Chapter 316 Lu Xiaolan returns home
At the end of August, the rescue work in Tang City came to an end, and volunteers from other places began to evacuate one after another.
Although there had been advance warnings, there were still tens of thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of missing. Although the situation was still dire, Su Mo was relieved after seeing the official number of people reported.
Compared with the recorded number of more than 200,000, at least hundreds of thousands of people have saved their lives.
As a logistics staff member, Lu Xiaolan was the last batch to leave. The children she took care of followed her with tears in their eyes all the way to the gate of the resettlement area.
"Teacher Lu, will you come back to see us in the future?" the children asked crying.
They really don't want to leave Teacher Lu. Teacher Lu is always so gentle. She tells them stories, makes clothes for them, cooks delicious food for them, and teaches them the principles of life.
"Yes, you study hard and write to the teacher. When the teacher is free,
she will come to see you." Lu Xiaolan said. In the past few years in Guangzhou, Lu Xiaolan listened to a lot of stories when Su Mo told them. In addition, Lele is a child who loves to share. He often shares with Lu Xiaolan before going to bed. After
listening to it so many times, Lu Xiaolan remembered it all.
Children nowadays have very little spiritual food. Lu Xiaolan's stories have opened a new door for the children. The children in the resettlement area like to listen to Lu Xiaolan's stories every day.
"Okay, we will study hard and write letters to the teacher when the time comes." The children said with tears.
After bidding farewell to the children with tears in her eyes, Lu Xiaolan resolutely turned around and boarded the car that the army sent them to the station. She couldn't stay here for the time being, and she still had her own way to go.
The experience during this period of time made Lu Xiaolan plan her career for the first time.
In the past, work for her was just to earn a salary to support herself. As long as there was a salary, she would do any job, she was not picky, and there was no plan at all.
But now, it's different.
In this month, watching the children's sadness and fear disappear from their faces under her teaching and company, and slowly smile, she felt a sense of accomplishment for the first time, and also understood for the first time the meaning of teaching and educating people.
This time everyone left separately, and there was no express train. Lu Xiaolan returned to Guangzhou four days later.
It was already the last day of August.
When she appeared in the family area again with her luggage, people who knew her felt that she had changed, but they couldn't tell what was different. They just felt that her whole person seemed to be shining.
Wang Cuimei was drying something in the yard. She saw Lu Xiaolan coming back from afar and shouted excitedly, "Xiaolan, you're back? How's Tangshi doing now? Have you settled down?"
Then she hurried out and saw Lu Xiaolan up close. She paused, looked her up and down and said, "Xiaolan, you've become darker and thinner, but I think you look different."
Lu Xiaolan was stunned, "Sister Wang, what's different? Aren't you still me?"
"I can't really say, but it's quite different anyway. The whole person seems... how should I put it... more spirited. Oh, no, I'm not educated and can't say it, but anyway, he looks better, better than before."
Seeing Wang Cuimei scratching her ears and cheeks, Lu Xiaolan couldn't help but chuckle, "Sister-in-law Wang, thank you. Tang City is basically settled now. The country has sent 100,000 People's Liberation Army troops there to rescue the disaster. Tang City will start reconstruction soon. In a few years, there will be a new Tang City."
"That's good, that's good." Wang Cuimei said, "I heard from your sister-in-law that you were admitted to university. You received your admission letter yesterday."
"Really? That's great." Lu Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief. She was still thinking that if she didn't pass the exam this year, she would take it again next year.
After chatting with Wang Cuimei for a few more words, Lu Xiaolan went home.
After returning home, Lu Xiaolan took a bath first, washed and hung up the clothes and quilts she brought back. She took out taro from the kitchen and made taro shreds for the two children.
This taro shreds is a snack in Guangdong Province. The taro is shaved into shreds, then rolled into a ball and dipped in batter, and fried in oil. It is crispy and delicious.
The two children love it very much, and she often makes it for them. Now that she has received the notice, she will go back to Lujia Village in a few days. I am afraid that I will not be able to see the two children for a while, so I will make it for them again.
Soon, the aroma of fried taro shreds wafted out of the kitchen.
In the evening, the two children returned with Lu Changzheng.
Seeing Lu Xiaolan, Lele was so happy that he ran over like a little cannon, "Aunt, why didn't you tell us when you came back? We could wait for you at home."
Lu Xiaolan stroked Lele's head, "Aunt doesn't know when you will be here, there is no need to delay your training."
"Go wash your hands quickly, Auntie fried taro shreds for you."
Lele shouted happily, and ran to wash his hands and get food. He practiced boxing for the whole afternoon and was hungry.
The two children turned four years old this year, and Su Mo no longer sent them to the nursery. When Commander Xu had arrangements, they would go to study; if not, they would be left at home. For lunch, they were given canteen tickets and allowed to go to the canteen of the family compound to eat by themselves.
However, since they are not in daycare, the two little ones don’t spend much time at home. Either Commander Xu has made arrangements for them, or they are taken by Lu Changzheng for training.
Earlier this month, Lu Changzheng took the two children for wilderness survival training.
The two children were out for a week, and when they came back, they looked like refugees, dirty, with messy hair, and many mosquito bites on their bodies.
Lele even complained to Su Mo with tears in his eyes, saying that Lu Changzheng didn’t give him food and made him eat insects.
After Lu Changzheng came back, he was also careful in front of Su Mo, for fear that Su Mo would attack him.
But Su Mo didn’t do that. After all, "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight." Some things are better to adapt to as soon as possible. Cao Yatou was a little girl at the time, and she could live in the mountains for several months without the company of an adult.
The road the two little ones will take in the future requires them to know more than others. Learning how to survive in the wild is an ability they must have.
As for the fact that the children are still too young and that being hungry is bad for their health, Su Mo did not consider it.
Not to mention that the two children themselves are supernatural beings, their physical fitness is stronger than that of ordinary people. Even if they are really hungry, they can slowly recover by eating the food she induced.