Chapter 19 Dinner on the 16th Floor

After returning to the house, everyone came forward.

Grandma Deng asked anxiously, "Is Xiaoyan okay?"

Officer Yan said, "It's okay, just rest for a few days and you'll be fine."

Everyone's worries finally settled down.

"dad."

Officer Yan comforted his daughter with a gentle smile, "Don't worry, Daddy is fine."

Huihui wiped away her tears and said seriously, "Huihui wants to protect Daddy."

Officer Yan touched his daughter's head and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay."

This time, the group brought back a lot of glass, diamond mesh, red bricks and cement, enough to replace the broken windows of 1601 and 1602, and to plug the toilet floor drain.

In addition, there are two solar panels with built-in batteries, which can be used in extremely hot weather to relieve the pressure on the diesel generator.

Dubin suddenly popped up and asked, "How about dinner tonight?"

Chen Dabao quickly added, "How about hot pot? We have hot pot base at home."

Everyone nodded frantically. As people from City C, they felt anxious if they didn't eat hot pot for a week.

The dinner venue was chosen to be Grandma Deng's house at 1601. They got to work right away. The Yan family's father and son brought Du Bin, Chen Dabao and Tang Yun to cut and make glass windows, Shen Qianxun, Grandma Deng and the three little ones were responsible for washing vegetables and cooking. The group of people were busy in full swing.

In addition to the hot pot base, I picked two bunches of green onions and coriander planted on the balcony, as well as mushroom sticks, hot pot companion wide noodles, a piece of bacon and sausage, and an egg for each person. In weather over 30 degrees, the eggs will go bad if left outside for too long.

Several other families also took a lot of supplies. Her eldest child was worth three, so he had to get enough food and supplies.

Yan's mother looked in good spirits. Du Bin carried her to the sofa in 1601. Grandma Deng picked vegetables while chatting with Yan's mother.

Yan's mother had some understanding of what had happened during this period. Looking at her family who had never left her side, Yan's mother came to terms with it and decided to live one day at a time, but she would never become a burden to her family.

Shen Qianxun was cooking mushroom and lean meat porridge. This was Mother Yan's dinner. Grandma Deng was in charge of frying the hot pot base, and the three little ones helped out. Soon, the aroma filled the air.

In the past few days, many people went out to look for supplies. Each building was allocated a rubber boat, and there were also people who ate meat. At noon, Shen Qianxun smelled that someone in their building was cooking hot pot, and the aroma came from 902 downstairs.

Even so, everyone still closed the door and drew the curtains to minimize the leakage of fragrance. No one wanted to become the target of public criticism.

Tang Yun looked at the mushroom sticks and smiled, "Xiao Xun, it's you who has even this."

Shen Qianxun smiled, “I bought it before the rainstorm, but I didn’t expect it to become a scarce commodity.”

“It even has my favorite cilantro.”

Tang Yun picked up a handful of coriander, took a deep breath, and said intoxicatedly, "This is the smell, so fragrant~"

Shen Qianxun just smiled and said nothing.

Tang Yun reluctantly put the coriander down and turned to Du Bin, who had just finished work, and said, "Go boil some hot water. I'll use it to soak the wide noodles later."

"Okay."

Du Bin immediately turned around to boil water. Tang Yun reminded him, "Take it easy, save water."

"Got it, wife."

The two of them were flirting with each other as if they were oblivious to the people around them, each with a smile on their face, creating a good atmosphere.

Everyone ate and talked. Father Yan and Grandma Deng accompanied Mother Yan on the sofa. Finally, the wide noodles and a bag of noodles were put into the pot, and Chen Dabao was finally willing to put down his chopsticks.

There were many people, and everyone's appetite was whetted. They ate to their heart's content.

For Officer Yan and his colleagues, after today, they will have to tighten their belts and carefully plan what they eat every day.

After a short rest, they all got up to do the finishing work. Some washed dishes, and some installed glass, with a clear division of labor.

