Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 237 236. The End of Youth, a Belated Farewell (Part )
Lin Xiao has been in Chaobai Town for nearly a year.

His evaluation of Tu Hui can actually be summed up in three words: veteran!
He had seen many people like this in his previous unit - they had worked in multiple departments. They were not very diligent at work but they were pretty down-to-earth. Their abilities were neither good nor bad, and their performance was neither good nor bad. They wanted to be promoted but couldn't, and they wanted to retire but they were not of the required age, so they could only stay put.

In the workplace, this old-timer always has the best personality, always smiling and polite to everyone.

But when you assign him a job, he can't do this or that and always finds a bunch of excuses.

That's what Tu Hui is like.

When Deputy Mayor Jia Bo was transferred, Qiao Xuyang had not yet arrived.

Jia Bo's work will be shared by several deputy mayors now. Economic development will be given to Lin Xiao, and the security and comprehensive law enforcement under Lin Xiao will be given to Jia Minglu. The remaining propaganda will be assigned to Tu Hui, who is in charge of party building, but it has not been given to him.

In the end, Lin Xiao took over.

From then on, Deputy Mayor Tu was labeled as a typical old-fashioned old fox.

It is because of this judgment.

So at that moment, facing Qi Haiguang's question "Who is responsible?", Tu Hui, who has always been gentle and kind, shouted in a loud voice "I am responsible".

For Lin Xiao, this impact was no less than seeing Lin Daiyu standing on a pile of dirt and shouting, "Fire at me!!"

The shock was quite shocking.

After realizing it, I felt a little touched.

Tu Hui stepped forward. Even though Qi Haiguang's position was much higher than that of a mere acting mayor, he was only a leader in charge of the liaison office after all. It would be right for him to nod more, smile more and express fewer opinions when performing his liaison duties.

Qi Haiguang didn't want to make a decision either.

Because no matter what decision you make, you may be held accountable if something goes wrong.

Therefore, now that Tu Hui, as the acting head of Chaobai Town, has made the final decision, Qi Haiguang will not go against him anymore, either for the sake of face or the inner considerations.

So with one order, everyone was mobilized.

Jia Minglu was responsible for organizing the rapid evacuation of the elderly, the weak, women and children in Zhoujia Village, Lin Xiao was responsible for mobilizing young and middle-aged villagers to participate in emergency rescue, and Tu Hui was responsible for connecting with the rescue forces and sandbag supplies sent by the county command.

Everyone quickly became busy.

As early as when the breach occurred, Tu Hui transported the town's stored large trucks and hundreds of tons of sandbags to Zhoujia Village, and they are now parked at the entrance of the village.

Give the emergency instructions.

The two large trucks immediately passed through the village and headed towards the dike along the dirt road. As expected, they got stuck in deep mud after driving less than 200 meters.

However, these 200 meters also reduced a lot of pressure for the subsequent rescue.

At this moment, the village’s loudspeaker has issued orders for emergency evacuation and calls for participation in flood control.

When the villagers got the news, they were completely panicked.

Everyone was suddenly in a panic and busy packing up their belongings at home.

Even though the loudspeaker repeatedly emphasized that "protecting people is the most important thing."

But it is obviously impossible for the villagers to easily give up all their belongings.

So every household was so busy cleaning up that they couldn't hear the shouts from the loudspeakers at all.

This scene is completely different from the united scene yesterday when all the villagers in the town worked together to carry sand and build the embankment.

The villagers were busy packing up their things and could not come out, while the breach in the dike was getting bigger and bigger.

Lin Xiao couldn't wait any longer, so he went straight to the village committee, grabbed the microphone and shouted, "Fellow villagers, I am Lin Xiao, the son of Zhou Xiuping, and I grew up in Zhoujia Village.

"Everyone knows about the dike breach now. The town has organized everyone to evacuate. This is the worst-case scenario, but it doesn't mean the flood will definitely hit the houses. Everyone must not panic!
"Now the rainstorm has stopped. As long as we survive the current breach together, everything will be safe once the flood is over. As the nephew of Zhoujia Village, I beg you to trust me once. All villagers aged between 20 and 60 are requested to come out immediately, bring shoulder poles and baskets, and go together to pick up sandbags to fill the breach and resolve the current danger together!

