Chapter 257: She Had Almost Become a Pauper

In an instant, the prosperous streets and high-rise buildings all collapsed, and there was crying everywhere; it was truly a living hell.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid," Jiang Cheng pulled her into his embrace, reached out an arm, and pulled out a tissue to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

"Rongrong, everything will get better, I promise you."

Si Rong hugged him tightly, "It's that I thought too highly of myself, always thinking that if I could know what would happen in the future, I could be a savior, but in the end, I can't change anything!"

"There, there, get some good sleep," Jiang Cheng used the corner of the quilt to cover her stomach, "Don't worry about anything, I've already thought of a way, I'll tell you when you wake up tomorrow."

Having not rested well for several nights, Jiang Cheng was worried that her body would collapse.

"Really?" Si Rong was somewhat disbelieving.

"Have I ever lied to you?"

Si Rong shook her head; Jiang Cheng had indeed never lied to her.

She closed her eyes, feeling Jiang Cheng's hand continuously patting her back.

This was the sleeping position Si Rong liked most since the two of them had married.

With her mood relaxed, Si Rong soon fell asleep.

When she woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.

As soon as Si Rong woke up, she smelled the fragrance of porridge.

Jiang Cheng had cooked purple sweet potato porridge.

"What was the method you mentioned last night?" Si Rong asked impatiently.

"If the government doesn't believe this prediction, then let's do our best to evacuate the masses!"

"Will they listen to us?"

"For a whole county, even if the government steps in to evacuate, it's impossible for everything to go as desired,"

Jiang Cheng understood best that some people could not be reasoned with, and besides, such things were once-in-a-century events that not everyone believed in.

"We can only do our human best and leave the rest to fate."

Save as many as one can.

"Okay." Si Rong felt that this was all they could do for now.

"Since the Future Phone has already told us the specific time, we will find a gimmick on that day to attract as many people in the county as possible to another place."

"Right, and we also need to prepare some daily necessities."

The two discussed it, and the most important link remained.

What kind of gimmick to use to attract people elsewhere.

"How about a performance?" Si Rong said, "Since there isn't much time left for us, we can only save those we can."

"Teenagers nowadays like to follow stars; if a very popular celebrity performs nearby, it will definitely attract many people."

"Hmm, we can contact Xiao Zhi," Jiang Cheng said, "She has entered the entertainment industry now and knows some celebrities."

"Who should we find?"

A name surfaced in Si Rong's mind at this moment.

Guo Fucheng was going to perform in the small county, shocking the whole country.

It was said that because of concerns about crowding, it would be held in an open space.

This could be considered a strange event; performances by heavenly-king-level stars were usually in metropolises like Jing Shi or Haishi.

The small county was completely boiling over.

Some schools were even going to close, letting the children go watch the performance and requiring everyone to submit an essay on current events upon returning.

On the morning of May 12th, the performance venue was already full of people.

Si Rong, along with Jiang Cheng, Xu Jie, Liu Ruxue, and others, searched the county and found that many people were still in the county.

There were business owners, a little girl jumping rope, and an old man leaning against a wall corner basking in the sun.

Looking at the peaceful and serene smiles on their faces, Si Rong couldn't help but think of the nightmare she had.

Who could have imagined that before long, this city would suffer a great disaster!

She asked the little girl jumping rope, "Why aren't you going to watch Guo Fucheng sing?"

The little girl lowered her eyes; they were long, narrow phoenix eyes, delicate and pretty, and she said the words that countless children say when they are young, "My mom won't let me go."

"Go! A heavenly king like that coming here to perform, who knows how many years it will be until the next time, and who knows when the next time will be."

"You should talk to your mom properly and let your family go with you,"

The little girl thought for a moment and ran into the house, soon running out crying.

"Wuu wuu, Mom hit me! Auntie, it's all your fault!"

The little girl ran away crying.

Her mother followed closely behind; she was a haggard-looking middle-aged woman, glaring at Si Rong and the others with unkind eyes, "What nonsense are you telling my daughter? Watch a performance? Does the family business not need to be done? If we don't do it, are you going to spend money to support our whole family?"

With her husband bedridden for a long time, was it easy for her, a woman, to open a dumpling shop to support the whole family, young and old?

"Yes, I know opening a shop isn't easy, but that performance today is really rare; it's only for one afternoon, you can go watch it and come back at night, besides, now that everyone in the city has gone, there aren't many people eating dumplings, or you could go sell dumplings outside the city directly," Si Rong knew best how much money this cost; she had almost become a pauper now.

"Heh~ I'm asking, are you human traffickers? Or maybe thieves! Trying so hard to persuade us to go, you must have no good intentions!"

Si Rong didn't say anything more; time was short, she only persuaded those who could be persuaded.

"Let's split into two groups!"

She and her husband would go together, and Liu Ruxue and Xu Jie would go together.

Not having walked far, she saw an old man and an old woman sitting there basking in the warmth.

At their age, they naturally didn't know those celebrities.

Si Rong had no choice but to tell a white lie, "Big brother, big sister, why are you still here basking in the warmth? I heard there's a play being performed outside the city today."

"A play? I haven't heard of any temple fair!" The old woman's hearing was better, but she really liked listening to plays, so she asked again, "Really?"

"It's true! It's right outside the city!" Si Rong said, lying with a face full of sincerity.

The old woman said something to the old man, and the two of them picked up the folding stools they were sitting on, preparing to head out of the city to watch the show.

This trick worked especially well on the elderly, and Si Rong used it to deceive several more elderly people in succession.

On the contrary, those middle-aged people exhausted from rushing about for a living were the hardest to persuade.

It is hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words.

Si Rong and Jiang Cheng could only keep running about, until a little past one o'clock in the afternoon.

They passed by a small river and could see the river water churning as if it were boiling.

Some fish even jumped out of the water, panicked as if they wanted to flee this place.

"Let's get out of the city as soon as possible!" Jiang Cheng took Si Rong's hand, and after meeting up with Liu Ruxue and Xu Jie, they got into the large truck they had bought and immediately rushed toward the performance venue; there was still more to be busy with later.

Moreover, Rongrong was soft-hearted; if they stayed, she would inevitably feel heartbroken because of the people left behind in the city.

But, they had already done their best.

Even though they kept drinking water, both of their throats were already hoarse.

Si Rong did not need to look down; she knew that her heels must have developed blisters from walking too much.

Some people had the patience to listen to them say a few words, while some with explosive tempers even cursed at them and tried to shove them.

This was already the best possible outcome.

Ninety percent of the people in the city had left to watch the performance, with police accompanying them for protection, and even the medical staff had arranged several ambulances next to the performance venue in case of any emergencies.

Not long after their large truck, loaded with supplies, drove out of the city, they felt tremors, and the vehicle suddenly began to shake violently.