My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Crazy Beauty-Chapter 74 - I’m Here

74: Chapter 74 I’m Here

74 -74 I’m Here

Dealing with matters at Zhu’s house was not a particularly strenuous affair.

Tang Jianjun took Zhuzi to the county guesthouse to settle in first.

Then, he went to the post office to withdraw some money (at this point, let me interject that the post office allowed withdrawals and deposits) for Zhuzi.

He also clarified the work arrangements.

Had Tang Chuxia not been involved from start to finish, it would be hard to imagine that everything was settled within a day.

After a busy day, it had already turned dark.

Unable to return home, the siblings had no choice but to stay the night.

Perhaps due to the exhaustion of the day, once Tang Chuxia had finished washing up that night, she collapsed into bed and fell asleep.

At the sweetest point of her sleep, a sudden scream set off a chain of barking.

The guesthouse’s backyard also housed two watchdogs, which started howling wildly.

Tang Chuxia hadn’t yet realized what was happening when she sat up, rubbing her eyes, only to feel the house begin to shake, throwing her upward.

She had no choice—her past life had seen numerous earthquake drills.

Those who had lived in Shu City like Tang Chuxia in her past life knew well that the place was not true to its name if it didn’t experience a few tremors a year.

Typically, she wouldn’t be panicked by an earthquake, but this time was different.

The severity of the shakes was immediately apparent.

Not only were the bed and wardrobe in her room moving, but she couldn’t even stand properly.

She had just grabbed her clothes when the door was kicked open.

“Xiaxia!!!”

Tang Jianjun shouted loudly, truly fearing for Tang Chuxia’s safety.

By then, Tang Chuxia had managed to put on her shoes and rush to the door; fortunately, she had not been close to it, or her face would have been “in bloom.”

“Brother, let’s hurry!”

Without wasting time, Tang Jianjun pulled Tang Chuxia and they ran outside.

At that moment, Tang Chuxia couldn’t help but comment, “Thank goodness the houses are all single-storied.”

However, because they were single-storied, their resistance to earthquakes was actually quite low.

Just as they got out, Tang Jianjun slapped his forehead—the couple from Zhu’s house was staying in the next room.

Zhuzi was missing a leg, and if they were not rescued promptly, they might end up trapped under the debris.

“Go wait in the middle of the yard; I’ll rescue them!”

Tang Jianjun instructed before rushing to kick down the door.

Tang Chuxia wasted no time.

Knowing that every second counted as the shaking hadn’t stopped yet.

It felt as though something was surging from beneath the ground, making it impossible to keep one’s footing.

But Tang Jianjun couldn’t kick the neighbor’s door open, and frantically began to shout.

Many people from other rooms also rushed out, but there was no sign of anyone from Zhu’s room.

Fearing the worst, Tang Chuxia, who was initially lying in the courtyard, couldn’t wait any longer.

If she didn’t use her Divine Power now, then when?

So, she stumbled to her feet and ran to Tang Jianjun’s side.

“Brother, let me!”

With one kick, she shattered the door—a feat hidden by the obscurity of the night.

Tang Jianjun, having no time to be shocked, rushed in and saw Zhuzi pinned to the floor by a cabinet, with his wife struggling to move the heavy wooden piece.

Without needing a reminder from Tang Jianjun, Tang Chuxia staggered over, threw the cabinet aside with one hand, then helped Tang Jianjun lift Zhuzi.

“Let’s go!”

They reached an open area in the yard, where the ground was still undulating.

Tang Chuxia had never experienced such a powerful earthquake before, not even in her past life through movies or videos.

It was hard to truly empathize with just a gasp.

In that moment, she came to understand the mighty force of nature—all one could do was revere it, harboring no resentment.

As they lay in the courtyard, the surrounding rooms collapsed one by one, like rows of bamboo rafts.

Tang Jianjun rubbed his face, staring blankly at everything.

Describing it might feel like a long time, but in reality, it didn’t even exceed one minute.

Once the ground calmed down, not many houses remained unscathed, and screams along with the barking of dogs and crowing of chickens came in waves.

Even those who came out from the yards looked bewildered.

“There are still people in the house!”

With just this sentence, everyone sprang into action.

Tang Jianjun held Tang Chuxia back, “Don’t try to be heroic, your body can’t take it!”

Tang Chuxia nodded.

She couldn’t let her elder brother worry, and she had a premonition that she would be needed a great deal very soon.

A fire was quickly set up, and since there was firewood available at the inn, the firelight illuminated the vicinity.

It was then that Tang Chuxia noticed many people had run out without even dressing properly.

It was possible that those who could afford to stay at the inn were not from very poor families, and at least everyone had thermals, although many were patched up like hers, and there were few who were properly dressed.

Zhu’s wife looked blankly around, asking Tang Chuxia in a low voice, “Sis, it’s so cold, can we really stay outside?”

Tang Chuxia indicated that she should just take care of Zhuzi, “Add more fire, it will warm up the surroundings, and everyone is so busy they won’t feel the cold!”

That was the truth, their hearts were beating frantically, who could bother about feeling cold?

Zhu’s wife had a good nature, she had been scared before, but now that Tang Chuxia was organizing things, she settled down.

Zhuzi, having lost a leg, didn’t want to cause more trouble, so he could only help by shouting out to others.

Everyone was doing their best to rescue those trapped, and by the time it got slightly bright, everyone within the inn who could breathe had been dug out, and Tang Jianjun looked toward the direction of the provincial city.

He was worried about home.

Tang Chuxia was worried too.

But now, it was definitely impossible for vehicles to run, and returning to the provincial city would be problematic.

“Xiaxia, I must go back to be at peace!”

Tang Jianjun was reluctant to have his sister run back to the provincial city with him, and wanted to arrange for her to wait here, but Tang Chuxia shook her head, “I know you are worried, but we don’t yet understand the extent of the disaster here, and we don’t know the condition of the roads either.

If you rush back now, it won’t be easy!”

As she was speaking, a helicopter appeared overhead.

The dust stirred up made it hard to keep one’s eyes open.

The siblings shielded themselves from the flying dust, and when they squinted towards it, the helicopter had already landed in an open area, and someone rushed down from it.

“Tang Chuxia, Tang Jianjun!!”

The shouting voice exploded, and Tang Chuxia exchanged a glance with her brother Tang Jianjun; they both recognized the voice.

“Over here!”

Tang Jianjun waved his hand to signal the person calling them, and that person, not expecting to see them upon just landing, was thrilled, “Quick, let’s go!”

Tang Jianjun didn’t ask further; he pulled Tang Chuxia onto the helicopter.

The roaring sound was deafening, discomforting their ears, and Tang Chuxia, unaccustomed to it, still bent over as someone pulled her aboard the helicopter.

“I thought I would have to search for a long time to find you!”

Wu Haipeng shouted excitedly; there was no way around it, the noise from the military helicopter’s engine was terrifying.

Tang Jianjun interrupted him, “Why are you looking for me?”

After he finished, Wu Haipeng shook his head, pointing towards Tang Chuxia and shouted, “You were incidental, the main person I am here for is Xiaxia sis!”

Tang Jianjun: …

He doubted his own hearing, Wu Haipeng seeing his expression just grinned, “You heard right, it’s mainly to pick up Xiaxia sis!”