"Please trust me once, I will not harm you! As long as we work together, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. I will fight with you to the end, to protect the entire Zhoujia Village, to protect everyone's fields and homes! Please, everyone!!"

The clanging sound spread throughout the village through the loudspeaker.

At the same time, Zhou Zhenpeng was knocking on doors, calling on everyone to join the rescue.

Everyone was still hesitant just now.

But after hearing Lin Xiao's earnest appeal, the villagers who were busy packing up their valuable belongings slowly stopped.

finally.

One by one, the villagers walked out of their homes, carrying shoulder poles and baskets, and headed towards the only wide field ridge behind the village.

At the beginning, there were only three or five people.

Later, more and more people came out, and almost half of the villagers showed up here. There were even quite a few gray-haired old men, who were obviously far beyond the 60-year-old limit set by Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao was standing next to the two trucks, and tears welled up in his eyes as he watched.

The surging crowd included his uncles, aunts, cousins, and many distant relatives whose faces were familiar but whose names he could not remember, and even more were villagers he did not know.

But no matter who it is.

In everyone's eyes, there is a determination to protect their homeland.

In the distance, the surging flood was still pouring down from the breach like a waterfall.

The originally vast and clear fields were dyed with mostly muddy yellow in less than an hour.

Even the water level on the ridges of the fields rose rapidly.

It was just mud, but now it is completely soaked in water.

However, these horrifying scenes did not scare the villagers who came with a mentality of decisive battle. Everyone stood in the huge team, and each of them had more confidence and courage because of each other.

Lin Xiao suppressed his emotions and tried to remain calm.

He climbed onto the truck and helped unload sandbags into the villagers' baskets while reminding everyone to be careful and safe. At the same time, he also had to screen out volunteers who were too old or too young.

"Grandpa, please stop joining in the fun and go back..."

Lin Xiao looked at the person carrying a basket under the car. It was Zhou Shuquan, who was of the same generation as his grandfather's brother. He had a head full of white hair but a stubborn face.

He urgently withdrew a 20-kilogram sandbag.

Zhou Shuquan was not happy: "Ah, you young man, you look down on me! Although I am 73 years old, I am stronger than you, a pale-faced scholar. Give it to me now, stop talking nonsense!"

Lin Xiao was speechless.

Knowing that the old man was stubborn, it was impossible not to ask him to contribute, and now he didn't have time to be pretentious with the old man.

So he could only slowly unload the two sandbags, which immediately bent Zhou Shuquan's back two inches.

"Grandpa, why don't you just..."

"Stop talking!"

Zhou Shuquan blew his beard arrogantly, walked barefoot on the water, and moved towards the dike with trembling steps.

Lin Xiao looked at the hunched but determined back.

He was originally worried about today's flood control, but at this moment, he had enough confidence.

There is strength in numbers.

Soon, a truckload of sandbags was unloaded and carried by the villagers on their shoulders and hands, across the ridges of the fields soaked by muddy waves, and toward the breached dike.

Guarding the breach were the armed police officers who had just arrived.

Bags of sand were thrown quickly by officers and soldiers and sank into the violent torrent.

One bag, two bags, three bags...

Ten bags, fifty bags, one hundred bags...

Each sandbag weighs 20 kilograms. People with less strength can only lift two at a time, and people with greater strength can only lift four at a time. It is impossible to lift more than that.

——It’s not that they can’t carry it, but the ridges of the fields submerged by the flood are impossible to move on, which affects efficiency.

About three hundred villagers completed the circle.

An entire truckload of sandbags was unloaded, transported to the dike, and thrown into the breaching flood.

At first, dozens of bags were thrown in, which had no effect on the flood.

It was not until a truckload of sandbags were filled in that the rushing flood finally subsided a little.

However, before everyone could get excited, the two sides of the breach collapsed to a width of seven or eight meters under the squeezing and scouring of the flood.

"Crash".

The flood, which had just eased, poured down violently again.

On the dike, the armed police, cadres, and villagers were all dumbfounded.

"Keep going! Keep going!!!"

