Chapter 343
After all the students in the teaching building were evacuated, each class teacher began to count the number of students with the assistance of the class monitor and the league secretary.
The teachers walked among the students, carefully checking each student's presence and asking if anyone was injured.
After the inventory was completed, the teachers reported the situation to the school leaders and confirmed that all students had arrived at the playground safely and no one was seriously injured. Only the student who had just fallen had sprained his ankle.
Vice Principal Sun was on duty tonight, and Director Lin asked him, "Vice Principal Sun, it seems like there was only that one movement, and then there was no movement. What do you think should be done next?"
Vice Principal Sun said: "Principal Hu is already on his way back to school. I have just reported this to my superiors, and the Education Bureau has already consulted with the Earthquake Bureau.
To be on the safe side, let the students rest here first, and wait a little longer. Once they are confirmed to be safe, let them go back to the dormitory directly."
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At the same time, in the residential area outside the school, residents who felt the tremor also came out of their homes and communicated with their neighbors.
"Old Wu! There was an earthquake just now, did you know?"
"I was asleep just now and didn't feel anything. My son pulled me up. Did you feel it? Was it a big noise?"
"It wasn't big, just a slight movement, but we were afraid there would be a bigger one coming, so we all ran out."
Su Yuanzheng had just finished washing up and went to the kitchen to soak rice in preparation for making porridge tomorrow. When he was about to turn off the light, he noticed that the water in the basin shook.
He didn't care at first and went back to his room to prepare for sleep. Then he heard more and more voices talking outside the yard, so he came out to see what was going on.
When I opened the door and came out, I saw Su Yu and Su Hui running over. Su Yu said, "Uncle, it seems like there was an earthquake just now. It shook a little. Now many neighbors are out and dare not stay in the house."
Hearing this, Su Yuanzheng recalled the shaking of the basin and said, "I didn't even know it was an earthquake. I only came out after hearing the noise."
The uncle next to me said to his family, "Don't go back to sleep yet. We don't know if it's a small earthquake before the big one. It's better to stay outside. At least you won't be crushed by the earthquake."
Su Yuanzheng's heart tightened, and he hurried to the first high school and said to Su Yu and Su Hui, "You guys stay outside and watch the door. Miaomiao is still in school. I'll go check on her."
When the neighbors on the street saw him running so fast, they hurriedly asked him where he was going. When they heard that he was going to school to see his children, some parents whose children were studying at home also reacted and followed him.
When Su Yuanzheng ran to the school gate, Su Miao had just arrived at the playground to gather.
The school gate was closed, so he anxiously asked the security guard, "Comrade! My daughter is a senior high school student. There was an earthquake just now. How is the school?"
The security guard was told to guard the school gate to prevent any further incidents. He said to Su Yuanzheng and the parents who were running breathlessly behind him, "Parents, please rest assured. The head teachers and school leaders are here. They have gathered the students in the playground. It's safe now."
Some worried parents asked, "It's almost time to get out of school, can we just pick up our kids?"
"Parents, please rest assured. Students are safest in the open playground right now. It's not good for them to walk around everywhere now."
What the security guard said made sense, so the parents waited at the school gate. During this time, many parents who lived nearby came. When the principal arrived, a circle of parents had already gathered at the school gate.
The principal comforted the parents with a few words and then ran to the playground in a hurry.
It wasn't cold in Nanning in early November, but the temperature at night was high enough to wear long sleeves. The principal was wearing only a shirt, and his wet hair had been blown half dry on the way by bike. He was completely relieved when he saw the students and faculty gathered on the playground.
Vice Principal Sun came over and said, "Old Hu, all the students are here. One of them sprained his ankle, but everyone else is fine."
Principal Hu nodded and said, "It seemed like there were two earthquakes, but they weren't very loud. I reported this to the Education Bureau's leadership before I came here. They'll call us if they get any news from the Earthquake Bureau, so I need to return to the office right now and wait for further information. You'll be responsible for calming the students down here."
Although the students all knew that they were safe for the time being, the tension and panic they had just experienced did not dissipate so quickly.
In order to ease the students' emotions, Vice Principal Sun suggested that everyone sing together, singing the same songs that the instructors taught during military training.
At first, the singing was a little scattered, but soon, the students joined in tacitly, and the passionate singing floated over the playground.
As they sang one song after another, everyone's voices became louder and louder, and the students' moods calmed down a lot.
It was almost time to leave school when the principal finally came over and said with a relaxed expression, "The Earthquake Bureau said the epicenter is far away from us. It's okay. Students in the first and second grades can go home now."
"What about the senior students? It seems like there are parents of senior students picking up their children at the door."
"The seniors' training will continue. It won't be affected. We'll go out and talk to the parents later. They're very safe in school."
Although he had an unpleasant experience with Zhang Yan before, Su Miao was still very grateful to her for her help just now.
He thanked her very sincerely, but Zhang Yan looked uncomfortable: "It's nothing... I'm the secretary of the Youth League branch, this is what I should do, you don't need to thank me, really.
Su Miao, I'm so sorry for what I did to you before. No matter what your relationship with your cousin is, I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you."
Su Miao said, "Yes, reporting me behind my back was really bad, but it doesn't affect my gratitude to you today."
"Hmm? Although I didn't remind you to submit your application to join the group, and I deliberately told everyone during the group class that you were suspended, I wasn't the one who reported you.
This kind of political review matter, if confirmed, will ruin my future. I just wanted to vent my anger for my sister, I didn't really want to ruin anyone else's future."
Su Miao looked at the frankness in her eyes and felt that the grudge had been formed a long time ago. If it was really her, then there was probably no need for her to lie.
"Well, I guessed wrong. You targeted me once, and then helped me again. Let's call it even."
The head teacher arranged for the students to return to the dormitory to rest in an orderly manner. Su Miao, Hu Xiaodie, Lin Guodong and Zhang Yan walked together, discussing their recent experience as they walked.
Zhang Yan told them about the conversation she had just heard from the leader. Hu Xiaodie complained, "Today is November 6th! It's my grandmother's birthday according to the solar calendar. Not only can I not be home to celebrate it with her, but something like this happened. I hope she doesn't get scared."
When Su Miao heard her words, something seemed to suddenly explode in his mind.
1988! November 6th! The earthquake! Oh my god! How could she have forgotten it so completely?
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