Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Heats up
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"family?"
Before Gu Mengran, who was in charge of foreign affairs, could speak, the old man couldn't help but interrupt: "Why didn't your family come out and let you, a little girl, stay up all night--"
Before Meng Gaoyang could finish speaking, Gu Mengran covered his mouth.
This statement shows that one is somewhat ignorant of the sufferings of the world!
It was a major earthquake. If someone's family was seriously injured or died, saying this would be like rubbing salt into their wounds! It's so offensive.
Gu Mengran glanced at his grandfather and smiled at Wei Qianlan a little embarrassedly, "Sorry, my grandfather just said it casually, it may be offensive, please don't mind it."
"It's not what you think." Wei Qianlan waved her hands and chuckled, "Luckily, we are all fine, but our situation is rather special and we really don't have the ability to leave at the moment."
"Can you tell me more about it?" Gu Mengran asked.
Wei Qianlan was silent for a moment, the smile in her eyes gradually faded, and then she changed the subject very stiffly: "Just now I heard you say that you are looking for a place to rest? We can barely accommodate people over there, do you want to go over and stay for a night?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Mengran became the silent person.
A place where you are not familiar with, a stranger’s territory...who would dare to go there?
The girl is warm-hearted and defensive, and doesn't look like someone with ulterior motives, but you can't judge a person by their appearance. It's too risky to step into someone's territory right after you meet them. After all, no one knows whether a group of burly men will suddenly appear in her "home".
In just a few seconds, Gu Mengran thought a lot. Having the supplies stolen was a small matter, but what if he got hit in the kidney... No, no, he couldn't go anywhere.
Gu Mengran was struggling with how to refuse, Liang Zhao seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, patted his shoulder and spoke first: "I appreciate your kindness, we have a place to stay."
A wise man always stops talking. Wei Qianlan nodded thoughtfully, holding the food and paint bucket sent by Gu Mengran and waved to them, "It's getting late, so I'll leave first. Please be safe and see you again if we're lucky."
"Okay bye, you should be careful too."
"Slow down, girl!"
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Generally speaking, meeting again by chance means never seeing each other again, but Gu Mengran never expected that they really had "fate" and that "fate" came so quickly.
After separating from Wei Qianlan, the three of them found an open space at a fork in the road not far away and set up their tent.
After a day's travel, they were so exhausted that they didn't have the energy to cook. They simply ate some fast food, took a shower in their space, and fed the dog. Then the three of them lay down on the inflatable mattresses and fell asleep early with the electric fan connected to the outdoor power supply.
Due to excessive physical exertion, Gu Mengran fell asleep almost touching the pillow.
He thought he could sleep until he woke up naturally, but unexpectedly, just as he was drowsy and saw Zhou Gong, an arm reached out silently from the side of his body, grasped his shoulder and pulled him hard.
When his chin hit the solid chest, Gu Mengran suddenly woke up. He struggled to open his eyes, and under the dim light, the sweat-soaked neck of the man beside him appeared before his eyes without any cover.
The sexy Adam's apple was particularly dazzling. Gu Mengran was slightly stunned and completely forgot to ask Liang Zhao why he woke him up.
It seemed that there was no need to ask, Liang Zhao pinched his shoulder and said "hush" softly, and the next moment, there was a rustling sound of footsteps suddenly coming from the door of the tent.
Shit, is there really someone who comes to lift the door curtain in the middle of the night?
Gu Mengran was startled, holding his breath and pulling out a portable chainsaw from the space. But before he could take the next step, the door curtain shook slightly, and a panicked yet familiar female voice floated in through the door curtain: "Gu Mengran, is that you? Can you help me, please!"
"Wei Qianlan?"
“Yes, it’s me!”
Two minutes later, the lights in the open space shrouded in black fog came on again. The three people who were supposed to rest in the tent sat around the table. There was an empty stool next to them. Wei Qianlan stood aside with a panicked and uneasy look on her face.
It was already late at night, and fatigue was like an lingering black fog, hanging equally over everyone's head.
The atmosphere was too subtle. Meng Gaoyang yawned and smiled at Wei Qianlan in a friendly manner, "Nice to meet again. It's really fate, girl."
"This isn't called fate, is it? You're following us?"
No longer as friendly and easy-going as when they first met, Gu Mengran stared at Wei Qianlan, with undisguised vigilance and caution in his eyes.
Liang Zhao seemed nonchalant, but his right hand, hanging under the table, was tightly gripping the chainsaw.
The 180-degree turn in attitude makes it difficult for people to adapt for a while.
The situation was urgent, and Wei Qianlan had no time to care. She hurriedly explained to the three people: "No, I really didn't follow you. I just live nearby and wanted to try my luck. I didn't expect to find your tent."
Seeing that she didn't look like she was lying, and considering her kind reminder, Gu Mengran raised his hand to rub his swollen and painful solar plexus, temporarily putting aside his dissatisfaction and asking, "Okay, then what do you want from us?"
"Help me find some medicine!" Wei Qianlan said bluntly, "We have a child who has suffered from heat stroke. The situation is very bad. We don't have any medicine, and we don't have enough manpower. If we delay any further, I'm afraid... I'm afraid he won't make it."
"How old is the child?" Meng Gaoyang straightened his back and asked hurriedly.
"Five or six years old."
Liang Zhao was puzzled and asked, "Five or six years old? You don't know the exact age of your child?"
"It's not mine, it's, it's..." Wei Qianlan said as she buried her head in her jeans pocket and searched. Soon, she took out a red book from her pocket and handed it to Gu Mengran.
