Taking advantage of Qin Xiaoxiao's attention being focused on Director Wang, Granny Wang quickly grabbed her eldest daughter and ran away.

After the two left, Qin Xiaoxiao turned around and watched their departing figures with a cold smile until she saw them off to Wang Erpozi's house next door before turning her gaze away.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, the surrounding crowd dispersed.

I still have to go to work. I've been watching all the commotion this morning and haven't even had breakfast yet. If I don't eat soon, I'll be late, and if I'm late, no one will compensate me for the deduction in pay.

Over here, Qin Xiaoxiao and the Qin family entered the courtyard. As soon as the gate closed, Old Mrs. Qin glared at Qin Xiaoxiao with a sharp look.

"Come with me."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew she was going to get scolded today, so she didn't argue and obediently followed them inside.

The Qin family and Su Lu followed them into the main house. As soon as they entered, Old Mrs. Qin pointed to the corner of the wall and said, "Get over there and kneel down."

Qin Xiaoxiao looked up at Old Madam Qin and saw that the old lady's face had turned pale with anger. She didn't dare to say anything and quickly rolled to the corner and knelt down.

Su Lu looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with heartache, "Grandma, what happened today isn't Xiaoxiao's fault, she was doing it for..."

Old Mrs. Qin slapped the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), "Shut up, don't plead for her, hurry up and eat, then go to your job."

"Da Hua, bring breakfast to Su Lu and Qin Ye, and tell them to get lost after they finish eating."

Seeing that Old Mrs. Qin was angry, Ma Dahua didn't dare to say a word and quickly turned around to go to the kitchen to get breakfast.

Seeing that Qin Aiguo and Old Mrs. Qin both looked unwell, Su Yun also made an excuse to look after the child and left.

The three kids at home are probably all awake by now. It's already a big favor that they haven't cried. If you don't feed them soon, they'll turn into little devils in a second, and then they'll be hard to soothe.

Su Lu didn't dare to make excuses for Qin Xiaoxiao anymore, and obediently buried his head in his food after Ma Dahua brought it up.

Qin Ye wanted to say a few good words for Qin Xiao, but one glare from Old Madam Qin immediately made him behave, and he obediently lowered his head to eat, not daring to utter a sound.

Not to mention them, even Qin Aiguo wouldn't dare to offend Old Madam Qin at this moment. Qin Feng was even less likely to speak up. There was no way around it; he had been raised by Old Madam Qin since he was a child and had long since submitted to her authority. He might not be afraid of Qin Aiguo's anger, but he dared not utter a sound when his mother was angry.

The family ate breakfast quietly. Throughout the whole process, Qin Xiaoxiao knelt in the corner without turning around, speaking, or pretending to be pitiful. She kept her head down, facing the wall, and no one knew what she was thinking.

What is she thinking? Qin Xiaoxiao has a lot on her mind. At this moment, her heart is in turmoil, and she doesn't know what to do next.

Just now, while recounting the Qin family's great achievements outside the door, Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something important.

The Tangcheng earthquake occurred on July 28th of this year, which is the end of next month, just one month ago.

This world is almost identical to the history of the previous life; basically, the major events have remained the same, and none of them have been omitted.

To confirm her guess, Qin Xiaoxiao used her mental energy to enter the space and quickly searched through the history textbooks she had collected in her previous life, comparing them with the newspapers of this world that she had previously planned to use to wallpaper the walls.

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned. Looking at the textbooks and newspapers open in the space, she was deeply shocked.

At the same time, the same major event occurred.

Battles like the Korean War, the Sino-Indian border self-defense counterattack, the Sino-Soviet Zhenbao Island conflict, and the Xisha Islands naval battle all occurred, without missing a single one, and even the timing of the Liberation War was the same.

Furthermore, the three years of national disasters occurred at the same time, as did several earthquakes that occurred after the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the same number of deaths.

The Xingtai earthquake of March 8, 1966, the Yunnan earthquake of May 11, 1974, the Haicheng earthquake of February 4, 1975, and the two earthquakes in Longling County, western Yunnan, that occurred on the 29th of last month—all of these earthquakes have occurred.

No major event has escaped its influence, so what about the Tangcheng earthquake next month?

If the same thing happened, how many people would die?

Qin Xiaoxiao quickly searched for information about the Tangshan earthquake in her previous life and found that the Tangshan earthquake had killed as many as 242,769 people, injured 164,000 people, and orphaned 4,204 children.

Three statistics are alarming and chilling.

Overnight, as many as 240,000 people died, so many were disabled, and more than 4,000 children became orphans.

At this moment, Qin Xiaoxiao was filled with fear, struggle, and helplessness. She didn't know what to do—whether to write a secret letter or close her eyes and pretend she knew nothing.

Qin Xiaoxiao hung her head and closed her eyes, the pain and struggle in her heart making her want to scream.

Aside from Su Lu, she couldn't tell anyone else. She knew exactly what was going to happen, but she had to pretend she knew nothing, close her eyes and wait to see Tang City razed to the ground. Could she do that?

If she doesn't do anything, won't she regret it later? She doesn't want to spend her whole life in guilt.

If we manage it, what if it gets exposed? How will she explain it?

Having been given a second chance at life, she doesn't want to be locked up in a laboratory for research, nor does she want to be deprived of her personal freedom.

But could she just stand by and watch so many people die without doing anything about it?

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know what to do; she felt utterly powerless in the face of this major event.

When Grandma Qin saw Qin Xiaoxiao kneeling obediently in the corner without making a sound, she felt sorry for her again.

He glanced at Qin Aiguo and gave him a look that let him figure it out himself.

Qin Aiguo blinked in bewilderment, but when he saw the murderous glint in his wife's eyes, his brain immediately started working at high speed.

The old woman's gaze just now was directed at him and also at her eldest granddaughter, which meant she wanted him to plead for her.

Oh, I see.

Qin Aiguo reacted with lightning speed and immediately acted on the instructions.

"Honey, the child has been kneeling for half a day. She should know what she did wrong. She just gave birth not long ago. She can't kneel anymore. What if she gets hurt? In the end, you'll be the one who feels sorry for her."

"Let her get up. We'll teach her slowly. We'll definitely be able to raise her well and make her a well-behaved and considerate granddaughter."

Grandma Qin glanced at Qin Aiguo with satisfaction.

Qin Aiguo immediately caught the look in Old Mrs. Qin's eyes, and smiled like a lapdog, fawning over her as much as he could.

Grandma Qin coughed. "Cough, get up, come here, Grandma will tell you where you went wrong."

After Grandma Qin finished speaking, she waited for Qin Xiaoxiao to come over, but after waiting for a long time, Qin Xiaoxiao did not move at all, and her body did not even sway.

Grandma Qin sensed something was wrong and panicked. She hurriedly stood up and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao, giving Su Lu a push as she did so, "Go check on Xiaoxiao! Has she fainted?"

Su Lu panicked and immediately got up and ran to Qin Xiaoxiao's side, "Wife, why are you crying? Don't scare me, tell me what's wrong, your husband is here, I'll figure something out for you."

When Grandma Qin heard Qin Xiaoxiao crying, she became extremely anxious, regretting her haste. She thought, "Why punish a child when she's made a mistake? Just teach her slowly!" (End of Chapter)