Chapter 22 The Banner Named Hope

In the evening, Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou went to 2603 to visit with potatoes and lotus roots packed in plastic bags.

When they arrived, Sun Rui and Yu Qingxi were chatting by the sofa in the living room, and they seemed to get along pretty well.

"Sister Yue, Brother Zhou." Sun Rui greeted them and took out tea to entertain them: "This is Cheng Wei's friend."

She introduced the three of them to each other, and when Yu Qingxi heard that they lived in 2061, her eyes lingered on Wen Qizhou's face: "So it was you who talked to me last time."

Hearing the sweet "Sir", Chi Yue glanced at Wen Qizhou from the corner of his eye, but there was no extra expression on his face.

Wen Qizhou has a good appearance.

The perfect three courts and five eyes, as well as a cool and indifferent temperament, can make people unable to move their eyes away with an inadvertent glance.

He had many suitors before, so when he caught the astonishment in Yu Qingxi's eyes, Chi Yue was not surprised.

"Are Cheng Wei and the others in the kitchen?" Wen Qizhou asked Sun Rui, as if he didn't hear her words, and looked extremely indifferent.

"Correct."

"Then I'll go and have a look." He rubbed the top of Chi Yue's hair, then got up with the ingredients: "Yue Yue, let's chat."

Chi Yue responded lightly.

Yu Qingxi, who was ignored, was a little embarrassed. She smiled and talked to Chi Yue: "Sister Yue, how long have you been married?"

"Almost a year."

"That's great." She looked at Chi Yue's radiant face, and then asked, "How did you know each other?"

"My mother introduced it."

"Blind date?"

"No." Chi Yue took a sip of tea, and her thoughts drifted to her childhood: "I was only seven years old when I first met him."

"Childhood sweetheart!" Sun Rui stared at Chi Yue with bright eyes, and began to kowtow: "How old was Brother Zhou at that time?"

"Ten years old."

Ten-year-old Wen Qizhou already dotes on her very much.

He would carry her schoolbag, tie a small knot, help her with homework, and gently coax her when she fell down and cried.

I will accompany her to fly a kite in spring, swim with her in summer, pick up maple leaves in autumn, and build a snowman with her in winter.

……

The image of the two little Doudings walking through the four seasons together flashed through my mind, Chi Yue stroked the wedding ring on her finger, and her smile grew stronger.

The sense of happiness she radiated from the inside out was truly conveyed to Sun Rui and Yu Qingxi, making them envious.

Sun Rui still wants to hear their stories, but Zhao Peng has already come out with a pot: "Sisters, come over for dinner!"

The three moved to the dining room.

Chi Yue sat beside Wen Qizhou, and the pot covered with hot pot ingredients hadn't boiled yet, so they were not in a hurry to move their chopsticks.

She glanced at the eight or nine vegetarian dishes and canned luncheon meat, beef and octopus on the dining table, and asked, "Isn't there duck today? Why are you bringing out so many cans?"

"His duck is too thin." Zhao Peng pressed the switch of the induction cooker: "It's only two catties of meat, so it's definitely not enough."

Yuan Chuan, who came late, happened to hear this conversation, and asked with a smile: "After this meal, do you have another meal?"

"Why not? We still have a lot in stock." Yao Chengwei patted his chest and told them not to worry, just eat enough.

He asked Yuan Chuan, "Where is Sister Hui?"

"She's not feeling well, she's asleep right now." The actual situation was that he was afraid that his wife and children would be watched by Yu Qingxi, so he didn't bring them with him.

Yuan Chuan secretly gave him a look.

Yao Chengwei, who didn't understand it at all, diverted his thinking to guess, and nodded suddenly: "It is true that you should rest more during your menstrual period."

"……"Impressed.

As the hot pot boiled, the rich aroma radiated out. They picked up their chopsticks and poured their favorite dishes into the pot.

The white smoke rose, and Wen Qizhou looked at the person opposite through the smoke: "Is there anyone borrowing a boat recently?"

"Every day." Yuan Chuan boiled the beef for a few seconds, dipped it into the bowl twice: "There are very few people who found the boat in our building."

"Then how much rice noodles did you charge?"

"It's about fifty catties." It's not a secret in the building that they collected supplies and borrowed boats, and anyone with a heart can figure it out.

Therefore, he did not avoid Yu Qingxi.

It happened that Yu Qingxi was very interested, and asked curiously: "How many catties of rice noodles do you collect at a time? How many people do you share?"

"Five catties at a time, divided among the three families."

They didn't find many boats last time, and they were worried that the borrowed boat would be damaged, so they only borrowed one boat today.

Zhao Peng asked, "Do you want to borrow a boat?"

"No." Yu Qingxi picked up a piece of duck meat for Yao Chengwei and said with a smile, "I have a boat at home, so I don't need to borrow it."

The action of her leaning intimately on Yao Chengwei's shoulder after finishing the duck meat immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Interest flashed in Chi Yue's eyes.

She couldn't figure out Qingxi's purpose, so she timely asked questions about their progress: "What's your situation?"

"We..." Yu Qingxi glanced at Yao Chengwei with flushed cheeks, as if mustering up great courage: "I like him."

Yao Chengwei: "..."

Too open-minded.

