A month passed peacefully, with the temperature outside remaining at minus 56 degrees Celsius.

The wind and snow are gradually getting smaller and it will probably stop in a few days.

Jiang Yuyao and Mu Youling sat on the carpet and played with Zhong Cheng and Zhong Xiner, the two siblings. The two children each held a stuffed doll.

Jiang Yuyao leaned lazily on the edge of the sofa behind her, watching Mu Youling's every move with gentle eyes.

Suddenly, there were footsteps at the door, and the next second Hong Shi ran in hurriedly.

Jiang Xunhai was holding the freshly brewed tea in his hand and asked, "Why are you so irritable? What's wrong again?" Hong Shi had been doing Jiang Xunhai a lot of harm during this period of time, so much so that he lost several of his beloved tea sets.

Now I feel a headache when I see Hong Shi.

Hong Shi smiled awkwardly, scratching his head and said, "Boss Jiang, it's really not me who caused the trouble this time. It was outside. There was a large military vehicle outside. I heard the noise and went up to the protection tower to check, so I hurried over to tell you."

"Military vehicle?" Jiang Xunhai asked in confusion. Xi Hongzhi, who was sitting on the sofa nearby, looked a little unnatural when he heard this.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yuyao came over and asked indifferently.

"A large military vehicle came outside our shelter and was shouting with a horn." Hong Shi told Jiang Yuyao the situation truthfully.

Hong Shi didn't know why, but every time he faced the junior Jiang Yuyao, his heart would always beat fast and he didn't dare to joke with her.

"Let's go and take a look." Jiang Yuyao walked in front, followed by Jiang Xunhai and Hong Shi. Xi Hongzhi put his hands on his knees with a stern expression, and finally stood up and walked out.

Each protective tower can accommodate two people at most. Jiang Xunhai and Hong Shi stood in one, Jiang Yuyao stood in another, and Xi Hongzhi stood next to Jiang Yuyao.

The loudspeaker outside is still blaring.

"I am Lu Peng, the commander of the North China Military Region, and I am here to visit Comrade Xi Hongzhi."

Jiang Yuyao frowned slightly, "Grandpa, they are here to see you."

Facing Jiang Yuyao's expressionless face, Xi Hongzhi moved his lips and spoke after a long while, "Yaoyao, when I was talking to the commander about the situation of this cold disaster, I also told him our current address." After saying this, his expression was a little conflicted.

Even though Jiang Yuyao had told him about the severity of this natural disaster, Xi Hongzhi still believed that he could get through it. But during this period of time, he realized that he had thought too simply. Now that the military had come to find him, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

Jiang Yuyao sighed secretly, walked down the shelter and opened the metal door.

Now that people have found this place, if we don't let them in, we don't know if it will attract more people. It would be better to find out why they came here.

When the people in the car saw the door open, they got out one after another.

There were four of them in total. They were all wearing army green winter cotton coats, woolen cotton hats, and shoulder straps of military ranks. There was a general, a major, and two lieutenants.

Jiang Yuyao looked at the military ranks on their shoulders and thought that the general should be the commander.

Lu Peng stepped forward, "Hello, I'm Lu Peng. Excuse me, is Comrade Xi Hongzhi here?" He asked hesitantly. Obviously, he was frightened by this huge building. At that time, Xi Hongzhi only gave him an address and did not tell him that it would look like this!

Jiang Yuyao was wearing protective clothing from head to toe. She nodded and said, "Come in and talk." Then she made way for them.

Lu Peng then led the other three people into the shelter. As soon as he entered the shelter, he was shocked by the attire inside, and his mouth under the mask opened unconsciously.

"Commander Lu" heard the voice, Lu Peng looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Xi Hongzhi walking towards him in thin clothes, "Hongzhi?!" He said Xi Hongzhi's name in surprise.

Looking at Jiang Xunhai and Hong Shi behind him, they were both dressed very thinly, with ruddy complexions, and were not affected by the natural disaster at all.

