Chapter 15
"Did your sister and her family go to Country C? She called the day before yesterday and said where she would be transferring. Congcong, please check it quickly. Why can't I remember it right now?!"
Looking at the pushed news, Cheng Ru suddenly panicked and was so nervous that even her voice was trembling.
"Don't worry, mom. My sister will be fine."
Chen Cong tried to comfort his mother, but he felt anxious inside.
The weather changes in Europe occurred much earlier than Chen Cong had expected.
Although under their urging, Shen Xi had booked the ticket as quickly as possible.
However, due to the continuous heavy rains, many flights were cancelled, and June is still the peak tourist season, so it is not easy to buy air tickets.
Chen Xi tried very hard but only managed to book a flight back home three days ago.
But who would have thought that just when she was about to set off for the airport with her two children, she received a notice from the airline saying that the flight was cancelled again due to thunderstorms.
If you don't take this flight, the next available flight will be a week later.
But the rain is still falling, and the weather forecast shows that there will be heavy rainfall in the next week. Who can guarantee that the plane will be able to take off normally even if we wait a week?
Chen Xi gritted his teeth and did not return, but took the children to the airport.
She called from the airport and said she was going to buy a ticket to Country C and then transfer there to return home.
Because the signal at the airport was not very good, plus she had to bring two children and a lot of luggage, buy tickets, and catch the flight...
Her family didn't even dare to call her, for fear that she might be distracted and make another mistake.
And now, more than thirty hours have passed since Chen Xi's last call back.
And Country C is within the range of this volcanic eruption...
The more everyone thought about it, the heavier their mood became. Cheng Ru couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
"I'll call my sister. They'll be fine. Don't overthink it, mom. The news just said that a volcano erupted in Country C. Country C is huge, and that volcano is a million miles away from the airport! It has nothing to do with my sister and the others."
"It's definitely okay, it's definitely okay. I'm just worried about her raising two children by herself. Shanshan is less than three years old, and Tongtong is only five years old. What if things get out of hand..."
As Cheng Ru was speaking she became choked up and couldn't continue.
"Don't scare yourself. Xixi will be fine."
Shen Jianyi put down his phone, which showed that he was still repeatedly calling his eldest daughter, but the call still couldn't go through.
His face was solemn, but he acted like a patriarch and ordered everyone in the room, "Don't panic, just do what you need to do. Xixi will definitely be able to return home safely!
According to the time she said, they should have already boarded the plane back home, so it was normal that the call couldn't be reached.
There is no point in any of us getting anxious, let's all get to work, there are so many things to do, why are we all standing here?!
Chen Cong, you go to the warehouse and do your thing, and Gu Kai also go and do your thing.
"Old Gu, you take care of the backyard stuff. I'll call Ranran and see if I can get some information from Wei Yan."
"You can fight if you want. I'm at home to look after you. Contact me quickly." Gu Zhengchu responded hurriedly.
At critical moments, we really need someone like this who can hold the line.
After hearing what Shen Jianyi said, although everyone was still in a heavy mood, they were finally no longer at a loss and everyone went about their own business.
The old couple was left alone in the house, trying hard to get in touch with their daughter through various channels.
Chen Cong went to the warehouse today mainly to fetch water, and she has been doing so for two days.
Of course, she is also responsible for receiving the goods. Today, the manufacturer will deliver the iron shelves and storage boxes customized for her space.
After the space was expanded, the first thing Chen Cong did was to buy forty large stainless steel water tanks at once, ten of which could hold four tons of water and twenty of which could hold two tons of water.
There are also ten small water tanks with solar energy that can be installed in the kitchen, bathroom, or even on the roof of a car.
In her previous life, there were two consecutive years of drought, and Chen Cong had experienced enough water shortages. Now that she had the opportunity, she wished she could store enough water for her family for two years.
It would be too eye-catching if all these water tanks were brought back home to be filled with water, so now Shen Cong comes to the warehouse to get water whenever he is free.
The warehouse that Gu Kai rented was on the first floor, and there was a water pipe in the house.
Then there is a public pool outdoors not far from the warehouse for everyone to use daily.
Chen Cong bought a water purifier and installed it on the water pipe in the warehouse, so that the water that comes out is direct drinking water. She plans to fill the small water tank with this kind of water.
There are usually not many people in the warehouse because the weather is too hot. Except for the occasional delivery of goods, there are only a few vehicles in this area every day, let alone people.
So no one uses the public water pipes.
Chen Cong bought a long leather hose to bring the water into the warehouse and put it into the large water tank. In this way, two water pipes were running at the same time, and the speed was doubled.
If the weather wasn't so hot, she would have wanted to boil the water in the warehouse while she was getting water. That way, when the coldest season came, there would be no shortage of hot water at home.
Anyway, there is a stove and fuel in this warehouse, which is very convenient.
But after Gu Kai came once, he sternly rejected Chen Cong's proposal, saying that it was too easy to get heatstroke in such weather.
Sometimes people don’t even realize they have heatstroke, and it’s too late to regret when something really happens.
But in fact, I don’t know if it’s because of the upgrade of superpowers, but now Chen Cong can clearly feel that his physical condition has improved greatly.
In weather like this, everyone couldn't stand the heat, but she didn't feel much discomfort.
Even at the end of the day, I hardly sweat.
This is also the reason why her family did not object when she asked to come over to get water.
And now she has a secret weapon - a small array plate made by her father-in-law with jade, embedded in a wooden box, the kind that can be carried around.
