In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

Su Li's words made sense, but Zhao Dasao and the others were still hesitant. In the end, it was Madam Zhao who made the decision: "She has her reasons for letting us go upstairs first. Let's not get in their way."

Hearing her mother-in-law say this, Zhao Dasao calmed down and said worriedly, "Then we'll go up first. Sister-in-law, you should come up quickly later too, but don't be reckless."

Su Li nodded, then kept a close eye on the order of the group, not giving anyone a chance to take advantage of the chaos.

In the end, Sister-in-law Zhao and the others went upstairs first, while Su Li stood downstairs with a cold face and a serious expression, watching everyone's every move.

……

About fifteen minutes later, the water level downstairs had risen above their ankles, and the last person had gone upstairs. Only then did Su Li calmly lead Mo Bei upstairs. Just then, Zhao Zexuan arrived with his men.

Seeing that Su Li and Mo Bei were still downstairs and were about to go upstairs, Zhao Zexuan walked up to them with a puzzled look, stood next to Su Li, and asked with concern, "Why are you only coming upstairs now? Did something happen?"

Upon hearing this, Su Li didn't bother to explain and said, "We'll talk about the reason later. Let's go upstairs first."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan didn't ask any further questions. He reached out and helped Su Li up, saying, "Your face is a little pale. Are you feeling unwell?"

Hearing this, Su Li did not reject Zhao Zexuan's concern. She reached out and touched her eyebrows and said, "I am a little tired, but it's okay. Compared to you, I am much more comfortable."

Zhao Zexuan and his group arrived last, presumably having arranged other matters before rushing over. They were all in a sorry state, their clothes soaked through.

"Let's go upstairs. This water level might not be so simple," Zhao Zexuan said with a heavy expression.

Hearing Zhao Zexuan say this, Su Li sighed inwardly and did not ask any further questions.

The Star Gazing Tower, with its eleven stories, is the tallest building in Tongcheng. It was crowded with people both upstairs and downstairs, but fortunately, soldiers were guarding it, and no one dared to make a move.

Seeing the people resting upstairs and downstairs, Zhao Zexuan and Su Li did not stop and went straight to the eleventh floor, which is the highest floor of the Star Gazing Tower.

The water level is not high yet, so there aren't many people on the eleventh floor; most of them are familiar faces.

“The eleventh floor is full of our own people, so there’s nothing to worry about,” Zhao Zexuan said.

She walked all the way to the eleventh floor in one go. Even with Zhao Zexuan's help, Su Li was exhausted. After hearing this, she just nodded and sat down on a chair.

There are no extra rooms inside the observatory; it has the same layout as the hall downstairs, so the hall feels rather empty.

Everyone had come in the rain, so their clothes were all wet. Now that they had taken shelter from the rain, they were all shivering from the cold.

Su Li also felt a bit cold, so she opened the bundle next to her and took out the clothes wrapped in oil paper to change into a new set of clothes.

Zhao Zexuan didn't have time to go back to his room to pack his things, so Su Li had been keeping his clothes for him. Now, Su Li naturally handed Zhao Zexuan his clean clothes and said, "Here are some clean clothes. Go change into a set."

Zhao Zexuan's clothes were indeed soaked. He took the clothes without asking any questions and thanked him.

Su Li was not a careless person, and she understood that she must not catch a cold at this time, so she quickly changed her clothes in the makeshift tent.

After putting on dry clothes, Su Li felt like she had come back to life, and her spirits were much better.

Having just been caught in the rain, and fearing she might catch a cold, Su Li took out several pieces of ginger from her bundle—actually, from her spatial storage—and asked someone to boil ginger water for her.

Some of the women were initially worried, but when they saw the ginger that Su Li took out, they were overjoyed and said, "It's a good thing you brought ginger, Madam, otherwise we wouldn't know what to do."

Su Li was familiar with them, and upon hearing this, she said, "Boil more ginger water for the children to drink, so they don't catch a cold. You all need to be extra careful tonight."

Hearing this, the women said with lingering fear, "Today was truly terrifying."

"Yes, today was really thrilling. When I first heard the news, I almost burst into tears, but thankfully I remembered that my child was there, so I didn't cry."

"After hearing the news, we rushed here with our children. I even forgot to bring all the household items. This loss is quite significant."

……

Listening to the feedback from the aunties present, Su Li said, "At least everyone is safe and sound. The best outcome is that everyone is safe."

“Yes, yes,” the women nodded.

***

Su Li was concerned about how high the water level had risen outside, so she got up and looked out the window after chatting for a short while.

Looking down, the water level keeps rising, and it seems to have already submerged the first floor of the observatory and is now attacking the second floor.

Watching the water level rise continuously, Su Li's brows remained furrowed. She wondered how many floors the water would rise to.

After changing his clothes, Zhao Zexuan noticed that Su Li hadn't come out yet, so he went to check on his mother. He was relieved to know that everyone was safe and sound, and was now discussing the next steps with Wang Zong.

After discussing for a while, they finalized the next steps. Zhao Zexuan saw Su Li standing by the window, so he walked over and asked, "Are you worried about the rising water level?"

Hearing this, Su Li turned to look at Zhao Zexuan and sighed, "How can I not worry? The rain hasn't stopped, and we don't know how high the flood will rise. Our lives are in our hands."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan also turned to look at the flood below the incense tower and said, "Success depends on fate, but planning depends on man. There will always be a solution. There is always a way out."

Su Li admired Zhao Zexuan's composure. Even if she had her own space, she would still worry about her life. But at this moment, Zhao Zexuan showed no anxiety at all.

The floodwaters didn't rise overnight, so Su Li stopped worrying about it and focused on the most important thing right now—what would all these people eat?

"We don't know when the flood will recede. What have we been eating all these days? I think everyone has brought some dry food, but it probably isn't much."

Sensing the worry in Su Li's words, Zhao Zexuan said, "Don't worry, I've already made arrangements for food. We won't let anyone starve."

Upon hearing this, Su Li looked at Zhao Zexuan with a puzzled expression, wondering how he had the confidence to say such a thing.

Seeing the doubt in Su Li's eyes, and to prevent her from continuing to make wild guesses, Zhao Zexuan said directly, "I'm not unprepared during this time. The reason there were no soldiers maintaining order just now is because I transferred them all to salvage our supplies!"