Before leaving the main house, Su Qiao remembered what had happened on the mountain and couldn't help reminding them again, "Grandma, before Grandpa wakes up, it'd be best if no one in the family went outside."
"All right. Grandma understands."
Perhaps because her husband was the backbone of the family and had suddenly met with such an incident, the old woman had lost her usual sharpness and meanness.
However, her eldest son, who had remained silent all this time—Su Qiao's father—spoke up.
He looked sternly at the others in the room. "Danie is right. Something major must have happened at the mine. The situation outside is unclear right now, so everyone should stay home and not go out. We'll discuss everything after Father wakes up."
Everyone nodded silently, and the atmosphere grew somewhat heavy.
The second branch's daughter-in-law, Madam Liu, happened to walk in carrying a bucket of hot water and quickly assured them:
"Eldest Brother, don't worry. I'll keep an eye on Yihe and Yitian and won't let them run around outside."
Although Zhou Lihua was usually lazy, loved shirking work, and had a sharp tongue, she still knew how to distinguish what mattered.
She quickly grabbed her younger son by the collar. "Husband, don't worry. I'll keep an eye on this little monkey too."
Seeing that they understood the gravity of the situation, Su Qiao left the main room. Under Little Four's instructions, she went to the kitchen, filled a bucket with hot water, and carried it back to her own small room.
Before she could wash herself, her father, Su Yaohui, and her mother, Zhou Lihua, came over.
"Danie, what exactly happened on the mountain?"
When Zhou Lihua saw that there was hot water in her daughter's room, she hurriedly pulled her husband outside.
"Husband, let Danie