Translator: StormFrost
Editors: TemptestDemon, Misogi dDNvu
Doomsday Child Rearing Handbook [6]
The compound that Wu Di arranged for Zhang Mingfan was pretty good.
The place had more than a dozen of homes which allowed for the group to live separately. That said, the distance between the residences was not very large which made it convenient for everyone to take care of each other.
During the chaotic apocalypse, wanting to rely on one’s own strength to survive was obviously very difficult. CqDL5i
The method of choosing who lives where was done by drawing lots. Whichever home was drawn would be theirs. Chen Liguo had bad luck and drew a place that was relatively far away from the others.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingfan joked that he would be Chen Liguo’s neighbor.
Chen Liguo said helplessly, “Don’t pull my leg, you’ll be my neighbor as long as you live in this compound.”
Everyone had been traveling for many months now, both their bodies and spirits were weary. Now that they were finally at their destination and have a home of their own, the first thing they needed to do was have a good rest. v7aZpk
Zhang Mingfan explained the next matters that they needed to pay attention to in simple terms and then told everyone to take a holiday for the next three days to let them get a breath of air.
Everyone heard this and dispersed.
After returning to their home, Chen Xi saw that Chen Liguo looked tired and took the initiative to set up the bed. He reached out and touched Chen Liguo’s forehead before saying with a frown, “Daddy, you seem to be running a fever.”
Chen Liguo raised his eyes and said listlessly, “Is that so?” OCwfHA
Chen Xi said, “Have a good night’s sleep, leave the matter of cleaning up to me.”
Chen Liguo yawned and didn’t argue with Chen Xi about the work as he would usually. His space’s upgrade was reaching the critical junction and was consuming a lot of his mental strength. Even his body was a lot weaker.
“Then I’ll go to sleep.” True to his words, Chen Liguo went to sleep right away. He fell onto the bed heavily like a stone.
Chen Xi pulled up the quilt and covered Chen Liguo’s body with gentle movements. LqMOkG
This sleep was very sweet and he didn’t have a single dream. When Chen Liguo woke up again he felt as though his whole body was full of strength.
He sat up in bed and smelled the aroma of rice that seemed to be filling the room.
“Xixi?” Chen Liguo called out.
After a moment, Chen Xi came out of the kitchen, a spatula in his hand. Apparently, he had been cooking. PShtZo
Chen Liguo asked in surprise, “Xixi, you’re making food?”
Chen Xi hummed in response and smiled slightly, “Yeah, I got some fresh food from what was left over and wanted to make Daddy something to eat.”
Chen Liguo said, “……Then you’ve worked hard.”
Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.
In fact, until now, Chen Xi has never cooked before. Chen Liguo did not expect him to make any amazing dishes either, as long as it was fully cooked and edible he would compliment Chen Xi. aFITxP
However, when Chen Liguo looked at the meal that Chen Xi served he thought that its appearance was pretty good. He picked up his chopsticks and grabbed a bit of salted braised fish. He put it into his mouth and his eyes widened instantly.
Chen Xi looked at Chen Liguo expectantly and waited for his response. He asked, “Daddy, how is it?”
Chen Liguo nodded repeatedly. In fact, he did not like to eat salted fish because the flavor of salt was too strong, but Chen Liguo didn’t know what method Chen Xi had used to make the salt and fish flavor blend together so well, giving off a breathtaking fragrance.
Chen Liguo took another piece and after eating it, asked, “How did you learn to make fish?” 6WQS95
Chen Xi’s eyes narrowed. He laughed innocently and said, “It was written in the book.”
Chen Liguo had indeed gotten all sort of random books for Chen Xi, but he hadn’t realized that there were cooking books mixed in there.
He thought for a moment and said, “Xixi really is amazing.”
Chen Xi, having been praised by Chen Liguo, smiled satisfactorily like a cat being stroked. WhdiwE
In the following days that they stayed at the base, Chen Liguo got a rough idea of the rules.
Unlike in most apocalyptic novels that Chen Liguo had read, this base didn’t reject people and even welcomed refugees to settle down.
Because the disease rate of the zombie virus was extremely high, there was a sharp drop in the population so the people had once again turned into a precious national resource.
This base was built by the government and had its own plantations and farms. It could maintain the most basics of food supplies. Residents could obtain purchase tickets through labor from the government and use it to exchange for goods. The price of food and daily necessities was relatively cheap, but the costs for things like cigarettes and drinks, products for enjoyment, were astronomical. nh9UTc
Another way to earn such tickets was to go out zombie hunting, the more one kills, the more tickets one could redeem.
However, this method was usually for ability users. The government didn’t encourage ordinary people to go out and take on the dangerous task of killing zombies either.
There were also troops that patrolled around the base and in general, the law and order weren’t bad.
Zhang Mingfan and Hu Yurong were taken to a meeting the second day that they arrived. After returning they said that they were invited to join a mercenary group. 9vaZPh
The welfare of the mercenary group was pretty good, but the members were required to go out regularly to catch zombies for research purposes by the scientists in the base.
Even more, the types of zombies to be caught were not the same as ordinary ones.
Zhang Mingfan brought news to everyone. He said, “The zombies are evolving.”
A dozen people sat in the house. Hearing this message strong emotions colored their faces, mostly surprise, and fear. d4SCel
Zhang Mingfan added, “But according to them, the antidote is being developed and is entering a critical stage.”
Hu Yurong joined in and said, “Brother Zhang and I have decided to join the mercenary group to help do something for the base.”
When Zhang Mingfan’s wife heard their decision, her heart was filled with sourness and strong pride. She forced a laugh and said, “Go, no matter what decision you make, I will support you.”
Zhang Mingfan reached out and gave her a heavy hug. bU2i8o
When the others saw this scene, most of them showed either some envy or seemed emotionally touched.
Chen Xi also cooperatively put on a look of envy, but if Chen Liguo saw his expression now, he would be able to notice that he didn’t feel anything at all. There was only indifference in his eyes, as if he was watching a boring drama.
In one year, he had changed from a young child to an adult. It was hard to predict Chen Xi’s psychological state at this moment in time.
He was polite, well mannered, and would show compassion and grief when hearing of sad things. He seemed no different from ordinary people. YfVPZ3
But what he truly thought in his heart, only Chen Xi himself knew.
Everyone began to ask about the particulars again, such as where they wanted to work and what their plans were for the future.
When it was time for Chen Liguo’s turn to talk, he said, “I don’t want anything in particular. Having raised Xixi up, my biggest wish in life has been realized.”