Chapter 113

The two sisters went downstairs with the brazier.

It can be seen that when Chen Xi said that she knew who was in need, it was not a lie.

Obviously she had visited all the neighbors in the building before and had some understanding of the situation in each house.

On the 17th floor, they gave the brazier to a family of seven who moved in from outside.

That family was the original owner of the house. Their situation was similar to Shi Chen's family, that is, they bought a house but did not live here permanently. They moved back after the earthquake when other houses collapsed.

Their family is not as good as Shi Chen's family!

Although Shi Chen's family doesn't live here all the time, this is their home after all, and the house has been renovated.

When this family moved in, the house was just an unfinished one.

After the earthquake, what would anyone have left? I was originally penniless, and now I have to live in a rough house...

It's easy to fool people in the summer, but wouldn't it be difficult for this family to survive in this cold winter night?

Speaking of their family of seven, it is actually a patchwork of people from several households.

A father, a son and a twelve-year-old grandson, a family of three.

Also present are the father’s daughter, son-in-law, son-in-law’s mother, and son-in-law’s sister’s eight-year-old daughter.

Although the population seems large, the only two people who can actually work and earn food are the son and the son-in-law.

When Chen Cong and the others arrived, it was the old man's daughter who opened the door.

She should be in her thirties, but the hard life has worn her down. She looks much older than Chen Xi, who is the same age as her, and her hair is all white at the temples.

The woman was wrapped in a towel blanket that had been worn to the point of being almost transparent, and her face was pale.

He opened the door, took the brazier handed over by Chen Xi, and immediately showed a grateful expression, and thanked him repeatedly.

She stepped aside and invited the two sisters to come in and sit down.

Shen Xi waved his hand.

Then he poked his head inside and asked, "What's going on? What happened at home?"

The woman's face suddenly turned gloomy.

She lowered her head and said softly, "My mother-in-law is dying."

Only then did Shen Cong and Shen Xi understand the reason for the suppressed crying coming from inside.

"I'll go get you some hot soup." Chen Xi said immediately.

But the woman grabbed her.

The woman's tears fell, but her tone was persistent.

"Don't bother, Xiao Gu and the others have just brought us some cold-dispelling soup, that's all we need.

Don't bother us. It's not easy for anyone to get firewood these days. Don't make a fire for us.

I'm very grateful for the cold-dispelling soup.

I won’t say anything to thank you, I just want to say, I just want to say…if it weren’t for this soup, my mother-in-law wouldn’t be able to survive until now.”

She said no but tears kept falling like broken strings.

It can be seen that she sincerely refused, but she was also desperate inside.

In such a climate, how bad can such a person be who still insists on taking care of two elderly people and two children who are not his own?

After all, she at least has a kind heart.

Seeing her like this, the two sisters felt very uncomfortable.

Chen Xi patted her hands without saying anything, pulled her sister, and the two of them walked out of her house.

"I'll go home and get some hot water." Chen Xi said.

Chen Cong nodded and returned home with her sister.

The two people only went downstairs for a few minutes and came back again, which surprised everyone in the family.

After listening to Chen Xi's explanation, Cheng Ru also felt uncomfortable. She returned to the kitchen without saying a word.

Chen Cong was struggling in the space.

Although she had spare clothes and quilts in her space, she couldn't take them out in the current situation.

She rummaged through it for a long time, and then her eyes fell on the canvases she had bought first.

She bought the canvas because she thought she might need to wrap something in case it rained, but she had never used it since then.

The canvas was thick and the fabric was rough but it definitely kept out the wind and also kept out the rain.

Without saying a word, she took out the canvas, took out a pair of scissors and started cutting in the living room.

Seeing her actions, Father Shen came over and asked, “What are you doing?”

"I found some canvas and wanted to cut it into small pieces to share among you."

Father Shen pulled up the canvas with his hands and looked at the size, and said, "Don't cut it into small pieces. If you cut it small, you will ruin the cloth."

He took the scissors from his daughter, folded the canvas again, pressed it with his hands to make marks, and explained as he cut: "This piece of cloth should be 20 meters long. Cut it into 2-meter pieces, enough to cut into 10 pieces.

This size can be used to cover or wrap, or divided between two people. It is more useful than the small pieces. If you give one piece to each household, it can help them solve a great problem. "

Old people have their own wisdom.

