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 700: Walking in the Rain Together
Ji Kangyong and Li Zhaozhao ran forward subconsciously, but Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were not in a hurry and only slightly quickened their pace.
"Old Shen, hurry up, what are you taking for?" Zhang Heping caught up and shouted.
Chen Yanming shook his head, "You guys go back first, I'm holding the child and the road is slippery." We are destined to get wet in the rain anyway, so don't fall again because of being in a hurry.
Zhang Heping stopped and said, "Okay, I'll accompany you."
"No need, go back quickly and let Wanwan take a hot bath and change clothes." Shen Yanming said this as a matter of course, as if he was taking care of the little sister next door. But Bi Qiaoan clearly heard the joke and felt that her husband was creating an opportunity for them.
Zhang Heping didn't hear it. He glanced at the embarrassed girl not far away and nodded: "Then I'll take her home first. When you go back, ask Qiao An to help send a change of clothes."
"Okay, you go back first."
Zhang Heping ran forward and grabbed Li Wanwan: "Let's go first. I'll bring an umbrella to their family of four when we get back."
Li Wanwan did not struggle. She followed Zhang Heping's footsteps and quickly caught up with Li Zhaozhao and Ji Kangyong.
"Hey, where is Lao Shen?" Li Zhaozhao, who was running in the front, realized something was wrong, stopped and turned to look.
Ji Kangyong had seen through everything. "Don't look, they are behind. They are holding the little one, how dare they run? Let's go back first, get the umbrella and come back to send them off."
As they were talking, heavy rain began to pour down. Everyone was soaked, their clothes were soaked, and the rain flowed down their foreheads and chins.
"Well, it really doesn't make much difference whether it's earlier or later now." Ji Kangyong sighed: "Let's go slowly, just consider it as accompanying Old Shen."
Li Zhaozhao had no objection, but still said, "Fortunately it didn't rain when we were having dinner, and fortunately the temperature is high now. Even if we get caught in the rain, we won't necessarily catch a cold."
Ji Kangyong and Zhang Heping froze when they heard this, thinking, "Is there something wrong with the rain?"
The two looked at each other. Zhang Heping couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Oh my God!" and ran away.
"What's wrong with him? What upset him?" Li Zhaozhao didn't understand. Even Li Wanwan felt that Zhang Heping was not mentally normal.
Ji Kangyong could only say: "Maybe they are worried that this rain will be the beginning of another disaster."
As soon as he finished speaking, lightning and thunder flashed in the sky, as if in agreement.
Their hearts sank, and they all hurried forward at the same time.
Bi Qiaoan looked at the people in front of her, paused for a moment, and then started running again, not knowing what had happened. She asked Shen Yanming, "Do you feel anything unusual about this rain?"
"No, it's just a normal weather phenomenon."
Bi Qiaoan nodded: "Let me hold An An, and I can also protect him from the rain a little."
Shen Yanming did not refuse this time and let Bi Qiaoan carry one away. It was raining heavily now, and he felt that his vision was blocked.
The couple covered the two babies' heads with their chests and walked forward quickly. An'an and Nuan'nuan were a little scared at first, but they felt very warm in the arms of their parents. They also changed from being worried and afraid at the beginning to being curious and playful now.
Even though the cold rain made it impossible for them to open their eyes, the two babies still stretched out their little hands, wanting to have an intimate contact with the rain.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan did not stop them. They were all wet anyway, so what difference would it make if they had more or less contact? As long as they didn't make a fuss in their arms, it would be fine.
The journey was a bit long, and the rainwater on the mountain soon gathered into a stream, rushing down. The couple waded through the water and quickly got down the mountain.
Two figures were seen running in the distance. "Old Shen, come here, I'll hold an umbrella for you two." Zhang Heping said, and handed the umbrella above his head to Shen Yanming. Ji Kangyong also held an umbrella for Bi Qiaoan.
The couple and their two babies were protected. Shen Yanming looked at the two people who were soaked in the rain again and asked, "Since you have gone back, can't you take two more umbrellas? Or are these the only two umbrellas you have at home?"
Zhang Heping explained: "Lao Ji and I thought, since we are already soaked, it doesn't matter if we get wet for a while or twice, there is no need to waste resources." We are already soaked, so what else can we do? "Besides, it seems a bit troublesome to hold two umbrellas at the same time."
Chen Yanming paused, "Okay, what you said makes sense, let's go back quickly. Are Li Zhaozhao and Li Wanwan at home?"
"Ah, Wanwan is at my house, Zhaozhao is at Laoji's house..."
As they talked, they arrived at Building No. 6. They were finally sheltered and no longer had to be exposed to the heavy rain. They were all relieved.
The only two babies were left, and it was a pity to see them like that. They were taken back before they had enough fun.
"Okay, little cuties, if you want to play in the water, ask your parents to prepare some hot water, and then we can play to our heart's content, okay?" Zhang Heping squatted down, holding the two babies and said patiently.
An An Nuan Nuan nodded and looked at Bi Qiaoan.
Bi Qiaoan rubbed the two treasures' wet hair and said, "Okay, let's go back and play!"
The two babies jumped up and down excitedly, and Shen Yanming was speechless. Isn't this just a daily hot bath? It's not like they've taken a bath before, so why are they so happy? But how could he know that the baby didn't even know the difference between taking a bath and playing with water?
A few of them wrung out the rain from their clothes, at least to ensure that it wouldn't drip down, then they got on the elevator and went upstairs together.
Zhang Heping and Ji Kangyong went downstairs on the 9th floor. As a group of grown men, it would be better for them to wash up together. As for the 16th floor, they left it to Wanwan and her family of four.
As soon as Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan closed the door of their room and put the two treasures down, they took out a brand new set of pure cotton pajamas from the space.
Bi Qiaoan took it and went to the next door, turned the key to open the door, walked in, and heard the sound of running water in the bathroom.
Bi Qiaoan looked around and found a small stool next to the sofa. He put it at the bathroom door, put his pajamas on it, and knocked on the bathroom door.
Li Wanwan was startled when she heard the noise and quickly turned off the faucet. "Who?"
"Wanwan, this is Qiao An. I've put the new pajamas at the door. When you're done washing them, just come out and get them. Zhang Heping and the others are on the 9th floor and they won't be coming up for a while, so take your time washing them. I'll be back first."
Li Wanwan understood the familiar female voice and calmed down. She said through the door: "Okay sister-in-law, thank you for your help."
"It's okay. It's not a problem. Just wash yourself. I'll close the door for you."
"Yeah, okay!"
Bi Qiaoan closed the door and returned to her home, and found that Chen Yanming had already put hot water in the bathtub for the two babies. An An Nuan Nuan sat naked in the bathtub and played with the water. The warm bath water was much more comfortable than the cold rain water.
Chen Yanming watched over them and washed the two babies to get rid of the cold.
Bi Qiaoan took a look and said, "I'll go make some milk powder for them."
Just as Shen Yanming was about to nod, he heard the two babies protest: "Mom, fruit tea!"