Chapter 422: Bound to the Birth System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 423: Wasteland Gathering Daily Life (51)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Life after moving to the Inner District was peaceful and warm.

During this time, Shen Yao had accidentally run into Qian Eldest Sister-in-law several times; when they met again, they were a little distant, but there was no lingering grudge, and after exchanging a smile, it was settled.

【Sigh, since coming to Base No. 25, I've made two decent friends—one is gone and that's not enough, and the remaining one is drifting away.】 Truly, she had no luck with friends.

Shen Yao shrugged her shoulders, complaining to the system in her mind while processing the wild vegetables she had picked from outside.

As the hot rainy season drew nearer, Shen Yao was the only one left who went out on a daily basis.

Therefore, Shen Yao was still under considerable pressure; every day she not only had to store wild vegetables in her space, but the back baskets she brought back were getting fuller, and just the time spent on these was enough to torment Shen Yao.

【The Host can continue making friends; I believe people in the Inner District are easier to get along with than those in the Outer District,】 the system thoughtfully chatted with the Host, and even the mood for spectating became a bit bland.

【People everywhere are the same; help me check on how Cheng Qi is doing,】 while one person used a ladder to repair the roof, Shen Yao worried when she wasn't by his side.

Cheng Qi had not gone out gathering recently, but was entirely responsible for repairing household items, including but not limited to walls and the roof, fearing that heavy rain would break through the previously patched places again.

After all, the rain of the hot rainy season carried mutation values; long-term contact would not only affect people but also corrode lifeless buildings.

Compared to Dawn Base, Base No. 25 had relatively more old houses in the Inner District.

Although the base organized manpower for maintenance and repair activities every year, things done by people would always have omissions and carelessness.

The house before them now belonged to the home of Cheng Qi, Shen Yao, and their family of three; they had both the responsibility and the obligation to repair and perfect it.

After listening, the system made an affirmative sound, and within a few seconds replied that Cheng Qi was safe and sound, the roof had been more than half repaired, and barring accidents, it would all be finished today.

Shen Yao put down the half-picked wild vegetables in her hand, got up and ran to the kitchen to take out the frozen meat to thaw, then returned to continue cleaning the dead branches and rotten leaves off the wild vegetables; after washing them clean, she placed them at the doorway to dry.

Dinner was stir-fried meat slices and stewed meat bones, with a plate of pickled vegetables taken out to cut the grease and refresh the palate, paired with steamed rice from the pot; the family of three ate until their bellies were round and full.

Manman had already grown teeth and had long learned to eat normal, slightly softer food.

Paired with various children's potions Shen Yao and Cheng Qi bought from the Exchange Center, not only did her weight shoot up, but her height also grew rapidly.

Now, although she was only two years old, she actually grew no worse than a three- or four-year-old child; Manman was even full of monstrous strength, so they didn't have to worry about her being bullied when going out.

The base provided free places for children to study, whether in the Inner District, Outer District, or Slum District.

However, compared in terms of conditions, the Inner District took priority over the Outer District and Slum District.

Shen Yao had already planned to send Manman to school to learn reading and writing once she was three years old; she didn't expect to achieve any great fame in this world, just hoped she could read the data on the wristwatch and not be easily deceived.

「Asleep」

The night was quiet; Shen Yao had her hair loose, and seeing Manman lying on the bed with her little belly slightly protruding, she hurriedly gestured for Cheng Qi to carry her to the room.

After all, Manman already had her own bedroom; she usually came to play with Daddy and Mommy, and would return to her own room to rest for naps and nighttime sleep.

Cheng Qi easily picked up his own chubby daughter, and within no more than five minutes round trip, he had settled her.

Shen Yao was already lying flat on the bed; seeing Cheng Qi enter the door, he teased that the chubby daughter looked good, and that being parents was not easy.

「I'd rather she grow sturdy than have her suffer hardship, 」 originally life was hard, and giving birth to a child was even more suffering; Cheng Qi handed the dried fruit he had prepared earlier to Shen Yao.

Shen Yao naturally reached out to take it, bringing the dried fruit to her mouth to taste.

「Are we still going out these two days? 」 As the hot rainy season was imminent, they also worried that going out might not go well, and they might just run right into it.

「We won't go anymore; let's go to the Exchange Center to see what's missing and what's lacking. 」

During this recent period, they had accumulated quite a few points, some from base purchases, some from private transactions; Cheng Qi could even do house repairs as a part-time job, and was praised by Shen Yao for knowing how to manage a household.

「There are many people at the Exchange Center, and some supplies need to be snatched up, 」 Shen Yao placed the half-eaten tray on the cabinet by the bedside, opened her wristwatch, and browsed the base forum.

