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Chapter 187: Chapter 187 Earthquake 3
Qian Niannian rolled her eyes, "You’ve woken up the entire residential compound just on Tong Yao’s word? Is every single word she says a royal decree?"
Good intentions my ass. If she truly had good intentions, she wouldn’t have sided with Tong Yao and said those unjust words that day. As for Tong Yao’s affair, when was it Li Nuanchun’s turn to intervene? She can’t even clear the snow at her own doorstep but has time to meddle with others’ lives.
What was even more outrageous was that she couldn’t find her clothes that day and thought they had been taken by Tong Yao. But it turned out, they had been taken by Li Nuanchun. Her purchased clothes were soaked, and in the end, Li Nuanchun got to benefit. If it weren’t for keeping face with Dr. Dai, she would have demanded her clothes back a long time ago.
Li Nuanchun was fuming and didn’t want to say more, "I am only responsible for informing you all. Whether an earthquake will occur or not, I don’t know. It’s up to you whether to believe it or not! If anything happens, don’t blame me for not letting you know."
What’s wrong with these people? She kindly informed them. Even if there isn’t an earthquake, there’s no harm in being prepared, right?
What if there really is an earthquake?
Although there haven’t been any earthquakes in Li City for decades, that doesn’t mean it’ll never happen. Even her man felt something was off and went to arrange things at the hospital. On the other hand, these women, not only do they show no gratitude, they even lost their temper and blamed her for disturbing their rest.
It’s just past eight now, she reckoned no one had slept at this hour anyway, right?
Suddenly, everyone’s time seemed more valuable than gold. Right now, Li Nuanchun wished there really was an earthquake, to make these gossips suffer.
"Other than Tong Yao saying something about strange barking, is there any other evidence?" Yu Shiya, who had been standing by the side without speaking, finally uttered a word.
She seemed quite indifferent, not showing whether she believes or scoffs like Qian Niannian.
Seeing as she is the Dean’s daughter, Li Nuanchun treaded lightly with her, speaking with a gentler tone, "I don’t think she mentioned anything else. However, her dog was acting unusually strange tonight, howling in front of the residential building all the time and even biting Yao’s pants leg."
She wouldn’t have believed in those absurdities had she not seen it with her own eyes.
Qian Niannian scoffed, "I thought there was some special evidence, but it turns out it was just dogs barking. People who don’t know might even think the dogs were speaking human language. Who’s watchdog doesn’t bark? Dogs aren’t mute. Even now, you can hear dogs barking outside, and as for biting pants? My dog always chews on clothes and shoes when he’s bored at home. It has chewed holes in quite a few pairs of shoes, but there has been no earthquake in Li City!"
Li Nuanchun was nearly faint with anger by Qian Niannian’s words, she wished she could shut her mouth up. She never realized this woman was so mean-mouthed. Now it seemed, those days when Tong Yao had poured a bucket of water on her were very deserving.
Yu Shiya frowned at Qian Niannian and then looked at Li Nuanchun, "Where did Tong Yao go? If she said it’s going to earthquake, why isn’t she notifying everyone to evacuate?"
"Exactly, she outsources such a big deal, I think she’s just using somebody!" Qian Niannian added another nasty comment.
Guo Nan noticed Li Nuanchun’s face turning ugly, and quickly pulled Qian Niannian’s sleeve, softly reminding her, "Don’t say anymore! Dr. Dai’s wife is good-hearted to inform us."
No matter whether an earthquake happens or not, someone running all the way here to inform them in the middle of the night is a kind act. It is indeed too much, that they do not appreciate it, and instead, criticize her. She felt it unbearable to watch any longer.
"Of course, you are always the good person," Qian Niannian sniffed, she hated it when Guo Nan tried to play the saint.
Li Nuanchun swallowed her urge to quarrel with Qian Niannian, and said to Yu Shiya, "Yaoyao went to inform her brother and sister."
While she was informing everyone here in the hospital, no one was there to inform those at Tong Yao’s brother’s and sister’s places. If there is really an earthquake, everyone would definitely prioritize saving their own family. There’s nothing wrong with what Tong Yao has done.
