Chen Xingling had just taken a shower and sat down when she heard her mother-in-law's signature sharp and loud voice coming from the door.
"Oh my god! Living in a high-rise building is so freaking taxing on my feet! I sweat even when I'm not moving! I can't even breathe after climbing all the way up the stairs!"
Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing also heard it and rushed out to open the door.
"mom!"
"mom!"
Li Ying scolded him: "What are you standing there for? Come and help me! I'm so tired! Sweat is pouring out like a faucet! My head is dizzy!"
Gu Yi ran down and picked her up, and said with a joking smile: "You look so angry, and you are still dizzy? How come I can't tell at all."
The stairs were not wide, and the mother-in-law was too big, so Zhao Xiaoxing couldn't go forward to help her. She smiled shyly and said, "Mom, where is my sister-in-law Xuan? Is she dead?"
Li Ying glanced at her and said unhappily, "How could it be possible that I didn't have any! You were still groggy just now! After getting in the car and getting some fresh air, you feel better now."
Gu Yi poked his head in and asked, "Where's Xuan? Where's my brother?"
"Behind us." Li Ying replied, "Your eldest brother has to unload the luggage. Ah Xuan walks slowly. Oh, you guys have to help move it. There are more than a dozen boxes, big and small, and they are very heavy."
Gu Yi's scalp tingled when he heard this, and he blurted out, "Mom, you guys are not moving the entire old house here, are you?"
After saying this, he turned around and hurried downstairs.
Zhao Xiaoxing had no choice but to run downstairs, first helped her mother-in-law into the house, and then rushed downstairs to help.
Li Ying just walked in, kicked off her shoes, and fell onto the sofa, panting and shouting: "Ah Miao! Ah Miao...Hu Zi's mother!"
Chen Xingling was changing clothes in the room and shouted, "Wait a moment!"
Li Ying said weakly, "It's so hot! It's so stuffy! I can't breathe... Ouch!"
Little Huzi was playing with building blocks in the corner of the living room. He quickly stood on tiptoe to pick up the plate on the dining table and came forward with a few slices of watermelon.
"Grandma! Eat watermelon!"
Li Ying's eyes lit up, he sat up, took the watermelon and started to eat it in big mouthfuls.
"My dear grandson! My dear grandson is so good!"
Little Tiger narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Grandma, is it sweet? Is it delicious?"
Li Ying nodded.
Little Tiger explained earnestly: "Mom said that I can't eat because the weather is too hot. Mom also said that eating watermelon can cool me down, so I can eat more watermelon."
"This thing is so rare!" Li Ying muttered, "And it's not cheap! Your mother is really good at spending money!"
At this time, Gu Yi came in sweating profusely with bags and threw the luggage into the living room.
Li Ying was so scared that her eyes widened and she yelled, "Ayi! What are you doing?! If the things inside break, I'll beat you up!"
Gu Yi didn't even bother to speak, turned around and went downstairs again.
After a moment, Zhao Xiaoxing hit one on the head and twisted two in with his left and right arms.
She didn't even have time to catch her breath and went downstairs again.
Chen Xingling opened the door and saw that her mother-in-law had finished eating the watermelon and was wiping her mouth happily. Little Huzi was playing with some snakeskin bags and boxes at the entrance.
"Mom, have you had dinner?" She walked over and moved the luggage piled at the door into the small room.
Li Ying frowned and said, "How can I eat anything? I feel dizzy and sweaty, and I have to drink water. Aqi said I must drink more water. I have to drink more water. How can I eat with a belly full of water?"
Chen Xingling couldn't help but ask: "Where's Xuan? Is she dead?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure walked in slowly. His face was ashen, his bangs were wet and sticky with sweat, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and it seemed like he was about to fall down at the next moment.
Chen Xingling was startled and quickly dropped his luggage and helped Gu Xuan sit down.
Next, she turned up the ceiling fan in the living room to maximum volume.
"How is it? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Gu Xuan murmured weakly: "...It's so uncomfortable, I can't express it in words."
Chen Xingling touched her forehead and found that she just had a low fever, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why didn't your elder brother take you to the hospital?"
Li Ying frowned when she heard this: "It doesn't look like a big deal, there's no need to go to the hospital. Going to the hospital requires examinations, medical treatment and injections, isn't it free?"