The armed police at the front line shouted at the top of their lungs, and the stunned villagers and cadres took action again and continued to engage in this long and arduous battle against the flood!

……

Time passed by minute by minute.

The sky slowly darkened.

Rescue work at the breach in Zhoujia Village is still ongoing.

At this moment, Linjia Village.

Lin Yu and Liang Tian rode their electric bikes again, one after the other, this time heading to the high-speed rail station.

Although Liang Tian was a little reluctant to leave.

But her mother, who was far away in Jingzhou, had already given her an ultimatum and had also bought a plane ticket for tomorrow morning.

So she had to rush back to Ninghai today to pack her things.

Then I'll take a flight and leave early tomorrow morning.

Given the current situation, Han Xixi is worried about her husband who is on the front line of flood control, so it is definitely impossible to expect her to send Liang Tian back to Ninghai.

Especially now that it was getting dark, Zhou Xiuping was worried about her pregnant daughter-in-law driving.

Liang Tian thought it was no big deal.

I'm an adult now, it's not like I don't know how to take the high-speed rail.

But after much thought, Zhou Xiuping decided that she should send someone to escort her all the way to Ninghai and hand her over to her in-laws personally.

Then the family members started to rummage around.

This arduous task, as expected, fell on the head of the number one idler, Lin Yu.

After receiving the assignment from his parents, Lin Yu remained calm and composed. He just said "Oh" and went to buy the ticket quickly.

Then he rode his electric scooter and took Liang Tian to the high-speed rail station.

This was the third time the two had ridden together.

Compared with the excitement and comfort of the previous two times, this time, Liang Tian's mood was obviously much more depressed, and she didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Lin Yu felt strange.

I secretly lowered my head and saw two white and tender hands still grabbing the hem of my clothes, and I felt a little strange in my heart.

Although the heavy rain has stopped, the sky has not cleared up.

In the distant sky, the light gradually dimmed, and it was a dusk without sunset or afterglow.

The two of them drove slowly towards the high-speed rail station in the evening.

I rode from the gray light to the night lights just coming on, and finally arrived at the entrance of the high-speed rail station.

Lock your car.

Lin Yu looked at his watch and saw that there were only twenty minutes left before the train departed.

The two were shocked and ran all the way to the station entrance. Finally, they checked their tickets and boarded the train at the last minute.

“Oh my god, that was close!!”

"call……"

Two people stood at the boarding entrance, one with his hands on his knees, the other with one hand on his waist, gasping for breath one after another.

They looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time.

The boredom I had just felt on the road was instantly swept away.

The journey from Anyang to Ninghai only took 22 minutes, and the two were too lazy to look for seats, so they just stood at the entrance.

The train started slowly, and the city in the dark shadow moved slowly, then quickly moved backwards.

"Hey, do you think Qin Jiapeng and Chen Shuang will break up?" Liang Tian suddenly asked.

"Ok?"

Lin Yu was caught off guard by the question. He had never thought about this question and was not interested in it.

"What do you mean?" he asked back.

"It means exactly what it says! Do you think it will happen?" Liang Tian's face was full of curiosity.

"I have no idea!"

Lin Yu shook his head.

Liang Tian had been expecting her guess to be recognized, but she was disappointed that Lin Yu didn't understand at all.

“Boring!!”

"..."

Lin Yu was speechless. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you hoping for them to break up?"

Liang Tian suddenly became anxious: "What do you mean I hope they break up? It's because I think they are too different...that's why I think they will break up!"

Lin Yu frowned even more after hearing this.

"Too big a gap?"

"Yup!"

"The gap you are talking about is..."

"Grades, family background, and so on!"

Liang Tian patiently explained, "Qin Jiapeng's grades are very good. If he performs well, he can at least get into a 211 university. But Chen Shuang's grades... it's hard for him to get into university! Not to mention his family background. Qin Jiapeng's father is at least a town mayor, which is considered a high-ranking official in Anyang County, while Chen Shuang's parents seem to be ordinary rural people... To be honest, I find it incredible that the two of them can be together!"

Liang Tian analyzed seriously and didn't notice that Lin Yu's expression opposite her was becoming increasingly ugly.

The two of them leaned against the door facing each other.

