Chapter 1500: Arrival

Guodong finally only took a thousand yuan; his wife and children at home also need to live.

Shi Xian and Tingting were very determined to follow Wei Kaiyun.

"You two stay home obediently with Master Shang." Wei Kaiyun frowned as he looked at the two of them.

"Dad, I also want to go."

"Dad, I want to go too. I’m scared when I can’t see you." Tingting said with a choking voice.

"No, you are still too young. We are going for disaster relief. We don’t have time to take care of you.

Shi Xian, you should be understanding now. By being obedient, you help us feel reassured."

Shi Xian stood there stubbornly with his head down. His parents, brother, and sister all went to such a dangerous place; how could he be at ease?

At this moment, Feifei approached and held the hands of the two younger ones.

"You stay home. We will all be safe."

When the truck came, it was already past one in the morning. Loading was very fast. Most of the space was left at the back, but with many people, it was still very crowded.

People no longer cared about such things; everyone wished they could arrive home immediately, uncertain about the situation of their families.

Along the way, the driver, Wei Kaiyun, and Guodong took turns driving. Except for refueling, they didn’t stop at all.

Those sitting in the back were utterly exhausted. The car sped along fast, and sitting in the back was particularly uncomfortable, but everyone endured it. No one complained.

Below were three quilts, with a layer of bamboo mat on top. Jiang Feifei and Chen Xiangting leaned against each other.

"Feifei, I’m scared."

"Sister Xiangting, I think Aunt and the others are fine. Mom called to remind them. Sister, just keep calm now."

This is what she said, but everyone couldn’t truly put their minds at ease. After ten days, they arrived at the capital, but instead of entering the city, they drove straight through.

Along the way, there weren’t many collapsed houses, which put everyone’s hearts more at ease.

But Jiang Xinyu knew the epicenter wasn’t here.

The town is near the city, and they still don’t know the situation.

At this time, everyone was beginning to rebuild their homes, though they were only using manual labor, there was hope as long as they worked.

Wei Kaiyun didn’t stop all the way. When they reached the town’s edge, the vehicle couldn’t go any further.

Outside there were many tents, and someone noticed a truck approaching and stopped.

People in the back got off the truck, anxiously searching for familiar faces.

Qiao Jingyi instructed the two children to follow her, "Xinyu, I’m going home to take a look."

"Make sure to come back tonight."

Qiao Jingyi nodded.

Xiangting and Liangyu also wanted to go back but were stopped by Jiang Xinyu, "I’ll go with you."

Wei Kaiyun found someone to ask and learned there was a person in charge here, so he hurried over.

"Comrade, we’re here to support the earthquake relief, there’s flour on the truck."

"Thank you very much."

Jiang Xinyu came over and said a few words to Wei Kaiyun. Despite his disapproving look, she still left with a group of children.

"Comrade, I’ll also go to a friend’s house to look. I’ll trouble you with these matters. Guodong, you stay here and take charge."

Wei Kaiyun also found the driver Xiao Lin, gave him the freight charge, and cautioned him to be careful, before hastily chasing after his wife with Lv Beiguang.

Although over two thousand catties of flour weren’t much, it was enough for everyone to eat for a few days, and more relief supplies would gradually arrive.

Qiao Jingyi was extremely anxious, very worried about Yao Shimin and her parents-in-law. Yet, with two children by her side, she couldn’t show it.

You could still see the road now, but some roads were already impassable.

"Mom, I’m scared."

"Don’t be afraid, let’s go find your dad and grandparents."

Jiang Xinyu and the others moved swiftly, catching up with Qiao Jingyi and her group in no time. This road used to take about half an hour to walk back.

Almost every house had someone cleaning, which reassured Jiang Xinyu that not so many people had died.

The closer they got to home, the more familiar faces they saw.

"Mr. Qiao, you’re back? Your old Yao is over there."

Qiao Jingyi heard this, her eyes red, "Sister-in-law Chen, how’s your family?"

"We’re fine, thank you anyway. If it weren’t for you and Old Yao mentioning it, we wouldn’t have survived."

"Sister-in-law, I’ll go home first."

Houses here were different from those in rural areas; they were tile-roofed, so the risk was greater when they collapsed.

Upon hearing about Yao Shimin, Jiang Xinyu headed toward Wang Ailing’s home.

A visibly larger number of people were cleaning in this area, which reassured Jiang Xinyu more. While she couldn’t change anything, reminding everyone had paid off.

Qiao Jingyi arrived home with the two children to find only half a wall standing, with a tent in the yard.

"Old Yao?"

Yao Shimin and his parents were alarmed at the sound, seeing their wife and two children.

"How did you get back?"

Qiao Jingyi hugged Yao Shimin and burst into tears, finally relieved of her anxiety.

Meanwhile, the old couple of the Yao family also embraced their grandchildren.

"Alright, I’m fine. On the day of the earthquake, Xinyu called me, and we took our valuables and slept in the tent."

"Old Yao, I was so scared. I’m so glad you’re all okay. Where are my parents?"

"I called my elder brother that day, but there’s still no news from them."

Jiang Xinyu and the others reached the Chen family, "Mom, Grandpa, Grandma."

Wang Ailing was sorting bricks, picking out the usable ones, cleaning them up to rebuild the house. The family had to live, after all.

Hearing shouting, the three family members stood up, seeing the two children running over, both elders cried.

During the earthquake, they were immensely thankful. Fortunately, the children weren’t here.

"Xinyu, why are you back?"

"Once we heard something happened here, we came right away. Where’s brother-in-law?"

"They went to the unit, where restoration is also underway."

"Sis, were many people killed this time?"

"Xinyu, thanks to your warning, there were the fewest casualties in the area, though some didn’t believe, dying inside.

The textile factory is gone; it all collapsed."

"What about Qian Jun?"

"Both of them are fine; his wife went to the hometown to find the kids. He’s presiding over the textile factory’s work."

"Do you have any news about Sister She?"

Zhiwei took his sister and headed home, while Jiang Xinyu now also planned to leave.

"Sister She is fine, but Wang Tongzhou is in the hospital and may spend the rest of his days bedridden."

"I don’t know about Secretary Hao and his family, but Director Ding is fine. He’s in charge of the cafeteria now."

"Alright, sis, I’ll go see Sister She and Secretary Hao and them."

"Xinyu, come back tonight."

"I don’t know, but I’ll try."

At this time, Wei Kaiyun and Lv Beiguang also arrived. Wang Ailing then felt reassured to let Xinyu leave.