The night was dark, and Gu Qi and his companions finally returned to the first floor of Linjiang.
Gu Miao's face was slightly pale, and it seemed that there was nothing serious wrong with her. Apart from being a little less energetic, she was about the same as usual.
"I went shopping in a department store, but after walking around for a while I started to feel dizzy, sweaty, and nauseous. I wanted to walk back, but I lost track of where I was. Fortunately I met the vagrant from the Chen family... otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."
Gu Yi was so angry that he scolded: "I always tell you to drink more water, but you never listen! It was so hot yesterday that even the cicadas were too lazy to chirp. How dare you go out in such hot weather! The department store is so far away, and only an idiot like you dares to go out to buy things in such hot weather!"
Gu Miaoqi glanced at him, knowing she was in the wrong, she didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Xiaoxing asked with concern: "Has everyone not eaten yet? Why are you back so late?"
Gu Yi panted and explained: "I can't leave until the last bottle of IV is finished. I also have to go get the medicine. It's so late because of all the delays!"
Chen Xingling asked Zhao Xiaoxing to fry the noodles and brought out a large bowl of seaweed meatball soup.
"You're all thirsty, right? Have some soup first, and then some fried noodles."
Li Ying and Gu Miao rushed over.
Little Tiger, who was sitting at the dining table, shouted, "Grandma, Auntie, you haven't washed your hands yet! Mom said we should wash our hands before eating!"
Li Ying shook her head and muttered, "My hands are clean, there's no need to wash them."
Chen Xingling frowned and reminded: "You came back from the hospital, you should pay more attention to hygiene. Even children know to wash their hands before eating. Do adults still need children to remind them?"
Li Ying and Gu Miao impatiently ran to wash their hands, and quickly sat down to eat.
Gu Yi was also very hungry, so he scooped up a large bowl and started eating quickly.
Gu Qi came out of the room and saw that Gu Xuan was nowhere to be seen, so he asked his son to call Gu Xuan out for dinner.
Little Tiger climbed down and ran into the small room.
After a moment, he ran out.
"My aunt said she couldn't eat anymore and she didn't want to eat anymore."
Gu Qi was a little worried and asked Gu Xuan what was going on.
Chen Xingling frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"She said it was too hot." Gu Qi replied: "She couldn't eat."
Chen Xingling said, "Aqi, I made some rice porridge. Ask Gu Xuan to come out and eat it. I'll find some appetizing plums for her to eat with it."
After listening to this, Gu Xuan came out and joined them in eating.
The ceiling fan was on in the living room and a strong breeze was blowing from the balcony, so it wasn't as hot and stuffy as yesterday.
Gu Yi ate his noodles in big mouthfuls and said suspiciously, "The wind is blowing quite hard tonight. It's finally cooler now."
Chen Xingling explained: "This is the wind from the typhoon, which is different from the normal river and sea breezes."
Everyone stared in surprise!
"Typhoon? The kind that hits the coastal areas?"
"Oh my god! I heard it was a disaster! No wonder the wind was blowing so hard!"
Chen Xingling said, "According to the weather forecast on the radio, it will make landfall tonight or the day after tomorrow morning, with winds in the center of the 11th level. The landing site is a bit far from us, so don't worry too much. It will rain and blow for a day or two in Yucheng. After the typhoon passes, it should rain for another day or two, and then it will clear up. Typhoon days will bring rain and cool weather, that's for sure. Strong winds will also be destructive to a certain extent."
"Then-then what should we do?" Zhao Xiaoxing is a typical inland girl, and asked nervously: "Should we hide?"
Chen Xingling replied: "Don't be afraid, just don't go to the riverside or the seaside, especially the most dangerous seaside. Buy some food every day to keep at home. When it's windy and rainy, go out less and stay indoors as much as possible. When the storm passes, everything will be fine."
"Why do you say it so casually?" Li Ying muttered suspiciously, "I heard that typhoons are a big disaster, very dangerous. How come it went into your mouth, and you acted like nothing happened?"