After hearing what his father said, Chen Cong handed the job to him, and then took out the disposable raincoats left over from the insect plague in the space.

They used a lot of disposable raincoats during the insect plague. Now less than half of the two hundred raincoats they bought are left.

She took them all out and put them together with the canvas that her father had cut.

At this time, Shen's mother had already cooked the hot and sour soup.

This time she put some cornmeal paste into the hot and sour soup. It looked thick and could be eaten as a meal.

Chen Xi carried the lunch box with hot and sour soup, and Chen Cong wrapped the canvas and two disposable raincoats with paper and went back to the seventeenth floor.

When she saw them again, there was a look of surprise in the woman's eyes.

When she saw what they handed over, her eyes immediately turned red.

She wanted to refuse, but Chen Cong put his finger on his lips to signal her to be quiet, then looked around.

The woman immediately understood what she meant and bowed deeply to the two sisters before taking the things.

After coming down from the 17th floor, the two sisters felt a little uncomfortable and neither of them spoke for a long time.

It was not until they were almost on the tenth floor that Chen Cong asked, "Sister, whose house are we going to?"

"Let's go to Building No. 2. There's a man in Building No. 2 who broke his leg while working some time ago. Now there's only a woman raising a child, and life isn't easy for her. Let's go take a look at that family."

Chen Cong originally thought that her sister would take her to visit neighbors in the same building, but she didn't expect that her range of activities has now expanded to other buildings. She couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Seeing his sister's surprise, Chen Xi smiled and said, "Have you never noticed that your building is the best building in the entire Fulin community?

Even though the four duplexes on the top floor are larger, the residential areas on the lower floors are also not small. The smallest house is at least over 120 square meters, right?

Few people who can afford to live in such houses are really poor. At most, they just moved back from outside like the one on the 17th floor, and all their old things are gone.

But this is also a minority.

Buildings 1 and 2 in front are all small apartments, and the people living there are of all kinds, and some families are penniless.”

At this point, Shen Cong couldn't help but sigh.

The two sisters were talking as they walked downstairs, when they heard an argument coming from downstairs.

The sound was so loud that even though they were several floors apart, the two sisters felt their ears were buzzing.

Before they could express their surprise, they heard insults in the argument, and soon there were sounds of fighting and tearing.

Chen Xi's eyes suddenly widened: "Who fought?"

As she spoke, she subconsciously quickened her pace, but was grabbed by Chen Cong.

Chen Cong grabbed the back of his sister's down jacket, pulled her behind him, then took out an anti-wolf stick from the space and held it in his hand.

Seeing his sister's actions and her alert expression, Shen Xi's expression became serious.

She poked Chen Cong's arm and whispered, "Give me one."

Chen Cong didn't look back, but handed the anti-wolf stick to her directly, then took out a mountain-splitting axe from the space and held it tightly.

The two sisters went up to the fifth floor.

Without even getting closer, they could tell that the sounds of fighting were coming from the first house that was used as an entrance and exit.

They walked over and found that the situation in the room was completely different from before before they even entered.

This house can be said to have been stripped naked.

Not to mention the remaining furniture in the house, which had long disappeared by then.

Even the door panels, door frames, window frames and wall cabinets were removed.

The wooden floor on the ground was torn into pieces, and even the keel underneath the floor was chopped into pieces and gathered aside.

At this moment, a man and a woman were fighting in the middle of the room.

The man is not young anymore, he must be at least 60 years old. The woman is younger, but she is pale and thin, and looks like she could be blown down by the wind.

But even these two people fought so fiercely that every punch hit flesh.

The old man hit the woman with all his strength, and the two sisters could hear the thumping sounds even from a distance.

The woman was not much better than the old man. Her hands were curled into a hook shape and her nails were scratching the old man's face and body desperately.

There were several long bloody scars on the old man's face, with the flesh on the scars turned outward and blood flowing.

There are also scratches on the arms that are exposed...

Chen Xi suddenly shuddered.

She stepped back and asked quietly, "What are they doing?"

This is too cruel. It's such a small matter but he has to beat the person to death!

Chen Cong was much more relaxed at this moment.

She realized that she had thought too much before. This was not the group fight she had thought it was.

Given the current situation of the battle... nothing serious will happen.

When she heard her sister's question, she glanced at the two piles of wood chips scattered around the room and said coldly, "Fuel."

