The temperature continues to rise, and the once beautiful greenery in the community has been dried out.
The school car that the boy drove out of the school also exploded due to the heat. On the day of the explosion, the boy and the girl stood by the window to mourn for him. Thank you for your companionship over the past three years. Now you can be considered to have retired successfully.
The weather was so hot that it burned your feet just going outside, so the troublemakers had been quiet for the past few days. This made Cheng Zhi and the others happy; they stayed home every day planting vegetables and feeding chickens.
The two broods of chicks that hatched earlier have grown quite a bit and are now in an awkward growth phase, with sparse feathers. Cheng Zhi always says they look ugly whenever she sees them.
Xiao Feiran, stuffing her nose, cleaned the chicken coop. "I wonder who it was. They said they wanted to treat the chicks as their pets, but now they've changed their minds."
Cheng Zhi, who was playing with the little rabbits nearby, began to argue, "People are fickle creatures, and besides, they're really ugly right now. The little rabbits are cuter, hehehe..."
After playing for a while longer, Cheng Zhi finally let go of the little rabbit and went to the vegetable garden to water and fertilize it.
At noon, Zheng Wan made cold noodles, adding a little sparkling water to make them more appetizing. One bite, and the noodles were smooth yet chewy, the broth was cool and sweet-sour, and there was a burst of bubbles in your mouth. Paired with their homemade kimchi, it was simply divine.
Cheng Zhi held the bowl and said, "I'm really tired of saying 'delicious' all the time."
After finishing their meal, they came out of the space and exercised in the room with the air conditioning on. But just as they finished warming up, there was a knock on their door.
Looking through the peephole, Cheng Zhi saw Qi Yanche and the others. She immediately wrapped herself up tightly and went out. As soon as she pushed open the door, it felt like stepping into a fiery mountain; Cheng Zhi felt like her slippers were about to melt.
The heavy iron gate was burning hot, but luckily Cheng Zhi was wearing gloves. She quickly opened the gate and said, "Come in and we'll talk."
Upon entering, Cheng Zhi noticed that the usually lively and energetic French Fries was now lying weakly in Qi Yanche's arms, panting heavily.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Feiran asked as she came out of the air-conditioned room upon hearing the voice.
Qi Yanche gently placed the fries on the ground, patted them a couple of times to comfort them, and said with a serious expression, "The fries seem to have heatstroke. We don't have any medicine over there, so we wanted to come here to exchange some with you."
When Huang Yiyi heard that the fries had heatstroke, she quickly went to the refrigerator to get ice packs and cold water, and Zheng Wan also quickly went to the bathroom to pour water.
Cheng Zhi, who has three dogs and a cat at home, is very experienced and brought a thermometer to measure French Fries' temperature.
Seeing Qi Yanche's anxiety, she comforted him, "It's okay. I think the fries aren't in too bad a state. They should just have mild heatstroke and should recover in a while."
Qi Yanche's face was full of self-blame. "It's all my fault. If only we had gotten more supplies, then the fries wouldn't have gotten heatstroke."
Cheng Zhi was bad with words, and she didn't know how to comfort him, so she went to the kitchen and got four cans of iced cola. She handed the three cans to them, then helped Qi Yanche open the tab and held it out to him, saying, "Don't overthink it, it's not your fault."
Finally, the bathtub was filled with water, and Qi Yanche put the fries in. The fries slumped its head listlessly on the edge, and Qi Yanche stood guard beside it. Seeing this, Cheng Zhi didn't plan to stay any longer and was about to leave when Qi Yanche turned back and asked, "Cheng Zhi, do you have a razor here? It's too hot, I want to shave the fries' fur a little shorter."
Upon hearing about shaving, Cheng Zhi immediately thought of the extremely cold weather that was about to arrive, and almost blurted out, "I think it would be better not to shave."
Qi Yanche was surprised that Cheng Zhi would refuse, and looked at her with some doubt, "It's so hot today, can't you even shave?"
Cheng Zhi put down her hand that was opening the door, her brain racing to figure out the best way to put it. "There was a typhoon before, and now it's super hot. What if there are any other special circumstances later? A dog's fur isn't just for looks; it also has a protective function. So I think it's better to keep it for now."
Upon hearing Cheng Zhi's words, Qi Yanche lowered his head and thought for a while before giving up his plan to shave the fries.
Cheng Zhi nodded and came out of the bathroom.
When I arrived in the living room, I found that these people were already chatting.
Lu Yuan felt guilty and roughly rubbed his hair. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have played with French Fries for so long yesterday. He must have been tired and hot to do that."
Zheng Wan sat cross-legged next to him. "You don't need to blame yourself too much. You meant well by playing with it. It's all the weather's fault."
At the other end of the room, Xiao Feiran came out with the repaired glasses and returned them to Lu Yuan, saying, "Puppies need to generate electricity. If you don't play with them, they'll feel uncomfortable too."
Because of the fries, everyone's mood was low, and everyone kept going to check on the fries. Seeing that the fries were in better spirits than before, Cheng Zhi took out two sweet potato chips made by Zheng Wan from her spatial storage to cheer them up.
French Fries didn't have the strength to wag its tail yet, it just came up to Cheng Zhi and gently rubbed its face against Cheng Zhi's hand. Cheng Zhi said gently, "It's okay, Sister Wan will make you dog food later, and you won't feel uncomfortable after eating it."
Looking at Cheng Zhi's gentle eyes, Qi Yanche felt a sense of peace and tranquility in his heart.
"Thank you for your trouble. There aren't many supplies right now. It can just eat some dog food." Qi Yanche had been out scavenging for supplies before and knew the hardships involved, so he refused Cheng Zhi's offer at the time.
Cheng Zhi and the others had so much food stored up that it was more than enough to make a bowl of dog food, let alone several bowls.
"Stop making excuses, it's settled then. You can have dinner here tonight." Cheng Zhi didn't give Qi Yanche a chance to refuse, and then ran off in a flash. But a little while later, Cheng Zhi came back by herself, bringing back a bath towel. "Don't soak for too long, you can come out when it's almost time, or you'll catch a cold."
Taking the towel, Qi Yanche said thank you and watched Cheng Zhi disappear around the corner. A smile involuntarily crept onto Qi Yanche's lips. He looked down at the fries and asked, "So? Do you like Cheng Zhi? If you like her too, how about we try to become family with her?"
The potato fries that had been munching on dried sweet potato looked up and barked twice, as if agreeing with Qi Yanche's idea.
By mealtime, Fries had almost recovered its energy and was clinging to the sofa leg, biting into it relentlessly, which Qi Yanche couldn't stop.
Seeing that the fries had regained their vitality, Xiao Feiran's mood improved considerably. "Bite away, I'll allow you to indulge yourself this one time."
Since the boy was eating at home today, Zheng Wan couldn't showcase her culinary skills online. She simply cooked some noodles with minced meat, an egg, and two stalks of spinach. She also prepared a dish of kimchi for anyone who wanted some.
The noodles were still very hot, and the girl was blowing on them to cool them down. The boy next to her had already slurped up a big mouthful.
Girl: "?!" Isn't it hot right out of the pot? What a ruthless tongue.
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