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Chapter 991: Chapter 991: The Arrival of Rain

The atmosphere gradually became lively.

The sense of alienation and unfamiliarity from earlier seemed to slowly dissipate with these few words, breaking the coldness between them. Even though Dean Lu spoke with a heavy accent, blended with local dialect, which often made his words hard to understand, they still gestured to communicate with each other. <a href="https://.com">.com

In the darkness of the night, on the rugged road, the warmth here seemed to gradually drive away the surrounding darkness.

Suddenly, they heard a low rumbling sound, followed by a gust of cool wind.

Dean Lu looked up, his expression froze.

He sniffed the air, catching the unmistakable scent of rain.

Inside, he had a thousand curses ready.

All his prayers were in vain as the rain indeed came. <a href="https://.com">.comnoveldrama

The hope and excitement that had just ignited in his heart faced fear and unease in the face of the impending storm.

Suddenly, thunder roared, and the earth was shaken.

Dean Lu immediately pulled out a large tarp from their bag and handed it to Bai Xiao and the others.

"It’s going to rain. We’ve been waiting for this rain for days in this dry weather. Who would have thought it would come with you. Umbrellas won’t do, so cover yourselves with this tarp."

As he spoke, he and several men nearby carefully covered the five of them with the tarp, shielding both heads and bodies.

Before they could finish speaking, they watched the rain descend like a gray fog wall sweeping across.

Within less than a minute, bean-sized raindrops pelted them, falling directly onto the parched ground.

There wasn’t even a place for shelter around.

Bai Xiao watched as the torrential rain poured down. Dean Lu and the others were pushing the donkey cart through the rain, the road becoming impassable; the rain had made it muddy.

"Dean Lu, didn’t you bring a tarp?"

Watching Dean Lu wipe the rainwater streaming down from his forehead, the five of them felt uneasy.

"It’s fine. We’re used to the rain here and never use tarps. This tarp was brought specifically for you."

But only Dean Lu knew that every tarp they had was already covering the machines and medicines; there wasn’t any left to block the rain.

Though he was a dean, they were so tight on funds here.

Many patients don’t have money for treatment.

Most people just take a couple of painkillers home to endure.

There are also many patients who can’t pay even after receiving treatment. <a href="https://.com">.com

The hospital has been in debt for years and simply can’t afford any funding. Despite being the dean, his family is also very poor.

Often, to support and help patients, he would spend a large portion of his monthly salary.

They couldn’t even afford to buy a tarp.

Following the path, they had turned onto a side road, which was even more difficult to walk on, narrow and muddy.

The donkey cart simply couldn’t move, the donkey had several times been unable to step forward.

The wheels were repeatedly stuck in the mud, only by strenuous pushing and pulling did Dean Lu and the others manage to free the cart.

Bai Xiao directly lifted the tarp and jumped down from the cart.

Standing just like that in the rain, she startled Dean Lu.

"Doctor Bai, this won’t do, you’ll get sick being soaked like this, get back up."

Thankfully, they were wearing long pants, Bai Xiao shook her head in the rain, wiping water from her face, "Dean Lu, no need, I’m not that delicate, I grew up in the village, who hasn’t been caught in the rain? I’ll walk with you, this way the donkey cart can move faster."

She was very persistent, Dean Lu had no choice. She was a girl! He couldn’t treat her like Doctor Zhang; strong-arm tactics wouldn’t work, and he couldn’t do it.

As a result, once Bai Xiao got down, the remaining four on the cart couldn’t sit still.

How could they just sit?

The four of them also jumped down, and the five joined beside the cart to move forward. Dean Lu hurriedly grabbed one person after another, but no one was willing to get back on the cart.

Finally, there was no option left.

The heavy rain didn’t allow them any courtesy or hesitation, a few people pushed the cart in the rain.

After only about ten minutes of walking, the cart stalled.

The wheels once again sank deep into the mud.

This time the mud pit was deeper.

Dean Lu and the others exerted a lot of effort but still couldn’t free the wheels, it was practically a feeling of despair.

Bai Xiao walked over, squatted down to check, the mud pit was too deep.

The cart was loaded with medical supplies and equipment, these didn’t seem like much but the weight was considerable.

Relying solely on Dean Lu and the four others was indeed very difficult to free.

"Doctor Zhang, let’s lend a hand, many hands make light work."

"Okay! We’ll help out too!"

Doctor Zhang and He Xin and the other four joined in, Dean Lu hurriedly assisted along with three others pushing from behind, while Doctor Zhang and two male doctors Xiaohuang and Xiaoli helped from the sides.

Bai Xiao led the donkey to the front, urging it forward, He Xin felt helpless without any task, she joined Doctor Zhang and the others.

Through combined efforts, the wheels finally emerged from the pit, everyone’s faces were no longer distinguishable under the mix of mud and rainwater.

Yet, everyone was smiling.

Their joy of success had replaced the mud all over.

After walking for half an hour, the rain finally stopped.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Xiao holding the donkey cart only now felt her body chilly, her clothes soaked wet, now bringing a chill.

Dean Lu pointed forward and shouted, "We’ve arrived, we’re almost at the hospital, let’s move faster. Xiaoliu, you walk fast, go ahead and let the on-duty nurse prepare some ginger tea, so we can warm up later, hurry up!"

A rugged young lad beside them quickly responded and hurried off.

Bai Xiao and the others finally felt hope.

Although it looked close, it was really only Dean Lu and the others with that impression. The distant shimmering lights were much farther than they appeared, as they still walked for another hour to reach.

Upon reaching the hospital, a young girl dashed out, nimbly guiding them inside.

"You must be the new doctors, come in quickly! We’ve prepared hot water and ginger tea for you, come wash up," the girl cheerfully hurried Bai Xiao and He Xin, also carrying a hint of bashful shyness.

Bai Xiao eagerly followed her in, and conveniently retrieved her luggage, finding clothes to change into.

He Xin followed suit, trailing closely.

Suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar place left He Xin somewhat fearful.

This hospital, though referred to as a rural hospital, overwhelmed them with its simplicity.

A two-story bamboo building.

Indeed, a bamboo building.

The entrance was a bamboo fence. The first floor had several large rooms, very open and visible.

With signs for different clinics hanging accordingly.

The young girl led them upstairs, where they discovered the second floor of the hospital was their dormitory.

According to the girl, it was the best available.