Chen Xi was silent.

The two sisters had no intention of stepping forward to mediate the fight. They just looked at each other and turned away.

There's no way to persuade people in this kind of situation. They're just fighting for survival, so who's right?

It was just that seeing that they were neighbors who lived in the same building and saw each other every day, they were now fighting to the death over a piece of wood. Both of them felt a little uncomfortable.

After leaving the building, I found that the outside had a completely new look compared to before.

In the yard under the heavy snow, all the uncleaned messes left by the previous flood were gone, and everything was covered with silver, which looked particularly beautiful.

But although it looks good, it’s also really cold!

The snow on the ground is already above the knees.

The four buildings currently left by Fulin are next to each other, separated by a small square.

The small square was originally paved with terrazzo for its beautiful appearance.

When it snows in winter, the ground becomes as slippery as an ice rink.

In the past, the property management would put up signs around the square every winter when it rained or snowed to prevent property owners from passing through.

But at this moment, there was no property in the community, and the steps on the edge of the square were covered by heavy snow and no trace could be seen at all.

So the square and its surroundings were full of marks left by people falling and long scratches left by falling.

Chen Xi clicked his tongue twice and said, "How painful it must be to fall down like this! Nowadays people don't have many clothes, if they fall down and encounter someone with brittle bones, won't they just break bones?

Oh, I need to find some boards to make a sign here. I guess those people didn’t see the steps before. "

"Signal signs? No matter how many there are, they can be pulled down and used as fuel at home." Chen Cong said coldly.

Thinking of the scene he had just seen on the fifth floor, Shen Xi suddenly stopped talking.

That being said, Chen Cong himself couldn't turn a blind eye.

After all, my sister was right. Even though the snow was thick, falling down was no joke.

Nowadays, people are malnourished and there are countless people who are calcium deficient.

The terrazzo steps are slippery and hard. It would be very easy to break a bone if you bump into them.

Chen Cong took small steps and walked around the small square in the middle. After determining the range, he found a secluded place, took out metal from the space, made four iron signs on the spot, and wrote warning words on them with a paint pen.

The two sisters erected the sign in the most conspicuous position facing the four buildings and secured it.

Then he walked towards the other house that Chen Xi mentioned.

It took the two men nearly two hours to deliver all ten braziers, and then they also delivered two more sets of the prepared canvas and raincoats.

At the same time, they naturally saw many tragic and suffocating things. When they came down from Building No. 3, both of them felt bad.

After leaving the building, the two sisters subconsciously took a deep breath at the same time, letting the biting chill drive away the depression in their hearts.

Then they walked carefully towards their home together.

After taking a few steps, Chen Xi suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Shen Cong asked.

"Where is the sign you made just now?" Shen Xi looked ahead with a look of shock.

Following her gaze, Chenchong looked over there, and found that none of the four warning signs she had made not long ago were left.

Because the snow has not stopped during this period, there is no trace of snow left in the entire square.

If the sign had not been fixed in the square by the two of them not long ago, they would have doubted whether it existed at all.

"Who stole it? How could this be stolen?!" Chen Xi was immediately furious, and even his voice became louder.

It's okay to be calm, there are no big waves in my heart.

This is the end of the world!

She said silently in her heart.

Because we had been living in the community, it might be that at the beginning of the end of the world, everyone realized the weakness of their own personal abilities early on. Then, with Shi Lei and Cao Hongmin, two people who were dedicated to the public, taking the lead, all the people in the community were united.

The entire community seems to have turned into a paradise in the end times. No matter how difficult people's lives are, they have not lost their nature. At least they live like normal people.

Everyone’s living environment also seems to be a normal environment.

After living in the community for a long time, not to mention Chen Xi, even Chen Cong, who had experienced the end of the world, has been slowly assimilated. When encountering problems, their first reaction has all become - everyone works together to overcome difficulties.

But in fact, they forgot that the living environment in the community was truly alternative in this period.

Everyone takes care of themselves, and the strong prey on the weak. This is the real life of most people today.

Just like what happened on the fifth floor just now, it seemed that they were not the only two sisters who saw it, but no one stepped forward to stop it from beginning to end.

"Let's go." Chen Cong walked up to his sister, tugged at her clothes, and pulled her back to their building.

When she went upstairs, Chen Xi was still holding back her anger, and she walked very fast all the way. She didn't even stop in the middle of the 19th floor, and went up in one go.

