Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

When Xia He pushed the food bowl and chopsticks into the dormitory, each child was holding a mobile phone. Some were typing on the keyboard, some were talking to their ears, and some were staring at the screen and grinning foolishly.

Xia He paused for a moment, then turned to look at the employee standing next to her.

What are they doing?

The employee smiled and said, "Boss Liao provided everyone with cell phones, saying it would be convenient to contact them in the future."

Xia He suddenly realized, put down the rice bowl and let the children serve themselves.

Now the children can serve themselves and eat by themselves without anyone watching them.

However, everyone is clearly engrossed in their phones today and can't seem to put them down for the time being.

Xia He ignored it and pulled the employee outside.

"Have you found the parents of these children?" she asked softly.

The employee nodded: "Most of them have been found. A few have had their parents confirmed dead, and we are still searching for seven or eight others."

Xia He pursed her lips.

She was a little reluctant to part with it.

Watching them change little by little, from never crying, making a fuss, or speaking at the beginning, to now laughing, playing, and calling their names, it would be a lie to say I have no feelings for them.

But she still said, "It's a good thing that we were able to find it."

He paused, then asked, "When are you coming to pick up the children?"

The employee replied, "Director Liao said it would be arranged in batches, and they can't all be taken back at once. The children have to be picked up only after they see their companions' parents."

Xia He quickly understood Liao Zhong's intention after a moment's thought.

In this way, when other children see their peers being picked up by their parents, they won't think that this is the beginning of a new round of torment.

"Uncle Liao looks like a roughneck, but he's actually quite meticulous."

The employee looked around and lowered his voice: "We can't say he's being meticulous in front of him now."

Xia He paused for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed.

The reluctance in her eyes lessened slightly in her smile.

Xia He and her staff entered the ward, where the children were still playing on their phones.

Xia He clapped her hands: "Alright, kids, it's time to eat. Put your phones down."

Upon hearing this, the children looked up, silently put down their phones, and lined up to get their food. The whole process was quiet and orderly. After they finished, they went back to their seats, carrying their bowls.

An employee watching nearby whispered to Xia He, "If this were a normal child, they would definitely make a fuss for a while."

Xia He nodded: "They are so well-behaved."

The employee sighed, but was still pleased with the progress made during this period.

In the isolation ward, a NaDuTong employee, dressed in protective gear, stood beside Yueyue's bed, holding a mobile phone and talking rapidly.

Yueyue sat on the bed, her eyes fixed on the phone screen, seemingly listening attentively.

The employee was sweating profusely as he spoke, and his forehead was shiny with oil even through his protective suit and face mask.

Just then, the door opened, and Cheng Mo walked in carrying a lunchbox.

He placed the food on the small table beside Yueyue's bed and put the spoon in her hand: "Eat first."

Then he turned to the employee, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Let me do it."

The employee breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his brow, but only realized what he was doing when his hand touched the face shield of his protective suit. He sighed, put his phone on the table, and said, "Then I'll leave it to you. I'll go check next door."

Cheng Mo was about to agree when he glanced at the phone on the table and changed his mind, saying, "Never mind, just leave them there. I'll tell them all when we go to the playground later."

The employee knew that these four children were different from the other children, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and tell Boss Liao first."

He got up and left, while Cheng Mo sat down by Yueyue's bedside and watched her eat.

Yueyue ate very quickly, but didn't spill a single grain of rice.

After Yueyue finished eating, Cheng Mo took out a book of idiom stories from his pocket, opened the first page, turned on the projector, and the figures of the other children appeared on the white wall.

Today we'll talk about "waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump".

Yueyue looked at him, her eyes becoming serious, and the other children looked at him with the same seriousness.

Cheng Mo explained it once, then explained it a second time, and then led Yueyue to recite those idioms.

After telling the story, Cheng Mo helped Yueyue put on a protective suit, picked her up, and carried her outside.

The other three children were also carried into the car by Xia He and her staff.

The minibus started and drove towards the playground.

……

Over on the playground, more than thirty children were having a blast.

They ran around the playground with their phones, exchanging contact information.

What's your phone number?

"138..."

"Wait, I'll press slower!"

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"Okay, okay, it's saved!"

"Try calling me!"

Ring ring ring—

"It's working!"

"Hahaha~~"

Liao Zhong stood at the edge of the playground, watching this scene, his face practically splitting into a grin.

An employee nearby chimed in, "Boss, the kids seem to be having a lot of fun."

Liao Zhong lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said smugly, "Of course! Just look at these kids, and you can tell how well I'm doing my job."

The employees nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, boss is brilliant."

Liao Zhong glanced at him sideways: "Stop flattering me."

The employees chuckled.

……

On the small playground, Cheng Mo led the four children out of the car and walked to their usual training ground.

He took out his phone and gave each of his four children a phone.

"Come on, let your senior brother teach you how to use it."

The children gathered around, watching intently.

Cheng Mo started talking from the moment the phone was turned on, then talked about the address book, making phone calls, and saving numbers.

"My senior's number is 138xxxxxxxx."

"Xia He's number is 139xxxxxxxx."

He picked up Duoduo's phone, saved his own number, and then saved Xia He's number.

"Try it yourselves, save your senior brother's and Xia He's numbers."

The children lowered their heads and began typing on the keyboard, typing very intently.

As soon as they learned how, the children took out their phones and called Xia He.

Ring ring ring—

Xia He's phone rang.

She took it out and saw that it was Xiao Guang's number.

"Feed?"

Xiao Guang held the phone to his ear, his voice a little nervous: "Sister Xia He?"

"Hey! Xiao Guang!" Xia He smiled, her eyes crinkling.

Yueyue, Duoduo, and Guoguo pressed their ears to the phone, waiting for the response.

beep-

None of them went through.

The three children held up their phones, looking at Cheng Mo blankly.

Cheng Mo looked at them with a wronged expression: "None of you called your senior brother, you all called Sister Xia He."

The three children were stunned.

Duoduo reacted the fastest, immediately hanging up the phone and dialing again.

beep-

Cheng Mo's phone rang.

He took it out and happily answered, "Hey, Duoduo's so nice~"

Duoduo smiled.

Seeing this, Yueyue and Guoguo quickly hung up and redialed.

beep-

"Hello, the number you dialed is busy. Please try again later."

Yueyue was stunned.

Guoguo was also stunned.

The two children's eyes were a little red as they listened to the notification sound coming from their phones.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Mo quickly explained, "Only one person can be on the phone at a time. If someone is on another call, no one else can get through."

He hung up the phone: "Now, Yueyue, you give it a try."

Yueyue dialed the number immediately.

beep-

pass!

"Senior brother!" Yueyue called out.

"Yes!" Cheng Mo responded.

Guoguo watched from the side, stamping her feet in frustration.

Xia He also told Xiao Guang about this on her phone. After hanging up, she shouted loudly to Guo Guo, "Guo Guo, you can call now!"

Guoguo immediately hung up the previous unanswered call and redialed Xia He's number.

beep-

pass!

"Sister Xiahe!" Guoguo called out.

"Hey! Guoguo!" Xia He responded.

A smile returned to Guoguo's face.

The four children each took a cell phone and started making calls.

"Senior brother, senior brother!"

"Sister Xia He! Sister Xia He!"

"Senior brother, did you hear that?"

"Sister Xiahe, is the sound clear on your end?"

They were only a few meters apart, yet they could hear each other's voices even when they were talking quietly on their phones. It was amazing and really fun.

Laughing and shouting, their voices grew louder and louder.

Suddenly, Yueyue's phone rang.

The screen displayed an unfamiliar number.