Gu Qi and the other two finally carried all the luggage up, and they were all sweating profusely.
In weather like this, you would sweat even if you just sit still, not to mention the hard work of carrying things upstairs!
Chen Xingling put the kitchen herbs on the stove to cook and frowned as she blamed her husband.
"Aqi, heat stroke can be serious or minor, and you can't take it lightly. Why don't you take Xuan to the hospital?"
Gu Qi was slightly embarrassed and explained: "I mentioned it...Ah Xuan said she didn't need it."
"I also said no!" Li Ying laughed, "She just didn't take a shower on the way and felt uncomfortable. Hurry up and find some clean clothes to take a shower. After that, have a good sleep. She will probably be fine tomorrow."
Gu Xuan stood up silently and quickly went to the bathroom with his clothes.
Chen Xingling and his companions moved half of their luggage to the balcony, put part of it in the corner of the living room, and piled the rest into the small room.
Li Ying looked around and asked, "What's going on? Where's Ah Miao? Why can't I see her? Where did that girl go?"
Gu Yi replied angrily: "It's impossible to come back before eight or nine o'clock."
"What?" Li Ying frowned and asked, "Where did she go?"
Gu Yi shook his head: "It's been very hot and stuffy these past few days. She just sleeps all day long. When it's cooler in the evening, she goes downstairs to play. My brother told her not to come home late. She usually comes home around eight or nine o'clock."
Li Ying cried out "Ouch, ouch" twice and blamed: "You sleep all day and go out to play at night? What if she gets kidnapped? Why are you so careless? What do you do? Don't you care about her?"
"That requires us to be free!" Gu Yi said gruffly, "We go out to work early in the morning, and we are all busy from morning till night. We talk to her, but she doesn't listen. We just talk and persuade her, but what can we do if she doesn't listen? Can we lock her up at home? She eats more than a pig, but she is lazier than a pig! Pigs can be raised and sold, but she only ruins the family and harms others!"
Forehead?
Li Ying knew her youngest daughter's temperament, and she was well-known for her protectiveness. Her youngest son ridiculed her in front of his two daughters-in-law, which made her lose face.
"What are you doing? She's your sister! How can a brother talk about his sister like that? Go away! Get out of the way!"
Chen Xingling poured out two bowls of herbal juice and handed one to Li Ying.
"Mom, drink it, it can clear away heat and relieve summer heat."
Li Ying was so scared that she covered her mouth and nose and said in a muffled voice: "What is this? Take it away! It smells like Chinese medicine!"
"It tastes okay. This is a must-have summer heat-relief herbal medicine for fishermen, and it's very effective." Chen Xingling said solemnly, "Your face is a little red, you must drink it, otherwise you might get sick. The weather in Yucheng has been so hot these days that even local people can't stand it. You're new here, so you better be careful."
After that, she told Zhao Xiaoxing, "There's still some left in the kitchen, share it among you."
Zhao Xiaoxing nodded, poured out a bowl and shared it with Gu Yi.
Li Ying frowned in disdain: "I didn't drink it, so there's no need to drink it!"
"No, you have to drink it." Chen Xingling ordered: "This is non-negotiable. I will also bring some Huoxiang Zhengqi water for you to drink later, you have to drink it all."
Li Ying turned around and looked at Gu Qi for help.
Gu Qi whispered, "Mom, listen to Xing'er."
Li Ying turned her head away and ignored him.
Chen Xingling secretly rolled his eyes and had to use his trump card.
"Heatstroke is not a minor disease. Every summer when the weather is extremely hot, many people suffer from it. If not treated promptly, they may faint and convulse, or even lose their lives. The day before yesterday, someone suddenly fainted on Zhongshan Road. Passersby rushed him to the hospital in a panic, but he died after being unable to be saved."
This was the first time Li Ying had heard of such a drink. She only knew that Yucheng was as hot as a furnace in summer, but she didn't expect that the weather was so hot that it could kill people. She was so scared that she took the drink and gulped it down in one breath.
At this time, Gu Xuan came out of the bathroom, his face still looking a little strange.
Chen Xingling brought it forward and said immediately, "Drink it, it will help you get rid of the summer heat."
Gu Xuan took it and drank it without saying a word.
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