Instead, Chen Cong, who was following behind her, almost fainted from exhaustion.

You know, they had just gone up and down three buildings!

After arriving home, Chen Xi's eyes turned red as soon as he entered the door.

Seeing her like this, all the family members gathered around her.

"What happened? Who bullied you?"

Although Father Shen usually quarreled with his daughter, he was unwilling to see his eldest daughter come back crying after going out this time.

As he spoke, he stood up straight, his face tense, as if he was ready to fight someone.

After he finished saying this, Chen Cong finally walked back.

She held the shoe cabinet with one hand and covered her chest with the other, breathing like an old lady and unable to speak.

Seeing his father's expression, Chen Cong was really angry and amused. He kept waving his hands at his father but couldn't respond to what he said at all.

Shen Xi had recovered by now, and she said to Shen's father: "No one bullied me, I was just a little angry. The people here are really boring, Dad, let's go back to the community when the weather gets better, I don't want to stay here anymore."

Hearing his daughter say this, Father Shen at least knew that she was fine, so he was relieved.

At this time, Gu Kai had already walked up to his wife, took the down jacket she had taken off, and helped her change into slippers.

He even reached out and stroked her back.

After the two sisters changed into their home clothes, they all went back to the living room and sat down.

It took them such a long time to go around in one circle, which was beyond their previous imagination, so much so that they were both starving by now.

Knowing that they were freezing, no one suggested asking them to go to the dining table to eat.

Gu Kai brought the small coffee table to the stove, and the two of them each moved a small stool and sat opposite each other.

Cheng Ru served each of her two daughters a bowl of red date and purple rice porridge, and also brought out the small steamed buns that had been warming in the pot and the steamed meat cakes that had been cut into pieces.

Because Jiashu now knows the existence of space, the family members have fewer concerns when eating, and they dare to take out things that were difficult to explain before.

As a result, the quality of this morning's meal has improved dramatically.

The two of them drank hot and sweet porridge, ate fragrant meat cakes, and finally each ate a small piece of roasted sweet potato that Jiashu handed over.

My stomach was full and my mood finally improved.

Father Shen was still thinking about his eldest daughter's mood until this moment, sitting aside and accompanying her all the time, while also looking down on her expression from time to time.

Chen Xi was so shocked that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

She put down the bowl of porridge and said to her father, "Dad, I'm really fine. I just took a walk and saw a lot of things. I feel a little uncomfortable. I think the people here are different from those in the community. They are too indifferent."

Chen Xi is not the kind of person who grew up in a honey pot and has never seen the various aspects of human life.

On the contrary, she lived abroad for nearly ten years, growing from a student to a successful businessman, and suffered a lot in the process.

It can be said that, at least before the end of the world, Chen Xi was much more mature than her sister Chen Cong.

But in the past few years after the end of the world, she has been living in a residential area, where the environment is completely different from the outside world.

When she came out again and saw the naked fighting, she couldn't bear it anymore.

"Dad, Mom, you don't know until you go out. The family in Building 3 is the one I told you about yesterday. They are a couple with a daughter. I just went there, and guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?" Cheng Ru asked.

"That girl's mother hanged herself!"

"Hanged himself?!" Cheng Ru's hands trembled, and the tray in her hand fell to the ground. Several corn cobs in it immediately rolled on the floor.

Chen Xi nodded, unable to hold back tears.

"Why did he hang himself? Why?"

This time, not only Cheng Ru was surprised, but the old man and Old Man Shen also came over, and the three old men showed expressions of regret on their faces.

Gu Kai and Jia Shu Chao retreated and left the chat scene.

Apparently they already knew about this when they went to deliver the cold-relieving soup.

But the two of them were probably worried that the elderly would be upset if they knew about it, so they didn't tell them when they came back.

"They didn't have much winter clothing, just two thin blankets and a thin quilt. The thickest piece of clothing the family had was a raincoat.

The woman was in poor health, and usually her husband went out to work to earn money to support the three of them.

She and her daughter stay at home, and sometimes they can take on some manual labor assigned by the government, but most of the time they cannot.

It suddenly snowed and her husband couldn't go out. It was too cold to go out even if he had work to do outside.

She had a high fever last night, and her husband and daughter stayed with her all night. She was said to have fallen asleep in the morning. When they woke up, they found that she had hanged herself in the toilet.

