As the sun set in the west, the family of five worked hard and finally finished the work at hand.

May Day's laughter could also be heard from the west wing.

Finally they can take some time off and their summer vacation has officially begun.

As for how much wealth their family actually had, the three brothers didn't really care. As Ping An said, no matter how rich you are, you still have to study hard and not just sit around and wait for death.

The three brothers, starting their journey home, squeezed into the back seat and whispered to each other about what programs they should find next to spend the hot summer vacation.

They didn't notice the serious look on Zhang Guoqing's face as he drove in front of them, and Zhou Jiao's frowning face.

They don’t know that they are destined not to have a good time during this holiday, and they don’t know what their parents are worried about at this moment?

For example, Zhou Jiao was wondering if the rumors the couple had secretly spread in a certain city had spread and if they had achieved their goal.

Zhang Guoqing, for example, was currently wondering if his two-story house was safe. Should he find an excuse to stay overnight with his family? But how would he answer his friends' calls immediately after leaving home?

The car drove all the way to the compound, and his thoughts had already spread to how to quickly grab his father-in-law who was in a meeting, and how to carry out his own plan smoothly?

July 28th of this year.

This day, which appears in history books, is a day of national mourning.

At two o'clock in the morning, Zhang Guoqing, dressed in a formal suit, held his wife's hand. The couple sat quietly in a chair, looking at the night sky outside the window, silently waiting for that moment to come...

No one knew what Zhang Guoqing was thinking at the moment. His face, which usually had a gentle smile, was frowning and his lips were tightly pursed. But Zhou Jiao could understand. Through her hand that was strangled and in pain, she could clearly feel the heaviness in his heart.

The meaning of life is too heavy...

No matter how much advice she had, she couldn't bring herself to say it. The only thing she could do was to accompany him, remembering that a miracle might happen. Maybe, maybe history would change...

Even though she knew how slim the hope was, she couldn't help but look up at the sky and pray for mercy. Even if she really waited until that moment, she hoped that her insignificant help could save some lives...

No one knows whether heaven has feelings or not.

But he was really angry...

As 3:30 a.m. passed, the second and minute hands on the watch ticked around and around, but at 3:41, there was still no movement...

Zhou Jiao was slowly exhaling, and the couple had no time to smile at each other.

Suddenly, the ground began to tremble, and the wine bottle that had been placed on the chair fell to the ground with a "bang", breaking the couple's last hope...

I could feel the tremors here. It was over, it was really coming. It was even more terrifying than the Wenzhou earthquake in my previous life. Zhang Guoqing immediately picked up his wife and rushed out of the room...

"Children, there's an earthquake, run..."

"Dad, there's an earthquake, wake up quickly..."

The doors opened immediately, and Zhang Guoqing watched his sons run out of their rooms. He was so nervous that he didn't care why the children were still wearing clothes.

"Dad, you protect my mom, and leave the rest to me..."

Ping An grabbed his two younger brothers and ran downstairs, following Zhou Jiao and shouting, "Grandpa, there's an earthquake..."

With such a loud noise, not only the always alert Zhou Xiaozheng, but even Miao Lishan was awakened by the noise.

Thanks to the tempering of war she had experienced in her youth, she immediately grabbed her coat and ran while shouting, "Hurry, protect the children!" without waiting for Zhou Xiaozheng to remind her.

As soon as I walked out of the door, I was immediately grabbed by the three Ping An brothers and ran to the yard...

The whole family stood in the yard in panic. Zhou Xiaozheng's guards and Aunt Chen were all in place. Everyone felt relieved at this time that it was just a minor earthquake.

Zhou Xiaozheng glanced at his daughter worriedly, pursed his lips, and quickly passed down the order for everyone to return to their units. He had no such lucky hopes; the earthquake zone was simply not in his area.

As they were talking, a shrill phone ring rang out in the middle of the night, interrupting the group of people who were about to run out. Zhang Guoqing was delighted and immediately turned around and ran inside...

Xiao Wang and the others immediately changed color and followed closely behind worriedly, fearing that it would be unsafe if aftershocks came.

Zhou Xiaozheng stopped and followed in with his hands clasped, only to be grabbed by Zhou Jiao. "Dad, we heard about strange phenomena at Tengshan a few days ago. There are local rumors of earth dragons."

Zhou Xiaozheng patted his daughter's head and sighed. He thought that this was the root of her recent sneaky activities. "Don't worry, Dad knows what's going on. You take good care of the family."

After saying that, he went in immediately and just heard his son-in-law calling out to the other end of the phone.

As soon as Zhang Guoqing hung up the phone, before he could say anything, he heard his father-in-law Zhou Xiaozheng immediately order, "Get in the car with me right now."

He saluted hurriedly and followed them out of the study, living room, and yard. In the darkness, even though he couldn't see the expressions of his family, he could feel their worry.

After giving them a deep look, Zhang Guoqing immediately ran out. The time it took to rescue the most people was crucial. The sooner they could rescue the more people they would have, the more life they would have. The family would then be left to his wife.

Watching Zhang Guoqing leave, Zhou Jiao took a deep breath and quickly regained her composure. "Go to the Cheng family next door safely. You guys stay with grandma on June 1st. I'll go get the tent. We'll all rest in the yard tonight."

How could Miao Lishan bear to let Ping An go to Cheng's house alone? What if there was an aftershock? She couldn't be as unaffected as Zhou Jiao knew. Hearing this, she quickly grabbed Ping An's hand and said, "Let's go together."

Seeing this, Zhou Jiao didn't say much, just nodded and said okay, followed by her two little sons to the warehouse to get the tent, and started to set up the scaffolding in the yard.

If it weren't for the so-called "following the crowd", she really wouldn't bother, but she was also worried that she would be invited by patrolling soldiers to gather with everyone in a safe place. That was not what she had in mind.

She had to wait for Zhang Guoqing's call at home as soon as possible. With such a big natural disaster, no amount of supplies could make up for it. The medicinal powder she prepared had to realize its value one day.

She set up the tent and let the children go in to rest first, but how could Liuyi and Wuyi sleep? They were excitedly chatting with their friends passing by about the "thrill" they had just experienced.

Yes, it is thrilling!

They must be mentally ill to say that their family doesn't have much to worry about and everything is normal. Didn't you see that even the adults are a little panicked?

The atmosphere had changed since Zhou Xiaozheng's special car drove out of the compound, especially when the urgent military bugle sounded and all the soldiers immediately reported to the troops. Now these were all military families, so how could they not be worried?

No matter where an incident occurred across the country, the first responders were soldiers. Among them were their loved ones, the pillars of their families. At this moment, they had no choice but to gather more information, and the Zhou family became the only choice.

Therefore, after Miao Lishan went to the regiment, Zhou Jiao became the only candidate to accommodate some of the military dependents. Fortunately, Old Lady Cheng came over soon after, which made her feel a little more relaxed.

Soon, the military families who had calmed down began to restore order...

The militarized management within the compound played its greatest role at this moment, which was completely different from the chaos in the city that Zhang Guoqing had seen along the way.