Chapter 167 Two Weeks
I opened the door and saw two people wrapped in protective suits standing outside. One of them was carrying a disinfection device and looked like he had been spraying all the way up. The other one was holding a folder and a pen. When he saw me open the door, he said, "Excuse me, we are from the Municipal Epidemic Prevention Station. Did you hear the broadcast downstairs just now? According to the requirements, we will disinfect every household in the building and register the situation and communication methods. Please cooperate with our work, thank you!"
I nodded, and the person with the disinfection device on his back walked into the room and began to spray the medicine from the corners. Xu Shu also ran over and asked the person who registered, "Are we really going to be quarantined? What's going on?"
The man opened the folder and said, "Unfortunately, a resident of the fourth floor of the third unit next door just came back from Guangzhou not long ago. He has now been diagnosed as a suspected case of . The situation is very dangerous. In order to prevent the virus from spreading as much as possible, we are tracking down any place he has been to and any person he has come into contact with in the past few days, and taking all measures to isolate the source of infection. The two buildings in front and behind your community are key isolation areas, but don't panic too much. Just stay in your room and don't walk around casually. The chance of being infected should not be high."
I turned around to look at Xu Shu, and saw that she had cleverly put on a mask. Otherwise, with her beauty and fame, it would have been strange if she hadn't shocked the comrades at the epidemic prevention station!
Xu Shu seemed very anxious at the moment, and said to the staff of the epidemic prevention station: "But I just arrived. I have been in this community for less than half an hour. It should be okay, right? Can you let me leave first?"
The staff member's face was expressionless under the protective mask. He said, "I'm sorry! You have to be quarantined even if you have just arrived for half a minute. The SARS virus is no joke. This is a matter of life and death for the eight million citizens of the city. The municipal party committee and government have ordered that anyone who may have been exposed to the virus must be quarantined immediately. There is no room for negotiation. So please cooperate with us and bear with us for the lives of the majority of the people in the city. Thank you for your cooperation!"
Xu Shu was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. I immediately smiled and said, "Of course we will cooperate with the government. Don't worry, we won't go anywhere and will just stay at home."
The staff nodded, picked up the pen and said, "Then let's register the situation. May I ask your name?"
I said, "Tang Qian!"
"Are you the head of the household?"
"Yes!"
"Have you had any headaches, fever or high fever recently?"
"No!"
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After asking me, the staff member turned to Xu Shu and asked, "What's your name?"
Xu Shu was stunned for a moment and looked at me. I stood by and watched with amusement, thinking, you can use a mask to cover your face, but what can you use to hide your identity? Don't look at me, I can't help you.
Seeing that I was smiling but not helping her, Xu Shu rolled her eyes at me. But she was very smart after all, and she had already made up a lie in a flash, saying, "My name is Hua Jingjing."
"What is your relationship with the householder?"
"I am his...fiancée."
I almost laughed out loud when I heard this. Xu Shu, in order to prevent others from finding out that she was a big star, she actually pretended to be my fiancée.
Xu Shu was wearing a mask so I couldn't see her expression, but she didn't dare look at me. I tried to hold back my smile and turned my face away with great effort, fearing that I would burst out laughing when I saw her embarrassing look. Because of Xu Shu's nature as a little witch sister and her thin-skinned characteristics, she would retaliate against me crazily once no one was around. For the sake of my butt, I had to endure it!
After finally understanding the basic situation and completing the registration, Xu Shu couldn't help but ask, "Then...how many days do we need to be quarantined?"
The staff member closed the folder and said, "It depends on the situation. Generally, it will be no less than two weeks. The incubation period of the SARS virus in the human body is about one or two weeks, but no longer than fourteen days. So if there are no abnormalities, we will lift the quarantine after two weeks. But if a suspected case is found among you, then... it's hard to say."
Xu Shu groaned in pain and murmured, "Fourteen days? It's over! What should I do?"
I said, "If fourteen days is that long, how will we solve the problem of food? There is no way that there will be anything in the house that can last that long."
The staff member said: "No problem, we have special staff responsible for solving the needs of every household in the residential building. Including buying rice and vegetables, buying cigarettes and alcohol, or anything else. As long as you need it, you can contact us at any time."
I nodded and said, "Okay, then I feel relieved."
