The hot pot restaurant is steaming and bustling with people. No matter how hot the weather is, it cannot stop the people of Xingcheng from eating hot pot.
In the private room on the second floor by the window, Gao Moli, who looked charming and had the kind of seductive eyes that all men liked, was holding her child. Sheng Youqing, who had a ponytail, looked pretty and had a heroic look, and was wearing a hot pot restaurant waiter's apron, looked at Si Nan with a look of astonishment on their faces: "What the hell did you say?! Say it again!"
"I said, I'm married." Si Nan had no choice but to lean on Cheng Su Ming's shoulder again, pretending to be very sweet. "This is my husband, his name is Cheng Su Ming. We fell in love at first sight, and we have been married for almost a month."
Sheng Youqing's eyes widened. "Oh my god, you crazy woman, tell me more!"
Si Nan then briefly talked about how she and Cheng Su Ming got married, Cheng Su Ming's family background and occupation, etc. She emphasized that she and Cheng Su Ming met in a dream and that the natural disaster came like a dream.
Gao Moli stuffed a pacifier into the crying mouth of the ten-month-old child, looked Cheng Suming up and down, and gave Si Nan a thumbs up: "Not bad, Xiaonan, Dr. Cheng is tall and handsome, and he's a doctor, a serious profession, a stable job! I don't know what good fortune you have, it's really enviable!"
Sheng Youqing said, "That's right. Doctor Cheng is much better than that scumbag Zou Shichu. They are worlds apart. Although you got married in a flash, I still think highly of Doctor Cheng."
Si Nan once briefly mentioned Zou Shichu's matter to Cheng Suming, who only said, "He was blind and let me pick up the treasure."
Cheng Suming stood up and politely toasted Gao Moli and Sheng Youqing. "I am very grateful to you for taking care of Anan in the past. I will protect her with my life and cherish her and never betray her. You are Anan's friends, and also my friends. If you two have any physical discomfort in the future, as long as it is within my professional scope, I will be there at any time to provide free treatment."
Regardless of whether these words were sincere or false, they made people feel comfortable to hear. Si Nan felt warm in his heart, and his eyes when he looked at Cheng Suming were noticeably softer. Sheng Youqing and the other person also laughed. While asking the two men to serve food, they asked when they would hold the wedding banquet.
"Now is not the right time. The weather is getting hotter day by day. It hasn't rained for a month. The temperature has risen to 45 degrees. There are power outages almost every day. In such hot weather, everyone wants to stay at home. We plan to hold it when the temperature drops to avoid heat stroke."
Recently, there have been endless news reports about the continued rise in temperatures, power supply stations exceeding their capacity and frequent power outages, causing many people to suffer from heat stroke. Many office workers avoid high temperatures during the day and work in the morning and evening, but still faint or even die from the heat.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It has not rained for nearly a month. The rivers and ditches in Xingcheng and even the whole country have been drying up. Large areas of land have dried up and cracked. Crops have been sunburned in large areas and no grain has been harvested. Trees in many mountains have also gradually died. Under the scorching sun, wildfires have been caused. Countless rescue firefighters have risked their lives to travel through the mountains and forests, desperately trying to put out the fires. However, the weather is too hot, and the branches and leaves are scorched. A little mountain breeze can cause more wildfires and devour all living things.
It has been a month since the temperature in Xingcheng began to rise. There are flames everywhere, and rescue teams and firefighters have sacrificed their lives trying to put out the fire. It is a heartbreaking scene.
Recently, because the weather is too hot, there have been reports of substation explosions, electrical wires short-circuiting and burning, cars catching fire, and the vast majority of office workers having to go to work or go out under the hot sun. Some have fainted from the heat, and some have died from heat stroke.
The most suffocating thing is that because the weather is too hot, crops have failed and prices are soaring. Many people have noticed that the weather is too hot and want to stock up more supplies, but the electricity is not strong enough and the refrigerator is always at room temperature. The meat and vegetables they buy will rot and deteriorate within a day, and the takeout they order often tastes bad. When they go to restaurants, they often eat rotten ingredients.
Many people have been sent to hospitals for acute gastroenteritis or other illnesses caused by eating spoiled food. The hospitals are now overcrowded, with most of them suffering from heat stroke, heat stroke, and acute gastroenteritis. The news reports a series of incidents caused by high temperatures every day, which makes people feel anxious and numb.
In light of the recent global high temperatures, many netizens have published doomsday speculations. Some have also dug up screenshots of Si Nan's earlier anonymous doomsday predictions, reminding the world that the end of the world is coming. Naturally, these were deleted by the Internet police, and the negative news about the high temperatures on TV news pages has gradually decreased. The purpose is to carry out control and prevent the Chinese people from panicking, causing immeasurable consequences and violence and chaos.
Si Nan saw that the temperature was getting out of control, so he said the purpose of coming here today: "Moli, Youqing, you must believe what I say, you must buy more food, water, medicine, and daily necessities that can be stored at home. Don't be afraid of too much, don't be afraid of it going bad. If conditions permit, buy more ice cubes to store at home to cool down, and arrange for solar generators and diesel generators..."
