The Property Manager Announced a Power Outage, and the Owners' Group Chat Exploded with Big Shots

The moment my finger hit the send button, I knew things were about to go wrong. "Dear residents: Due to maintenance work on the power lines, our community will be without electricity for eight hours tomorrow, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please make preparations in advance." The message had barely gone out when my phone went crazy. Bzz, bzz, bzz. The vibrations ran together as messages raced across the screen, livelier than the New Year red-envelope scramble. I, Chen Ping'an, was the property management company's new electrician, and it was my first day on the job. Before I sent the notice, Manager Wang had patted my shoulder and said, "Xiao Chen, just send out this routine notice and that'll be that. Our community may be upscale, but the residents are all very reasonable. Nothing will happen..."