12. Chapter 12 My mother gave me money

Author: fried fermented bean curd

The next day.

The old people woke up early and went back upstairs to prepare breakfast for their families.

When I walked to the elevator, I found that the elevator buttons didn't respond no matter how I pressed them, and the screen showing the floor didn't light up either.

They had no choice but to walk back and said to the young people at home: "The elevator is out of power. Did the community tell you when the call will come? You can't keep it away, right?"

"Ah, you haven't called yet?"

The young man took out his cell phone and looked at it, but he didn't find a text message from the power company, "The power didn't come, prompting text message."

Others comforted: "Don't worry, it will come. It's not a limited time power outage. Maybe it's our turn."

"We can't have no power during the day. We still have to eat and take a shower."

"Call and complain to them."

Everyone was so angry that they were about to call the government's complaint hotline, but then they screamed again.

"I can't believe it anymore."

"My mobile phone has no signal either."

"It's because the signal in the garage is poor. Go to the first floor and try."

Several people took their mobile phones to the first floor, but there was still no signal. Without electricity, there was no network signal, and calls could not be made. Everyone suddenly felt that the sky was not responding and the earth was not working.

"If there is a power outage, the network will be shut down. What's all the fuss about? Do you think the signal base station will provide its own generator set? The network will naturally recover when the power comes."

The young man's disdainful words made everyone calm down a little.

But the young couple felt something was wrong. Someone in the group warned them before, but now there is a complete power outage, and the government has not notified them.

And even if there is a power outage, the mobile phone should not be unable to make calls. It is not that there has been a power outage before, and the mobile phone can still make and receive calls normally.

If the call cannot be made, it means that all nearby counties and cities have lost power. This is not an ordinary signal.

The two of them summed it up in a low voice and went back upstairs to carry all the useful things, food and mineral water to the car.

In the spacious basement, most residents of the community have come down.

The children did not have to go to school and were playing happily together. Sharp shouts came from the quiet underground garage, and the irritability soared.

"Can you please give me some guidance if you have children? It's so noisy. This is a public area. Can you give me some tutoring?"

"Yes, it was noisy last night. I stayed up most of the night. Now it has been noisy since morning. There must be a time to stop, right?"

Some sensible parents immediately stopped their children, while others just cursed a few words symbolically, and then looked like a scoundrel saying "I can control it, but I can't."

No one could say anything else. A few grumpy young people walked directly to a few children and yelled at them. The children were so frightened that they were stunned and burst into tears.

"If you keep arguing, I'll beat you to death while your parents aren't paying attention."

As soon as the words came out, a group of naughty children suppressed the cries on their lips. They just couldn't deal with it and bullied the weak and feared the strong.

At this time, the parents were not happy and hurried over to support their children, but the young people were not afraid. They had bad tempers and faced them head-on.

The parents opposite were frightened, cursed and took their children back, and even beat and scolded them to regain their lost face.

As the outside temperature rises, the temperature in the basement also rises slightly.

Everyone was also hungry. Those on the lower floors went home to make food and take it down, while those on the higher floors could only wait hungry for the call to come.

Until two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the power supply was still not restored.

Some people were so hungry that they could only climb up the stairs little by little, go home to eat, and brought some food back.

It's okay for young people, they have the habit of hoarding snacks, and they always have some food at home, but the same cannot be said for other people who don't have the habit of hoarding snacks.

There are only some fruits and vegetables at home, or rice and noodles. Fruits are okay, but everything else needs to be cooked first.

Therefore, everyone could only endure the high temperature, cook in the kitchen, prepare several meals at a time, and then take them to the basement. Some people set their sights on homes in the community that still had electricity, and wanted to borrow the kitchen from them to cook some meals.

Boom boom boom.

"Is there anyone in the house?"

"Sister Jiang, I am Auntie Chen Xiulan from the 18th floor. There is a power outage in the community. We would like to use your kitchen to cook some food. We can pay the electricity bill."

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Jiang Ran was training in the living room and ignored the knock on the door outside.

The aunt who spoke was named Chen Xiulan. She lived with her son and daughter-in-law. There was also a little bully at home. She had kicked Jiang Ran in the elevator for no reason.

As a result, they didn't express anything and just pretended they didn't see it.

Jiang Ran was extremely angry, but she did not dare to offend a family with young adults, especially this family who seemed to be difficult to get along with.

In addition, Chen Xiulan is a sharp-tongued person who likes to take advantage of others. She is unreasonable and unforgiving. She may say things nicely in front of you, but she doesn't know how to arrange things behind your back.

The less trouble, the better.

Jiang Ran just endured it and just avoided this family in the future.

Moreover, she had experienced similar things in her previous life. Human nature is greedy. If you get a little, you will want more. Letting people in now is to lure the wolf into the house. By then, they will not just borrow the kitchen.

After knocking for a while, there was no response from the people inside the house, and the people outside the door were unhappy.

"What kind of installation is it? It's just a battery panel. What's there to be proud of?"

"That's it, a woman who lives alone does things so well, I wonder who will help her if something happens in the future."

"When she begs us, let's go, let's go. It's really boring. How can there be such a selfish person."

The family left cursing and went back to the basement, where they even belittled Jiang Ran with added jealousy, which made everyone have a very bad impression of her.

The news spread quickly, and some refused while others agreed.

Those who received the news swarmed up like sharks smelling the smell of blood, fearing that they would not be able to take advantage.

Looking at the messy kitchen, a group of naughty children were still making noise in the living room, making the house a mess. The owner immediately turned black and told the naughty children to be quiet.

"Why are you so cruel? It's not like my grandma doesn't want to give you money."

"That's right, my mother gave me the money."

A group of naughty children took it for granted and ran to the kitchen to complain. Several adults quickly smiled and apologized to the host.

"Sister, I'm sorry, the child is so difficult to manage. Don't worry too much. Don't worry, we will give you the money."

"You have also taken care of children. You know that children are difficult to take care of and cause trouble."

The words were polite, but both inside and outside the words were intended to be understood by the host, without any intention of controlling the child.

The host was so angry that he expressed his dissatisfaction, and several women who were borrowing the kitchen teamed up to suppress him, saying that he was stingy, selfish, and pretentious. He was so angry that he had a heart attack.

The cowardly one patiently allowed them to finish the meal, while the bad-tempered one immediately kicked them out.

As a result, when I was cleaning the kitchen, I found that there was a lot less rice, flour, grain and oil, and I almost fainted from exhaustion.

After that, the few families refused to rent out their kitchens anymore.

Everyone was very unhappy.
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