[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-386":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1886863,2510,"Chapter 386: Shopping and Dinner","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-386",386,"\u003Cp>As the clock hit one, they finally headed out after Yezi and Huayi arrived at their house to take care of the babies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only took Xiaoyun to create a single bottle of the most expensive wine to bribe the two to stay over until they came back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's so many people today...\" Xiaoyun murmured as they arrived at the entrance to the commercial zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the weekend. It's obviously going to be full of people.\" Leyan replied as they continued walking down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking past the entrance, it finally became more spacious as most people were hanging inside the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go to that one.\" Yueyue excitedly pointed at a clothing store, walking in the front with Shuli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the girls quickly followed the two, heading inside the store along with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun stepped foot inside the shop, he quickly stopped right at the entrance as he began to realize why Yueyue picked this shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a store selling undergarments specifically targeted at women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, you can stay here, okay? Lily, let me help you pick out a new pair of bras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your old one doesn't fit you anymore, right? I know the perfect type for you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan held Lily's hand, walking deeper inside the shop along with the rest of the girls who walked inside as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren't going to check how your wife is going to look like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun turned around, he saw the middle-aged man who had been talking to him sitting in the cleverly set up men's waiting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nah, she's buying it for my daughter... I probably shouldn't check it.\" Xiaoyun replied as he sat down in the waiting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiaoyun as the only other man sitting in the men's waiting area, the middle-aged man spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you want to be like those two men? Being able to walk in with their pregnant wife and see what they are changing into?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun let out an awkward chuckle as he watched Yuqi and Yueyue both walk into their changing rooms with their alleged pregnant 'wife.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I want my wife to be pregnant at this time? That sounds like a burden at this time.\" Xiaoyun pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? How is it a burden? Have you not seen the new government policy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What government policy?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A pregnant woman can get one free food stamp per day. The later the stage, the more food stamps you get.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You still get food stamps until the kid is six. Not to mention free childcare and schooling. Even my wife and I have been trying to have kids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the man's answer, Xiaoyun was even more surprised. But he quickly realized why it was implemented in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it enough to cover their food cost?\" Xiaoyun asked in a little concerned voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obviously, yes. If they work and their husband works, it's enough for them even to buy a full-blown house after saving for three months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the smile on Xiaoyun's face, the middle-aged man was now the one who was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you smiling? Is your wife pregnant or something? Your daughter doesn't look to be under six.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just smiling because the town is growing——Ahem, I'm smiling because my wife just got pregnant a few weeks ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly fixed his answer after snapping back to reality, his face blushing a little as his initial answer sounded way too edgy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, congrats on your second kid...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the shop filled with women chattering, Xiaoyun decided to shift the conversation away from himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, why are you sitting here? Where's your wife?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My wife is still a little shy... Me and her just married a few weeks ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the middle-aged with a bearded man looking shyly at the ground, Xiaoyun held in the urge to poke fun at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sense. My wife and I were the same when we first married. She was super shy, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though we had seen each other for the hundredth time, she always asked me to leave the room first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man felt a little better, but before he could speak up again, a middle-aged woman with a little girl walked over to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daddy!\" The girl excitedly ran over to the middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here's my good girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the middle-aged man lifted the girl to his elbow, the woman finally arrived at him with a plastic bag in his bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ke, let's go. I finished buying it.\" The woman said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay... It was nice talking to you, brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice talking to you too... Hey, I thought you were trying to have a kid. You already have one, too?\" Xiaoyun suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nah, she's my stepdaughter... But I love her as my daughter. Anyway, see you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun waved goodbye back as he watched the three walk out of the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you talking to?\" Leyan curiously asked as she came back with Lily and a bag in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a stranger that I had met... Anyway, you two finish shopping?\" Xiaoyun asked as he grabbed the bag to carry it for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Let's go to the shop next door... They're going to take forever to shop inside there.\" Leyan murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours of shopping later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun and the girls were finally home just as the sun was setting on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi and Huayi quickly left the house after they came back, despite Leyan's offer to cook them dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm so exhausted... This is more tiring than when I was under the rubble.\" Xiaoyun murmured as he lay flat on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, you say that every time you go shopping with us.\" Yuqi pointed out as she started looking over the stuff she brought in her bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You tell me. Why does it take someone to walk ten different shops just to buy a pair of socks at the third shop?\" Xiaoyun argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, we have to find the best price for it and see what is there to offer,\" Leyan argued, siding with Yuqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing all of the girls siding with Yuqi as well, Xiaoyun rolled his eyes as he looked lifeless at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never knew women's clothing could be heavier than a ton of concrete,\" Xiaoyun murmured as he thought back to all the bags in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry... We probably should have held our bag.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuli was the only one apologizing, as she felt a little guilty for the role's failure, which quickly fell apart after their makeup disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the girls was recognized, as their roles in the town weren't that important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except Yuqi, who became a beacon of attraction as everyone in the town knew her as the de facto mayor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nobody was stupid enough to step up to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all seen the newspaper reports where a few people once tried to harass her disappeared from public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xiaoyun was covered in the bag, so he didn't need to disguise himself when the makeup fell off from the burning heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, what do you guys want to eat for dinner?\" Leyan asked as she put her bag back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about sushi? I haven't eaten that for so long.\" Nami suggested, her mouth watering just from the thought of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not happening. I don't know how to do that. And no seafood while Wuli and Shuli are still pregnant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about fried rice?\" Yueyue suggested as she started looking over her bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't have left-over rice. Besides, we ate that just a few days ago. I'm not cooking that again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about just cooking the usual?\" Yuqi suggested, holding Lianrong in her arms as she tickled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's boring...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli and Shuli both showed strong rejection, as she had been sick of eating the same menu for the past week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone better tell me something, or else you all are going to sleep hungry,\" Leyan warned as she went back to playing with Yongyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about just some light desserts?\" Tianci suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not dinner... Kate and Anna, do you two have any suggestions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them quickly shook their head, as they felt a little inappropriate to suggest food as guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, I don't mind whatever food you cook, Mrs.Leyan.\" Lily softly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, you're so sweet. I wish I had a daughter that isn't as picky eater as you.\" Leyan murmured as she patted Lily on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I literally just said the usual menu...\" Yuqi quietly whispered to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the debate of what to eat falling into limbo, Xiaoyun suddenly rolled back up from the sofa and threw in his suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about BBQ? I can cook it——Don't worry, I'll cook it fully through with zero bacteria.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly added the last part after seeing Leyan's face change for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't eaten BBQ for so long! Mom, please!\" Yueyue asked, with everyone siding with her as they hadn't eaten BBQ for ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine... But it better be cooked, or else Wuli and Shuli can't eat it.\" Leyan warned as all of them excitedly jumped out of the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1543,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","e7ef396206bf12ea48d89feef5ecd10f141abeb3603639cb3749a0c9f23e1f97","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-387","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-385",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]