"You, you guys..." Lu Peng was shocked again and didn't know what to say.

"Let's talk inside first," Xi Hongzhi said in a deep voice with a heavy expression on his face.

Lu Peng had no choice but to take back what he was about to say and followed the people inside.

When I saw that there was land in the second-level shelter, and vegetables were planted on the land, the vegetables were growing very well.

Not only Lu Peng was uneasy, but the three people who came with him were all uneasy, with disbelief in their eyes.

After entering the villa, Lu Peng was completely shocked by the appearance inside. He glanced at everything in the yard.

The fountain in the center of the yard was still flowing normally, the flowers in the flowerbed were still in full bloom, and there were a dozen claw machines placed against the right wall, with a group of children gathered there.

The hustle and bustle in the yard made Lu Peng's eyes red.

The major behind him opened his eyes wide, looking in disbelief at the huge curved glass above his head, which completely isolated him from the cold outside.

"Old classmates, let's talk after we get home." Xi Hongzhi waited until they recovered before walking over to Lu Peng and speaking.

"Okay." Lu Peng uttered a word hoarsely, revealing a bit of sadness.

After entering the hall, Mu Youling handed the children to Pan Yu and Grandma Liu, and went to the kitchen to prepare tea and food with Xi Yuanai.

Lu Peng and his team took off their thick winter coats. The indoor temperature was kept at around 25 degrees, which was comfortable.

Jiang Yuyao also took off the protective suit she had just put on and sat on the sofa at the edge.

Lu Peng spoke first, looking a little unnatural, "Hongzhi, I didn't expect this place..." He stopped talking halfway and didn't know how to start.

Xi Hongzhi continued, "My son-in-law built this place for fun. I didn't expect it to be so useful. Just don't be polite." It was impossible to push Jiang Yuyao out, so Jiang Xunhai had to take the blame.

Lu Peng smiled awkwardly.

The major behind him suddenly said, "Mr. Xi, the building materials of your house are national-grade military materials. Are you building it for fun? Do you believe it?" he questioned in a dissatisfied tone.

Hearing this, Jiang Xunhai and Hong Shi, who were sitting on the other side, looked at each other and didn't dare to say anything.

"Jun Ran!" Lu Peng scolded the major who had just spoken, and then said to Xi Hongzhi with an apologetic look, "I'm sorry, this is my grandson, Lu Junran. Please don't mind what I said just now, Hongzhi."

"No, young people tend to be hot-tempered. I understand." Xi Hongzhi also went down the stairs.

Lu Junran snorted and turned his head to the side.

The air froze in an instant. Jiang Xunhai felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and he felt uncomfortable everywhere.

Until Xi Yuanai came over with the brewed tea, "Come on, have a cup of hot tea to warm your body."

"Xiaoyuan, you're welcome." Lu Peng quickly took the hot tea handed over. The warm touch relieved his stiff hands. He stared at the steam on the cup, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jiang Yuyao saw Mu Youling coming over with some food, so she stood up and walked over to take it from her hand, saying softly, "Let me do it."

Mu Youling smiled at her and handed the thing in his hand to Jiang Yuyao.

After placing the food in front of Lu Peng and his group, the two of them sat next to each other in the corner of the sofa.

Putting down the half-drunk cup of hot tea, Lu Peng sighed, "Hongzhi, I won't beat around the bush with you. I came here to ask you for something."

"Don't say that, we are all family." Xi Hongzhi also said quickly, "If you need any help, as long as I can help, I will definitely do my best."

"Ayao, who are they?" Mu Youling asked softly to Jiang Yuyao beside him.

"The person talking to grandpa is the commander I told you about before. The rest is not important." Jiang Yuyao turned her head and looked at her.

"Is it the one that was said online before, about surrounding the government building?" Mu Youling remembered that he had seen that comment before the Internet was paralyzed.

"Yeah," Jiang Yuyao nodded.

