Cheng Jiawen explained to Xu's mother word by word the prescription written by Doctor Hao and the dietary supplements, "Don't worry, mother, Jiaojiao and the child will be fine."
"Yes, it will definitely be fine." Mother Xu nodded with tears in her eyes, as if to comfort herself and them.
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The next morning, sunlight poured into the room through the window, illuminating the entire house.
Xu Qianjiao felt much better than the day before, but still a little weak. She tried to get out of bed and prepare to go to work.
Cheng Jiawen walked over, gently held her shoulders, and asked with concern: "Wife, why don't you take a day off today? Have a good rest at home." His eyes were full of tenderness and worry.
Xu Qianjiao shook her head, forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm much better, it's nothing."
She just had a day off yesterday, and today is someone else's turn to have a day off. If she asks for a leave at the last minute, someone else will definitely have to take her place, so there is no need to ask for a leave.
After saying that, she sat up, quickly put on her clothes, and prepared to wash up.
Cheng Jiawen looked at her slightly tired and pale face, and his heart ached. However, he couldn't bear to say anything more, so he nodded and said, "Okay, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me, understand?"
"I know." Xu Qianjiao hugged Cheng Jiawen's hand, leaned her head on his shoulder and said coquettishly.
Cheng Jiawen had a doting smile on his face and gently touched Xu Qianjiao's head. "Let's go wash up and get ready for breakfast."
"Um."
After breakfast, the two went to work together. Cheng Jiawen first sent Xu Qianjiao to the station, and then went to the police station.
As soon as he stepped into the police station, a strange atmosphere hit him.
What should have been a relaxing and joyful morning was now filled with tension and oppression, as if the entire space was shrouded in an invisible haze. His heart tightened, as if he was back to the time when he was dealing with the "White Bird" incident, and the atmosphere was also solemn.
He frowned, walked to Jiang Ziwen and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? What happened again?"
Jiang Ziwen sighed, lowered his head, and whispered to Cheng Jiawen, "Yesterday, there was a flood in the upper reaches of the Liu River, and now some farmland has been submerged."
"What? A flood? How could this happen?" Cheng Jiawen looked at him seriously and asked in disbelief.
"Liujia Village is already low-lying, and didn't the temperature start to rise significantly a few days ago? The snow started melting, and coupled with the heavy rain there, there's been a lot of water accumulation and poor drainage, which led to the flooding."
Jiang Ziwen told Cheng Jiawen everything he knew in one breath, then looked around mysteriously and waved at Cheng Jiawen. Cheng Jiawen glanced at him, lowered his head helplessly, and put his ear close to his ear.
"I heard that the director is planning to send people from our side to help repair the canal in Liujia Village." Jiang Ziwen said with a bitter face.
"Huh? Pull people over from our side? Don't they have anyone there?" Cheng Jiawen asked with a frown.
Jiang Ziwen shook his head and said helplessly, "There are people, but not enough. I heard it's still raining over there, and judging by the situation, the rain won't stop for a while."
Hearing his words, Cheng Jiawen fell silent for a rare time. There were only a few people in their police station. Apart from the old ones, there were only a few young guys left, so the probability of being selected was still very high.
Liujia Village is not far from their village, but not close either. It takes more than three hours to get there by bike. But if he wants to go there, he can't take Xu Qianjiao to and from get off work, and he will have to ask Xu's father to help pick her up and drop her off.
But Jiaojiao's health is not good now, and he feels uneasy if he lives there.
"Ahem, get ready and come in for a meeting in ten minutes." Officer Liu walked in from outside with documents in his hand, and then went straight back to the office.
Jiang Ziwen quietly approached Cheng Jiawen and whispered, "It should be the announcement of the Liujia Village matter."
Cheng Jiawen nodded, "Well, let's go."
He sighed in his heart. Although he didn't want to go, if he was really selected, he would have no choice. Thinking of this, he planned to go to the black market tonight to prepare all the ingredients for the prescription.
If he really can't come back, then ask Xu's father and mother to prepare food supplements for Xu Qianjiao on time.
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In the conference room, Officer Liu sat at the first seat, looking at the people below with different expressions, with his head lowered, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, everyone finally gathered. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "I believe everyone has heard about the incident in Liujia Village. Liujia Village is now suffering from floods. As police officers, serving the people is our purpose, so..."
He paused and continued, "So we have to go support Liujia Village. The military has already sent people there to support them, but it's not enough, so the higher-ups are planning to send us over as well."
Hearing this, everyone below began to chatter and discuss quietly, but unsurprisingly, no one wanted to go. A thin, small man, probably in his 30s, asked quietly, "Captain Liu, does everyone have to go?"
Officer Liu shook his head, then nodded, "Almost. Leave a few behind to guard the police station, and the rest will go."
When they heard that they didn't have to go, everyone had different expressions and started to play the victim.
A tall man of about 1.9 meters said miserably, "Captain Liu, I, I can't swim. If I get there, I might even make things worse."
He didn't want to go there. Repairing the canal was hard work with no pay, and it was dangerous. If he wasn't careful, he might not be able to come back.
When everyone heard him say this, it was as if their Ren and Du meridians were opened up. Once someone started, the others began to speak one after another.
"Yeah, I can't swim either. Besides, I'm the only son in my family. I don't have any children yet. If I'm not careful, my family will be extinct."
"If you say that, then I can't go since I'm not married yet."
"I can't go either. I have elderly parents and young children at home. What will happen to them if something unexpected happens?"
Officer Liu listened to the howling of a group of grown men below and slammed his hand on the table. "Okay, okay, okay, you can't go, right? Okay, then don't go..."
"Really, that's great." Everyone started cheering immediately after hearing this.
But they weren't done getting excited yet, as Officer Liu continued, "You don't have to go, but you don't have to come to the police station either. Just go home. The police station doesn't need this coward."
After he finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent. Everyone looked at each other, not daring to speak anymore.
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