At noon, Qiao Songzhi made another phone call and learned that the water had reached his knees.
"Brother, listen to me. Cong Fei and his wife have to go to work. There is water accumulation now. They may not have enough food at home. They work so hard, what will they do if they have nothing to eat after get off work? Just listen to me and move there first, and then go to the market to buy some food and daily necessities for the young couple. Isn't it said that the drainage of their new house is not good? There is always water accumulation on the balcony. You have to go over and keep an eye on it to make sure the water does not flood the new house..." She managed to persuade her brother.
"Don't worry, Mom. As long as my eldest uncle is willing to go, there's no need to worry about my youngest uncle. His house is a newly built four-story building, so it will be fine for now. When the situation gets serious and we have to evacuate the village, you can tell your uncles if they want to come to Huacheng." She whispered, "I've rented two rooms on the eighth floor of the building next door. When the time comes, one will be for our relatives and the other for Sheng An's relatives. But the other two rooms have not been modified. After all, they are rented and cannot be modified without permission."
Qiao Songzhi patted her daughter's hand and said, "That's good. If it's really like you said...it would be great to have a place to live that won't be flooded. There's one more thing I never get the chance to ask you. What do you think about your dad?"
The daughter’s father is indeed not a good guy, but he is her biological father after all, so Qiao Songzhi has to ask a question because she doesn’t want her daughter to regret it in the future.
Qiao Qingqing's face changed slightly, and she said coldly: "Don't worry about him! He is rich and powerful, why does he need my reminder?"
Seeing her daughter's look, Qiao Songzhi asked sharply: "I wanted to ask you before, did you go to find your father in your previous life? After all, he is your biological father, he should at least help you." Although her daughter did not explain in detail, she could hear that her daughter was helpless and had a hard time in the apocalypse.
"Is it true that he doesn't care about you?"
Qiao Qingqing sneered, "I never went to look for him, but later I met him in the base. He is really a man who pursues power until his death. It's the end of the world, but he still wants to fight for his 'career'. I used to think he really loved the two children he had later. After I met him, he was very gentle and considerate to me. He said he would take me back to live with him, but I didn't agree and went to ask first. But mom, do you know? He really has a small position in the base, and is a small leader in the logistics department. Do you know what happened to his son and daughter with Yu Manshu? He married his daughter to a 60-year-old man who has connections in the army. He also sent his son's daughter-in-law to another leader's house as a concubine. Mom, you say, he treats his own daughter like this. When he saw me, he burst into tears and said sincerely that he would compensate me. Are those words true?"
"Lin Mingyong!" Qiao Songzhi was furious, "How dare he! How could he!" Behind the anger was deep sorrow. She hugged Qiao Qingqing, "Don't be afraid, mom is here! If he dares to use you to exchange for wealth, I will kill him!"
"Don't be angry, Mom." Qiao Qingqing smiled faintly in her arms, "He can't hurt me. I pretended to agree and made a request, hoping to have dinner with him. It was so funny, he really thought I was still the little girl who longed for father's love when I was a child. He agreed without hesitation and even prepared Western food - saying that I would always be her favorite little princess. Hahaha! I stabbed his heart with a dinner knife, Mom, his expression at that moment was so funny."
"Qingqing——" Qiao Songzhi's pupils constricted.
"Mom, I'm fine. After I killed him, I couldn't escape and was thrown into prison. The base sentenced me to death, but there was a big earthquake the next day and the prison collapsed. I escaped... It's a pity that I didn't survive. But it's better to die. If I knew that I could start over and see you again after I died, I would have died a long time ago."
Before she lost her mother and Sheng An, they had told her to live well, so she fought hard, lived like a nobody, and struggled to live. If she had known earlier, if she had known earlier——
"So there's no need to inform him."
"Okay, Mom knows." Qiao Songzhi hugged her daughter tightly, her eyes full of hatred. Lin Mingyong, Lin Mingyong...
After half a month of continuous rainfall, floods occurred frequently across the country. Shao Shengan’s hometown, Ze County, was hit hardest. Just like in his previous life, local residents were rescued to other places to take shelter.
"It's okay, nothing happened this time." Qiao Qingqing looked up at Shao Shengan with tears in her eyes, "Does this mean that the future can be changed?"