The car door with glass windows was right between them, and dark shadows flashed by outside.

"Hey, why don't you speak?" Liang Tian finally noticed Lin Yu's silence and asked.

"say what……"

Lin Yu was silent and helpless.

This reaction made Liang Tian immediately angry, and she felt that her incisive analysis was completely ruined.

"You are such a boring person!" Liang Tian crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes.

"..."

Lin Yu was always silent and reserved and never talked back, but this time, for some reason, he suddenly got angry.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "You are so stubborn, caring about whether they are breaking up or not! You mentioned their grades and their family background... How old are you, and you are so realistic!!"

Liang Tian: “???”

Faced with Lin Yu's inexplicable anger, she was completely stunned.

It has been almost a month since we met during the summer vacation, and we have been together four or five times. I can't say that we have a close relationship, but at least we are familiar with each other and understand each other.

Liang Tian didn’t know that this boy who was so frugal with words and seemed to have a very good temper... could actually get angry?
She was stunned.

The next reaction was not anger, but hearty laughter.

"Hahaha...I'm sorry!" The sweet girl suddenly apologized.

Lin Yu was caught off guard by the sweet sound of the clip.

"What are you... sorry for?"

"I really shouldn't judge other people's relationships, and I shouldn't be so realistic... Oh, it's because my classmates at school always talk about others like this, so when I see others dating, I subconsciously analyze them like this, which is really wrong!"

Liang Tian spoke seriously, with a sincere tone and expression.

This sudden turn caught Lin Yu off guard, and he almost got sparks from the back of his head.

"No...it doesn't matter..."

"Then don't be mad at me?"

"I... I'm not angry..."

"I'm glad you're not angry! I'll give you a gift!"

"Uh-huh?!"

Lin Yu couldn't keep up with the thinking of this naughty girl. He was stunned for a moment before his eyes lit up: "Gift?"

Liang Tian said nothing, and took something out of her pocket mysteriously.

"Dang-dang-dang!"

She called out playfully, clenching her hands into fists.

Judging from the size of the fist, this gift won't be too big.

After keeping you in suspense for two seconds, she revealed the answer.

When the palm was opened, a keychain appeared in the palm. A plastic cartoon pendant was hung on the round iron ring. From the appearance, it was unclear whether it was a monkey or a groundhog. It had a pouting mouth and drooping eyebrows, and looked very depressed.

"I saw this when I was shopping, and I thought this unlucky guy looked like you, so I bought it. Tell me, does it look like you?"

"..."

Lin Yu was speechless. Sometimes he really wanted to call the police!

Seeing his unhappy expression, Liang Tian immediately became unhappy too.

"Hey, I bought you a gift to thank you for taking me out several times. Why are you looking like that? Forget it!!"

Liang Tian said as she was about to take the keychain away.

Lin Yu was so panicked that he kept shouting: "Yes, yes... Thank you!"

He stretched out his hand, his expression was obedient and cute.

Seeing this, Liang Tian placed the keychain on his palm contentedly, and touched the doll's face lovingly with her index finger.

This touch accidentally touched Lin Yu's palm. A slight electric wave was transmitted, making his ears turn red unexpectedly.

"What's wrong with you? Are you hot?" Liang Tian asked puzzledly.

“Ah, no…”

Lin Yu swallowed nervously, and quickly calmed down by putting the keychain into his pocket, then said, "You bought me a gift, but I didn't buy you one... You are leaving, so I should buy you a farewell gift..."

Liang Tian waved her hands nonchalantly: "Oh, it doesn't matter! Besides, it's not like we won't see each other again!"

These words made Lin Yu's eyes light up.

"Will we meet again?"

"Of course, I come here during the Chinese New Year, every year!"

"Oh……"

Lin Yu nodded, and even though he pursed his lips, he couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from curling up.

"But I will be a senior in high school in the second half of the year... I'm not sure whether I will come back for the New Year!" Liang Tian said again.

"???"

Lin Yu's face froze again, and his heart felt like it was on a roller coaster.

Liang Tian said: "But it doesn't matter, I will definitely come again after the college entrance examination at the latest...

"Of course, the premise is that I do well in the exam, and my mother won't let me repeat the year...