Both of them said they understood. They were not fools. Si Nan had told them about the high temperature half a year ago. Now it was just like her dream. Although they found it absurd, the current situation made them think too much about it.
Sheng Youqing also said that in order to ensure the freshness of the ingredients, her family spent a lot of money to buy several diesel generators to generate electricity in the store. The ingredients were frozen in a freezer filled with ice cubes and were only taken out to thaw a few minutes before serving. Even so, customers still said that her ingredients were not fresh. Several people who had diarrhea from eating stale food came to her house to make trouble and tried to blackmail her, but she drove them out fiercely.
The current situation of her hot pot restaurant is that after the power outage, several generators were started at the same time, consuming too much diesel and making a lot of noise. She was often complained by the surrounding neighbors, and it was difficult to keep the ingredients fresh. Customers were picky. She basically quarreled with people every day and was very tired. She decided to simply close the business for a while and resume business when the temperature dropped and the power supply was normal.
Si Nan supported her decision very much. After eating and drinking, the three of them separated. Gao Moli's husband Cao Weizhi drove to pick her up. When he opened the car door, he complained about why she took the child around in such hot weather and why she had no reason to ask him to pick her up. He didn't know how expensive gasoline was now, etc.
Gao Moli couldn't help it and argued with him while standing on the side of the road. Sinan and Sheng Youqing wanted to go forward to help, but Cao Weizhi dragged Gao Moli into the car and stepped on the accelerator, giving the two of them a face full of humiliation.
"What kind of person is this!" Sheng Youqing wiped the dust off his face and spat at the departing car: "You pretended to be a decent person before marriage, but your true colors are revealed after marriage, Cao Weizhi, you are really a piece of shit!"
Cao Weizhi is Gao Moli's colleague. When they first met, this man acted modest and polite, and was generous. But after they got married, he became a mama's boy, and indulged his mother in mistreating Gao Moli everywhere, causing Gao Moli to almost become depressed during her confinement.
Si Nan and Sheng Youqing couldn't stand it anymore and stood up for her several times. Not only did Gao Moli's mother-in-law not restrain herself, but she became even more aggressive. She bullied Gao Moli because her family lived far away in a coastal city. She quarreled and fought with her every day, pinched and hit the child behind her back to vent her anger. She also controlled Cao Weizhi's salary and didn't give her a penny. She didn't buy milk powder for the child. Once, when she and Cao Weizhi had a quarrel, her mother-in-law even instigated Cao Weizhi to fight with her.
Si Nan and the other man both advised her to divorce, but she couldn't bear to leave her child, so she just kept enduring it, not knowing how long it would last.
On the way back, Cheng Suming was driving. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, he parked the car in the community garage, took her to the riverside garden outside the community, and took her for a walk along the riverside guardrail to make her depressed mood better.
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, and a gentle breeze blows along the river. The cool water vapor makes the hot air much cooler.
There were many people walking along the river, and many adults and children, ignoring the notice prohibiting entering the water, climbed over the guardrails to play in the water.
Si Nan and Cheng Su Ming walked along the river. The constant breeze from the river made her feel much better. She was about to complain to Cheng Su Ming about the irresponsible parents who took their children to the river to swim when she suddenly heard a woman shouting for help not far away. People walking around gathered around and quickly came to the conclusion that someone had suffered from heatstroke and fainted.
Out of professional ethics as a doctor, Cheng Suming walked over.
Si Nan shouted to the people gathered around, "Please move aside. My husband is a doctor. Let him take a look."
The crowd quickly made way for them, and Cheng Suming strode over. He saw a middle-aged woman lying on the ground with a purple face, eyes closed, sweat all over, and twitching. A young woman was beside her, grabbing the middle-aged woman's hand and shouting for help in panic.
Cheng Suming half squatted down and took a look at the middle-aged woman. He found that the middle-aged woman was wearing two long-sleeved coats in such hot weather. Her body temperature was extremely high. He frowned and said, "Don't shout. Call the hospital emergency number immediately. She has symptoms of heat stroke. She must be sent to the hospital for cooling and emergency treatment. Why let her wear so many clothes in such hot weather?"
The young woman picked up the phone with shaking hands and feet, dialed the emergency number, and followed Cheng Suming's instructions to ask the onlookers nearby to help move the middle-aged woman to a cool place. She took off her coat and poured mineral water given by a kind passerby on her body to cool her down physically. She turned around and said to Cheng Suming in a crying voice: "My mother has caught a heat cold these days and has not recovered. She remembered what her hometown said that covering up and sweating will be fine, so she put on two more layers of clothes. She didn't turn on the air conditioner when she got home. She couldn't stand the heat before, so she asked me to go downstairs for a walk, but who knew..."
The ambulance arrived quickly. When the emergency doctor and nurse got off the car, the middle-aged woman had already died. The young woman's grief-stricken cries resounded through the sky.
This was the third person who died of heat stroke in the nearby community. In addition to sighing at the ignorance of the middle-aged woman, the onlookers were more afraid of the hot weather and were discussing when the power would come back today. Recently, the power outage time at the power station has been increasing, and the power supply time has been decreasing...
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