Chen Xi paused for a long time uncomfortably when he got to this point. He really couldn't go on.

But even without her saying it, everyone knew the reason. This woman must have felt that she was a burden to the family and didn't want to make things too difficult for her husband, so she chose to commit suicide.

"How old is her daughter?" Cheng Ru couldn't help but asked again.

"Fifteen." Shen Cong added.

Cheng Ru rubbed her chest with her hands and opened her mouth, but no words came out.

She thought it was okay, the child was finally growing up, and at least he wouldn't die without his mother.

But I also feel that this statement is too cold-blooded.

Chen Cong looked out the window, quietly listening to what his mother and sister said. He seemed to be thinking about something, but also seemed to be thinking about nothing.

She listened to Chen Xi complaining to her parents again about the people downstairs taking away the warning sign, complaining that the neighbors no longer helped each other and even had no basic sense of public morality.

These words floated past her ears and then flew away, but not even a trace was left.

"What are you thinking about?" She didn't know when Gu Kai had sat down next to her.

He handed over a cup of boiled water and asked softly.

"Nothing." Shen Cong took the water, put his hands on the cup to warm them, and answered slowly.

Gu Kai has long been accustomed to his wife's occasional low moods.

Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, he didn't ask any more questions. He just sat quietly beside her, holding the cup and drinking water with her.

The two of them didn't know how long they sat there, and Gu Kai suddenly said, "My ability seems to have been upgraded."

Chen Cong was startled, and all the irritability and depression in his heart were forgotten. He quickly turned his head and looked at him: "When did it happen? What level are you now?"

Her voice was a little loud, which immediately attracted the attention of the whole family, and everyone looked over here.

Gu Kai shook his head: "It happened in the past two days. I don't know what level it is, but I feel that it is much easier to induce labor now than before.

I have helped my dad to grow so much ginger and chili peppers these past two days, as well as his Chinese medicinal herbs. I might have been very tired before, but now I feel okay, and my mental state has not changed much. "

No one noticed it before he said it, but when he said it, Mr. Gu was the first to realize the difference.

In addition to using some common ingredients such as ginger and peppercorns to cook the cold-dispelling soup, he also uses some hot Chinese medicines.

Two of these herbs need to be perennial and take at least three years to mature.

Although he had planted some before, the harvest was too little and not enough.

He was in a hurry these two days, so he asked his son to help him produce a batch of babies.

When I asked my son to work, he didn't realize that those medicines were different from annual vegetables like ginger and peppers, and the energy required was also different.

He just told Gu Kai the amount of labor he needed and didn't care about anything else. Only now did he realize how difficult the task he had assigned to his son was.

I guess the energy required to successfully produce that medicine is several times that of ordinary vegetables.

What's more, he needed two kinds of medicine and the required quantity was so large.

Old Master Gu was reflecting on himself, but other people didn't think as much as he did. Everyone was very happy to hear Gu Kai say that his superpowers had been upgraded.

Especially the two children. The environment at home was so depressing just now that the two children were scared. But when they heard their uncle talking about the superpower upgrade, the little guys' eyes suddenly lit up.

Tongtong and Shanshan both ran over, pushed aside their aunt, and climbed onto Gu Kai's body.

Tongtong was fine, after all, he was two years older, so even if he was curious, he just kept asking, "Uncle, how did you do that?"

Shanshan is different.

The little girl climbed onto Gu Kai's legs, hugged his neck and shook him hard: "Uncle, I want to level up too! Help me level up too!"

Gu Kai was shaking so much that he could hardly sit still.

Shanshan can be said to be the most depressed supernatural person in the whole family.

Her awakened ice ability has never played any role in the current environment.

I finally learned how to make ice cream, but the weather suddenly turned cold.

So much so that people around her often forget that she, like her brother, also possesses supernatural powers.

Precisely because of this, she actually cares more about improving her superpowers than Tongtong.

The little girl always wanted to be great and serve everyone like her brother.

With the two children interrupting, everyone started laughing, and the previous depression in the room finally disappeared.

Everyone's attention was focused on Gu Kai's upgrade, and they kept asking him questions.

Lian Jiashu was also very active and listened very attentively nearby.

But in fact, Gu Kai himself couldn't figure out why his superpowers would improve, and he didn't know what level it was at.

