"Damn it, what kind of weather is this?!" Shangguan Rong shivered as he put on his clothes.
"Butler Liu! Why is the air conditioner off!" Shangguan Rong shouted in dissatisfaction.
"Madam! The power is out!" Butler Liu was also shivering from the cold.
"What? Why is the power out at this hour? You should call and ask right away," Shangguan Rong urged impatiently.
"I've already called to inquire, and the entire city is currently experiencing power outages and emergency repairs."
Shangguan Rong got up and went to the living room with a grumble, only to find that Li Churan was already sitting on the sofa, with a computer on the coffee table and Li Churan holding a mouse, reading the news.
"Chu Ran, you've finally come out! Are you alright?" Shangguan Rong looked at Li Chu Ran's unshaven appearance and felt a pang of heartache.
"Mom! I'm fine!" Li Churan was intently looking at the news on the computer website.
Seeing that his son ignored him and sat down next to him, Shangguan Rong looked at the news report inside.
"Global freezing? The climate these days is really unpredictable!" Shangguan Rong muttered in dissatisfaction.
"I don't know when the power will come back on, it's freezing! Butler Liu, call right now, I want to complain!"
Li Churan, on the other hand, continued to concentrate intently on the news on her computer.
"Experts predict that this extreme weather event may last for about three days. Citizens are advised not to panic." Li Churan frowned, looking at the red sun in the sky, feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed.
He suddenly remembered that his confidant seemed to want to report something to him that day. Could this be the matter?
Li Churan turned on her phone and dialed her confidant's number.
"Hey! Zhao Shiwen, was the climate change issue you wanted to report to me about the other day?"
"Mr. Li, you finally answered the phone. It's about this matter. Mr. Li, did you already know about it?" Mr. Li has always had a keen eye. Did he already know all along?
"No! I've had some other things to take care of these past few days! Zhao Shiwen, do you have any connections to buy some supplies for me? Price isn't an issue." Li Churan truly lived up to her reputation as a shrewd businessman, quickly grasping the key point.
"President Li, it's too late now. The snow is so heavy, all transportation is blocked, and even people can't get out, let alone delivery trucks," Zhao Shiwen said helplessly.
"Zhao Shiwen, I remember you live on the 17th floor of Junshan Garden. What's the situation in your community now?" Junshan Garden is a community located in the city center, with a total of more than a thousand households.
"President Li, our community is blocked by heavy snow. No one in our community can get out now. I saw in the community's WeChat group that hundreds of people froze to death in our community last night. It's terrifying!" Fortunately, Zhao Shiwen was young and strong, and the windows were closed tightly, otherwise he might have been one of them.
"Are there any volunteers from your community who came to help?" Li Churan asked.
"No, I heard the situation in other neighborhoods isn't much better." His friend's neighborhood, which lives nearby, also has a less than optimistic situation.
"Is the convenience store in your neighborhood still open?"
Zhao Shiwen didn't know why President Li would ask these questions, as President Li was never one to pay attention to trivial matters.
"Of course it's not open. Even if it were open, no one would go out to buy anything. It's just too cold!" He had planned to go out this morning, but the biting cold forced him back as soon as he reached the garage. In this freezing weather, he figured the gasoline in the car would be frozen solid!
"Is there something wrong with President Li?" Zhao Shiwen believed that President Li would not ask these questions for no reason; he must have sensed that something was amiss.
Li Churan took a deep breath. "Zhao Shiwen, I can give you three suggestions. First, if you can still go out now, go out and buy some supplies, the more the better!"
"Second, if you can't get out, take advantage of the current situation to buy some supplies at high prices in the owners' group, the more the better. Don't give any supplies to anyone who asks you for them for any reason."
"Third, don't open the door to just anyone, and don't be overly compassionate and take in others. It's best to lock the door behind you."
"Okay, Mr. Li, I understand!" Zhao Shiwen nodded.
Li Churan hung up the phone. He now basically understood the situation. Judging from the current situation, this extreme weather would definitely not end in the short term, so daily necessities became the most important thing.
Li Churan summoned the housekeeper, and after taking stock of the family's supplies, they discovered that there were only enough supplies for the family to live on for three days.
The Li family has always lived a life of luxury, eating only the freshest and air-freighted food, so they have very little food stockpiled at home. However, they have quite a lot of health products, with all sorts of health pills piled up like a small mountain. It's just a pity that pills can't be eaten as food.
Li Churan paced back and forth in the living room, deep in thought. After a moment, he instructed the housekeeper to summon all the servants in the house.
There are a total of twelve servants in the house, including four maids, two cooks, two drivers, two bodyguards, a butler, and a cleaner.
Li Churan remembered that there was a small convenience store 500 meters in front of the villa. With all the winter clothes in the house on, walking back and forth there shouldn't be a big problem. The problem was that these people might not be willing to do so.
Sure enough, as soon as she opened her mouth, the four maids objected. Li Churan decisively dismissed them on the spot. In this special situation, every bit of food saved was worthwhile.
Seeing Li Churan's determination, and with her promise to give them three times their wages, the remaining people...
With this promise, the remaining people finally agreed.
Everyone put on down jackets, grabbed their tools, and pushed their carts. As soon as they stepped outside, they were shivering from the cold, and several people couldn't help but want to turn back.
But seeing Li Churan leading the way, they eventually followed.
In fact, Li Churan was also shivering from the cold. In the decades of his life, his body had never suffered like this.
But he endured it and gritted his teeth as he walked forward.
In the waist-deep snow, every step felt like walking on solid ground, making it exceptionally difficult. The icy snow seeped through my clothes, leaving them feeling cold, but compared to the exposed skin, the body buried under the snow was nothing. The biting wind cut into my skin like steel knives, causing a piercing pain.
A group of people trudged through the snow, and finally, they arrived at the convenience store.
However, the convenience store's roller shutter door was tightly locked.
"Mr. Li, the store is closed. What should we do?"
Li Churan frowned and asked the butler to bring over the prepared sledgehammer.
"Bang!" With a loud bang.
A piercing alarm sounded.
One minute later, a large hole appeared in the roller shutter door.
"Alright! The door's open! Hurry up and move your things! Remember, the more the better!"
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