After breakfast, Xu Lin urged Zhou Pin to go to sleep, but Zhou Pin insisted that Xu Lin stay with him. Helpless, Xu Lin put on her headphones and watched a variety show in the living room while Zhou Pin went to sleep.
It's exceptionally cold today. Even with the underfloor heating on, the temperature inside is only 0°C, while it's -62°C outside. I wonder how many people are freezing to death outside.
Their building is fortunate to have underfloor heating thanks to Xu Lin and Zhou Pin. Even when it's cold, they can barely bear it. In addition, they burn the wood they found earlier to keep warm, so no one has frozen to death yet.
Yesterday I celebrated New Year's Eve with the people downstairs, and they told me that many elderly people in other buildings had frozen to death. Perhaps this natural disaster is also a form of self-purification by nature, a process of survival of the fittest.
Zhou Pin woke up at 11 o'clock, took a roasted sweet potato out of the oven and handed it to Xu Lin.
"When did you put it in? I was wondering why it smelled like roasted sweet potatoes, and I thought I was hallucinating because I was so hungry."
"I put it in this morning, it's perfect to eat now. What would you like for lunch?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? What do you want for lunch? I'll get it out," Xu Lin said, munching on a sweet potato.
"I'll try to cook as much as possible from now on. A boyfriend should support his girlfriend; he can't be a freeloader."
"If you're so conscientious, then have some scrambled eggs with tomatoes, crispy pork, stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers, and a bowl of spicy soup."
"Please wait a moment, sir, it'll be right there." Zhou Pin also joked a bit.
Xu Lin took out the ingredients, and Zhou Pin went to the kitchen to get busy. An hour and a half later, the food was served, looking and smelling delicious, but they hadn't tasted it yet.
"Sure, Mr. Zhou, it looks good and smells nice too."
"Try it and feel free to offer your criticism and suggestions."
"Mmm, it tastes amazing." Xu Lin wasn't exaggerating; the taste was indeed excellent.
"Today it's -60°C, two degrees warmer than yesterday, so the extreme cold is coming to an end," Zhou Pin said.
"Time to go out and stock up on supplies again! I'll take the people downstairs with me." Xu Lin was eager to go.
"It's okay to bring them, but don't let them get too big for their stomachs."
"I understand."
After dinner, the two practiced together. Zhou Pin didn't hold back at all just because Xu Lin had become his girlfriend, and Xu Lin also gave it her all.
For the next few days, the two of them took turns practicing, watching TV series, and eating, until five days later, Zhou Pin saw Lao Liu knocking on Xu Lin's door on the surveillance camera.
The door opened from 801, and when Lao Liu turned around, he saw Xu Lin and gave her a meaningful smile.
"Xiao Xu, you're here with Xiao Zhou? That's perfect, no need to knock on each door anymore." Ever since they celebrated New Year's together, Lao Liu has changed how he addresses Xu Lin and Zhou Pin.
"What's up?"
"The temperature seems to be rising, and we'd like to go out and find supplies. Do you want to come along?"
"Okay, where are you going?"
"We've searched the entire area. This time we'd like to go to the Sunshine Building and maybe stay for a night or two before coming back."
Sunshine Building is located in Gangcheng Development Zone, which is quite far from Jinxiu Community. The surrounding area is mostly office buildings, so the location is relatively remote and there should be fewer people looking for supplies there.
"Okay, when do we leave?"
"Tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock, it will be too cold any earlier."
"Okay, let's meet on the 6th floor at 6 o'clock. Who's coming?"
"Everyone is mobilized this time. It's the end of the world, and children can't live under the wings of adults forever."
After seeing Lao Liu off, the two began packing their things to take with them when they went out. The two little ones were definitely going to be taken along; they'd been running around a lot these past few days, and no one knew what they'd been up to.
Since they were going out with everyone, the two decided to each carry a backpack, so that some things could be taken out by hiding them in the backpack.
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