Then quickly close the door, change your shoes into slippers, take out clothes from the closet, and change quickly.

Then I dried my head with a towel, and it was a little strange that they still hadn't come up when I was almost finished.

After wiping the last strand of hair, he opened the door to see what was going on, and saw the two people standing in the doorway, the water stains on the floor telling him the truth.

They weren't standing there for a minute or two, but for several minutes.

Why didn't you knock when you arrived?

"The captain told me not to knock on the door," Xiao Zhang explained.

Lu Zhixia quickly stepped aside, "You guys come in first!"

After they came in, I closed the door. I saw that their clothes were almost completely wet, but I didn't have any clothes for them to change into, so I could only give them two towels.

"I don't have any clothes here."

"It's nothing, I just got a little rained on, it's no big deal for me."

Gu Lingxiao took the towels and Xiao Zhang each took one, and began to wipe their faces and heads.

Lu Zhixia wrung out her coat and hung it on the line. The coat wouldn't dry for a while, but it was better than leaving it there.

Then they were given stools. "You can only sit here for now. Go back when the thunder stops."

"Thank you, Sister Xia!" Xiao Zhang sat down obediently.

Gu Lingxiao took the stool and sat down next to him.

Lu Zhixia thought there should be some hot water in the thermos, so she went to the cabinet outside to get a few bowls. When she opened the door, a gust of cold wind blew into her.

She decisively closed the door again.

"What are you going to do?" Gu Lingxiao asked.

"I wanted to go out and get some bowls to pour you some water, but the wind outside is too strong." Helpless, Lu Zhixia could only pick up her large teacup.

"Let me pour myself some water first, then I'll give you the teacups."

"Thank you for your trouble," Gu Lingxiao said.

"Thank you, Sister Xia!" Xiao Zhang said.

Lu Zhixia poured herself some water and drank it first, then emptied the water from her glass, poured a large glass for everyone, and handed it to Gu Lingxiao.

"I just drank the water; it was lukewarm, not hot."

Gu Lingxiao took a big gulp, then handed the teacup to Xiao Zhang.

"Drink it!"

Xiao Zhang took the teacup and drank it all, then wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I'm sweating even after sitting for a while in this awful weather. I wonder how long this thunder will last."

As he finished speaking, the lights in the room went out.

Lightning flashed through the window and into the room. Lu Zhixia quickly turned on her flashlight and looked for a candle. Luckily, there was one in the drawer. She lit it with a match and placed it on the floor.

"Luckily, Sister Lan gave me a candle last time, otherwise we would have been sitting in the dark."

"I guess the lightning was too strong and struck the power lines outside," Gu Lingxiao said.

"Luckily we didn't risk going back; the thunder was getting louder and louder."

Xiao Zhang loosened the buttons on his collar; his clothes were really wet, and he really wanted to change.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Lu Zhixia asked, rushing towards the door.

"Xiaxia, it's me!" Su Lan's voice came from outside.

Lu Zhixia hurriedly went to the door and gently opened it, seeing Su Lan wearing a raincoat and carrying a large cloth bag in her arms.

What's going on here?

"I just woke up and heard you talking. I knew Captain Gu and the others came upstairs to take shelter from the rain, so I guessed their clothes must be wet." Su Lan opened the bag in her hand and handed the raincoat to Lu Zhixia.

"These are your brother-in-law's clothes, let them change into them! It suddenly started raining heavily, and they won't be able to get back for a while. They'll get sick if they wear wet clothes!"

"Thank you, Sister Lan, these clothes are just in time." Lu Zhixia decisively took the bag, then heard a snapping sound—it sounded like thunder was about to rumble—and quickly told Sister Lan...

"The power's out! You'd better go home right away! It looks like thunder is about to come!"

"Then I'll go back now. Call me if you need anything."

Su Lan turned and went back into the house, thinking that it was fortunate that it was nearby, otherwise she would not have dared to come out in the rain.

Lu Zhixia closed the door, then opened the bag and saw that it contained long-sleeved clothes. Since they were all about the same height, they should all be able to wear them.

So he looked up at them and said, "You can choose for yourselves."

"Great, I have some clothes to change into! These wet clothes are so uncomfortable!" Xiao Zhang squatted down and grabbed a random piece of clothing, holding it up to his body to check the size. "It fits! It's just a little big!"

Lu Zhixia returned to the bedside and turned to the other side so that she could no longer see them changing clothes.

Gu Lingxiao glanced back. He had originally intended to use his body to shield Xiao Zhang, but now it seemed unnecessary, so he quickly changed his clothes.

After changing out of their wet clothes, the two of them returned to their previous positions and sat down on the bench.

"It's terrible, there's a fire!" someone shouted in the quiet night.