This is an immense trust placed in them by their family!
"Of course, they're my old squad leader's family!"
Xu Jiangming felt proud when he heard his nephew's praise of the old squad leader's family.
The thunder, lightning, and torrential rain continued until the next morning.
Early in the morning, Xu Lai woke up, turned on her phone, and found that all the chat groups on her phone were in an uproar.
The floodwaters had already reached the second floor, and the residents on the second floor, just like those on the first floor before, were asking the residents upstairs for help.
The residents of apartment 203 also posted a photo of their grandson crying loudly because there was no hot water to make milk powder.
Seeing this, the other residents on the second floor also posted photos of their homes being flooded and in a terrible state in the group chat.
However, given that several homeowners had previously caused a lot of trouble by letting people living on the first floor who were flooded stay in their homes out of kindness, no one was as kind as before this time.
Instead, many people seemed to enjoy the spectacle, such as Xu Zhen and his family, who lived in apartment 502, who tried to shift the blame in the group chat.
Huang Cuicui, 502: "Oh dear, I do have an extra empty room in my house, but we're on a lower floor. If the heavy rain continues, our floor might not be safe either!"
After sending that message, she continued in the group chat: "However, my sister-in-law's family lives on a high floor, specifically in room 1702. Not only is their location high and very safe, but their living room is also very spacious; they could easily fit two more families!"
After saying that, Huang Cuicui specifically tagged Xu Haiguo and Song Qiu'e in the group chat.
Huang Cuicui's actions also excited the residents whose second-floor homes were flooded, prompting them to speak up in the group chat.
"Thank you so much, Sister Huang from room 502! You're such a kind person!"
"Thank you, Aunt Huang from 502! If you ever need any help in the future, I, from 201, will definitely be the first to step in!"
After a barrage of compliments, the two households on the second floor of this unit and the two households in the second unit across the corridor started arguing in the group chat about which two households would move into 1702.
Not only these two units, but also residents on the second floor of other units in the community group have joined in.
None of these people even asked the household of 1702 what they meant.
Xu Haiguo remained relatively calm after reading the messages in the group chat, but Song Qiu'e was not so happy.
"What does Huang Cuicui mean? She's doing the good deed, but we're the ones who suffer!"
Xu Lai couldn't help but find her mother's words somewhat amusing.
Back when the first floor was flooded, her soft-hearted mother even planned to let the first-floor owner come and stay at her home.
Now that the second floor is flooded, Huang Cuicui is offering to move the second-floor residents into her home, but her elderly mother is not having the same idea!
Xu Lai glanced at Song Qiu'e, who was looking furious, and deliberately asked, "Mom, weren't you quite sorry for those homeowners whose houses were flooded before? Why aren't you sorry for them now?"
Hearing her daughter's somewhat gloating words, Song Qiu'e rolled her eyes at her in annoyance.
"What do you know! Even if we feel sorry for those people and let them stay at our house, that's our decision. What does it have to do with that woman surnamed Huang? Does she have to be a good person?"
Besides, she's not stupid; although she couldn't go out during this period due to the heavy rain.
However, she still learned from her close neighbors through chat software that some of the first-floor residents who were kindly taken in by others were even bullying the homeowners.
Moreover, this time it was her least favorite sister-in-law stirring things up, so she was even less likely to do as Huang Cuicui wished.
Although Song Qiu'e was furious, she didn't start a tirade in the group chat.
Instead, she calmly replied in the group: "Is there really anyone on the second floor who would like to come and stay in my living room? Welcome, welcome! My family is quite large and we're short of food. You can stay in my living room for free, and my family will be able to have enough to eat from now on. Sister-in-law, you've really helped my family a lot this time!"
As soon as Song Qiu'e finished speaking, the second-floor residents who had been arguing fiercely in the group chat fell silent.
They were so focused on moving to 1702 that they forgot about the specifics of room 1702.
Based on the apartment layout of this building, unit 1702 also has four bedrooms. If all four bedrooms are occupied, the family must have at least four people, right?
The more well-informed people on the second floor also remembered that there were four adults and one boy who was over 1.75 meters tall in 1702, which was equivalent to five adults.
Aside from an elderly person and a baby who is still nursing, there are only two healthy adults in their own family. If that family in apartment 1702 really takes away their food and eats it, what can they do?
Having figured out the intricacies of the situation, the residents on the second floor immediately announced in the group chat that they wouldn't disturb apartment 1702 anymore.
They still intend to spend more money to rent rooms in smaller households.
This time, they didn't curse Huang Cuicui in the community group for almost ruining them, but they secretly hated her in their hearts.
Even though the entire city was flooded at this time, money could still circulate.
If you need something at home, you can still buy it by using special connections, but the prices are much higher than before.
Some households with few members, hoping to take advantage of the situation and get some cheap accommodations, still accepted the flooded families on the second floor.
After this minor incident, Song Qiu'e, like a victorious rooster, happily went into the kitchen.
Of course, a victory must be celebrated, so the Xu family's breakfast that day included golden and crispy fried beef patties, spicy and flavorful hot and sour soup, and various pickled side dishes that were especially good with rice.
After the family had eaten their fill and cleaned the house, they were about to start their own training when the Xiao family, a family of three from next door, came over to their door.
After sitting down in the living room, the three members of the Xiao family did not look as relaxed as they had yesterday; instead, they all wore heavy expressions.
"Jiang Ming, according to the inside information we received last night, this torrential rain and flooding is very likely to continue for a long time. Therefore, in order to deal with this disaster, we need to make new preparations for dealing with it!"
Xiao Shan sat on the sofa in the Xu family's house and revealed his plan.
Due to the torrential rain, the entire city has experienced gas and electricity outages.
Before he entered the Xu family's house today, the telephone signal and mobile network suddenly became intermittent.
If this disaster continues for a long time as predicted above, then everyone's survival will be in question.
"Yes, thankfully, because of Xiao Rui's previous instructions, we prepared two extra gas cylinders and some food. Otherwise, like most families, we wouldn't even have a fire to cook with!"
Li Qingya patted her chest with relief after hearing her father-in-law's words.
Xu Lai also knew that although the government had just provided everyone with a lot of food, she also knew from the messages in the community group that everyone had rice and noodles, but once the gas was cut off, everyone was unable to cook raw rice into cooked rice.
Many families simply use their wooden furniture or thick clothes that they can't wear right now to cook over a fire.
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