On the eve of the power lines being frozen by snow and the city's water and power outages, the Tan and Zhou families went to the department store every day, spending money on food and daily necessities without hesitation. Zhou's father even bought an off-road vehicle and specially asked someone to modify it to facilitate running in the snow.
Xihe also made his own preparations and went to the mall to buy a few pieces of jade of good quality.
Gouzi shook off the snow and walked into the house. "Why did you buy jade?"
"Play."
"Hey, where did this big black dog come from? Quick, get it out!"
Xihe paused in taking off her scarf, and the dog was startled by Tan's mother's sharp voice. They looked over and saw Tan's mother running towards them with a broom and a fierce look on her face, chasing the dog and beating him: "Get out! This is not your home!"
The dog was beaten so hard that he jumped up and down and ran around the house in fear. Others came running over after hearing the noise and were all shocked.
Zhou Yan hurried over to stop him: "Auntie, stop hitting him. This is a stray dog Ruo Ruo picked up..."
"Whose stray dog is this smooth and sleek? It must be someone's pet. Get out of the way! I'm going to chase it out!"
Mrs. Tan’s fighting power was amazing, and the others also felt that the dog didn’t look like a stray dog, but rather someone else’s pet, so they all rushed forward to chase it away… The dog was driven out of the villa, standing in front of the iron gate in a dishevel, with its eyes dull.
It, a dignified system, was actually beaten and fled by a woman?!
Bang! At this moment, Tan's mother slammed the door shut: "Okay, everyone, come in quickly."
"Ahhh, Xihe, please take care of your mother!"
The dog howled angrily at Xihe.
Xihe blinked his eyes: "How about you wait outside? In a couple of days, when my mom sees that you haven't been taken away and knows that you are a stray dog, I will bring you in~"
"I won't! I'm not a stray dog. Don't even think about letting me make myself miserable!"
"When you need me, let me out. If you don't need me, get out. Xihe? Xihe! Come back here, you damn woman!"
Amid the dog's angry barking of "woof woof woof", Xihe turned around and slowly followed everyone into the house.
Tan's mother couldn't help but look back and sigh: "Look, how fiercely this dog is barking! If we leave it here, it might bite someone."
Xi He listened to the dog's cries and stifled a laugh. In this world, the Tan and Zhou families were ordinary people, and her own abilities were severely suppressed. To prevent the villa from being attacked after a breakdown of order, she called the dog out to guard the house. Unexpectedly, she was met with opposition from the entire family.
"Okay, go wherever you want to play, and come back in a couple of days." She said in her heart.
"Really? Then I'm leaving, no need to see me off!"
The dog was surprised, and the next second, his back disappeared into the snow with a "whoosh".
Xihe looked out the window and saw a black tail disappearing around the corner. She smiled, knowing that this guy had been cooped up for so long that he wanted to sneak out for some fresh air.
In the evening, Zhou's mother and Tan's mother prepared a delicious meal. After eating, everyone immediately returned to their rooms. This damn weather is too cold! You have to know that they have been in Z City for almost a week. It snows every day. The snow outside is already two feet deep. It's freezing to death... Xihe returned to the room, and Zhou Yan came over a while later.
Xi He raised his eyebrows, and Zhou Yan pretended to be calm: "Pang He sent me a message."
Xihe: Huh?
The house was warm as spring. Zhou Yan handed her the phone. "Pang He saw the snow falling and remembered our warning, so he took the money to buy supplies. But his mother found out and he's getting beaten up now."
Xihe burst out laughing and took the phone. On it, Pang He was pitifully beating himself up: "Brother Yan, my dear brother, my mother is going to beat me to death! If the snow stops later, I will definitely not survive." He secretly inquired, "Brother Yan, is the end of the world really here?"
The message was sent three minutes ago, and it was obvious that Zhou Yan had not replied yet.
Thinking of what Pang He did when he was trapped on the snowy mountain, Xihe's smile faded and he typed, "If the snow stops, that would be the best outcome, of course."
The person on the v-mail was typing back and forth for a long time before Pang He carefully typed two words: "Sister-in-law?"
Xihe replied with a "hmm", and Zhou Yan's eyes flashed and his ears turned red.
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In the early morning, everyone fell into a deep sleep. Snow fell outside the window, and the fields were covered with white. The temperature dropped little by little, and suddenly there was a "click" sound and the circuit was broken.
Swish, swish... snap!
Countless air conditioners and heaters were suddenly turned off, and cold air gradually filled the room.
The person in the sleep was shivering, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and opened his eyes. He was stunned by the temperature in the room. Shivering, he picked up the air conditioner remote control and pressed the switch, but there was no response. He had no choice but to reach out to turn on the light, but the light didn't turn on... The circuit was completely broken, and shrill cries came from the dark buildings.
Because the villa has two circuit systems, when one of them loses power, the other system is immediately activated and current is transmitted.
Xihe was a light sleeper, and the slight sound made her open her eyes immediately.
I lifted the quilt, put on my clothes, walked to the window and opened the curtains. The street lights in the distance and the lights in the tall buildings all disappeared. The world was dark and silent, and faint cries could be heard.
Her brows were solemn. The end of the world had come.
Knock knock knock, there's a knock on the door.
Xihe paused, walked over to open the door, and saw Zhou's father, Tan's father, and Zhou Yan standing outside.
"Ruoruo, the power is out."
Xihe looked at them and nodded.
Suddenly, the three people's heavy expressions could not help but become more decadent. Father Tan curled his lips and said, "I originally still had a glimmer of hope..."
Although the celestial phenomena of the past week had proven their daughter's prediction true, they still held onto a glimmer of hope. Perhaps it was just snow, and there wouldn't be a power outage? Perhaps the child was just talking nonsense, and there wasn't any such thing as the apocalypse. But now... they had no choice but to believe it.
"Hey, luckily we have Ruo Ruo. We prepared in advance. I believe we will be able to get through this safely."
Father Zhou patted Father Tan's shoulder and smiled at Xihe: "Ruoruo, it's getting late, go to bed, we won't disturb you anymore." He went downstairs with Father Tan, who looked out of sorts, his back looking lonely.
Since everything has happened and cannot be undone, they can only think about what to do next.
The next day, everyone was shocked when they discovered that there was a power outage.
Zhou's father kept checking the news: "Many other areas have also lost power. People are panicking online and shouting about the end of the world everywhere." At this time, the rhetoric of the end of the world became more and more intense, and the illusion of joy and peace was finally torn apart.
Ding-ling-ling——
Grandma Tan's phone rang. After she answered, the person on the other end asked, "Grandma Tan, was the apocalypse you mentioned last time real?"
Grandma Tan slapped her thigh and said, "Of course!" Then she quickly told the child to buy supplies and stop saving money. After she finished speaking, she realized what was going on and hurriedly asked if her old sister was okay.
There was silence on the other end. "Grandma Tan, my grandma passed away last night due to a power outage."
Grandma Tan looked stunned, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
“Grandma, grandma!”
Everyone rushed forward and called her in panic.
After waking up, Grandma Tan kept searching for her granddaughter. When she saw her granddaughter, she rushed over and hugged her. Her hands were shaking with fear: "Luckily, we have Ruoruo, otherwise the four of us old people would have died last night!"
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