Amidst the ruins, Chen Shuning and He Chaoyang successfully rescued a three-year-old girl.
However, worryingly, the terrified little girl has remained silent since being rescued.
The other survivors trapped in the building recognized her and revealed that the little girl's name was Lu Xinxin and that her parents were both employees of a machinery factory.
Tragically, the child's parents have lost their lives in this terrible earthquake disaster.
Due to current environmental limitations, it is difficult to find the little girl's other relatives. In addition, Chen Shuning is the benefactor who rescued her from the ruins, so the child has developed a deep dependence on Chen Shuning.
During the day, when Chen Shuning is engaged in rescue work, the child stays obediently in his tent; but at night, when Chen Shuning returns, the child follows him closely like a little tail.
Chen Shuning also deeply loved this cute little girl.
So he discussed with He Chaoyang that if they couldn't find the child's family, they would be willing to adopt the child and give her a warm home.
After two months of arduous and intense post-earthquake rescue and initial reconstruction work, Tang City has finally basically returned to normal operation.
He Chaoyang and Chen Shuning finally embarked on their journey home.
Despite everyone's best efforts to search over the past two months, Lu Xinxin's family has still not been found.
Therefore, Chen Shuning and his wife decided to take Lu Xinxin back to Beijing.
Although Lu Xinxin is still a young child, her words and actions show that she has good character and manners, which suggests that she must be a well-educated child who has received careful guidance from her parents.
However, just in case, and to avoid the child's relatives becoming extremely anxious because they couldn't find the child, Chen Shuning specifically asked a journalist friend to take a photo of the child, and handed over his Beijing address along with the photo to the local government staff.
This will make it much easier for the child's family to find him in the future.
Due to his outstanding performance in this rescue operation, He Chaoyang was granted a valuable ten-day vacation.
He finally had the opportunity to spend his time fully with his wife and children and enjoy precious family time.
The young couple first went back to Longquan Mountain and stayed for two days to keep the two elderly people company. Then, they took their chubby baby, whom they named He Zhensheng, and their adopted daughter, whom they renamed He Xinxin, back to their small courtyard in front of the gate.
The four of them had just stepped into the house and hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath when Chen Shuning was grabbed by the ear and severely scolded by Qin Yalan, who had rushed over after receiving the news.
In the eyes of the older generation, the postpartum period after a woman gives birth is a very important matter.
However, Chen Shuning dared to go to such an extremely dangerous place as the earthquake zone just two days after giving birth! This made Qin Yalan, the mother, both angry and worried.
Since learning that the family of four would be returning home today, Qin Yalan has neglected her work and rushed straight here in a fierce manner.
"You better explain yourself clearly, you brat, who do you take after? How come you're so bold? You just gave birth and you dare to run to such a dangerous place! Are you out of your mind?" Qin Yalan questioned angrily.
Chen Shuning was scolded by her own mother in front of her husband and two children. Feeling embarrassed, she quickly pulled her ear back and said in a wronged tone, "Mom, what are you doing? Do you know that if I don't go this time, your grandson will become a poor little man without a father?"
Hearing this, Qin Yalan became even angrier. Just now she had only subtly tugged at his ear, but this time Chen Shuning's words seemed to be cursing her precious son-in-law, so Qin Yalan was so angry that she directly hit him.
They really did hit that group. Luckily, He Chaoyang reacted quickly and rescued his wife from his mother-in-law's clutches. Otherwise, with the force of that slap, if it had really landed on Chen Shuning's back, she would have been seriously injured, if not bruised.
Knowing that his mother-in-law felt sorry for his wife and also for him, He Chaoyang, holding the baby in one arm and his wife in the other, quickly smiled and explained on his wife's behalf: "Mom, this time it really depends on Shuning to save me, otherwise our little potato would really be a child without a father."
"Oh, Mom, you haven't seen the baby yet, have you? Look at this little guy's eyes, they look just like yours."
As he spoke, He Chaoyang moved the chubby baby in his arms closer to Qin Yalan.
The child's formal name was given by Grandpa He when he visited the ailing old man, and the nickname was given by Chen Shuning upon his return.
The meanings behind a child's formal name and nickname are quite simple and straightforward.
The child's given name came about because he was born on the day of the earthquake, so the old man simply gave him that name.
The nickname was even simpler. It was because Grandma He raised the child to be chubby and fair-skinned, and the child had two obvious dimples when he smiled. Chen Shuning insisted that the child's round face with dimples looked like a little potato, so the child got that nickname.
However, He Chaoyang's trick worked. Qin Yalan's attention was immediately drawn to the chubby boy in He Chaoyang's arms.
She reached out and held the child's chubby little hand, teasing him. "Oh my, you really have to admit, this child's eyes really do look like mine. Look at this chubby little face. This grandma really loves our little... what? Chaoyang, what did you just say my grandson's name is?"
Upon hearing Qin Yalan's question, Chen Shuning instinctively hid behind He Chaoyang.
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