In fact, this whole thing started because of Zhang Heping's good intentions.
Seeing Shen Yanming shuttling back and forth between the hospital and home almost non-stop, he felt a little sorry for him and offered, "I'll go to the restaurant and ask the chef if we can prepare a postpartum meal for Qiao An. As for Lao Shen, he can just have one with me, okay?"
Shen Yanming thought that he had space to have extra food, so he nodded in agreement.
So Zhang Heping went to the restaurant before mealtime and said a lot of nice things to the head chef, which finally convinced the chef to exchange half a chicken for a crucian carp to make fish soup for Qiao An.
He excitedly ran back to the ward and reported to Shen Yanming: "The head chef agreed. The two chickens that Zhao Zhao sent can be exchanged for four crucian carp, which will be enough for Qiao An to eat for two days."
Shen Yanming felt that replacing all the chickens with fish didn't seem quite right. After all, it was a token of his brother's affection, and he couldn't just give it all away.
But if it's left in the ward, it probably won't smell for long in this hot weather.
So he told Zhang Heping to take all the chickens away, exchange half for fish, and borrow the rest from the canteen's cold storage. As for payment, it could be the other half of the chicken.
Although Zhang Heping felt bad about giving away half a chicken for nothing, he knew he had no choice. Unless he changed his mind now and let Lao Shen go home and cook.
But it was his idea, so he couldn't very well contradict himself. Besides, Shen Yanming hadn't rested since last night, so he wasn't really comfortable letting him drive again.
Moreover, the situation outside has changed drastically.
So, steeling himself, he took the two chickens and went to find the head chef. He figured he'd just consider it a loss this time and make it up to Old Shen when he had some free time.
Zhang Heping's idea at this moment was good, but he completely failed to consider the actual situation.
That is to say, no matter what good stuff it is, it seems that Shen Yanming is the one who finds it all. As his good brother, even if he wanted to fill the hole left by this half-chicken, he was powerless to do so.
So, in the two weeks after Bi Qiaoan was discharged from the hospital, when he had searched for many people to no avail, he especially regretted his rashness that day.
But it was all too late; he could only take it as a lesson learned.
Of course, Shen Yanming was unaware of all of this.
Hehe, let's not talk about him anymore. After feeding Bi Qiaoan, Shen Yanming tidied up his things and went to bed in the ward.
It just so happens that the bed is big enough; one side can fit the two little ones, and the other side can still accommodate this big one. Otherwise, he really would be told to go back to where he came from!
Bi Qiaoan looked at the person lying on the bed acting spoiled and felt somewhat helpless.
She initially thought her husband was just trying to fool Zhang Heping. But she never expected him to actually get into bed with her.
What can we do now? We can only make do.
Even though there were safety railings, she still instinctively pulled her two little ones further inside.
Once she lay back down, she felt a pair of warm, large hands covering her lower abdomen, and a voice whispered in her ear, "Wife, I'm so happy to have you here!"
Bi Qiaoan felt that this person was very sentimental, but she really couldn't be emotional right now.
Because the excess fat on the abdomen hasn't gone down yet, you can easily pull it out quite a distance with your hand.
She felt a little embarrassed and missed her slim waist. She tried to pull the large hand off her stomach, but the other person's fingers intertwined with hers.
"Don't move, these are all proof of our love." Shen Yanming coaxed her with sweet words, afraid that she would be preoccupied.
"But it's too ugly and unsightly. If I can't get it back, won't I have to wear a swimming ring every day from now on?"
Shen Yanming chuckled, "You're joking about our family's secret weapon? Don't worry, we'll take care of it for you after you're discharged from the hospital. It will definitely restore your skin to its former smoothness and firmness."
Hearing this, Bi Qiaoan was relieved and immediately fell into a deep sleep in Shen Yanming's arms.
Although she slept for a day and a night, she was mostly in a deep sleep. Even after the spiritual spring water helped her recover, she was still exhausted.
With no outsiders around and the baby asleep, I can finally relax.
Within minutes, she drifted off to sleep. But the man beside her kept his eyes open until he could see nothing in the room.
At midnight, a bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, followed by a deafening rumble of thunder.
Shen Yanming quickly released his wife and got out of bed to check. He found that a fierce wind was blowing outside, even more terrifying than what he had seen in the afternoon.
His eyesight was excellent; he could see the tree branches broken by the strong wind and the teetering sign at the hospital entrance.
This is practically like a typhoon passing through.
Before he could finish his reflection, he heard a crackling sound, and his vision quickly became blurry.
It turns out, it was raining.
But the sound didn't seem right. Even if the raindrops were big, hitting the glass shouldn't make a clanging sound like small stones hitting it.
He placed his hand on the glass to feel it carefully, only to find that the glass was slowly cooling down. Shen Yanming was almost certain that it was hailing outside. Moreover, it was a very strange kind of hail, otherwise the outside temperature wouldn't have dropped so quickly.
He withdrew his hand and sat back down on the edge of the bed. The rustling sound annoyed him.
This year has been anything but peaceful. Judging by the situation, crop yields are likely to decline again. I wonder if it was just hail in Shanghai, or if most cities across the country have been affected by the disaster.
Hopefully it's the former! Otherwise, with the summer harvest just around the corner, this sudden rainfall could extinguish all hope of survival.
But will things really develop the way Shen Yanming imagined? Of course not!
Although this rainfall did not cover the entire Qinghua Kingdom, it still affected one-third of the provinces.
Before the apocalypse, this disaster wouldn't have been a big deal. But after several years of struggle, the people of Qinghua Kingdom were already very weak and couldn't withstand repeated setbacks.
Let's not talk about distant examples, but about recent ones. Last winter's extreme cold weather froze almost all the wheat in the northern region to death. It was only after the people who had fled south to escape the cold returned that they were able to replant other crops.
They had already suffered one disaster, and were far behind other regions in the summer harvest. If they were hit by hail as well, wouldn't all their work have been for nothing?
And then there are the cities that were hit by earthquakes recently. They were counting on this summer harvest to give them a much-needed respite. If the rainfall causes a reduction in grain production or even a complete crop failure, that would be adding insult to injury!
But these are things that a nobody like him can't control. The apocalypse is blatantly challenging the limits of human survival. Even if he can provide supplies to support others, is that necessarily a good thing?
Currently, everyone is relatively united and abides by the laws and moral standards of Qinghua Kingdom. But if they discover they can eat and drink their fill without effort, won't they become greedy and turn against each other?
Who knows, the appearance of a savior might not only harm himself, but also the world.
People's selfishness will lead them to plunder that golden finger, instead of thinking about how to save themselves and help each other to gain a new life.
Therefore, Comrade Lao Shen never intended to make their private space public.
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