Reborn with a Cell Phone 2007

In the teahouse in the Lu family's back garden.

Ji Shumiao held his chin with one hand, playing Go absentmindedly, his attention focused on the plum blossom vase beside him.

Of course, he lost in the end.

Lu Binghe: "I don't feel very accomplished after winning."

Ji Shumiao was a little upset: "Anyway, your purpose is not to play chess with me. Why did you choose today when you could choose any other day? You have something to say but you have to drag me to play chess."

Today is the Lantern Festival, and Brother Lang is back today. His father and uncle should have picked him up at the airport and he is on his way home.

Ji Shumiao took advantage of his young age and complained without restraint, making Lu Binghe lose his temper.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I apologize."

Lu Binghe handed her a cup of apology tea. Ji Shumiao took it and drank it. She didn't beat around the bush and asked, "Has Uncle Binghe's transfer order come down?"

Lu Binghe took a sip of tea and said, "We haven't decided which department yet."

“Go to the Ministry of Emergency Management.”

"Why?" Lu Binghe looked up at her, "There's not much real power there."

"In January this year, Tibet experienced two earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above. Because there were few people in the area where they occurred, there were no casualties and no attention was paid. If you find a reliable geologist, he will tell you that the Mediterranean-Himalayan seismic belt has entered an active period."

Lu Binghe asked: "What do you know?"

“我知道得可多了，以防万一你记不住。”季疏缈从兜里拿出一支录音笔，打开后继续说：“2月22日8时22分，台湾南投县发生4.4级地震，最大震度只有2级；2月27日01时49分，四川甘孜州康定县发生4.7级地震……”

Ji Shumiao slowly uttered a long list of time, place, and earthquake severity, and Lu Binghe's brows gradually furrowed.

"At 5:11 on May 03, a 42-magnitude earthquake occurred in the sea east of Taiwan..." Ji Shumiao paused here, his eyes slightly wet, and his voice trembled slightly: "At 5.6:5:12 on May 14, an 28-magnitude earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. People were killed, injured, and missing. This is the official data later. The actual number of casualties may be higher."

Lu Binghe turned off the recorder and curled his lips: "It is indeed easy to achieve results."

Ji Shumiao laughed and said slowly and in a low voice: "I'm telling you this not only to prepare you for disaster relief. Give this recorder to the senior leader, or I'll spread all the contents and put your name on it, accusing you of knowing the truth and not reporting it. When the public is outraged, your career and the Lu family's business will be over."

Lu Binghe ignored her threats and asked, "Do you know what you are doing? Earthquakes are natural disasters and have nothing to do with humans, but you insist on fighting against nature. Have you thought about the consequences? Even if everything goes as you wish, we will make disaster prevention arrangements in advance like we did this time due to the snowstorm. But what if the big earthquake doesn't happen? Or if another big earthquake happens a dozen or dozens of years later, and you can't predict it and we can't save anyone again, then you and I will be cursed for thousands of years, and all of our careers will be buried with it."

"I hope more than anyone that a major earthquake won't happen." Ji Shumiao said in a deep voice, "But with nearly 70,000 lives lost and more than 40 million people affected, isn't it worth risking anything?"

How many people have been displaced, how many people have lost their loved ones... No one understands that feeling better than Ji Shumiao.

"One should not dwell on anything, but give birth to one's mind. I don't care what happens in the future, I just want to save those people now. I don't care about divine punishment, karma, or anything else."

She couldn't just watch a disaster like that happen again and do nothing.

If there really is karma, I just hope it falls on her alone and not her family.

Ji Shumiao forced back her tears and said in a hoarse voice, "I dare to bet, what are you afraid of? Just hand over the recorder and push the responsibility onto me. But if you win the bet, no one will be able to stop you from being promoted in the future."

When the benefits far outweigh the risks, you should act without hesitation and strive with all your might.

Lu Binghe's fingers were cold and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his palms. He leaned back in his chair, his eyes deep and silent.

The tea had gone cold, so Ji Shumiao brewed a new pot. His hands kept moving as he continued to speak slowly, "Businessmen pursue personal gain; politicians pursue power and the interests of the people. But power and the interests of the people are not in conflict. You did it during this snowstorm, didn't you?"

Lu Binghe took the teacup she handed over, raised his glass and said, "To the people's livelihood."

"Cheers to my country." Ji Shumiao raised his glass and clinked it with his. The sound of fine porcelain colliding made a crisp sound.

At the same time Ji Shumiao left the Lu family, Lu Binghe drove to Zhongnanhai.

Ji Shumiao and Langge arrived home one after the other. Langge brought gifts for the whole family. He gave Ji Shumiao a brocade fan and brought a piece of brocade for grandma...

Every gift touched people's hearts. Ji Shumiao fanned the breeze with the flavor of intangible heritage and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother, you are really the only reliable person in this family."

Brother Lang crossed his arms and looked at her meaningfully: "Every time you call me 'brother', it's not good."

Ji Shumiao usually calls him Brother Lang, or calls him by his full name when he is angry, and calls him all kinds of names when he is being coquettish or naughty.

The only thing he would do when he encounters trouble or is setting a trap for himself is call him "Brother" in a serious manner.

"You have to go to programming class tomorrow. I've brought your textbooks back to you. You must study hard and make progress every day~" Ji Shumiao chuckled and hugged his arm coquettishly, "The Internet technology company is already going through the registration process. I named it Tonghuali Internet Technology Co., Ltd. Your name hasn't been used yet, but don't worry, I'll save the good ones for the last one."

Ji Shulang sneered: "You want to pit me alone, right?"

Dinner was ready and Xie Cuilan invited everyone to eat.

Ji Shumiao hugged his arm and dragged him to the restaurant: "Brother, eat two more dumplings later, sweetheart, so that you can work and study more vigorously. I made them myself last night, with strawberry filling~"

Lang Ge frowned: "What dark cuisine?"

"It's not dark and it's delicious." Ji Shumiao pulled him to sit down.

Her strawberry dumplings conquered countless people in her previous life. Even Zhou Hui ate them without saying a word.

Grandpa happily distributed glutinous rice balls to everyone: "Come, have a glutinous rice ball, and be reunited."