In the midst of the freezing apocalypse, I witnessed a scene that broke my heart. My daughter hugged the father of her favorite classmate tightly while pushing me out the door relentlessly. My wife, with them, looked at me indifferently. My heart was cut like a knife, and I couldn't comprehend it all.
However, at this moment, my adopted daughter, who is usually indifferent, resolutely chose to be with me. In this relentless apocalypse of extreme cold, we depended on each other for our lives, and finally we were frozen by the icy cold wind and turned into eternal ice sculptures. I held my adopted daughter tightly until the last moment of my life, and I couldn't understand why I was betrayed by my own daughter and wife.
If fate can give me a chance to do it all over again, I hope that in that last day, they will kneel before me and repent of what they have done.
The heat came out of the iron, stinging my fingers, and I snapped back to my senses. I was born again, back to the week before the end came. I put down my little daughter Pinkie's dress, which I knew she was ironing, and I knew she wouldn't be wearing it.
Pingping took off her coat when she entered the door and showed off to me: "Look, this is the princess dress given to me by Xiaoqiang's father, it's so beautiful!" He said let me wear it for school tomorrow on New Year's Day and New Year's Eve, this is a Disney princess co-branded model, more than 2,000. Look at the one you prepared for me, it's a shame! ”
His wife, Li Rui, put down Pingping's schoolbag and did not speak. She always complains that she is busy with work, and I take care of the two children's affairs. In my last life, I always taught Pingping not to compare with material things, but she said that I was fierce to her and picked on her. In fact, everything I gave her was carefully selected, and we were not in bad condition.
This time, I just smiled: "yes, it's beautiful, like a little princess." ”
In this life, I will not spend any more time on her. At dinner, Pingping proudly said that Xiaoqiang's father's company issued hot spring tickets, and three more tickets were given to her. Xiaoqiang's father, Zhou Yixing, is a handsome single father. I kept silent, in the last life, he drove Li Rui and Pingping, and his mother-in-law to the hot spring hotel, and did not return until the last day of the holiday. When the end of the cold wave came, they ruthlessly drove me and my eldest daughter Huanhuan out of the house.
Now, I looked at Huanhuan who was eating silently: "It just so happens that Huanhuan's piano has a performance on New Year's Day, we may have to go out, you let your mother take you there!" ”
Mother and daughter glanced at each other, their eyes flashing with excitement. Get excited, it's going to be your doomsday revelry.
Occasionally, she was a little puzzled: "Dad, I didn't have any activity on New Year's Day?" I hugged her gently, and tears welled up in her eyes: "Shhh ”
In the last life, Pingping always praised Xiaoqiang's father, Uncle Zhou, for how cool and generous he was. It wasn't until the end that I knew that Li Rui had already had a personal relationship with Zhou Yixing. What's even more ridiculous is that my own daughter wants to change her father. And Huanhuan, who is introverted, always firmly defends me, thinking that other people's fathers are inferior to me.
In the last life, with the reduction of supplies, Huanhuan and I could only get very little food every day. Even so, Pingping took my food away from her Uncle Zhou, saying that Uncle Zhou was tall and I was thin, so it didn't matter how hungry I was. When I was kicked out of the house by Zhou Yixing and Li Rui, I pulled the door and knelt down and begged them to stay Huanhuan, but Huanhuan chose to stay with me. Pinkie, on the other hand, sneered and watched us leave, as if we were just a superfluous burden.
I quickly made a list on paper, and squatted in the toilet for half the night under the pretext of diarrhea. Some essentials can be ordered via mobile and delivered the next day.
I want to prepare for the coming end and make sure that Huanhuan and I can survive.
Li Rui and Pingping left early, saying that they were going to attend the New Year's Eve party, worried that they would be stuck in traffic on the next holiday. I had already texted the teacher last night asking for leave.
As soon as they left, I immediately packed up my things and went out with Huanhuan. Along the way, Huanhuan just asked me, "Dad, where are we going?" ”
When her parents died early and her sister and brother-in-law died unexpectedly, only two-year-old Huanhuan survived. At that time, Li Rui had just given birth to Pingping, and we obtained her consent to adopt Huanhuan. I treat her as if she were my own, treating her as if she were Pingping, but she is introverted, precocious and delicate.
Of my sister's two houses, one has been transferred to Huanhuan, but I have always been in charge of it. One of them, which tenants just moved out last month, is the top 11th floor of a small high-rise in the suburbs.
The courier has started to contact the delivery, I placed the order last night, I hope it will be delivered quickly.