Gu Mengran didn't answer. He glanced at it casually in the dim light, his face suddenly changed, and he stood up, "We have medicine. Let's go, we'll go with you."
Passing through the ruins of broken bricks and tiles, the three people, led by Wei Qianlan, came to a courtyard surrounded by low buildings.
The houses collapsed in the strong earthquake and the debris was scattered everywhere. Only after climbing over mountains and hills could we see clearly that there was still a two-story building standing among the rocks.
Gu Mengran thought that someone lived in the building and was thinking about whether he should remind them, but Wei Qianlan took them around the small building and finally stopped in front of a bungalow that had collapsed for the most part and blended perfectly into the ruins.
"That's it, wait a moment."
The brown-red security door was locked and the wall was covered with cracks. Wei Qianlan raised her hand and knocked on the door, pausing three times as if for a secret signal before starting to knock normally.
About two minutes later, there was a crisp "click" sound, and the security door opened a crack, and a young girl about the same age as Wei Qianlan appeared behind the door.
When she saw the people outside the door, the girl was stunned at first and subconsciously wanted to close the door.
"Hey Zhou Qin, it's me!" Wei Qianlan shouted.
As soon as Wei Qianlan spoke, the half-closed door stopped moving, and then slowly opened a half-meter-wide gap. The girl leaned half of her body out and looked at Gu Mengran and others vigilantly.
After a quick look, Zhou Qin turned her gaze to Wei Qianlan, nervously grasping the security door with both hands, and asked timidly: "Who are they? Where is the medicine? Have you found it?"
After running back and forth in the high temperature, Wei Qianlan was sweating profusely and panting heavily, saying, "The people who sent us milk and bread, as I told you at that time, were not bad people. We found the medicine. They, they brought the medicine with them."
"Really? Do you have any medicine to relieve summer heat?" Zhou Qin's eyes lit up instantly, and she looked eagerly at Gu Mengran who was standing next to Wei Qianlan.
Gu Mengran said “hmm” and immediately put his backpack on his back, unzipped it and looked for it. “Liuyi powder, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, summer heat cold granules, these are all there. I’ll go first——”
"Come in first." Zhou Qin no longer hesitated, carefully opened the door, and said to the three people in a low voice: "Come in and rest for a while, but please be gentle."
Gu Mengran understood what he meant, turned around and waved to his grandfather and Liang Zhao, then walked into the house quietly.
Although he was mentally prepared, Gu Mengran was still really shocked when he really walked into the house.
The room was large, like a classroom, with colorful children's decorative paintings and alphabets on the walls, and odd-shaped building blocks and toys in the corners.
A vibrant and colorful room.
The floor near the door was covered with thick patchwork mats, on which were scattered cute stuffed toys. In the darkness, there were small bulges that rose and fell like hills. A group of children were lying in a row on the mats, sleeping obediently.
Yes, that's right, not just one or two, but a group. Gu Mengran roughly counted and found that there were at least seven or eight children lying on the mat.
Even though he had seen Wei Qianlan's teacher's certificate, Gu Mengran was still shocked. Liang Zhao, who was following behind him, had a flat reaction, a faint glance, and no change in his expression.
The old man who came in last saw this scene and was petrified on the spot.
After several seconds, he looked as if he had seen a ghost, with a look of horror on his face. He pointed at the children and said "this" in disbelief for a long time, then asked with difficulty: "Why are there so many children? Did you two girls rescue them?"
Even though he was extremely shocked, the old man still lowered his voice.
Wei Qianlan smiled at him gratefully and explained softly, "Grandpa, this is a kindergarten, Sunshine Kindergarten. Zhou Qin and I are teachers here, and they are all students in our class."
"Kindergarten... No wonder! Meng Ran, quickly give the medicine to the two teachers."
"Oh, okay."
The child who suffered from heatstroke was a fat boy who was sleeping by the window. He was sweating profusely, his face was flushed, and he had a high fever. His condition was very bad.
Gu Mengran and the others had no experience in taking care of children. They were worried that the heat would be brought over by the crowd, so they did not dare to rush forward and cause trouble. They sat aside and watched from a distance, handing out whatever was needed.
The two teachers were experienced. Wei Qianlan squatted beside Xiaopang to wipe his sweat and fan him to cool him down. Zhou Qin picked out a few medicines from Gu Mengran and fed them to Xiaopang according to the dosage.
After feeding him medicine and water, Zhou Qin helped Xiaopang sit up and wiped his whole body with a wet towel.
After tossing and turning for nearly half an hour, the two teachers were sweating profusely, and the fat boy, who was about to lose consciousness, gradually woke up. Although the fever had not subsided, he did not seem to be so uncomfortable and looked visibly more energetic.
Gu Mengran frowned as he watched them busying themselves, feeling very uncomfortable.
Even though Liang Zhao was the only good person he met in his previous life, it is undeniable that in this complicated end times, the brilliance of human nature is still blooming quietly.
The backpack was not taken in vain. Gu Mengran unzipped it again and rummaged through it. After a while, two boxes of cooling patches and ten lightweight and compact neck fans were placed in front of him.
The old man's eyes lit up when he saw the neck-hanging fan, and he leaned over to Gu Mengran's ear and complained quietly: "No, why didn't you take out this good thing earlier? Your grandpa almost died of heat today!"
"Now is not the time to use this. Don't worry, we still have it." After saying that, Gu Mengran patted his trouser legs, stood up, and walked towards the two teachers holding the cooling patch and the neck fan.
"Why? It's almost 45 degrees Celsius!"
The old man's voice followed behind him, and Gu Mengran shook his head helplessly.
Why? Of course, 45℃ is not hot at all!
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