The group was silent for more than ten minutes.
Wang Xiaohui, the person being called out, finally responded: "Who told you that? This is a government matter, please don't spread rumors."
[Team leader Zhu Mengchun: So your family even knew this involved the government?]
Team leader Zhu Mengchun: You're still taking advantage of the national crisis knowing this? Aren't you afraid of being unable to sleep well at night?
I can feel the strong smell of gunpowder even through the screen.
Supervisor Wang Xiaohui: Zhu Mengchun, focus on your job.
Team Leader Zhu Mengchun: Huh? You didn't know how to respond, so you changed the subject?
Supervisor Wang Xiaohui: [Screenshot]
Supervisor Wang Xiaohui: Employee Zhu Mengchun has been causing trouble and spreading rumors and slander for no reason. This has been reported to the department manager. Expect performance deductions.
Beep~beep~
Song Yue received a private message.
Zhu Chunmeng: [Screenshot] I resigned.
[Song Yue:?]
Zhu Chunmeng: Haha, surprise or not?
Song Yue wanted to say, it wasn't really a surprise.
Before the flood broke out, some signs could be seen in Zhu Chunmeng's words and actions in the company.
She joined the company at the same time as Wang Xiaohui, and her performance has surpassed the latter almost every year since she joined.
However, man proposes, God disposes. When it was her turn for promotion, her performance was unprecedentedly inferior to the latter's. In addition, her boss explained that her academic qualifications were not as good as Wang Xiaohui's, so she failed to be promoted to supervisor.
Zhu Chunmeng: I've wanted to quit for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that my company is close to home and it's convenient for me to go back home to look after my kids at noon, I really wouldn't want to stay here for even a second longer.
Song Yue: I understand. Now that it's been approved, don't dwell on those bad things.
Zhu Chunmeng: Oh, you said you don't want to do it, so you don't want to? My education has always been a pain in my ass, but I can't figure it out. What's wrong with a three-year degree? Can't you achieve results with a three-year degree? Except for last year, my performance was slightly lower than Wang Xiaohui's, but in every other year has it not been higher?
Zhu Chunmeng: It just so happened that it was our turn to be transferred last year. Every time I think about it, I feel so frustrated.
It's really frustrating, Song Yue thought.
Zhu Chunmeng's failure to get a promotion won him sympathy from many department employees.
For five consecutive years, I have been a high-performing employee in the department. The only difference was last year, when I was a little bit behind, and Wang Xiaohui got there first. It is impossible not to feel regretful.
However, through this incident, Song Yue also saw the nature of the company. It doesn't matter whether the company has good performance or not. The key is to be smart enough. As long as the relationship is established, there is nothing that cannot be solved.
So she originally planned to resign this year, but the natural disaster happened and the matter was delayed.
However, because Zhu Chunmeng failed to get a promotion last year, the relationship between her and the other party unexpectedly began to get closer.
She is polite to everyone in the company except those with whom she is particularly close.
It is Song Yue’s usual style not to be open with others in the workplace.
Zhu Chunmeng broke this principle.
The other person was friendlier, more open, and more sincere than she had perceived.
The two people have similar personalities and gradually became colleagues with a good relationship.
Song Yue thought that this was probably why Zhu Chunmeng was willing to tell her that she had resigned as soon as possible.
[Song Yue: What are your plans next?]
Zhu Chunmeng: I don't have any plans. I'll just stay home and take care of the kids for now. Things are so chaotic out there lately, and it's impossible to find a job. It's a good time to take a break and recuperate. (grin.jpg)
[Song Yue: Sure, no problem]
Zhu Chunmeng: What about you? Do you plan to continue?
Song Yue: No, I've already written my resignation letter. I was planning to submit it after taking the rest of my leave, but who knew something would go wrong?
Zhu Chunmeng: Hey, you're also a promising young talent who's been delayed... Oh wait, I just saw a government document. Haha, let me share it in the group chat to cheer everyone up~
Department group.
[Team leader Zhu Mengchun: [Screenshot]]
Team Leader Zhu Mengchun: @Supervisor Wang Xiaohui, the government just released the "Announcement Regarding the Recent Publicity of Enterprises on the Blacklist." Your husband's Zhongxin Garment Factory seems to be on it~ (Salute.jpg)
The crowd fell into complete silence.