Huanhuan, we are going to stay here for a while, time is pressing, and Dad will explain it to you in a few days. ”
I said to Huanhuan.
When the courier comes, you shout for them to leave it at the door, don't go out, clean up at home, and wait for Dad to come back. ”
I told her. Dad is going to buy something, if someone contacts you, don't pick up **, except for Dad, understand? ”
Again, I stress the need to ensure Huanhuan's safety.
I sorted out the liquidity on hand, then contacted the fast loan company and mortgaged the wedding house. Since he doesn't plan to ask for this house again, cash and supplies are the guarantee of survival in the extreme cold apocalypse.
As for Li Rui and Zhou Yixing, don't they want to be together? I'd like to see how they love each other in the last days.
I first went to the biggest outdoor store and told them that I was planning to climb the Himalayas in the future and needed full warm gear. They were very professional and prepared outdoor equipment such as sleeping bags, tents, winter suits, cassette stoves, as well as emergency equipment such as knives, lighters, matches, multi-purpose shovels and survival whistles. Although it is expensive, it is all available, and it is also intimately delivered to the door.
In an extremely cold environment, the power is cut off and the heating is cut off, and the environment at home is similar to that of camping in the snowy mountains. I went to the supermarket and bought a few quilts, a down jacket, the thickest thermal underwear, and 20 boxes of warm pads. There are also several electric blankets. In order to cope with the extreme cold, I also wholesale a large number of vegetables, fruits, meats, and cooked foods such as steamed bread and pasta from the wholesale market.
The problem of water, I ordered a lot through the next day delivery and bought empty barrels to store. In extreme cold, snow can be used as a source of water.
To prevent the electricity from collapsing, I stocked up on 50 small boxes of solid alcohol in the market, as well as 100 candles.
I didn't buy smokeless carbon to be on the safe side. I also bought 50 high-capacity power banks and 50 power banks from other outdoor stores. Solar panels were too expensive and not suitable for extreme cold weather, so I didn't buy them.
Since the house was empty, I also procured some emergency medicines such as painkillers, antiseptics, fever reducers, and frostbite cream. Considering that I didn't plan to go out, I didn't buy too many medical supplies. In this way, Huanhuan and I should be able to survive this apocalypse.
Since it was just me and Huanhuan, it took a lot of time to sort out these materials, and it was not basically completed until January 2nd. I was pressed for time, and I had planned to strengthen the windows and install insulated sliding doors, but these needed to be customized, and I didn't have time to do so. In the end, I had to reinforce the security door and install several layers of security locks inside. The installer asked curiously why so many locks were added, and I lied that I heard that there was ** in the community, and he silently helped me strengthen the lock after hearing it.
At the hardware store, I bought two strings of thick iron chain locks just in case I needed *** anti-passage. I looked at the opposite room, and so far I haven't seen anyone coming in or out, and maybe it's vacant.
Looking at the three-bedroom, two-living room house, both rooms were full of supplies, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. Huanhuan asked worriedly while cleaning up: "Dad, is it going to be closed again?" ”
She still remembers that during the epidemic two years ago, I took on the family's reserve work alone to ensure that my family's life was worry-free. But Pingping complained that I spent more money, and felt sorry for her mother's hard work, while I had a meager income, which was really a group of white-eyed wolves.
Huanhuan and I went home again to pack some personal belongings, including a bookcase full of children's books I had prepared for the children. I once told them that they should develop the habit of reading when they have poetry and books in their stomachs. But Pingping dismisses it, thinking that girls only need to be beautiful, and they will be supported by their husbands and sons in the future.
I told her a lot of truths, but she just didn't want to read, but Huanhuan always flipped through those books.
I also found someone to install several surveillance cameras in my home, and connected a hidden power bank to one of the cameras to ensure that it could continue to work in the apocalypse.
I want to see for myself how they could survive this catastrophe without me.
After packing everything, it's already number three. I swiped my phone and thought back to the cooling in early December, and the news did mention the cold spell after New Year's Day. However, due to the heating up of the holiday, people didn't pay much attention to it, and they didn't expect that once the wind and snow came, it never stopped.
I reached out to a few close friends and told them that the news forecast was that a cold spell was coming, suggesting that they were stockpiling some supplies. Pingping sent a lot of ** from the hot spring hotel, and in one of them**, I saw the intimate figures of Li Rui and Zhou Yixing behind her. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, they seem to be enjoying their last warm moments.
Unexpectedly, they came back earlier than expected this time. As soon as Li Rui got home, she called me**: Zhang Yiming, where did you go, there is not even a hot meal at home! "I watched the surveillance and they saluted as soon as they entered the door, which I used to do.
