Father Xue asked with concern: "Where is An'an? Are you feeling better?"
"Much better." Cheng Huanran replied: "Except for some retching when I woke up in the morning, there is no other discomfort. She is still changing clothes and will come over to visit grandma soon."
"Don't come." Dad Xue frowned and stopped: "Your grandma is still sick, don't let her get over her illness and give her to An An. She is pregnant with the child now, so she should be more careful."
Cheng Huanran shook his head indifferently: "It doesn't matter, grandma just suffered from the cold, it's not a serious illness."
"I'm really not afraid." Xue Zhilan agreed: "The wind and cold are a bit severe, and the old man's physical condition is poor, so the recovery is a bit slow. Your grandpa is very worried, and he always secretly thinks that your grandma has a serious illness."
"No, no." Cheng Huanran emphasized: "It's really just a cold."
Dad Xue smiled bitterly: "It's just that the recovery is too slow and I always fall into a drowsy sleep. I've had a cold for more than half a month, can I not worry about it?"
Cheng Huanran patted him on the shoulder and coaxed: "I will show you all grandma's medical records in a while, and you will believe it then. Grandma really just has a cold this time, nothing serious."
"That's good." Father Xue chuckled and whispered: "I'm just afraid that you... are hiding something from us."
Xue Zhilan laughed.
Cheng Huanran didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Grandpa, you and grandma have always been in good health and have no underlying diseases. It's really just like what Uncle Zhilan said. As we get older, our immunity is not as good as that of young people, so recovery is very slow."
Xue Zhilan explained: "I asked them to continue the physical examination, but after talking for a long time, your grandpa still refused."
"It's okay." Cheng Huanran chuckled: "If you don't want to go, don't go. I will insist on taking their blood pressure and body temperature every day, and do some routine small checks on weekends. In addition, Uncle Huan also said that he will come over when he is free.
You take my pulse and arrange some medicinal recipes for the kitchen to prepare for you."
"Good." Xue Zhilan praised: "It's an arrangement like this! It's quite troublesome to go to an external hospital for a physical examination. You have to queue up and go through all kinds of troubles. It's not good if you get bumped into something when you're older."
Father Xue smiled lovingly: "Okay, then I'll listen to you. Now that you are the pillar of this family, the old guy will naturally have to listen to you young people."
Cheng Huanran couldn't help but remind: "I heard that there may be a big cold wave this year, which is rare in decades. It's easy to catch a cold due to cold weather, so we should be more cautious."
"Your mother said the same thing." Xue's father said: "I didn't read the weather forecast much, I just listened to what she said. Your mother said she wanted to buy a generator, and she also said she needed someone to clean the fireplace in the living room.
Be prepared for the coming cold winter.”
Cheng Huanran asked in confusion: "Generator? Why buy a generator?"
Xue Zhilan obviously also knew the inside story, explaining: "Your mother and your father are worried that there will be problems with the circuit if it is too cold. Our house is large and uses a lot of electricity. We simply bought two generators as backup. If there is a circuit problem, there will be a power outage at home.
It will be used to generate electricity immediately, and the elderly cannot be left in the cold."
"Ouch~" Xue's father smiled bitterly: "As I get older, I am really afraid of the cold. Our air conditioner heater has to be used occasionally in October. Otherwise, our hands and feet will be slow to put on clothes, and our body will easily get cold and catch the cold.
.”
Although Cheng Huanran felt that her mother's move was a bit excessive, when she thought about it, Xinyuan was so big inside and outside, it seemed impossible without a backup generator.
Anyway, if your family can afford it, you can afford it, and the place is big enough to store it, then go ahead and buy it. After all, some things are the same as "raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while."
After a while, he took Kang An to visit his grandmother.
Mother Xue fell asleep, and Xue Ling led them to the study.
Kang An saw her rubbing her hands from time to time and couldn't help but ask: "Mom, are you cold?"
Xue Ling answered with a wry smile: "My hands and feet are cold as soon as winter comes. I turn on the heater at home and feel cold from time to time even when wearing a thin sweater. As I get older, my health is getting worse!"
Kang An turned around and reminded Cheng Huanran: "You go back and buy some plug-in hand warmers for mom."
"Yes." Cheng Huanran quickly agreed: "Buy a few more and give two to each of my grandma, grandpa and uncle."
Xue Ling thought that it would be very warm to hold a warm and plush gadget on a cold day, so she immediately accepted it happily.
"The third child made a video call with me and said that there was a big cold wave over there, and there were thick snowflakes. Schools were forced to close, and there were even power outages everywhere. I told him to prepare more things that he can eat and use at home. He said the assistant
Everything is ready, there are fireplaces and heaters inside and outside, so we don’t have to worry.”
Cheng Huanran took out his mobile phone and muttered: "I seem to have seen a hot search today, saying that there has been a cold wave that is rare in hundreds of years. The snow in some places is more than one meter or even three meters high."
"The worst part is the power outage." Xue Ling explained: "Lao San said that the lines in many places were aging but not updated in time. The cold wave caused some lines to break, causing large-scale power outages."
Kang An frowned when he heard this: "It's a cold day and there's no electricity... That's really bad!"
Cheng Huanran finally understood why his mother suddenly wanted to buy two generators. He must have heard about such bad situations abroad and quickly took precautions.
Xue Ling explained: "There has been a severe cold wave for several days, with heavy snowfall and strong winds, and the destructiveness is simply... too scary! The third child said that there are news every day about people freezing to death or having accidents, and he also lamented to me how human beings are in the face of natural disasters.
of insignificance.”
"Is the third child really okay?" Cheng Huanran frowned and asked, "Have all the food, clothing, housing and transportation been prepared? Mom, you have to remind him not to be careless. Don't think that there is anything wrong. Ah Qing sent a plane to pick him up. It's a cold wave.
When the snow is too heavy, planes cannot fly around at will."
Xue Ling replied: "He has several people surrounding him and won't let him have any problems. I...I'm just a little worried about your Aunt Xiao."
Cheng Huanran asked with concern: "Have you contacted aunt? Is she okay?"
"Unable to contact us." Xue Ling frowned and shook his head: "The third child said that since the big cold wave hit, many places have had their lines cut off and their circuits cut off. Your Aunt Xiao lives in a remote place, and he can't go there for the time being. The local police
The government has been telling people not to go out, so he can only stay indoors."
Kang An said: "The best strategy is to stay hidden. No matter how urgent or important the matter is, you can't run around at such a time. It's very dangerous."
Xue Ling nodded: "Yes, I told him the same and asked him to take care of himself first."
Cheng Huanran comforted him: "Don't worry, Aunt Xiao has lived there for many years and should know the weather there very well. She will definitely prepare for the winter in advance."
Xue Ling couldn't help but sigh: "She still has to rely on hourly workers to take care of her... In this kind of weather, I don't know if the workers can go to work on time."