The small group started to tremble.
[xxx: Hahahahahahahaha I’m dying of laughter! I’m laughing so hard I’m tearing apart! ]
[xxx: I've never felt so happy before. Look at Wang Xiaohui's mouth. It's the first time she can't even utter a word!]
[xxx: I suddenly want to run over to her house and take a close-up photo of her face. It would be amazing!]
[xxx: It's her fault for always being so arrogant and always scolding us. This time, she lost face in front of the whole department. I'm afraid she must be vomiting blood, haha~]
[xxx: Let us silently toast to the team leader. It is the team leader who has earned our respect!]
[xxx: Cheers to the team leader who is not in the group! Cheers!]
Small group revelry.
Song Yue didn't think they were being excessive at all.
It's Wang Xiaohui's husband's fault for being dishonest and breaking his promise to the government. Plus, Wang Xiaohui herself is domineering in the company. Now that her true colors have been exposed, she can't blame others for laughing at her.
Then the head count of the horde changed from 134 to 133.
Song Yue knew that Zhu Chunmeng had quit the group.
Zhu Chunmeng: By the way, let me ask you something. Do you know of any vacant factories in our southern district?
Song Yue was stunned: [You are also hiring workers? ]
Zhu Chunmeng: How could that be? My father-in-law, as you know, works in the government. How did I know about Wang Xiaohui's family incident today? Because it was my father-in-law who negotiated with her husband!
[Song Yue: WOW! 】
Zhu Chunmeng: Zhong Xin wasn't sure if he'd relent, insisting on a one-time government transfer of 250,000 yuan and five tons of supplies. My father-in-law was so angry he slammed the door and left, ready to negotiate with another factory. However, most factories are located in the suburbs, not in the city, like in our South District. Recently, I've only been able to contact Zhong Xin. No wonder he's asking for an exorbitant price, convinced the government has no other choice.
Factories in the city. Song Yue held the phone and thought: [Does the government mind abandoning factories?]
[Zhu Chunmeng: Wait, let me go ask!]
Zhu Chunmeng: I don't mind!!! My father-in-law said as long as there's a site and basic facilities, it'll be fine. It'd be best if it's on higher ground so it won't be swept away by floods in the short term!
Song Yue: Oh, there's a factory on the Nanshan Mountain behind my neighborhood. The owner ran away with debts six months ago, and no one has taken over. The workbenches and production lines should still be there. You can talk to your father-in-law about it.
Zhu Chunmeng never dreamed that just by asking a casual question, she would actually get good news!
She quickly replied with a heart emoticon and turned to call her father-in-law.
"Yes, that's what a colleague of mine said. Okay, Dad, you're busy now. I'm hanging up now."
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Chunmeng breathed a sigh of relief.
That’s great! I didn’t expect that she could also help her family and the government!
On July 21, officers and soldiers came again in assault boats to pick up experienced factory workers.
However, this time the address was moved from Zhongxin Garment Factory to Nanshan Textile Factory.
That evening, Song Yue received a message from Zhu Chunmeng: "Song Yue, you've been so helpful! My father-in-law said the equipment at the textile factory is in good condition, just a little dusty. After cleaning it up this morning, they're back in full swing and running great! We'll probably be able to produce the first batch of clothes tomorrow!"
Song Yue raised the corner of her lips: [I'm glad I can help you~]
In fact, she was lucky by accident.
In her previous life, before the natural disaster struck, she had seen in the news that the owner of Nanshan Textile Factory had run away and declared bankruptcy. The news was not big, not even on the local headlines, and naturally did not attract much attention.
Later, she went hiking with her mother and took a special trip to the textile factory. She found that the factory was quite large and the machinery and equipment were all very new.
I remembered this at the time, but I didn't expect it to come in handy this time.
As the days go by, people come in and out of the community every day.
Some went out as volunteers to exchange supplies and food for their families, while others went to work in textile factories, working overtime to produce clothes.
On July 22, the first batch of cold-proof clothing was completed and delivered by officers and soldiers to every household in the nearby communities by boat.
At the same time, CCTV began to broadcast temperature drop warnings in a rolling manner, reminding citizens to prepare winter clothes to cope with possible cold waves.
