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Whenever she could offer something, Jiang Ning wouldn’t hesitate.

For things she couldn’t provide, she could only apologize, saying, “I’ve hoarded a second-hand fan, I can give you one. I also got a car refrigerator, but when I brought it back, I found out it’s broken. If you can fix it, feel free to use it. If not, I’ll switch it with the one I’m using for you guys.”

Lu Yu was confident about fixing it. “I’ll give it a try.”

As for the power generation issue, they suggested dividing it based on the number of people, exempting Doudou due to his young age.

However, they didn’t recommend cycling for long periods, especially in excessively high temperatures.

“Anning, can we grow vegetables?” Zheng Weili had been longing for it for a year.

Not to mention her, Zhang Chao and Lu Yu were also eager for it.

Jiang Ning had no objections. “With the temperature this high, I’m not sure if we can do hydroponics, but I’ll give it a try.”

After confirming the required supplies in 1803, Jiang Ning deducted the items they left with her.

Family should keep accounts clear, to prevent future conflicts.

She quietly offered some discounts based on the market price.

Zheng Weili and others had no objections, once again marveling at how right it was to keep up with her pace, saving them countless worries.

Just as they were about to leave, Huo Yishen stopped them and handed over a walkie-talkie. “This will make communication easier in the future.”

Lu Yu understood immediately and said cheerfully, “Thank you, Brother Shen, we won’t disturb you further.”

After dark, the temperature dropped quite rapidly.

Sleeping soundly with the fan blowing.

In the early morning, around seven, the glaring sunlight seeped through the curtains.

After a day and night, the water had reached room temperature, while the summer heat kept rising.

Huo Yishen came over to help Jiang Ning secure the corners of her balcony with stainless steel wire mesh to prevent insects from crawling in along the walls.

As the weather warmed up, Doudou resumed the lessons she had neglected.

Afraid she might forget, Jiang Ning gave Doudou a test paper. To her surprise, not only did she complete it perfectly, she finished it very quickly. “Sister, I’ve learned all of these.”

She even flipped through the textbook, saying, “Brother taught me.”

Well, it seemed he could teach after all. Was it laziness or did he have ulterior motives from the start?

Doudou leaned close to Jiang Ning’s ear and whispered, “Sister, I like it when you teach me. You explain things so well.”

Jiang Ning noticed that the chapters Huo Yishen skipped were about ideological education such as “Five Disciplines, Four Graces and Three Loves; Dedication and I am for everyone.”

These had been fine before the apocalypse, but now, without law and order, instilling these might contradict her current beliefs and might confuse her as to which one is right.

She had to admit, he was really attentive.

Jiang Ning prepared her lessons again and continued teaching her.

As the weather got hotter, garbage kept piling up and flowed into the water, causing trouble for the residents of the lower floors.

The smell, damn, it stank!

Helpless, they had to move to higher floors.

Of course, there were also many unscrupulous people who flushed their excrement and domestic wastewater into the sewers.

Once, twice, three times…

Without suspense, the survivors from the lower floors rushed upstairs, their angry fists smashing heavily. “Damn, do you really think you’re possessed by the 18th floor? You’re so awesome you think that I dare not hit you. You keep on flushing again and again. How many times have I caught you, you inconsiderate dog!”

Not only did they beat people, but they also kicked over the several large buckets of water they had hoarded. “You have water, so what? Does that mean you can ignore the people downstairs?”

“Ah, my water, my water…”

Watching the clean water gush away, the conflict erupted completely, and they smashed whatever they could grab, both sides ended up bloodied and battered.

One refused to admit, the other held on stubbornly.

In a fit of impulse, knives were wielded recklessly!

The residents of the lower floors went completely mad. They wielded their knives as they kicked doors and shouted angrily, “Whoever dares to throw things down again, I’ll chop you up and use you as appetizers.”

They stormed up to the 16th floor, but upon seeing the sturdy doors leading to the 17th floor, the frenzied person suddenly snapped out of it. He collapsed on the stairs, crying uncontrollably, like a child overwhelmed and helpless.

However, nobody paid any attention.

The heat rose too quickly. Even before the sunlight reached its peak intensity, the temperature had already reached 43 degrees Celsius. The indoor temperature on the top floor reached 39 degrees Celsius, with the fan blowing out hot air.

The dog completely gave up, lying on the ground with its tongue hanging out, panting heavily.

To withstand extreme cold, the dog had grown thick fur for warmth. Now, transitioning to the extreme heat, it could only rely on its tongue for cooling, making it wilt.

With a determined heart, Jiang Ning dragged it to the bathroom and shaved off all its fur.

Not to mention how ugly it looked, even the rabbits hurriedly hid away.

She found the thermoregulatory clothes and decisively put them on the dog.

At first, the dog resisted, but… huh, it felt cool. It seemed to have its energy back!

The glass panels heated up, emitting a dazzling light.

The oppressive heatwave hit them, and it felt like it was distorting the air.

Lu Yu was howling and screaming outside, he was going up to the rooftop to fetch water but his plastic slippers… melted.

They stuck to the cement floor. If he hadn’t run fast, those slippers would’ve melted into ice cream.

“Wow, this sunlight is so toxic.”

Just a while later, even though he was wearing short sleeves, he felt his face and arms burning hot. He looked down and saw his arms turning red.

Zhang Chao was feeling guilty but not only didn’t he comfort him but also went right away to measure the temperature with a thermometer.

Damn, the surface temperature was 80 degrees!

This was the disaster of the top floor. Even if they stayed indoors and just breathed, sweat kept pouring out.

When Jiang Ning opened the door, she saw two fools walking upstairs under umbrellas, betting as they walked, “Trust me, we can definitely make popcorn explode.”

These two… Zheng Weili didn’t even bother to manage them.

But when she arrived at 1803, she found that Zheng Weili had no more desire to care for those two idiots.

She got her period, and she had run out of sanitary pads long ago. She had been managing with ash and tissues for months.

Extreme cold was one thing, but now it was extreme heat. Even lying down was torturous, let alone having her auntie come.

“Why didn’t you say earlier?”

Jiang Ning went back to her own place, grabbed 10 packs of sanitary pads from her space, both for regular and nighttime ones. She also found a few pairs of panties.

She had always hoarded a lot, grabbing quite a few during the zero yuan shopping spree at the mall. Since the dog didn’t need them, she had more than enough for herself.

When she gave them to Zheng Weili, she couldn’t help teasing her, “Why didn’t you say anything earlier? Luckily, I managed to swap for quite a few during the extreme cold.”

It wasn’t that Zheng Weili didn’t want to say anything, it’s just that these things were too precious. Even when she asked around during her patrol duty, she couldn’t find any. Who knew Jiang Ning had such a wide network.

“Thanks.”

“It’s not free, what are you thanking me for?” Jiang Ning took out her deduction book. “I’ll give you the cost price of the exchange, 2 gold rings and 3 packs of cold dried food.”

“Is it that cheap?” Zheng Weili was surprised. “Can I exchange for more later?”

“We’ll have to wait until the water goes down, then find a chance to ask.”

As the two of them chatted, Zhang Chao and Lu Yu, who were sweating profusely, came down from the rooftop. “Come on, come on, let’s eat popcorn.”