Chapter 164: Grandpa Tang (1/2)
Tang Jinyu went out with them. He talked a few words with a young woman on the road. It was unexpected. After learning that the other party's name was Wang Yeqing, he was basically certain that this person was the woman he and his grandfather saw on TV.
Wang Yeqing also felt that the boy who was with them was looking at her all the time, but the other party looked over openly, and smiled when their eyes met, and let alone that, his smile was sweet.
The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy was at his peak and handsome age. The kindness in his eyes was far greater than curiosity. Wang Yeqing didn't feel any pressure, and calmly accepted the other person’s look, and smiled at him as well.
Tang Jinyu wanted to know more about her, and asked as they walked: ”Sister Qing, are you also working in the scenic spot?”
Wang Yeqing nodded and said, ”Yes, I transferred here a few months ago.”
”Then you must know this place well, right?”
”It's okay. The planning of the scenic area here is almost the same. Construction started last year. Now, except for the west area, which is still closed, the rest have been built. If you want to play around, it is recommended to drive in from the gate of the scenic area. There is a ropeway over there, and the mountain scenery is pretty good.”
Tang Jinyu asked again: ”Isn't the west side developed yet?”
Wang Yeqing smiled and said: ”There is an old scenic spot over there, and there is a stream halfway up the mountain. In the past two years, it has rained a lot. The local government has given special warnings several times for fear that tourists will encounter danger there, but the warning has not never been heard for several years.”
The forest ranger on the side was a local, and heard about their conversation, and said “There was an accident here, this happened many years ago, a group of students here ran to the mountains to play, and they encountered a river surge, you can’t see that the stream is half a person deep, and the water is rolling down with mud and sand, and it can wash people away in the blink of an eye! That is to say, because of that incident, we specially invited a lot of experts and professors in the town to see and re-divide. After the scenic spot, there are still many people living in the western area, but they have all been demolished and have moved out.”
Tang Jinyu nodded and suddenly realized: ”No wonder when we came over there were some old houses on both sides of the road. They were quite old and they didn't look like anyone was living there.”
The forest ranger smiled and said, ”No, everyone has moved to the outskirts of the town. Those who stay here are those who work in the scenic spot. They usually visit the mountain to check and make sure they are okay.”
Tang Jinyu found the word patrolling interesting. He and Xia Ye followed behind the rangers, trying to get out of their mountain patrolling schedule. Probably because he was getting closer and closer to his grandfather, Tang Jinyu relaxed a lot, his smile on his face changed more, and he was in a good mood.
Xia Ye took him around the scenic spot. They didn't know when the old man would come back, so they waited there just in case something went wrong.
While eating at noon, there was a call from Shanghai, and it was from Chen Suling.
Chen Suling first asked Tang Jinyu about his physical condition, and then smiled and said: ”Baby, your grades have arrived, and you got the first place in the Conservatory of Music! Both the professional courses and cultural courses are in first. The admission notice has been sent, and they are waiting for you to come back, your dad is busy calling home. When you come back, let’s celebrate, but it might be hard for you to go to other places. Your grandfather wants to invite old friends from school. Your grandfather also says that it's going to take a few days, and then our family will go there together…. ”
Tang Jinyu nodded as he listened, and all agreed. He knew in his heart that he did well in the exam, but this result still made him happy for a while.
Xia Ye specially ordered a sweet and sour fish for him at noon, smiled and put the first chopsticks under his face to him, ”Eat more, you have done so well in the test, and I have to think about how to reward you.”
Tang Jinyu said, ”Brother, don't put less tables in the company too!”
Xia Ye thought for a while, and said, ”The company doesn't have a canteen yet. I plan to prepare one this month.”
Tang Jinyu: ”Huh?”
Xia Ye picked up the fish for him again, carefully picked the fish bones, and said to him: ”Didn't you say that Grandpa Tang is a chef? I plan to invite him back and let him go to the company to continue to be a chef. Whenever you miss him, wouldn’t you be able to come and see him?”
Tang Jinyu watched him as his eyes turned red again, but quickly nodded, holding him buried in his shoulder and rubbing hard, ”Brother, you are the best!”
Xia Ye squeezed his face and laughed.
In the afternoon, it started to rain lightly. In the summer, it is normal for Shanhai Town to rain. There are many mountains and forests and the land is also close to the sea. There are always heavy rains every year, and it is common for it to rain on for days.
Today’s rain tends to turn into torrential rain, but it is already dark at around three o’clock in the afternoon.
The thunder was hurling down, and there was a lot of rain.
In the evening, the stagnant water on the ground had gone beyond the feet, but the rain had not stopped, and it had been falling all night.
Tang Jinyu looked anxiously outside in the hotel, watching the rain getting heavier through the glass, and then turned to watch the weather report on TV. It stated that it would be sunny, but now he doesn’t think it would. He glimpsed several cities flashed on the screen, and only the lights on the road and the vehicles passing by in the rain could be seen.
