sell after the harvest?"

Colin Summers was also stunned. "Melody, why would you sign it without talking to us first? You’re just a young woman, going to sign a contract all by yourself. What if you got cheated by the Lancaster Group? Those business types are all incredibly shrewd."

"Mom, Uncle, the contract had to be signed today. A mudslide is going to hit the mountain in the early hours of the day after tomorrow. If we wait, the contract will be void."

This time, they were all completely stunned. Her grandmother hesitated before saying, "But... Mount Anworth has never had a mudslide. I’ve lived here for decades. We never had one, not even during those terrible storms years ago."

"That’s right," Colin Summers added. "Before we leased Mount Anworth, your mother and I looked into it. The geology here isn’t prone to mudslides."

Melody’s expression turned serious. "I know this is hard for you to believe, but I have solid information. The mudslide will reach our home. We and our two next-door neighbors will all be in its path. Mom, Grandma, Uncle, we need to start packing now. We have to be out of here by tomorrow."

Seeing Melody’s earnest expression, her grandmother and the others found themselves starting to believe her. They knew Melody. She wasn’t the type to cause trouble for no reason.

Ever since her adoptive parents divorced, Melody had to juggle her studies with helping to manage the family’s affairs, both big and small. As the only one in the family to attend college, they often relied on her advice. She was a very dependable kid.

This was especially true after her grandmother and uncle were swindled out of 80,000 yuan in a phone scam a few years back. Ever since then, they consulted Melody on any matter involving money.

Seeing that she was getting through to them, Melody pressed on. "We can move to the school district apartment in the city tomorrow. Just trust me this one time. We’ll know for sure in the early hours of the day after tomorrow. If the mudslide doesn’t happen, we can always move right back."

After a few moments of thought, Colin Summers was the first to nod. "Alright. Our Melody is the only one in the family who’s been to college. Your uncle trusts you! Let’s have lunch. After we eat, we’ll start packing and call a moving company."

Her mother and grandmother exchanged a look, then nodded gently as well.

Melody let out a long sigh of relief.

Her grandmother suddenly thought of the contract Melody had signed and asked hesitantly, "But... if there really is a mudslide, won’t signing this transfer agreement mean The Lancaster Family is taking a huge loss? We can’t do something like that. Besides, if they find out we knew, they’ll never let it go."

"Don’t worry, Grandma. The Lancaster Family is in the tourism business. They’re a massive company with plenty of assets and insurance to handle things like this." ’As for screwing over The Lancaster Family,’ Melody thought, ’I don’t feel the slightest bit guilty. After all, they screwed me over so badly in my last life that I ended up dead!’

Her grandmother’s worries were eased.

For lunch, Grandma stir-fried some fresh greens, made pork with hot peppers, and even stewed the laying hen from the yard. They were moving tomorrow, and bringing a chicken to an apartment building wouldn’t be practical.

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