"But it's impossible for me to repeat the grade. I won't repeat the grade even if I'm beaten to death...

"Well, actually, what I say doesn't count. You have to listen to my mom..."

Lin Yu was too lazy to even make any expression. He always felt that this mischievous girl was teasing him on purpose.

I really... want to call the police!

"Hey, which university are you planning to apply to?" Liang Tian asked seriously.

"Ah... never thought about it!"

"Never thought about it? Brother, you're already in your third year of high school, and you haven't thought about which university to apply to?"

Liang Tian is very serious.

Lin Yu scratched his head and said awkwardly: "With my grades... I'm not sure if I can get into college. What's the point of thinking so much..."

Liang Tian thought about the first time they met and saw this guy's transcript which showed "not a single poor performance in any subject, but poor performance in every subject", and she couldn't help but cover her mouth.

Lin Yu: Hey, hey, hey, do you have to be so unscrupulous when you laugh secretly? !
"What are you laughing at? It makes you act like your grades are so good!"

"Hey! Stop bringing up things that are not relevant to the topic!"

Liang Tian became anxious.

What is this, a fight between two rookies?
The two stared at each other for three seconds, and finally reached a tacit understanding: if they don’t talk about grades, they will still be good friends!
……

The journey was short and we soon arrived in Ninghai.

When Lin Yu noticed that the high-speed rail began to slow down, he suddenly felt anxious.

This was an emotion that he, as a "calm person", rarely experienced.

On the opposite side, Liang Tian looked out the window obsessively.

The city lights flashed through the window one after another, casting a strong and charming light in her dark and round pupils.

Lin Yu was a little fascinated by what he saw.

For some unknown reason, he blurted out, "Actually, I want to take the entrance exam for Jingzhou!"

Liang Tian heard the voice and turned back in surprise.

"……what?"

"……Um!"

"Um... Jingzhou University?"

"???"

Lin Yu was speechless for the Nth time, thinking, do you think I look like Jingzhou University?

"University in Jingzhou!"

He emphasized the word "de".

Liang Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought to herself, if you really want to get into Peking University, I don’t know whether to laugh at you or persuade you, or laugh at you and persuade you at the same time!

"That's great, but why?"

"Well... there's no special reason, I just want to visit the capital!"

Lin Yu scratched his head and came up with this explanation.

Liang Tian nodded.

As a person who is not from Beijing but grew up in Beijing, she has long been accustomed to outsiders' obsession with the capital.

So she didn't think it was strange that someone like Lin Yu, who seemed to have no interest in anything, expressed his yearning for the capital.

She accepted it calmly.

"Then you have to work hard. It's not easy to get into a university in Jingzhou."

"Ok, I know!"

"Not only you have to work hard, I have to work hard too... maybe then we can become alumni of the same school!" Liang Tian's eyes were full of expectations.

Lin Yu looked into her eyes, with a strong sincerity in his eyes.

He felt as if he was burned, and quickly looked away, then nodded firmly.

The train came to a slow stop.

More and more people gathered at the door of the car, so the two of them could only end the topic with full of thoughts and reluctance.

Get off the bus and exit the station.

The two young men walked one in front and one behind, and were close to each other in the crowd.

Liang Tian is in front and Lin Yu is behind.

When I was away from him, I took two quick steps, and when I was close to him, I slowed down again to ensure that there was always a safe distance of one or two meters between the two of them.

Exit soon.

Liu Liyun was already waiting at the exit. She started to scold Liang Tian as soon as she met her, and then expressed her gratitude to Lin Yu for his escort.

After saying a few simple words, she took Liang Tian away.

Lin Yu had to re-enter the station and take another bus half an hour later to return to Anyang County.

"Student Lin Yu, thank you for your care these days. Goodbye~~"

Liang Tian smiled and waved.

Lin Yu also smiled, not knowing what to say. In the end, he just nodded and waved his hand.

People come and go in the station, and the air is filled with reunion and separation.

No one noticed that two young men said goodbye to each other with completely different feelings in this crowded crowd.

Liang Tian's figure gradually went away and soon disappeared in the crowd.

Lin Yu withdrew his gaze, feeling a little lost.