People in the owners’ group kept forwarding CCTV news, which once again triggered a new round of panic.
"The authorities have spoken! This won't be too serious, right?"
"Oh my god, it's July. It can't be winter overnight, right?"
"You never know. Heavy rain can last for a whole month, so what's the big deal about winter arriving overnight?"
"No! The heavy rain and floods have made life difficult enough for the people. If the temperature drops, will people be able to survive?"
"Hey, what's the point of saying so much? God won't listen to us. We should get ready so we don't get caught off guard when the time comes."
"That's right, I have to quickly get out the thick clothes and quilts!"
"Ahhh, what should we do then?! I only moved in earlier this year and didn't even prepare any thick clothes!"
"Me too! I just got home from a business trip last month, and my house is so empty I haven't had time to buy anything yet!"
Not everyone is like Song Yue, who can deal with disasters with sufficient supplies.
Many owners in the community wailed that they had no winter clothes or appliances at home, and they anxiously tagged community staff for help.
On July 23, the second batch of winter clothing was rushed out and distributed first to households in need.
Of course, the entire southern area of City C cannot rely on this one factory alone. It is completely insufficient in terms of equipment and manpower.
Later, through Zhu Chunmeng, Song Yue learned that the government had requisitioned seven or eight more factories.
They are either recently abandoned or newly renovated by the factory owner and have not yet been put into use. They are all located in the suburbs, some distance away from the city, and the government needs to put some thought into transportation.
But even so, it solved the government's urgent needs.
Zhu Chunmeng: These factory owners are so kind! When they heard the government needed space, they immediately contacted the person in charge and said they didn't want the government to collect the fees, but would give it to the government for free! My father-in-law was so moved when he told me about this.
Zhu Chunmeng: They are nothing like Wang Xiaohui's family. They actually wanted to take advantage of the situation to destroy the country. Their character is clearly revealed.
Watching Zhu Chunmeng's conversation, Song Yue was a little dazed.
This kind of thing never happened in my previous life.
She remembered that the heavy rain and floods alone disrupted the country's rhythm. No one expected that the temperature in Country Z would drop so sharply in the summer. The water surface froze into ice, and most of the factory equipment was scrapped because the warming measures were not implemented in time.
Finally, throughout the second half of the year, the whole country was struggling to survive in extreme low temperatures.
In the days after July 23, cold-proof clothing was produced and distributed continuously. The news host announced it in a resounding voice. With City C as the leading point, preliminary coverage has basically been achieved in communities across the country.
On the morning of July 31, there were less than 24 hours left before Song Yue entered the next dungeon.
Lin Xiaojuan opened the window as usual, hoping to get some fresh air, but unexpectedly found that the rain had stopped!
"Come and see, the rain has stopped!"
It has been raining heavily for more than a month, and the sky has been overcast. How long has it been since people have seen a clear sky?
Lin Xiaojuan kept urging him, and Song Tianyuan responded repeatedly, getting dressed while walking towards the balcony: "Is it really stopped?"
Even so, his tone was downcast.
"Look at you, isn't it good that the rain has stopped? Why do you look so sad?" Lin Xiaojuan pushed Song Tianyuan.
The latter sighed: "That's not what I meant. Have you forgotten what Xiaoyue said? When will the big drop in temperature begin?"
Lin Xiaojuan was stunned. That’s right. If she hadn’t mentioned this incident, she would have almost forgotten it. “It seems that… the dividing line is when the rain stops…”
Song Tianyuan: "Yeah, isn't today just the right time?"
A gust of wind blew in from outside. Lin Xiaojuan couldn't help but hug her arms and shivered: "It seems that the temperature has dropped..."
As he spoke, he closed the window and said, "Old Song, what's the temperature at home?"
Song Tianyuan went to the living room and glanced at the wall: "24 degrees, 3 degrees lower than yesterday."
City C is a southern riverside city. It is always on the hot list every summer. The temperature in July is usually above 37 or 38 degrees. However, in the past two days, the temperature has been ridiculously low.
Especially today, Song Tianyuan felt a chill as soon as he got up.
Just as my daughter and the officials said, a cold wave is coming.
