Chapter 13 - 13

Chapter 13: No water, no electricity, no internetSu Xiaoyu: "Xiu, you still haven't answered my question! Didn't I tell you to stay in the dorm?"Lin Xiuxiu sat back down on the sofa. "I was worried about you. As for the things you sent me, I sent some to the orphanage."Fortunately, the college provided much-needed relief. The environment in the provincial capital is relatively good now, but the dormitories were in complete disarray, and we were barely able to make ends meet.Lin Xiuxiu was abandoned at the door of Orphanage when she was born and was then adopted. When she was 7 years old, someone came to Orphanage to sponsor her schooling, which gave her the opportunity to go to school.Because of her consistently good academic performance, the Dean of Orphanage had been applying for subsidies for her, hoping that she would have a bright future and be able to live independently after she came of age.In the original owner's memory, they returned to Orphanage when the extreme heat was about to end, and by then there were not many survivors.The main reason was the shortage of daily necessities, coupled with the death of the old director.Su Xiaoyu couldn't immediately kick the girl out, and seeing the girl's sincere eyes, she could only compromise for the time being.Her phone rang, and she went to the window to answer it.Bai Muhan: "The medicines have been prepared, and there are two sets of surgical instruments and several pieces of medical equipment."Su Xiaoyu's eyes lit up: "Can you arrange a car to deliver it to me?"Bai Muhan: "Due to the temperature, it's uncertain when it will be delivered.""Okay, I'll leave you an address." Su Xiaoyuthought about her location. If she delivered it downstairs, it would definitely attract attention, so she simply arranged the transaction at the crossroads.Bai Muhan noted down the address and found it was near the national highway. The voice on the other end of the phone was neither male nor female, but the laughter sounded like a girl's.What is your relationship with Gu Lingxiao?"He is my older brother.""Oh! Then you tell him for me that I've repaid the favor I owed. This batch of medicine is currently in high demand but not available.""Mmm." Su Xiaoyu flattered him, having received a favor, and secretly guessed that the man on the other end of the phone was definitely not a simple person.With the country in turmoil, to have such substantial capital, this favor must be no small matter.Hearing the other person's hearty laughter, Bai Muhan thought this person was quite interesting. He had repaid the favor, and his wish had been fulfilled.He owed Gu Lingxiao a life and had always wanted to repay it, but the other party had never given him a chance. This time, however, the matter was easily resolved.After the phone call ended.Su Xiaoyu promptly transferred the money to the person, and upon receiving the text message notification, she found that she only had 100,000 yuan left in her account.This feels pretty good; I've finally spent almost all my money."What did you buy? You seem so happy." Lin Xiuxiu asked.Su Xiaoyu closed her phone and placed it on the table. "I bought some medicine. You know the weather is getting worse, so we need to keep more medicine at home.""Yes! I noticed that too, but you don't have many supplies in your room, so why did you buy so much for me?" Lin Xiuxiu asked in return.Su Xiaoyu thought to herself that she didn't know Lin Xiuxiu would suddenly show up, and that some things couldn't be taken out openly. Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in her mind.Gu Lingxiao didn't tell her the room key code; it was a convenient excuse."All the supplies I bought are in the house upstairs.""Upstairs?" Lin Xiuxiu touched her head, looking puzzled.To prove that there were supplies, Su Xiaoyu leftLin Xiuxiu at home, went upstairs to the door, entered the password into the lock, and heard a sound as the door opened.When I saw what was inside, wow! The room was filled with large barrels of mineral water, as well as rice, flour, and oil.This house has two floors; it used to be a duplex, more than twice the size of my own home.There was a beautiful large balcony, but it's been enclosed now.There are two large double-door refrigerators in the kitchen, one above the other, and both are filled with items.One section contains beer and soft drinks, while the frozen section contains various ready-to-eat foods such as dumplings and wontons.The other frozen section contained meat, which looked like steak, and each bag was distributed very evenly.After looking around, he cleaned up the smallest bedroom, even putting away the bed.Then he took out a generator set, a large diesel drum, and a simple ice-making device from the space.Otherwise, there's no way to explain the ice in the house.Only after everything was settled could I finally relax.Then they started moving things downstairs: rice, flour, oil, vegetables, meat, toilet paper, and other basic necessities.Seeing so many things brought back, Lin Xiuxiufinally believed that the upstairs apartment also belonged to Su Xiaoyu.The items were quickly retrieved and organized: six 50-pound bags of rice and four 20-pound bags of flour.The refrigerator was crammed full, with all sorts of vegetables and fruits, beef, lamb, pork, and a large bag of frozen chicken legs, all taken out of the refrigerator.Lin Xiuxiu felt that only at this time did her home feel a bit more lively.Su Xiaoyu sat exhausted on the sofa. Before, she would just take out ready-made takeout from her space to eat. Now that she had rice, noodles, oil, and vegetables, she still didn't know how to cook, and her stomach was growling with hunger.Lin Xiuxiu's stomach also growled immediately afterward, and she stood up, holding onto the sofa."I'll go cook!""good!"Su Xiaoyu watched as the kitchen door closed, followed by the sounds of washing and chopping vegetables, and felt even hungrier.My phone screen lit up, and when I opened it, it was full of messages from the residents' group chat.The property management sent a message to everyone informing them that water will be available from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM from now on, and there will be no water during the other times.As for the power supply time, it will be subject to change at any time according to the requirements of the power bureau. The current arrangement is that there is power from 6 pm to midnight, so please prepare in advance.This news drew a barrage of criticism.In this kind of weather, without water and electricity, isn't that going to kill people?Then someone realized that without power, there would be no internet, so they quickly reminded everyone to pay their phone bills, otherwise they wouldn't have any data. Also, they emphasized the importance of charging phones promptly, otherwise they wouldn't even be able to see messages in the group chat.Immediately, everyone started discussing it, and hundreds of messages were sent out in no time.A delicious aroma wafted over, and I realized the kitchen door was open.Lin Xiuxiu placed the prepared dishes on the table."Xiaoyu, I made your favorite braised pork and a plate of stir-fried vegetables."When Su Xiaoyu arrived at the table and saw the delicious-looking braised pork, she immediately picked up a piece with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth, instantly overwhelming her taste buds.This tastes much better than what you get in restaurants.Then two bowls of rice were placed on the table.Su Xiaoyu sat down and started eating. The stir-fried vegetables were cooked to perfection, and paired with the delicious braised pork, she ate two bowls of rice in one go.Lin Xiuxiu stared in disbelief, swallowing the meat in her mouth."When did you become such a big eater?" Looking at the few pieces of meat and half a plate of vegetables left on the plate, it was obvious that they were left for her. Otherwise, she would have definitely eaten it all. When did her best friend become such a big eater? Thinking about it, she must have been so hungry that her eyes were red with tears. Luckily, she came, otherwise, how would Xiaoyu eat by herself?Su Xiaoyu now has to reassess Lin Xiuxiu's value. Her cooking skills are truly impressive. Having a chef by her side means she can eat whatever she wants in the future—just thinking about it is pretty good. Although she has stored quite a lot of things in her space, there are times when it's inconvenient… But there are some things that need to be clarified.