"It was the son next door who caused this trouble. Our family is fine."
After hearing what Shao Shengan said, Shao's father, Shao's mother and Qiao Songzhi felt relieved.
"His son looks like he's in his teens or twenties, right? How can he be so ignorant?"
"We are still good Feifei."
Shao Shengfei straightened his chest proudly: "I am the best."
Qiao Songzhi shook his head: "If you still spoil your child at this time, trouble is bound to come!"
"That's right, but that's someone else's business, we have no right to interfere. Feifei, are you scared? Don't be afraid, it's okay, let's go upstairs and go to bed."
While lying on the bed, Shao Shengan asked quietly if this happened last time and why Qingqing looked so clear at the door of Room 802.
"Yes, but it happened during a period of severe cold weather. He was shining a laser pen at passersby, and someone smashed his window with ice. His balcony was sealed into the living room to make a large French window, so it was completely destroyed, and the air conditioning couldn't be stopped at all. It's a good thing that it happened early this time, at least it can be repaired in advance, so as not to freeze to death like in the last life." Qiao Qingqing also whispered, "Their nanny was frozen to death. Zheng Tiehui and his wife had a room, and their son and daughter had a room each. The daughter lived in the attic, and the nanny lived in the living room to make do."
"The temperature has dropped so much, and you still let the nanny work in the living room?" Shao Shengan was incredulous.
"We only found out about it after she passed away. Her family kept the nanny's death a secret and continued to use her name to collect relief. It wasn't until the temperature rose and the ice thawed that people could smell the odor. But by then I had left here, so I don't know how it was handled. At that time, order was completely disrupted, and probably no one pursued the matter."
Shao Shengan was horrified by what he heard. He had lived in peace for more than 20 years, and every time he heard his wife talk about the "end of the world", he always felt like he was listening to a foreign book. But if it was combined with the situation of the end of the world, it didn't seem strange what happened.
The next day, the Wang family came upstairs to ask about the situation. The noise last night was so frightening that even the elderly people, including Grandma Wang, were so frightened that their hearts were pounding.
"It's nothing. Someone just threw something on the roadside and broke my floor-to-ceiling window. Oh! What bad luck! Where can I find someone to replace the glass at this time?" Zheng Tiehui cried and cursed the man who threw stones late at night to his entire family, without mentioning the fact that his son was the one who flirted first.
Wang Jiale was skeptical and didn't say anything else. He went downstairs, rolled his eyes, and knocked on the door of Room 702.
702 is right below 802, so it must know something.
Room 702 downstairs really heard the cause of the incident clearly. After all, at the beginning, Zheng Tiehui couldn't control his anger and beat his son. Mrs. Zheng screamed to dissuade him and said everything in her emotion.
"Zheng Tiehui still wants to hide it. Aunt Wang also told me when I was strolling downstairs. She heard it from the Chen family next door. Alas! Zheng Tiehui must teach his son well in the future, otherwise there will be troubles in the future." Qiao Songzhi said to Qiao Qingqing, "The child has been annoying since he was a child. At that time, the Zheng family had not moved to live in a villa. The child threw things down from the balcony every day and often hit people. The people who were hit went to Zheng Tiehui several times but it was useless. Their family just spoils the child! When you have children in the future, you can't spoil them like this. Now is not a good time to have a child. Qingqing, if you want to have a baby, you must first clear the things in the empty space and be prepared."
"..." Qiao Qingqing opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke out.
Qiao Songzhi was very shocked!
“You, you—are you really going to get sterilized now?” she said in a dazed tone.
"yes."
Qiao Songzhi touched her forehead and Qiao Qingqing supported her.
"It's okay, I'm fine... I understand, it's the space, right? You're afraid that if you have a child, the space will be transferred to the child..." Qiao Songzhi was shocked and understood. She could understand her daughter and son-in-law's actions. After all, she had thought about this problem privately. But she didn't expect her daughter to be ready and had a vasectomy directly.
"Mom, I was able to be reborn thanks to the help of the space." When Qiao Qingqing told the story, Qiao Songzhi's eyes welled up with tears.
"If it's gone, it's gone. We are lucky to have it in our generation."
She looked at her daughter with concern and continued the previous topic: "You didn't even tell me! And Sheng An, you are husband and wife, you can't make the decision on your own."
"Mom, I didn't go. Sheng An had the surgery." Qiao Qingqing bit her lower lip, "He supported me."
Qiao Songzhi had a complicated expression, her lips trembled, and finally her eyes turned red: "Sheng An is a good child."
When she calmed down, she asked again, "Are you going to tell your parents-in-law?"
"What I mean is that I can say that I don't want to have a baby. Sheng An disagrees. He said that there is no need to tell my parents-in-law specifically. We can wait until later. When the time comes, things will work out. If the environment is not good in the future, it doesn't matter if we don't have a baby. No one will say anything."
"Sheng An has made careful plans for you, but we can't be unkind. Call Sheng An over, and I'll talk to him about the space issue."
Shao Shengan was very calm: "Mom, my parents may not be able to easily accept something like space. It is too advanced for them and is completely incomprehensible. I want to slowly reveal that I have special abilities later."
Seeing Qiao Songzhi's surprise, he explained: "Mom, this is to protect Qingqing."
He didn't say it directly, but Qiao Songzhi and Qiao Qingqing both understood his subtext.
Parents will do everything they can to protect their children, but Shao Shengan cannot guarantee that his parents can keep the secret of their daughter-in-law. Even a little negligence may reveal the truth and bring danger to Qiao Qingqing.
