It's too cold at night, so they'll wait until the rebroadcast starts before going out.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan wanted to know the news from Qinghua Kingdom as soon as possible, so they chose to have dinner in the cafeteria that evening.
The New Year's Eve dinner in the canteen was more lavish than usual, with dumplings, glutinous rice balls, rice cakes, and fish displayed at the window.
The couple made a plate of dumplings and a plate of rice cakes, sat at the table, and waited for the Spring Festival Gala.
The venue was packed with people; every seat was taken. Even the cafeteria chefs and staff gathered around the television after the food was sold out.
The broadcast started promptly at 6 PM. After the opening music, the hosts began the program.
As in previous years, General Manager Li stepped forward to speak. His face exuded an indescribable composure and determination, bringing immense confidence to the viewers in front of their televisions.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan noticed a young man among the group of bigwigs. Without a doubt, it was Li Sikai.
Over the past few months, the big shots have come to terms with reality: Li Sikai's space is truly only accessible to him. Even so, he can't yet operate it with his consciousness.
Therefore, after discussion, everyone decided to make Li Sikai the successor to the Grand Alliance Officer, but this news has not yet been made public.
Li Sikai was extremely unwilling, but since the spatial dimension could not be separated, he could only follow his uncle and learn about politics.
However, he did make a deal with the big shots: if the apocalypse ends prematurely, his status as their successor will be null and void.
The bigwigs all agreed with smiles. They thought to themselves, "What a silly girl! She could have all the power, but she looks like she's suffered a bitter pill."
The couple could tell at a glance that the big shots already knew about the space, otherwise they wouldn't be so confident. Compared to previous years, their mental outlook had undergone a dramatic change.
Li Sikai's life must be pretty good; he's probably being pampered. However, there's a faint sadness in his eyes, suggesting he genuinely dislikes being constrained.
There were very few song and dance performances this year. After all, they had just experienced a major disaster, and no one was in the mood to gloss over the situation.
General Li had several skits arranged to expose the current social situation while also implying to the people of Qinghua that the alliance has the confidence to lead them towards a brighter future.
The party lasted until 8:30 p.m. The couple picked up their two yawning babies and slowly walked home.
As soon as I entered, I turned on the light. The warm, dim glow of the incandescent bulb dispelled the chill of the night. An'an and Nuannuan shivered, instantly waking up.
Shen Yanming asked with a smile, "Would you like to play in my dreams?"
The two children's eyes lit up, and they grabbed Bi Qiaoan's hands, saying, "Mommy, let's go in, let's go in!"
Inside, birds sang and flowers bloomed, a stark contrast to the snow-covered landscape outside. Shen Yanming drew the curtains, turned off the lights, and the family of four entered the space.
The couple changed their two children into light pajamas and let them play on their own. They then put the ripe grains and fruits into the storage area, and slaughtered and stored the cattle, sheep, fish, and shrimp.
Watching piles of food fly towards the transparent light screen, Bi Qiaoan sighed, "If this world had superpowers, we could openly and legitimately offer our food to help everyone."
Shen Yanming sorted and put the things away, his gaze sweeping over the cars and yachts he had collected abroad. He said with regret, "I was very well prepared back then, but now, apart from food, I dare not take out anything to use. It's like all that preparation was for nothing."
Bi Qiaoan shook her head with a smile: "No matter what, we got the real goods. Many people haven't even realized it yet, and the money in their hands has turned into a pile of useless paper or numbers. They are the ones who should be crying foul."
Shen Yanming nodded, taking a greedy breath of fresh air: "It's so good to have you, to have the children, and to have this space."
Bi Qiaoan smiled, clearly agreeing with this statement.
It is said that spring is just around the corner after the Lunar New Year, and after the Spring Festival, everyone's faces are clearly filled with joy.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were also hoping that spring would come soon, the ice and snow on the earth would melt, and they could start farming again.
Furthermore, the winter snowfalls should have washed away a significant amount of salt from the soil. With the soil salinity significantly reduced, this year's harvest should be quite good.
However, things didn't go as planned. The temperature didn't rise significantly until the end of February.
Everyone was stunned, even the powerful figures in the capital were starting to panic. Was this planet about to enter an ice age?
But it has no reason at all!
People waited and waited, and finally the temperature improved at the end of March, but it only rose to minus fourteen or fifteen degrees Celsius.
General Li hurriedly summoned Dean Xu and Dean Tian to ask them what exactly happened.
The two bigwigs were also bewildered because no abnormalities were found in any of the tests.
Finally, Dean Xu suggested, "Why don't you ask Mao Mengguan?"
General Li frowned: "Ask him? He's not involved in this kind of research, how could he understand?"
Dean Xu wanted to say that he wasn't an expert in this field either. However, the dignity of being the head of a comprehensive research institute prevented him from saying such a thing.
Dean Xu explained, "The ocean anomaly was discovered by Mao Mengguan. Although he wasn't a professional, his imagination was exceptional. Who knows, he might actually be able to guess the result."
After some thought, General Li decided to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless, and immediately convened a meeting of the bigwigs. Once the group was gathered in the conference room, everyone knew what they were going to discuss without him even speaking.
"General Li, what are your thoughts? Please share them."
“I don’t have any. I just want to ask what you all think, especially Mao Mengguan. If we don’t give an explanation, the ordinary people will panic. The situation we’ve finally managed to stabilize might be broken again.”
Mao, who had been pretending to be a quail, suddenly looked up when he heard what Li, the chief of the alliance, said, only to find that everyone was looking at him.
"What's wrong with me? Why are you looking at me like that?" Mao Mengguan felt uneasy, and his voice trembled slightly.
"It's nothing, I just wanted you to speak freely and express your feelings," said General Li with a smile.
"I... I don't have any thoughts, I don't even dare to think about it." Mao Mengguan was almost in tears; he knew this meeting wouldn't be so easy to get away with.
General Li reassured them gently, "It's alright, just say what you want to say, let's talk slowly."
Mao Mengguan slumped his shoulders, looked around at the expectant or mocking gazes, and said, "You can't just keep fleecing me all the time!"
"You're the most imaginative one, aren't you? It's okay, tell us your guess. Even if you're wrong, it's alright."
Seeing that he couldn't escape the question, Mao Mengguan said, "The previous ocean incident wasn't just a guess. It was because the earthquake widened the seabed cracks, allowing seawater to flood in and causing the sea level to drop. I think the reason why global temperatures have been slow to recover is related to this."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Everyone opened their eyes wide, waiting for Mao Mengguan to explain.
Mao Mengguan cleared his throat and lowered his voice, saying, "Think about it, the seabed crack is widening, and seawater is getting in. What are they going to do with it? Are they going to extinguish the lava?"
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