Chapter 27 - 27

Chapter 27 Torrential RainLin Xiuxiu blushed. How to describe the feeling of being touched on the head by the person she had a crush on? It was so embarrassing. She couldn't help but pick up her rice bowl and shovel rice into her mouth with her chopsticks.Jin Jun picked up his beer bottle and clinked it with his other brothers. They continued drinking, but out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but glance at Lin Xiuxiu.Su Xiaoyu watched their interaction thoughtfully.This is the kind of relationship that's working out. I thought that if I could find a reliable person for Lin Xiuxiu, I could leave without worry.They've already accepted their relationship.Gu Lingxiao thought the little guy was jealous, so she kicked Jin Jun's leg to tell him to be careful. She said that one should not covet a friend's wife, let alone Xiao Yu's girlfriend.Jin Jun felt bad that his feelings had been discovered. He really liked Lin Xiuxiu, but she was already taken, so he couldn't show it no matter how much he liked her.I can only keep this feeling of affection silently in my heart.On the first day of rain, everyone was still very excited because they knew they could go out once the rain stopped.The high prices spent on supplies during this period have emptied everyone's wallets, and they are just waiting to go out and earn money, or even just go out for a walk to relieve some of the pressure.As a result, the heavy rain showed no signs of stopping for one, two, or three days.Early that morning.The residents on the first floor discovered that water was entering their home. The windows couldn't block it at all, and the water was pouring into the house like it was free. Soon, a large area of ​​the floor was wet, and the water was accumulating more and more.Terrified and at a loss, they managed to put the items into the stairwell amidst a few screams.More than a dozen people could only gather in the stairwell, watching the water rise and flow out of the house, quickly accumulating to a depth of more than a meter."What should we do?""This rain just won't stop!""Isn't this going to kill us? Our house is flooded."The baby's cries caused a great deal of panic."Looking for Zhao Yong, isn't he the security manager?" a woman in the crowd shouted.The response was immediate.Seeing everyone go upstairs, the shorter one rolled his eyes and immediately came up with an idea. After they all went upstairs...After looking around, I found a half-box of instant noodles. This was a real treasure, so I immediately grabbed it and rushed up to the third floor to knock on the door.Qiao Yueyue opened the door and lookedsurprised to see a man. Then, half a box of instant noodles was stuffed into her arms. This was a valuable item, worth more than money.She accepted it without saying a word, while keeping an eye on the house to make sure there was no noise, afraid that her husband would find out.The man then spoke up, "My house is flooded. You all need to be careful. This rain just won't stop; it's terrifying!"Qiao Yueyue became frightened when she saw that the downstairs was flooded. She knew that if the first floor was flooded, the second floor would be flooded soon, and the third floor would be far behind.She and this man were friends with benefits; they would get together to get injections when his partner wasn't home.Even her second child was this man's."Brother Qiang, is this rain never going to stop?"Qiao Yueyue hugged the box tightly, pondering what to do.If the floodwaters reach the third floor, where can this family go?"Who knows! Keep this box of instant noodles safe. With me here, you'll never go hungry!" Seeing that no one came out of the house, he kissed the woman's face to ease his longing.Qiao Yueyue didn't close the door until the man had disappeared. She put her things on the ground and went to the window, where she saw that the yard was full of water, the kind that was bottomless.Piles of garbage floated on top. When had I ever seen such a scene? I couldn't help but panic. I had finally gotten a good night's sleep these past few days, and now I felt like the sky was about to fall.Then the child started crying, and she had to go back inside to comfort the child.Fifth floor.When Zhao Yong saw so many people arrive, he realized that the first floor was flooded. As the security manager, he didn't have any good solutions.All he could do was reassure everyone, "You should move your things to the stairwell first. Maybe the rain will stop tomorrow, and then you can go home.""What are you saying? We are the homeowners. Such a big thing has happened, and you have no way to do anything about it?" The woman said aggressively, relying on her loud voice.The thought of being homeless and living in a stairwell was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and she felt she couldn't go on living like this.The family savings are all gone, and now we don't even have a house anymore.Zhao Yong: "Who isn't a homeowner here? I'm barely able to take care of myself right now, let alone me. I'm just a security manager. I'm not even sure if I'll stay here if the natural disaster happens!"The woman did not back down; instead, she continued to argue."How can you talk like that? If you're the security manager, you have to protect us. Otherwise, what kind of manager are you? At the very least, you should arrange accommodation for us. Adults can handle it, but the elderly and children can't.""Exactly! We finally survived the heatwave, we can't just die in the downpour!""If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't leave, or we'll move our things to your doorstep and live right there in front of your house!""That's right, I'll move to live right in front of your house and see what you do then."Zhao Yong is now in a real bind. Why are these people being so unreasonable?Tong Shi was also having some doubts. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it had already flooded the first floor. Although they lived on the fifth floor, if the rain continued like this, the fifth floor would be flooded in a week at most.As he was about to speak again to reassure everyone, his wife pulled him into the house, leaving him wondering what to do next.Then the door was closed.Sun Lihua: "Are you stupid? Why keep arguing with them? If they want to live in the stairwell, let them live in the stairwell. We just won't go out!""Honey, I've never encountered moral blackmail before, but I have today. Just because I'm the security manager, does that mean I have to control them? The company doesn't even pay me a salary, so I'm quitting! Let them do whatever they want from now on!" Zhao Yong said angrily as he sat down on the sofa, his eyes fixed on the front door."That's right, don't pay attention to them, things will be fine after the rain stops in a few days!"Sun Lihua comforted her husband in a gentle tone.Su Xiaoyu's life was no different from usual. The empty room was filled with large barrels of bottled water, enough for these people to use for 10 days.What's more, they can collect rainwater, boil it, and use it for bathing.Lin Xiuxiu put the rice in the steamer. The power bank didn't have much power left, but luckily the temperature dropped. She usually only uses it to charge her tablet and steam rice in the pressure cooker."Xiaoyu, look at this rain that keeps falling. I wonder what the outside world is like. Are more people going to die?"Su Xiaoyu said, "It's impossible for such a huge natural disaster to not kill people. All we can do now is to live well."