Grandma Li would run to Grandma An's place every day, walking briskly around to exercise, and discussing things about their hometown with Grandma An.
"There aren't many mountains nearby, otherwise we could go hiking together."
Grandma An, panting slightly from her brisk walk, said, "There are mountains, but they're a bit far and not very convenient."
"We're old now, and we probably wouldn't be able to pass the driving test even if we tried," Grandma An said with some regret. "Or else, we can just drive and go wherever we want."
"Isn't your son still young? Why don't you let him take the exam? He has nothing to do after retirement anyway, so he can be our driver every day." Grandma Li suggested.
Grandma An's eyes lit up. "Yes, that's a good idea. I'll let him take the exam later."
An Chengcai is now assigned by him to do housework every day, and he has become an expert at it.
There will no longer be the joke of washing dishes with only detergent but no water.
"I don't know what the situation is like back home now."
"Don't worry," Grandma An comforted her, "Xiao Zhu and the others are traveling with the soldiers, so they won't be in any danger."
"Well, I hope so. You go home first. I'll go home and pack up before coming to your place."
Grandma Li learned that An Jingzhi would go back home for lunch today and insisted on coming to her house.
"Mom, did you find out anything?" Grandma Li's daughter asked impatiently as soon as she returned home.
She had always known that Aunt An had a great grandson, and that he was a great scientist doing experiments in the capital.
But she had no concrete idea of how powerful this was.
On the first day she arrived, she followed her mother to where Aunt An and her family lived. Only then did she realize how amazing Aunt An's scientist grandson was.
There were several soldiers with guns standing guard at the gate.
Aunt An took them in and they went through one check after another, which was stricter than the airport security check.
Later she found out that the relevant department that detected that a major earthquake would occur in their city was actually the laboratory project leader of Aunt An's grandson!
She also graduated from a decent undergraduate program. Even if she didn't know much about it, she had heard the news over and over again, so she now knew something about the current situation of the seismograph.
Many countries in the world have earthquake detectors, but how many of them can actually detect earthquakes?
What’s more, this is a major earthquake that has only occurred a few times in history.
It can be said that their country's seismograph is definitely the most advanced in the world so far, and all this is because of Aunt An's grandson, whom she is proud of.
If there is anyone who knows the earthquake situation best, it must be Aunt An's grandson.
"I didn't find out anything. Your Aunt An's grandson hasn't been home these days. He'll be home for dinner later. I'll clean up and go over to help."
Grandma An had instructed the security guard in advance, and since Grandma Li would come every few days, there was no need for anyone to come out to greet her when she arrived. After a phone call to confirm, she could go in after several checks.
It was almost time for dinner when An Jingzhi returned home.
"Grandma Li." Seeing a stranger, he greeted her.
After chatting for a while, they sat down to eat.
Everyone was chatting and laughing at the dinner table. Grandma An saw that Grandma Li was distracted, so she took the initiative to ask for her: "Jingzhi, has the earthquake situation in your hometown changed?"
An Jingzhi was really confused for the moment, and he had already asked Guo Dinghui to be responsible for this matter.
[Now, an important news.]
Two months ago, relevant national authorities detected that a magnitude 9 earthquake would strike Huanan City and Jiang City.
At 12:35 this morning, a magnitude 2 earthquake struck near Tiankou Village, east of Huanan City. Please see the report from frontline reporters.
No one was in the mood to eat.
Everyone was watching the news on TV.
All villagers near Tiankou Village have been evacuated, with the last group successfully evacuated ten minutes after the earthquake.
So far, no one has been injured.
【……】
Our reporters will follow up with you on the follow-up reports.
After the news ended, Grandma Li clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and kept chanting "God bless you, God bless you."
After watching the news, An Jingzhi walked aside and made a phone call.
Then he sat back at the dinner table with a serious expression.
"The data from the laboratory showed that the seismic waves suddenly accelerated almost a thousand times this morning. The earthquake occurred shortly after we passed the news up."
"But fortunately, the evacuation was timely, so there shouldn't be any casualties."
"The people in the two cities have almost been evacuated."
"I'll go back first and come back for dinner next time." After hearing this, Grandma Li no longer had the mood to eat. She hurriedly said goodbye and went home.
Knowing his family situation, Grandma An did not stop him.
"Hello? Mom, I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm safe now."
"Dad? Yes, yes, I was with our soldiers. No, no, I was in the camp at that time. I was not injured."
"Sister? Are mom and the others okay? I'm fine, it's just a slight tremor. Don't worry, we were prepared in advance, and there were no casualties."
The temporary gathering place, the entire camp was as noisy as tens of thousands of ducks gathered together.
Zhu Zhijian and Qiao Dianyun also received worried calls from their relatives. After they reported that they were safe, they felt a little scared.
Fortunately, they encountered only a minor earthquake, and because they evacuated immediately, they were able to escape without any danger.
“Another earthquake!”
"Don't move around!"
The vibrations from the ground became more and more intense.
Half a minute later, Qiao Dianyun watched the tall buildings collapse in the distant city!
"Ah! The building collapsed!"
“The tremors are getting stronger!”
"Will the earthquake not affect us?!"
"Oh my god! Is this the end of the world?!"
"Wow, mom, I'm scared..."
"Ah! Who stepped on my foot?"
Zhu Zhijian also opened his mouth and stared ahead in amazement.
He swore that no science fiction blockbuster he had ever seen in his life was as shocking as the scene before him.
Such a huge city was reduced to ruins almost in an instant!
"Is this...is this true..." His lips trembled, and his eyes were filled with the doomsday scene before him.
Qiao Dianyun also clenched his fists, not even noticing that his fingers were cramping from exerting too much force. "Oh, my god... It's gone... Everything is gone..."
They were in the suburbs of a city on the edge of Huanan City. Everyone originally thought that this place was so spacious and quite far away from Huanan City, so it should be safe enough.
But looking at the doomsday collapse scene before their eyes, everyone was filled with fear, and they wished to be as far away from Huanan City and Jiang City as possible!
"It's not safe here, we have to retreat further!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don't want to live here! Who knows if I'll get crushed to death in the middle of the night!"
Countless people were panicked and terrified. They found the nearest staff and soldiers to express their demands.
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