diskusbooks Chapter 394
Chapter 394
However, this kind of withdrawal always comes with a sense of unwillingness.
Therefore, for a long time, his feelings towards Zhou Shuwan were always complicated.
Later, Meng Mingyue came to the new base and had no place to live, so the two families lived under the same roof. After spending a long time together, the pure revolutionary friendship between them gradually changed.
He also gradually fell in love with Meng Mingyue, who was free and easy-going and tenacious.
But in fact, he has never transformed the relationship between the two of them from friends to lovers.
After hearing Zhou Shuwan's words, he nodded heavily: "I understand. Thank you, Wanwan."
Zhou Shuwan said goodbye to him.
Qi Mingyu stood there thinking for a long time before walking to Meng Mingyue's ward.
Meng Mingyue turned around and saw that it was Xiao Xiao, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face.
Xiao Xiao walked to the bed, pulled a chair over and sat down, took a deep breath, and slowly said: "Mingyue, I'm sorry."
Meng Mingyue was stunned and looked at him in surprise.
"I used to always carry everything on my own because I didn't want to make you worry." Xiao Xiao's tone was sincere, with a hint of apology in her eyes. "I thought I was doing this for your own good, but I ignored your feelings. I won't do this again in the future. I will tell you everything and face it together with you."
Meng Mingyue listened quietly, her eyes slightly red.
"I'm proposing to you this time not just because I'm moved."
Xiao Xiao held her hand, her tone firm, "It's because I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and face all the challenges of the future with you. You don't have to rush to answer my proposal yesterday. I will give you enough time until you are willing to agree to me..."
Meng Mingyue looked at his sincere eyes, and some of the worries and anxieties in her heart disappeared.
"Actually, I've been reflecting on the problems between us."
Meng Mingyue held his hand in return, her tone gentle, "I've made mistakes too. I should be more understanding instead of just blaming you."
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
But at the same time, the temperature at the base continued to drop. After just one month, the temperature plummeted from minus 40 degrees Celsius to minus 55 degrees Celsius.
This has completely exceeded the limits of human survival.
The people in the base huddled in relatively warm rooms and did not dare to go out easily.
A bitter cold wind howled through the base, sweeping up the snow on the ground and sending it flying through the air. The streets were deserted, with only the thick snow reflecting a glaring light under the dim light of the street lamps.
The snow layer is now more than one floor high.
People have to clear the snow off the roof every day, otherwise the house will collapse.
Then every day they cleared a path out of the thick snow.
To make the roads easier to walk on and less slippery, each household did everything they could: some laid thick blankets on the ice, others covered it with coal slag to make it as slip-proof as possible.
At the same time, the heating system in the base is running at full capacity.
The heating pipes made a crackling sound and seemed like they would burst at any time.
Workers responsible for maintaining the heating system wore thick air-conditioning suits and struggled to carry out emergency repairs.
Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu stood by the window, looking at the white world outside, both of them with a solemn look on their faces.
"The temperature is dropping too fast. In my previous life, it took about half a year for the temperature to drop to -50 degrees Celsius, but now, it's dropped to -55 degrees Celsius in just two months. It's truly beyond the limits of human survival."
Qi Mingyu said solemnly, "The number of deaths reported recently has been increasing, and most of them are elderly people."
Zhou Shuwan frowned slightly, thinking of something, and said with a hint of worry, "I'm afraid the base's heating system won't last much longer."
Qi Mingyu nodded. "I passed by the heating center during the day. The energy officer at the base said that if the temperature continues to drop, the base's energy reserves will not be enough to maintain heating in all areas."
In fact, the Zhou family uses two sets of equipment.
One set was their own electric heating system, with floor heating and a gasoline generator for heating. Although this was very gasoline-intensive, the Zhou family's initial stockpile of gasoline was enough for them to use for decades, so it didn't feel like a waste.
The other set is the normal heating in the base, the wall-mounted heater.
Recently, the temperature of the radiator has dropped a lot compared to before.
They heard from neighbors in other villas that the heating temperature has dropped significantly in the past few days. It feels cold at home and they need to wear down jackets.
Because the Zhou family has elderly people at home, they dare not stop both sets of equipment to ensure that the indoor temperature reaches basically 16 or 17 degrees.
Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu had just discussed the heating issue, and within a few days, she heard from the hospital that they were considering launching an emergency plan, giving priority to ensuring heating for hospitals, schools, and factories, while implementing limited-time heating in other areas.
Those who can live in the base are survivors who have a large amount of supplies after the end of the world and can afford to buy a house.
In the past, those who went to the factory were the homeless, but now because there are so many people living in the factory, the survival of the majority of people must be prioritized.
Once the heating in the community is stopped, the owners living in the community will have to find a way to squeeze into the factory buildings.
But because the good locations for the factory had already been selected, the accommodation conditions for those who went later would probably be even worse, so the hospital staff were a little annoyed.
At the same time, some people have begun to inquire about the exchange price of coal.
After the heating was turned off, they wanted to use coal to heat their home.
In order to cope with the extreme cold weather, the base also began to organize manpower to strengthen the insulation layer of houses and build simple windbreaks on the main streets.
The owners of the community were the first to feel the chill.
The room, which had been warm before, was now like an ice cellar, freezing cold. Even wearing thick winter clothes couldn't protect against the bone-deep chill.
"This life is unbearable! It's like there's no heating, and it's colder inside than outside!" An owner complained while shivering and wrapped in a quilt.
"Yes, there are elderly people and children at home. If this continues, they will get sick from the cold!" another owner echoed.
Panic and discontent quickly spread, and owners flocked to the base's office hall, demanding to move into the factory buildings. The factory buildings, with their relatively high temperatures due to central heating, became a refuge for the people.
The service hall was bustling with people, who were all very emotional and expressing their demands one after another.
The situation got out of control for a while, some people began to push the staff, and some even tried to rush into the office area.
Xiao Xiao rushed over after hearing the news and looked at the chaotic scene with a frown on his face.
He decisively sent troops to maintain order and shouted loudly: "Everyone be quiet! Listen to me!"