"I didn't fully believe you before, so I missed the best preventive measures. By the time I gathered people, the network was paralyzed and many places were frozen. During this period of time, riots and deaths occurred every day in the city.

Our military built a temporary shelter fifty kilometers away from here. When the riots subsided a little, we remembered the address you gave us and came to your door."

Lu Peng spoke in a calm tone about the situation outside during this period.

After hearing about the situation outside, Xi Hongzhi also had a worried look on his face. He said tactfully, "Lu Peng, thank you for telling me about the situation outside. Do you need me to do anything for you this time?"

After hesitating for a while, Lu Peng took the risk and said, "Everyone outside is suffering from the cold, I think..." Before he finished his words, Xi Hongzhi had guessed most of it.

The shelter was too eye-catching. If he had stayed in the snow and ice for a month and suddenly found such a paradise, he would inevitably be jealous.

His face looked a little serious. He didn't dare to make the decision on this topic. Not to mention that this shelter was built by Jiang Xunhai, but the idea was Jiang Yuyao's. If it weren't for Yaoyao's foresight, he, Xi Hongzhi, would probably be a victim of the disaster at this moment.

Xi Hongzhi looked at Jiang Xunhai. Jiang Xunhai blinked twice and looked at Jiang Yuyao in the corner.

Jiang Yuyao was originally whispering to Mu Youling, but the gaze from behind was too scorching, so she turned around and looked at her father and grandfather.

Seeing that Xi Hongzhi and Jiang Xunhai were looking at the girl over there, Lu Peng asked, "Who is this?"

Xi Hongzhi introduced with a smile, "This is my granddaughter, Jiang Yuyao."

"Oh, she's grown so big already." Lu Peng was surprised. At Jiang Xunfeng's funeral, the little girl was less than five years old. "She's so graceful and has grown into a big girl now."

Jiang Yuyao forced a polite smile, "Grandpa Lu, you are joking." After a pause, she continued, "I roughly understand what you just said. You just want some of the disaster victims to live in my house."

Jiang Yuyao explained Lu Peng's purpose without any reservation. Lu Peng felt embarrassed for a moment, but before he could say anything, he heard her continue.

"This is my home. I won't agree to let anyone else live in." Jiang Yuyao refused flatly. Thinking of letting in people who might be dangerous is just dreaming. There are all kinds of things in dreams.

"This..." Lu Peng looked at Xi Hongzhi embarrassedly. It was obvious that he did not take Jiang Yuyao's words seriously and just regarded it as a joke told by a junior.

Seeing his granddaughter say this, Xi Hongzhi didn't know what to say. "Lu Peng, it's not that I won't help you. You can see that there are more than 30 people in my family. If we let other people live in, what will we eat and drink?"

Lu Peng heard the rejection in the words and fell into deep thought.

Seeing his grandfather being embarrassed, Lu Junran, who was standing by, said impulsively, "How can you be so selfish in the face of disaster!"

As soon as these words came out, Xi Hongzhi and Jiang Xunhai looked at each other and said nothing.

Jiang Yuyao was playing with the apple given by Mu Youling and said casually, "If we were selfish, you wouldn't be sitting here talking." If they were really selfish, Jiang Yuyao could just stop them from entering. Why bother making trouble?

"You!" Lu Junran wanted to refute back, but Lu Peng scolded him again, "Junran! Shut up."

"Grandpa!" Lu Junran was filled with rage at the moment, but he didn't dare to explode and could only hold it back.

"Hongzhi, I won't make it difficult for you, but you know that a man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. I am the one who came here today. If the shelter is discovered by others in the future, you will be in danger." The meaning of Lu Peng's words was very clear.

It was nothing more than using external pressure to force Xi Hongzhi's family to agree with his idea. In this way, if someone asked about the origin of the shelter, he could use the country as a shield.

"You don't have to worry about that." The person who spoke was Jiang Yuyao. She sat up straight, her face cold and her tone a little distant.

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