On the other hand, he thought it would be more appropriate for him to take the risk, as he could not accept that his wife was in danger because of his parents.
"Sheng An, I have seen what kind of people your parents are like." Qiao Songzhi said softly.
Shao Shengan smiled and said, "I understand, but even tigers take naps sometimes. I thought if I take on this title, my parents would be more alert."
Qiao Songzhi had nothing to say.
Her son-in-law was really thoughtful, what else could she say?
In fact, as a mother, she thought it was a good idea. People are selfish. On the other hand, she swore that she could keep a secret for her son-in-law, but if the secret belonged to her daughter, she would definitely pay more attention to it. The painstaking efforts of parents are the same.
"I will say later that the price of this ability is fertility. In the face of survival, breeding offspring is insignificant."
"Sheng An, I am very touched by your love for Qingqing, but I still have to remind you that this is not fair to your parents."
"Mom, I know what you mean, but I think this is the best way. In my opinion, staying alive is the most important thing, and everything else is secondary."
Qiao Qingqing looked at Shao Shengan without saying anything.
When the couple returned to their room at night, she whispered, "I vaguely guessed what you were thinking, but I didn't expect you to actually do this."
"I told you I'm here, don't worry about anything. Okay, close your eyes, let your brain stop thinking and have a good rest. You just think too much, is your head tired?" He rubbed Qiao Qingqing's head like he was petting a small animal. Miraculously, Qiao Qingqing really relaxed, and all her worries floated away. She floated, letting her thoughts fly away wantonly, and finally fell into a warm dream.
Shao Shengan kept looking at her until her breathing became regular, then he closed his eyes and hugged her tightly.
The arrival of the supply ship greatly eased the anxiety of the people. It is said that there are supply ships parked in each district now. These ships are transferred from other places and will be responsible for disaster relief work in different regions in the future. Five days later, a large ship came and unloaded the supplies to fill the supply ship before leaving.
“What a big ship.”
From a distance, Qiao Qingqing and her family could see the silhouette of the big ship from their balcony. Shao's father muttered, "The ship must be very deep. If the water was shallower, it might not be able to get in. It's weird, so weird. I've lived for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen such a big ship enter the city."
During these three days, residents trapped at home received supplies delivered door to door by firefighters using speedboats, which greatly alleviated the plight of some families who were at their wits' end.
Some people who had patients at home were also arranged to go to the hospital.
The rain stopped, which was a great joy, and many things could be resumed.
In addition to food, the newly arrived supply ship also distributed a batch of kayaks, which were distributed in different areas. Each building in Jinyuan Community was allocated one kayak. The kayaks were designated to be looked after by people designated by armed police officers and soldiers. They were told that "water tools and supplies are in short supply. If a kayak is lost or damaged without reason, it will not be reissued."
Now, all eyes were on the kayaks, which were brought inside at night and supervised by the other families in the building.
"The day before yesterday, they were guarded in 701, yesterday they were guarded in 702, and today they are our home." Shao's father said, "I will carry them in when night falls."
"Wait a minute, the kayak was rowed out by 701 and hasn't come back yet."
Before nightfall, 701 brought the kayak back. After the two sides completed the handover, they carried the kayak into the house.
"When we came back, we saw that the kayak in the building next door was broken. People in the whole building were arguing and it seemed that they even used knives. It was scary." Wang Jiale said with lingering fear.
"No wonder I heard such a loud noise ahead." Shao Sheng'an suddenly realized and asked a few more questions whether their trip was going smoothly.
Wang Jiale said happily, "It went smoothly! We got a batch of buckets back. The ones we have at home are really not enough. Do you need any? We can exchange them with you."
"No, thank you."
A few days later, Zheng Tiehui somehow managed to get back two bags of cement, and then he sealed up the balcony with the soil dug up from the ground, mixed with branches, clothes, etc. These days, I could always hear Mrs. Zheng complaining that it was too ugly and had no style at all.
Shao Shengfei was fishing on the balcony and heard the voice from next door and asked, "What is style, brother?"
Shao Shengan touched his head and said: "Style is a pursuit of life."
"Oh." Shao Shengfei seemed to understand and asked, "Is it fun? Is there anything edible?"
Shao Shengan smiled and said, "Brother, do you like fishing?"
"I like it! Happy fishing!"
"Although there is a lot of water outside and you can't go out to play, you can go fishing at home. This is another kind of fun in life. I think fishing is very elegant. What do you think?"
Shao Shengfei still didn't understand, but his brother spoke to him so gently, he felt very happy, and nodded repeatedly: "Brother is right!"
Qiao Qingqing was flipping through a book nearby, and couldn't help but curl her eyes when she heard that.
Life gradually returned to normal, and later, relief supplies were distributed in a richer and more complete manner. Communication networks were interrupted, and the supply ships became a de facto "temporary government", encouraging people to resume production and work as soon as possible and trying to maintain social order.
Qiao Qingqing went to visit Yuan Xiaowen again and was relieved to know that she was fine.
On the way back, you can always hear people hawking all kinds of things along the way, from food to daily necessities to clothing, all for barter. From time to time, you can also see frogmen diving in and out of the water, handing the items they have scooped up to their companions and then flexibly diving back.
"We seem to have become a city on water," Shao Sheng'an said with emotion. "Humans are really adaptable."
"Yes." Qiao Qingqing recalled that before she died, many people stumbled past her. The survivors walked across the devastated land, passed by dead or dying people, and continued to move forward towards life with difficulty and stubbornness. The sudden earthquake would kill many people, but there must be people who tried to survive and never give up.
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