As Li Shu finished speaking, Pan Yu slowly woke up, her hand tightly gripping Qi Cheng Yan's clothes.
"I don't need to go to the health clinic, I'm fine now."
Cheng You: "..." She's probably faking it.
Qi Cheng Yan wanted to pull away but realized his clothes were still being held by her.
He raised his hand and brushed it off, "We should still send you to the health clinic."
Pan Yu, who was fine just moments ago, was almost pushed to the ground by him.
She looked at him with a wronged expression.
"Cousin, I don't need to go to the health clinic."
Widow Lin quickly said, "Alright, alright, we won't go!"
But her house had already collapsed, and she had nowhere to go now.
She couldn't help but look at Cheng Tian Hua, "Captain, what will happen to our families!"
Cheng Tian Hua said in a deep voice, "Stay with the villagers for now."
There were old, unoccupied houses in the village, but they were empty.
In this weather, if those houses also collapsed, these people wouldn't be so lucky.
Pan Yu glanced at Qi Cheng Yan and said, "I wonder if the educated youth point can let us stay?"
Qi Cheng Yan said indifferently, "No."
He wasn't lying; it really wasn't possible there.
The educated youth point was already crowded, and if a few more people stayed, there wouldn't be enough space to turn around.
Pan Yu felt a little dejected, being rejected by him repeatedly.
Widow Lin hugged her, trembling. It was too cold; it didn't matter where they stayed.
"Cheng You, can we stay at your house?"
Cheng You wanted to sneer, what was their relationship to want to stay at her house.
"It's inconvenient at my house, there are no spare rooms."
Widow Lin complained, "You're too stingy."
"When Qi Cheng Yan said just now that the educated youth point couldn't accommodate more people, why didn't you call him stingy?" Cheng You retorted.
Widow Lin awkwardly helped Pan Yu up, "Captain, quickly arrange a place for us to go, we're freezing to death."
Although it was already March, having been drenched today, they would definitely fall ill.
Cheng Tian Hua was having a headache when he suddenly heard Cheng You say, "You reminded me, my dad has two rooms at his house, which are enough for you to live in."
Cheng Tian Hua: "..." Unfilial daughter!
Widow Lin tucked her hair, "Since that's the case, I won't be picky. Captain, quickly take us there, we're freezing to death."
Now, even if Cheng Tian Hua didn't want to agree, he had to.
After a whole night of turmoil, everyone was wet, cold, and tired.
Fortunately, the casualties were not serious, and rescue was timely.
"Cheng You, go back and rest," Uncle Li called to her.
Cheng You nodded, shining her flashlight on Qi Cheng Yan's hands, which were covered in scars.
"Shall I bandage it for you?"
Qi Cheng Yan responded with a sound and followed behind her.
Cheng You pulled Cheng Wen Yu home and found that his hands were also injured.
After all, Cheng Wen Yu had never endured such hardship.
Back home, after taking off their straw capes, their clothes underneath were almost soaked.
Cheng You said, "I have a few clothes here that I just made for you, go in and change first. Wen Yu, you go to your room and change too."
She started a fire and boiled hot water, and after a short while of warming up, she felt a little warmer.
Once the water boiled, she made three cups of ginger and brown sugar water to drive away the cold.
"Drink this first, are you hungry? Should I cook some noodles?"
Qi Cheng Yan said, "Don't bother, go rest."
Cheng Wen Yu slipped into the room, "Yeah, sis, don't bother, I'm going to sleep."
After being busy for so long, he was exhausted.
Seeing that he had gone to his room, Cheng You lovingly took Qi Cheng Yan's hand to examine it.
"Besides your hands, are you injured anywhere else?"
Qi Cheng Yan smiled, "I'm fine."
Cheng You gave him a reproachful look; if he was really injured, he would only endure it.
"I'll put some medicine on you, don't move."
His skin was already broken, and it looked painful.
Watching her carefully apply medicine to him, Qi Cheng Yan said indifferently, "I thought you would be unhappy."
"Why? Because of Pan Yu?"
Cheng You chuckled, "If I were unhappy, would you not have saved her?"
"No."
An unexpected answer; this man couldn't even lie.
"Then that's it, you're a soldier, how could you not save someone in danger."
At first, she was indeed a little unhappy.
But that unhappiness stemmed from realizing Pan Yu's feelings, not because Qi Cheng Yan saved her.
"The bandage is done. Are you going back, or are you staying here tonight?"
Cheng You had lied earlier about not having a spare room. Aunt Liu's house was large, and she had made one of the rooms for Qi Cheng Yan.
However, they weren't married yet, so he only occasionally slept there and rarely came over.
"I'll go back."
To avoid gossip.
Cheng You nodded, got him another dry straw cape, and saw him out.
This busy period lasted until the middle of the night.
When Cheng You lay back in bed, her hands and feet were ice-cold.
She slept until morning and was woken up by Cheng Wen Yu.
Usually, at this time, she would have already woken up to make breakfast.
"Sis, are you still sleeping? Then I'll go to school first, you rest a bit longer."
Cheng You got out of bed, her whole body sore and her head feeling groggy.
"I think I've caught a cold, you go to school first."
Cheng Wen Yu quickly pushed the door open from outside and touched her forehead.
"It's a little hot, I'll take you to see Uncle Li first."
Cheng You shook her head, "No need, I'll be fine after taking some medicine, it's okay."
Cheng Wen Yu looked at her pale and thin little face. She rarely got sick before, so he had overlooked that Cheng You was also a girl who needed to be protected.
"Sis, then you rest, I'll make you some porridge."
Cheng You glanced at him, "You know how? Don't burn down my kitchen."
Cheng Wen Yu wrinkled his nose, "I've watched you cook every day, I've learned it by watching."
Cheng You didn't argue with him; if he wanted to do it, let him.
A grown man shouldn't be too pampered.
San Leng could do more work than him.
After Cheng You washed up, she saw Qi Cheng Yan arrive.
He immediately noticed Cheng You's unwell complexion, "Are you sick?"
Cheng You pouted and replied with a muffled "um," looking wronged.
"My head hurts, and I can't eat."
Cheng Wen Yu: "..." You didn't say that just now!
Qi Cheng Yan carried her back to the room and felt her forehead.
It was a little hot, probably a low-grade fever.
"Haven't eaten yet? I'll make it for you."
Cheng You stopped him, "No need, Wen Yu is cooking, you just stay here and keep me company."
Qi Cheng Yan smiled helplessly and helped her lie down.
"Then we won't go to Uncle Li's place today."
Cheng You yawned and lay on her side, mumbling, "We'll see."
"I'll go help Wen Yu."
Cheng You grabbed his hand, "Oh, no need, let him do it himself. He's so big, needs someone to watch him make breakfast."
Cheng Wen Yu: "..." He was such an unfortunate younger brother.
They weren't even married yet, and he had already lost his favor.
Cheng You lay in bed, drowsy, when she suddenly heard Cheng Wen Yu's voice, "Sis, come out and eat!"
With a hint of unspeakable indignation.
Cheng You stayed in bed, "I don't want to get up, why don't you feed me."
"Okay, just a moment."
Qi Cheng Yan walked out to serve the porridge.