"I think the reason for the improvement may be that I use it a lot?" Gu Kai thought for a moment and answered.

After hearing what he said, everyone fell silent and no one could ask any further questions.

After all, as a wood-type mutant, he is indeed the one who contributes the most.

Not only are the experimental fields in the city inseparable from him, he has also made a lot of contributions to the country by going abroad. This is completely irrelevant.

"My sister-in-law has also contributed a lot. She also put in a lot of effort to build the overpass for the provincial library.

I've been to that overpass, it's so long! I can't even imagine how tired my sister-in-law must have been during those days!

Sister-in-law, have you upgraded? I didn't hear you say you upgraded, did you? "

Jiashu asked a little unwillingly.

Gu Kai glanced at his cousin and asked with a smile: "How do you know she didn't upgrade?"

Jiashu’s eyes suddenly widened.

Chen Cong raised his hand and answered helplessly: "I really didn't upgrade. I might have been at a higher level when I awakened my superpowers before. I didn't compare the specifics, but a job like building a library overpass is not difficult for me."

After hearing what the couple said, before Jiashu could say anything, Chenxi made a sound of "tut".

She was so angry that she laughed and scolded: "Why are we surrounding them? Are we just waiting to hear them show off?"

After that, she slapped Jiashu on the shoulder and said, "You are also an idiot. Which of these two people is a normal person? You chase them and ask them, aren't you asking for trouble?"

This one sentence made everyone burst into laughter.

Jiashu was heartbroken by what Chenxi said.

He covered his chest and lay down on the sofa, shouting at Mr. Gu: "Uncle, you can't be partial! What have you taught my brother and sister-in-law? You have to teach me too! I also want to have superpowers, and I want to level up!"

The old man was so angry that he raised his cane and hit Jiashu, making him scream.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Shen laughed so hard.

Mother Shen laughed and said, "You deserve it! I didn't even stop you. I kept you away from home and let you run around. Who can you blame for not having superpowers? Your sister Xixi doesn't have superpowers, right? Other people's sons and daughters have them, but what do you have? See if you still stay at home obediently!"

After hearing this, Jiashu's heart was even more broken.

Chen Cong sat on a small stool, looking at the family laughing and making noises, with a slight smile on his face.

Gu Kai reached out and held her hand in his palm, covering it completely.

Then he asked softly, "Are you feeling better?"

Shen Cong was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the reason why her husband mentioned the upgrade of superpowers and intentionally led the topic to a direction that would easily resonate with the whole family was actually to comfort her.

He could see that he was feeling uncomfortable.

Shen Cong put her other hand into her husband's hand and moved her whole body closer to him.

Then he said softly, "It's nothing. I just suddenly felt so insignificant and helpless."

Gu Kai placed his other hand on top of her hands and wrapped her little hands in it.

Then he said gently: "It's not just you. Each of us is very small and powerless in the face of nature."

He looked at his wife and said, “Even if you have experienced it one more time, you are just an ordinary person. Don’t think you can do anything.

Whether it is for your family or for everyone, just do your best and don’t think too much about other things.”

Chen Cong nodded and snuggled closer to her husband's arms.

In fact, she understood what Gu Kai said, and she had told herself this in her heart countless times.

But when she heard it again from her husband's mouth, she felt that she could listen to it more and felt better.

No one in the family went out in the afternoon.

Because she felt that everyone in her family was in a bad mood, Cheng Ru specially made a big pot of sweet soup that afternoon.

Not only that, she also ignored her husband's objection and turned on all the radiators on the first floor, burning the stove to make the house warm.

Cheng Ru said to her husband very seriously: "I don't care what you worry about, I just know that my children are around me and my whole family is together.

The world outside is hard and difficult enough, I can't let my children suffer like that at home.

At any time, I hope my children will feel warm and at ease when they think of home, and can’t wait to come back.”

At this point, Cheng Ru poked Jia Shu in dissatisfaction: "Maybe it's because I didn't do well before that some children have no feeling for home at all and never want to go home."

This sentence made Jiashu rub his nose in embarrassment.

Although Cheng Ru has always played the role of a good wife at home, she is either cooking or taking care of the children every day.

But she was the administrative vice-president of the best middle school in Bac Ninh.

Moreover, he had been a class teacher for more than 20 years before switching to administration.

She knows much more about psychology than her husband Shen Jianyi.

