Ruan Tang was also worried about Grandma Ji being alone at home, so she persuaded Gao Qin to stay at home to accompany Grandma Ji.
After arriving at the hospital, Liu Xiangyun also came to work in the snow.
Ruan Tang hurriedly asked President Liu what happened last night. Liu Xiangyun replied, "After taking medicine and going to bed last night, I was sweating all over. This morning, I got up early and sat at the table to work. He even complained that I was a nuisance at home and asked me not to skip work under the pretext of taking care of him..."
Liu Xiangyun complained for a while before starting to work.
After working for a few days, she was already familiar with the assistant's work and could even move around various departments by delivering documents and materials.
Seeing this, Ji Xiaodi was envious and said, "This job is so easy, I can do it too."
Ruan Tang didn't even raise her head and said coldly, "Then you must first have a rich and capable wife."
"Ah—then I can only ask my family to urge Gao Qin to study hard so that he can earn money and arrange an easy job for me in the future."
Ruan Tang didn't even want to complain about this guy. This guy is too shameless.
Little Brother Ji held his chin up, thinking that Gao Qin would make money to support him in the future, and he would only need to do housework at home every day... No, no, doing housework is too painful, so he should just make money.
Alas, it seems I still have to study.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.
Ruan Tang was still on duty at the hospital, and Ji Nanfeng and his group were nowhere to be seen.
Meng Yun took advantage of the lunch break to come to Shengyi and asked if Ji Nanfeng had come. Seeing that Ji Nanfeng had not come, she felt relieved.
"President Liu has already contacted them by phone. They left Su Province two days ago. They haven't returned today. They must have been stopped by the heavy snow. President Liu has personally led people to search along the way. We will have news by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Even Liu Xiangyun followed suit. She said she could tell fortunes and could give President Liu and the others a general direction.
With the letter, Meng Yun felt relieved.
Only then did he sit down with peace of mind, took the hot water poured by Ruan Tang, and drank it in small sips.
"He Kun looked so aggrieved when he left. I heard you were avoiding him every day. It's only been a few days since he came, and you're already getting anxious and angry?"
Meng Yun got teased so much that her skin thickened. "I avoided him because I didn't want He Kun to be a widower at such a young age. I looked for him because I didn't want to be a widow right after getting married."
Ruan Tang was overjoyed. "Now when he comes, are you still going to hide from him?"
"I'm not hiding. I have my little life to protect me. Calculating the time, it should be coming tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
Ruan Tang began to feel a little bit jealous of He Kun. It seemed that there would be no good luck during the New Year.
Meng Yun drank a cup of hot tea and went to work in the city in the snowy wind.
At four o'clock, Brother Ji came to pick up Ruan Tang from work.
The hospital was deserted, with few people around. There were only two patients in the emergency room, who had slipped in the snow and twisted their ankles, and were coming to get some ointment.
Ruan Tang asked the emergency doctor to eat a few bites of food first while she stayed in the emergency room for a while.
By the time the emergency doctor rushed over, it was already past five o'clock.
Ji Xiaodi helped Ruan Tang walk towards the family compound. Ji Xiaodi said that Grandma Ji had secretly offered sacrifices to the ancestors, and he was guarding the door so no one would see it.
Ji Xiaodi also said that he saw many people locking their doors in the afternoon, and the smell of incense ash wafted out from inside.
However, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention this.
This winter vacation, because Ruan Tang was pregnant and Grandma Ji was old, Gao Qin and Ji Xiaodi began to delve into cooking.
I often go to the provincial canteen to learn from the chef.
So, the New Year’s Eve dinner was also prepared by the two of them. It was the first time for them to prepare such a large banquet. During the banquet, they warmly invited everyone to try every dish they made.
Everyone, there is only Grandma Ji and Ruan Tang.
The two were urged to eat food enthusiastically, and because they were too enthusiastic, they ate too much without realizing it.
Grandma Ji was old and went to bed early, so Ruan Tang stayed downstairs with the two children to celebrate the New Year.
Gao Qin made a pot of hawthorn syrup and put it on the charcoal basin to keep it warm. He also took the mountain products that Wang Qiang sent and roasted them on the charcoal basin.
Ruan Tang asked Ji Xiaodi to open the window a little so that no one would know if the whole family fainted.
After Ji Xiaodi opened the window, he took out the radio to tune in.
