During the following period, the family members were quite busy.
The first thing to do is to drain the water that has seeped down from above, since the outside is already flooded.
So all they could do was extend a pipe through the compressor and drain the water.
Meanwhile, dozens of kilometers away from them, the core fortress was gradually collapsing, with the water inside exceeding fifteen meters.
Chen Zhongzheng has basically stopped paying attention to the leaks, and he only orders people to repair them if there are large areas.
The fortress had become a vast ocean, and travel was now mostly by sea.
On this day, a hint of joy appeared on Chen Zhongzheng's face.
An important document had been delivered to his office, and he didn't smile for the first time in a long time.
Wang Mingming also arrived at the office with the documents, looking very excited.
"Uncle Chen! It's confirmed! The superstorm has passed! Although the rain is still pouring down, without the superstorm, the impact on us won't be as significant!"
Chen Zhongzheng's face was full of joy. He hadn't had a proper rest in a long time. Now that he knew the news, the thing he wanted to do most was to go back and get a good night's sleep.
"Great! In that case, it seems we can continue our work! By the way, how's the situation at the shipyard?"
"Yes! The first ark is almost finished! We're currently draining the shipyard and conducting flaw detection on the hull—the final inspection!"
"That's wonderful! It's like having double the joy!"
Chen Zhongzheng clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the already moldy tabletop.
Then Chen Zhongzheng pondered for a moment and said, "Okay! You guys need to speed up the process right now. By the way, has the first batch of candidates for boarding the ship been determined?"
"Yes! It's all confirmed! It's all the core scientists! And those people in the inner circle!"
"Yes! Let's carry it out immediately!"
Wang Mingming nodded, as if she had something to say.
Upon seeing Wang Mingming's expression, Chen Zhongzheng immediately understood that the other party must have something to say.
"Is there anything else you want? Speak up!"
"Um... what about Brother Lu..."
After listening, Chen Zhongzheng sighed.
"Their area has been flooded for a month! I don't know if their family is still alive! Tell Lao Zhou to send some people over to check on them!"
After hearing this, Wang Mingming immediately smiled.
"Okay, Uncle Chen, I'll go right now!"
"Okay! Go ahead!"
After saying that, Chen Zhongzheng waved his hand and reminded him again, "Don't just focus on this matter, you also need to get the other two things done for me!"
"Don't worry, Uncle Chen! I know!"
Wang Mingming left the office with a cheerful expression.
Driving a small motorboat, Wang Mingming easily arrived at Zhou Quan's residence.
Since the entire fortress is now submerged, everyone has to live in buildings.
However, there are not many living spaces in the buildings, so people have no choice but to live in the buildings that were not flooded.
As soon as Wang Mingming entered the building, he smelled a strong stench.
He frowned slightly, looking at the several corpses floating on the water, and a look of displeasure appeared on his face.
Seeing several people washing clothes by the water, Wang Mingming said to them, "Why don't you dispose of the bodies? Don't you know that if these bodies aren't disposed of, there might be a flu outbreak?"
When the women doing laundry saw that it was Wang Mingming, they immediately walked over with teasing expressions.
"Oh! Isn't this Secretary Wang? Are you here today to inspect our work?"
"Yeah! Xiao Wang! I heard you don't have a girlfriend yet. What do you think of me? I'm thrifty, good at cooking and laundry, and I can take care of people!"
"Haha! He's just a little boy, look how red his face is! What are you scared of? Come on over and let's chat for a bit!"
The women burst into laughter when they saw Wang Mingming running away in a panic.
Wang Mingming walked out and said to them, "Stop making fun of me! Hurry up and deal with the body! It would be a disaster if some infectious disease broke out! I'm not joking with you!"
After saying that, Wang Mingming quickly headed upstairs.
Upon reaching the seventeenth floor, Wang Mingming looked up at the door number, confirmed it was Zhou Quan's residence, and immediately went up and knocked on the door.
A short while later, a woman's voice came from inside.
"who?"
Wang Mingming was slightly taken aback, then said, "Sister-in-law, it's me, Wang Mingming!"
"Oh! Wait a minute!"
Then, the door opened, and Liu Qian, with a pained expression on her face, clutched her stomach as she opened the door.
"You're here! Come in quickly! Old Zhou is in the restroom!"
Wang Mingming was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
"Sister-in-law, what happened? You all look a little off!"
Liu Qian closed the door as she spoke.
"Ugh! Everyone in the family has diarrhea! I told Lao Zhou a long time ago not to eat leftovers! It's easy to get sick, but he just wouldn't listen!"
Wang Mingming frowned immediately after hearing this.
"Um... Sister-in-law, are you short of food right now?"
Liu Qian looked outside and then nodded gently.
Then he whispered to Wang Mingming, "Old Zhou told me not to tell you about this! But our family is really struggling to make ends meet right now! But Old Zhou is just so proud! Sigh! No matter what we say, he won't listen!"
Upon hearing Liu Qian's words, Wang Mingming immediately went inside and looked at the leftover food on the table.
"You guys eat this kind of stuff?"
Liu Qian nodded: "Actually, I can eat it! Old Zhou insists on eating it himself! It's a bit of a waste to throw it away! Plus, Xiao Chen is growing right now, so he can only save his own food rations to exchange for some nutritional supplements for Xiao Chen. I have no objection to that, but after all, he is a core member of the management team, and he just doesn't want to take a little more! Sigh! Please don't tell your brother Old Zhou!"
Wang Mingming nodded, then sighed, a pang of sorrow welling up in her heart.
Actually, he was just barely making ends meet.
However, since he only lives with his sister, his daily consumption is not very high, but the Zhou family now has four members.
So it's basically impossible to support such a large family.
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