Zheng Duoduo watched Chen Xinzhi's car turn into the main driveway and quickly disappear among the neon lights. Then he shook off his down jacket and turned to walk towards the property center of Ronghua Mall.
At this time, the situation upstairs has basically stabilized, and residents on other floors have returned after being notified by the property management staff.
However, the residents on the 18th, 19th and 20th floors are not allowed to go back yet because the fire has affected their houses. Firefighters are still carefully inspecting them, and others are not allowed to go up without permission.
The eighteenth floor is where Xue Ling's family lives. Currently, only Sister Achun lives there. The other floors are crowded with people. Some people are wrapped in quilts, some are wearing blankets, and some are shivering and talking on the phone. The scene is still very chaotic.
Zheng Duoduo called Xue Ling's mobile phone and found that he didn't answer for a long time.
Just then, he spotted a tall and handsome figure in the crowd. He suddenly became excited and shouted: "Lao San! Xiao Chong!"
Cheng Huanchong turned his head and quickly walked towards him with a smile on his face.
"Brother Dudo! Are you here too?
Aunt Achun had been picked up by Brother Tietou earlier, and they went to find a place across the street to have something warm to drink."
Zheng Duoduo nodded: "I know! I just sent them away. My mother will live in the courtyard tonight."
"oh oh."
Taking advantage of his height, Cheng Huanchong looked at the chaotic scene and was at a loss. "It seems that we can't go up yet. My mother and Brother Liao are discussing a solution."
Zheng Duoduo shivered, frowned and whispered: "Oh my god! It's so cold!"
"It's minus three degrees tonight."
Cheng Huanchong smiled bitterly: "There is no sunshine today, and the north wind is strong. It's strange that it's not cold!"
Zheng Duoduo came towards him and hugged his arm.
"Come! Let's get warm!"
Cheng Huanchong was a little dumbfounded and suggested: "Let's go, I'll take you to a fast food restaurant to buy a cup of hot milk tea."
"Aren't you waiting here for Sister Ling?"
Zheng Duoduo asked in surprise: "What?
You didn’t come here alone, right?”
Cheng Huanchong shook his head: "My father and I came here with my mother.
They are all discussing things over there, and I can't help, so I can only wait here."
"You're so warm!"
Zheng Duoduo simply hugged him, rubbed Cheng Huanchong's coat curiously, and asked: "Where did you buy this long down jacket?
What brand?
Why is it so warm?"
Cheng Huanchong replied: "This is a gift from a loyal fan of mine. She has been subscribing to my books for four or five years and has always been very supportive of me.
During this year's fan meeting, she came all the way from the north to attend. When she was queuing up to get my autograph, she specially gave me this down jacket.
She said that her family runs a clothing factory, specializing in the production of high-end down jackets. She designed this one herself and hoped that I could accept it.
She also specifically explained that the material of this down jacket was very good, saying that Antarctic scientific expedition personnel had even placed an order for her family, and it was very effective in keeping warm.
I accepted it, signed two autographs for her, and shook hands with her to thank her.
I received quite a lot of gifts at that time, but I forgot about them later.
It wasn't until the temperature dropped three days ago that I felt a little cold. I accidentally turned over this down jacket and then remembered it. After putting it on, I felt very warm, and then I couldn't bear to take it off."
Zheng Duoduo muttered: "Envy, jealousy and hate! Damn it! If I had known, I would have become a cartoonist!"
Cheng Huanchong rolled his eyes and mocked: "You, a person with an annual salary of several million, will lack a down jacket?
can you?
Including dividends and so on, your average annual income will definitely be more than 20 million! President Zheng Da, do you have the nerve to cry about being poor?
Excuse me?"
"Shush!"
Zheng Duoduo glared at him angrily and lowered her voice: "How come there are so many... I can't pay out my dividends every year, I can only get 30 to 40% at most.
I also have a villa to pay for, a car to pay for, and a wife’s bank account.
Is it easy for me?"
Cheng Huanchong sighed helplessly and asked: "Can't you even afford a down jacket?
Isn't that the case?
People who drive millions of dollars in luxury cars can’t afford a few thousand dollars worth of good down jackets?
What a liar!"
"There are millions!"
Zheng Duoduo explained: "It's second-hand, just over one million.
There is no way, I can't save anything else, I can only force myself to save a little bit.
Let me tell you, this thing of yours is not cheap - really! It must be more than a few thousand!"
Cheng Huanchong wrapped up his down jacket and shook his head: "I don't know the details. The fans didn't say how much it was at the time. They also said they would send me a down vest, but I don't need it at all."
His mother has always taken care of his clothes. Every time the season changes, her mother will prepare some new clothes for them, so he hardly needs to buy anything.
Later, my mother always said that when they grew up, they could arrange their own clothes. However, they were all busy and did not want to spend their own pocket money to buy clothes, so they still begged their mother to continue buying clothes for them.
"The vest is mine!"
Zheng Duoduo immediately interrupted him and said: "You don't need it, I do! Brother, while you are wasting your resources, please consider those of us who lack food and clothing! Just do it."
Cheng Huanchong: "..." At this moment, someone was shouting with a loudspeaker, asking the residents on the 19th floor to go to the property center office to get warm and drink water, while the residents on the 20th floor went to the Western restaurant on the first floor of the mall to warm up and wait.
One step notification.
Zheng Duoduo couldn't help but mutter: "We are all from the 18th floor, what should we do?
We are on the 18th floor! The 18th floor has been ignored!"
"Look! Brother Liao and my mother are both over there!"
Cheng Huanchong said excitedly.
Zheng Duoduo pulled him and ran straight over: "Sister Ling! Sister Ling! Xiao Liao! Can you go to the 18th floor now?
Can you go up?"
Xue Ling's nose was red from the cold, he frowned and shook his head: "No, we can't go up yet.
Now the power and heating are out on the 19th and 20th floors, and the 18th floor is also out.
There's water pouring all over the place now and it's wet everywhere, so this is not the time to go up there."
"How did the fire start?"
Zheng Duoduo asked curiously: "It started on the nineteenth floor?
Is the wiring too old and the fire started?”
Xiao Liao hurriedly shook his head and explained: "We just changed the new lines a few years ago, and we check them regularly every half month. There are very few problems with the lines in the entire building.
Whether it’s summer or winter when the air conditioner is on or the heating is on, all lines will definitely be able to withstand it.”
Zheng Duoduo asked: "How did the fire start?
It's not the time to cook in the middle of the night! If you're just cooking a meal, you won't have to cook it in such an exaggerated way, right?"
Xue Ling smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No...it was a quarrel between a couple on the west side of the 19th floor.
The wife set fire to the suite, probably just to scare her husband, but unexpectedly the fire quickly spread to the suite next door.
They called the police, but it was too late.
The winter was very dry, and the north wind was extremely strong tonight, so the fire burned extremely fiercely, which is why the fire was so severe."
Zheng Duoduo was speechless and sneered and complained: "We almost set the whole mall on fire after a quarrel... What kind of showmanship is this!"