Chapter 410: Binding the Birth System to Become a Winner in Life Chapter 411: Wasteland Gathering Daily Life (39)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Manman was not yet three months old when she began a life that could be called hard labor.

Well, it wasn't that hard, because Manman couldn't feel it at all—she opened her eyes to eat and closed them to sleep, and even being taken out by her birth mother didn't affect her regular daily routine.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao was helpless, looking at the little doll who had grown another circle of fat and still wasn't dark-skinned, she waved her hand at Cheng Qi, "It's fine, our daughter is healthy."

Compared to those dolls who looked thin and weak with big heads and small bodies, Manman, even at only a few months old, was still conspicuously chubby.

The young couple not only took her when going to the planting garden, but also took her when going out to harvest; the pine forest was dangerous, but Manman's figure was never missing.

Throughout the Mild Season, Manman was carried back and forth by Shen Yao like this; even Shen Yao herself was tanned by the sun, but Manman remained fair and tender, adorable.

Not to mention the few direct elders of the Shen Family and Cheng Family, even Cheng Qi, who stayed by his ancestral home's side every day, was curious—was his daughter a fairy child descended to earth? Otherwise, how could she be different from other ordinary children?

"What nonsense are you talking?"

It was because she ate well during pregnancy and had a constant supply of system pills; what was the system if not a decoration? All the good things went into Manman's mouth.

It showed the system was truly afraid Manman would have an accident, and also knew Manman was their only mission on this trip; only by raising this child well could they get the reward.

Cheng Qi was patted until he couldn't help but rub his nose, coughing twice to indicate that in a few more days it would be the Cold Season; according to last year's living experience, this year's Cold Season would be several times harder to endure than last year, especially the matter of gene stabilizers—the base held their lifelines.

"When do we plan to leave?" The situation got worse day by day; they couldn't always be preparing without acting.

Cheng Qi touched his chin, "My plan is the second Mild Season of next year; if we can't make it, at the latest not beyond the first Mild Season of the year after next."

In short, they had to leave this Right and Wrong Place as soon as possible; the longer they dragged it out, the harder it would be to leave.

Shen Yao nodded, mentioning the Shen Family and Cheng Family, "Can they leave together?"

They definitely wanted to take everyone, but how to leave? This required vehicles.

The base's vehicles were difficult even to rent, let alone buy; transportation was a major problem.

Not to mention the uncertainty of their route of departure; although the two already had a concrete goal, exactly how to get there hadn't been decided—this wasn't something that could be done by just stepping on the gas; they had to consider food, clothing, daily necessities, and safety.

No wonder no one was willing to take the base's reclamation missions—dangerous and with no benefit; who would foolishly send themselves to their deaths?

"Father's side is somewhat tempted, it's just Eldest Young Master," Cheng Qi had a headache over Cheng Dage's stubbornness, and with Eldest Sister-in-law Zhao Xue also hesitating, these two were more willing to stay and live than to leave.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao couldn't help with this matter; she could persuade the Shen Family to all leave, but the Cheng Family... Cheng Dage and Zhao Xue were the real husband and wife; no matter how close Cheng Qi and Cheng Dage were, once they had their own small family, they had to step aside.

"There's still plenty of time, take it slow, don't rush," to keep Cheng Qi from getting upset and uncomfortable over these things; things were done by people; Cheng Dage was reluctant now, but that didn't mean he would be reluctant later.

Maybe after seeing the cruelty of the base upper echelon, Cheng Dage would change his mind; these were all possible things.

Cheng Qi:...

Cheng Qi didn't have Shen Yao's good mindset; he understood Cheng Dage better—his nature was stubborn, and changing his mind was harder than ascending to heaven.

Forget it, there wasn't much time left before sleep, so he wouldn't mention depressing things.

Cheng Qi dropped the matter of Cheng Dage, turned to Shen Yao, and talked about other things.

Mainly about renting a vehicle; he had a lead, and just waited for the time to come, then secretly secured the vehicle.

"Scavenge a vehicle?"

Shen Yao looked surprised; Manman in her arms slept soundly without waking at all.

Cheng Qi nodded, patiently explaining that the vehicles he had his eye on were ownerless; after all, they were left in the deep mountains and old forests, so it wasn't strange that the base would abandon them.

In the end, it was still the downside of reclamation—accidentally wiping out a team meant not only did the people not return, but a vehicle full of supplies was also wasted.

Just in this Mild Season, whether it was the Patrol Team or Mercenary Teams, many people lost their lives in the wilderness and couldn't return.

Cheng Qi had been injured before, but he was lucky and fast, and he was still safely staying at home to this day.

"That kind of place is both dangerous and far; can you do it alone?"

