Tang Xiaohu quickly finished his shower amidst the extreme cold and stench, while Zhao Xiaohua had already returned to bed. Since the power was out and it was so cold outside, it was definitely better to stay in bed.

"Phew, the next time I take a shower is probably next time."

After taking a shower, Tang Xiaohu endured the cold and shivered as he put on his clothes. However, while dressing, Tang Xiaohu's teeth kept chattering, and he almost bit his own teeth.

After leaving the toilet, Tang Xiaohu felt as if he had left the dirtiest place on earth, panting heavily. Just as he was about to dry his hair, he realized that the power had gone out.

Left with no other choice, he returned to his room. He thought the stench on his body had disappeared, but to his surprise, Zhao Xiaohua and Tang Jian's expressions turned ugly as if they had eaten something disgusting when they saw him enter.

"Wow wow wow!"

Tang Jian couldn't help but cry, and Zhao Xiaohua asked with a grim expression.

"Honey, are you sure you really took a shower? Why do you smell so bad?"

"I'm 100% sure I took a shower, and I even used twice the usual amount of shower gel, so how could I still smell bad?"

Tang Xiaohu was also a little frustrated at this moment, but he could only stand helplessly at the door, trying his best to make Zhao Xiaohua and Tang Jian look less distressed.

"Could this stench be from that bastard Xiao Chen?"

Just then, a thought flashed through Tang Xiaohu's mind, and it seemed to take root. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that the stench on his body had started when he returned from Xiao Chen's house.

"Honey, do you think it was that little bastard Xiao Chen who did it? Otherwise, why did I start to smell bad after I came back from Xiao Chen's house that day?"

Tang Xiaohu shared his thoughts with Zhao Xiaohua, only to be met with a sneer from her.

"Husband, what nonsense are you talking about? You didn't even go inside Xiao Chen's house, how could it be that Xiao Chen did it?"

Tang Xiaohu thought it made sense, so he rejected the correct answer and went to the guest room. Little did he know that Xiao Chen was laughing hysterically upstairs.

"Haha, I never thought you'd end up like this. But this isn't the end. Just wait, the good days are yet to come."

Xiao Chen sneered, then looked at a corner of his house, where a small diesel generator was placed. He had found it while wandering around the supermarket earlier, and had stored it in his Creation Ring in anticipation of future power outages.

While other people's houses become pitch black at night, Xiao Chen's house is brightly lit.

However, Xiao Chen wisely covered his windows with curtains, so that no one could see the lights in his house amidst the heavy snow.

Unless the snow stops sometime.

He concealed himself, not because Xiao Chen was afraid, but to avoid unnecessary trouble. After all, Xiao Chen was not a murderer, and as long as they didn't provoke him, he wouldn't kill them.

The residents of Building 5 had offended Xiao Chen in their previous lives, so Xiao Chen would not show them any mercy in this life.

"Life is so comfortable."

Xiao Chen casually took out a bottle of soda, took a sip, and then turned on his PS5 to begin his pleasant day.

Xiao Chen's life is now very regular. He plays during the day and cultivates for four hours before going to bed at night. After all, he needs to combine work and rest to break through.

Xiao Chen now vaguely senses that he only needs another ten days of cultivation to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining. At that time, he will be able to ignore small-caliber bullets. Thinking about it makes him a little excited.

Just as Xiao Chen was enjoying the bright future, a message was sent out in the household head group.

"Everyone, does anyone have any extra food at home? If you send food to my family, I'll recruit you into the regulatory bureau as high-level employees after the disaster is over, with a monthly salary of 40,000!"

It was Tang Xiaohu who sent the message. Upon seeing the message, Xiao Chen just sneered and didn't pay any more attention to it. In his previous life, the message was also sent around this time.

Xiao Chen's memory is exceptionally clear now, probably because of his cultivation. After cultivating, one's memory will improve to a great extent.

Although most people knew it was a trap, and even though they were struggling to survive, they still harbored a sliver of hope that the disaster would soon be over.

So in his previous life, a dozen or so fools sent a lot of resources to Tang Xiaohu's family, including Xiao Chen. After all, the job at the regulatory bureau was a permanent position with a monthly salary of 40,000 yuan, which was much better than being a store manager like himself.

If it happened again, Xiao Chen wouldn't send anything to Tang Xiaohu. As for those fools, let them go if they want to send it.

"Director Tang, if I send you food, do you really think I can get you a high-ranking position in the regulatory bureau?"

Soon someone in the homeowners' group tagged Tang Xiaohu, and Tang Xiaohu, who was on the bed in the guest room, immediately sneered after seeing it.

"Want to work? Save that for your next life!"

When the disaster subsides, it's uncertain whether everyone will still be alive. Although that's what they say, Tang Xiaohu confirmed this news in the group chat.

"That's right, I, Tang Xiaohu, guarantee that as long as you give us food, I will arrange jobs for you in the regulatory bureau, the kind that are guaranteed to be permanent positions."

Hearing Tang Xiaohu's words, many people were tempted.

A couple living on the seventh floor were among them, but the wife was still a little worried.

"Do you think Tang Xiaohu is lying to us?"

The husband said confidently, "Don't worry, Tang Xiaohu is the director. It shouldn't be difficult for him to arrange a job for us. Besides, with our current income, it's really difficult to afford this house. If our income were higher, our pressure would be much less."

Hearing her husband's words, the wife finally gave in.

"Alright then, let's take a third of the food and give it to Director Tang. Hopefully, he won't go back on his word."

With his wife's permission, the husband quickly grabbed a third of the food in the house and ran up to the 22nd floor. On the stairs, he saw many people, all of whom were delivering food to Tang Xiaohu's house.

With that thought in mind, the man quickened his pace and soon arrived at the twenty-second floor.

After hearing the knock, Tang Xiaohu first looked through the peephole to make sure the person posed no threat before slowly opening his front door.