Meng Xiaozhi Sugar Core

"No, I just called the power supply bureau, but the call couldn't go through." This was Song Zhirong's voice.

Looking at the two kids still sleeping soundly beside me, I shook my head helplessly, broke free from Tang Xin's clutches, and got out of bed.

After getting dressed and going to the living room, I saw Teacher Song with a sad face.

"Good morning, Teacher Song, Brother Song." I greeted them.

"Oh, you're up." Teacher Song's expression softened a little when he saw me.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

"Look out the window!" She pointed to the large floor-to-ceiling window in the living room.

The downpour outside the house was almost falling sideways, with layers of rain pouring down in a white mist. This was not rain at all, it was simply a dam releasing floodwater. The drainage system of the community was on the verge of collapse, and the rainwater had no time to drain off the ground and had already overflowed.

"Teacher Song, have we purchased enough food for our family?" I turned from the window and asked her.

"That's enough. I bought a lot of meat and vegetables and filled the entire refrigerator. It's enough for us to eat for a week."

"Wait...refrigerator?" I frowned.

"Ah, the power is out!" Teacher Song covered her mouth and exclaimed, "The food in the refrigerator won't go bad, right?"

"It shouldn't be a problem for now. It's only been a day. You put all the meat in the freezer, right?"

"Um……"

"Please pray that the electricity comes soon." I sighed and said helplessly.

After making fried eggs and soup for the whole family, everyone wolfed them down as if they were hungry. But after the meal, the seven of them sat in the living room, listening to the howling wind and rain outside, not knowing what to do.

"My phone is out of battery!" Tang Xin threw her phone onto the sofa, looking like a scumbag who had seduced her boyfriend and then abandoned him.

"I'm out of power too!"

"Me too!"

You said something, I said something, and in the end, only my phone had 30% battery left.

"How did you do that!" Tang Xin took my phone and looked at me as if I were an alien.

"Wouldn't it be better if you played fewer games and watched fewer junk short videos? Didn't you guys bring a power bank?" I asked, covering my forehead.

"I've used it up..." Teacher Song stuck out his tongue, "I didn't prepare it before."

"I never thought about it at all." Aunt also smiled and shook her head.

At this time, Teacher Song came over and took the phone, then dialed a number on it, "I'll call the mayor."

The so-called mayor's phone number is of course not the real mayor's phone number, but a mayor's hotline for the convenience of the people, usually the government office duty phone number.

"Hello, um. We are in the XX neighborhood, um, right. When will you come? Oh, it's still under construction... OK, okay."

After a few words, Teacher Song threw the phone back to me and said, "It will take at least half a day. The rain is too heavy and the repair team is hampered from working."

"Then what should I do for the rest of the day!" Song Zhirong fell headfirst into Sun Suxin's arms, blatantly taking advantage of her.

Sun Suxin also smiled bitterly and comforted the boy who had never grown up.

"You two should go back to your rooms and do your homework first. It's not your turn to worry yet." Auntie patted Tang Xin and me on the head, trying to reassure us, "The typhoon will be over in one day at the earliest. It's okay."

"Um……"

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"This is where?"

In a blink of an eye, I seemed to be back home. My sight was lowered a little, and the furniture around me seemed to be newer, but the layout seemed a little different. It was also stormy outside, and unlike the extremely perfect sound insulation at Teacher Song's house, the windows at home were rattling in the wind, and the sound of wind and rain leaked in through the cracks in the windows.

"Sister, I'm afraid."

A small hand grabbed the corner of my clothes. I turned around and saw young Xiaoling.

“Sister…” She stretched out her hands, as if asking for a hug.

She was so cute. The softest part of my heart was touched. I squatted down and held her in my arms: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. I will protect you."

"Ah, you are here!"

A distant yet extremely familiar voice sounded from behind.

I turned my head suddenly and saw a gentle and beautiful figure standing in front of me.

"Mom?" I looked at her in disbelief. "Mom, is it really you?"

Tears suddenly welled up in my eyes and the person in front of me became blurry. I wiped away my tears with my hands and tried to see her clearly.

"What's the matter? Silly child, are you sleepy? Come, mommy will hug you." She squatted down and opened her arms.

Xiaoling and I rushed over and threw ourselves into her arms.

"Mom! Woo woo..." Tears flowed down his face.

"What's going on?" Mom was a little surprised and seemed a little confused about my behavior. "Did someone bully you?"

"No." I shook my head and wiped away my tears. "I miss my mother a little bit."