Better to wait until the Cold Season was over, then they could find an opportunity to strike at the base; anyway, the base upper echelon had plenty of good things, and stealing a bit wouldn't have much impact.

Forgive Shen Yao's selfish behavior; the only thing she could think of was to screw over the base, otherwise she could just target those black-hearted bad people, considering it robbing the rich to help the poor.

"Don't worry, I've already planned the route; we'll leave in a couple of days."

And at this time, approaching the Cold Season, the base's people wouldn't focus their attention on him; he could take the opportunity to sneak out without a problem.

"The found vehicle is put in the space, and taken out whenever we leave." As long as there was transportation, other things including gasoline were small problems; Cheng Qi could get a lot through his connections.

Shen Yao expressed no opinion on this; since Cheng Qi had already decided, supporting him was fine.

Having the space indeed saved a lot of trouble, and Shen Yao didn't need to prepare luggage for Cheng Qi in advance; even daily meals were made first and put in the space, then after Cheng Qi finished eating, Shen Yao would handle them together.

On the surface, Cheng Qi going out was for a base mission; actually, Cheng Qi going out was to prepare for their future escape from the base.

The weather turned cold, accompanied by the howling north wind; the Mild Season completely ended.

On the third day of the Cold Season, the temperature outside the window had already dropped below zero.

Since Cheng Qi left, he had communicated with Shen Yao through the wristwatch and the space; after knowing Cheng Qi's progress was going smoothly, Shen Yao took care of the child with peace of mind.

Manman waved her chubby little claws, her eyes fixed on the outside of the window.

Shen Yao was helpless; she could only hold the child and go over to tease with a few words, accompanied by baby babble, the atmosphere between mother and daughter was especially harmonious.

Finding time to check the space, Shen Yao noticed an additional off-road vehicle.

It was a modified appearance, able to sit ten people inside, the vehicle body had been re-welded.

Immediately putting down Manman in her arms, Shen Yao contacted Cheng Qi through the wristwatch; after getting the other party's accurate reply, Shen Yao urged him to hurry back.

"In a few more days, the temperature will drop again and again; what will you do in the wilderness?"

Even with warming measures, the wilderness isn't like home, and there are mutant beast threats; Shen Yao was worried sick.

"Only one last destination left; I'll return once I've gone there," Cheng Qi spoke concisely, also because the weather outside was cold and his hands weren't good for typing.

Shen Yao put down her wristwatch; at noon she simply made a steaming hot meat pot, stewing the meat and vegetable dishes until soft and tender, varying the preparations to build up Cheng Qi's body.

Cold Season Day 5

Another medium truck appeared in the space; the cargo box was empty, the vehicle body covered in obvious scratches — one look and you knew what this truck had been through.

Along with taking the truck into the space, Cheng Qi began the return journey.

Running at full power day and night without stopping, this person hardly slept a single full sleep.

By the time he arrived home smoothly, Cheng Qi had become stubble-faced, and his left arm was injured.

It was already Cold Season Day 15; Cheng Qi wore a protective suit, wrapping himself up tightly from head to toe; if not for his truly awful complexion, Shen Yao still wouldn't have noticed his injured arm.

"What happened? Ran into mutant beasts on the road?" Mutant beasts do come out foraging in the cold season.

Especially as it gets colder day by day, food stores in the mountain forests aren't plentiful, so mutant beasts have to fill their bellies from elsewhere.

When humans run into them at this time, a tear-up is inevitable.

Cheng Qi explained quietly, "No, had a bit of an accident on the road.

The wound was left on purpose; otherwise a perfectly fine round trip, and the base and patrol team wouldn't believe it."

Not like he's some god descended to earth, unafraid of danger; to bluff his way through, Cheng Qi gritted his teeth and steeled his heart — the arm looks bloody and scary, but actually didn't hurt tendons or bones.

"Blessing in disguise; the patrol team gave two months' leave, and I can stay home and keep you mother and daughter company more."

Cheng Qi shook his arm, then took off the protective suit, including the clothes he'd worn for several days — couldn't keep them, who knew what they'd brought back.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao muttered that Cheng Qi was a bit foolishly bold; didn't expect him to be this ruthless to himself.

Pushing him to hurry to the living room to warm up, Shen Yao placed Manman from her arms into the baby stroller, then turned and went into the bedroom to get medicine.

Compared to the hospital's Western medicine, Chinese medicine is more effective at a time like this. Even at dinner, when Shen Yao stewed soup she threw in a few roots, saying medicated diet supplementation works better.

Cheng Qi:...

Cheng Qi's opposition was invalid; every day staying at home being force-fed various things by Shen Yao.