Chen Xingling secretly laughed and explained, "If we were farmers, planters or fishermen, we would definitely be very busy. When strong winds and heavy rains come, crops will be damaged, and thatched houses or greenhouses may be blown down. We may have to harvest in advance, pile up ponds and fish ponds, stabilize houses and greenhouses, etc. Fishermen can only dock their boats in advance, and cannot sail or go out to sea to fish. They have to hide on shore for at least a few days. We live in high-rise buildings, so we only need to prepare candles, flashlights and food, and stay away from balconies or windows."
"Sometimes there will be power outages," Gu Qi reminded, "especially when the wind and rain are the strongest, power outages are common. If the wind and rain are too strong, the shipyard will most likely stop working and rest."
Gu Yi was also experiencing a typhoon for the first time, and asked anxiously, "Will there be flooding or something?"
"Occasionally," Gu Qi replied; "but typhoon rains usually come in waves, and they are very strong. When the rain does not have time to recede, it will cause flooding."
Chen Xingling explained: "The river bank has been built very high recently. As long as the seawater does not flow back, there is no need to worry about flooding."
Li Ying was sweating profusely after hearing this and asked, "Seawater backflow? What is that? It sounds scary!"
"Yeah." Chen Xingling replied, "It's pretty scary, it's just a flood. People who live in low-lying areas may be flooded, but for places like ours that are several stories high, we don't have to worry."
"Why aren't you worried?" Gu Miao's face turned pale and she asked, "We live so close to the river and the sea outlet - is everything really okay?"
Gu Qi replied: "It should be fine. The shipyard may have to stop, but other places will not be affected much. When the shipyard was built, the piles were several feet high, which is higher than the surrounding areas."
"Sister-in-law, you're not afraid of the water crossing the road, right?" Gu Yi asked worriedly, "You can stop, but can the newly built wall withstand it? I'm afraid the newly built wall can't withstand the super strong wind, right?"
Chen Xingling shook his head: "Don't be afraid. The walls of the first floor were built a few days ago. They support each other and there is no single wall. The foundation is made of large stones, so it should be very stable. I asked the builders and they said it's okay. No matter how strong the wind is, it won't blow down."
Gu Yi asked in surprise: "So fast? The foundation was just laid a few days ago, and now the first floor is already being built! It's really fast!"
Chen Xingling laughed softly: "Not bad, there are many workers here, and they work fast. After the typhoon is over, we will start working on the wooden stairs and the lower floor."
The salary she paid was 50 cents or one dollar higher than other places, and she never delayed payment, either paying on the same day or every three days, and never more than three days.
The money is paid promptly and generously, and is fifty cents higher than that of other places. All the skilled workers are very happy to work for her, and they introduce each other to each other, and they all flock to work for her.
There is strength in numbers, and the progress on this site is very fast. Fortunately, we have the professional Master Mo in charge, and Ma Dali who knows carpentry to help. Otherwise, she would not be able to handle it alone.
"What?" Li Ying didn't care about eating noodles, and asked curiously: "What are you talking about? Which road is Shuiyue Road? What is the land and what is not? What are you building a wall for?"
Gu Yi was about to answer - but his brother beat him to the question.
Gu Qi explained: "Xing'er's fourth brother bought a piece of land for her on Shuiyue Road and is now building a house. Shuiyue Road is just outside the north gate of the shipyard, and it's very close to here."
"Really?!" Li Ying was stunned, and asked with a surprised smile: "Is the place big? How many houses are there? Are they all gifts from my fourth uncle? How much are they worth? You don't spend any money, do you?"
Chen Xingling replied coldly, "It's OK, not too big. My fourth brother said he would build two rooms for our family of three to live in first, and Aqi didn't spend a penny."
The money for building the house was earned by her, and Gu Qi would not spend a penny of it, so as to avoid her mother-in-law making trouble and emphasizing her sovereignty, saying that the house was built by her son and it was natural for her to live in it.
She must insist on this point, otherwise she will be stuck with it for the rest of her life.
Li Ying laughed happily and said “Aiyo aiyo”, she was so excited that she didn’t know where to put her hands.
"This fourth uncle is really too generous! He actually bought you land and built a house - he's very generous! This is how family members should behave! We're a family, so it's only natural that he should take care of his sister since he's so rich! This is how siblings should behave!"
After she finished speaking, she glared at Zhao Xiaoxing out of the corner of her eyes.
Zhao Xiaoxing was frightened. She lowered her head and buried her energy in eating, not daring to even breathe.
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