[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-540":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},1887631,2510,"Chapter 540 540: Off Days (4)","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-540",540,"\u003Cp>After a while, the lunch finally resumed back to normal as Xiaoyun finally started eating the food he had made himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Man, I wish Xiaoyun could cook everything... You wouldn't believe what we were eating when you were gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? What about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli's comment made Xiaoyun a little intrigued, but she quickly shut her mouth after Leyan gave her a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on. Leyan, there's no need to pressure her. What did you all eat while I was gone?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't have any ingredients, okay? The grocery store didn't have any variety other than just staple crops and canned meat.\" Leyan answered before anyone could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... But you were so bad at cooking it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami's complaint was instantly met with a dead stare from Leyan, making her zip her mouth by stuffing more food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right. I forgot about that... I'll make more ingredients inside the fridge later. You don't have to worry about buying it at the——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no. You're not doing that, Xiaoyun. I have to go to the grocery store every week.\" Leyan explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? What kind of reasoning could it possibly be that needs you to go shopping?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, why can't we just let Xiaoyun make the food? Or at least have him make the ingredients? I'm sick of eating canned food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yueyue chimed in, her face looking a little disgusted by some sort of memories from the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan, you can still go shopping regardless. He's not preventing you from going outside.\" Shuli added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not about shopping. It's about sending a message. Think about it: imagine if you found out in the newspaper that your boss is eating lavishly every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would everyone else in the town think? Or how about the refugees in Guangzhou who only get to eat porridge to survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone at the table fell into silence. Their face started to feel a little guilty after hearing Leyan's point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They understood what she was trying to imply, but going from luxury food straight to almost poverty was just too much of a dealbreaker for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan, I think you're being overly sensitive. It's not that big of a deal.\" Xiaoyun stated, noticing the grim faces everyone had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not that big of a deal? We are at the top of the ladder. Everyone is watching... We need to be more conscious of every action we take.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what the cashier had told me when I went shopping? They told me that people are starting to feel how we're treated with special treatment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that what we deserve? We worked hard for this.\" Yuqi argued, breaking her silence as she finally couldn't stand Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell that to the people that just arrived in our settlements as refugees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about them? Shouldn't they feel grateful that we accepted at all in the first place?\" Yuqi argued back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not all of them. Some of them are only getting more and more jealous towards those who came early and made a comfortable living.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what does that have to do with us eating better? Why does everyone need to eat the same when we're above them?\" Wuli questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Above them? How out of touch are you, Yuqi? Has power gone over your mind to the point that you can't think properly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi fell into silence, unable to argue back. She began to realize Leyan's point was all valid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you too. I don't want to see you constantly making luxury food for them. Or else they are going to develop a bad habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay... It's not like I'm cooking every day.\" Xiaoyun quietly murmured the last part to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the table fell into an awkward silence, everyone could feel the heavy atmosphere caused by the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no one could really argue back against Leyan's point... At least not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the food began to disappear from the plate one by one, everyone was starting to get a little full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Leyan, why did you eat so much more than everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily's sudden question instantly made Leyan's face blush a little, but she quickly recovered from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a baby to feed. Not to mention, I'm feeding you guy's baby half of the time as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hope of winning the argument against Leyan faded away as soon as it appeared. But not everyone was willing to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, can we at least have Xiaoyun cook every weekend from now on?\" Nami pleaded with a cute, innocent face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nuh-uh. Nope. Only for special occasions. Xiaoyun, you are going to follow through with that, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leyan looking at him with a fully serious face, he had no other choice but to nod in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't. I'd rather go out and eat dinner every day from now on.\" Kate complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, go for it. Just don't come crawling back for food.\" Leyan responded, showing no signs of compromising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Psk-psk. Kate. I-I'm short on cash. I can't pay you for food.\" Anna quietly whispered on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? What do you mean you're short on cash? Where did all our money go?\" Kate questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I um... I used them all to build more factories in Guangzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not even a dollar spare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Anna nodding, Kate immediately began backing down from her statements just a few seconds ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nevermind. Leyan, your cooking isn't even that bad. I'm sure it's the canned food being too salty, not your fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm... Anyone else want to have some suggestions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leyan looking down at everyone with a happy smile, Xiaoyun's brain immediately kicked into overdrive as everything suddenly started to slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What can I say against it? I can't eat canned food every day,\" Xiaoyun thought to himself as he tried to formulate an argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After only three seconds had passed, Xiaoyun finally came up with an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyannn. Come on, are we really going to starve our kids intentionally? You know how little nutrition those canned foods are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, Mom. There are barely any vitamins inside those foods.\" Nami immediately backed up Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She isn't wrong. A few of my students had to take supplements after only eating canned food after a few weeks.\" Shuli added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not letting my Lianrong be lacking nutrition because of me eating bad food,\" Yuqi argued as Lianrong rested on her lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing more and more people siding with Xiaoyun, Leyan had no other choice but to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine... But I'm still going to go grocery shopping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's no problem. I'll just mix those ingredients alongside the one I could make to put into the fridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a compromise reached, all of the girls finally let out a sigh of relief. Their eyes all looked over to Xiaoyun with gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Leyan's look was the complete opposite. His back suddenly had a shiver, as if someone was wishing bad things on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, you all can go sit in the kitchen. I'll clean this up.\" Leyan coldly murmured, grabbing the empty plates before heading into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me help you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need,\" Leyan answered, rejecting Xiaoyun's offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, can you help me with something? I need your help.\" Anna suddenly requested as she got up from her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone sat in the living room, Anna quickly went over to her laptop before taking it out to show something to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Army officer's dress uniform. It's not meant for combat duty. Just purely for ceremonial purposes like parades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the clothes on the laptop, Xiaoyun's mind had a mixed feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, he could feel the dedication put into designing it. From the dark coloring to the clean-cut, everything was designed to look 'cool.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he couldn't help but feel the uniform looked a little familiar. Almost dangerously familiar with an infamous uniform from the textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't copy it from somewhere, right?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. I got a lot of feedback from several of your officers after the initial design I had... With Wuli's help, of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longer Xiaoyun stared at the uniform, the more he felt the uniform gave off the feeling of being a villain when it should be the opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of those officers you surveyed said this is the one they wanted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm. They all told me this design looked the coolest. They really like the darker color with a simple design in the front.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm... Anna, maybe I'm tripping. But don't you think this uniform... Looks a little familiar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Familiar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Anna turned her attention back to the 3D clothes she had made, her face looked a little puzzled by her creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... Why does it feel familiar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh hey, isn't that the German uniform from World War 2? Or is it from World War 1?\" Nami suddenly chimed in from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scheiße! How could I fucked this up? Oh my god. Fuck. Sorry! I didn't mean to make it so similar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine... Wuli, who's officier did you interview for feedback?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, the one from Yezi's army. I forgot their name, but they were all on a two-day break to see their wives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1555,"2026-06-10T06:59:51.848Z",1,"novelbin.me","51d61f2a49c6ce8bf8d77451a95877d5eff0c296d8f5515923a2216a53791f47","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-786","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-785",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]