She called the traffic department in advance and reported the place where the mudslide occurred in her previous life. The traffic management department sent people to inspect and then closed the road in advance. In this life, the mudslide occurred as usual, but no one was harmed.
"Yes, the future has changed." Shao Shengan bent down and hugged her, letting her head rest on his chest, "So don't be afraid."
In the following days, the life of Qiao Qingqing's family did not change much. Except for shopping, they did not go out at all. Qiao Songzhi suggested to make some finished food and put it away first. Knowing that Qiao Qingqing spent tens of thousands of yuan to buy wontons, steamed buns and fried dumplings from the store outside, Qiao Songzhi poked Qingqing's head and gave her a lecture.
"What a waste of money! It's much cheaper to make it yourself!"
Feeling sorry for the suffering her daughter had endured in her past life, she rolled up her sleeves and made her favorite fennel pork and three-fresh dumplings.
This also gave Shao's parents something to do, as they were never idle and didn't feel constrained by having something to do. So everyone started making dumplings and steamed rice, and making rice balls. Qiao Qingqing bought a lot of forgotten fresh-keeping boxes, food-grade stainless steel barrels, and other items.
"The more we buy supplies, the less they are available. There are always things that we haven't taken into consideration." She sighed to Shao Shengan.
Shao Shengan smiled and said, "Isn't this good? Don't waste a dollar. Spend it all on useful supplies."
Every morning, Qiao Qingqing would go to the farmer's market to buy a lot of food and fruits. As long as the space was not filled up in a day and there was some money left in the house, she would not stop shopping.
It was easy to convince the Shao family to make steamed buns. Qiao Songzhi said that she would not open a flower shop in the future and wanted to open a private kitchen. All these foods were to be sold. Shao's father and mother were very supportive and helped enthusiastically. When the food was steamed, Qiao Qingqing put it into the space. In their opinion, it was sold - when Qiao Qingqing went out to pick up the goods, she pretended to load the food into the car. They thought Qiao Qingqing was going to deliver the takeaway, and every time they said that Shao Shengan should go and let her rest at home.
Oh, big cities are great. City people even order takeout for buns and dumplings, and can earn money just by sitting at home.
Except for the Shao couple who were completely unaware of the situation, and Shao Shengfei who just wanted to play with toys, Qiao Qingqing and the other two were waiting.
According to local news reports, the deepest water in the low-lying areas of the city has reached the knees. Even if it is only knee-deep, it is very rare for the Flower City, which rarely experiences floods. The local government has taken a series of measures to help residents in the old city, and relevant departments have also actively checked and repaired the blocked parts of the drainage outlets. Everything is in order.
Shao Shengan's colleague who was far away in Country A called him and complained that the abnormal rainfall in the area made it difficult to carry out his work.
"You should come back first! It's raining a lot all over the world. I saw on the news that your place is about to be flooded."
"I want to come back, but I'm just one step away from success. I've worked hard for this project for three months and I can't let it go to waste. I don't have your courage..."
Shao Shengan pursed his lips and said, "No matter how much bonus you get, it can't compare to a family reunion. If you believe me, go and find out about the situation at each airport. Don't think about not being able to buy a ticket when you come back."
The situation in Huacheng took a sharp turn for the worse on the nineteenth day after Qiao Qingqing was reborn.
That night, many people were awakened by the sound of rain.
I have never felt such a loud noise, as if what was falling from the sky was not water but hail, hitting the roof with a loud bang.
"It's raining really hard." Qiao Songzhi stood on the balcony and looked out. "Fortunately the balcony is sealed, otherwise the rain would flood in."
Qiao Qingqing couldn't sleep either, so she stood beside Qiao Songzhi and watched the rain outside. The rain seemed to be pouring down from the sky without any gaps.
"The rainfall is quite heavy. It's even reported on the real-time news." Shao Shengan was checking his phone.
"Rain, it's raining so heavily." Shao Shengfei rubbed his eyes, looking tired, but still said he wanted to go out and play in the water.
"We can't play in the water. Let's go inside and sleep." Shao's mother coaxed him into the house and whispered, "You guys should go to sleep too. No matter how heavy the rain is, people have to sleep."
"Mom, you guys go to bed. We'll be asleep in a minute."
Qiao Songzhi patted Qiao Qingqing and said, "Go to sleep!"
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