[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-554":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},1887510,2510,"Chapter 554: Money, Money, Money!","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-554",554,"\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After refueling his car at a gas station near Luoping’s entrance, Xiaoyun continued driving past until he arrived at Guangzhou proper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parking his car at a parking lot, he could see fewer people wandering around the street with nothing to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unemployment, on the surface, was starting to disappear—at least that’s what Xiaoyun thinks as he entered the administrative building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning, Governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking past the front desk, Xiaoyun stood in the elevator next to several other employees who looked a little sweaty from walking outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all good?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked, noticing their breath panting heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we’re good. We just had to run because we are almost late for work.\" One of the younger employees answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking over to the clock, it was already ten o’clock, way past the nine-thirty time that all civilian government starts at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not good. You guys should probably wake up earlier next time.\" Xiaoyun advised as the elevator finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I know. Thanks for the advice.\" The young employee answered sarcastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the elevator, Xiaoyun quickly pressed the highest floor while the other employee pressed the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the employees hopped off to their floor, he could see the senior-looking employee slapping the employee who had talked to him earlier right on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You idiot. Who told you to talk to the governor like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor? No one told me that——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun let out a small chuckle. His mind was a little surprised that someone didn’t know him while working here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the top floor, he immediately noticed ten employees all gathering around a cubicle in the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you all gathering here for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To talk about... The budgetary plan for the upcoming month. Ahem, good morning, governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the groups of people all scattered back to their cubicles, the person who answered Xiaoyun let out a small sigh of relief as he released him with no further question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xiaoyun enter Yuqi’s office, all the office workers gathered together once again in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just me, or does the governor look to be in a nice mood today?\" One of the employees questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, Mrs.Yuqi walked in with a smile today rather than the grumpy look for the past few days at work.\" Another employee answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My cousin who worked at the military told me Mr.Governor was away for a few days in Changsha.\" A third employee chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sense. No wonder the governor was gone for so long... Ahem, is it just me, or does Miss Yuqi look much younger than usual?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you bring it up, she does look a lot energetic and youthful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first two employees pondered the reasoning behind it, the most senior-looking employee spoke up next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Yuqi probably had a lot of sex after the Governor came back home. It would probably explain why she looks so happy, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puffff, how do you know that? Just from her smile? That’s ridiculous.\" A fourth employee questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I’m old enough to tell. Your virgin ass of course wouldn’t know what a woman is like with and without sex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She isn’t wrong... Miss Yuqi’s leg also looked weird while walking in today. She was also so much later than her usual time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem. What are you all gossiping about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, Miss Jianlin. We’re just figuring out the budget plan for next month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, right. Don’t let me catch you guys gossiping again, or else I’ll be forced to report it to Mrs.Yuqi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, ma’am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jianlin walked past the cubicle in the center, all of the employees finally scattered back into their own cubicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, this paperwork should be easily replicable, right? Just doing it the same way as you did in Foshan and Qingyuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that easy. We haven’t even fully evaluated the items’ worth in Dongguan and Zhaoqing. How can I create paperwork with no info?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then get the info. I need it by the end of this month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This month? What’s the hurry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi questioned Xiaoyun’s intention, she noticed a drop of sweat fell from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just thinking of making more money. You know, having more money never hurts. We’re going to need it sooner or later——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xiaoyun could finish, the door was pushed open, revealing the secretary Xiaoyun had met last time in the office, Jianlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deputy governor, the budget sheet from Miss Houqin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianlin quickly handed the file over to Yuqi, bowing slightly down as a show of respect towards Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you. You can go back to your office now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Jianlin out of the room, Xiaoyun suddenly got up from his seat and reached over the table, preventing her from opening the file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s this for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to tell you something. When you see the paper inside the file, you might be a little shocked.\" Xiaoyun warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. I already know this file is going to be your operations in Changsha. It’s going to be costly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuqi unfettered, Xiaoyun sat back down in his office chair, watching her open the file before taking a stack of paper to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi? You there?\" Xiaoyun nervously asked, his face looking a little scared as Yuqi had been silent the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun... I’m not going to be mad with you, okay? I know you always think I’ll be mad over these bills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Yuqi’s answer, he was a little surprised. His mind had already thought of hundreds of excuses to defend himself in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, really. I’m really fine with this. I’m not some unreasonable woman who yells at her husband at every problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But not so fast. This was your mess, you’re going to deal with it. You’re going to come up with an idea to make up for this budget cost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know. I’ll deal with this myself. Don’t worry about the military budget at all. I got this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun took the budget sheet out of Yuqi’s hand, he leaned back down onto his seat with a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know how to evaluate the items’ cost in those two cities? Why are you already smiling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi curiously asked, her mind remembering how he had asked her earlier about evaluating the items at the two upcoming cities under their control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t need to evaluate it. They’ll evaluate it for us. All I had to do was borrow your border patrol for a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whose is ’They’ you’re speaking of?\" Yuqi questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The salvage groups that I borrowed from. It’s all just the broken-down vehicle costs that I need to pay up for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... But aren’t we going to lose out so much if we just sell it blind? Shouldn’t we at least send someone to check all the strategic areas first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like what?\" Xiaoyun questioned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like the CT machines in the hospital. Or the food and construction material that we desperately need to restock on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re going to get those. Trust me. No one out there will be buying that stuff other than us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure? They could always sell it to those traders outside.\" Yuqi raises her concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which trader would pay a higher price than us? Besides, why would they carry a CT machine around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only functioning hospital in this province is here. Everything that these salvager groups get is sold directly here in our settlements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi fell into silence. She realized Xiaoyun’s point was valid, but she just felt something was off about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re going to pay for things that we’re going to need in the future when we can get them for free?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t put it that way. Now you’re making it sound bad. I call this the advanced method of separation of labor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean division of labor?\" Yuqi clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, yeah, whatever. You know what I mean... Look, this is the only way I can think of without just devaluing our money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless you’ve got any other ideas, we’re going with this and this only. It might even make us more money than we need to pay for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at Xiaoyun’s determined eyes for a few seconds, Yuqi finally backed down and accepted his solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess... But I really don’t think the salvage group would be this dumb to accept this deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will. They have no other choice but to take it. Or else they will have no other business they can operate with in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun gestured a finger-gun, he pointed it right into the air. Making a pew-pew sound as he flicked his thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever. Just tell me the end result after you’re done with it. I have more busy things to deal with right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Yuqi shifting her attention back to her monitor, Xiaoyun got a little curious as he put the paper back down onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you busy with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your warbond that you created. Thanks for creating work for me.\" Yuqi responded in a sarcastic tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warbond?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1517,"2026-06-10T06:59:52.732Z",1,"novelbin.me","a9e153b676dc4dd0bf0528be5740d61d9fd4fd5a6d169ff7b8b3e509f043d6a4","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-555","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-553",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]