Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

At 7:55 in the evening, Jiang Tian knocked on Gu Tongwan's security door.

Gu Tongwan changed into a light blue sportswear that she had bought at a department store earlier. The size was just right for her.

It was not that Gu Tongwan wanted to attend the owners' meeting this time. She did not like trouble and did not intend to attract other people's attention in the end times. She just heard that the property management had a list of owners and would call out the names of each owner's household one by one. Those who were not present might be "visited three times" by the property management, and even arouse suspicion from other owners. Instead of being harassed later, it would be better to go up and see what this owners' meeting was about in the evening.

Jiang Chi had been waiting at the stairs for a long time. The brother and sister decided to go and take a look. Before leaving, Jiang Chi did not forget to put the U-shaped lock on the door at the stairs.

Gu Tongwan silently withdrew his gaze, thinking that this boy was indeed very wary.

The three of them went from the 16th floor to the 18th floor together. As soon as they reached the 18th floor, they saw a sea of ​​people. Because only one person was allowed from each household, Jiang Tian simply stood in the corridor with the others.

There were about twenty people in the living room which was only about 40 square meters. Most of the users on the third to fifth floors had been taken away by the rescue center, so there were not too many people, but it still made the living room a little crowded.

Gu Tongwan roughly observed the other people. The water supply had been cut off for almost half a month, and most of them looked a little haggard. In addition, natural gas could not be used during the power outage. Even those who had vegetables at home found it difficult to cook. Those who had bread or steamed buns were still better off, but those who didn't had to smash the furniture at home and use it as firewood. Therefore, the air was filled with the smell of burning wood during this period.

Liu Feng sat in the front, using the coffee table as a distance between himself and the owners. He cleared his throat and began to count the number of households. Everyone had to raise their hands when they called out a building number.

Gu Tongwan and Jiang Chi both had eye-catching looks, so they attracted a lot of attention as soon as they came in.

Liu Feng naturally also saw Gu Tongwan and Jiang Chi, but at this time his mind was focused on the content of the meeting, so he didn't care what the two looked like. After coughing twice, he started today's content.

"Hello everyone, let me introduce myself. I am the property manager Liu Feng, in charge of tonight's owners' meeting. First of all, I would like to thank all the owners who came to attend the meeting tonight. Except for 1301 and 702, all the owners of A1 are here."

As soon as he said the first sentence, a faint sound was heard.

"Tsk tsk, he didn't come? It seems there is a lot of surplus food at home."

"Maybe they just don't want to come. What practical work has the property management done during this period? If my wife hadn't asked me to come, I wouldn't have come."

Liu Feng was not disturbed by these voices. He had already prepared himself mentally. He knew whether today's rescue would be smooth or not. He paused and continued, "As everyone knows, the water, electricity, gas and internet in the community have been cut off recently. The government's rescue has not yet arrived. Many flooded owners have become homeless and have limited food reserves. At this time, we must unite and wait for rescue at the last minute."

Liu Feng's first bunch of soothing words seemed to have touched many owners, and their eyes lit up instantly. However, when Liu Feng proposed to relocate some of the affected owners to the homes of households with fewer people, he was opposed by the majority of people. Some even started quarreling on the spot. Liu Feng was so annoyed that he opened his mouth and closed it several times.

Gu Tongwan watched this farce from beginning to end. This so-called "neighborly harmony and unity" phenomenon had also occurred in her previous life. However, before she could help each other, her paper mill house was robbed by a group of villains.

It is better to be a gourd with a sawed mouth in this life.

As a result, the middle-aged woman in the property management, who had a sign with her name written on it made of white paper, suddenly said, "It is indeed inconvenient for a family of several to accommodate other people, but I think it should be okay for one person to live alone. After all, our Zijing community has large apartments, especially Building A, which has three bedrooms and one living room. There are still two rooms left for other people, such as the owner of 1601, who lives alone, so it is very suitable."

Homeowners with large families breathed a sigh of relief, as it was fine as long as they didn't have to live in my house.

The other two people who live alone but were not named remained silent. Since they were not named, they pretended to be dead and waited to see how 1601 would respond.

Gu Tongwan was suddenly called. Jiang Chi beside him frowned slightly and his eyes fell on the faint smile on Zhang Xiaofen's lips.

Although he didn't know why people had inexplicable malice towards each other, Gu Tongwan didn't intend to explore these issues, and there was no emotion on his face.

Liu Feng also felt that it was a little late for Zhang Xiaofen to target Gu Tong, but it was not easy to interrupt. He only thought about the complaints he had received from many subordinates in private, saying that Zhang Xiaofen had a hatred for beautiful young girls since she divorced her husband more than ten years ago, and usually liked to suppress female juniors. Now she was deliberately targeting young female owners who lived alone.

But on second thought, if the female owner could agree to accept some of the affected owners, their pressure would be relatively reduced.