Before going to bed, all the broken windows of the two houses opposite were replaced, and strong screens and homemade safety windows were installed. It was not easy to climb into the house from the outside.

Shen Qianxun and the other person returned to the house and installed the generator that Officer Yan brought back on the extended balcony. They threw the yellowed coriander into the space to bask in the sun for two days, and the green onions grew shiny and smooth.

It has been raining for a long time, and growing vegetables is a technical job, but fortunately there is room to cheat.

Early the next morning, a penetrating sound of slaughtering a pig pierced through the entire 16th floor. The sound was too familiar.

"What's wrong with Luo Baiwan again? Did his sow die?"

Shen Qianxun sat up from the bed and glanced at the alarm clock. It was 6:30 in the morning.

He opened the door cursing and ran into Chen Dabao, who was blowing his eye boogers.

Chen Dabao was panting heavily. "They say staying up late hurts the liver. I finally went to bed early, and you're disturbing my sweet dreams so early in the morning."

Downstairs at this time.

Luo Baiwan was so angry that he jumped up and down, "Damn it, I have to catch this bastard this time."

He then punched and kicked the younger brother who was guarding the supplies last night, "I told you to sleep! If you don't find the supplies, I'll kill you."

After saying that, he sat down on the stairs, gasping for breath, gritting his teeth, and wishing he could cut the bandits who stole his supplies into pieces.

He stood up and sternly said to the brothers around him: "Take your weapons and search every house. If anyone refuses to open the door, break it down."

After breakfast, Yan's father stayed at home while the others on the 16th floor split into two groups and acted separately.

When Shen Qianxun and Chen Dabao came downstairs, they saw a large group of people gathered at the door of 1002. It was very lively, and countless supplies were being moved from the house downstairs.

There were screams in the house. Luo Baiwan stepped on the face of the owner of room 1002 and cursed loudly.

"I finally caught you this time. You dared to steal my supplies twice. You're really brave."

He took the machete handed to him by his younger brother and spit out the cigarette butt from his mouth, "I think you'd better not keep these hands of yours."

The owner of house 1002 was so frightened that he screamed, "Brother, I was wrong. I will give you all the supplies in the house. I will never do it again. Please spare me."

Luo Baiwan was furious. "Bah! You still have the nerve to say that? Every single thing in your house was stolen from me."

After saying that, he kicked the other person twice and handed the machete to his younger brother beside him.

The younger brother looked puzzled and said, "Brother, you're not going to cut it?"

Luo Baiwan straightened his back and said, "We live in a society ruled by law now. If there's any problem, of course we should go to the police."

After the rainstorm ended, he had seen many cases of stabbing, but when it came to him doing it himself, he was a coward.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw a figure pushing aside the crowd of people watching at the door and rushing out.

"Officer Yan."

Although he has resigned, everyone still likes to call him Officer Yan.

Luo Baiwan grabbed Officer Yan's arm and said, "Officer Yan, I caught a thief. Could you please contact your former colleagues to come and collect him?"

After saying that, he pointed to the door of 1002 and said, "This guy is a habitual offender. He stole from me twice. If he stays here, he will be a disaster sooner or later."

Officer Yan shook his head. "The police station was flooded. I don't know where it's been moved to now, and the network signal hasn't been restored yet."

Luo Baiwan slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I forgot." Then he muttered to himself, "Why hasn't the network been restored yet?"

Officer Yan looked around and said, "You can have someone guard downstairs and ask the search and rescue team if they come across them."

Chen Dabao, who was leaning against the stairs watching the excitement, spoke up at the right time, "Is it downstairs in the community opposite?" and pointed.

Luo Baiwan stood on tiptoe and slapped his thigh, "It's true, sister, you have a good eye."

Chen Dabao shrugged, it was just a matter of angle and height.

Luo Baiwan stretched out his hand and said, "Brothers, bring your men and follow me."

When the protagonist leaves the stage, the surrounding onlookers quickly retreat. Even though it is the end of the world, the enthusiasm for watching the fun only increases.