[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-590":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},1887546,2510,"Chapter 590: Work-Life Balance","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-590",590,"\u003Cp>\"And then what about our work? Are we quitting to become full-time Moms like Le... Mom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami quickly changed her words at the very last second as she almost accidentally said out of her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re just worrying over nothing. Come on, bring out the breakfast. I don’t want to be late for work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe you’re right...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi carried two bowls of noodles down onto the table, others began entering the kitchen one by one as they all woke up for breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning Wuli, Morning Shuli... Breakfast is in the pot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cooked breakfast today? What a crazy day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli jokingly commented as she walked towards the stove before getting a bowl of noodles from the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, is there something on your mind?\" Shuli asked, noticing the worried look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s thinking about whether or not we need to quit our jobs to spend more time with our babies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not what I said, Nami.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi said that out of all people? Did I really hear that right? The woman who didn’t come down yesterday because of work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wuli walking back with two bowls of noodles in the same joking manner, Yuqi stared at her with a full, serious face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay. I didn’t mean to say it that way... But you’re actually serious? Are you actually thinking of leaving your job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli curiously asked as she took a seat next to Shuli, handing her a bowl of noodles before picking up the chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. I’m not quitting my job. At least not in such urgent times... I just said I feel like we barely spend any time with our babies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Shuli and Wuli fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sat still with their chopstick in the air. Their minds were trying to think back to the last time they properly spent time taking care of their kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We always push the dirty work onto Mom... Are the babies even going to think of us as their actual mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the entire table fell into silence. Even Nami froze in place as if everyone was seriously thinking about Yuqi’s point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning, everyone... Um, why are you all looking frozen? Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tianci entered the kitchen, she was a little confused to see them sitting, staring at the air despite having the food right in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to wave her hand in front of Nami, only to have her instantly put it aside before snapping back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, you’re right. We can’t have that happen... Sooner or later, all of our babies are only going to call Mom mommy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you guys on about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci curiously asked, taking a seat next to Nami. Her mind still does not understand a single thing that’s happening at the kitchen table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we can’t quit our jobs. That’s unthinkable.\" Wuli argued as she finally snapped out of her thought bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don’t have to quit our job... I was just thinking of spending more time with the baby. Like on the weekend and after work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuli murmured as both Wuli and Nami nodded in agreement with Yuqi’s thinking process, reaching a common understanding between the four of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m so confused...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to worry about it yet. You’ll know it soon in a few months... Oh, the breakfast is at the stove.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A few months?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tianci fell into deep thoughts, walking towards the pot, Yuqi instantly shifted her attention back to the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you guys think of this? How about we spend the next few weekends all at home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that what we do almost every weekend now?\" Nami questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without entertainment. We’re just going to be next to our babies and play with whatever they want the entire day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Wuli and Shuli didn’t object to the idea, but Nami still looked a little annoyed by the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounds so boring...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you think it’s boring, then you can have Xuanhua call you as Mom and Leyan as Mommy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell no!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nami rejected Yuqi’s prediction, Tianci finally came back from the stove with a bowl of noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was flushed red as she took a seat next to Nami again. She had finally realized what Yuqi was talking about earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Tianci, are you free this weekend?\" Yuqi curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I might need to work at the lab. I have a few projects that need me.\" Tianci instantly replied as she went back to eating noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a shame... I was thinking of having Mom teach you about labor preparation——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What labor preparation are you guys talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Kate entered the room, Tianci immediately started blinking rapidly as if she wanted Yuqi to keep it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just some work stuff... You okay? Your eyes look a little...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know. I just slept late yesterday... Is Yueyue or Leyan awake yet?\" Kate curiously asked as she took a seat next to Tianci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan is in the guest rooms right now. I don’t know about Yueyue... Hey Nami, how’s Lily not awake yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She went to school already. She has a morning self-study session now.\" Nami explained as she finished up her breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning self-study session? What’s that?\" Kate murmured as she began walking off into the kitchen to get her breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never heard of her going to that,\" Shuli commented as she thought back to her time in school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t ask me. She just decided to go... Wait, aren’t you her teacher?\" Nami instantly flipped the question back to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I’m not the teacher. I’m actually the principal. And I can’t spend time on her when I need to talk with teachers about the end-of-year exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"End of the year exams? When did that exist again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan came out of the guest hallway, Nami immediately got up from her seat and ran out of the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, got to go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t even put her bowls away... Anyway, Shuli, what do you mean by end-of-the-year exam?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a last-minute exam to make sure we can accurately measure every student’s capability... It shouldn’t affect their future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good, that’s good...\" Leyan murmured to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of end-of-the-year exams, usually the second week of June is when we have Gaokao, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s Gaokao?\" Kate curiously asked as she came back with two bowls of noodles before putting one down for Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gaokao is our national college entrance exam... It’s like your SAT or ACT but a lot harder.\" Shuli explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh god... I can’t imagine it being harder. Is that thing still here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate nervously asked, her face looking a little scared as if it had triggered some bad memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not anymore... The professors couldn’t agree on an exam that would be the right difficulty for the students.\" Shuli explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s no good. We need this exam to filter out those who need education and those who should just go straight to the factories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, that’s uncalled for. Don’t make it sound like manual work is bad work.\" Wuli argued, her tone filled with a hint of anger as if she was upset by Yuqi’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry. Didn’t mean to be rude... But there’s no point in having students in new colleges when they can be in the workforce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are already planning to have the professor interview the students after the teacher gave a list of students who excelled at their studies as a temporary measure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the table fell into a brief silence, Yueyue finally arrived in the kitchen. Her eyes were full of dark circles, looking almost just like Kate’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yueyue, you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m fine... Just couldn’t sleep last night.\" Yueyue replied as she let out a small yawn before taking a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two people who can’t sleep last night... You two weren’t up to some funny business, right?\" Wuli questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Yueyue and Kate answered at the same time, everyone at the table immediately knew something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom can be my alibi. The two of us ran into each other at the bathroom stalls.\" Yueyue argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Leyan nodding, the suspicion instantly landed on Kate’s court. But she only shrugged her shoulders as if she didn’t need any explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just slept late. I was on my phone in my room. What more can I say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever... Oh snap, it’s almost ten, I need to go to work now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shuli and Tianci both got up and left the kitchen, Leyan quickly noticed the number of people still at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys don’t have work today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can go to work at any time I want... The soldiers are going to train themselves anyway.\" Wuli responded as she grabbed a small piece of toast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just going in later today... Hey Mom, do you have time on the weekend? I just want to talk to you for a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1503,"2026-06-10T06:59:52.732Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ba72e85f3d8a5a7810449e420a3fe63674e061ec596b955ff3c01be987f9309","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-591","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-589",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]