It was already dark when the two drove down the mountain and back to Lingcheng.
Su Keke parked the SUV downstairs of Building 12 in the community, took out a down quilt, down jacket, hot packs, snow boots, hat and gloves from the storage space, and finally took out some wood that she and Grandma Qiao had chopped.
Su Keke took great pains to make the things in the space look like they were found by herself today.
She asked Grandma Qiao to go upstairs first, and called everyone else on the 20th floor to come down to move things together so that they could be witnesses.
The corridor of the community was pitch black, and many people started lighting candles at home.
Some people were complaining that the flood had receded but the power had not been restored. Some people had already gone to bed.
People on the 20th floor also lit candles. Lu Mei's family had just finished dinner.
She felt a little worried when she saw that Grandma Qiao and Su Keke had not returned so late.
"I'll go check over in the hallway. You two should clean up the dishes."
After saying this, Lu Mei went out with a flashlight.
"Did you hear that? Your mom asked you to clean up the dishes!"
"Dad, what are you talking about? Didn't my mom ask you to clean up?"
The father and son were still shirking responsibility for who should wash the dishes. The main reason was that there was no water. Lu Mei had strict regulations on the use of water for washing dishes.
It cannot exceed 1500 ml, and the dishes used by the whole family must be washed clean and shiny.
Shi Huan and Meng Yi slept at home for the whole afternoon and were now planning to cook instant noodles.
"Wife! Where are the two eggs Aunt Lu gave us? How about adding them to the instant noodles? We haven't eaten eggs in a long time!"
Meng Yi watched Shi Huan put two packets of braised beef noodles in the pot and reminded him.
"Okay, okay, okay! You're the only one who's greedy! I'll fry two more in the pan when the noodles are cooked. Instant noodles taste best with fried eggs!"
Shi Huan smiled and looked at Meng Yi, and put another handful of green vegetables into the pot. Grandma Qiao sent them a lot of green vegetables early this morning, saying that she grew them herself.
But the vegetables planted in 2004 clearly looked yellow and small, and no one knew where Grandma Qiao had planted these vegetables that were growing well.
When the instant noodles in the pot were boiling, Shi Huan turned off the fire of the gas stove. Instant noodles cannot be cooked too soft, otherwise they will not taste good.
There has been no electricity for more than two months. Shi Huan and his friends went from being uncomfortable in the beginning to gradually accepting it, and it seems that life is not so difficult anymore.
But it is also thanks to Su Koko that they have the gas stove.
Su Keke said that she had originally planned to go camping with her classmates and had bought a lot of materials and equipment, but then a typhoon came.
Otherwise, she and Meng Yi would have been unable to eat hot meals like many others.
"Aunt Qiao! You're finally back! We were just worried about you and Coco!"
As soon as Lu Mei opened the security door on the 20th floor, she saw Grandma Qiao coming up with a flashlight and she seemed to be carrying a bag of down quilts on her back.
"Why did you come out? It's a mess outside now. Don't open the security door outside if you don't have anything to do!"
Grandma Qiao said with concern.
"Yeah! I know, but since you guys haven't come back since dark, I wanted to go downstairs and take a look!"
Lu Mei helped put down the quilt that Grandma Qiao was carrying on her shoulders. She felt something was wrong. Where was Su Keke? Why didn't she come back with them?
She was about to ask, but unexpectedly Grandma Qiao spoke first.
"Keke is still downstairs looking at the supplies! We are lucky today and found a lot of supplies to keep warm. Hurry up and call them out, and let's go downstairs and move them together!"
"Grandma Qiao, where did you get this down quilt?" Shi Huan asked in surprise as he walked out of the house with a bowl of instant noodles.
After two months of flooding, most factories, shops and residential buildings were submerged. They were also very curious about where Su Keke and Grandma Qiao got the down quilts from?
Grandma Qiao smiled without saying anything, and only told them to go down and help quickly, as she was worried about Coco being alone down there.
"Then we have to hurry. There are too many ungrateful people in this building!"
Lu Mei ran home quickly and called the father and son who were about to wash the dishes to go downstairs together.
Shi Huan also went back to the room and called Meng Yi to come downstairs to help.
Su Keke waited in the car for a while. Suddenly, two people passed by. When they saw the brand new Mercedes-Benz G, their eyes lit up.
You know, the flood has lasted for so long, who wouldn’t have fish on their car? It’s still drivable and so new that you can hardly see it.
Su Keke also knew that it was not appropriate to drive this luxury off-road vehicle back to the community at this time, as it would attract too much attention.
But she had no choice. Without a car, how could she explain all the supplies she carried back?
"Who is this? Why is he parking his car here in the dark without even turning on his hazard lights? What if someone gets hit?"
A man said this as he pressed his face against the cab window, and the light from his flashlight dazzled Su Keke.
Su Keke pushed the car door open without saying a word.
"Ouch!" The man outside the car was knocked back several steps, his facial muscles burning with pain.
"What's wrong with you? How can you open the door like that? You hit my brother's face and it's swollen. I want you to pay me money! No, I want you to pay me for the supplies!"
Seeing this, the other man didn't even bother to check if his brother was hurt, but instead came up to Su Keke and asked for supplies.
What he was thinking was that anyone who could still drive a luxury car at this time must have a lot of supplies stored at home.
My brother and I went out to look for food all day, but we didn't find anything to eat. We had already eaten up the government's relief food.
"He had no reason to get close to my car door. Who can I blame?"
Su Keke frowned and watched the two men whispering in the dark.
"Damn it! Don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. Anyway, I hit you, so don't even think about leaving if you don't pay me some money."
"Yes, yes! My face is swollen. It will be difficult for me to eat from now on. You must compensate me!"
Seeing that Su Keke was alone, the two men set their sights on stealing the car and the supplies inside.
They wanted to subdue Su Keke as soon as they got in, and then drive away in the Mercedes-Benz G. Just now they saw that the car was full, so there must be a lot of supplies.
They can never afford this luxury car in their lifetime. The world is in chaos now, with robberies and murders happening everywhere. If the two brothers just rob a car, no one should care.
Just when one of them wanted to cover Su Keke's mouth and drag her away, Su Keke kicked him first.
“Ouch!”
The unlucky brother was kicked by Su Keke and he held his stomach and grimaced.
Seeing this, the younger brother punched Su Keke in the face. Su Keke quickly stepped back, took out a pistol from the space and pointed it at his brother's forehead, saying, "Still fighting? My bullets should be faster than your fists!"
"Don't scare me with a toy gun. It's not that easy to get a gun in China."
"Then you can try it. It's pitch dark now anyway and no one will know if I kill someone!"
Su Keke said coldly.
"Don't...don't don't...we were just joking with the girl!"
The younger brother was so scared that he pulled his older brother and ran away. Su Keke heard a cry from a long distance away. She didn't know what these two talented guys bumped into.
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