Chapter 214 - 214 203 Heavy Rain

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214: Chapter 203: Heavy Rain 214: Chapter 203: Heavy Rain With a “crack,” the booming sound of thunder exploded almost directly in the ear, startling Manbao, who jumped in her dream, then groggily opened her eyes just as a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating almost half of the heavens. It was only after the lightning that the rumbling thunder followed. Manbao was so scared that she started to cry. Zhou Silang in the neighboring room was also awakened, the thunder was so loud he couldn’t hear Manbao crying, but he somehow knew she was frightened and quickly jumped out of bed, threw on his clothes, and ran out. Lately, because of the heat, Manbao had been sleeping with the windows open, with just the mosquito net lowered to keep out the mosquitoes. Zhou Silang rushed in and saw the mosquito net pulled back, Manbao sitting on the bed, wiping her tears by herself. He hurried to embrace her, “I’ll take you to your mother.” Keke was rather helpless, it had been consoling its host not to be afraid, but it seemed to little effect. Seeing Zhou Silang about to carry the host away, Keke subconsciously scanned outside, and the data it collected was not good. The free water molecules in the air were too dense, and right above seemed to be a thunderstorm cloud cluster that was not small... It immediately cautioned the host, “Host, you’d better not leave the house, at least not run out from under the eaves.” Being held by Zhou Silang, Manbao wasn’t so scared anymore, “Why?” Keke solemnly said, “Because there’s a high probability that lightning could strike a person.” As they were speaking, Zhou Silang had already closed Manbao’s window, then carried her towards the outside. Manbao immediately said, “I’m not going to find mother.” Zhou Silang was troubled, “If you don’t go to mother, with whom will you sleep tonight?” Manbao looked at him. Zhou Silang coughed and said, “No, I have to accompany my wife.” Manbao hummed and turned her head away, ignoring him. With no other choice, Zhou Silang still carried Manbao out. Other family members had also been awakened. Through the wall, Old Zhou asked loudly, “Who’s going to get Manbao?” Zhou Silang shouted, “Me, I’m taking her to my room.” Manbao also shouted back, “Father, don’t go out, be careful of being struck by lightning!” Zhou Silang: ... Old Zhou: ... The rest of the awakened people: ... Old Zhou, who had already worriedly gotten dressed to go get her, immediately turned back into his room and secured the doors and windows. If he went to get her, he’d take her last name! After the new house was built, Datou, Second Son, and Sanya each shared a room, as did Daya and Erya. As Sanya and Fourth Son were still young, they stayed with their parents. At this moment, hearing the noise, they leaned against the window looking out, seeing their young aunt being carried by Fourth Uncle in the flashes of intermittent lightning. Second Son laughed and teased, “Young Aunt is a scaredy-cat.” Manbao was furious, clenched her fists, and roared back, “You’re the scaredy-cat!” Erya stood on Manbao’s side and shouted from the house, “Young Aunt, wait, I’ll go help you beat him up.” This commotion caused the adults in the neighboring courtyard to hear, and Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang, who were already about to run over to get the children, also turned back to their house. Forget it, the kids obviously aren’t scared; there’s no need to bring them over. Zhou Dalang bellowed instructing them to sleep properly. However, those awakened by the thunder certainly couldn’t sleep, and furthermore, right after the flashes and roars of lightning and thunder died down, as Zhou Silang was just about to take Manbao to his room, a squall blew through, and raindrops came pelting down with the wind in a pitter-patter against the ground. He hadn’t closed his window, and the rain swept right in. He and Ms. Fang were terribly frightened and hurriedly ran to close the windows, but by the time they managed to shut them, both of them were completely soaked. There was nothing they could do, the wind and rain were just too strong. Manbao, however, was delighted—the wind had blown the moisture in, bringing a wave of coolness that dispersed the persistent heat of the past few days. So she clapped her little hands and laughed. When Zhou Si turned his head and saw her so cheerful, he couldn’t help but bare his teeth and say, “Do you find it funny that I’m getting drenched?” But Manbao was quite envious of him, “I even want to go out and get rained on.” Zhou Si gave her a look of disdain, changed clothes with his wife, and then they wiped up all the rainwater that had blown in. Outside, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled incessantly, with raindrops pitter-pattering on the rooftop and the ground, taking away the heat from inside the house. He yawned and looked at Manbao, only to find that she had already closed her eyes, about to fall asleep. With a resigned sigh, he picked Manbao up and put her on the bed, pushing her all the way to the far side before gesturing to Ms. Fang to come to bed and sleep. Ms. Fang’s face was a bit red. She glanced at Manbao, who had already started to snore softly, and breathed a sigh of relief. She looked out the window, but couldn’t see anything. However, the sound of the wind and rain seemed to be smashing right against her ears. Occasionally, the lightning that streaked through the gaps in the window seemed almost to light up the room—although it was only momentary. She was somewhat worried, “Isn’t this rain a bit too heavy?” Zhou Si yawned and said nonchalantly, “This kind of thunderstorm comes quickly and leaves quickly, it should stop after a while.” Summer rains are always like this, coming and going in bursts, no matter the size. But this time, it seemed to defy Zhou Si’s expectations. The rain began in the middle of the night and continued until dawn without any sign of stopping. The thunder and lightning had vanished, but the sky was heavily overcast with endless clouds. Even the slightest rain did not let up, not to mention when the wind gusted, the downpour felt like someone was pouring buckets of water from the heavens, whooshing down... Manbao had long been awake, now peering out the window. With such heavy rain, going to school was out of the question. Speaking of school... Manbao looked at the water in their own courtyard, which had already surpassed the tops of the feet. After a brief pause, she jumped up exclaiming, “The teacher, what about the teacher?” Ms. Fang was startled and asked, “What about the teacher?” “The teacher’s small courtyard is very close to the river; with so much water, could he be in trouble?” Ms. Fang paused for a moment, then put down the comb she was holding and got up, saying, “I’ll go and speak to your Fourth Uncle.” Because the rain was falling so heavily, even with eaves constructed, Zhou Si had not allowed them to go out, preferring to go himself with an umbrella to get breakfast, intending to have two separate tables for eating—one for the outer courtyard and one for the inner courtyard. Ms. Fang didn’t have an umbrella but walked along the eaves to the other side. Manbao, with a clever glint in her eye, quietly climbed down from the chair, put on her shoes, and crouched at the door. As soon as her sister-in-law turned the corner, she jumped out and followed her, hopping and skipping to the other side. The key was she didn’t walk properly. Due to her limited balance, she would accidentally step into puddles beyond the eaves. By the time Manbao reached the other side, not only were her shoes wet, but half of her clothes were too. As Ms. Qian dragged her away to change clothes, she said, “Your dad had your Fourth Uncle check on the school. Why can’t you just quietly wait for news on that side?” After thinking it over, Ms. Qian said, “I reckon this rain is going to continue, you might as well move back in for the next few days...” “No,” Manbao, having once enjoyed her own room, was naturally reluctant to sleep with her parents again and immediately said, “I’m not afraid. I’m not scared of thunder or lightning.” “Your Fourth Uncle said you were crying yesterday.” “That’s because Fourth Uncle was mad at me; he scolded me!” Manbao tattle-taled, adding, “Last night, Fourth Uncle almost kicked me out of the bed. I don’t want to sleep with him anymore; I want to sleep by myself!” Ms. Qian replied, “Your Fourth Uncle said that when he woke up this morning, he was under the bed, and your Fourth Aunt almost got kicked to the edge of the bed.” Feeling guilty, Manbao shouted, “He’s lying; I sleep very well behaved.”

Chapter 214 - 214 203 Heavy Rain

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