After he had settled everyone in, he remembered that his wife and son were waiting for him in the car.
If he hadn't thought he could finish things quickly and let them wait in the space, he wouldn't have witnessed such a thrilling scene.
Last night, he had just persuaded everyone to go up the mountain. When he turned around, Yuxian Village was buried by a huge wave. He was terrified.
I kept reassuring myself that my wife had a safe space and that things would turn out alright.
But upon closer reflection, what if the young wives, who love to sleep so much, don't realize what's happening when the big waves come crashing in?
I was tormented all night last night.
He didn't come to Yuxian Village to be a saint. He saved the whole village, but his wife and children were gone. He couldn't accept that.
She squatted to the side, sobbing uncontrollably, not daring to close her eyes. As soon as it was light and the floodwaters had receded considerably, she disregarded the captain's advice and quickly went down the mountain to look for people.
As soon as he came down the mountain, he saw a figure in the flood. He rushed over to check, and when he got closer, he realized it was his beloved wife. He immediately pulled her into his arms.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I forgot about you and your daughter while trying to save people. If the price of saving people is losing you and your daughter, then I'd rather be a heartless person."
Su Ying broke free from Gu Sinian's embrace. "What nonsense are you talking about? Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."
Gu Sinian curled his lips, "If it comes at the cost of losing you all, then I'd rather not have this seven-story pagoda."
"Jing Ai is talking nonsense."
Where are the children?
"Sleep soundly in the space."
Gu Sinian smiled, "Little piglet."
“You can’t blame the child. It’s my doing. If I didn’t know that needles don’t hurt children, I wouldn’t have been willing to do it to her every day.”
"It'll be fine once we get home."
Speaking of going home, Su Ying really wanted to go home. She hadn't seen that rascal Chenchen for over a month and missed him terribly.
That kid is usually very noisy and annoying, and she misses him terribly now that they've been apart for over a month.
"Now that everyone's rescued, when are we going back?"
Gu Sinian looked around and saw that the water was everywhere, up to his knees, so he couldn't walk away.
I can't possibly walk back.
"We'll go back once the floodwaters recede."
"So what do we do now? Where do we go? Are we supposed to go up the mountain and squeeze in with the villagers of Yuxian Village?"
Gu Sinian shook his head. "That's not a good idea. The floodwaters won't recede in a short time; it might take several more days. It's inconvenient for us to live with the villagers of Yuxian Village."
"They don't have much food to begin with, so they can't possibly share it with us. Besides, we have Xiaobao with us, so it's not very convenient. Let's stay in the space for a few more days."
Su Ying was very satisfied with this solution; they had done everything they could for the Fish Fresh Village.
We can't worry about them right now.
"Let's find a secluded place to enter the space, so that we won't be seen when we come out. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain ourselves."
Indeed, Su Ying pointed to the back of a big tree, "Let's go behind the big tree. That tree is so tall and strong, it'll be easier to get in and out of the space."
Gu Sinian followed the gaze and saw that the area around Yuxian Village was covered in white, with nothing to obstruct the view except for that big tree.
It seems this is the only way.
"Okay. We'll head over right away."
The two helped each other move slowly. Su Ying couldn't swim and was instinctively scared when she saw the deep water, so she clung tightly to Gu Sinian.
Are you alright?
"It's nothing. It's just a little cold."
Gu Sinian picked up Su Ying and carried her towards the big tree. He knew better than anyone what kind of person his wife was; she was afraid of water.
She was afraid of water, yet she still came to him.
"Shouldn't we inform the villagers of Yuxian Village?"
"Need not."
Is it really okay to just leave like this?
"I said goodbye when I went down the mountain."
"I see. By the way, what was the situation when the brigade commander saw Yuxian Village buried by the flood last night?"
"What else could it be? His face was full of regret and remorse."
Upon hearing Gu Sinian's question, Su Ying became interested. "How exactly do you regret it?"
"What else could he do? He bowed his head, stamped his feet, tears streaming down his face, and kept saying he regretted it, saying that what that couple said was all true."
“There really was a flood. They said they were sent by heaven to save their Yuxian Village, but they were ungrateful and let them get away. If they had sold the remaining half of the fish, they wouldn’t have lost so much.”
"I was so regretful I almost cried myself to sleep."
"Serves him right. Who told him to be so suspicious of us? We came here to help, but he was so petty. At least we managed to save half of the village's property, which is not bad. At least no one will starve to death anymore."
"Yes, yes. Don't think too much about it. That was their choice. It was a choice made by the whole village. Since they made that choice, they should bear the consequences."
"That's true."
The couple chatted as they walked, and Su Ying could feel that the man was walking with great difficulty, which made her feel inexplicably sorry for him.
"Put me down. I can walk. Although I'm afraid of water, you're here to support me, aren't you? I'll be fine."
Gu Sinian had no intention of putting the person down. "I can still bear this little weight. Stay obediently in my arms and don't move around."
"But……"
"No buts, let's chat. It's a bit far."
"If you're tired, let's go into the space and rest for a while, and then come out later, okay?"
Gu Sinian rejected Su Ying's suggestion. Looking down from the mountain, nothing could be hidden from view.
He can't take that risk.
"No need. I can manage. If my wife feels sorry for me, she can feed me something. I've been busy all night and I'm really hungry."
"What would you like to eat?"
"Whatever. You decide."
Su Ying thought about it and realized that it wouldn't be appropriate to feed Gu Sinian under these circumstances.
He took out a large meat bun from his spatial storage and put it directly into Gu Sinian's mouth for him to bite.
The man looked helpless. "Feeding like this?"
"Then what else do you want?"
"Tear it up and feed it to me little by little... just like you would feed Gu Lichen."
Su Ying's lips twitched. Could this man be jealous?
It's unheard of for someone to be jealous of their own son.
"He's your son, how can you be so jealous? Aren't you being a little petty? Are you a jealous person?"
Gu Sinian did not deny it, "When Gu Lichen was sick, you comforted him so gently, but I never received that treatment."
Seeing how considerate the man was of her, Su Ying agreed to his request and tore the large meat bun apart piece by piece to feed him.
The man ate with great satisfaction, one bite after another.
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