Chapter 22
As Chao Youqian entered the elevator, he could smell disinfectant even through his mask. He unconsciously wanted to rub his nose, but Lang Xin quickly grabbed his restless hand.
"Don't touch your face while wearing gloves. The elevator has been disinfected, but I don't know who took it before. I don't want to take that chance."
He nodded honestly, pulled his hand back, and his face turned slightly red under the mask.
The floors of the elevator are covered with a layer of plastic wrap, probably to prevent the spread of viruses through keystrokes. A clock next to it shows the daily disinfection time and the personnel and their body temperatures.
The reminder bell rang, and Chao Youqian would click on the group chats such as notification groups that he had set reminders for in time.
It turned out to be a university notification group that had not yet been disbanded. The counselor might have switched to the wrong group chat and sent a health check-in notification to his juniors who were one year younger than him.
In addition to ensuring that students who are confined on campus have enough food and drink, the school also needs to keep track of the situation of students at home during the holidays. For this purpose, an additional function has been added to the school's official account.
The notice requires everyone to check in for health before 12 noon every day, truthfully report their location and personal health status, and no one is allowed to return to school without notification.
This caused an uproar in the group. Their class had a good relationship with the counselor, and someone immediately said, "Teacher, you sent it to the wrong group." The person who was best at stirring up trouble joked that it was a good thing we had graduated, otherwise just checking in would have been annoying.
The counselor was not angry and said a few more words:
[It's not just about clocking in. The school requires that if students clock in late or even don't clock in at all, they will receive a warning and their record will be kept. This will affect their performance evaluations and scholarships. Tell your juniors and urge them to take this matter to heart.]
【The epidemic situation is serious, so please be careful even after graduation. 】
Now the group started repeating the message "Thank you teacher" and Chao Youqian copied it through his gloves and followed the formation.
I put my phone in my trouser pocket and took the elevator down directly to the first floor. The property management quickly set up a shelf with floor number labels on it. There was a bag in each of the two compartments on the shelf labeled 26th and 27th floors.
When I took it down and opened it, there was a piece of paper attached, which contained standard words such as thanking the owners and residents for their support for the epidemic prevention work, and hoping that everyone would work together to overcome the difficulties.
Although it's a cliché, it's done in a very comfortable way. I walked around the community a few times before taking the gift bag home. The community is very densely greened because its selling point is that it is adjacent to the city park. The walls are covered with green vines and small flowers of various colors.
It was 4:30 in the afternoon. The highest temperature in H City today reached 30 degrees, which was a bit high but not outrageous. In previous years, the highest temperature could reach 40 degrees around August, but only for a few days.
The sun is much smaller at this time of year, and the community is quiet and still. Even though people at home also have working days, they are busy with online classes and work.
Based on Chao Youqian's experience looking down from the bay window, the place would only get busier around 7 or 8 in the evening, when children would be taken out for a walk by their parents and pets would come downstairs to take care of their physiological needs.
I wandered to the gate of the complex. The fence was closed, and a tent had been erected on the sidewalk. A security guard sat in the cool shade, holding an infrared thermometer. A little further outside were four shelves filled with takeout orders with long receipts.
With four buildings in total, there's plenty of staff for the complex. A security guard would check the delivery addresses and separate the items for different buildings before the housekeepers pick them up. Each household can only place three orders per day, to prevent the housekeepers from becoming overwhelmed and unable to provide other services.
Wearing masks and gloves, the 26-degree temperature and the gentle breeze made me sweat. I couldn't help but think of the people wearing full protective suits. The weather will only get hotter in the coming days. What will they do?
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