Chapter 58: Helpless
When Yuan Lingling woke up again, she smelled a strong smell of disinfectant. She knew that she must be in the hospital.
She opened her eyes and looked around, but didn't see Shen Caisheng. She wondered if she had hallucinations before she fell into a coma.
At this moment, the door of the ward was pushed open, and Shen Caisheng walked in from outside. Seeing Yuan Lingling coming over, he was surprised and asked, "Lingling, are you awake?"
Yuan Lingling held his hand and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
"It's okay, you just have heatstroke, don't worry." Chen Caisheng pursed his lips and said, "I'm sorry to have made you worry."
Hearing this, Yuan Lingling couldn't help but feel a sour nose, "You're okay, that's great."
She took his hand and slowly placed it on her belly. Suddenly, Shen Caisheng froze.
“This… this is…”
He didn't have time to feel sad, he was so shocked by the touch of his hand that he was speechless.
"This is the babies saying hello to you."
She said this seriously, and Shen Caisheng couldn't help but curl his lips and smile.
"You must be hungry. Eat something. I bought some porridge from the cafeteria. The doctor said you should wake up by now."
It would have been better if he hadn't said it. After he said it, Yuan Lingling actually felt a little hungry.
During the meal, Shen Caisheng talked about what had just happened.
The person who fell into the water was the son of Political Commissar Sun. It was summer vacation, and he and another classmate went out to play while their families were at work. However, he accidentally got a leg cramp while swimming and couldn't get up from the water.
And the person who Yuan Lingling found to help just now has some connection with them.
The man who fiercely asked Yuan Lingling to get in the car was the man named Qian Jiao that Li Li mentioned last night, Deputy Company Commander Qi.
As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.
Shen Caisheng stood up and opened the door, and several people rushed in, led by Su Tuan, followed by several officers and two young men.
Needless to say, Yuan Lingling also guessed that the two young men were the people Shen Caisheng had just rescued.
"Xiao Yuan is awake. Is he okay?" Su Tuan came forward and greeted Yuan Lingling.
"It's okay, Su Tuan. Please help me. I'm just too hot and have heatstroke."
Yuan Lingling actually didn't know how she got heatstroke. To be honest, this place isn't as hot as Beijing.
"You are a very honest girl. I heard from Xia Chi that you ran to find help with such a big belly. It seems that you still don't feel that Shen Caisheng is reliable. Don't worry, most of our team members can swim two or three laps around our lake."
"That being said, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. Aren't those two children also able to swim? We should take some measures regarding this matter."
After Yuan Lingling finished speaking, she realized that her words seemed to be a bit redundant. Everyone in the room was looking at her, and the atmosphere was a little tense.
"Sorry, I talked too much."
She knew that men of this era were more or less patriarchal, and her suggestion did not seem very reasonable.
Su Tuan put away the smile on his face, and said after a while: "Did you all hear it? This is a real problem. The two boys are fine this time, but if something really happens, who will take responsibility? I think what Xiao Yuan said is right. We should come up with a charter earlier. You all think about it and see if there is any solution."
After saying that, he glanced at the two young men and said, "Political Commissar Sun and his wife are busy right now, so I decided not to notify them. I'll let them come over to thank us in person later. You two, why don't you hurry up and thank Aunt Yuan!"
These two brats actually caused such a big trouble. In fact, they didn’t dare to think about it. What should they do if something really happened?
But if it's really strange, it's not really the two children's fault. When they were young, who among them hadn't gone to the river to fish? It seems that we really need to think of a solution.
"Thank you, Aunt Yuan."
Yuan Lingling looked at the two children. The two children were timid and although their clothes were dry, they still looked a little bit at a loss. It was obvious that they were frightened just now.
"It's okay. You still need to exercise more, supplement your nutrition, and not be picky about food. Then the chances of encountering such things will be lower."
Cramps are inevitable, and Yuan Lingling said this just to persuade the child so that it would not be so embarrassing.
"What's the reason for this?" Unexpectedly, the officer who met him on the road just now asked.
"This is Deputy Company Commander Qi."
Yuan Lingling nodded slightly. "Thank you for your help, Deputy Captain Qi. I read it in a book, I can't remember the details, but it said that the human body needs a variety of nutrients. It's not enough to just eat more meat or good things, but it's not enough either. You have to have a balanced nutrition, and the types of food can't always remain the same."
In fact, everyone understands this truth, but life has just gotten better, and whether it is for the children or for ourselves, everyone is the same. If we can eat something good, we will naturally eat it first and not think about these problems.
"Then tell me, what solutions can we have for a situation like today?" Su Tuan's face became serious, and he seemed really worried. In fact, he had long discovered that Yuan Lingling was quite insightful about many things, so he couldn't help asking.
Yuan Lingling thought about it and said, "Perhaps we can build a swimming pool, hire someone to manage it, teach the children to swim, and organize some swimming competitions. That way, everyone can swim together as much as possible. This will not only help to avoid things like today, but swimming can also help improve the body's immunity."
