Gu Zi couldn't help but think—natural disasters were bad enough, but the real catastrophe always came when human missteps followed. Chaos tended to snowball, leaving people restless and anxious.
Thankfully, this time, the issue had been caught early. Still, the thought of what might have happened if it hadn't sent a chill down her spine. She couldn't even imagine the public backlash Su Shen's pig farm would have faced. The mere idea left her uneasy.
Sensing her distress, Su Shen gave her shoulder a reassuring pat and spoke in his calm, steady voice.
"Don't worry," he said softly. "They didn't succeed, and this swine fever outbreak will pass soon. Everything's going to be fine."
His words eased her nerves. Gu Zi trusted Su Shen implicitly—if he said things would improve, they certainly would. And sure enough, within days, good news began to spread.