Everyone present was silent. Su Le was also trembling inwardly at the shocking figures. This must be one of the largest earthquakes in Yan Country in the 20th century.
The chief was the first to let go of his emotions and said, "From now on, we will all devote ourselves to helping rebuild our homes."
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The chief looked at Su Le next to him and held her hand. "If it weren't for the continuous supply of supplies from you, the rescue wouldn't have been successful so quickly. I thank you on behalf of the victims."
Su Le shook his head and said, "I am just fulfilling my responsibility as a child of Yan Nation."
The leader hugged her and said, "You are so important to us. No matter what position you are in." Seeing that Su Le did not respond, he continued to discuss construction issues with others.
Su Le also walked out of the tent. Xu Hu and the others were surrounded in the middle. The crowd expressed their gratitude to them, giving them food, clothes, and even blankets.
When the car delivered the supplies, Su Le and Xu Hu took the others back with the car. The store over there could be opened.
The chief also prepared a banner for each store without Su Le's knowledge. Now that funds are tight, they can only support the city construction here first, and then supply Su Le later.
The crowd followed the car for a while, including many children who had lost their families. The leader also waved to her.
Li Zichen also returned to the Su family compound after completing rescue work in other disaster areas, waiting for Su Le to return. Su Xiao also returned as soon as possible to accompany Xu Jiaojiao.
Xu Jiaojiao was already seven months pregnant. Everyone was worried about Su Le.
After a night, Su Le arrived at the Su family compound in the morning. Everyone circled around her for many times, and Su Le cooperated with them with a smile.
Su Le asked everyone to go back and rest and have dinner next door in the evening.
Su Fugui and the others didn't bother Su Le for long. They let her go back to her room to rest after she finished her breakfast. Li Zichen stayed beside her. Su Le lay on the bed. Li Zichen massaged her legs and rubbed her shoulders, looking at her with concern, "Did you take a hot spring bath?"
Su Le nodded, "Yes."
Li Zichen also lay on the bed, holding her in his arms. For the first time since the disaster, Su Le felt peaceful as she slept.
I slept until night and woke up. Li Zichen was not around, but was helping Chen Yao and others cook.
Su Le turned over, feeling the remaining warmth beside her. It was nice to have her family around. Her mind was filled with images of the disaster, troubling her. Born in a prosperous era, she had never paid attention to the news, nor had she experienced anything like this. It took her a while to recover.
Su Le walked out of the yard. Unlike before, Su Fugui saw the problem at a glance and did not go forward to comfort her, believing that she would get over it on her own.
Everyone was eating in silence in the courtyard. Xu Jiaojiao looked at Su Le, then at the others, then stood up. "Did a disaster defeat you? Did an earthquake scare you? Those who have experienced it are still working hard to live and build their homes. Those children who lost their families are still full of desire for life. What are you doing? All we have to do is work hard, earn money and pay taxes, so that the country can invest the tax revenue in their homes as soon as possible. Tomorrow is October, and you will all take a four-day break and go home."
Everyone ate their meals in silence, but unlike before. Afterward, everyone packed up their belongings and boarded the train back home. The rest of the group lay in their beds in the dormitories, unable to close their eyes.
Li Zichen took Su Le's hand and walked into the room, hugged her tightly and patted her back gently. Xu Jiaojiao knocked on the door, Li Zichen opened it, Xu Jiaojiao and Su Xiao walked in, Jiaojiao sat next to Su Le, took her hand and touched her belly.
"Baby, your aunt is back. Come on and act coquettishly with your aunt." Xu Jiaojiao said to her belly.
Su Le's fingers felt what was clearly not sure whether it was a foot or a hand, and he looked at Xu Jiaojiao's belly. "What a cute little thing, quite obedient."
Xu Jiaojiao added, "Auntie hasn't told you any stories during this period. If you're angry, just kick her."
Su Le's hand was kicked. Su Le smiled and said, "Auntie will tell you a story tonight."
Su Xiao and Li Zichen walked out of the room and closed the door.
Xu Jiaojiao took out a storybook and placed it in Su Le's hand. "Go ahead and tell it. Xiaobao has been waiting for many days."
Su Le picked up the book and began to tell the story. When the story was over, Xu Jiaojiao looked at Su Le and left with the book in frustration.
Xu Jiaojiao shook her head at Li Zichen. Li Zichen took a deep breath, walked in, squatted in front of Su Le, and held her face with both hands. "Wife, if you have anything to say, you can tell me directly."
Su Le looked at him and shook her head. Li Zichen told Su Le about her rescue efforts. When Li Zichen finished, Su Le suddenly hugged Li Zichen and burst into tears, recounting her experiences in a halting manner. Li Zichen gently comforted her, affirming her efforts, understanding and supporting her.
Su Le finally came to his senses, hugged Li Zichen tightly, and followed Li Zichen in taking deep breaths to relax his body and mind.
Su Le curled up in Li Zichen's arms and fell asleep.
The next day, everyone in the Su family breathed a sigh of relief after recovering. Su Le and Li Zichen walked to the dormitory building and knocked on Xu Hu's door.
"Xu Hu, get everyone to gather in the yard next door." Su Le said to Xu Hu.
Xu Hu nodded and led the people who stayed in the dormitory building to the courtyard next to Su Le. Su Fugui and Xu Sheng were also waiting for them nearby. Chairs were arranged in a circle.
Everyone sat in their seats, Li Zichen was the first to share, followed by Su Le, and everyone also began to share their experiences.
Su Fugui, Xu Sheng, Xu Jiaojiao, and Su Xiao took out roses and presented them one by one to each person, affirming them, comforting them, and guiding them.
They were all orphans, and they quickly recovered under the gentle offensive of Su Fugui and others throughout the day. They started studying again at night and let go of those things.
Four days later, everyone returned and with the company of their families, the sense of belonging was no longer the same as before.
As soon as everyone opened the shop, the leader sent a banner and expressed his condolences to everyone. Once again comforted, everyone finally let go of their burdens and devoted themselves to their work.
Everyone looked at the banner from time to time, with smiles on their faces, thinking that they had done such a great thing.
After this emotional storm ended, Li Zichen gave up the conversation in the remote place and stayed in Beijing to accompany Su Le.
Su Xiao wanted to continue his career and told Xu Jiaojiao to take care of her health, eat whatever she wanted and take good care of herself.
Li Zichen drove Su Le to his office that morning, then went back to his own office. Li Laoer also got in the truck. The driver didn't ask for any fees for Li Zichen's rescue transport, simply considering it his own contribution. Their company was also presented with a banner.
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