"According to the news from the front lines, Hu City was hit by a heavy snowstorm overnight, causing serious damage from mudslides. The local authorities have already dispatched a number of personnel to the front lines for disaster relief..."
Ji Xiaodi was puzzled: "I thought only heavy rain could cause mudslides, but it turns out it can also happen on snowy days."
"Hu City is north of the provincial capital, and the temperature is several degrees colder than the provincial capital. Moshan is one of China's four major summer resorts, and the winter lasts about 150 days a year. I suspect the disaster must have occurred near Moshan."
Ji Xiaodi was shocked when he heard Gao Qin talking so much. "Don't I remember that our textbooks don't have this kind of stuff in them?"
"No, I borrowed the book from a teacher in the high school department."
Little Brother Ji held his head and wailed, "This is unforgivable! I'm still crying while previewing the next volume of new lessons, and others have already borrowed the high school books to read."
"Do you think Ji Nanfeng will be trapped in Lake City?"
The more Ruan Tang thought about it, the more she felt that this was possible.
Otherwise, based on Ji Nanfeng's personality, it would be impossible for him not to celebrate the New Year at home.
On the afternoon of the first day of the new year, Wang Qiang came to the provincial high school covered in mud.
"Brother Ji and his crew arrived in Hu City on the evening of the 26th. Heavy snow had blocked the mountain, and the road ahead was blocked. Luckily, Brother Ji and his crew were experienced and knew the snow wouldn't stop anytime soon, so they ordered everyone out of their cars to clear the snow and pave the road with dead branches to prevent the tires from slipping.
After sweeping for a day and a night, they finally reached the foot of Mount Mo. Unexpectedly, a mudslide struck, burying more than a dozen villages beneath the snow. Without much time to think, Brother Ji and his companions turned back to rescue people.
By the time President Liu and his men had searched the area on New Year's Eve, the local rescue team had finally arrived. It would take another three or four days for Brother Ji and the others to arrive.
"The mudslide broke out on the 27th, why did the rescue not arrive until New Year's Eve?" Ruan Tang knew that President Liu had taken people to look for people on the 29th of the lunar year, so why did the local rescue only arrive at that time?
Wang Qiang's face was gloomy. "The snowy roads were difficult to navigate. We finally made it to the county town, but there was no one on duty. The security guard didn't show up for work until daybreak. When he heard about this, he hurriedly took the messenger to the leader's home. Because it was almost Chinese New Year, the rescue team couldn't get enough people.
In the end, it was He Gedong who made the phone call and dispatched the green-uniformed soldiers to the rescue. Seeing this, the locals then forcefully mobilized over a hundred people to come to the disaster relief effort.
Wang Qiang witnessed the ruthlessness of the disaster with his own eyes, and he still feels scared when he talks about it now.
"How are Ji Nanfeng and the others? Are they injured?"
Wang Qiang shook his head. "Brother Ji and the others are all retired soldiers. They have participated in disaster relief efforts in many places and are very experienced. They are not... "
Just as Wang Qiang finished speaking, the phone in Ruan Tang's office rang.
After Ruan Tang hung up the phone, she said, "I might have to go to the foot of Mount Mo with you..."
The higher-ups asked the provincial capital's hospitals to participate in post-disaster rescue efforts. Vice President Jiang was in internal medicine, so as the hospital director and surgeon, she had no choice but to participate.
Ruan Tang asked Wang Qiang and Ji Xiaodi to help inform the family compound of this and ask the medical staff who stayed in the provincial capital to come to the conference room for a meeting.
Ruan Tang took the notebook and entered the meeting room first.
Because many people went to the countryside to celebrate the New Year, only about half of the medical staff remained in the family compound.
After everyone gathered, Ruan Tang explained the rescue plan. "Vice President Jiang will stay on duty at the hospital, and I will lead the team. There are no hard and fast quotas for each department. Everyone can sign up as long as it does not affect the operation of the department."
Vice President Jiang raised his hand in objection, "President Ruan, you're not feeling well, it's snowing, and this is a disaster area..."
Ruan Tang raised her hand to interrupt Vice President Jiang and said softly, "Ji Nanfeng is there, and all our friends are there. I have to go there. I'll feel at ease only after I see with my own eyes that they are all well."
At that time, Ji Nanfeng was in a coma and she was pregnant. Their friends gave her great help and support, which helped her get through that dark month.
Now, she also wants to personally see them all well before she can feel at ease.
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