I'm by no means a softie

"Hello fellow residents, on December 8, 2021, we received information from the Haidian District Center for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the close contact investigation of COVID-19, and found that there are positive cases and close contacts in our community. In accordance with the district epidemic prevention and control requirements, we have currently tested positive for COVID-19.

Cases and close contacts are subject to centralized isolation measures. In order to comprehensively carry out epidemic prevention and control work in our district and strictly control the spread of epidemic risks, the district **** Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters studied and decided..."

"Baoyu Community will be under closed management from now on. During the closed management period, only entry and exit are allowed. Residents are asked to strictly abide by the relevant regulations on epidemic management, isolate themselves at home, and stay at home. Be sure to keep your mobile phone open and complete each nucleic acid test on time.

The unblocking time will be notified separately. The street and community where you are located will arrange staff to be responsible for the purchase and supply of materials for residents..."

Five or six minutes after Li Peifeng and Zhao Qingge went out, Huang Tianxuan and Wu Wenyue who were indoors also heard the loudspeaker broadcast in the community.

Looking out the window again, in the night community, property employees and community workers were wearing white protective clothing, holding big lamas scattered under the street lights in front of each building, and using loudspeakers to broadcast.

"Residents of Building 7 in the community are asked to go downstairs immediately and go to the entrance of the community for nucleic acid sampling. Residents of Building 1 are asked to go downstairs in half an hour and be ready for testing!"

The loudspeaker shouted two or three times, and fifty or sixty residents of Building 7 came out one after another. All of them were wearing masks. They were talking about each other and formed a large flow of people heading to the entrance of the community.

"Fucking unlucky!"

"Who is it? Which grandson in the community was exposed? Has the itinerary been released?"

"We are the residents of Unit 2, No. 7. Didn't you ask us to be the first to do the nucleic acid test? I received the text message, and you should be able to check it on the district official account."

"How long will this ban last? I have to go to work tomorrow."

"For at least half a month, why don't you work? Let's work from home!"

"What should I do if I want to eat? Can I order takeout? I have no rice at home and I am running out of toilet paper."

"What are you thinking? You won't be allowed to take out food. Let's wait for the community to distribute it."

Residents in Building 7 were walking outside to the entrance of the community. People in other buildings also opened their windows to watch the excitement. Some people were obviously very angry after suffering such an unreasonable disaster, and some were shouting upstairs...

"Those who do nucleic acid tests downstairs, please keep your distance! Do you know that your building No. 7 has put the entire community into a poisonous circle? Do you want to cross-infection if you are so close?"

"That's right!"

"Next year, all the property fees in the community will be paid by Building 7!!"

After being banned, Baoyu community is rarely busy...

But obviously none of the residents want this kind of excitement, and there is a lot of resentment in their hearts, especially those who do not live in Baoyu Community, but just come here as guests. Because the community is closed, it means that they have a home and cannot return!

It is impossible to go out. It is a crime to escape from the closed community without permission, and you will squat under the fence while waiting to eat.

"Really blocked?"

Huang Tianxuan was in a state of confusion, and she couldn't believe it: "It's been blocked now? We can't leave, can we?"

Wu Wenyue scratched her head irritably, then pulled Huang Tianxuan's upper body back out of the window: "What do you think?"

"I……"

Huang Tianxuan grimaced: "Isn't it? I can't accept it! What should I do with my project? What should I do with my topic? My experiment is still running. If I don't get the results tomorrow, who will observe it?"

Wu Wenyue sighed: "Why don't you, President Huang, find some connections and see if you can let you out through a back door?"

Huang Tianxuan immediately shook her head: "Stop joking, what building number are we in?"

"No. 2, come downstairs in half an hour."

Wu Wenyue closed the window, turned around and sighed: "Let's eat first. No wonder he hasn't come back yet. It turns out he didn't go out at all."

Huang Tianxuan was shocked and frowned slightly: "Then Zhao Qingge..."

"Click"

The door opened, and Li Peifeng and Zhao Qingge stepped in.

