[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-770":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},1887597,2510,"Chapter 770: First Five Year Plan","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-770",770,"\u003Cp>\"I recently arranged an internal cabinet meeting on the day you were gone and over the weekend on tackling wealth inequality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They recommended introducing some of the tax code. I gave the green light after seeing the number was up to pre-outbreak standard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi’s answer instantly raises a few red flags in his head, as hearing such drastic changes felt unsafe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of tax code are they putting exactly? There’s no way this doesn’t hinder business growth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can call to re-arrange the meeting and have them talk to you in detail if you really want to know more—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind. If they think it’s going to be fine, I got no problem with it... Was Liuqian in the meeting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was. But Liuqian didn’t say much... He was willing to cooperate with and assist the State Taxation Services.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer surprised Xiaoyun a little, but he soon realized why Liuqian was willing to fold so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you not have the meeting while I was here?\" Xiaoyun questioned, feeling he had missed out on something important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I intended to have you be in the meeting. But somebody didn’t give me a heads-up when they decided to leave town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi argued back as the calmness started to disappear from her face. In its place was irritation from his endless questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, that was my bad. I didn’t realize you had planned something so important for me to attend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After apologizing, her face seemed to have returned to calm. However, she suddenly sat up in her seat before staring down at Xiaoyun’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you looking at me like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked, resisting the urge to panic as he could feel the guilty stare from her eyes staring into his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. After you sign the check, if you don’t have anything else, you can leave my office now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Already giving me the cold shoulder? Come on... Okay, fine. I’m really sorry. I promise I’ll tell you in advance when I’m leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You promise?\" Yuqi questioned as her cheek flinched a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You better... Anyway, here’s something else you probably should learn about before leaving the office with that check of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi handed a whole document over, the first thing Xiaoyun saw was the line ’The First Five-Year Plan of Guangdong.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You made this?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked, feeling the weight in his hand as he held off from opening it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire government put their ideas and effort into this. A few of my staff came together to compile it into a cohesive plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting the blank check back down, Xiaoyun carefully opened the first page of the document, which introduces the author of the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several names were inside it, with the only two recognizable being Chen Yuqi and her assistant, Jianlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it through, Xiaoyun was a little blown away. Never once had he read something so broad in its question, yet detailed in its answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a comprehensive development plan—a long-term, ambitious plan for the government to improve the lives of citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of different measurements that were measurable needed to be met, from healthcare to energy to food security to even government debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every issue he could think of was listed with milestones and a projected timeframe of improvement for each department to work on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even futuristic goals like manufacturing advanced chips and robotics were included, with both public and private businesses alike utilized to achieve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think?\" Yuqi curiously asked as she watched Xiaoyun close the document for the third time in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the first time I have read something that I can’t think of anything to improve. It is beyond my scope and technical knowledge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you did manage to understand it all, you would be a genius. Anyway, I’m going to do a press conference later this evening on this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This evening? Isn’t that a little too soon?\" Xiaoyun questioned, remembering how Yuqi had stated this was compiled while he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The earlier it is, the better. You said this yourself, don’t hesitate and stall on something when it can be done today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did I say that...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn’t matter. What matters is if you don’t have any problems with it, I’m going to make the entire department focus on this goal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got no issue with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun gave his permission, Yuqi looked significantly happier as if someone had just handed her free candies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does this make you that happy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wouldn’t get it. I had spent countless days in the past formulating a plan for our government to focus on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn’t try to stroke her happiness away as she celebrated on her own. Only watching on the side as he pocketed the empty check into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anything else I need to know before I allocate this ten-million-dollar check to the logistics office?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can go now... Oh snap, I forgot to tell him about Kate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiaoyun had already disappeared from the office, Yuqi took out her phone before dialing his number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deputy governor, the press meeting is in an hour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianlin’s voice appeared as she walked past the door without knowing, coming into the room with a piece of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hour? Is it that fast? I need to go put some makeup on first before I can go on camera.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun yelled out her name, she was sitting near one of the booths at the training field, as the lines had gotten much shorter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was originally thousands of people in line had become less than a hundred as some of the booths closed down early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something wrong, Commander?\" Houqin immediately asked as they met up midway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s talk in a more private area. I had gotten something that you might want to see for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ambiguous answer made her a little confused, but she didn’t question it as she followed Xiaoyun back over to the logistics building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for a bit, the two arrived inside Houqin’s office as they sat in their usual spots with Xiaoyun across from her desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I talked to Yuqi earlier, and you wouldn’t believe what she had given me.\" Xiaoyun teases as he reaches into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... She said yes to the military budget?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just that. She gave me permission for a ten-million-dollar budget increase just for this month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s great to hear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Houqin’s face looking a little down rather than excited, Xiaoyun felt something was off. But he didn’t know how to approach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here’s the check you can use to write the authorization paper. I already signed my name on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something wrong, Houqin? You look a little down since we came into the office.\" Xiaoyun softly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s nothing wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn’t buy her answer at all. But he didn’t press her any further as he sat there in silence, watching her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need me to help?\" Xiaoyun offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she wrote, the more Xiaoyun felt the anger in her pen. Every character was written so straight that it started becoming illegible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, you might want to type the paper if you can’t write properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she crushed the paper into the bin and turned her monitor back on, Xiaoyun finally had enough of the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear princess, is there something I can do to help you alleviate whatever is on your mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s nothing—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something is bothering you. No need to hide it. I’m all ears... Put this aside for a bit. Tell me what’s wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence in the room, Houqin slowly sat back up as she looked back into Xiaoyun’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun... I... I just didn’t expect you to have so many wives and kids already.\" Houqin quietly murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the only word he could muster in his mind. There was no sugarcoating it at this point, as they all already met in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to say sorry. A man like you should have multiple wives... I knew what I had gotten myself into.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin’s eyes looked away to the floor, Xiaoyun’s heart sank. But he didn’t have any way to comfort her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn’t want to give her a fake promise of loving her only. He just couldn’t bring himself to lie about marriages that are already set in stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no changes, nor was he willing to change his life for just her. Still, he felt an obligation to speak up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anything I can do to make you feel better right now?\" Xiaoyun asked softly as he waited for her response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kiss me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s request caught him a little offguard as he didn’t expect her to make such a blunt request when she was just fed up with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to kiss me... Sorry, was I asking for too—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish speaking, Xiaoyun leaned forward from his seat, kissing her on the lips as her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>",1524,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","ab470e57bf39efe8574873d5231e0b67b59728d881c537d2c4ac3a3993b333a0","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-522","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-521",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]