Chapter 455: Mother-in-law
"Your sister..." Commander Xu didn’t know what to say after hearing about her.
That little girl is cunning and very good at making money. She is always steps ahead of others in everything. She’s quite the most cunning person I have seen over the years, almost as if she can predict fifteen hundred years into the future, how does she get things so accurately predicted?
He patted Qin Tongyang’s shoulder.
"I just don’t understand, you’re such an honest kid, how could you have such a cunning little sister?"
Qin Xiangyang shook his head and smiled bitterly, was this a compliment or an insult?
"Let’s not talk about this," Qin Xiangyang said as he unloaded a box of disinfectant from the car, "Use this first, we’ll restock in a few days. I’m afraid the SARS won’t go away so easily."
Commander Xu sighed differently, "I have a really bad feeling about this."
And indeed, his feeling was right.
Months later, the SARS situation worsened. The supply of Ban Lan Gen and disinfectants ran short and prices soared. When things stabilized, the spread of SARS had quickened. Newspapers, television, and the internet, which was just beginning, were the main sources of daily updates. Reports detailed new cases and deaths, and Capital City had become the hardest hit area, virtually closed to outsiders.
The streets grew emptier. Those on buses wore large masks, some even wore swimming goggles to block the virus. Fewer people went out to eat, afraid of food hygiene outside. Only those with no other choice would eat out.