Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 262

Chapter 262: Chapter 262: Winter Supplies

With Melody’s explanation, Crystal Lynch finally understood the whole story.

She stared in disbelief. "There’s someone like that in our building? How have I never heard about this before?"

At that moment, Grace Sutton walked over as well. After glancing at the food in the container, she looked just as surprised. She quickly grabbed Crystal’s arm and asked, "Dear, when you cook all this, can’t your neighbors smell it?"

In response, Crystal explained, "I’ve sealed all the cracks around my kitchen doors and windows with tape. I also have an air purifier running inside and I don’t use the range hood, so the smell doesn’t escape. You should give it a try!"

Then, with Crystal’s help, the Summers family sealed up their kitchen doors and windows with tape as well.

The family had just finished working on the kitchen and seen Crystal out when Colin Summers and Winnie Summers returned.

The property management office had organized a snow removal effort in the community today, which included clearing the snow piled up on the roofs of every building. Colin and Winnie had gone to help.

The snow was quite deep, so the cuffs of their pants were soaked through with black slush, leaving dark stains.

Melody and Grace quickly fetched some soft pajamas for them and told them to change out of their damp outer clothes.

Melody noticed a pair of black leather gloves among the clothes Winnie had taken off. "Mom," she asked, confused, "are these gloves yours? I don’t remember you having them."

Winnie shook her head. "They’re Officer Rhodes’s. He saw I was shoveling snow without any gloves, so he let me borrow them. I accidentally brought them home with me. I’ll have to return them next time I see him."

Colin, who was standing nearby, chimed in with a chuckle. "That Officer Rhodes is a really good man! Not only did he lend us his gloves, he even helped us shovel snow! He climbed the roofs of three buildings all by himself and did more work than two people put together!"

Melody was surprised to hear that. ’It looks like the Adler and Hayes family cases are closed,’ she thought. ’The city must be much more peaceful now. Otherwise, Officer Rhodes wouldn’t be so idle he’d have time to help shovel snow...’

The snow started falling again outside the window. Black snowflakes drifted down, as if ink were being poured from the sky.

Each snowflake was like a drop of ink, twirling and dancing through the air before finally landing gently on the ground, piling up into a thick layer of black snow.

Although the temperature outside was slowly dropping, the Summers family’s home remained pleasantly warm.

Several oil-filled radiators hummed away, steadily radiating a comfortable warmth throughout the room.

The Summers family gathered around the dining table, which was laden with tender water spinach, the braised fish and cured spare ribs from Crystal, sweet eight-treasure congee, and creamy mashed potatoes. The whole family enjoyed a wonderful, hearty meal.

...

Early the next morning, the property management office and the emergency response office for The Metropolis Residences posted a message in the group chat, telling everyone to go to the supply distribution point to pick up cold-weather supplies.

"Property Management Office: @All Residents Hello, everyone. The first batch of government-issued cold-weather supplies has arrived. Please bring your ID to the plaza in front of the supply distribution point to collect them."

"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: They’re finally handing out supplies! I’ve been freezing to death these last few days!"

"4-1209 Currently Slacking: Ugh, do we have to go pick it up ourselves? I really don’t want to go outside. I don’t want to leave my blankets. It’s just too cold out there."

"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: @Property Management Office It’s already in the negative teens! When is the heat finally coming on? Nobody can last much longer like this!"

"..."

After scrolling through the group chat, Melody hurried into the living room to tell her family the news.

Colin and Winnie had already left early that morning to help organize the distribution of the supplies, so only Melody, Grace, Grandma, and Miss Lowell were home.

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