Chapter 347 Full Body Examination
With everyone's concerted efforts, the fire at the kindergarten was finally extinguished.
The air was filled with a foul, acrid smell, damp and heavy with black ash.
The fire spread so quickly that what started as an office fire eventually destroyed most of the building. The classroom where the children often stayed was completely burned beyond recognition, and the wooden beds and soft bedding were reduced to large, charred remains.
The ambulance arrived with its siren blaring, and medical staff in white coats ran out and took the injured person away.
Because they were discovered in time, all the teachers and children escaped the fire safely. No one died, but some were burned by the flames or fell into a coma due to inhaling too much soot.
The frightened kindergarten students were picked up by their parents one after another. Mao Mao sat in her mother's lap and waved goodbye to her teachers and classmates.
"Goodbye, Teacher Ye."
"Xuanxuan, Zhaozhao, I'm home."
"Mao Mao, goodbye..." Teacher Ye belatedly looked at her.
The little girl had a happy smile on her face, a smile that was still sweet. Compared to the other frightened and anxious children, Mao Mao was now happily eating snacks in her mother's lap, without a trace of gloom.
The snacks were something Teacher Ye had given her to appease her before the fire.
She didn't eat it then, but now that the fire was out, she took it out of her pocket and happily started eating it.
Watching Mao Mao get into the car and her small figure disappear at the end of the road, Teacher Ye finally took a deep breath and let out a long sigh.
She looked at the remaining children who hadn't been picked up by their parents yet. They were all like frightened little quails, tears welling up in their eyes, trembling and huddled around her.
Teacher Ye hugged the children around her, feeling a surge of immense fear.
It was so close! Her students were so close to perishing in the fire!
The fire occurred during lunch break, when all the children were taking a nap, and even the teachers were asleep with them, making it the most unprepared time.
If it weren't for Mao Mao's reluctance to sleep and her insistence on going outside, which woke up the other students, perhaps everyone would have unknowingly perished in the fire while they were asleep!
Even if they had woken up in time, given the horrific state of the aftermath of the fire, it's clear that not all of the students could have escaped.
Children are the most difficult to manage. When frightened, they will only cry loudly. The fact that we were able to bring all the students out just now was because we had the advantage of the fire not reaching the classrooms, giving us ample time to escape.
Even so, some people were too slow to escape and inhaled the thick smoke, and were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
If Mao Mao hadn't insisted on not sleeping back then...
So many children, so many innocent and tender hopes, their future may all be swallowed up by the fire today.
Teacher Ye hugged the children tightly.
The children also snuggled into her arms, warming her with their tiny bodies.
fortunately!
Nothing happened!
...
The adults in the Lou family were all still feeling lingering fear.
On the way home, the third concubine took over the steering wheel.
She usually liked to tease Xia Xiaoxiang for driving slowly, but at this moment, she was also driving very slowly, not much faster than a person walking, and kept glancing at the rearview mirror, looking at Mao Mao sitting in the back seat.
Mao Mao sat nestled in her mother's arms, held tightly by her mother, who dared not let go.
Xia Xiaoxiang hugged her a little tighter than usual, making Mao Mao a little uncomfortable, but she didn't say anything.
The second concubine and the old lady of the house sat on either side of them, and would touch Mao Mao's little face or hands from time to time, as if they wanted to draw strength from her body temperature.
Our little darlings are sent off looking clean and pretty, only to turn upside down in the blink of an eye, covered in dirt and looking like they've been dug out of the ground. The adults are heartbroken.
Not to mention, they had just witnessed the horrific fire scene.
The brightly colored murals were blackened by smoke, the playground equipment in the activity area was reduced to charcoal, and the classrooms, which usually housed lively and active children, were burned beyond recognition.
The thought that Mao Mao had just escaped from there and narrowly escaped death filled everyone with anxiety.
Almost there!
Mao Mao was almost in trouble!
With such a huge fire, even adults wouldn't dare say they escaped unscathed, let alone these children.
If Mao Mao had run a little slower, even just a step later, what they might be seeing right now would be... ptooey! Don't even think about it!
Xia Xiaoxiang kept stroking Mao Mao's head: "It's okay, it's okay. Mao Mao, don't be afraid."
Mao Mao rubbed against her mother's hand and calmly replied in her baby voice, "Mao Mao isn't afraid."
"Luckily nothing serious happened." The second concubine said with lingering fear, "If I had known, I should have let Mao Mao stay home to rest for a few more days. She had just recovered from her illness when she was frightened like this. It must have scared our Mao Mao to death. Oh, poor thing."
The second concubine became more and more distressed as she spoke, holding her little girl's chubby little hand tightly, unwilling to let go.
Mao Mao blinked: "Mao Mao isn't bad."
Old Madam Lou also observed her, her aged face serious: "Mao Mao, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Are you injured anywhere?"
Mao Mao shook her head: "No."
The third concubine kept looking back: "Although there are no external injuries, what if there are other aftereffects?"
Mao Mao: "Huh?"
The second concubine's heart jumped: "Yes, what if there's a problem? It might not be visible on the outside, but there's something wrong inside. Inhaling so much cigarette ash might damage your lungs. Should we go to the hospital for a checkup?"
"hold head high?"
The proposal was immediately approved by everyone.
The third concubine immediately turned the steering wheel and stepped on the gas, driving straight to the hospital.
The nearest hospital is Renji Hospital, where Lou Heming works.
Mao Mao sat dazedly in her mother's arms. When the car arrived at the hospital, the mothers rushed her into the hospital. Lou Hongjian swept into the surgical ward like a whirlwind: "Second Brother!!!"
Lou Heming had just finished an operation and hadn't even heard about the fire at Haicheng Kindergarten when he heard that his younger sister had just escaped death from the fire. His legs went weak and he almost couldn't stand up.
Lou Heming: "Give Mao Mao a full checkup!"
Mao Mao: "Huh?"
Mao Mao was pushed into various examination rooms in a daze, had X-rays taken that could show her bones, and had her sleeves rolled up to have a vial of blood drawn.
She touched her arm, completely bewildered, and called out "Mother" in confusion. Xia Xiaoxiang immediately stuffed the candy she had just bought into her hand.
Xia Xiaoxiang coaxed her, "Mao Mao, be good, you'll be fine after the checkup."
Xia Xiaoxiang: "What do you want to eat? Your mother will buy it for you."
Mao Mao immediately said happily, "Mao Mao also wants to drink orange juice, eat roast meat patties, and chestnut cake!"
I like both sweet and savory!
The first wife immediately grabbed her handbag and went out: "I'll go buy it!"
Lou Hongjian held her small hand tightly, his expression firm: "Mao Mao, don't be afraid, your brother is here!"
Although Mao Mao didn't understand, she still nodded happily and vigorously, her round little face beaming: "Mmm!"
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