Usually Chen Cong puts it in the space, and after arriving at the warehouse he takes it out and places it next to him.
Although the energy released by this array is definitely not as strong as at home due to its size, it can make the air in the warehouse flow slightly and bring a hint of coolness.
In this way, the sink can absorb water and energy at the same time.
But today, because of his sister's matter, Chen Cong couldn't calm down.
Her phone was already heating up from scrolling. She searched through all the news she could find, and the more she read, the more uneasy she became.
My parents have told my cousin Cheng Ran about this, but Cheng Ran doesn’t know what to do.
She couldn't contact Wei Yan at all now, and she didn't even know whether Wei Yan was still in the capital.
Since entering the first level of combat readiness, she hasn't seen her husband for nearly half a month. Not only has she not seen him, she hasn't even answered his phone calls.
Cheng Ran said she would ask her friends about the situation, but she could sense that there wasn't much she could do.
My parents are still trying to find connections, hoping to get in touch with the embassy.
On the phone, the father turned around and comforted Chen Cong, telling her not to think too much and that there would always be a way.
But - how can I not think about it?
Chen Cong even felt a little guilty now. She couldn't help but wonder, if she hadn't called and forced her sister to come back, would they have survived this disaster?
At least, they shouldn't go to Country C at this time.
She also knew that her thoughts were wrong, but she still couldn't control her sadness.
From his sister, Chen Cong thought of the thing that had troubled him for a long time - should he tell others about the impending earthquake?
Chen Cong is very contradictory.
On the one hand, she really wanted to tell everyone about the impending natural disaster. No matter how many people believed it, every extra life would bring hope to one more family.
But on the other hand, she really didn't know how to pass on this message.
She went to tell the government, to tell the Earthquake Bureau?
Who would believe her?
You can't let everyone see her space every time you meet her, right?
I guess if this is the case, she won't even get to meet the key person who can control the overall situation, and she will be controlled as a dangerous element first.
Moreover, she has a family behind her!
Chen Cong felt that he could help others while ensuring his own safety.
But without this major premise, she would not disregard her own safety in order to save others without hesitation - she is not a saint and she would definitely not do that.
So, the days passed one by one, and until now Shen Cong had only tried to provide some help to the people around him from the side, and he did not tell many people about the natural disaster.
But her sister's incident was such a huge shock to her that Chen Cong experienced firsthand the feeling of powerlessness of being unable to help when a family member is in trouble.
This made her suddenly make a decision.
Chen Cong opened WeChat and joined the university classmates group.
Because the school anniversary is coming soon, the group has been very lively recently.
Chen Cong tagged the group leader, who was also their class monitor in college, and quickly edited a paragraph and posted it: "I'm sorry I won't be attending this school celebration. The weather has been bad recently, there have been too many natural disasters, and my family doesn't allow me to go out. I'm sorry I can't get together with you all. Let's meet again when there's a chance."
As soon as she said this, the group exploded.
Because Shen Cong had just won an international award and received a scholarship from a prestigious university, he was a celebrity in the class at that time.
Many people have said that they must attend this school anniversary just to meet Shen Chong, hoping to share in the good fortune.
Moreover, she posted her flight and hotel reservations early on, and several of her old classmates who were on good terms with her booked the same hotel as her.
It's too outrageous that he suddenly said he couldn't go, and the reason was "family doesn't allow him to go out".
So within a few minutes, a lot of people jumped out and started yelling at Chen Cong.
They all accused her of making a sudden decision and said she was insincere.
What Chen Cong was waiting for was everyone's doubts.
She talked about how her sister couldn't be contacted due to the weather, and that her cousin called to ask her to stock up on food, and then she also mentioned her father-in-law.
The old man said that the weather has been bad recently and there will be major natural disasters.
It's either an earthquake or a typhoon, and the biggest one is likely to happen in coastal areas and in the near future.
The old man said that he would not let her go out, and if she went out, he would break her legs!
Not only did her parents firmly agree, they also forced her to cancel her air ticket and hotel reservation to Nan'an.
In order to increase credibility, Chen Cong also hinted that his brother-in-law's unit had been assembled and on standby, and had not been allowed to go home for a long time.
Moreover, my cousin’s workplace has started distributing life-saving kits.
…
Chen Cong told the truth, except for the few words he said through his father-in-law, everything else really happened.
People may not care much about these things individually, but when they are put together, they become important.
After reading what Chen Cong posted, some people in the group began to agree.
Some classmates in Beijing also confirmed that many units and communities have indeed distributed life-saving kits, and some units with good performance even distributed rice, flour, grain, oil and other daily necessities to employees in the name of heatstroke prevention and cooling down.
Some students whose homes live in earthquake zones or mountainous areas also said that there are indeed more military vehicles on the road recently, and they heard that many troops have already assembled.
Someone even posted a link that listed the natural disasters that have occurred around the world in the past two months.
The number is several times that of normal years.
Seeing the lively discussion, Chen Cong chimed in with a few more words, repeatedly hinting that "it's best not to go out if you can", "if you can't attend the school anniversary celebration, there will be opportunities in the future, don't joke with your life"...
Then he logged off before anyone could get suspicious.
Chen Cong had just quit WeChat when a phone call came in.
As soon as the call was connected, her best friend Zeng Nuan's screaming voice came from the other side: "Chen Cong, what are you doing? I came to Nan'an just for you and just checked in today. When I saw the group message, you said you wouldn't come?!"
Chen Cong was confused for a moment!
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