The military wife is pregnant and the tycoon, who has no heir, spoils her rotten.

Chapter 159 The Devastating Torrential Rain
After seeing the villagers off with Lu Beiting, Xia Zhi was so tired that she leaned on him.

Seeing Zhang Yi and the others carrying loads full of things, Xia Zhi once again felt the warmth of the villagers.

"Are you alright?" Lu Beiting wiped the fine sweat from her forehead.

Xia Zhi shook her head. "It's alright, it seems there's nothing else I need to buy."

"It's alright, let's take a look around then."

Lu Beiting led her around the area, and when they encountered Xia Zhi selling fruit, they bought some more fruit to take back for Piqiu and the others.

After Xia Zhi returned, she took Lu Beiting to the Agricultural Bank on the mountain. Now, she doesn't even need to call him; a bunch of monkeys will appear in front of her.

She looked at the biggest and fattest ball in front of her, reached out and touched it, "Ball, you've really made something of yourself now."

The ball made a humming sound as if in response to her words.

Lu Beiting distributed the fruit from his basket to the animals, while Xia Zhi tended to the wounds of some of the injured creatures.

Then he brought Lu Beiting and Piqiu to find Tuanzi.

Tuanzi slept comfortably in its nest, surrounded by its stored food. Perhaps because of the cold weather, even though it sensed Xia Zhi and the others' movements, Tuanzi only lazily moved its feet.

Xia Zhi smiled, and seeing that it was sleeping soundly, she didn't go over. After watching it for a while, she went back.

Back home, Xia Zhi immediately started lounging around like Ge You, and Lu Beiting covered her with a blanket before heading to the military base.

In the military base, Li Jianguo looked at Lu Beiting in front of him.

"Have you thought it through? You want to be transferred to Beijing?" Li Jianguo wasn't surprised. He was still young and should go out and explore.

“Yes, don’t you often say that there are more opportunities in big cities?” Lu Beiting looked at him earnestly.

Li Jianguo smiled and said, "Alright, Weimin is here too, so the two brothers can look after each other. It's just your family here... are you really not going to go and check on them?"

Since their falling out, Lu Beiting has only sent people back with money on time, and has not returned home at all. Lu Weifeng came a few times during that period, but he never met Lu Beiting and could only slink back home.

"Yeah, I'm not going. We've always been apart for long periods anyway," Lu Beiting said dismissively.

"Alright, I'll apply to the higher-ups. You can go back and wait for news."

"Yes, thank you, sir."

After Lu Beiting finished speaking, he turned and left.

Li Jianguo shook his head helplessly as he watched his retreating figure. This kid didn't care about Xia Xia at all.

As for his biological parents, he doesn't care whether they exist or not.

……

The following days brought torrential rain, which made their patrols much more difficult.

"Sir, if this rain doesn't stop soon, I'm afraid there will be mudslides or something similar."

Looking at the torrential rain outside, Li Jianguo felt inexplicably irritated by the pattering rain.

"Beiting, Rufeng, have someone inform everyone to be careful, and those who are going up the mountain should not go up. We'll talk about it after the rain stops."

"Yes!"

Lu Beiting and Xu Rufeng went to the broadcasting station and notified several small villages in the surrounding area.

The two then led separate teams to conduct inspections in the surrounding area.

Xia Zhi stood at the door looking at the mud and water piled up in the courtyard, feeling somewhat uneasy.

She looked up at the mountain, which was shrouded in fog, making it impossible to see anything on it.

I wonder if Tuanzi and Piqiu have hidden themselves properly.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound rang in her ears. Startled, she turned her head to look and saw that the mountain on the other side had visibly collapsed.

"Oh my god, this rain has been pouring down for almost a week! What are we going to do if it keeps going like this!"

Zhang Yuling looked on with a worried expression, her face filled with concern.

Such things have happened quite often in previous years, but this can't continue like this.

Lu Beiting walked past the gate of the compound in the heavy rain and saw Xia Zhi standing there. He quickly called her back inside. "Xia Xia, it's cold. Go back quickly. We're here, everything will be alright."

Xia Zhi looked at Lu Beiting, who was wearing a green raincoat and waving for her to come in, and couldn't help but ask about the situation.

"How is the situation now?"

"The landslide may have blocked the road. Let's go check the situation now."

Lu Beiting wiped the rain off his face, and though he wanted to go forward, he felt a chill all over his body, so he could only urge her to come inside.

"Go back quickly, or you'll catch a cold."

"Okay, then be careful." Xia Zhi looked at him reluctantly for a couple of seconds before turning around and going back into the house.

After seeing her return, Lu Beiting led his men at a brisk pace and quickly arrived at the location of the landslide.

A group of people looked at the pile of boulders by the roadside, their faces grave. At such a height, it seemed unlikely that the road would be restored to its original condition in a short time.

Lu Beiting climbed up to take a look and found that at least ten meters of the path was blocked by boulders.

Lu Beiting jumped down. "It's alright, as long as no one was hurt. Let's go back first and check around the village. If anything seems wrong, evacuate the villagers immediately."

"Yes!"

Lu Beiting looked around at the situation, his tightly furrowed brows not relaxing even slightly.

The rumbling sounds coming from the valley couldn't be determined whether they came from the valley or the neighboring village, so they had to go and check each one individually.

Even after dark, they continued to check the situation back and forth with flashlights in their hands.

"Battalion Commander, the Pingnan Village area has collapsed, but the villagers have already been evacuated to the troops."

Zhang Yi braved the heavy rain to come and report the situation.

"Just in case, we should also ask villagers from other villages to come and bring their bedding and other valuables."

The troops are currently located some distance from the bottom of the mountain, making them relatively safe.

"Yes."

Zhang Yi turned and rushed into the heavy rain, leading his men to several nearby villages to call for help.

The villagers who were transferred to the troop were sent to dormitories for the elderly and the weak, while the rest made do in hospitals, canteens, and other places.

Xia Zhi was awakened by a noise in the middle of the night. When she opened the door, she saw the aunties around her carrying pots and bowls.

"Auntie, what's wrong?"

"Xia, the villagers in the surrounding villages have all been transferred to the army. Let's go see if there's anything we can do to help."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi turned around and looked for some clothes, but in the end, she picked up Lu Beiting's thick military overcoat and put it on.

"Auntie, I'll go with you."

"Hey? Be careful then." Zhang Yuling said this before heading to the military base with the other members.

When Xia Zhi arrived at the place, she saw Qin Beishan and the others setting up a shed in the heavy rain, while the villagers in the surrounding corners were shivering from the cold.

Every place where one could find shelter from the rain was packed with people.

"What a disaster! With this heavy rain, the crops in the fields are doomed."

"Yes, my livestock are still in the pen, which is flooded."

"I heard the road to town is blocked too. I don't know when this will end."

Xia Zhi felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, pursed her lips, and walked towards the cafeteria.

Chen Yan is leading a group to cook ginger soup and porridge.

"Sister Chen..."

Before Xia Zhi could finish speaking, another clap of thunder sounded, accompanied by a booming noise.

The words that were about to come out were swallowed back down.