"We are back, have you heard the broadcast?"

Li Peifeng had a mask on his face and was holding an unopened bag of white clothing wrapped in plastic. His eyes were stern: "This is going to be a bit difficult!"

Now he doesn’t have to cover his mouth to smile because he received a mask!

"..."

Zhao Qingge looked numb. He didn't even change his shoes. He entered the room and sat on the sofa, looking straight at the TV that was not turned on, without saying a word.

"Professor Zhao, are you really not allowed out?"

Huang Tianxuan stepped forward and asked with concern: "Didn't you just tell me about your situation? People like us who have never had contact with the residents of Building 7 and do not live in Baoyu Community can't leave?"

"cannot."

Zhao Qingge shook his head feebly: "Don't talk about our situation. A delivery boy just entered the community to deliver food. When he wanted to go out, the community was blocked and the police refused to let him out."

Wu Wenyue laughed loudly: "Is there anything more unlucky?"

Huang Tianxuan was stunned: "Then...where does he live?"

Zhao Qingge raised his head slightly and glanced at her, sighing: "The community staff gave him a tent and sleeping bag, and the management will let him set up a tent in the office for the night."

"this!"

Huang Tianxuan didn't know what to say. She accidentally heard the sound of clattering plastic. She turned around and saw that it was Li Peifeng who opened the bag of clothing in his hand and took out a set of white protective clothing!

“The community still distributes this?”

"It's not from this."

Li Peifeng put it on his body and said casually: "I can only get it by signing up as a volunteer in the community. I will have to go to work later to help maintain order."

Wu Wenyue, who was about to sit down and continue eating, couldn't help turning her head to look at him and said sarcastically: "I didn't see that you are so responsible?!"

Li Peifeng didn't care about the insinuation at all, but explained: "Responsibility is one thing, but the main reason is that the family does not have daily necessities for so many people."

"The community distributes supplies and only distributes necessary things, such as mobile phone chargers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, and bedding. These things are not distributed. There are not many people in the family, so we can only buy them ourselves, but the community is closed.

Express delivery and takeout cannot be delivered, and they can only be delivered to the gate of the community."

"But I just asked, residents are not allowed to go downstairs unless necessary, which means that even if you buy something, you can't pick it up. You can only have volunteers run errands for you to deliver it, but there are so many residents in the community, and the staff

There are so few non-essential daily necessities. It’s up to you whether the volunteers are willing to give them back to you. Even if they are willing to give them back, you may not be able to get them when... So, do you understand?"

After sending Zhao Qingge to the gate and learning that the community was banned, Li Peifeng's first reaction was surprise!

Damn it, we had such a big quarrel that we were about to break up with our guide, but the result? The four of us had to live together!

Is there anything else that can alleviate conflicts more than this? No, not at all!

But after the surprise, Li Peifeng had to think about how four people could live a normal life. This house had three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, and an attic upstairs. It was definitely enough for four people. However, the blockade came suddenly, and he didn’t have enough food, oil, rice and noodles at home.

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Li Peifeng can last for a month if he eats it by himself, but if four people eat it, he will probably be gone in a week. Even if the community distributes supplies, there is no need to worry about food, but there are too many things that are lacking in other aspects.

The chargers, toothpaste, and toothbrushes that Li Peifeng just mentioned are all in a small portion. The clothes of the three girls are a big problem. The community closure period starts from fourteen days. During these fourteen days, they can't be allowed to not change their clothes.

?Even if you don’t need to change your coat because you don’t go out, you still need to change your underwear.

Secondly, after living at home for such a long time, the three girls cannot only eat and sleep, but also need entertainment and work. Whether for leisure or telecommuting, they need to get their computers back.

To obtain these, three people had to make a phone call, send someone to bring the required items from their own homes, and then the staff would hand them over.

But Li Peifeng feels that it would be better to become a staff member himself. First, there is insufficient manpower and the community is under control, so there is a chance that non-essential daily necessities will not be given away. But if he is a volunteer, he will be a part of the anti-epidemic work.