Of course, not only does Shen Yao cook; Cheng Qi also helps actively, and after the wound on his arm healed, cooking and minding the child became his job.

Shen Yao was busy organizing the supplies in the space; the two vehicles placed there didn't need attention, but the other supplies needed reorganizing.

What should be displayed gets displayed, what should be taken gets taken; as the cold season passed day by day, Shen Yao tossed and turned the supplies in the space inside out until satisfied.

Cheng Qi said two months' rest, but actually went back to work after only a month and a half.

The patrol team was short-handed as ever; this year they even recruited temporary workers early to help.

But because the partial rewards didn't include gene stabilizers, the temporary workers' emotions weren't high; not only were too few recruited, but the work was also very perfunctory.

Cheng Qi had no choice but to end his leave early and return to his work post.

Several patrol team captains gathered to complain about the base's unreliability, thinking if this continues the patrol team really has no reason to stay.

"When it comes down to it, it's still the base upper echelon not putting us people in their eyes; A District and other districts see a wall between them."

"The base upper echelon's minds are all on the new mineral vein's mining; but the new mineral vein's geography is too remote, surrounded by deep mountains and old forests, I say — hopeless."

"Who says it isn't; don't know what the base upper echelon thinks about all day; if they'd put this thought into properly settling ordinary people, we'd suffer less day to day."

"..."

These complaining words, you one sentence me one sentence, spoken with no end.

Cheng Qi was long used to everyone's mentality; although he can't truly leave the patrol team for a while, muttering and grumbling counts as venting frustration; otherwise holding everything in day after day, even a good person would be angered to death.

Cold Season Day 85

Shen Yao got up very early, felt Manman's baby bed situation, confirmed no problem, then hurriedly wrapped in thick clothes and went out to shovel snow and clear a path.

Clearly Cheng Qi had already cleared it once before leaving, but coming out again, the original small path couldn't see a trace, blocked again by white snow.

Hiss

This year's snow is bigger than previous years; those living in the outer district have it rough; the public area opened last year has to be opened again this year.

In a few moves she swept out the small path, using the tool in hand to sweep the roof snow down; after a bout of busyness, when she returned to the room Manman had already opened her eyes playing by herself; the little girl chubby and cute beyond words.

A smile unconsciously hung on her face; Shen Yao flushed milk powder to feed Manman, herself taking out a few meat steamed buns from the space to casually pad her belly.

These days whenever she has nothing to do she makes delicacies; after making them she puts them all in the space; now the stored cooked food is enough for them to eat for several months — truly achieving the days of clothes reaching hand, rice opening mouth.

"Manman, Mom takes you to the window side to look."

"Yiya wawa wa"

The little fatty stretched out two little hands flailing randomly; a pair of eyes round and bright.

Shen Yao feared Manman would be cold; took out the newly made small cotton quilt and wrapped and wrapped, finally simply becoming a ball.

Shen Yao:...

Manman as usual ignorant and unaware, revealing her still toothless little mouth giggling haha.

Shen Yao happy, continuing to speak all sorts of mixed nonsense with a little baby who still doesn't understand words; anyway no focus, say whatever comes to mind.

Until Cheng Qi returned; Shen Yao holding Manman, mother and daughter opening the same bright sparkling eyes, "How come you're back so early today?"

"Wawa"

Cheng Qi rubbed his palms, felt not so cold then dared touch Manman's little face.

"Patrol team not busy; the person in charge gave leave; moreover most work was arranged for temporary workers; all they can do is chat."

Cheng Qi unwilling to accompany those people talking; simply found an excuse to go home.

Unwilling to speak disappointing words to his wife; Cheng Qi took over Manman into his arms; father and daughter not a moment later started donkey-lips-not-matching-horse-mouth conversation.

Shen Yao went to the kitchen to bring out some snacks and dried fruit; "Any clues on the public area matter? Still distributed by last year's conditions?"

Cheng Qi replied in a gap, "Most likely; the base upper echelon doesn't want to invest more; this year's situation will certainly be worse than last year."

And there will inevitably still be conflicts, only they won't be as brazen as last year; this year the High Level has Preparation, those who should be bought off are bought off, relying on just those few people below they can't stir up too big a commotion.

Shen Yao herself peeled Dried Fruit and ate slowly, "We'll just Stay at Home and not join the Lively.

Your parents' matter you arrange As Soon As Possible, the earlier we leave the more Safety."

Already have transportation, get enough gasoline for Usefulness then Not Afraid of anything.

Of Course, for insurance, Two Vehicles too few, can continue find two more Reserve/Spare.

But This Year no Opportunity, can only wait until after Cold Season passes the Mild Season, inquire inquire which side has incident or where has goods, then they move to gather into own hands.