Chapter 397 - 224 Disaster_1
Cheng Yue rarely visited Linfeng Garden, so Qian Yijin spared no effort to entertain his mother and sister, bringing out all the food in the house and laying it on the kang table next to the arhat bed.
As the mother and sons joked and laughed, they watched "House of Animals" during their meal before Cheng Yue and Qian Yixiu took Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister back to the Wangjiang Building. Once they stepped out, Qian Xiaoyu was already waiting there. Due to Cheng Yue’s special circumstances, the wedding of Qian Xiaoyu and Huang Tie, originally set for the end of this year, had been postponed to the end of next year.
By this time, night had fallen, the moonlight shone like silver, its glow resembling flowing water, and the shadows of the trees danced.
Zi Zhu led the way with a lantern in hand, while Qian Xiaoyu supported Cheng Yue as she walked cautiously, and Qian Yixiu followed behind his stepmother. Monkey Brother held the hand of his young master with one hand and Monkey Sister with the other, feeling like he was holding the hands of the two most beautiful creatures in the world, and couldn’t be prouder.
The night began with thunder and lightning, followed by a downpour. Thinking of Monkey Brother who stayed downstairs and the Dashan family in Linfeng Garden, Qian Yixiu felt extremely at ease. If they weren’t home, the family would not be able to sleep.
Cheng Yue was also awakened by the sound of the heavy rain, and she whispered softly, "With such heavy rain, I wonder if Brother Jiang is outside or inside."
Qian Yixiu reassured her, "Dad is a thousand miles from us. Just because it’s raining here doesn’t mean it will be raining there. Mother, please don’t worry."
Cheng Yue sighed deeply and said forlornly, "No matter where, it will rain heavily. I am particularly afraid of the rainy weather; your father is not indoors, but outside, working hard. If, if he is on the mountain, what then?"
Suddenly, a terrifying scene flashed before Cheng Yue’s eyes—turbulent floodwaters rushed down the mountainside, washing a carriage on the mid-mountain cliffside over the edge, a young girl was thrown from the carriage by a sister... then her vision was flooded with water, and the floodwaters turned to blood...
Cheng Yue’s eyes opened wide, and she jolted upright crying out in fear, "Scared, scared, scared, Yueyue is scared, Sister, Sister, Yueyue is terrified..."
Qian Yixiu quickly got up too, knelt by Cheng Yue’s trembling body, gently patting her, and comforted her saying, "Mother, don’t be scared, Yixiu is with you. Dad is fine; he’s in the barracks where the buildings are sturdy. They are not afraid of rain..."