Members, please tell the community that there are human feelings inside, and no one will be serious about taking some things secretly.

Second, if Li Peifeng does not serve as a volunteer and does not pick up computers or chargers for them, what will be the state of their home during this period?

The three girls were afraid that they would be fighting all day long over the charger and the TV station. If they got angry and couldn't vent their anger, they could only vent it on Li Peifeng. He couldn't feel at ease while coding, so he could only be treated as a doormat.

It is possible that once the ban ends, the rift will become deeper.

Therefore, signing up as a volunteer may seem tiring, but in fact it has great benefits. Not only can you take the opportunity to leave home and avoid the situation of being a doormat, but you may also be able to add some impression points to the girls and further ease the relationship.

Let me ask, Zhao Qingge, Wu Wenyue, and Huang Tianxuan saw that he was busy after becoming a volunteer, running around for this "family", and working tirelessly to improve their quality of life, can they still bear to be angry?

Li Peifeng believed that this was absolutely impossible, and the surprise or relief in the eyes of the three people after hearing his explanation was the best proof.

The anxious and impatient atmosphere just now calmed down immediately.

Yes, since you can't get out, you can only live here. Now that you've come, you can make peace with yourself...

"You continue to eat. While you are eating, think about what you want to bring from home. Have someone call and deliver it to the fence of the community. Then ask him to call me and I will pick it up while it is dark."

"..."

Li Peifeng urged: "Why are you still standing there? Let's eat. After eating, it will probably be our turn to do nucleic acid testing in Building 2. Do you still want to queue up hungry?"

Only then did the three of them take action. Huang Tianxuan slowly walked towards the dining table, tilting her head and thinking about what she needed. Wu Wenyue directly picked up her phone, as if she was sending a WeChat message to someone.

"Yumei, what are you doing?"

Zhao Qingge also sat down at the dining table, called an acquaintance on his mobile phone, and told his situation: "I have some problems now, and I need your help."

"Wow"

Li Peifeng had already put on protective clothing, walked into the kitchen to get a glass of water, drank it down, and then told the three people in the restaurant: "I have to go to work now. If the person who delivers you things arrives,

Ask her to call me."

Huang Tianxuan looked away from the phone, looked up at him, frowned and said, "Aren't you hungry?"

Li Peifeng shook his head: "If you're not hungry, you can eat your food without leaving it for me. You don't need to collect the dishes after eating. You can wash them yourself when I come back."

Zhao Qingge was still talking on the phone, but his eyes were fixed on Li Peifeng: "Yes, the facial mask, facial cleanser, skin cream... are all in the bathroom. If you can't find them, wait until I go home to play the video."

Wu Wenyue was multitasking, eating with her head down and sending WeChat messages on her mobile phone.

Li Peifeng reminded me again: "Wear more clothes when you go downstairs. I have a down jacket in the closet. You can wear mine. The temperature is very cold at night and the wind is not strong. You need to wait in line for a while to do the nucleic acid test. Don't catch a cold."

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After saying that, he put on his mask and goggles, turned around and left the house.

As soon as I got out of the elevator, a WeChat notification sounded on my phone.

Wu Wenyue: "Pay attention to protection, keep a distance from other people, and don't let us get infected after returning home from work."

It's barely considered caring.

Li Peifeng smiled and replied "Don't worry", feeling it was a bit perfunctory, and added: "Nothing can hurt me, except asking Yue for your knife. Promise me never to knife me!"

After replying, Mr. Li walked to the gate of the community a lot faster, and soon he met people who were queuing up to do nucleic acid tests.

At this moment, a cordon has been set up here, and the guard office is regarded as a nucleic acid point. The small window is open, whose turn it is, who scans the code to register. The medical staff inside reaches out with a cotton swab and pokes it, and the next one continues to top it, in an orderly manner.

Orderly, so fast.

The four units in Building No. 7, with a total of more than 80 people, are half done. There are three or four "Dabai" on both sides of the team maintaining order. Li Peifeng kept walking, turned and walked into the property office opposite the doorman's office.

