Copy Three

The continuous heavy rain never stopped. Even though the residential area was located next to a mountain with abundant vegetation, it could not escape the fate of being flooded.

The drainage outlet outside was either blocked or the terrain was low, so the water could not be drained out, so the gradually rising water level climbed up the three steps of each household little by little, and sneaked in through the cracks in the door without anyone noticing.

The cold rain just reached his ankles. Su Wanxing took a mop and pushed the rain water into the sewer, but this was undoubtedly a waste of time.

Because rainwater is still pouring in, the water in the house can only be completely drained when the rain is lighter or stops completely.

Fortunately, the amount of rainwater that came in was not much and was lower than all the sockets in the house, so there was no need to worry about electrical safety for the time being.

My younger brother took a rag, stretched it out with both hands, raised his butt high, and made his hands, buttocks and feet form a stable triangle, pushing the water from one end of the living room to the other.

If this was used for mopping the floor, it would definitely be very clean, but for dealing with floods, it would probably just cause a slight displacement of the water.

Finally, the father decided to cut off the power supply on the first floor and moved the two refrigerators to the second floor with his second daughter and youngest son to prevent the stored vegetables and fruits from spoiling. No one knew how long the heavy rain would last.

Dad took all the ingredients for making the cake and went to the second floor. He didn't forget that today was an important day.

Su Wanxing admired his father's good attitude. As long as the heavy rain did not recede, the house would still be flooded no matter how the water was drained. Compared to the outside world, the house was much safer.

Thinking of this, she helped her father complete a beautiful birthday cake in worry, and then she received a video call from her mother.

"Xingxing, my sister and I can't make it back tonight. Our company is located in a low-lying area and was hit by a flash flood. Rescue workers are currently trying their best to rescue the staff trapped underground. But mom and sister really don't want to miss your 18th birthday, so we wanted to celebrate your birthday with you via video call. We are sorry for the emergency."

In the video, the mother looked very tired and the sister's hair was soaked. Su Wanxing didn't really care about the birthday and asked with concern:

"Are you injured?"

Mom and sister smiled at each other and shook their heads in tacit understanding.

The family connected through video and sang the long-awaited birthday song for Su Wanxing together.

"Sister, make a wish," the younger brother raised three fingers, "make three wishes."

Su Wanxing was being stared at by people from different places. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes silently.

It turns out that things that everyone thinks are simple and easy to do never happen to her.

In the short half month since she came into this world, she had imagined countless times what her three wishes would be.

I want to reunite with my missing parents, I want to completely escape from the terrible natural disaster game, I want the warm families in this world to be healthy, and I even want myself to survive smoothly...

But after witnessing the devastation of many worlds, these small wishes finally turned into just one word:

The country is peaceful and the people are prosperous.

She hopes that every world will be a place where families, countries and peoples are healthy and peaceful.

What a grand wish, but Su Wanxing smiled bitterly in his heart. If his home was gone, even the simplest wishes would probably not be realized.

There was a strong wind outside and the rain was still heavy. The residential area was brightly lit in the dark night. Most families were in a bad mood because of the flooding, and they were having problems at work or study, so they started quarreling.

Only one household turned off the bright night light, leaving only a faint candlelight flickering.

"Happy eighteenth birthday—"

The family's cheerful and enthusiastic congratulations broke the howling of the storm. This brief blessing seemed to be mixed with the lazy sound of the big orange, the hissing of the little snake, and the weak current in the mind.

Su Wanxing tried hard to smile, tears welling up in her eyes, and made a wish.

——May every world have a healthy nation, peace and prosperity.

After a while, she opened her eyes, the flickering candlelight danced on her youthful face. The place where her grandparents celebrated her birthday in her memory was replaced by her father and brother, and her mother and sister also appeared on the mobile phone screen with smiles on their faces.

Thanks.

She will live well with this wish and always remember this rare warmth.

"Sister, this is my birthday present for you." The moment Su Wanxing blew out the candles, her younger brother couldn't wait to turn on the lights and give her the gift.

Su Wanxing took the gift curiously. The packaging was very delicate and seemed to be quite heavy. She opened it and took a look.

Oh? Her eyes lit up. It was a bowl bigger than her face!

"I wish my sister can have enough to eat every day and never worry about food~"

The tears in her eyes were immediately blocked by her brother's words, and she couldn't help laughing. Children are so funny.

The younger brother was slapped on the head by his father, "You little bastard, why are you saying such unpleasant things?"

"I like it very much." Su Wanxing looked at the starry sky pattern on the big bowl and felt that her brother's blessing was particularly practical.

Her native world has become the end of the world. No matter which world she goes to next, she will have the attributes of a famous detective. Wherever she goes, natural disasters will occur.

Therefore, in the last days, being able to eat enough is enough.

Not to be outdone, mother and sister vied with each other to show Su Wanxing the gifts they had carefully prepared.

What my mother prepared was an exquisite queen's dress, because in this world, once a girl turns eighteen, it means she has unlocked a new identity.

Although she is still a beloved little princess in her parents' eyes, her parents prefer that girls be their own queen rather than the "queen" following the "king" on the right.