He cooperated with her in the performance, scratched the back of his head a couple of times in embarrassment, and said something casual: "Actually, I am too."

This industrial dog food is really not tasty.

Sun Rui, who loves knocking on CP, couldn't get in, but she had to say "wow", clapping her hands like an NPC.

"Together with!"

With Sun Rui's "encouragement", Yao Chengwei slowly took Yu Qingxi's hand, and stared at her affectionately with all his acting skills.

In order to prevent her from being suspicious of his lack of sincerity, he crazily recalled the lines in the TV series: "Qingxi, I like you, are you willing to accompany me through the tedious and protracted twilight and evening?"

Yu Qingxi choked with sobs: "I am willing."

Everyone fell into a brief silence, only the gurgling sound of the hot pot lingering in their ears.

Seeing that no one was congratulating them, Sun Rui had no choice but to go into battle and beat Zhao Peng's shoulder excitedly: "Ah! They are so sweet!"

"..." sweet a hammer.

Zhao Peng, who was hammered for no reason, let out a "hiss", and under her silent threat, acted as the second NPC and applauded.

Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou held back their laughter, said a few words of blessing, then stopped looking at the "so sweet" couple, and bowed their heads to cook.

Dinner ended in a weird atmosphere.

A group of people chatted for a while, and were watched by the new couple to go home before the battery ran out.

*
Through tonight's hasty confession, they knew that Yu Qingxi's group couldn't wait any longer, so they released the news on the third day that they were going out to find supplies and left Yao Chengwei alone at home.

Unexpectedly, the helicopter came.

The torrential rain can't cover up the sound of the propeller turning, and it's even more difficult to cover up the red flag that can bring hope to the people of the country.

The residents followed the sound and walked out of the house, heading towards the flag unswervingly.Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou also put aside their original plan and approached the rooftop step by step from the dirty corridor.

"Sorry! We are late." The two soldiers looked at the residents rushing from the corridor, and stood in the rain and raised their hands to salute.

Behind them was a helicopter with a flag on it. The scorching light from the flag, through the deep rain, broke into the eyes of the residents, instantly making their eyes red.

The skinny old man squeezed out a smile and shouted that it was not easy for them: "It's okay, just come here."

Before the extreme heat cut off the internet, they knew that Sui City was not the only one affected by the disaster, but the entire Hua Country and even the whole world.

Natural disasters are uncontrollable, and the power of nature is irresistible to ordinary people. How can sensible residents blame the country?How can you blame the soldiers who run around for them?
"How is the country arranged now?" Someone squeezed forward, eager to know how to go in the future.

The soldier replied: "The superior decided to send a boat to pick you up at ten o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow to take you to the shelter in Nanshan."

They outline the situation.

Those who live in shelters need to rely on labor in exchange for food and shelter, including daily necessities.

When they heard that labor was required, some groups who were accustomed to grabbing supplies were not very happy, and immediately raised their hands: "Do we have to go?"

"It's all voluntary." The soldier glanced at the thin man in the crowd, and continued: "The boat sent by the superior will stay for an hour. Please pack your luggage in advance."

After all, they left in a hurry.

Seeing the helicopter sailing to the next building, the residents who were willing to go to Nanshan went home full of joy and told their relatives.

People on the 26th floor gathered for a meeting.

"Is our plan still going on?" Yao Chengwei leaned forward, with the words "I want to break up" written all over his eyes.

"Why not?" Yuan Chuan looked at him like a fool with a cigarette in his mouth: "Do you think that group of grandchildren will let us go?"

Once the residents are gone, who else can the robbers rob?

With their style of conduct, they will definitely snatch the living supplies they will need in the future before the arrival of the official ships.

Zhao Peng answered for him: "No." He patted Yao Chengwei on the shoulder, and encouraged him: "For the sake of the great cause, please bear with it."

"……Fine."

After talking about this matter, Chi Yue's eyes wandered over the three of them, and she mentioned her plan: "Qizhou and I are going to Lincheng to find relatives, and we won't go with you the day after tomorrow."

Yuan Chuan suspected that he heard it wrong: "Lincheng? Lincheng is more than 500 kilometers away, how do you two get there?"

"boating."

"Are you crazy?"

Zhao Peng counted the distance: "Assuming you row at a speed of 1 kilometers per hour, you will have to row for 10 hours."

"I know." Chi Yue couldn't say that they would change the assault boat halfway, and paddled by hand by default: "But we have to go."

The three fell silent.

They can understand each other's eagerness to find their relatives, and they can't dissuade them, but they are about to leave, and they feel a lot of reluctance.

Recalling the recent time together, Yao Chengwei's nose turned sour, and he choked up, "Brother Zhou, take good care of Sister Yue, if there is a chance in the future, I will come to you."

"Hmm." Wen Qizhou replied in a warm voice.

Seeing the tears in his eyes, he sighed slightly and handed him a tissue: "We will definitely see you again."

They said "in the future" and said "sure", but everyone knows that everything is unknown.

"Okay." Yuan Chuan felt even more uncomfortable seeing the two of them being so sensational: "Let's go home and pack our luggage first."

He stubbed out the cigarette butt, glanced at Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou with complicated emotions, pursed his lips, and said nothing after all.

But they knew that he was even more reluctant.

(End of this chapter)

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