Qin Chuan shook his head, pointing at the newspaper in his hand. "Sister, have you read everything in here?"
Li Ya lowered her gaze to the newspaper in Qin Chuan's hand and said without hesitation, "Of course I have. I have a habit of reading the newspaper. It's often much better than television!"
Qin Chuan understood what she meant. After all, someone as busy as Li Ya, who had to worry about all the affairs of the factory every day, worked more than twelve hours a day.
Many times, she simply didn't have time to watch television, and the content on TV was only available at fixed times. Once it was broadcast, it was hard to find again, so newspapers became the best channel for information.
In this era, reading newspapers was a basic habit for over eighty percent of people, especially for those in business.
"Sister, then you must know about the disaster in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River recently!"
Qin Chuan said.
"I know. No... Xiao Chuan, you're not crying because of the disaster registered in this newspaper, are you?"
Li Ya looked incredulous.
Qin Chuan immediately felt displeased. "Sister, what kind of expression is that? Why can't I cry for those who are suffering from the disaster!"
"Look at what's recorded in this newspaper. Many people's houses have been washed away by the relentless floods. Homes that they worked their whole lives for are gone. Many people are missing, their bodies not even intact!"
"Tens of thousands of acres of farmland have been completely submerged by the floods. How can all of this not be heartbreaking!"
Qin Chuan's voice grew more emotional as he spoke, because he knew that this was only the first and second stages of the flood. The third and fourth stages, which were even more devastating and destructive, had not yet occurred.
At that time, it would be a true natural and man-made disaster, a catastrophe of a century!
Just thinking about the terrible outcome sent a shiver down Qin Chuan's spine, a great fear.
Human power was truly too weak in the face of such a natural disaster. No matter how heartless one was, seeing such a tragic scene, a catastrophe of a century, would surely break their heart.
Although Qin Chuan didn't consider himself a good person, his heart ached like a knife at such national events and disasters that affected hundreds of millions of lives.
This was the least a child of China should have, the basic conscience of a Chinese. Qin Chuan believed that any child of China would be heartbroken by such a catastrophe of a century.
Those were vibrant lives, harmonious families, fertile farmlands, and houses... Such immense damage was too heavy, making one's heart feel as if it were being cut by a knife.
Seeing Qin Chuan's agitated expression, Li Ya fell silent. Instead, she reached out and hugged Qin Chuan tightly again, saying in a gentle tone, "Xiao Chuan, let's not get too excited for now!"
"I'm sorry, my way of expressing myself was wrong just now. I shouldn't have said that!"
Feeling Li Ya's apology, Qin Chuan gradually calmed down. The light in his jet-black eyes flickered intensely, and then he suddenly stood up.
"No, I have to do something!"
"Xiao Chuan, what are you going to do?"
Li Ya became anxious again. She certainly knew about the disaster in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River from the newspaper, but the scale of the disaster was too immense for individual strength to make any difference. It was a cruel, hard fact.
"The disaster is too great. Individual strength will be of no use!"
"If you really want to help, we can donate money and supplies!"
Li Ya's greatest fear was that Qin Chuan, with his youthful impetuosity and courage, would rush to the front lines.
"Donating money and supplies is a given!"
"However, besides these methods, I feel like I can do something more!"
Qin Chuan muttered to himself.
"Please don't do anything rash and actually go to the front lines to fight the floods. If something happens to you, what will I... and your parents, and your brother do!"
Li Ya was extremely worried, tears streaming down her face.
Qin Chuan quickly stepped forward to help wipe them away and said with a wry smile, "I didn't say I was going to the front lines to fight the floods. With my physique, I can use my brain, but physical labor is out of the question. I'm not cut out for it!"
Li Ya's heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled when she heard this.
As long as Qin Chuan didn't go to the front lines to fight the floods, she would support whatever he wanted to do!
"Sister, don't worry. Let me be quiet for a while! I need to think properly!"
After a few minutes, Qin Chuan spoke.
"Don't think about it here. It's lunchtime. Let's go! Let's eat outside and think while we eat!"
Li Ya, without further ado, pulled Qin Chuan's arm and walked out of the office.
As they left the office building, the rain was still falling. It was a continuous drizzle, and the air was extremely humid, making one feel dispirited at a glance.
Qin Chuan suddenly thought of something and said, "Sister, I think this rain will continue for quite some time. It might even rain throughout July and August. Are all the buildings in our factory area safe?"
"If there are any leaks, they must be repaired and reinforced immediately to prevent problems!"
Li Ya nodded. "You're absolutely right. I'll have people conduct a full inspection this afternoon!"
Half an hour later, the two arrived at a restaurant in the county town. They ordered a few dishes and a bottle of wine, and chatted while they ate.
After lunch, Qin Chuan returned to the garment factory with Li Ya. Li Ya went to arrange the inspection tasks for the factory, while he found paper and a pen. He quietly found a table and began to write, lost in thought.
The catastrophe of a century was unfolding before his eyes. Qin Chuan felt that as a reborn person, he should do something.
Donating money and supplies was secondary, as everyone would do such things.
What he needed to do now was something that ordinary people could not achieve.
For example, writing something that combined the current situation with his memories from his previous life, detailing the various terrible consequences that this catastrophe of a century might bring, and the defensive measures that should be taken.
This required great skill in writing, because Qin Chuan could not reveal too much about the process of this catastrophe, as that would expose his secret. Yet, he had to make people believe it, which was very difficult.
He worked diligently for the entire afternoon, deleting and rewriting many drafts, with dozens of crumpled balls of paper on the floor.
Li Ya came by many times. Each time she saw Qin Chuan engrossed in his work, she quietly retreated.
Although she didn't know what Qin Chuan was doing, his reaction to the disaster in the newspaper today made her extremely gratified and happy.
Because before, when Qin Chuan dealt with all his opponents, he always appeared cold, ruthless, and decisive, often delivering a fatal blow and locking them away in cold iron cells, not to be released for years.
Li Ya had seen all of this. Honestly, as a woman, seeing her man be so cold and ruthless, even though Qin Chuan treated her very well, she still had a sliver of worry in her heart.
She worried that if, for some special reason, she were to offend Qin Chuan in the future, would he immediately turn ruthless and use various means to put her in prison.
However, what she witnessed today made Li Ya very happy and joyful.
The man she loved was not so cold and ruthless after all; instead, he had a noble heart and cared for the world!
To be able to do this, even if such a person were bad, he was a bad person that one would willingly and more deeply love.