Chapter 295 Another Earthquake
Shen Ziming has been devoted to research since childhood and has the country on his mind. After returning from abroad, he was also eager to use his abilities to do something for the country.
If the words of outsiders could truly influence him, he wouldn't have resolutely returned to China during such a difficult time.
At that time, there were quite a few people who tried to persuade him to stay.
Although what outsiders say doesn't affect him, Xu Jin is, after all, the younger sister he watched grow up. He was both amused and exasperated by this misunderstanding and nodded, saying, "I'll talk to Xiao Jin about this properly."
Shen Mo didn't say anything more; it was up to his elder brother to discover Xu Jin's true feelings.
He was afraid that if he got involved and things didn't work out, the friendship they had formed as children would be ruined.
He was thinking about explaining this to Xiao Jin.
Shen Ziming didn't linger. He said goodbye to the old man and left to find Xu Jin.
After Jiang Ning finished giving the old man acupuncture, she and Shen Mo took the children back to the family compound.
Back in her own yard, Jiang Ning saw Zhi Qi sawing wood in the yard.
Jiang Ning walked over curiously, "Zhiqi, what are you doing?"
Zhiqi said, "I'm making a small spinning top so that my younger siblings can play with it when they're a little older."
Upon hearing Zhiqi's words, Shen Mo led Lezhi over and reached out to help.
Zhiqi waved his hand and refused, "Dad, these are toys I made for my younger brothers and sisters. If you help me out, it won't count as something I made for them."
He said that he must make the gifts for his younger siblings himself.
Shen Mo shook his head helplessly. With such a spoiled older brother, Lezhi and Nanxing would surely become unruly in the future.
Lezhi and Nanxing also liked to stick close to their older brother Zhiqi, and they would surround him as soon as they got home.
Zhiqi wasn't idle either. While preventing his younger siblings from getting too close to the saw, he kept working on his own tasks.
Shen Mo left Jiang Ning in the yard to rest with the children while he went into the kitchen to prepare a meal.
Seeing his father walk towards the kitchen, Zhiqi, who was sawing wood, raised his head and shouted, "Dad, I've already steamed the rice and washed the vegetables."
Without the need to steam rice and wash vegetables, Shen Mo cooked quickly and finished preparing dinner in no time.
The family of five sat around the table and enjoyed a meal together happily.
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Two days later it will be Lezhi and Nanxing's second birthday, but this time the children's second birthday celebration will not be a big one.
The family had a meal together as a way of celebrating the children's birthdays.
All.
Winter wasn't over yet. After dinner and putting the children to sleep, Jiang Ning tucked herself into bed early.
In her half-asleep state at night, Jiang Ning heard Shen Mo calling her.
There were also meows coming from someone's cat on the wall outside.
It was still dark, and these sounds were strangely eerie.
Jiang Ning opened her eyes and saw the roof shaking. She woke up in a second, rolled out of bed, and picked up her child who was still sleeping soundly beside her.
The couple each grabbed a child and ran out of the house. As they ran, Jiang Ning called out to the small house next door, "Zhiqi!"
After handing Lezhi to his wife, Shen Mo was about to go to the small room to bring Zhiqi out.
The door creaked open, and Zhiqi ran out of the room on his own.
Jiang Ning squatted down and hugged all three children in her arms.
Lezhi and Nanxing were experiencing an earthquake for the first time. They blinked their big eyes and looked around curiously.
They ran to an open space, and this time the ground trembled less than before, and the shaking stopped after a few minutes.
However, this shaking lasted for a full ten minutes before the swaying sensation on the ground finally disappeared.
As time went by, some voices could be heard coming from outside the courtyard.
Some people even shouted, "Earthquake!"
Jiang Ning and Shen Mo did not leave the yard with the child; they stood in an open space with no shelter.
Jiang Ning was startled. There had just been an earthquake, so why was there another one?
Shen Mo had participated in earthquake relief efforts, and upon seeing this earthquake, his expression darkened.
The desperate scenes from the last earthquake relief efforts are still vivid in my mind. I wonder how many more people will lose their homes in this earthquake.
We'll have to wait for tomorrow's news to find out exactly where the aftershock came from.
After the vibrations stopped, the sounds of people outside continued for quite a while before gradually fading away.
However, most of the military dependents living in apartment buildings dared not go upstairs, preferring to chat with people all night.
The aftershocks wouldn't last, so Jiang Ning and Shen Mo waited a little longer before letting the children go back to their bedrooms to sleep.
The next day, Jiang Ning went to work at the hospital. As soon as she arrived, she saw Dean Kong in the hospital lobby, with more than a dozen doctors and medical staff standing in front of him.
As Jiang Ning walked over, she heard Dean Kong's solemn voice, "Is everyone ready?"
Xu Jin's voice rang out, "Dean, it's ready."
With Xu Jin leading the way, a chorus of voices rose up one after another.
"We are ready."
Dean Kong nodded. "Okay, let's go."
After saying that, Dean Kong stepped aside, and the doctors and medical staff walked out of the lobby.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Ning had some doubts but did not rush forward to ask Xu Jin.
After everyone had left, Jiang Ning approached the dean and asked, "Dean, what's this?"
When Dean Kong met Jiang Ning, he explained, "A sudden earthquake struck Yanqing last night. The towns and villages nearby were shaken, causing houses to collapse and mudslides to occur."
Yanqing?
Jiang Ning was taken aback; she remembered that the weapons research institute in the capital was located over there.
How could an earthquake happen?!
That Brother Shen...
"That was the first medical support team sent by our hospital. After we finish dealing with some things at the hospital, I will prepare a second support team to go and provide assistance."
Jiang Ning hadn't expected the earthquake to occur in the capital; no wonder the aftershocks lasted so long last night.
Jiang Ning provided support during the earthquake, but now the children and the school can't do without her.
Dean Kong knew what Jiang Ning was worried about, and he said, "I know you're going to do earthquake relief, but you don't need to go this time. Dr. Liu and Dr. Lü will be free in the next couple of days and can be incorporated into the second medical support team."
Jiang Ning nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, "Did Dr. Xu volunteer to go and provide support?"
Dean Kong looked at her in surprise. "How did you know? Dr. Xu has been taking care of Old Master Shen's health. I originally didn't agree to her going."
Jiang Ning understood.
Sure enough, Xu Jin couldn't sit still after learning that something had happened to her older brother.
Now all I can do is pray that nothing bad happens.
Shen Mo went to help with the earthquake relief last time, I wonder if he will go again this time.
In the afternoon, Jiang Ning received a call from Shen Mo, who was using Commander Liang's office to make the call. He told Jiang Ning that he was leading a team to provide support for earthquake relief.
Jiang Ning didn't say much, only telling him to take good care of himself.
As time passed day by day, with the arrival of the medical support team, the hospital also sent back some patients with more serious injuries.
With Jiang Ning in charge of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, and the apprentices trained by Dr. Liu and Dr. Lü over the past two years also able to help, the hospital remained orderly despite the increased number of patients.
Not only did the hospital send people to support the earthquake relief efforts, but President Lin of the Capital University also initiated a call for an earthquake support team.
Medical students flocked to sign up.
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