138: Sudden water outage

After collecting the gold, Jiang Fei did not go home. Instead, she took out food and drinking water from the Supermarket and put them into the truck's compartment.

She then took out a box, filled half of it with ice from the Supermarket, and packed three bags of frozen dumplings in three different flavors.

On New Year's Eve, she and everyone had made many dumplings and frozen them. Some were kept for later, and some were left for Jiang Zhengkang and others at the branch.

They would be delivered along with the supplies.

They had been in the store for nearly a month, so they probably didn't have much to eat.

Thinking this, Jiang Fei drove to the Ping An Branch.

The lights on the second floor were on.

The store door was unlocked, and there was no 'closed' sign. Jiang Fei pushed the door open and walked in.

The crisp sound of a bell rang out; she didn't know if it was Jiang Zhengkang or one of them who had hung it on the doorknob.

Unexpectedly, only a portion of the goods on the first floor was missing, and there was an additional pile of rice, flour, oil, semi-finished pre-cooked dishes, and other supplies on the ground.

"Who's there?"

Jiang Zhengkang came downstairs holding a cleaver.

Jiang Xiaoshi and Han Yang followed behind him, each holding a stick.

"Fei Fei, why are you here? Quickly, have an ice cream to cool down." Jiang Zhengkang immediately put down the cleaver, took out a bagged popsicle from the freezer, and explained:

"The popsicles and all these things on the ground were sent by Yao Jin. He was worried we wouldn't have food in the store, and he even sent wild vegetable and chicken dumplings on New Year's Eve."

Yao Jin might be harsh with his words, but his heart isn't bad.

Jiang Xiaoshi tugged at Jiang Fei's clothes: "Big Sister, we're boiling dumplings. Do you want to stay and eat with us?"

"No, I don't have much of an appetite right now." Jiang Fei ruffled Jiang Xiaoshi's hair, then she, Jiang Zhengkang, and Han Yang moved the supplies from the truck into the store.

"The frozen dumplings are in that box; don't forget to put them in the freezer."

Jiang Fei took out a new walkie-talkie for Jiang Zhengkang and taught him how to use it.

"If anything happens, contact me using the walkie-talkie."

"There actually is something." Jiang Zhengkang's eyes showed disgust:

"That damn Chen Fengping, even though he lives in the Rich Area and has no worries about food or drink, he still sent his driver to demand supplies, saying you owe Old Mrs. Chen and Chen Wenhao compensation."

"The driver comes every two or three days. Last time, he even tried to snatch goods from the store but was chased away by us with knives."

"It's gotten to the point where we have to carry weapons every time we go downstairs, and we've scared away customers several times."

Jiang Fei: "If the driver comes again, just trick him by saying I agree to send supplies and tell Chen Fengping to wait for me at home."

She wanted to play a trick on the scumbag father's family.

She would never send supplies, even if they waited until the end of time.

Jiang Zhengkang noted her words and went upstairs to retrieve a briefcase: "The temperature has been too high recently, so not many people have come. The two stores only sold a little over ten thousand grams of gold."

Jiang Fei couldn't help but remind him: "When it's time to rest, rest. Earning money won't be delayed by a few days. You're getting older, so you need to take care of your health."

Jiang Zhengkang smiled and agreed.

His niece cared about him!

Taking the briefcase, Jiang Fei drove home, putting the gold into the Supermarket along the way.

[Ding—Gold detected: 12330 grams]

Little did she know, as soon as she left, Chen Fengping's driver drove to the branch.

Jiang Zhengkang replied according to Jiang Fei's instructions.

The driver quickly drove back to the villa and relayed every word to Chen Fengping.

Chen Fengping was very satisfied: "At least she's sensible."

To provide the best treatment for his old mother and son, he had spent too many resources to pull strings, so he had no choice but to demand compensation from that rebellious daughter.

Now, he just needed to comfortably stay at home and wait for the rebellious daughter to send the supplies.

However, even when the temperature dropped to 51℃, Chen Fengping still did not receive Jiang Fei's supplies.

This day, in a certain villa in the Rich Area.

"Dad, Grandma hit me again to vent her anger! Can't you find a caregiver?!"

Chen Wenwen complained as she walked downstairs. Her hair and eyebrows had grown out a bit, but there was still a faint sour smell on her body.

