Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s

Chapter 624: Chapter 617: Reunion with Loved Ones

The crowd on the shore gasped, and without a second thought, Tian Xinhua took off his raincoat and dived in.

"Secretary Tian!" Xiao Zheng turned pale with fright and wanted to jump in to save people too.

"No one is allowed to come down, you all don’t swim as well as I do." After saying that, Tian Xinhua dived in, disappearing from sight in no time.

At the same time, Sister Peng, on the rubber raft, felt a jolt in her heart, her eyelids twitching constantly, her face looking very unwell.

"Sister Peng, are you okay? Do you feel unwell somewhere?" Yu noticed something wrong and asked.

"It’s nothing, just that I’m feeling anxious, my heart is racing." Sister Peng had a foreboding sensation.

"I think you’re just exhausted, you should lie down and rest for a while. I’ll paddle on my own." Yu quickly helped Sister Peng lie down to rest and then continued paddling.

Sisi saw this and let Sister Peng rest on the boat. She and Du Du got on the rubber raft, as Yu’s leg was injured, and paddling alone was too much for her.

With guidance from the soldiers of the liberation army, Sisi and her group finally managed to paddle to North City; it was 3:30 a.m. at this time.

The terrain in North City was indeed high enough; even the streets weren’t flooded. The water flowed down the slope to South City.

Many temporary tents were set up on the streets, crowded with many people with sorrowful expressions; these were the residents who had escaped from other parts of the city.

Yu was sent to the medical team. She needed surgery to remove the steel bar from her leg, and the children who had a fever were also sent to the hospital because they had fevers again after taking antipyretics.

Sisi, holding Du Du, led Sister Peng to the temporary tents. She said goodbye to the two lovely soldiers and gave them the remaining half-pot of Qiong Wine.

Finding a relatively clean spot, Sisi paid no heed to her image and plopped down on the ground. She let out a long sigh of relief; she had finally managed to escort these people to safety!

I wonder how Tian Xinhua is doing on his end?

In the flood, Tian Xinhua was carried ten meters away by waves crashing repeatedly. He took a deep breath, performed a maneuver, and finally steadied himself in the water. After resting for a few minutes, he opened his eyes to search for Mayor Yu but all he could see was the muddy water. Where was Mayor Yu?

Fortunately, Mayor Yu was wearing a life jacket. Hopefully, it would help him hold on for a while longer!

As night passed and dawn broke, Sisi dozed for a bit on the ground with Du Du in her arms, completely soaked. Her clothes stuck to her uncomfortably, while Sister Peng beside her was shivering without stop, her face flushed red. Clearly, the weak-bodied Sister Peng had a fever.

Sisi reached out to check her temperature—she was burning up. Terrified, Sisi hurriedly woke Du Du and told him to walk on his own, then carried Sister Peng to the medical team.

It was seven in the morning. The heavy rain had stopped for six hours. Though the sun had not risen, the sky no longer pressed down oppressively as it had in the past few days, appearing much brighter.

Shouldn’t rain anymore, right?

Sisi prayed silently.

She watched over Sister Peng, who was on an IV drip at the hospital. Sister Peng had a high fever of 40.2 degrees, and her heart condition wasn’t great, so the situation wasn’t too optimistic. Sisi quietly fed her some Qiong Wine.

"Mom, is Mrs. Peng going to die?" Du Du looked worriedly at Sister Peng in the hospital bed. He had just seen an old lady die after being submerged in water for too long, which had severely impacted his young mind.

"No, Mrs. Peng will get better. She still has to tell Du Du stories!" Sisi comforted him, holding his head.

"Ah Nan!"

A deep voice sounded from outside the ward, and with it came a stern soldier.

Sisi was stunned for a moment before leaping up happily and throwing herself into the soldier’s arms.

"Brother Qinghua, why are you here?"

It was Tian Qinghua, with Luo Jun standing next to him, smiling broadly, and another man with bushy eyebrows and big eyes who seemed somewhat familiar.

"Brother Junzi!" Sisi greeted Luo Jun joyfully.

"This is Morigen, do you remember?" Tian Qinghua smiled.

"Ah, I remember now. Uncle Bala, you’re Uncle Bala’s son. How is Uncle Bala?" Hearing the name jogged Sisi’s memory. Isn’t this Tian Qinghua’s good brother from the grassland, Morigen?

Morigen could now speak fluent Mandarin. He greeted Sisi shyly and said his father was in great health and still talked about the beautiful little Ah Nan fondly!

Sisi laughed heartily, just as she missed the beautiful grasslands and hospitable Uncle Bala! She was determined to visit the grasslands again at the first opportunity.

Sisi introduced Du Du to everyone one by one. It was the first time Tian Qinghua saw his nephew, and he lovingly patted Du Du’s head, taking a tank made from a shell out of his pocket and giving it to Du Du as a meeting gift. Du Du was so delighted he couldn’t stop smiling. Now he wouldn’t have to envy Tie Dan brother’s tank anymore!

"Thank you, Uncle Eight, I like you the most." The little guy fired sweet words, leaving Tian Qinghua’s head spinning.

Sisi pouted; this little guy was too opportunistic. Whoever gave him benefits was his favorite? She didn’t know how many people he had fooled over the years!

"Brother Qinghua, if you see Brother Xinhua, please tell him not to worry about me and Du Du, and also to take care of himself!"

Tian Qinghua and his group needed to head to the front lines for flood control immediately, and they only managed to take a moment to check on Sisi.

Sisi told them to wait a moment, turned around pretending to take something from her bag, and pulled out three pots of Qiong Wine, giving them one each to drink on the way.

Seeing Tian Qinghua lifted Sisi’s spirits considerably, while Du Du kept playing with the tank. It seemed like for the next few days, the little guy wouldn’t be interested in any other toys.

Sisi met Tian Xinhua three days later, by which time the water in the city had receded, and they were arranged to stay at a temporary guest house.

Mayor Yu was rescued by Tian Xinhua, but due to prolonged immersion, he suffered severe brain hypoxia. The doctors couldn’t guarantee a full recovery, and even if he did recover, there would definitely be serious aftereffects.

Sister Peng’s body hadn’t recovered, but upon hearing about her husband’s condition, she immediately removed the needle from her hand. Despite the doctor’s objections, she resolutely went to take care of her husband.

Probably because Tian Xinhua had given Mayor Yu medicinal wine first thing, Mayor Yu’s life was saved. However, after being rescued, Mayor Yu was left paralyzed and mentally unclear, completely dependent on others for daily living.

Nonetheless, Sister Peng was content; as long as her husband was alive, she was exceedingly grateful to the heavens.

For this, Sister Peng even bowed several times to thank Tian Xinhua, knowing that without him, her husband would have certainly perished, perhaps with even his body unaccounted for.

This flood caused immense losses to the entire G Province, not only in terms of property but also lives. The city fared better with no major casualties, but the countryside suffered greatly, with some villages washed away by flash floods overnight, leaving no time to escape.

After settling matters from the floods, Tian Xinhua quickly calculated that if the dyke hadn’t taken up two-thirds of the soldiers from the liberation army, why would there not be enough people for rescue efforts? And how could the flood have discharged so quickly?

And that municipal family building, only built two or three years ago, couldn’t even hold off the water?

It collapsed just like that?

Thankfully, Ah Nan reacted in time, otherwise.....

The consequences of which Tian Xinhua dared not even think!

These troublemakers who created shoddy constructions deserved to be shot a hundred times over!

Unbeknownst to Tian Xinhua at this moment, the two troublemakers were actually the same person!