day9

"There are currently 990/1000 players remaining on this map."

Dao Xiaoqin stayed in the end. She was very embarrassed because the argument at the gate had become a public spectacle. After taking leave, she stayed at home and focused on taking care of her child.

Zhang Changheng, on the other hand, suddenly perked up and started going out for walks more often. He would casually mention to others that his wife had gotten a bad reputation at the hospital after taking leave this time, and might lose her job.

On the surface, bystanders would comfort them by saying they could find another job and that being together as a family was the most important thing. But what they really thought behind their backs was anyone's guess.

Xia Ning realized that Zhang Changheng was laying the groundwork in advance. If anyone needed masks, disinfectant, or something similar and came to their door asking for help, he would have a reason to refuse.

If you have a doctor or nurse in your family, relatives and friends usually like to consult them for both major and minor illnesses. Now that their movement is restricted, neighborly relations have suddenly become closer. Before, no one paid attention to each other, and everyone lived their lives behind closed doors. Who knows what the future holds?

For Zhang Changheng, it was just a matter of saying a few more words; he wouldn't lose anything.

These past few days, Xia Ning has been staying home unless absolutely necessary, and she keeps the car's air conditioning on 24/7—it's free and convenient.

It felt like time had rewound to before the time travel.

She'll probably lower her immunity if she keeps using the air conditioner, so she practices boxing on the balcony and runs in the living room, setting her younger sister up badly. The two of them, the dog and she, are running wild in the house, and they've managed to break five bowls of vegetables.

As her older sister Ji Li once said, Xia Ning's personality, to put it nicely, is called easygoing; to put it bluntly, she's heartless.

Her mother always complains that all her bad habits come from the Xia family.

Her father dared not speak out against her anger. On the surface, he would agree that "the genes were not chosen well," but behind her back, he would often grumble to Xia Ning. He never said that the Ji family's genes were bad when Ji Li made mistakes as a child.

Xia Ning chimed in, "That's right, that's right! The way the mother and daughter were showing off just now was exactly the same."

The father and daughter, at the bottom of the food chain, whispered amongst themselves, huddling together for warmth, each believing that the other was the one with the lowest status in the family.

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Xia Ning said she didn't understand those little kids running around outside.

It's 43 degrees Celsius!

The children, who didn't have to go to school, were like wild beasts released from their cages, chasing each other around the neighborhood, their laughter deafening. Their clothes were soaked through, and they looked like they'd been pulled out of the water, but that didn't dampen their spirits at all.

Children can be both fragile and resilient.

Xia Ning muttered, "Aren't you afraid of getting heatstroke?"

After the power was restored, the free plum juice was no longer provided in the community's sheds, but many people still gathered there every day to chat, play chess and cards, and the radio still broadcast foreign news from time to time.

Today's report is about a strike and demonstration by workers in country F, which resulted in more than 30 people fainting from the heat in the streets. Three of them died from complications caused by the high temperature.

The aim is to spread a message: gathering crowds to cause trouble is life-threatening; obediently listen to the government and stay at home to ensure your safety.

In reality, China, as a replica of Xia Ning's original Dragon Kingdom, truly possesses remarkable courage. A nationwide shutdown would have been a fatal blow to the economy. However, the nation still prioritized the lives of its people, swiftly and decisively taking action.

Xia Ning knew that it was impossible for people to cause trouble in every place and at every moment abroad; events that made the news were actually low-probability events. However, this didn't change the fact that she felt China was the safest place.

At least firearms are banned in China!

Weapons are safest in the hands of soldiers. Perhaps due to her upbringing, Xia Ning has a natural trust and admiration for soldiers.

As Xia Ning was feeling sentimental, she received a notification on her phone that the power and water were cut off.

The official explanation for the water outage is that the high temperatures caused a large number of fish to die, which in turn polluted the water source.

Rumors circulated online that an island nation suffered a nuclear leak due to a major earthquake, and that they illegally discharged nuclear wastewater, polluting the ocean, with neighboring countries being the first to suffer the consequences.

It was met with a barrage of criticism online.

Of course, not everyone dislikes this notice, such as the supermarket owner at the entrance of the community.

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[Residents' Group]

Ronghua Supermarket owner: @Everyone, bottled water is 10 yuan per bottle, first come first served. It's getting harder and harder to get stock now, and I don't know when we'll have any more next time.

Building 2, Daniel Wu: How many are there? I'll take them all!

Takeshi Kaneshiro from Building 2: You can call yourself Murong Yunhai from Building 2, I'll take the whole place! Boss, save me 20 bottles.

Zou Xiaoyu from Building 6: How many milliliters? 550 milliliters or 5 liters?

Ronghua Supermarket owner: In today's market, I'd buy 5 liters for 10 yuan from you, I'm not selling any more goods.

Ronghua Supermarket owner: 300ml, no bargaining. Buy now while supplies last.

Zou Xiaoyu from Building 6: This is so expensive! Is this not mineral water or luxury water? Aren't you afraid of being reported for price gouging?

Ronghua Supermarket Owner: Honestly, you can easily find out the prices outside by asking around. I'm really not making any profit; I'm just selling this as a small fee to cover my expenses and to make things convenient for everyone. If you don't want to buy, that's fine too. I can keep it for myself or give it to relatives; it's not like I can't use it all.

Daniel Wu (Building 2): Never mind them, Boss and Takeshi Kaneshiro will take care of it, send as many as you want to Building 2.

Takeshi Kaneshiro from Building 2: Exactly! Even with supermarket purchase limits, you might not be able to buy anything. We're Shuangbi from Building 2, we don't need that kind of money.

Zou Xiaoyu from Building 6: I was just asking, boss, I'll message you privately.

Chen Fang from Building 8: Can you make it cheaper?

Ronghua Supermarket owner: No bargaining!

Mom of a baby in Building 2: I had no idea that our building had two such outstanding individuals. My apologies for not recognizing them.

Building 2, Daniel Wu: Keep a low profile, keep a low profile.

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