Chapter 21: Shopping at a mall for free
"Qiao Qiao, did you just graduate from college this year?" Tang Mingli took the lead in breaking the deadlock.
"Well, I encountered the gray fog just when I was about to look for a job." Qiao Qiao's attention was diverted.
I found that Tang Mingli also had a nice voice and long fingers. However, perhaps due to years of training, his skin was wheat-colored and there was a thick layer of calluses visible on his palms.
The two rooms on the eleventh floor were both vacant and their doors were open.
"Come in, we've been waiting for you." Property manager Zhao Dayong and the building manager were standing at the door and invited them in when they saw them.
There were not many people in the house, only about a dozen.
Zhuangyuan No. 1 is considered a mid- to high-end residential community. There are only 10 buildings in the entire community, with 3 units in each building. All of them have two households per elevator and 17 floors.
As it was built less than a year ago, the occupancy rate is not high, and many people have not even had time to decorate their homes.
Xiao Zhou tactfully took out four chairs and handed them over.
Qiao Qiao immediately spotted "Old Liu" sitting in the middle with an unhappy look on his face. Everyone else kept their distance from her. Her husband sat there with his head down and said nothing. He was said to be an honest man.
The son had a sly look on his face, his eyes darting around. When he saw Qiao Qiao coming in, his eyes lit up, he sat up straight subconsciously, and reached out to play with his oily hair.
"Okay, now that all our units are here, let's discuss what to do." Zhao Dayong said as he sat down.
"Looking at the momentum of the heavy rain, it is unlikely to stop anytime soon. The first floor is already half flooded, and if it continues overnight, the water will reach the second floor tomorrow.
For safety reasons, Yang Mi and I discussed and suggested that the owners of the lower floors be moved to the upper floors. What do you think? "
"We are all neighbors, we will definitely help if we can." said a kind old lady on the sixth floor.
"But the question is where will they live when they come up here?" a young man on the eighth floor asked.
"Yes, this is a big problem." A young couple on the twelfth floor agreed.
Faced with doubts, Zhao Dayong gave a solution.
“After discussion, the community property manager came up with two solutions, and everyone can vote on which one is better.
The first method: live directly in the home of a high-rise owner. Of course, you don’t live there for free, but you pay rent, and the property management will also give you certain additional compensation.
The second method: let them live upstairs. Currently, there are two vacant rooms on the 11th floor, and one vacant room on the 8th and 14th floors. The 8th and 14th floors have been renovated and can be occupied at any time. The property management has temporarily made the decision and allowed them to move in.
It's just a delaying tactic. The Federation will definitely come to rescue us in a few days. But we need everyone to sign a consent form to guarantee that this is a preparatory plan because of the heavy rain."
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Everyone looked at each other's colors, waiting for others' reactions.
"I think the second option is better." The building manager spoke first.
“I think the second one is good too.”
"Me too. The first option has too many hidden dangers. If it rains for a few months, do we have to live in someone else's house for a few months? It's inconvenient for everyone and there's no need."
After someone took the lead, everyone expressed their support for the second method.
"That's it, then. Each household will send a representative to sign here, and they can leave after signing. Thank you for your understanding and thank you for your understanding." Zhao Dayong stood up and took out an A4 paper and put it on the table.
"Thank you, everyone." The residents on the second floor expressed their gratitude.
"It's okay. We're all neighbors. I'll help you whenever you move."
"It's just a hand. Don't mention it. I'll help you too."
"What about the things at home? And what about the chickens I raise? Who will compensate for the damage caused by water?" "Old Liu Gangster" Liu Lanxiang frowned.
"Yes, the things in my house are not cheap." His son Ji Bu echoed.
The harmonious atmosphere was broken, the room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at each other.
"You can move your valuables upstairs." Zhao Dayong had heard of this family's reputation a long time ago, so he was not surprised by their attack.
"What should we do with the walls and floors? They are prone to breeding cockroaches after being soaked in water." Liu Lanxiang glanced at her husband who had been keeping his head down and saying nothing, then stood up and said.
"If you are still not satisfied with this, there is nothing I can do. You can call the police and ask if there are any other solutions." Zhao Dayong was displeased.
He stood up without giving any face and said, "I have other things to do. Those who agree with this plan, please help me move upstairs. Those who disagree, please find a way to solve it yourself." After saying that, he pushed away Liu Lanxiang's attempt to stop him and left.
"Hey, aren't you just a waiter in the property management? What's your attitude? Be careful or I'll complain about you." Ji Bu looked at Zhao Dayong's back and cursed him dirty.
"The eighth floor and the fourteenth floor, which floor do you want to go to?" The building manager ignored Liu Lanxiang and asked the two families on the second floor.
"I……"
"Let's go to the eighth floor!"
Before the residents on the second floor could speak, Liu Lanxiang rushed in from the door and answered first.
"Our two families are small in number, so let's live together on the 14th floor for the time being." said the resident at the left door on the second floor.
"Okay." The resident at the right door looked at Liu Lanxiang and quickly agreed.
"Mom, is the eighth floor okay?" Ji Bu asked his mother in a low voice.
"What do you know? I saw the eighth floor being renovated. It was decorated very nicely, with leather sofas, a 100-inch TV, and central air conditioning." Thinking of this, Liu Lanxiang couldn't hide her smile.
Her family's house was allocated after a house was demolished. In the beginning, they tried to save as much money as possible on the renovation. Now that she can live in a luxuriously decorated house for free, she is naturally satisfied.
After seeing that the problem was solved, people left one after another.
Qiao Qiao raised her eyebrows, not wanting to continue participating. She looked at Qiao Xinghe and left.
