Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Liu Changhe ate his rice ball while calling out to those taking his shift to eat.

Those men carrying sandbags and burlap sacks had an astonishing appetite; they could eat more than half of a rice ball weighing over ten kilograms in just a few bites. Su Wanqing was truly amazed.

It turns out that people who do manual labor can really eat a lot; decades later, they'll all be big eaters.

Deputy Commander Zhang was also busy, sending people to continuously measure the water level: "Once it crosses the warning line, immediately notify all the resettlement sites behind it and prepare for evacuation. No one is allowed to delay!"

In his view, if Su Wanqing only said "it will subside in the next two days", there is still a 50% chance - just like a fortune teller predicting whether the baby is a boy or a girl, there is always a 50% chance of guessing correctly.

But she insisted that "the flood will recede soon and be completely gone today," which is outrageous. It's like a fortune teller confidently telling you that you're carrying a monster. How can anyone believe that?

Su Wanqing didn't rush to defend herself; she just stared at the ever-rising spiritual spring in the space, feeling incredibly happy.

After finishing their meal, Lu Mingxuan and Little Arend had nothing to do, so they stood by the shed watching the commotion. Little Arend nudged Lu Mingxuan with his elbow: "This is unbelievable. This Chinese doctor of yours can really predict when the flood will recede? And she said it will recede immediately? I thought she was going to say it would recede in a couple of days."

Lu Mingxuan wasn't entirely sure either, but seeing Su Wanqing's nonchalant demeanor, he nodded: "I also find it amazing. But I'm willing to believe what she says. Think about it, that rare disease is incurable worldwide, and even when Old Master Sun was on his last breath, she pulled him back, didn't she? This woman is born to break the deadlock."

As he spoke, his gaze toward Su Wanqing became even more adoring.

Little Arendt gazed at Su Wanqing standing on the embankment in the distance and murmured, "Then let us believe in miracles."

"Report! Report!"

A high-pitched, almost splitting sound pierced through the rain.

Deputy Commander Zhang's heart sank. He straightened up from beside the sandbags, his throat tightening as he watched the communications soldier tumbling and crawling towards him.

"Tell me! Has the water level risen again? Are the brothers about to collapse? Don't panic! Go to the rear immediately and notify everyone to evacuate all the shelters. Leave your belongings behind!"

"No, no!"

The communications soldier wiped the water from his face, his voice trembling with elation.

"The water level is starting to drop! And it's dropping quite noticeably; it's already receded by more than a foot!"

"What?! The water level is starting to drop? Are you sure you're not seeing things? With such heavy rain and the water level still rising upstream, how could the water level possibly drop? Are you blind?! Or are you mistaken?" Deputy Commander Zhang stared at the newcomer in disbelief, his voice cracking.

The communications soldier wiped the rain from his face, so excited he could barely speak: "It's true! It really has receded! Several of us specifically monitored the measuring poles, and now at the highest point, the water level has receded quite a bit from the top of the sandbags; we don't even need the top layer of sandbags anymore!"

Deputy Commander Zhang was startled and turned to look at Su Wanqing.

She was leisurely writing something, while the group of people next to her were still chatting and joking, as if the flood receding or not had nothing to do with them.

Hearing this, Su Wanqing finally looked up and asked with a smile, "Deputy Commander Zhang, what do you say? If you don't believe me, mark a spot now and check back in half an hour. I said, based on the experimental results, we'll retreat immediately, and we can completely retreat today."

"Impossible, how could this be?!" He still couldn't believe it. How could a flood come and go without warning?

Or is this flood like Su Wanqing's own parents, coming and going as she pleases?

Liu Changhe ran over, rubbing his hands together, his face beaming with smiles: "If the water level really is dropping, then we're truly blessed! As soon as Comrade Su arrived, the water started to recede, which is of great significance to us."

He tugged at Deputy Commander Zhang's arm. "Old Zhang, stop standing there! Immediately go and locate the area as Comrade Su instructed, and see how much the water level has dropped. If it really has, there's still a lot to do! The real battle begins after the flood recedes. What major disaster isn't followed by an epidemic? Now is not the time to stand around, hurry up!"

Although Deputy Commander Zhang still found it unbelievable, Liu Changhe's reminder brought him to his senses.

He gritted his teeth: "Fine! I'll go and keep an eye on it myself! Today, I... I refuse to believe it!"

He refused to believe it. The flood had been raging for so many days, getting worse every day—a once-in-a-century disaster—and now Su Wanqing had just arrived and the floodwaters had receded? What kind of supernatural thing could happen?!

"Really canceled?"

"It's not certain yet, we're still waiting for detailed measurements from the front..." Lu Mingxuan translated for Little Arend and the others.

In less than half an hour, Deputy Commander Zhang's expression changed from anger to solemnity, from solemnity to shock, and then to disbelief and utter astonishment.

He watched as the water level receded at a visible speed, and the water that was originally close to the embankment now revealed large areas of wet, black muddy banks.

Liu Changhe glanced at Deputy Commander Zhang beside him, whose expression had changed several times, and tentatively asked, "Old Zhang, say something! What happened?"

"It's receding...it's really starting to recede, and very quickly at that. It's really strange; floods never recede like this before. It's like something is sucking the water away..."

The soldiers and men around them stopped what they were doing and craned their necks to look out over the embankment.

The rushing water was still there, but the water level had dropped further and further, and the previously submerged tree canopies and roof corners were now exposed again.

"It's refunded! It's really refunded!"

"It won't spread here anymore, so we don't need to move! The downstream resettlement sites have also been saved!"

Excited voices rose and fell in the rain. Some people's legs gave way and they sat down in the mud, too exhausted to stand up.

Liu Changhe immediately shouted, "Arrange for those who have collapsed to rest on the spot! The rest of you, stand by and don't let your guard down!"

After making the arrangements, he excitedly ran to Su Wanqing, his eyes shining with excitement:

"Comrade Su Wanqing, you are truly our lucky star! You said the water would recede, and it really did! You are amazing! No wonder everyone says you are a living Bodhisattva; with your arrival, even Heaven has to give you some face!"

Secretary Zhou was so excited that his face turned red:

"Oh my, this is wonderful! I knew that wherever Comrade Wanqing goes, danger is averted! When Old Sun in the capital was in such a dangerous situation, he recovered immediately after Comrade Wanqing arrived; when the Yanshan mine collapsed, such a huge disaster was stabilized after Comrade Wanqing arrived; and now with this raging flood, the water makes way for Comrade Wanqing!"

Now you believe me, right?

Zhou Yanshen stood to the side, his face stern, nodding earnestly. His little wife was indeed his lucky star; everything about him... had changed for the better since she came into his life. Otherwise, he might still be in the countryside right now.

He looked at Deputy Commander Zhang, his tone indifferent: "Deputy Commander Zhang, what do you have to say now? Who was it that said my wife was here to cause trouble?"