Before the extreme high temperature, Old Mrs. Chen was out of critical danger. Chen Fengping brought her home, and Chen Wenwen took care of her.

Fang Yan was responsible for taking care of Chen Wenhao.

Chen Fengping, on the sofa, said impatiently: "What kind of world is this? Where am I supposed to find a professional caregiver?!"

"That's your Grandma! What's wrong with her hitting you a few times?!"

Chen Wenwen retorted aggrievedly: "Her injury has nothing to do with me, so why should I bear the consequences?"

"And you keep sitting in the living room waiting for Jiang Fei. She's just playing games with us!"

"If she really wanted to send supplies, she would have sent them already!"

Reminded by Chen Wenwen, Chen Fengping finally realized it belatedly, angrily slamming the table and cursing: "Unfilial daughter!"

"How dare she play tricks on me! Don't even think about coming back to my house ever again! I, Chen Fengping, don't have such a daughter!"

Seeing Chen Fengping's incessant cursing, Chen Wenwen rolled her eyes in annoyance.

That little bitch never even thought of returning to the Chen family!

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The temperature remained at 51℃ and did not drop further.

The officials did not notify everyone to go to work, so Jiang Fei cooked various delicious meals for her teammates to supplement their nutrition. In her free time, she entered the Supermarket to plant medicinal herbs and crops.

As usual, everyone ate lunch at her house every day, and they handled their own breakfast and dinner.

Just when they thought the New Year would bring a good start, a sudden water outage occurred.

Jiang Fei had a habit of collecting water in buckets every day, but for three consecutive days, not a single drop of water fell from the faucet in 302.

The same situation occurred in Lu Yu's and their homes.

The Mingshang Apartment Complex had a water outage.

Her teammates usually hoarded water, so they weren't worried about running out.

Moreover, the water in her Supermarket was enough for her and her teammates to use until they died.

However, this water outage was not limited to the Mingshang Apartment Complex; Jiang Fei contacted Jiang Zhengkang at the branch using the walkie-talkie, and the water there was also cut off.

Jiang Zhengkang and the other two could last for a while with the water she and Yao Jin sent, as well as the water stored in buckets at the store.

But other survivors hadn't hoarded water.

The previous daily water supply could at most fill a small basin, which wasn't even enough for the whole family to drink for a day, so where would they have extra to hoard?

After barely surviving the extreme high temperatures, and now with the water outage, residents couldn't stay at home anymore. They gathered to go to the community to demand an explanation.

More than 10 people went from building 2 alone.

Xiao Chuxia came to 302 to ask Jiang Fei: "Miss, should we go?"

Jiang Fei: "Let's go see what's happening."

If the Safety Shelter had completely lost its water resources due to the extreme high temperatures, then she would have to consider moving to a different place.

Otherwise, millions of people rioting would be too dangerous.

She could hide in the Supermarket, but what about Xiao Hua Lao and the others?

Times were different now. She was not a cold-blooded person; with attachments, she had to make the right decisions to protect everyone.

Lu Yu and Su Liuyuan also went downstairs.

Ling Zhaorui: "Sister Jiang, I just knocked on the door of 202, but no one answered. Wan Qing must have already gone to the community with those residents."

Jiang Fei and the others didn't think much of it and went to the community of the Mingshang Apartment Complex.

The community office was behind Building 7, a hundred-square-meter independent bungalow.

There weren't many staff, so the officials hadn't expanded it.

As they approached the community, Jiang Fei saw that the house inside and out was packed with people.

"The water supply in the complex has been getting less and less, and we haven't said anything. Now, you've directly cut off our water! Do you want us all to die of thirst?!"

"My child hasn't had water for two days! I had no choice but to let him drink my blood! If you don't solve this water outage problem today, I'll die right here! Anyway, everyone's out of water, so let's all die!"

"I want water! Water! Do you understand?!"

The community staff were trapped behind their desks by the crowd and couldn't shout over them.

As soon as they opened their mouths to speak, their words were drowned out by the clamoring noise.

"Get out of the way! Everyone, get out of my way!"

Xiao Jia pushed aside the surrounding people with a mop, desperately squeezing out a path, allowing Feng Chenlu to jump onto the table.

Feng Chenlu raised a handheld megaphone and yelled furiously: "Whoever makes another sound! Don't even think about getting a single drop of water!"