Xia Ye went to sit next to him and said to him, ”I called and asked. The car I went out to buy must be back tomorrow.”
Tang Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, ”It’s fine if you don’t come back in the rain. The rain is too heavy. I worry that something might happen to him on the road. Brother, when I lived with my grandfather, there was such heavy rain for a year. To make more money, grandpa went to give people food on a scooter to eat food in the morning. He was hit by a car on the road and he turned his scooter into a ditch on the side of the road. Fortunately, there was grass on both sides. The ankle was cut by humulus, and a lot of blood was shed…”
Xia Ye only heard him briefly talk about his relationship with the old man there, but he had never heard of such a detailed incident. The more he listened, the more he couldn't help frowning, ”Where did you live before?”
Tang Jinyu said: ”It was where we went last time, when we went to Pingcheng. I used to walk around the rental house, and when you asked me if I had come here before.” Tang Jinyu said casually, but Xia Ye heard it in his heart. It was not a taste. They went to the old city several times and the environment was not good. He couldn't imagine his brother living in that environment for more than ten years.
Xia Ye hugged him and said, ”These things won't happen in the future.”
Tang Jinyu nodded and said cheerfully: ”I also think that a lot has changed now, and it's very different from before! Brother, you don't know, in fact, the most uncomfortable thing is when I just remembered it, I especially wanted to tell you, But I couldn’t say a word, and that hurt me. So now I won't hide anything from you from now on, I will tell you everything!”
Xia Ye lowered his head and kissed him in the ear, ”Okay.”
The heavy rain continued to fall into the night before it slowly stopped.
Tang Jinyu lay on the bed and listened to the sound of no raindrops outside, and then rolled over safely and fell asleep in Xia Ye's arms.
But when it was about to dawn, they heard a roar from a distance from outside, followed by an earthquake. The hotel room was shaken slightly, and the glass on the window of the room was shaken. A water glass on the table fell to the ground with a ”pop” and shattered.
Xia Ye woke up in an instant and protected Tang Jinyu and pushed him out first. They reacted fast, and after running out, they didn't stay in the courtyard, and quickly went to the outside square. There were already a lot of people gathered on the square. Song Yi was standing in the bathrobe with a pair of crooked glasses on his face. He was looking for them. After seeing them, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said:” I was going to go back to find you guys, are you two okay?”
Xia Ye shook his head and said, ”It's okay, is it an earthquake?”
Song Yi said: ”It's not clear yet, the people in the hotel are clearing, and have just come out.”
Tang Jinyu was squeezed by the people around him, Xia Ye immediately took him by the shoulders and embraced him, and reprimanded the man a few words. He was tall and stern with great momentum, and the other party also noticed that he was wrong when he was flustered, and quickly apologized to him in a low voice.
Xia Ye's face was still ugly, and he kept Tang Jinyu in his arms without any scruples. He wrapped his arms around him for fear that he might bump into them again.
Tang Jinyu looked at him from his arms. After a while, he only heard the noise of people around him talking in low voices. He didn't feel the vibration anymore. He wondered, ”Brother, it doesn't seem to be an earthquake.”
Xia Ye nodded, but still did not let him go. After they waited for a while, the person in charge of the hotel came out to explain, saying that a landslide occurred on the mountain in a nearby tourist attraction, and there was a boulder rolling down. Now that it was under control, they were safe and unaffected except for the scenic area.
After Tang Jinyu heard this, he panicked and asked, ”Where did the accident happen in the scenic spot? Is it close to the staff's residence?” Grandpa Tang was in the cafeteria over there, and he was about to arrive this morning.
The hotel’s staff said: ”This is not clear yet. The scenic area has just been sealed off. I heard that the rocks have collapsed and the roads have been smashed and blocked.”
Tang Jinyu heard this and his heart lifted up. The rain stopped at midnight last night. At this time, Grandpa Tang was on his way back. He couldn't wait here, but he didn't know what to do. He couldn't stand it anymore. After losing the old man again, he raised his hand and rubbed his red eyes to look at Xia Ye, and called to his brother.
Without hesitation, Xia Ye first contacted the fire rescue team. After learning that there were not enough vehicles in the town, he immediately applied for rescue and sent the two vehicles he brought to the hospital to help rescue the injured.
By noon, the disaster situation in the scenic spot had stabilized, and no more rubble fell.
The number of rescuers continued to increase, and some people spontaneously went to help. Xia Ye took Tang Jinyu over. He saw the cordon up from afar, and rescuers from the school and the Engineering Bureau used heavy machinery to search and rescue people from the landslide. Several old houses at the foot of the mountain were buried, and the whole mountain changed. Half of the peak was cut off, and the rocks and trees all collapsed. The situation looks terrible.