Inside the house there were more ‘Dabai’ and community members in casual clothes, property staff and police officers, as well as volunteers with the same status as him, or residents of Baoyu Community.

There were many talking, each talking about his own thing, and the sound was very noisy.

"Xiao Feng, you're here, I'm just talking about this... Come on, use your mobile phone to get your insurance."

A lady in her forties wearing a red down jacket saw Li Peifeng entering the room and immediately greeted her.

Sister Zheng, the deputy director of the community, is responsible for volunteer management. Li Peifeng applied to her at that time.

"Hey, tell me, how do you get it?"

"You download that app first..."

During the epidemic, volunteers can receive free insurance, and if the applicant is a student, the relevant department will also issue a volunteer certificate, which plays an extremely small role in the evaluation of outstanding students and scholarships for college students.

Li Peifeng, who is about to graduate, does not value certificates, but it is still important to get insurance.

After receiving the insurance, Sister Zheng held a small meeting with several volunteers, assigned tasks, and briefly explained some precautions, such as ensuring their own safety, avoiding conflicts with residents, and not privately buying and running errands for profit. After that, she emphasized one point in particular

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"We must remember one thing: don't help them pick up express delivery or takeout, let alone give them money. If we find a case, we will immediately cancel the volunteer qualifications, and those who make profits will be held accountable, because this is a matter of principle. The safety of foreign items cannot be guaranteed.

, and once you help a family, trouble will continue after that, and we don’t have enough manpower to maintain such tedious work.”

"But if it is a special urgently needed item, such as medicine, sanitary napkins, pillows, quilts and other daily necessities, you can give me your feedback first, and I will find someone to purchase them together and then distribute them. This is no problem..."

After the meeting briefly ended, Li Peifeng spoke to Sister Zheng in private about his situation. The latter blinked and whispered, "Only for your own home, be careful to disinfect and keep a low profile." Li Peifeng understood.

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"Everyone, please get your work badge and then go out to work. If you encounter any problems, call me and Officer Zhang as soon as possible. Thank you for your hard work."

The crowd dispersed, and Li Peifeng also walked out of the property office.

Volunteers work in teams of two, and each group has different tasks. The job he is assigned is to patrol. The specific job is to prevent the residents of each building from coming down for a walk. If they find anyone coming downstairs, they should immediately persuade them to return.

Li felt that the reason why he was assigned this task may be related to his burly physique.

And he also had a partner, that unlucky takeaway boy. He was over 1.8 meters tall and very fat. His small eyes under the goggles were full of despair. After taking only two steps, Li Peifeng heard him sigh three times.

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"What are you doing? Why am I so unlucky!"

"Life, destiny..."

Li Peifeng casually comforted him, but the delivery boy's mood did not improve, and he just kept chatting with him.

"The nucleic acid test for all residents in Building 7 has been completed. Residents in Building 1 are now asked to go downstairs for testing immediately."

The two of them didn't go far when they saw "Dabai" shouting with a loudspeaker, and the residents of Building 1 also came downstairs one after another.

So, the two people stopped and took a moment to observe. This was actually fulfilling their duties and preventing residents from other buildings from being confused. In order to do nucleic acid tests in advance, they would jump in and come in. If the order was messed up, it would be a big trouble.

"It feels like there are a lot more people in Building 1 than in Building 7."

Li Peifeng looked around in the cold wind and said casually: "They are all four-unit buildings, but in just a short time, seventy or eighty people came down."

The delivery boy didn't take it seriously: "Building 1 has a good view. It's close to the road and the gate of the community. There is a store room, and some people have converted the garage into a concierge to do business. There are naturally many permanent residents."

"No wonder."

Li Peifeng nodded slightly, still looking at the crowd with unfocused eyes. It wasn't until he noticed through the dim street lights in the community that the conspicuous white hair in the crowd was getting closer to him that his eyes slowly focused...

"I, I think I saw someone familiar?"