My sister prepared a simple rose necklace. It didn’t have any flower language or meaning. She just wanted to give it to me out of spontaneity.

It’s just that my mom and sister won’t be back for a while, so I can only show them the gifts first.

After mom and sister hung up the video, Su Wanxing ate the cake dad made with big mouthfuls. It seemed like he forgot to put sugar in it, so the cake tasted a little strange, but because of the unforgettable memories of tonight, this unique taste was very delicious.

In the next few days, the heavy rain turned into moderate rain.

My mother and sister didn't return home until three days after the flood. It was said that the biological company was the worst hit. At that time, only a few employees on the third underground floor managed to escape, and my sister was one of them.

Su Wanxing felt that the escape was thrilling just by listening to her sister's description, but her sister's tone was gentle from beginning to end, as if she was narrating someone else's experience, which showed that her sister was strong enough.

The heavy rain continued, and my mother and sister could only work online from home like Su Wanxing.

The water on the first floor was finally drained these two days.

However, due to heavy rain, the entire island had problems with electrical wires and water pipes in several areas. Rescuers repaired them in the rain, but to little success, so the entire island began to limit water and electricity supply.

The furniture on the first floor of my house got damp and had no sunlight, so some of it became moldy. Every time I went to the first floor, I could smell a slight musty odor.

Dad even took out tea bags and hung them in the room on the first floor to try to dispel the smell.

Of course, if we eat grapefruit at home for several days in a row, it is said that grapefruit peel can also remove the musty smell.

In residential areas, just like the last time the sandstorm hit, every household sent a volunteer to distribute supplies.

However, each day’s supplies would be reduced from yesterday’s, until the seventh day of heavy rain, when the entire residential area fell into chaos.

Many people held umbrellas and braved the rain to block the way for the volunteers who were wearing thin raincoats.

Unfortunately, Mr. Su was blocked outside the community gate by a group of neighbors.

Someone shouted, "Are you guys hoarding the supplies? Why are they getting less and less? We have so many mouths to feed, how can one pound of flour and one pound of vegetables last a day?"

Father Su stood at the front, the rain splashing on his face along his raincoat hood. He said helplessly: "Many granaries on Crescent Island have been flooded. The current supplies are only enough for all residents of T Island to survive for three days. The island has sent out a distress message, and the Federal Administration will soon send multiple regions to support. Everyone, bear with it..."

"Who knows whether what you said is true or false? We seriously suspect that the continuous natural disasters in recent times are the result of the biological company's indiscriminate logging. The Federal Administration is helping the evil for money. We want to protest! Close the Seaside Park, a project that harms people's livelihood!"

Father Su was interrupted and sighed repeatedly. This group of people were completely out of tune with him. He could only patiently say, "You can complain, but please don't stop us from delivering supplies. Let's understand each other."

After all, the situation has not yet reached the point of food and water shortage. No matter how unreasonable these protesters are, their remaining sense of morality can still support them for a few days. They can only say all kinds of unpleasant words to vent their dissatisfaction with the island.

After delivering the last batch of supplies, Father Su returned home exhausted, and was greeted by his three sensible children. The eldest daughter helped him take off his raincoat, the second daughter helped him get his slippers, and the youngest son brought him a glass of warm water.

No matter how much haze there is in my heart, it will all be swept away.

Su Wanxing looked at her father's tired look and actually wanted him not to be a volunteer, after all, the family had so much stockpiled. But if she didn't go, it would definitely arouse suspicion from the neighbors, and her father said that as a man he had to take responsibility and refused to let her go out to work hard.

"You want to add more genes? Are you crazy about money?"

This isn't the first time Mom has lost her temper.

Ever since her mother started working from home, Su Wanxing could hear her mother arguing with the person on the phone almost every day. There were also non-stop company meetings every day, which made her sister's archaeological work seem as leisurely as that of a vagrant.

From her mother's various quarrels, Su Wanxing vaguely guessed the content of the biological company's work. In addition to developing the seaside park, they seemed to be studying some special genetic sequences.

Soon, my mother's voice was drowned out by the noise of violence coming from outside the window.

Except for the mother, the whole family rushed to the French window from all directions, and everyone tilted their heads back to eat the watermelon.

Su Wanxing stood at the front and saw the most clearly.

"As expected, we considered you a good neighbor, but you stole our supplies!"

"I don't……"

"How dare you let us trust you so much! Everyone, this kind of rubbish doesn't deserve to live in this world. Let's divide up all his supplies and let him starve to death!"

Then there were voices of seconding.

From just a few sentences of conversation, Su Wanxing heard the hypocrisy, selfishness and cruelty of human beings when doomsday comes.

Behind the simplicity, there is often a more hateful face hidden.

While people were fighting for supplies, Father Su pulled his three children away from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Then, he opened the refrigerator, which was filled with food he had stocked up last time. Although the island had power cuts, his family had a vice president who needed to work all the time, so they always had a generator on hand, so they didn't have to worry about cooking time.

Looking at the dazzling array of delicious food, he was in a dilemma for a moment. Amid the babbling and noisy noise outside, he asked the three children:

"Marbled steak or king crab today?"