The disinfection staff also came out of the room and nodded to the registration staff to indicate that it was OK. The registration staff said, "That's it. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your cooperation. We will take our leave first. There is another family that needs to be registered and disinfected. By the way, if anyone has a headache or fever during the quarantine period, please report it in time and let us handle it. Our staff will be on standby downstairs 24 hours a day."
I thanked them and sent them out, closing the door, but the smile on my face could not be wiped away. I was puzzled at first, others were scared to death when they heard about SARS and quarantine, but why was I so excited now, so happy that I couldn't stop laughing?
I turned around and realized that Xu Shu and I would be alone in a room for fourteen days! During these fourteen days...we would be living together!
Xu Shu obviously thought of this question too. I looked at her face for only three seconds and I noticed that her ears and neck quickly turned red. I thought her face must also be red under the mask, right?
Suddenly, my heart was moved, and I couldn't help but smile from the inside out. But in Xu Shu's eyes, I must be smiling with bad intentions, right? Because her eyes showed three parts of panic, three parts of anger, three parts of helplessness, and a little shyness.
I quickly stopped smiling and pretended to be sad. "Xu Shu, you are so unlucky. I didn't expect that you would be trapped here for this little string of Buddhist beads. I guess you must have a lot of things to do. Now that it's like this, what should I do?"
Xu Shu slowly pulled down her mask, with a half-smile on her beautiful face. She stared at me and said, "Such a small matter can stump me? Just wait and see!"
As she spoke, she took out her cell phone, searched for her name in the phone book, and then pressed the dial button. After a while, Xu Shu smiled and said, "Hello, Uncle Zhao! I'm Xiao Shu... It's been a long time since we last met... My dad is fine... No, don't praise me... Haha! By the way, Uncle Zhao, I want to ask you for something, I don't know if it's okay... Really? Then I'll tell you. It's like this, today a friend of mine went to Huaxia Community, and it happened that there was a suspected case of SARS there, so she was isolated in the community and couldn't leave. But my friend just went in, how could she have SARS? She called me and said that she had something very important to do and wanted to leave, and asked me to think of a way for her. I thought, Uncle Zhao, aren't you the secretary of the municipal party committee? This matter can only be solved by you... You are a very good sister of mine... What? But... Otherwise... Oh, I see, I understand... Goodbye!"
Xu Shu put down her phone with a frustrated look on her face. I looked at her with a smile, thinking that this was a matter of life and death for millions of people! If nothing went wrong, it would be fine. But if something went wrong, how many of these officials would dare to take the risk? Who would dare to do something stupid at such an emergency, risking losing their official hat or even going to jail?
Xu Shu didn't show off her power in front of me, and she looked very unhappy. She raised her cell phone and dialed a number, and then said, "Dad! Zhao Zhongkai is so disrespectful. Next time he comes to ask you for help, don't pay attention to him... I just asked him to do a small thing, and he refused to help despite receiving such a great favor from our family. Isn't that infuriating... No, I just asked him to release someone from the SARS isolation area. That person had to leave for something important, and she was definitely not infected with the SARS virus... She is my best friend, I can guarantee it. Dad, it's okay if Zhao Zhongkai doesn't want to help. Please find Zhao Zhongkai's boss and ask him to leave. An order... What? I... How could I... You said so... But Dad... Of course I know it's dangerous, but... I understand, of course people's lives are important, but the chance is too small... You really don't care? Dad! I'm your own daughter ! You just watched me... No, no, how could I... Oh, you don't know how busy I am, how can I have time to go home? Let's talk about it after this busy period... You're here again, are you worried that your daughter can't get married! Okay, okay! If you don't want to help, forget it, let's not talk anymore, tell mom that everything is fine with me! Goodbye!"
Xu Shu put down his phone angrily, looked up and saw me with a sly smile on my face. He was so angry that he yelled at me: "What are you laughing at? Are you very proud of seeing me make a fool of myself?"
I smiled and said, "Did I laugh? No?"
Xu Shu gnashed her teeth, almost jumping over to bite me . She said angrily, "You still say no? I... I don't care! It's all your fault! I'm suddenly missing for fourteen days, and there are so many things waiting to be dealt with. If they can't find me, what should I do?"
I looked at Xu Shu, who was a little tired because of the busy schedule recently, and suddenly said seriously: "Just think of it as a vacation for yourself. You are so tired that your skin is a little dark. Just use these two rare weeks to have a good rest. It can also be regarded as a relaxation of body and mind. This is good for you. How about it? Hmm?"
