Chapter 27: Chapter 27 The Ex-Mother-in-Law’s Phone Call Chapter 27: Chapter 27 The Ex-Mother-in-Law’s Phone Call “Mom…”
Jhiang Yuan hurried over, hugged her daughter, and gently patted her back.
“Sleep, baby, mom is here…”
…
The next morning, Jhiang Yuan woke up having only slept about four or five hours.
Out of habit, she took out her phone, and there were many ssages in the group chat, all discussing going out to buy supplies.
It was the boys on the fifth floor who brought it up, saying so neighbors had managed to buy so, and it had been discussed all night.
Her phone was on silent, so she hadn’t heard it.
It turned out that the resident of 0302 had a van parked in the underground garage.
The van had a high chassis, so if the water level wasn’t too high, they could get through, and it could carry quite a lot of stuff.
Many people thought about hitching a ride, which would definitely be better than wading through the water themselves.
Of course, there were also those who didn’t want to move and asked others to bring so stuff back for them.
Especially the person on the 20th floor, who ssaged the most frequently, but no one paid attention to her.
Eventually, everyone decided to follow those from the third floor, since the road uphill had shallower water and posed no problem.
Each person paid a portion of the vehicle fare, and a total of 22 households went together.
This was the result of a chain decision, Jhiang Yuan reviewed carefully, 2102 didn’t participate, possibly because they hadn’t seen the ssages, or perhaps they didn’t want to go along.
The young lady from the 11th floor participated, hoping they could all return safely.
Seeing this, Jhiang Yuan made up her mind to get out of bed, but as soon as she left the blanket, she shivered involuntarily.
The weather seed to have gotten much colder.
She pulled open the curtains; the downpour was still going on, showing no sign of stopping.
She went to the wardrobe and found a thin coral fleece pajama for herself, and took out a set for Xiao Nuan as well.
The little girl, hearing the noise, woke up too.
Jhiang Yuan placed the clothes inside the blanket, ward them for a good while, then called her to get up.
Qin Yue had made white rice porridge, served with pickled vegetables and previously stead green bean and pork stuffed buns, and Jhiang Yuan ate with satisfaction.
Days like this wouldn’t last much longer.
Seeing her put down her chopsticks, Jhiang Xingzhi asked with a worried face, “Daughter, you said yesterday that the situation outside wasn’t good, what did you an?”
Looking at the dark circles under her father’s eyes, Jhiang Yuan knew he must not have slept well.
“Dad, you couldn’t have been thinking about this all night, could you!”
As she spoke, Qin Yue glanced at him, “Do you still not understand your dad’s stubborn nature? He can’t sleep without having things clear and sorted out.
Daughter, tell mom, what’s going on outside?”
Jhiang Xingzhi also had a helpless look on his face, “And still you say it’s , you’re just as curious.”
Qin Yue glared at him fiercely, then turned to Jhiang Yuan with a pleasing expression, looking at her expectantly.
Jhiang Yuan couldn’t help but sit up straight, looking very serious.
“Dad, Mom, the situation outside is indeed not very good. I went out yesterday, and the water level had already risen.
Even though it’s only up to the knees, our area is elevated. You should look at the online news, the city center is already flooded in many places.
The stores outside are basically not open anymore, and the remaining supplies are very scarce.
Do you still rember that movie? If the rainstorm doesn’t stop, the weather will get colder, and it will definitely start freezing.
Then, it will be difficult to move even an inch.”
As soon as they ntioned that movie, the old couple both rembered, and imdiately grew serious.
“It’s better to be safe than sorry in such situations.”
“Not only that, we should also take this opportunity to stock up on supplies, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, as they might be hard to find later on!”
“Then I will also go out today to see what I can buy and bring back.”
“No need, Mom and Dad, you just stay at ho with the kids.
This kind of thing, leave it to !
“I have the local rchants’ group chat. I’ll ask who’s still open, and then we can head over,”
“That works, but next ti, have your dad go with you,”
“Okay!”
Jhiang Yuan knew her parents were just concerned about her, so she didn’t say much more.
She’d talk about it when they really went out. There would always be a reason.
“By the way, mom and dad, it seems like it’s getting colder. Wear more clothes so you don’t catch a cold.
If the hospital isn’t open and you get sick, that would be trouble,”
“Absolutely, you’re right, my girl. We can’t afford to get sick. Xiao Nuan, you need to dress warmly too, understand?”
“I understand, grandma…”
A family of four shared a warm mont.
Jhiang Yuan had a smile on her face. By around nine, the group chat beca active and the main troop was ready to leave.
The building had direct access to the garage. Soon, a cargo van left the residential area.
In the building opposite, there was a stir among people, likely inspired by seeing others going out.
She didn’t care much about that and switched on the surveillance for her large flat. It was silent inside, not a soul around.
That shouldn’t be the case, even if Xia Chaoyang and Bai ngng were not there.
Mrs. Xia and that stepson, could they have gone out too?
Or perhaps, had the whole family co to Lushan Garden?
If so, that would really be interesting. It’s just that, the surveillance she installed in the large flat would be useless, which was annoying!
Right now, even wasting a penny felt disgraceful to her.
Oh well, what could she do when she was so strapped for cash?
By around one, she saw the cargo van return.
Strangely, the van didn’t go into the garage but stopped directly under the residential buildings.
One by one, people started coming out, each carrying more or less so items.
Jhiang Yuan stood by the window, observing the situation downstairs with a high-powered telescope.
They indeed had bought so items, and it seed that people from other buildings had co over too.
They appeared to be talking, probably tempted as well.
Jhiang Yuan watched coldly, knowing that if the others couldn’t buy anything and got wind of the situation in building 13, they might beco targets.
Hold on, it looked like the water level had risen. Now, it was tough even to walk, the water reaching at least above the knees.
So that’s why the cargo van didn’t enter the garage. It wasn’t to drop everyone off; it was because it couldn’t get in.
In just a few hours, the water level had risen more than twenty centiters.
Looking at the relentless rain, it was enough to drive one mad.
Soon, they would be unable to get out.
But her storage space wasn’t full yet, what should she do?
Right as she was feeling agitated, her phone rang; it was Mrs. Xia.
What was this woman up to? Suddenly, Jhiang Yuan’s interest was piqued.
As soon as the call connected, the other side blurted out anxiously,
“Is this Jhiang Yuan? It’s your mother-in-law. Are your parents at ho?
They said there’s sothing for sale at the supermarket upstairs. You all better go buy so.”
Old Lady Xia being so kind-hearted? Jhiang Yuan was highly skeptical.
“Jhiang Yuan, are you listening?”
“Yes!”
Assured by her response, Old Mrs. Xia obviously relaxed.
“We’ve also moved to the Lushan Garden. With the elderly and the sick at ho, have your dad help buy so stuff too,”
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