Chapter 125 Extreme Cold Descends Again, Water Supply Cut Off
Achoo!
Lin Muyan was woken up by the cold in her sleep.
She got up, walked to the window, and stretched.
The temperature control in safe houses is always very good, and it is impossible for the temperature to fluctuate suddenly, unless the external weather changes and the temperature control system needs to be adjusted.
Only during this interval will the temperature in the room become unstable.
Lin Muyan reached out and pulled back the curtains, immediately captivated by the scene before her, her drowsiness vanishing instantly.
The extreme heat has ended, and the extreme cold has silently descended at night.
Snowballs rained down from the sky onto the earth, turning the outside world into a blanket of white once again.
The heavy snow fell onto the invisible protective shield that enveloped the safe house, and instantly vaporized and disappeared.
At this moment, the underfloor heating and radiators in the safe house started working, and Lin Muyan went to the terrace, where the snow outside had already piled up quite thick.
Who would have thought that just a few hours ago, the ground was like a frying pan, where you could make fried rice right there?
In the blink of an eye, the frying pan turned into an icebox.
Suddenly, Lin Muyan saw several families not far away, wrapped in thick cotton-padded coats, frantically shoveling snow in the snow, with basins and jars filled with snow.
The sky was beginning to lighten, and more and more people were running out of their houses, carrying their tools.
Lin Muyan raised an eyebrow and paused, then took out her phone. Many people in the residents' group were cursing the property management company because the water had been cut off.
At this point, how could the property management company possibly still be responding?
Ultimately, property management staff are just laborers; those who find them annoying have already left the group. No matter how much the usually arrogant homeowners curse, they won't get a response.
Lin Muyan thought for a moment and sent messages to Wei Tuling and Fu Sinian, asking if their water supply was cut off.
Fu Ssu-nien quickly responded:
"The water hasn't been cut off yet, but after several extreme cold and heat cycles, even if there is water, the pipes are almost at their limit. I've stocked up on a lot of drinking water, and for household water, I just need to shovel snow outside to melt it. What about your place? Are you short of water? I'll send you some."
Seeing that Fu Sinian had prepared water, Lin Muyan was temporarily relieved and said:
"I have enough water, and I'll also make sure your protective suit keeps you warm."
It took Wei Tuling a while to reply to her, and he brought her a message.
"Many residential areas in S City are currently without water, and I believe power outages will follow soon. Today, Song Chengyun from the Song family asked me to team up with them. They are planning to search for supplies at a nearby supermarket and asked if I wanted to join them."
Lin Muyan raised an eyebrow. A person with courage would naturally take action at this time. Song Chengyun was quite farsighted.
If you take proper precautions during extreme cold, you might still have a chance to venture out and try your luck. But during the days of extreme heat, it's truly impossible to move an inch.
Wei Tuling: "But I've already rejected them. I want to team up with you. Should our team go out and scavenge for supplies?"
Lin Muyan did not answer immediately. She was not short of supplies, and it would be somewhat unethical for her to go out and take away other people's last hope at this time.
However, after thinking for a moment, she still asked Wei Turing, "What supplies do you need? The snow is quite thick, making it difficult for vehicles to travel. Even if we go out to find supplies, we won't be able to bring back much."
Wei Tuling quickly replied: "My grandfather's medicine is almost finished, and the spare medicines are all in the pharmacy of our own hospital."
Lin Muyan then inquired about the specific name of the drug, which was a biological agent for treating self-limiting immune diseases. She had not stockpiled this drug before the apocalypse because it was uncommon.
"Wait for my reply, I'll go call for help."
Her ally was short of medicine, and she didn't have much to do anyway, so it wasn't a bad idea for her to go along.
So Lin Muyan approached Fu Sinian again, and the three of them quickly reached an agreement.
Before setting off, Lin Muyan made sure to fill her stomach.
Seeing her mother's hardship, Lin Muyan had a sudden idea to take out the food she had packed from the hotel before the apocalypse and enjoy it.
"Mom, don't cook today. I'll show off my skills. I need to hurry up and go out after we finish eating."
Wang Yanqin was very surprised and stopped chopping vegetables.
"Yan Yan, you can cook?"
Lin Muyan nodded and explained that the prestigious school she used to attend had cooking classes, showing that this former "heiress" was still quite down-to-earth.
Wang Yanqin couldn't help but praise, "Yan Yan, you always surprise people."
The mother let Lin Muyan do her thing in the kitchen. To avoid putting pressure on her, no one else in the family lingered in the kitchen, which allowed Lin Muyan to take out the pre-made dishes without any restraint.
[Haha, Lin Muyan really put her heart into serving food from the Black Pearl Restaurant to her family.]
[If Wang Yanqin tastes the restaurant food soon, she'll start to doubt herself. After decades of hard work in the kitchen, she's not even as good as her daughter.]
The food at Black Pearl restaurants may not actually be delicious, but thankfully, they only rip off rich people, so they're kind to us poor folks.
[Alright, stop talking. The restaurant Lin Muyan chose must be pretty good, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to stock up on so many pre-made dishes.]
Lin Muyan looked at the comments and couldn't help but smile.
She spent so much money ordering dishes that were extremely poor value for money for ordinary people, entirely on a whim.
Anyway, money will become worthless paper at the end of the world, and it's a waste if you can't spend it all. She can't stand seeing money go to waste like that.
The restaurant's dishes were all good, and they were also her favorites, so she stocked up on a lot of them.
Lin Muyan selected several dishes that suited her parents' tastes, such as crystal shrimp, eight-treasure duck, and braised eel in hot oil, one plate of each, along with a roasted tomato cream soup, a black abalone for each person, and some fresh vegetables that she only wanted to look at and not eat. That was all.
As long as Lin Muyan takes out these dishes, except for the Eight Treasure Duck which wasn't put into her space right after being cooked, the others still look like they just came out of the pot!
All she had to do was heat up the eight-treasure duck and cook a pot of rice, and in no time she could serve the whole table of dishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin were stunned to see such a lavish lunch.
Lin Xiao glanced at the dishes, his eyes flashing. Putting aside the shrimp and vegetables, which were indeed available in the basement cold storage, this Eight Treasure Duck clearly wasn't freshly made.
My mother said that my younger sister was in charge of cooking today, and it seems she has quite a few secrets.
Lin Xiao smiled and was the first to react. He quickly invited his stunned parents to sit down and took the initiative to praise Lin Muyan. Whenever his mother tried to ask how the dishes were made, Lin Xiao would change the subject.
After the meal, the whole family was completely full and extremely satisfied.
Wang Yanqin realized something but didn't press the matter further.
Lin Xiaonuan had eaten these dishes before, but she wouldn't expose her sister's secrets. She was now her sister's loyal little servant, and whatever her master did was right. She was content as long as she had something to eat!
After a satisfying meal, Lin Muyan gave a few instructions and went out.
It was rare for the snow to stop outside, and the snow wasn't too thick. I went out wearing thick-soled snow boots, and the snow was just up to my ankles.
As Lin Muyan passed the Rong and Shen families in front of the safe house, she habitually stopped and looked at them for a while.
She hadn't expected to see anything, but when she did, she actually spotted two furtive figures digging a hole in the Shen family's backyard.
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