After Zhou Hong left, Sun Yuegui prepared two more specialties. She also found a bottle of wine from the shelf in the basement, and the whole family celebrated happily.
After dinner, when everyone in the family went back to their rooms to rest, Xia Jianing came to the living room alone, quietly picked up the list of candidates for the construction department, and flipped through it silently.
She looked very carefully, starting from the first name and reading until the last one. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that Xia Guokang's name was not among them.
——It seems that my use of Wu Zhuo was effective. At least Xia Guokang’s dream of being promoted to the construction department was shattered.
However, seeing her boyfriend Xie Wenqi's name on the list made her feel a little sick. If possible, Xia Jianing hoped that Xie Wenqi would also be unlucky...
Just as Xia Jianing was staring at Xie Wenqi's name in a daze, Xia Shige came over with a pot of tea.
She poured Xia Jianing a cup of tea and said, "Have a cup of calming tea to wake you up."
Xia Jianing took the tea and thought about what she had discovered before. She looked at Xia Shige, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
Xia Shige was a little confused when he saw this, and asked in confusion: "Why are you looking at me like that? ...What happened?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Jianing nodded first, then shook her head, looking as if she didn't know how to start the conversation.
Seeing her like this, Xia Shige was even more confused. She poured herself a cup of tea and asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it quickly. Don't dilly-dally and don't make up stories. I'll have to clean up your mess later."
Every time Xia Jianing acted sneakily, there was a high probability that she was doing something naughty. After what happened with Wu Zhuo, Xia Shige was really scared.
Xia Jianing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Sister, you didn't seem to realize... you might have a new father!"
As soon as Xia Jianing finished speaking, with a crisp "pop" sound, the teacup in Xia Shige's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces...
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It has rained heavily these past two days, with heavy rain pouring down as if someone had poked a hole in the sky with a stick.
After two consecutive days of heavy rain, Anshi’s drainage system was almost paralyzed.
As the saying goes, “When it rains, it pours.” Just as the drainage system failed, the dam upstream also burst. The flood poured down, carrying the ruins of houses, cars, and furniture with it, ramming and indiscriminately attacking everything along its path.
Several large underground shelters in the city were flooded. Fortunately, the government prepared a response plan in advance and issued early warnings and evacuations to the victims. A large number of disaster-stricken victims rushed to the higher ground in the northern part of the city with their luggage and families overnight.
Under the government's arrangement, Chengbei District has been working overtime day and night to build a number of iron houses, and containers have been temporarily transported in to serve as shelters. The country has made great efforts to make arrangements and do its best to accommodate the affected people.
Xindu Community also began to receive disaster victims. Xia Huiyin and Xia Guocheng were called out to work overtime at around 3:00 a.m. and had not returned until breakfast time.
Xia Shige was worried. After breakfast, she saw that the rain outside had subsided, so she put on her raincoat and rain boots and ran out to check the situation.
The community square was crowded with people, all of whom were disaster victims carrying their luggage and waiting for resettlement. Xia Shige was walking in a hurry and accidentally bumped into a little boy.
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