"What? You missed mom after just one night? Look, your sister is better than you. You're already nine years old. You have to learn to sleep independently, okay?"

"Um……"

Suddenly my mother's cell phone rang. It was an old Nokia 3310.

"Hey, dad, what's wrong?"

Mom's face darkened.

"What? Okay, I'll be right there."

She hung up the phone in a hurry.

"What's wrong?" I had a bad feeling in my heart and asked while grabbing the clothes I was wearing.

"Your father asked me to go to the unit to help, saying that they were short of manpower and that several people in one village had not yet evacuated." Mom said as she packed up a small backpack beside her.

"No! You can't go!" I opened my hands and stared at her.

"Ah? Mengmeng, what are you talking about?" The voice of my mother calling my nickname made me burst into tears instantly.

"No, no matter what I say today, I can't let you step out of this house!" I cried and my words were a little unclear.

"Mengmeng, what's wrong with you? Mom is going to work, not going out to play." Mom felt a little funny, squatted down and touched my head, "Be good, stay at home with Xiaoling. As a big sister, take good care of your little sister."

"No! I can't go!" I didn't waver at all.

"Be good and listen!" Mom's voice gradually became lower and she seemed a little angry.

"You can't go." I went forward and hugged her legs.

"Let go! If you do this again, Mom will be mad! After she gets mad, you won't have any more chocolate cake to eat!"

"Even if I don't eat chocolate for the rest of my life, I won't let go!" I gritted my teeth and used all my strength to stop my mother.

But my mother still easily pushed me away and walked to the door: "Mengmeng, what's wrong with you today? Just stay at home, okay? If you mess around again, I'll beat you up."

"You will die if you go save people!" I cried out with all my might. It seemed that I had used up all my strength. I collapsed on the floor, crying silently.

My mother turned around and looked at me in shock.

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Cherish the people around you~

Chapter 165 Kiss

"Li Xiaomeng, what did you say?" Mom came over and helped me up.

"There will be a landslide and everyone will die! Please don't go!" I wiped my tears and begged.

"Mengmeng, have you watched too many movies? I've told children not to watch those kinds of movies." Mom patted my back and said, "Stop crying, okay?"

"Mom, can we not go?"

"Okay, Mom promises you that I won't go. But Mom has to go to the office to find Dad. Can I discuss the village affairs with Dad?"

"No, I want to go too." I said stubbornly.

"Be obedient! If you keep making trouble, mom will really get angry! Then I'll beat you, and your sister will look down on you."

"I……"

"Stop making trouble. Mom is a people's police officer. It is my responsibility to protect people's lives and property. Stop crying. I don't allow a cowardly child in my family! My child must learn to be strong from a young age!"

Looking at my mother's determined eyes, I knew I couldn't stop her. No matter how much I said or how much I made a fuss, I couldn't change her will. But this was enough. If I could delay for a minute, maybe the future could be changed. This is the butterfly effect.

"Wait a minute, Mom!"

My mother, who had opened the door, stopped and looked back at me: "What's wrong?"

"Before going to the village, you must check the condition of the mountains on the roadside and only enter the village after confirming it is safe." I stared at her seriously, using a serious tone that I never used normally.

"Okay!" When my mother saw me like this, she nodded doubtfully.

Is this a dream? If it is a dream, it is too real. I held Xiaoling in my arms and sat on the sofa watching TV. Xiaoling didn't care about what happened just now. She didn't realize the seriousness of the situation at all.

A selection of Mr. Bean's movies was playing on TV, and laughter could be heard from time to time. Xiaoling watched Mr. Bean's funny performance and laughed happily, but it turned into harsh noise in my ears.

Will I ever see my mom again? Where's my dad? Will I ever come home?

Three hours later, the wind and rain outside the window were still raging, and seemed to be getting stronger.

A quick phone ring rang on the landline next to me, and the caller ID showed it was my mother's cell phone.

I almost jumped up from the sofa and answered the phone in a panic.

"Hey."

"Mengmeng!"

"Mom!" The huge rock in my heart fell to the ground temporarily.

"You're right. There was a serious landslide on the road leading to the village. We have already retreated. We have requested reinforcements from our superiors. Mengmeng, you are really amazing. How did you know that a landslide would happen..."

"Hey... Mengmeng, say something!"

Mom survived? I cried with joy, I don't know how many times the tears flowed, my cheeks were sore from wiping them, I was so excited that I couldn't speak.