At this moment, he felt something in his pocket. When he took it out, he saw that it was the stupid, sad-looking groundhog.

“…So ugly!”

He couldn't help but complain, then carefully hung the pendant on his key and turned to walk towards the entrance.

……

Chaobai Town, Zhoujia Village, dike.

When night fell, four large emergency lights were already lit on the dike, as well as hundreds of small lights lit by the villagers.

From a distance, it looks like a long, cold fire dragon.

After eight hours of difficult rescue work.

With the help of six trucks carrying nearly 20 tons of sandbags, the gap in the dike was finally successfully blocked before further collapse.

The rushing flood disappeared in an instant.

The breach was filled with muddy sludge.

On the other side of the Chaoshui River, the flood finally gave up the idea of ​​taking a shortcut and continued to flow forward along the river.

"Success!!"

The village chief shouted.

The excited voice echoed across the long dikes and the vast wilderness, and quickly spread to everyone's ears.

There was a brief pause on the dike.

Immediately afterwards, shouts of joy broke out!
“It’s really blocked!!!”

"Very good!!"

"I told you it would work!"

“Thank you, our ancestors!”

"What do you mean by ancestor's blessing? This is called man conquering nature!!"

"Man can conquer nature. If Xiuping's son hadn't begged everyone to come to the dam, how could the breach have been blocked?!"

"So it must be the blessing of our ancestors that Lin Xiao is also the bloodline of our Zhou family!!"

"..."

The villagers were talking and shouting.

Regardless of gender, age or status, everyone's face was filled with relief at surviving the disaster and pride in successfully protecting their homes.

this moment.

All the tiredness and hard work disappeared.

The dike was filled with only intense joy and excitement.

Shouting with joy.

The old village director Zhou Shuquan was also uncontrollably excited, clapping his hands and saying, "The officers and soldiers and the town and village cadres have all worked hard. Let the women at home quickly prepare a banquet so that everyone can have a good meal and then have a good rest..."

The crowd responded immediately.

"I'll arrange it, I'll arrange it!"

"Let's go together, there is strength in numbers!!"

"Everyone, go eat. You can't leave until you're full today!!"

"..."

The villagers gave orders like a domineering president one by one, and then ran down the embankment one after another, running towards the direction of the village lights.

Zhou Shuquan stayed until the end and extended invitations to the officers, soldiers and cadres one by one. When faced with those who refused, he even knelt down and begged them to come.

How could such old village elders bear to be made to kneel?

So they all agreed reluctantly.

Zhou Shuquan invited them along, and finally they came to the breach filled with sandbags. In front of them was Lin Xiao, who was looking at the flood thoughtfully.

Looking back at today, thinking about the past.

Zhou Shuquan's spine, which had been straight all his life, was finally bent at this moment, and his old face was full of shame.

"Xiaoxiao..."

He opened his mouth and called Lin Xiao's nickname.

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. At this moment, he was so tired that he almost fell down on the spot.

He turned around and was a little surprised to see that it was Zhou Shuquan.

Although there is some grudge between the two.

But he was an elder and a relative after all, so he still called him respectfully: "Grandpa!"

This name made Zhou Shuquan so embarrassed that he could hardly raise his head.

He nodded and sighed, "Today is all thanks to you... If you hadn't taken on the pressure and organized everyone to rescue and save the people... Zhoujia Village would be finished, and who knows what would have happened!!"

It was rare for Lin Xiao to be praised by this little grandpa, and he was quite uncomfortable with it.

After all, this old man was the one who jumped into the water to save his grandson, but he still refused to acknowledge it and even turned black into white. He was a ruthless character.

It was rare to hear a good word from him.

Lin Xiao subconsciously suspected that this old man was up to something bad.

"You're too kind. I'm the deputy mayor of Chaobai Town, and this is what I should do!"

Lin Xiao said sincerely, "Even if the dike bursts, it will at most flood the farmland and will not threaten Zhoujia Village..."

Zhou Shuquan shook his head and said, "You are still young and don't know how powerful floods are. I have lived to this age and have encountered too many natural disasters, including three or four floods - this is the most powerful move of God. No matter how powerful a person is, there is no way he can withstand it!"

