Rebirth in 1984: Starting the Rise Through Borrowing a Tractor

This novel avoids pretentiousness and revenge tropes, focusing purely on entrepreneurship, daily routines, emotional bonds, and family ties.

Winter Qing, a multi-millionaire tormented by regr...

Chapter 260 Suspicious Fluorescence

With the storm raging and the roar of the waves, it was difficult for Dongqing and his wife to hear each other speak.

Li Yuzhu, a girl who grew up on the northern plains, had never seen such harsh weather before. She was terrified even in such a harsh environment. After a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, she unconsciously threw herself into her husband's arms.

Li Yuzhu had Dong Qing with her, while Gu Yurou sat alone in the tent, her shrunken body perched on the cot.

The tent bobbed up and down in the storm, as if it could be blown away by the wind at any moment. She really regretted not staying with Dong Qing and his wife; she was truly afraid of such a harsh environment.

And the tent was flooded; rainwater was rushing through the tent, and her feet were soaking in the water.

Gu Yurou simply took off her shoes and put them on the bed, soaked her feet in the rainwater, and then washed them with her hands.

It's summer now, and it feels so good to soak your feet in the rain. It's the first time in her life that she's ever washed her feet with rainwater while sitting on the bed.

The yacht driver didn't react like them. He had grown up fishing with his father at sea and had seen many such harsh environments. On an island, at least there was a tent that could shelter him from the wind and rain, which was much safer than drifting on the sea.

No matter how much the tents thrashed about in the storm, bound by the ropes, the three tents, even as they swayed and bounced wildly in the storm, could never break free and float into the sky. At that moment, it became a protective umbrella for the group of people.

No one could sleep in such terrible weather. Li Yuzhu sat on the bed with her husband in her arms, feeling safest nestled in his embrace.

As the night wore on, the storm showed no signs of abating; in fact, the wind grew stronger and the rain poured down harder.

Gu Yurou worked until late into the night, finally collapsing onto the bed, terrified that if she fell asleep, the storm would sweep her and the tent into the sea, leaving her no way of knowing how she died.

She lay in bed for a long time, gradually falling asleep amidst her fear.

Li Yuzhu is much better off than Gu Yurou; at least she has her husband by her side, which provides her with a strong emotional support.

The tent door of Dongqing was suddenly blown off by a strong wind, and the storm, like a ferocious beast, soaked all their clothes in an instant.

The tent itself wasn't very big, and when the storm raged, two people couldn't even stand up inside. It was extremely dangerous.

The tent door is secured with a zipper, and once damaged, it cannot be repaired.

In such an environment, they dared not move to other tents. First, the wind was too strong to walk on the island, and second, they dared not open their tent doors, as they would be damaged by the storm.

Helpless, Dong Qing and his wife could only squat on the ground and hug the tent frame, as this was the only way to protect themselves and his wife.

This caused the couple great suffering. Although it was summer, they couldn't stand being soaked in rainwater for so long.

The rain stopped before dawn, but the wind was still strong, and lightning and thunder continued to strike the island.

The wind was so strong that Dongqing and his wife still dared not let go of the tent frame.

Dong Qing kept looking out of the tent and suddenly saw an abnormal light in the distance amidst the lightning.

It was raining just now, and visibility was poor, so I couldn't see anything. Perhaps it was because of Yuting that I saw the strange light in the distance.

Dong Qing released his wife from his embrace, grabbed the tent flap, squatted down at the entrance, and looked in the direction of the strange light in the distance.

Li Yuzhu said, "What are you doing there? Come back quickly, it's too dangerous at the entrance."

Dong Qing said, "Stop fooling around. I see an unusual light in the distance. Let me take a closer look and see what's going on."

Suddenly, several flashes of lightning appeared in succession. This time, Dong Qing could see clearly that they were actually several fluorescent lights emanating from the distant mountains.

The faint light has several colors, including different fluorescent colors such as blue, yellow, and green, and it can be seen very clearly after the rain stops.

Dongqing exclaimed excitedly, "Yuzhu, we're rich!"

Li Yuzhu felt even more frightened after hearing her husband's words. She said, "Honey, have you lost your mind? We might not even be able to save our lives, let alone make a fortune."

Dong Qing said, "I can't explain it to you clearly right now. Let me think about it some more."

Dong Qing observed the lightning several times, and he was not mistaken; it was indeed an unusual fluorescent light emanating from the mountain.

He looked towards the island opposite, but visibility was too poor in the storm and the distance was too great; he couldn't see anything, only darkness in the distance.

Dong Qingcai could guess where the fluorescence came from. The mountain on the island was a treasure trove, and the rocks must contain a large amount of diamonds, otherwise it wouldn't emit this fluorescence.

Diamonds also reflect fluorescence under specific light sources, and the fluorescence will disappear when the light source is removed.

That's why Dong Qing could see this faint light under the lightning; it was actually the fluorescence reflected by the lightning.

Of course, it will reflect blue or white light under sunlight, but this faint light is generally not visible during the day, so it is normal that no one has found the gem on this deserted island so far.

Dong Qing returned to his wife's side, and Li Yuzhu asked, "What did you see?"

Dong Qing said, "I saw fluorescence on the mountain in the lightning, and I suspected that there were gemstone components on the mountain. After the storm stopped, I went up the mountain to take a look."

The three tents were not far apart. After daybreak, Dong Qing and his wife, holding onto the trees in the forest, risked their lives to reach Gu Yurou's tent. Gu Yurou opened the tent zipper a crack so that the couple could crawl inside. Then, with Dong Qing's help, they pulled the zipper down. Fortunately, they managed to pull the tent door tightly without any damage.

Gu Yurou was stunned to see the couple; their clothes were completely soaked. She asked, "How did you get yourselves in such a mess?"

Li Yuzhu said, "Our tent door was damaged by the storm in the middle of the night."

Gu Yurou's suitcase was kept on the bed, which is why it was spared from getting wet in the rain.

She took out her own dress from her suitcase and asked Li Yuzhu to change into it.

Gu Yurou looked at Dong Qing, whose clothes were soaked. This really couldn't go on; he would catch a cold if he soaked in the water for too long.

She took a pair of pants and a shirt out of her suitcase and handed them to Dongqing, saying, "Don't worry about whether it's a woman's or a man's outfit, quickly change into my clothes, you'll catch a cold if you keep going like this."

After Gu Yurou finished speaking, she turned around and let Dong Qing change his clothes.

Dong Qing looked at the clothes in her hand and felt they were unwearable. The bottom was a pair of women's riding breeches, and the top was a red women's short-sleeved shirt.

Li Yuzhu helped her husband take off his wet clothes, saying, "What are you worrying about now? Put them back on."

Dong Qing reluctantly put on two layers of clothing, which made things much more comfortable as her clothes wouldn't get wet.

Dong Qing had just changed his clothes when someone knocked on the tent door. Without thinking, he knew it was the driver; there was no one else on the island.

Dongqing unzipped the zipper a crack, and the driver said, "I went to your tent and there was no one there. You're all here. I've prepared the food; you can eat now."

After the driver finished speaking, he pushed a cooking pot into the tent, handed a bag to Dong Qing, and then turned and disappeared into the storm.