Hearing this, Yu Shiya dropped the idea of questioning Tong Yao and said sternly to Li Nuanchun, "Sister-in-law Li, you’re a doctor’s wife. You should believe in science instead of indulging in superstitions. Everyone still has to go to work tomorrow. No one should stay awake and nervous all night just because of what Tong Yao said. Considering Dr. Dai, I will ignore this incident. You should go back and rest! If Tong Yao has any questions, she can come find me."
Does Tong Yao think she’s omnipotent?
Saying there’d be an earthquake just because of some dog barks? If such a miraculous thing was true, why would the country bother with scientific research?
Yu Shiya, who considered herself well-educated, did not believe in this at all. Instead, she felt that Tong Yao was just being cryptic. There was a recent rumor going around that Tong Yao’s mental state was abnormal. At first, she didn’t quite believe it, but now it seemed very likely.
Qian Niannian gleefully observed every slight expression on Li Nuanchun’s face, reveling in the lecture Yu Shiya was giving her.
Being lectured by someone over a decade younger, Li Nuanchun’s face turned red with shame, but she had no way to refute it. She herself was skeptical about the earthquake. How could she confidently prove anything?
Since Yu Shiya had made her opinion clear, staying here was inappropriate. So she turned around and headed towards the staircase. Considering Dai Liwen’s instructions, she gritted her teeth and continued towards the fourth floor.
Delivering the message was all she could do. Whether they believed it was up to them.
If something really did happen later, they couldn’t blame her.
"Sister-in-law Li," Yu Shiya noticed Li Nuanchun’s intentions and called out to stop her, "Everyone upstairs is actually sleeping. It’s alright if you bother the people on the third floor since they are mostly nurses, but the doctors live on the fourth floor. If they don’t rest well and make a mistake in surgery, can you bear that responsibility?"
"I..."
Li Nuanchun was speechless. In such a short time, two people had spoken against her.
She was somewhat anxious. If there were no earthquake and she disturbed everyone’s sleep causing a medical accident, she indeed couldn’t bear the responsibility. But what if there was an earthquake?
She was stuck in the middle, criticized no matter what she did.
Quickly thinking, Li Nuanchun turned the tables, asking, "Doctor Yu, since you say so, what if there is an earthquake, can you bear the responsibility?"
Yu Shiya laughed confidently, "I trust science. Everyone should get some sleep soon!"
Even the great strategist Zhuge Liang could make mistakes in his judgment.
Tong Yao said there would be an earthquake, right?
She adamantly did not believe it.
"Fine, since you’ve said so, I won’t worry about it anymore." Li Nuanchun wasn’t a fool. Now that someone else was willing to take the blame, why should she mess things up further?
Neither her parents’ house nor her in-laws’ house had informed them. She had been the first to get the news; now, instead of gratitude, she encountered a bunch of ungrateful people. They were a bunch of ingrates.
Regardless of whether there would be an earthquake, it was better to be careful. Li Nuanchun ran downstairs and cycled over to her parents’ house. Without going into detail, she mentioned that there might be an earthquake that night and advised everyone to sleep by the roadside. Then, she cycled to her in-laws’ house.
As soon as everyone heard about the earthquake, no one cared about the source of information. Promptly, they started calling neighbors to join them on the roadside. From one to ten, ten to a hundred, half the city’s residents rushed out of their houses. The spread of the news was as fast as the internet.
In the hospital, staff members were notifying patients and their families, preparing them for the worst. They moved patients who couldn’t move themselves to the first floor for faster evacuation if an earthquake did occur.
Only the family dormitory was quiet, as if nothing unusual was happening - everyone had been sent back to their rooms to sleep by Yu Shiya.
Si Jun came down from upstairs to inquire about the situation upon hearing the disturbance. But Yu Shiya, as if nothing was wrong, said, "No big deal. Just Doctor Dai’s wife and Qian Niannian quarreling. Since Tong Yao moved into the family dormitory, everything has been in disorder. Everyone is as explosive as if they swallowed firecrackers."
All along, she implied that Tong Yao was the bad influence.
Si Jun didn’t comment. Since it was late at night and it wasn’t good for him to stay out here to avoid idle gossip, he returned upstairs upon seeing that it wasn’t a serious issue.