As for completely avoiding people from falling into the water, Yuan Lingling feels that this is unrealistic.
In actual situations, we may encounter various unavoidable situations. To live in life, we need to rely on both ability and luck, but what we can do is to improve our abilities as much as possible so that we will not be at the mercy of fate when we are unlucky.
Yuan Lingling quickly figured out the matter. That's right, she must prevent the events in the book from happening again and never let the tragedy happen again.
"That's a good idea. Let's go back and discuss it. You should have a good rest first. We won't disturb you for now."
Yuan Lingling suddenly fainted, which scared everyone.
Because someone was saved, no one hid the matter and many people in the family compound knew about it.
Everyone felt mixed emotions for a moment. They were gossiping about each other just now, but the next moment, the person almost fainted trying to save their child.
I heard that she ran a long way in a hurry, in such a hot day, for a pregnant woman. Those who have given birth know very well how dangerous it is.
"She's good. She got a good reputation right away. Looks like you don't stand a chance."
In the evening, Qian Jiao returned home with a lot of anger and couldn't help complaining to Qi Yue.
"What are you thinking? She saved someone, and even if she wasn't there, I wouldn't have had a chance."
"Why don't you have a chance? How are you worse than him?"
Qi Yue frowned and looked at the other party. Those things were confidential, so of course he couldn't say anything. He could only say, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, and don't mention this matter in the future. What we have to do is obey the arrangements of our superiors."
"You are so useless!"
Qi Yue was speechless for a moment, and after a while he said, "Whatever you think, just don't go looking for trouble for no reason and give others a reason to talk about you."
"You think I'm causing trouble."
"I don't mean that. I hope you can pay more attention to some meaningful things instead of dwelling on things that have already passed and cannot be changed." Qi Yue felt a little tired, but the other party was his wife, so he could only make do with it.
But Qian Jiao had no way of understanding his intentions. She felt that his words were full of sarcasm. "Something meaningful. This is related to your own future. So tell me, what is meaningful?"
"Why don't you think about how to avoid what happened today?"
"Huh?" Are you sure you want to avoid what happened today? "Those kids are just naughty. If they want to go to the river, what can I do about it? I think they deserve it!"
"Qian Jiao!" Qi Yue was also a little angry, "Do you know what you are saying? They are all human lives. Have you ever thought about what we would do if they were our children?"
"How could I let my child be so disobedient?"
Qi Yue: "I'm too lazy to tell you, this is totally unreasonable!"
When the two were arguing, Yuan Lingling and her boyfriend had already returned home.
In fact, apart from running a few steps that day, she felt like she didn't do anything, but she was very tired. Pregnant women still don't have good physical strength.
"You agreed that you would teach me how to swim if you have the chance." Yuan Lingling became more and more worried. It was not easy to meet someone who could swim and was willing to save others like those two children.
It is more reliable to rely on yourself in everything.
But Shen Caisheng was silent for a moment, but did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "Do you really have to learn it?"
He didn't think learning to swim was a big deal before, until today when the child pulled him down again and again, he realized it was not easy.
If Yuan Lingling was in his position today, she would definitely jump into the water to rescue him. But could she really pull up a man like that? What if she failed? What if more than one person falls into the water?
If she couldn't swim, would these things not have happened?
"Ah, didn't we agree on this?" Yuan Lingling didn't understand why he suddenly asked this.
“Why do you have to learn how to swim?”
Yuan Lingling was puzzled but still answered: "Didn't I tell you that swimming is good for pregnant women?"
“Exercise comes in many forms.”
"Why don't you want me to learn swimming?" Yuan Lingling asked.
"It's not that I don't want to." Shen Caisheng couldn't refuse for the moment, "If you want to learn, then learn it."
Yuan Lingling felt that he was a little strange, but she didn't know what was going on. She didn't want to guess. She was already very tired and there was no need to waste time on these things.
"ah!"
Yuan Lingling suddenly called out, and Shen Caisheng immediately ran over, "What's wrong?"
"They're moving again, do you want to touch them?" Yuan Lingling couldn't help but curl her lips.
Shen Caisheng looked at her round belly and his eyes softened. He reached out his hand, but he didn't dare to use his palm at all. However, the child seemed to know that her father was approaching and moved at the right time. This startled Shen Caisheng so much that he suddenly withdrew his hand.
"Haha, what are you doing?"
"I... I just couldn't adapt for a while." Shen Caisheng subconsciously touched Yuan Lingling's head.
Yuan Lingling was stunned, but she listened to his explanation: "Actually, I am worried that you will encounter a situation like today. Saving people is not that simple. If you are not careful, the person you are saving may not be able to get up."
"But you still saved him, didn't you?" Yuan Lingling asked back.
Chen Caisheng didn't say anything after hearing this, so Yuan Lingling said, "Besides, I'm not swimming to save people. Even if I accidentally fall into the water, I'd better be able to save myself, right?"
Almost naturally, Yuan Lingling came forward and hugged him, "It's okay, don't worry."
Shen Caisheng's body froze, and after a while he gently placed his hand on Yuan Lingling's back.
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