Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...
Chapter 493 Adding insult to injury
In fact, the cause of this incident was Zhang Heping's kindness.
He looked at Shen Yanming who was almost non-stop going back and forth between the hospital and home, and felt a little sorry for him, so he took the initiative to say, "I'll go to the restaurant and ask the chef if he can prepare a confinement meal for Qiao An. As for Old Shen, you can just eat with me, is that okay?"
Thinking that he had room to add more food, Shen Yanming nodded in agreement.
So Zhang Heping ran to the restaurant before dinner time and said a lot of nice things to the chef before he agreed to exchange half a chicken for a crucian carp to make fish soup for Qiao An.
He ran back to the ward excitedly and reported to Shen Yanming: "The chef agreed. The two chickens sent by Zhao Zhao can be exchanged for four crucian carps. There will be no problem for Qiao An to eat for two days."
Shen Yanming felt that it would not be appropriate to replace all the chickens with fish. After all, this was a gift from his brother, and he couldn't give it all away.
But if it stays in the ward, it will probably become smelly in such a hot day before long.
So he asked Zhang Heping to take all the chickens, exchange half for fish, and borrow the rest from the canteen's cold storage. As for the reward, it could be the other half of the chicken.
Although Zhang Heping felt bad for giving away half a chicken for nothing, he knew that this was the only way. Unless he regretted it now and asked Old Shen to go home and cook.
But it was his idea, so he shouldn't slap himself in the face. Besides, Shen Yanming hadn't rested since last night, so if he was asked to drive again, he would not feel at ease.
What's more, the situation outside has changed.
So he hardened his heart and took the two chickens to find the chef. He thought that he would just treat it as a loss this time, and when he had some free time, he would make it up to Lao Shen.
Zhang Heping had good ideas at this time, but he did not consider the actual situation at all.
That is, no matter what good things there were, they all seemed to be found by Shen Yanming. As a good brother, even if he wanted to fill the hole of this half chicken, he was powerless.
So in the half month after Bi Qiaoan was discharged from the hospital, when he looked for many people and found nothing, he especially regretted his recklessness today.
But it was too late, and he could only consider it a lesson learned.
Of course, Shen Yanming didn't know all this.
Hehe, let's not talk about him. After feeding Bi Qiaoan, Shen Yanming in the ward packed up his things and lay down in bed.
That is to say, the bed is big enough to put two little babies on one side and accommodate him, a big baby, on the other side. Otherwise, it would be really good to go back to where you came from!
Bi Qiaoan looked at the person lying on the bed and acting like a spoiled child, feeling helpless.
She originally thought that her husband's words were just to fool Zhang Heping. But she didn't expect that he really got into the quilt.
What can I do now? I can only make do with it.
Although there were guardrails, she subconsciously hugged the two little babies inside.
When she lay down again, she felt a pair of warm hands covering her lower abdomen, and whispered in her ear: "Wife, I am so happy to have you!"
Bi Qiaoan felt that this person was very sentimental, but she really couldn't arouse emotions right now.
This is because the fat on the abdomen has not yet been retracted, and it can be pulled far away with just a casual pull of the hands.
She was a little embarrassed and missed her slim waist. She tried to pull the big hand off her belly, but her fingers were intertwined.
"Don't move, these are all evidence of our love." Shen Yanming was afraid that she was worried, so he coaxed her with all kinds of love words.
"But it's too ugly. If I can't take it back, won't I have to wear the swimming ring every day?"
Shen Yanming chuckled, "Are you kidding me about our secret weapon? Don't worry, I'll treat it for you when you're discharged from the hospital. It will definitely be restored to its original smoothness and firmness."
Bi Qiaoan felt relieved after hearing this, and then fell asleep in Shen Yanming's arms.
Although she slept during this day and night, she was always in a coma. Even after using the spiritual spring water to recuperate her body, she was still tired.
There are no outsiders around and the baby is asleep, so I can finally relax.
In a few minutes, she fell asleep, but the man beside her kept his eyes open until he could no longer see anything in the ward.
At midnight, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, followed by a rumbling thunder.
Shen Yanming quickly let go of his young wife and got out of bed to check. He found that there was a strong wind outside, which was even more terrifying than the scene he saw in the afternoon.
He had good eyesight and could see the branches broken by the strong wind and the shaky signboard in front of the hospital.
This is almost like a typhoon passing through.
Before he could finish his sigh, he heard a crackling sound and everything in front of him quickly became blurry.
It turned out that it was raining.
But when I heard the sound, I felt something was wrong. Because even if the raindrops were big, when they hit the glass, they wouldn't make the same clanging sound as a small stone hitting it.
He put his hand on the glass and felt it carefully, only to find that the temperature of the glass was slowly decreasing. Shen Yanming was almost certain that it was hailing outside. Moreover, it was a very strange hail, otherwise the temperature outside would not drop so quickly.
He withdrew his hand and sat back on the bed, feeling a little annoyed by the rustling sound.
This year, it's really not peaceful. Judging from the situation, the crop yields are likely to decrease again. I don't know if it's just Haishi that's suffering from hail, or if most cities across the country have been affected by the disaster.
I hope it's the former! Otherwise, it's almost time for the summer harvest, but there's such a sudden rainfall, which will really destroy people's hope of survival.
But can things really develop as Shen Yanming thought? Of course not!
Although this rainfall did not cover the entire Qinghua country, it still covered one-third of the provinces.
If it had happened before the end of the world, this disaster would not have been a big deal. However, after several years of struggle, the people of Qinghua Country had become weak in foundation and could not withstand repeated turmoil.
Without going into the distant past, let’s talk about the recent past. The extremely cold weather last winter almost killed all the wheat in the northern region, and it was only after the people who had gone south to avoid the cold returned that they were able to replant other crops.
They had already suffered a disaster and were far behind other regions in terms of summer harvest. If they were hit by hail again, wouldn’t their work be in vain?
There are also cities that suffered earthquakes some time ago. They were counting on this summer harvest to give them a break. If the grain production is reduced or even completely lost due to rainfall, it would be adding insult to injury!
But these were not something that a small fry like him could control. The end of the world was clearly challenging the limits of human survival. Even if he could provide supplies to feed others, was that necessarily a good thing?
Now everyone is relatively united, and they all abide by the laws and morals of Qinghua. If they find that they can eat and drink without working hard, will they become greedy and kill each other?
Who knows, the appearance of the savior may not only bring disaster to himself, but also to the whole world.
Because people's selfishness will make them plunder the golden finger, instead of thinking about how to save themselves and help each other to gain a new life.
Therefore, Comrade Lao Shen never thought of making their space public.