Xia He stood in the snow for more than five hours. Despite the spiritual liquid that buffed her and the thick clothes that kept her warm, she still couldn't stand being in the snow for so long. However, she was still much better off than the others. There were quite a few wealthy people in Tianchi Yipin who had temperature-controlled clothing at home, and Xia He probably did too. But most people were wearing normal clothes, though they were wrapped up in many layers.
An elderly grandfather in the crowd suddenly collapsed when he got up to collect supplies. He couldn't get up after that. Xia He guessed that he had been frozen for too long and his bones were too brittle, so they broke as soon as he tried to stand up.
Those around the scene reacted with mixed feelings: some felt sorry for the old man, while others remained indifferent. The old man's family member was a grandson who looked only a few years old. After seeing his grandfather fall, the grandson kept calling out to him, trying to get help from those around him. Although some kind-hearted people went to check on him, they could only shake their heads helplessly in this situation.
The elderly are already too weak to withstand such cold weather, let alone with a broken bone; they are probably beyond saving.
The little boy's eyes welled with tears, which froze instantly on his face. The old man, seeing this, raised his trembling hand to wipe them away, saying, "Don't cry, be strong. Grandpa won't be able to be with you anymore, Xingxing, be strong." The old man's hand froze in mid-air, and everyone around fell silent, a profound sense of helplessness rising within them—a tingling sensation that seemed to pierce their hearts.
The little boy stood on the silvery-white ice, surrounded by indifferent crowds. The cold blue sky above reminded him of the endless cold and loneliness. From this moment on, he was all alone. His breath formed white smoke in the air, like a measure of life. The icicles on his face had long since frozen him numb.
The little boy stared blankly at the scene before him, his eyes filled with confusion and despair. Each heartbeat echoed in the silent, frigid air, intensifying his loneliness. He tried to find any trace of his grandfather's life, but could only touch his cold, icy cheek.
Grandpa lay on the hard, icy snow, the little boy's pounding heartbeat echoing in the silence, intensifying his loneliness and cold. He could only stare blankly into the snow.
Xia He couldn't help but look at the scene and went up to the little boy, saying, "If you keep crying, your face will get all bruised. In this weather, it's not easy for an injury to heal."
Seeing that the little boy was still kneeling there without moving, Xia He continued, "Kneeling there will easily make you freeze to death. Instead of wasting time, you might as well move him and bury him before he melts into the ice."
Seeing that the little boy was still kneeling there motionless, Xia He stopped caring and went to line up to receive supplies.
In the group, Xia He overheard two middle-aged women discussing, "That poor little boy. His family was quite well-off when he was young; his parents had a large company. But they had bad luck. They outsourced a project, and then an accident happened at the construction site. The outsourcing company just ran away. The site manager couldn't accept it and ran over his parents with his car, killing them. I heard that the little boy was in the car at the time, but he survived. Luckily, his parents had earned enough money before and even left a house for him and his grandfather, otherwise life would have been even harder. Now their only grandfather is gone too. It's really pitiful."
Xia He sighed silently after hearing this. This little boy's fate was probably going to be very difficult.
Xia He received a bucket of water that had been frozen into ice, a bag of compressed biscuits, and two packs of noodles.
As for clothing and quilts, Xia He didn't bother competing with others for them. When Xia He returned after collecting the supplies, she found that the little boy had already left.
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