Lin Xiao was speechless for a moment as he listened to the sound of water rushing behind him.

Zhou Shuquan sighed again, "The flood is at its worst right now. It will take at least two or three days for the water level to recede. If we leave this breach unattended and allow the flood to flood into the village, all the houses will surely be submerged... I've lived to this age and have experienced things, so I know how severe a flood is!"

Zhou Shuquan said this with a lingering fear on his face.

Lin Xiao didn't think there would be such serious consequences. He just felt that even in the face of a natural disaster, he should try his best as long as he could do something humanly possible.

If it succeeds, that’s great. But if it doesn’t, there’s still time to run again!
But there are risks after all. Once casualties occur during the rescue process, the responsibility will fall entirely on him.

He is also the nephew of Zhoujiacun.

Not to mention the punishment from the organization, the villagers alone would hate him to death, and even my mother would never be able to hold her head up in her family again.

So, anyone can make this decision except him.

But he did it anyway.

Because he knew that there were floods everywhere and the official rescue efforts were to save people first and then carry out emergency rescue.

The dangerous situation in Zhoujia Village did not involve any casualties.

Therefore, even if the incident was reported to the county immediately, large-scale manpower would not be sent to provide support.

If rescue efforts are needed, the villagers can only rely on themselves.

Lin Xiao felt that self-rescue was feasible and there was great hope, so he made the proposal despite the huge risk. Fortunately, he got the support of Tu Hui.

However, he was still quite surprised that his impulsive behavior could win Zhou Shuquan's affirmation.

"Xiaoxiao... On behalf of all the people in Zhoujia Village, thank you!"

Zhou Shuquan said this as he trembled and was about to bow.

Lin Xiao quickly supported him: "Ouch, ouch, Grandpa, please don't scare me! If my mom knew, she would kick me!"

Zhou Shuquan was amused by his playful tone.

But he soon shook his head and sighed, and hesitated several times before finally saying, "And before that, you jumped into the water to save my grandson... I was such a bad person. At that time, you were sent to the hospital unconscious, and many people said you were dying...

"My conscienceless son thought that if anything happened to you, he would definitely ask our family to pay for it! So he persuaded my grandson to insist that it was you who pushed him into the water. When I heard that, I really thought it was you who did it...

"It wasn't until a few years ago when my grandson let it slip that I realized you were wrongly accused... By then, many years had passed and you were safe and sound. I thought less trouble is worse than more, so I kept silent... Snap!"

As Zhou Shuquan spoke, he suddenly slapped himself hard in the face.

The sudden crisp sound startled Lin Xiao.

"I am such a worthless person. I have lived in vain at my age!"

Zhou Shuquan shook his head, saying with regret, "Xiaoxiao, thank you, Grandpa, for saving my grandson regardless of your own safety. And... I apologize to you. I have wronged you for so many years..."

After saying this, Zhou Shuquan slowly bent down.

This time, Lin Xiao did not reach out to stop him.

This belated apology belongs to the brave boy from 11 years ago.

Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, he cannot now replace his predecessor and be the good guy and forgive the confessor.

In the dark night, on the dike.

The flood roared like thunder.

The two of them just stood there in the dark shadows facing the emergency light, the older one bowed and the younger one remained silent.

Same day, same rushing river.

Lin Xiao took back the honor that had been maliciously denied for 11 years.

Suddenly, he felt his whole body lighten.

For some reason, he subconsciously felt that the two owners of this body had not officially completed the handover until this moment and had said a belated farewell.

Lin Xiao helped Zhou Shuquan up.

Without saying anything, he walked down the dike, waded across the water, and returned to the village.

He was extremely sleepy now and needed a good sleep.

His uncle and aunt also knew this and had already made the bed for him to rest quickly.

Lin Xiao really wanted to hold on until he got home and see his wife before going to sleep.

But his eyelids were too weak and were being pulled down like a lead ball. He could only give in, go upstairs, and close his eyes the moment he opened the door.

The next second, the brain nerves received a familiar face.

He was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes again and saw Han Xixi!
"Am I asleep... or awake?"

Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

He shook his head, not understanding and too lazy to care.

He stepped forward, hugged his wife in his arms, and then lost consciousness...

(End of this chapter)