The continuous natural disasters not only bring countless difficulties and pressures to people's lives, but also easily destroy people's will and hope.

Cheng Ru was deeply worried by the performance of her two daughters after they came back today.

The family has everything they need, and even if this disaster lasts for a long time, Cheng Ru is not afraid that her family will not survive.

So what if the supplies run out?

The family has the ability and manpower, and they are all in good health, so they can make it to the end.

But she didn't want her family to live in such depression.

Under Cheng Ru's repeated insistence, Father Shen had no choice but to compromise.

With the curtains drawn to completely isolate themselves from the outside world, the family sat around the stove, roasting corn and eating sweet potatoes.

Chen Xi spread a blanket on the ground, took out building blocks and puzzles, and the two children sat on them and played their favorite games.

Chen Cong brought out the projector, opened the curtain, and then found a comedy suitable for all ages that he had saved on his tablet and prepared to play it for everyone.

Gu Kai knocked on Shi Chen's door and called all five people who were hiding in the house to come over and watch a movie together.

When they entered the house, not to mention Zhou Ying and Liu Xiaofeng, even Shi Chen was shocked.

I blurted out, "Is it the New Year?"

"Yes, New Year! No matter what, let's celebrate the New Year first!" Cheng Ru did not correct him and just followed his words.

Then, he pointed to the five bowls of sweet soup that had been served on the table and said, "Everyone go and have a bowl to warm up your body, then those who want to watch a movie can watch a movie, and those who want to play other things can play other things.

There are sweet potatoes and corn roasting in the oven. If you want to eat, go and get them. I won’t think about anything today. I’ll just have a good afternoon!”

After the old lady finished speaking, she ignored the three people who were shocked and puzzled, and went over to pull Cancan and Xiaoyu and directly brought them to the dining table.

Zhou Ying and Liu Xiaofeng looked at each other, and Liu Xiaofeng quietly approached Gu Kai and asked, "What are you doing?"

He said, and blinked.

Of course Gu Kai understood what he didn't finish saying. Liu Xiaofeng thought something must have happened at home, otherwise he wouldn't dare to be so extravagant.

The severe cold has just begun. Who would dare to make a fire and use fuel like this?

The days ahead won’t be over?

Gu Kai did not hide it from him and quietly repeated what the old lady had said.

The three people who came over to listen were all silent.

In fact, everyone can understand the old lady's intention, because everyone can empathize with that depressed mood.

Maybe they themselves haven't realized it yet, but that kind of pressure can really put people on the brink of collapse from time to time.

Just like the woman who hanged herself, is it really true that life is completely impossible for her?

Her husband still works diligently every day, and stayed with her when she was sick, staying with her all night with his daughter.

Their children are almost adults and will not be a burden to them.

Compared with other people, their lives are far from being unsustainable.

But even in this situation, she chose to commit suicide.

She said that she didn't want to be a burden to her family, which is of course the biggest reason, but at the same time, doesn't it also mean that her mental illness is more serious than her physical illness?

There is a high possibility that her death was caused by her depression.

Therefore, it is really necessary to relax and indulge in some luxury to adjust your mood.

"Burn it, make the fire burn vigorously. At worst we can go look for firewood tomorrow. What's the big deal?!" Shi Chen clenched his fists and spoke first.

"That's right. It's a rare chance to feel comfortable, so why think so much?" Liu Xiaofeng immediately expressed his agreement.

The three of them walked to the dining table together.

Liu Xiaofeng has always been a master at adjusting the atmosphere. He didn't understand the situation just now, but now that he has figured it out, the nice words naturally come out of his mouth.

After a while, Cheng Ru was so happy with what he said.

I just wish I could take him home as a son.

That afternoon, the Shen family spent the most relaxing half day since the end of the world.

All the relatives and friends gathered together, chatting, drinking tea, eating snacks and watching movies.

In addition to playing with building blocks and doing puzzles, the three children also played hide-and-seek upstairs and downstairs, and their laughter filled the entire room.

Everyone felt extremely comfortable and their souls were nourished, which gave them new courage and fighting spirit to face a new day.

It was not until eight o'clock in the evening, when the children all started yawning, that Zhou Ying and her friends reluctantly said goodbye.

After sending them off, Chen Cong casually lifted the curtains and took a look outside, then said in surprise: "Come and see, the street lights outside are on!"

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