Just when everyone thought she was going to continue pretending to be dead, a voice that was far too cold compared to her pretty appearance was heard in the hall.

"I'm sorry, I don't have that idea."

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their heads to look at her, some angrily, some blamingly, some even curiously, some in amazement, all eyes were focused on her.

Zhang Xiaofen immediately sneered: "When facing natural disasters, the only hope for survival is for everyone to unite. Sister, your idea is not right. People can't be too selfish."

Gu Tongwan smiled and said, "Selfish? Well, since you say I'm selfish, then let's put it this way. As long as the houses here are not flooded, including the property owners, if every household is willing to open the door to accept people, I am willing to do so, but the premise is that everyone must accept them. Can you do it?"

Zhang Xiaofen's face changed instantly. In fact, she lived on the 14th floor, but she used the excuse that two elderly people at home were sick and even her colleagues were unwilling to let them live at home. When she heard what Gu Tongwan said, she shouted, "How can this be the same? Others have many people at home, but you are alone and there are rooms left. Why can't someone come in and live there?"

As soon as the words fell, those who had to sleep in the aisle for days immediately responded.

"Yeah, we won't take anything, we just want to borrow a bed to sleep on, or the sofa will do."

"I have rheumatism. My legs have been hurting a lot recently. The hallway is very damp. It's better to stay in the room."

Zhang Xiaofen looked at Gu Tongwan proudly, obviously happy to see everyone agreeing with her.

Gu Tongwan's eyes turned cold, but he asked calmly: "Then let me ask, did you buy the house I live in, or did you pay to rent it? Why should I let others live in my house? Do I have anything to do with you? Who are you? Are you my parents or have you raised me for a day? Since you are not, why should I jump out and be a sucker? I admit that I am selfish, but my selfishness is my business. What qualifications do you have to control me?"

After a pause, Gu Tongwan continued with a sneer, "To put it another way, I am willing to let you live in my house, but you have to pay rent, and I won't ask for much. I will let you live if you give me one pound of rice and one liter of water per person per day."

"Robbed you, and then gave you back your supplies. How shameless!" A woman holding a child immediately shouted.

Gu Tongwan was amused, so he shrugged his shoulders, his face instantly turned cold, "I am robbing if I collect rent, but you are living here for free, why don't you say you are exploiting me? Since you are unwilling to do so, there is nothing I can do. Anyway, I don't want to be a sucker, unless..." He glanced at everyone.

"Unless, as I said before, all those who own houses open their doors to accept those who don't, and it must be fair and just, then I will be convinced."

If you want to morally blackmail me, then fine, she will morally blackmail the rest of the people. Currently, half of the people have houses to live in, and these people were making even louder noises than those who didn't have houses. They just didn't want to be the ones to be taken advantage of.

As expected, no one said anything this time, as no one wanted to “get something for free”.

But at this time, a man living alone raised his hand, coughed twice, and then said, "It's not that I can't live here, but I don't want those who live here for free. I also agree to charge per person, one pound of rice and one liter of water per day. Don't say I charge too much, I won't accept children under two years old."

This seemed to be the beginning of the conversation, so those who owned houses also followed suit: "Yes, yes, I agree, too. If we can pay the grain, my family can do the same."

Those who have no houses to live in have seen the reality clearly and know that those who have houses to live in are cold-blooded and heartless at this critical moment. They are very angry, but they cannot suppress it. It is useless to continue crying. It is impossible for them to use all the food stored in their homes as rent. That is wishful thinking.

Zhang Xiaofen wanted to say something, but the female colleague next to her interrupted unhappily: "Sister Zhang, I think you should say less. She is a girl, how can it be convenient for her to live with others? What if something happens? By the way, don’t you have one room left in your house? Why don’t you let her out?"

Zhang Xiaofen didn't expect Xu Hong to point the finger at her. She was silent for a moment and looked away with a guilty look on her face: "My parents are both sick. What if they infect others? It's inconvenient anyway."

Xu Hong rolled her eyes even wider and was too lazy to continue talking to her.

Those who were flooded in the hall started to shout, and some even cried while holding their children. They cried miserably, but their little tricks were ruthlessly exposed.

"Why didn't you let your son go with the old man when the rescue team came? You said you couldn't bear to leave your child. Now he's suffering by your side. Isn't it your own fault?"

"Bah, you are the one. Your son is as fat as a pig. He has been snoring in the corridor lately. I don't know how loud it is."

Suddenly, the hall was filled with noise and everyone was talking at the same time.

Liu Feng frowned, and finally couldn't help but shouted loudly: "Okay, okay, fellow owners, since the housing problem can't be solved, let's talk about the current food problem first. After all, compared to sleeping, not starving to death is the most important thing."

You have to bear it, because what I'm going to say next is the highlight of the night. Liu Feng clenched and unclenched his hands on his thighs.