As expected, it was full of ordinary people discussing what to buy at the Exchange Center tomorrow; recently the Exchange Center had added many new supplies, with cheap prices and no limits, so people from the Slum District included would come to line up.

Shen Yao reached out and clicked on several items, and just then Cheng Qi's wristwatch made a sound.

It was a long list of supplies, involving potions and daily necessities such as food, clothing, and usage.

Shen Yao said these were all things she wanted to buy; considering there were many people and it was hard to get started, they would split up and buy as much as possible.

Cheng Qi:...

「Even staple grains? 」 Seeing the clearly marked potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and other crops, and thinking of the abundance in her space and storage room, Cheng Qi subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Shen Yao stopped and persuaded him, 「Of course we need them; don't forget Mom and Dad—they might come over during the next mild season. 」

By then, the supplies they could provide would definitely be those obtained openly; they couldn't just suddenly produce living things and take them from the space.

Cheng Qi thought it made sense, 「Then buy more; besides the Exchange Center, there are also other private stores. 」

During this time period, private stores would appropriately raise prices, but not too outrageously.

Shen Yao pondered for a moment, feeling these points were still worth spending; after all, the Cheng Family and Shen Family had already decided to leave after the hot rainy season.

Even to the point of not hesitating to sell the house they lived in directly at a low price, choosing to rent instead.

Shen Yao had already planned to have the system help provide a safe route when they set out, reducing the dangers they might encounter on the road as much as possible.

So hoarding grain before them was imperative; otherwise, when dozens of people came rushing over, how would they solve the daily eating problem? They couldn't rely solely on that pile of broken nutrient agents from Dawn Base.

Saying and doing, the two, after waking up from a sleep and simply finishing breakfast, left enough toys and activity space for the chubby daughter before driving to the Exchange Center to line up and buy supplies.

They separately lined up for the potions and staple grains they most needed to obtain; the two spent an entire morning, each harvesting the maximum amount they could carry away.

The points in the wristwatch had already decreased by more than half; Shen Yao could only take out two ordinary large pearls to exchange, but such points were not durable; within two days, they once again became penniless poor wretches.

The hot rainy season arrived just as Shen Yao sat on the bed lamenting that points were hard to earn.

The rushing hot rain and the rapidly rising temperature, as well as the daughter who was frightened into voiceless crying—Shen Yao stared blankly out the window filled with water vapor.

Cheng Qi reacted in time; he had already gotten out of bed and run to the sundries room to get wooden boards for processing.

Shen Yao coaxed Manman in her arms and turned on the bedroom air conditioner that had never been used before; Manman stopped crying with hiccups, turned her head, and leaned against her mother's bosom to act coquettish.

Many moisture-sensitive supplies had been added to the space, all brought in by Cheng Qi.

Originally they had planned to leave some nearby to eat, to avoid the inconvenience of taking things in and out every time, but given the extremely extreme weather changes now, it was better to store them first.

"Be good, come with Mommy to find Daddy."

Shen Yao carried Manman downstairs; the moment she came out of the bedroom, she turned back, put the child on the bed, took out the cloth doll that was already in the bedroom, and said, "Be obedient, stay here and wait for Mommy to come back."

Manman hummed twice, blinking her watery big eyes and nodding.

Shen Yao smiled, reached out to touch her daughter's face, then turned and went downstairs herself.

The living room and storage room spaces were already operating; although the humming was covered by the rain curtain, a trace of coldness still drifted out.

Just compared with the suddenly rising indoor temperature, this bit of coldness solved nothing.

"The temperature rose from 20℃ to 35℃, just a few minutes."

Shen Yao came to Cheng Qi's side, raised the dripping wristwatch in her hand, her expression serious and stern to a terrifying degree.

Regarding the sudden temperature change, even the rain of the hot rainy season was much milder.

Cheng Qi nailed the last wooden board in front of the window, fixed it with nails, "In the coming days, the outdoor temperature will continue to rise."

"We'll hurry to cover the places that need covering; it's best not to put valuable things on the top floor."

Their building had about three floors, the top floor was converted into a storage room.

Currently, most of the bedrooms and living room were on the second floor; the first floor, having a storage room, studio, and kitchen, seemed crowded and narrow.

"I'll put them away into the space," Shen Yao subconsciously turned and walked, but was called back by Cheng Qi.

"No need to put them all away; the base will conduct statistics before the hot rainy season ends."

"Including supplies in the home storage room, they need to be dried with the dryer later."

Dried food definitely doesn't taste good, but every household is like this; their family couldn't act independently either.

Shen Yao reacted, made a gesture, and quickly went up to the top floor.

The couple busied themselves separately for a day, tidying up the odds and ends in the room; even things that couldn't be put into the space were covered with rainproof cloth, and suddenly, the light in the whole room became dim.

