Chapter 299

"Not bad, not bad. I look very spirited in this photo."

"It's clearly because Grandpa has sufficient blood and qi and is in good health, so you're spirited."

"Yes, yes, yes. Manman, help Grandpa pick which photo to frame and hang on the photo wall."

"This one, Grandpa lying on the lounge chair, the leisurely temperament is quite good."

"Good, good, good, just this one."

The photos and frames his grandson-in-law brought home were really too many, making Old Master Lu dazzled and hesitant.

Fortunately, his granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law were off work, and the two accompanied him to pick, only then picking out the ones he was satisfied with.

Color photos were more expensive to develop than black and white photos, but it didn't mean current technology couldn't do it.

Although black and white photos were the mainstream photos at present, if there were conditions, people preferred color photos.

Because elderly people were a bit superstitious, black and white photos were about the same as funeral photos. Hanging them on the wall was really...

So when Jiang Ye was developing the photos, he paid extra; they had to be color.

It wasn't to deliberately please the elders, but from the bottom of his heart, he wanted to get a good omen.

"Aba-aba."

Lian Lian's drool had already dripped onto the glass frame. Daddy, she saw Daddy!

Why was Daddy holding a child, and why did that child laugh the same way she did!

A small head, a big question mark.

But she couldn't speak, so she could only continue to stare at the photo, muttering "aba-aba."

Over here, Xiao Nuomi was sitting on his father's shoulder, revealing a section of small white rice teeth when he laughed.

"Aowu."

Ride a big horse, ride a big horse!

Old Master Pei took a handkerchief to wipe the little one's drool while gently pinching the little one's chin, looked at that small section of white rice teeth, smiled knowingly, turned his head, and said:

"It's time to start adding complementary food for the children. I see the children have all grown milk teeth."

"Let me see, wow, they really have grown rice teeth."

Old Master Lu immediately checked Xiao Mantou, who was nearby. Good heavens, he really saw it!

He then smiled and sighed:

"Every day when we eat, we have to avoid these three siblings, otherwise, their straight-eyed, wanting-to-eat gazes are more than I can handle."

"Isn't that so? A few days ago, Old Li and I were eating spicy snails. It made the little ones drool all over the floor, and it made my heart ache."

"Grandpa, Master, you can't be soft-hearted. Infants' gastrointestinal tracts are delicate; you can't give them other things."

"I know, I know. We all endure it, harden our hearts, and hide far away. If it really doesn't work, we close the door and eat secretly."

"But it's good now. The children are already over half a year old; they can add a little bit of complementary food to have a taste."

"First add some egg custard, vegetable puree, fruit puree, and so on. Observe for a few days, small amounts and multiple times, to let them satisfy their cravings. If there's no abnormality, then add others..."

Shen Man moved her attention away from the photos and joined the topic of adding nutritious meals for the children with Grandpa and Master.

She didn't notice at all that her few individual photos had all been quietly put away by her husband and tucked into the photo album.

In the end, the photos framed in the photo frames were almost all group photos, arranged in an orderly manner and hung on the wall of the living room.

There were also dozens of individual photos and group photos that weren't framed yet. There were still many photo frames left, neatly arranged and pushed to the corner of the wall.

When the other old masters came, they would let them pick the ones they liked to take away.

As for Section Commander Duan's, Jiang Ye framed a group photo of the old masters, as well as a family portrait of Section Commander Duan sitting down, holding Xiao Mantou and Xiao Nuomi in his left and right hands, with him and his wife standing behind Section Commander Duan on the left and right.

He planned to send it to the other party after dinner.

Hmm, he could already imagine how happy Section Commander Duan would be when he saw these two photos.

In fact, it was indeed so.

Section Commander Duan, who received the photos, superficially and calmly sent Jiang Ye away.

In reality, after Jiang Ye left, he picked up the framed family portrait and touched it again and again, unable to put it down.

It's so good; he also had a grandson and granddaughter.

The fate between people really has its own arrangements in the dark.

The peaceful days didn't last long. At the end of July, an urgent report completely broke the tranquility.

In the early morning past three o'clock, an earthquake occurred in Hong Shan, an industrial hub in inland Jidong. The magnitude was 7-8, a devastating earthquake!

The whole country mobilized manpower and resources to go all out for disaster relief.

After hearing the latest news report, the supreme commander on the Sea Island held a meeting to urgently mobilize manpower to support, including soldiers, officers, military doctors, and other volunteers.

Once the news came out, the military families in the Jiashuyuan were all shocked.

The TV in the propaganda department was also reporting on the earthquake scene, which was very tragic, and the on-site environment was very harsh!

For a time, the military families spontaneously donated supplies.

Those with money donated money, and those without money donated goods.

In short, they contributed a small effort.

A group of old masters in the retirement home all donated a lot of money.

There was no way; apart from their retirement pensions, they had no worldly possessions.

As officers, Jiang Ye and Lu Xiu Bai were naturally on the list of support personnel dispatched this time, leading the rescue, which could not be delayed.

Pei Yan Ting and Shen Man, as military doctors and also military wives, naturally had good ideological awareness.

The two sisters-in-law both signed up to participate in this disaster relief support without hesitation, packed their luggage without hesitation, and prepared to leave the Sea Island by ship with the main force and rush to the earthquake zone.

The only thing they were worried about was the children and elders at home.

Shen Man left Tangyuan behind. Now Tangyuan had grown to the size of an adult cat, and it could persist for half an hour even when transforming into its white tiger original form.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't encounter danger in the Jiashuyuan.

If there was danger, it could also directly flash into the space.

Old Master Lu and the others all understood the great ambitions of the younger generation and supported them in supporting the disaster area with actions.

The children in the rear were left to them.

They had only one request: they hoped they would return safely!

For a time, the atmosphere in the Jiashuyuan became desolate.

Everyone hoped that their relatives and lovers could return safely.

Many people surrounded the TV, wanting to see the latest news reports.

When they learned that two or three hundred thousand people's lives were uncertain overnight, many people's eyes turned red, and they shed tears silently.

Early rescue—buried underground, people under the ruins still had a chance of life.

If it was later, what should they do?

Buried under the ruins were whose fathers, mothers, children?

How many of these people could be saved?

These were all hard to say now. What they could do was pray silently, praying for a miracle to happen...

"Woooo—"

On the deck, the soldiers and officers who were lightly equipped had no extra expressions on their faces.

This mission was arduous and full of difficulties. Everyone was issued a pair of gloves and digging tools.

At this moment, what they were worried about was not their own safety, but the lives of their compatriots.

The best rescue time was twenty-four hours. It would take them at least three days to get there. Rescue teams from other places might arrive in time and hold on to the early rescue...