Upon opening the basement, which had been untouched for a long time, a musty smell wafted out, choking Qi Yanche. He covered his nose and began rummaging through a pile of clutter.
Finally, he found what he was looking for in the large box at the bottom: a hand-cranked generator.
Finally, there was electricity. Qi Yanche plugged in the fan and started it up, while the other three quickly lay down to sleep.
Lu Yuan yawned, "Brother Yan, you can shake for a while, then rest for a while. Wake me up to take over the shift in an hour."
After the fan blew on the fries, the fries were in a much better state and obediently lay down next to Qi Yanche's legs, wanting to keep him company while he stayed up all night.
Qi Yanche patted the fries, signaling it to go to sleep quickly, as it would probably get even hotter when the sun came out during the day, and it wouldn't be able to sleep at all then.
French Fries licked Qi Yanche's calf, then folded his paws, tilted his head, and fell asleep.
Looking at the three people and the dog in front of him, Qi Yanche felt a deep sense of loss, as if he were a divorced father with three children.
Suddenly he thought of Cheng Zhi again, wondering how they were doing and if they had a fan. Maybe he could look for it again during the day and find a second one to send to them.
As the night passed, the sun rose above the horizon. Honey Lake Villa, with its advantageous location, was bathed in sunlight early on. Normally, this would be a wonderful thing, but with the temperature now over forty degrees Celsius and the sun so intense, it was truly unbearable.
Even with blackout curtains, the heat still seeps in through the curtains and walls.
Cheng Zhi was woken up by the heat. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Feiran sitting there, drenched in sweat, fanning himself.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Cheng Zhi stood up and said to Xiao Feiran, "Let's go to the master bedroom and turn on the air conditioner."
Xiao Feiran jumped off the bed in a flash, complaining, "Why is it morning? Why am I on an empty stomach? I really want to eat ice cream!"
Cheng Zhi smiled and patted Xiao Feiran on the shoulder, "Be bold, eat what you want!"
Xiao Feiran wouldn't dare. She's extremely cautious about her life now; she'd rather save such a dangerous activity for her next life. Right now, all she wanted was to quickly finish her breakfast so she could eat something cold later.
Upon entering the master bedroom, the other three people, as expected, also woke up.
Upon seeing Cheng Zhi and Xiao Feiran arrive, Huang Yiyi listlessly asked them to turn on the air conditioner.
Cheng Zhi walked over and grabbed a tissue to wipe Huang Yiyi's sweat. "Why are you so hot?"
Zheng Wan's hair was all wet. "We get plenty of sunshine here, and it's been like a sauna since around six o'clock. We were just thinking of going to stay at your place for a while."
Xiao Feiran shook her head. "It's no use. The sun will shine over there in the afternoon, and it will be even hotter in the afternoon."
As soon as the air conditioner was turned on, all five people let out a comfortable sigh. They lay huddled together in front of the vent, looking like five corpses.
Zheng Wan stretched and closed her eyes. "Anyway, it's so hot, let's not go out. We can eat later and let me get some sleep."
Xiao Feiran, who had just been clamoring for breakfast, stopped eating and wrapped a small blanket around herself. "Who needs to eat when there's air conditioning? I want to sleep. Don't wake me up."
Cheng Zhi originally just wanted to lie down and enjoy the air conditioning, but she found it increasingly comfortable, and her eyelids kept opening and closing until she stopped.
All five people were asleep.
The boy next door wasn't feeling so well. After the sun came out, it was impossible to stay upstairs any longer, so the four of them and the dog ran to the basement. Even so, they were still sweating profusely.
Qi Yanche's vest was soaked with sweat. Seeing that French fries were also drowsy, his brain was working frantically, trying to come up with a solution.
"There seems to be a diesel generator in the security room at the entrance. Should we go and get it?" Qi Yanche asked while fanning himself.
Shen Lingfeng's hair looked like it had been washed with water. After thinking for a while, he said, "Go! It's already this hot overnight. Who knows how hot it will get later? While we can still go out, let's hurry up and get everything we can."
Chen Yiyi and Lu Yuan were too hot to talk, so they nodded to indicate that they agreed.
They were about to go out, and French Fries insisted on going with them. No matter what Qi Yanche said, it was no use; French Fries just kept biting his trouser leg and wouldn't let go.
Lu Yuan squatted down and said earnestly, "French Fries, listen to me. You have fur on you. Take you outside to dry in the sun. What if you die of heatstroke later?"
Suddenly, Chen Yiyi pointed to the hand-cranked generator, "It doesn't seem like keeping it at home is a good solution. The fries won't be cranked, and they'll still be hot."
"If you ask me, we should put the fries next door first. They probably won't refuse the fries," Shen Lingfeng said, leaning against the pillar.
Qi Yanche squatted down and tried to pry open the fries' mouth, but he couldn't get it open at all. He had no choice but to ask seriously, "I won't leave you at home anymore, but I definitely can't take you out either. How about we go find some girls next door, the girls who give you chicken wings? Are you going or not? If you go, let go of the fries."
Whether it was genuine understanding or just a coincidence, the fries' eyes darted around, and three seconds later they obediently let go of the food.
Sure enough, Cheng Zhi readily accepted the fries when she brought them over.
Cheng Zhi, holding a parasol, saw them all come out and asked, "Are you all going out?"
Qi Yanche nodded, "There's nothing left at home, so I'm going out to collect some supplies."
Thinking that it would get hotter and hotter outside, Cheng Zhi kindly reminded them, "You'd better hurry up, it's getting hotter and hotter, you'll get heatstroke if you stay outside too long."
After saying that, Cheng Zhi led the dog into the house.
Qi Yanche watched Cheng Zhi and the fries disappear behind the door before turning around and leaving himself.
Driving the school bus to the gate, Qi Yanche and Shen Linfeng each kicked the door a few times, breaking it down. Qi Yanche easily obtained the generator and also took the pitchfork that was placed to the side.
Fearing it was unsafe to carry the generator, they turned back to put their things away before driving out of the residential area.
Cheng Zhi pulled back a corner of the curtain and watched the school bus disappear around the corner. She patted Fries' head with some concern, "I hope the school bus is of good quality, otherwise your owner won't be able to come back."
Because it was cool inside, the fries perked up and wagged its tail wildly at Cheng Zhi. When it heard Cheng Zhi say that, it barked twice, as if to comfort her.
Cheng Zhi couldn't help but chuckle. She poured some cold water into the fries and took out a raw chicken leg with ice crystals still on it from her spatial storage. "You must have had a tough night. Eat something nice and take a nap. Once your owner comes back, you'll have to go home."
Perhaps knowing that French Fries was a Samoyed, Huang Yiyi gradually grew to like French Fries more. Lying in bed with her eyes still closed, she mumbled, "French Fries, I have some good food here. When I wake up, I'll... I'll give it to you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Huang Yiyi fell asleep again.
As if it understood, French Fries walked over and gently nuzzled Huang Yiyi with its head.
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