Several high-rise residents also left, including Tang Zhijie.
As a policeman, Tang Mingli took the initiative to stay and help.
There is only one family on the first floor, a family of five lives on the 8th floor, and two families on the second floor, a total of five people, live on the 14th floor.
Fortunately, the elevator was still working, and everyone helped to move, and it was finished in one afternoon.
As soon as Qiao Qiao closed the door, she was teased by Qiao Xinghe.
"How is it? Do you have feelings for Tang Zhijie?"
"Dad, what are you talking about? I've only met him a few times!" Qiao Qiao rolled her eyes at him.
"Then just keep looking at him." Qiao Xinghe looked like he was watching a show.
"Please, I'm looking at his hands, okay?" Qiao Qiao picked up the cat and held it close to him.
"So what? I chose your dad because of his beautiful eyes." Qiao Huizhou also looked like he was enjoying the fun.
"If I like a man just because he has a nice voice and nice hands, you would have at least 80 sons-in-law now. I just admire him, you think too much."
After saying that, Qiao Qiao went back to her room to rest, making the excuse that she was sleepy.
"Speechless, what a random match. Besides, my partner must only have me in his eyes and heart, must put me first, and must be able to accept my possessiveness."
Qiao Qiao knew that her possessiveness was stronger than that of ordinary people, and had even become a little paranoid.
No one else can touch her toys.
No one else can enter her room.
No one else can hold her cat.
Even her friends can’t have other friends…
She also understood that no one would be able to accept this kind of personality, so she had already prepared to be single.
Love is something that can be dispensable.
If yes, it would be icing on the cake.
No, it’s harmless.
"Meow~" Xiao Qiao knew nothing and just stepped on the milk peacefully.
After dinner.
"Dad, why don't you try drawing a card?" Qiao Qiao said unintentionally.
"I haven't accumulated ten consecutive draws yet." Qiao Xinghe opened the system and it showed only seven times.
"Just give it a try. You don't have to do ten consecutive draws. It's possible that a miracle will happen with a single draw." Qiao Qiao also tried seven times.
"Okay." Qiao Xinghe went to the bathroom to wash his hands before drawing the card.
[Congratulations on receiving 1 R-level card space backpack]
[Space backpack: The backpack has 10 square meters of space]
"I got it!!!" Qiao Xinghe finally got an R-level card after 6 draws.
"Congratulations." Qiao Huizhou applauded politely.
"Haha, I told you I'm not an unlucky guy. My strength is pretty good." Qiao Xinghe showed off the blue card everywhere.
After saying that, Qiao Qiao also prepared to draw a card, but she only had 7 chances.
"Good luck to you. Good luck to you."
I played "Good Luck Comes" on my phone, put my hands together and prayed, "Draw a miracle!"
[Congratulations on getting N-level card lemon*3]
[Congratulations on getting the N-level card Seedless Watermelon*1]
[Congratulations on getting a roll of N-level toilet paper]
…
[Congratulations on receiving R-level card kitchen knife x 1]
[Cleaner: No matter how good your kung fu is, you are still afraid of a cleaver. The previous owner of the cleaver used it to kill countless zombies, and it has the ability to cut iron like mud. ]
“……”Although I finally got an offensive weapon, but, a kitchen knife?
Although it was just a card, Qiao Qiao could see the silver blade through the card, and it was indeed as sharp as the introduction said.
However, it doesn’t match her image very well.
"You also drew an R-level card, oh, a kitchen knife, not bad, it suits you well." Qiao Huizhou joked.
"Thank you." Qiao Qiao smirked.
Qiao Huizhou also joined in the fun and smoked a round.
【Congratulations on getting R-level card □□*1】
[R-level card: can open 90% of the doors of ownerless houses]
"What's the use of this?" Qiao Huizhou threw the card directly to Qiao Qiao with disdain.
"Don't say that. What if?" Qiao Qiao took it and put it away.
One o'clock in the morning.
Everything was quiet except for the sound of rain hitting the ground and windows.
Qiao Qiao turned off the alarm clock and gently rescued the hair that was pressed under Xiao Qiao.
It's past midnight, and there's another chance to draw a card.
[Congratulations on receiving N-level raincoat × 1]
Not bad, the raincoats produced by the system are of good quality and generally will not break.
Qiao Qiao put on a lightweight waterproof jacket, a level N raincoat, a mask, and combat boots, and put the space backpack into the system grid.
Open the door quietly and slip out silently.
After walking up the stairs to the corner of the first and second floors, you can't go any further.
The water outside was not much lower than a person, and half of the first-floor house was submerged in water. This was because the terrain was higher, and I couldn't imagine what it would be like in other places.
Fortunately, the residents on the first floor had moved upstairs in the afternoon, otherwise they would have had to seek help in the middle of the night.
Qiao Qiao looked outside through the window. The neighborhood and the streets were not peaceful at this time. People's cries for help and shouts could be heard everywhere, and even the sound of the rescue boat's motor could be heard.
It's chaos.
Fortunately, the building manager of their building was wise and made preparations in the afternoon.
After making sure that there was no one around, Qiao Qiao took out the R-level card and used it.
A blue light flashed, and a brand new speedboat appeared in the water outside the building.
She climbed up through the window, jumped onto the speedboat, and filled the tank directly.
However, he did not start the engine, and used oars to slowly row out of the community.
The big raindrops hit my body, the strong wind messed up my hair, and my raincoat was useless.
“Help!”
"Where are you going? Can you take me to the rescue team?"
On the way out, I could hear the shouting of residents from other buildings.
It seems that the afternoon meeting was not decided by the community property management, but by the building manager of their building himself.
Qiao Qiao left the community without looking around.
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