Li Rui is a salesman, and her working hours are not fixed, while my job is 9 to 5 in the morning, with two days off on holidays. I pretended to be anxious and responded: "Oh, you're back, Huanhuan and I may not be back until tomorrow, and we won't be able to buy tickets today." Pingping will be handed over to you, remember to send her to school tomorrow morning! ”
Li Rui just wanted to propose a taxi, but was stopped by her mother-in-law's eyes. She muttered, "How expensive is a taxi, the train is cheap, they will be back tomorrow." ”
Zhou Yixing began to show his "househusband" side, rolled up his sleeves and packed his luggage. Pingping smiled on the side and said, "Uncle Zhou, you are so delicate, you can also do housework!" My dad never washes his face at home! ”
The princess dress you gave me is so beautiful, and my classmates are very envious! ”
Zhou Yixing touched her head: "Girls just want to be rich, unlike my Xiaoqiang who is a stinky boy." ”
The mother-in-law and Li Rui exchanged a satisfied look and a smile appeared on their faces. Seeing them so harmonious, I sneered in my heart.
In the midst of the extreme cold apocalypse, I fantasized about warmth, and it was not until the last moment of my life that I realized that it was just a physiological vision.
I think back to Pingping's upbringing, I took good care of her, but my mother-in-law always found excuses to be lazy.
She said that one person can't take care of two children, Li Rui earns a lot, she always has a headache and a pain all over her body, forcing me to quit my job, saying that it is now popular for fathers to take care of children. How did you become such a selfish and vicious person?
Huanhuan and Pingping had a good relationship at the beginning, like sisters. But now, I understand that in addition to the influence of genes, there must be Li Rui and her mother-in-law behind their backs.
Dad," Huanhuan hugged me, tears in her eyes, "don't cry." Actually, I wanted to tell you a long time ago, you divorce your mother, and I will follow you. I've seen my mother and Uncle Zhou hugging each other, but I was afraid that you would be sad, so I didn't tell you. ”
I rubbed my eyes and touched Huanhuan's face: "Dad didn't cry, Huanhuan has grown up, don't worry, Dad is a man!" ”
I knew in my heart that the divorce might not happen, and I waited for that day to come.
We simply ate a meal of Yangchun noodles and watched Zhou Yixing make a table of dishes in the surveillance. Pingping ate with relish: "Uncle Zhou, the man who can cook is the most handsome, the braised pork you make is so delicious, unlike my dad who always asks me to eat more vegetables!" ”
Recalling the days when Pinkie was a picky eater, I always patiently persuaded her to eat more vegetables, and I made vegetables full of tricks so that she could eat a few more bites. But now, none of that matters. I left a fridge of ingredients in the fridge and hoped they would remember to replenish them.
The meteorological department has issued a cold wave warning. I read comments on forums from people complaining about the vagaries of the weather, worrying about the lives of migrant workers, looking forward to heating in the north, and hoping for snow in the south.
I posted a comment anonymously: "It's too cold, I'm afraid of the cold, I don't want to go out, buy more things and stay at home." ”
Someone echoed my comment.
I can only hint at this, when the end times come, the heart of Mary will be the first to be sacrificed, and the prophets will suffer misfortune because of human greed.
On the night of the 4th, Li Rui saw that I hadn't gone home yet, so she just made a ** inquiry. Zhou Yixing hugged Li Rui and began to make out unscrupulously. The mother-in-law pulled Li Rui privately and suggested that she have another son with Zhou Yixing, so that I could take Huanhuan out of the house. I was furious and finally understood why Pinkie would say something like that.
In the early morning of the 5th, the snow was pouring down, and the school notified that classes were closed. Pingping and Xiaoqiang excitedly sleep until three o'clock in the morning, planning to go out to build a snowman. At this time, they finally remembered me, because the dishes in the refrigerator had been almost consumed by Zhou Yixing's cooking skills. The mother-in-law complained: "With such a heavy snowfall, I still have to buy some food, why hasn't Zhang Yiming come back yet?" ”
Li Rui called me impatiently, in addition to her questioning, there was also Zhou Yixing's voice: "Yes, it's been a few days, why hasn't your man come back?" Have you forgotten that you still have elderly people and children to take care of at home? If you want me to say, Pingping's father really doesn't care about his family this time, tsk! ”
I rolled my eyes, pretended not to hear their complaints, and teased, "Wife, who's in the **?" You're not going to take advantage of my absence to find a shameless duck to serve you, right? ”
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