It's been over a week since they moved to Yangzhou, and Cheng Zhi and her family have been gradually tidying up their home.

Seeing that the weather was nice, Cheng's father gave Liu Liu a bath. After the bath, Liu Liu sat by the window sunbathing, licking its paws occasionally, looking very relaxed.

Because of the recent infectious disease outbreak, and because Zheng Wan's sister is helping out outside, Zheng Wan has been wearing a mask even when she comes to see them these days.

Although she was wearing a mask, Zheng Wan kept her distance from everyone.

She looked a little tired, lying on the beanbag chair. "These past few days, Siyu and I have been so busy we've been working ourselves to the bone, brewing medicine until our hands are about to break."

Huang Yiyi leaned closer to smell it and indeed there was a faint smell of Chinese medicine.

Seeing how tired she was, Cheng Zhi reminded her to take care of herself, "You may be busy, but don't overwork yourself. It would be troublesome if you collapsed."

Zheng Wan waved her hand, "I'm fine. Compared to Zheng Hao and the others, I have it so easy."

Zheng Hao and her team had to do daily patrols and carry the wounded. It was tiring, not to mention extremely dangerous.

Xiao Feiran felt a sense of danger upon hearing this, "The probability of infection is too high. Doesn't your sister really need to be quarantined?"

Zheng Wan nodded, "Don't worry, Zheng Hao has been staying in the dormitory these past few days, and Siyu and I have been sleeping in the garage. We haven't gone home."

When Zheng Hao's dormitory was mentioned, Zheng Wan thought of something else.

She sat up. "By the way, Fries has been staying with us temporarily. Qi Yanche was worried that the disease would infect the dog, so he brought Fries and dog food with him. My dad said Fries is running around the yard having a great time."

Cheng Zhi hadn't seen fries in a long time and missed them terribly. "I really want to touch them!"

After chatting for a while, Zheng Wan got too sleepy, so everyone went home.

The two lay in bed, listening to the wind outside the window, when Cheng Zhi suddenly burst out laughing.

That sudden laugh was quite startling. Xiao Feiran sat up and stared at Cheng Zhi, saying, "That's scary in the middle of the night. What wonderful thing are you thinking about that made you laugh like that?"

Cheng Zhi looked out the window and said, "I'm laughing. The wind is picking up, and you can finally get a good night's sleep."

Xiao Feiran didn't understand the relationship between the two for a while. After listening to the rumors for a long time and flipping through the calendar, she still couldn't figure out what it meant.

Seeing that she really didn't understand, Cheng Zhi grabbed her hand that was flipping through the calendar. "Oh dear! Sandstorm! You forgot? When a sandstorm blows, people can't go out, and then infectious diseases gradually subside. You've forgotten all that?"

Xiao Feiran recalled that it seemed to be true; since people couldn't go out, the virus couldn't spread, and then the disease ended.

"What's there to be happy about? Even without infectious diseases, there will still be sandstorms, and sandstorms aren't any better." Xiao Feiran lay down and tucked the blanket in.

That makes sense. Cheng Zhi thought of how she was accidentally injured by flying sand and stones in her previous life, and how her eyes became infected and swollen due to the strong winds and sand. That was also a very unpleasant experience.

Xiao Feiran, who was sitting next to her, hadn't said anything. Cheng Zhi thought she had already fallen asleep. But after a while, Xiao Feiran slowly said, "Every night before I go to sleep, I really hope that this is just a dream. I dream that when I wake up, we'll still be chatting in the dorm, and we'll still have to get up to go to 8 a.m. class, do our damn group assignments, and go to the second floor of Suiyuan to eat teppanyaki."

"I think about this every day, and every morning my wish is dashed."

Cheng Zhi thought the same way. She turned around, reached out and pressed Xiao Feiran's shoulder, "There will be such a day. Live each day to the fullest and wait for that day to come."

The next morning, Cheng Zhi saw her father mopping the floor.

She stretched and took the mop from her father's hand. "Dad, you're too diligent! Didn't you already mop the floor before bed last night? Why are you mopping it again now..."

It would have been better if we hadn't mentioned it, because it made Cheng's father angry. He pointed to the window that was a crack open and said, "After I finished mopping the floor, I was thinking of ventilating the living room. Who would have thought that the sandstorm last night would be so strong, and the whole floor is covered in dust."

So that's why. Cheng Zhi patted her father on the shoulder. "You need to change this habit. It's been dry and windy lately, so just keep the windows closed."

Hearing his daughter say that, Mr. Cheng knew that his precious daughter knew what was going to happen next. "Zhizhi, can you give me a hint? What's next?"

After mopping the floor clean, Cheng Zhi handed the mop back to her father and whispered mysteriously in his ear, "It's a secret!"

After saying that, he slipped away. Cheng's father snorted unhappily, "That little brat just doesn't want to talk."

Sitting on the sofa drinking tea, Cheng's mother shook her head helplessly. "You already know she won't tell you easily, yet you still ask. You're just asking for trouble."

"Put the mop away quickly, I've made you some tea."

Within two days, a sandstorm broke out, and yellow sand filled the sky outside the window, with all sorts of impurities mixed in the air, obscuring the sky and making it dark.

Cheng Ye stood by the windowsill and wiped her fingers with them; her fingers were covered in dust.

He held up his hand in front of Cheng Zhi, acting like a jerk. Cheng Zhi turned her head away in disgust, threw the tissue into his arms, and said, "Get lost!"

Looking at the small hole under the window, Cheng's mother said, "Oh dear, even this tiny crack can let in so much dust. Should we plug it up?"

Cheng's father rummaged through drawers and cabinets, and finally found a roll of transparent tape. "Sticking it on."

After the living room windows were finished, Cheng's father suddenly remembered that Cheng Zhi's room also had two windows, so he handed the tape to Cheng Zhi, saying, "You should also stick the tape on your room's windows, otherwise it won't be good if they get sucked in while you're sleeping at night."

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