The survival instinct will cause a person who has fallen into the water to desperately grasp at the last straw with both hands and feet!
But Yu Qian understood, so he made the right choice immediately; he went around behind the locust flower, then dove into the deep water, diving all the way to the foot of the locust flower, before suddenly emerging from underwater!
He easily pushed the locust flower out of the water, and before she could wrap her arms around him, Yu Qian stretched out his strong arm and grabbed her.
Then it twisted its body in the water, turning the acacia flower's face to the surface.
Yu Qian used one arm to firmly restrain Huaihua's two arms from behind, preventing her from grabbing at anything, and used his other arm to paddle, quickly bringing her to the shore.
Only after reaching the shore did Yu Qian finally breathe a sigh of relief, and he quickly carried Huaihua ashore in a princess carry.
After getting ashore, Yu Qian quickly found a dry spot, turned the locust flowers over and placed them on his lap, then used his leg to press against her stomach.
Soon after, Huaihua coughed up several mouthfuls of water and gradually regained her normal breathing. Yu Qian then collapsed to the ground as if he had been crippled, gasping for breath.
Huaihua lay on Yu Qian's chest, her mind still foggy. The place, which should have been cold and damp, was now incredibly warm, giving her a great sense of security.
Yu Qian lay on the ground for several minutes before finally recovering. He struggled to sit up and looked at Huaihua, asking, "Are you alright?"
Huaihua buried her face in his chest and wrapped her arms tightly around him.
Yu Qian suddenly had a flash of inspiration, grabbed her by the knees, and picked her up.
Huaihua blushed as red as a ripe cherry and buried her head deeply in Yu Qian's arms.
A mischievous river breeze swirled past the two of them, causing the locust flower in Yu Qian's arms to shiver involuntarily.
Upon seeing this, Yu Qian picked her up and ran.
He was going to the van, where his work clothes were.
Huaihua needs to change out of her wet clothes as soon as possible and put on dry ones, otherwise she will inevitably fall seriously ill.
The distance from Kunming Lake to the entrance of the Summer Palace is quite long.
At this time, the only way to enter the Summer Palace is through the "Ruyi Gate," which looks like the gate of a courtyard house from the outside, with the word "Ruyi" carved on the door stud.
Why is this the only way to enter? Because there's a prominent sign at the entrance that reads "Ticket Office" in big letters!
There was no charge when it came 78 years ago, but now they're charging a fee. Where can we find justice in this?
If you enter from the North Ruyi Gate, you have to go around Longevity Hill to see Kunming Lake.
Yu Qian carried the locust flowers and ran all the way, until his tongue was sticking out from exhaustion.
Seeing this, Huaihua asked him softly, "Am I very heavy?"
Yu Qian shook his head: "You're so skinny, you don't even weigh as much as that five-drawer chest!"
A surge of anger shot straight to the top of Huaihua's head: Comparing me to a five-drawer chest? Why don't you compare me to a large wardrobe?!
"..."
Finally arriving at the van, Yu Qian, panting heavily, pulled out his work clothes and said to Huaihua, "Go to the van and change your clothes. Remember to take off your shoes and socks too. I'll keep watch nearby and make sure no one comes near."
Huaihua pursed her lips: "And you, you're wet too."
Yu Qian shook his head: "It's alright for me. I'm healthy. It's summer now. I'll take off my shirt and put it on the windshield of the van. It'll dry in a bit."
Huaihua gave him a deep look, said nothing more, and turned to get into the van.
When Yu Qian came out, he ran into the staff, who were very nervous after learning that someone had fallen into the water.
After repeatedly confirming that Huaihua was really alright, he finally felt relieved and readily agreed to even Yu Qian's "small request" to go in and help find three people.
A short while later, Sha Zhu and his family came running out.
They were all panting heavily from running, and as soon as they saw Yu Qian, they asked, "Is Huaihua alright?"
Wearing a "Where to Move" company uniform, Huaihua poked half of her body out from behind Yu Qian: "Uncle, I'm fine."
Seeing that she was really alright, Sha Zhu's legs went weak, and He Sui quickly caught his father.
Ran Qiuye was also very nervous and scolded him, "You're already in your forties, why are you running like your life depends on it?"
That's right, Sha Zhu is almost 50 this year!
As the saying goes, one should be established at thirty, free from doubt at forty, and know one's destiny at fifty... Sha Zhu has already reached the age of knowing one's destiny, and his life is already set. That's why Ran Qiuye didn't choose to stay.
Unlike Lou Xiao'e in the TV series, who insisted on marrying Sha Zhu and trying to reform him regardless of whether Sha Zhu was old and senile—either Lou Xiao'e was crazy, or the screenwriter was crazy!
There is no third reason.
Otherwise, what would Lou Xiao'e want from Sha Zhu? Is it his wet shoes from peeing? Or his wrinkled face and full head of white hair? Or is it that she likes the smell of his unwashed feet?
But I digress. With this incident, it's impossible to visit this park anymore.
The group quickly got into the car and headed back. On the way, Huaihua whispered to Shazhu, "Uncle Sha, could you please not tell my grandma about me falling into the water?"
She only mentioned Jia Zhangshi, but not Qin Huairu, because she knew that Sha Zhu was a kind-hearted person. Even though he had no contact with Qin Huairu, he would still inform Jia Zhangshi as soon as possible.
Hearing her call him "Silly Uncle" repeatedly made Ran Qiuye feel very uncomfortable.
The people in that courtyard are so rude! They keep calling him "Silly Zhu" all day long. Doesn't he have a name?
Ran Qiuye always called him He Yuzhu. She didn't like anyone calling her man "Silly Zhu" at all!
He Sui disliked it too; it was his father!
Just as He Sui was about to retort to Huaihua, Ran Qiuye pulled him back at the right moment and gently shook her head.
He Sui knew that now was not the time to dwell on these things, so she let it go.
Huaihua refused to go home, so Yu Qian dropped off Shazhu's family at the entrance of the alley and drove to their house.
Once inside, Yu Qian quickly rummaged through drawers and cabinets to find a clean set of clothes before saying to Huaihua, "I'll go boil some water so you can take a hot bath first, so you don't catch a cold."
Huaihua walked to the doorway without anyone noticing, turned around to block it, and said softly, "Silly girl, if you were going to catch a cold, you would have caught one long ago. You wouldn't have waited until now."
Yu Qian was a little confused, but still said firmly, "Well, the river is dirty, it's always good to take a hot bath."
"You think I'm dirty?"
"No, no, no..."
Girl, what kind of comprehension do you have? I was talking about the river water, about how dirty the river water is, not you!
Just as I was hesitating, I saw Huaihua gently unbutton her work clothes, one button at a time, until soon a patch of pure white was revealed.
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