Song Yue heard their conversation in the bedroom and recalled briefly that in her previous life, the temperature dropped sharply during these two days, from over 30 degrees Celsius above zero to 40 degrees Celsius below zero. It was no exaggeration to say that it was like entering the Arctic overnight.
Because the temperature dropped so suddenly, some people who liked to open windows when sleeping at night froze to death in their homes and were not discovered until a long time later by people who came to their door.
Song Yue once encountered such a case.
At that time, her family was short of cold-proof supplies, so she went out with the search team.
The nearby supermarkets and hotels were all sold out, so they had to go further away.
Later they sledded to an old brick house.
Generally, these old houses are waiting to be demolished and are not often inhabited.
She and her team knocked on the door for a long time, and only after confirming that no one answered inside did they pry the door open and go in.
They originally thought that this was a no-man's land, but when they entered, they saw two bodies lying in the living room. The bodies were two elderly people, lying on wooden chairs, frozen stiff.
Three bodies were also found in the bedroom, two adults and one child, all of whom froze to death at night.
That was the first time Song Yue came into close contact with someone who had frozen to death.
She couldn't express how shocked and sad she was.
They were a happy family of five the day before, but they could never wake up again overnight.
She prayed silently for them in her heart.
Then he took the quilt and down jacket he needed, stuffed them into the wooden box brought by the team, and left in silence.
This kind of thing should never happen in this life, right?
Song Yue thought silently that with official warnings and the delivery of supplies, the ending of this life might really change.
That night, the family gathered around the dinner table and finished their meal in silence.
Feeling the atmosphere was a little solemn, Song Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, it will only take a second, it will be over in the blink of an eye."
Song Tianyuan raised his head and looked at his daughter.
Yes, it was just a second for them.
But for my daughter, it will take at least 30 days.
30 days, not 3 seconds!
Anything can happen.
No matter how capable my daughter is, she is not an iron wall. What should she do if she encounters danger?
Song Tianyuan frowned, his expression indescribably serious.
Lin Xiaojuan couldn't control her emotions either. She bit her lower lip and her shoulders shrugged slightly.
"Dad, Mom..."
Song Yue knew that every time she entered a dungeon, it meant she might say goodbye to her parents forever.
But she also wanted to reassure them, let them have a good sleep, and when they opened their eyes the next day, they would be a happy family again.
All worries turned into a sigh from the bottom of my heart.
never mind.
This promise was too heavy for her to say out loud.
Perhaps, only when she becomes strong enough, she will be able to smile calmly at her parents and tell them that they don't need to be afraid.
After dinner, she returned to her bedroom.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, 099 released the information about this copy.
【Copy Type: High Temperature
Instance level: C
Required tasks: 1. Survive for 2 months (completion rewards 20 life points); 2. Rescue the tasker's sister from the desert expedition (completion rewards 10 life points)
Optional task: Successfully cultivate a new type of high-temperature resistant grain (completion reward: 80 life points)]
She still owes the system 25 life points, which will allow her to completely pay off her debt.
This means that this time you don’t have to take the risk of doing the optional task at the bottom, and you only need to complete the two required tasks.
This relieved her stress a lot.
However, if she has the chance, she still wants to try the optional mission.
If for no other reason, the reward is just too good.
Life value can be exchanged for points, and points can be used to buy items/props in the mall.
Of course, the more props you have, the more at ease you will feel.
After making up his mind, Song Yue entered the space to count the stock.
Throughout July, except for the food, the supplies in her space were basically untouched.
After all, there is neither water nor electricity outage in City C now, so things like diesel generators, water tanks, and flashlights are not needed and are just left there.
There was still a lot of food left, and even if she added extra meals every day, she wouldn't be able to consume much in two months.
So Song Yue was not worried about food at all.
Given the high temperature setting of this dungeon, water resources and anti-heat medicines are the most important.
She stocked up on a lot of medicine last month, and even purchased an extra 20% in the first dungeon, Qianhe Lake, which was enough.
As for water resources, don't forget that she moved the 10t water tank from the living room to the space (there is a backup water source at home). Without considering others, she can use it for two months by herself.
One hour later, time jumped.
August 1st 00:00.
[C-level dungeon opening...]
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My dear who said it wasn't enough, here comes the extra chapter.
PS: Regarding the plot of Song Yue Company, the people involved will appear again in the future, so now it’s just a warm-up~
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