"Oh, don't worry, I'll ask the nanny to switch the generator right away." Xu Yilan hurriedly comforted.
At this time, Aunt Wang, the nanny, came over and said, "Madam, the gasoline for the generator is gone."
Lu Bo was stunned, then he felt regretful. He suddenly remembered that someone had reminded him some time ago that electricity was in short supply. In order to ensure that factories could produce electricity, the government would implement time-limited power supply to residential areas in the near future.
The wealthy circle knew the news in advance and started hoarding power generation equipment, gasoline, diesel and other energy sources. Prices soared and energy was in short supply.
He has been so busy with his company these days that he has forgotten all about this.
Lu Bo frowned and called his assistant to purchase gasoline, diesel and other energy sources, but was told that the country has already controlled energy! Not to mention gasoline is hard to buy, even diesel, which was easily available before, is not easily sold. There are still some stocks in the black market for private transactions, but the price has risen to about twenty times the previous price.
Lu Bo slammed the table in anger. The family's expenses have been increasing these days. Lu Bo took a look at the family's bills for April. The month hasn't even ended yet, but the accumulated expenses for the month are already close to half of the expenses of the past month.
"You've been staying at home every day during this period, how come you spent so much money? The company is short of funds now, don't you know to save some money for me?" Lu Bo said to Xu Yilan dissatisfiedly.
Xu Yilan felt aggrieved, and she argued, "Don't vent your anger on me again. Don't you see how much the prices of vegetables and fruits in the market have risen? A family must always eat. A few days ago, a luxury store sent me this season's products, but I didn't dare to keep any of them. In order to save money, I quit my membership in many clubs. How can you say that to me?"
After saying this, Xu Yilan began to sob softly.
Lu Bo had no choice but to coax her, "The company has been having troubles lately, I'm sorry to have troubled you, but wait for the temperature to drop in a few days and the tourism industry will return to normal."
After thinking for a while, he said, "We should tighten our spending during this period. Don't buy unnecessary things. Vegetables and fruits are expensive, so we should save some. Just eat enough every day and don't waste anything."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yilan could only nod with tears in her eyes. Lu Bo was the one who earned money in this family, and she had no say in front of Lu Bo at all.
*
As soon as Xia Shige went out, she felt the heat wave hitting her face. She held up a parasol and held a handheld fan, blowing away the heat as she walked to Jingjing Supermarket. As soon as she arrived at the supermarket door, she felt her back was completely soaked with sweat and the fabric was sticking tightly to her body. She extremely regretted choosing to go out at more than three o'clock in the afternoon.
There were a lot of people crowded in Jingjing Supermarket, and a few people were renting power banks next to the cashier counter.
Some owners squat quietly beside the shelves and enjoy the air conditioning.
The ice cream and cold drinks in the freezer are all gone. The price of ice cream has increased several times now, but it is still sold out every time it arrives. Lin Jingjing is putting a batch of mineral water into the freezer to freeze.
Seeing Xia Shige, Xia Huiyin quickly brought her a bottle of water: "Why did you come here at this time? The sun is so hot at this time."
Xia Shige wiped his face and shook his head, "I'm not, I was a little worried about you guys, so I came to check on you."
"As soon as the power went out, we turned on the generator and the air conditioner was also running. I'll leave when the temperature drops in the evening. Don't come here every day. Be careful of heatstroke." Xia Huiyin said with a frown.
An old man who was using the air conditioner looked up and said, "Don't get heat stroke easily now. The hospital is packed with people suffering from heat stroke."
An old lady next to me also said, "Yes, it's been too hot these past few days. Many of the residential buildings that were damaged by the tornado have not been repaired yet, but now the construction units dare not do it because it's too hot. Many people can't stand the high temperature and have suffered from heat stroke. They can only rest during the day and do construction at night."
"Then, what about the people in the disaster-stricken communities? It's so hot outside, how can they bear it?" Lin Jingjing asked.
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