Manman lay alone on the bedroom bed, sleeping when tired and eating when awake, obedient to an extreme degree.

Compared to the chaotic situations in other people's homes caused by sudden accidents, Shen Yao's family could be said to not even count as minor disturbances.

That evening, the base issued several related notifications in succession; not only was the wording more serious than in the morning, but it also provided the base's relief conditions.

Similar to: if staying at home truly makes life impossible, one can submit an application, and the base will arrange it, consuming by points; those with insufficient points must compulsorily serve the base during the mild season to repay the debt owed.

The notifications on the wristwatch were densely packed with text; the base even listed many ways to reduce base population casualties as much as possible.

Much better than Dawn Base; it neither lets ordinary people cling on nor pushes ordinary people into a dead end. The person who researched this strategy understands human hearts and human nature very well; the boundaries drawn are neither too many nor too few.

"There's a census form at the bottom; families like ours can also receive supplies."

Shen Yao touched her chin with one hand, thinking to herself that the base was indeed wealthy and powerful.

While speaking praise, she filled in the content that should be filled; Shen Yao moved her body, planning to pick up the crossbow she had practiced before during the leisure time of staying at home.

"Mommy, Mommy"

Manman held the bamboo crossbow specially made for her by Cheng Qi, shooting at the target board not far away without stopping.

On the morning of the fifth day of the hot rainy season, the first-floor living room was exceptionally lively.

Shen Yao put the little girl on the round stool to sit, then ran to retrieve the blunt bamboo arrows.

"Come slowly, be careful your arm hurts," even if specially made, Manman's strength had to be considered; a freakishly strong little loli, an ordinary bamboo crossbow would be scrapped after two rounds.

Cheng Qi was already researching how to make bamboo bows, developing new toys for his daughter.

Manman smiled, showing her millet teeth, and with a swoosh, shot another bamboo arrow into the target board.

Shen Yao:...

Manman covered her small mouth and laughed out loud, her shooting motion unchanged; maybe she thought it was fun? Such powerful talent made Shen Yao sigh endlessly.

Is this really my child?

After accompanying her daughter in playing the little game of picking up bamboo arrows and shooting bamboo arrows for a good while, Manman rubbed her eyes, yawned, and pointed upstairs to go back to sleep.

Shen Yao carried the child back to the bedroom, adjusted the air conditioner to a suitable temperature, turned and went out to find Cheng Qi, who was still busy in the studio, worrying endlessly about her own daughter's talent.

"Will Manman become a gene awakener in advance?" If Manman awakened her genes at such a young age like Cheng Qi, Shen Yao would have to consider saving more energy stones, in case Manman's body couldn't recover well later.

"There's a high probability, but according to base records, the earliest age of gene awakening is 14-15 years old."

"Manman has taken custom potions; they have the effect of suppressing gene awakening."

For ordinary people, gene awakening has pros and cons, but from the child's perspective, the later the awakening, the better it can delay the arrival of gene collapse.

Manman was born with great strength, and after taking many custom potions later, her body benefited a lot while further developing.

Cheng Qi put down the half-finished bamboo bow and told Shen Yao about the situation of gene awakening.

Shen Yao bit her lip, told Cheng Qi about the little game they played this morning, saying her daughter's talent was too strong and needed to be cultivated early.

Cultivate early? Cheng Qi couldn't ask for a better thing.

A child's body is not yet formed and cannot withstand exercise exceeding the body's burden.

Manman's situation is special; things like running and jumping not only cause no harm but are also beneficial to her physical development.

Cheng Qi formulated a standard schedule; starting from the sixth day of the hot rainy season, he exercised with Manman around the first-floor living room.

Drawing bows and shooting arrows, running and stretching, martial arts boxing, spear accuracy... Cheng Qi dared to teach almost anything, and Shen Yao watching from the side was even more terrified.

Is this what a little bean sprout under two years old should learn? Watching her, who was not even as tall as a table leg (actually indeed taller than a table leg), wouldn't it be too wild?

Cheng Qi raised his hand to wipe the sweat drops on his forehead, explaining that doing this also had the intention of wearing off the child's abundant energy, "Besides, Manman likes it herself; even if we have an accident one day, Manman can live on by herself."

The cruelty of the mutated world needs no more words; the mortality rate of children without elders to care for them is terrifying.

Cheng Qi dared not guarantee he could definitely live until Manman grows up; arranging some things in advance has no harm.

Shen Yao didn't expect Cheng Qi to think this way, but for Manman, it was indeed more beneficial than harmful.

Looking at her daughter lying on the sofa, burying her head in eating fruit, Shen Yao's heart softened.

She truly hoped her daughter could live a lifetime of peace and smoothness, free from worries.